I grew up in rural Southwest Virginia in a little community called Emory. I have always loved music and making things. I am a retired elementary music teacher and currently enjoy teaching private music lessons, leading community singing and creating interactive music exhibits in my music garden. I hope to share these creations with the larger community.
Friday, September 23, 2011
sight singing practice in C major
Today's lesson gives you sight singing practice in C major with the melody and three harmony parts to the chorus of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". It is a very simple melody (msl l lsm m msl l lsm fmr dd) with a very satisfying chord progression (Am F Am F C G C). It has the steady ambling feel of a moderate duple meter with the lilt of the triplet underlying each beat. To capture that 2 and 3 feel it is notated in compound meter. I really like the way the beginning of each hallelujah alternates between the eighth quarter and quarter eighth patterns. Look at yesterday's post for a link to Leonard Cohen singing the song.