Songs and Exercises by Tone Set

Abstract The first section builds fundamental pitch and solfège skills with music organized by tone set (do-mi-sol, do-re-mi-sol, etc.), starting with three notes and gradually expanding by one new note at a time. Each unit includes folk songs, duets, stick notation and improvisation exercises. The content is inspired by Kodály Methodology, using simple songs as the foundation for pitch training. These songs are also paired by time signature so that they can be sung and played as duets. Each selection includes sequential instructions to transfer singing to playing the horn, including inner hearing, transposition, and polyphonic tasks. Variations are given so that exercises may be done independently or in parts with a second horn player.