Exercises in which the parts
cross afford excellent practice. Good instances of easy exercises are to
be found in Nos. 9, 68, 80, 101, &c. in Book III of _A Thousand
Exercises_; also in the many canons to be found in that book.
Sight-singing in three parts should always begin with exercises written
in the contrapuntal style. There are instances of these in _Three-part
Vocal Exercises_, by Raymond, published by Weekes & Sons. This book is
also suitable for use where men's voices are obtainable, the two treble
parts being taken by two tenors, and the transposed alto part by a bass.
A good series of part-songs is to be found in the Year Book Press, which
only admits songs by standard composers.
CHAPTER VII
THE TEACHING OF TIME AND RHYTHM
It is impossible to over-estimate the importance of careful study before
a teacher attempts to train children in a sense of time and rhythm.
Not only must an intellectual conception of the importance of the
subject be arrived at, but a subconscious realization of it.
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