"Marco looked out the window; the rain battered the glass relentlessly. He thought back to that summer, the last time he had seen his father. The silence in the room was heavy, broken only by the ticking of the grandfather's clock. He felt a lump in his throat, a mix of anger and nostalgia that he could not suppress."

It is incredibly difficult to evaluate your own pitch and timing while actively sight-singing or speaking solfège. Set up a quick voice recording on your phone or computer. Perform a 4-to-8 measure excerpt from the PDF.

Melodic exercises that introduce wider intervals and more difficult vocal lines to develop pitch accuracy. Advanced Rhythms: