>>I don't use the theory books on the market because they are definitely geared to instrumentalists.
I have a problem when singers are treated differently from other musicians in terms of being asked to be knowledgeable of the fundementals of musicianship, including music theory. For example, I think singers as well as violinists and flautists (for example) should know about keys and key signatures, clefs, meters, scales, modes, chord notation, how modulations work, proper music notation, etc.
I think the exercises mentioned in this post are admirable and I mean no criticism of this individual's approach to music theory during voice lessons (because voice lessons are not meant to be a theory class).
But singers so often get flak from non-singer musicians for knowing little about the technical side of the music they perform, (I've heard plenty of horror stories here on Vocalist), that I urge those who may believe a serious classical singers doesn't need the same level of music theory training as an instrumental musician to reconsider.
Peggy
Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
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