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Hear the answers – check your work!
There are dozens of sight singing books out there with hundreds of examples, but if you don’t have a way to check your work, how do you know you’re getting any better?
Practicing sight singing without being able to hear the answer is like practicing basketball without a hoop. Imagine standing in the gym shooting the basketball to a spot where you think the hoop should be? How will you know if the basketball hit the right spot?
Basketball provides a hoop so you have a visual target to shoot for. The Practice Room provides audio answer files so you can hear how the example was supposed to sound.
Even if you’re not 100% right – all that practice and listening will improve your ear over time. After all, the best way to get better at something is to practice.
The Practice Room provides online access to hundreds of audio files designed to help train your ear and a complete sight singing curriculum that starts at the beginning.
Everyone can work at their own pace.
- Start easy and work your way through more challenging levels. The first level starts with the stepwise motion of a simple scale. As you progress, leaps are added as well are more difficult rhythms.
- Choral sight singing as well as single melody reading. Learn to sight sing a simple melody line and then move on and learn how to read your vocal line in a choral score. You’ll really become independent.
- Choral Glossary and Instructional Materials Deepen your understanding of musical terms.
- Written and Aural Quizzes If you’re a teacher this is a great way to assess your students’ progress.
- 24/7 Access to Audio Answer Tracks Use the tune up audio track to get a starting pitch and practice to the steady beat provided. After you’ve worked through an example, click on the answer track to hear how you did.
Read the full curriculum
Rhythmic Reading Level One
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
Rhythmic Reading Level Two
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Three
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of
Eighth Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Four
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Five
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted
Quarter followed by Eighths
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Six
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted
Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Seven
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Eight
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Nine
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by Eighths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of 4, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests, Sixteenth Note Rests
Rhythmic Reading Level Ten
- Step wise motion
- 6/8 and 3/8 time
- Quarter and Eighth note rests
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Sight Singing Level One
- Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major
Sight Singing Level Two
- Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
Sight Singing Level Three
- Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs
of Eighth Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
Sight Singing Level Four
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol
> Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte
- Simple Repeat Signs
Sight Singing Level Five
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted
Quarter followed by 8ths
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte
- Simple Repeat Signs
Sight Singing Level Six
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted
Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo,
Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
Sight Singing Level Seven
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
Sight Singing Level Eight
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
Sight Singing Level Nine
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
Sight Singing Level Ten
- Stepwise Motion
- 6/8 and 3/8 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major, Eb Major, A Major
- Dotted Quarter Rests, Quarter Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Sight Singing Level One
- Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major
- Both voices will start on the tonic pitch.
- Both voices will have identical rhythms.
Two Part Sight Singing Level Two
- Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Whole Rests and Half Rests
- C Major, F Major, G Major, Bb Major and D Major
- Voices will start on a pitch from
the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
Two Part Sight Singing Level Three
- Stepwise Motion – the only leap will be from Sol to Do
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- Quarter Rests, Whole Rests and Half Rests
- C Major, F Major, G Major, Bb Major and D Major
- Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
- Pairs of Eighth Notes
Two Part Sight Singing Level Four
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests
- Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Sight Singing Level Five
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Sight Singing Level Six
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Level Seven
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Level Eight
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Voices will start on a pitch from the tonic chord.
- Voices may have different rhythms.
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Level Nine
- Stepwise Motion and Leaps within the tonic triad (Do > Mi > Sol > Mi > Do)
- Leaps within the dominant triad (Sol > Ti > Re > Ti > Sol)
- Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, Pairs of Eighth Notes, Dotted Quarter followed by 8ths, Sixteenth Notes in groups of Four, Single Eighth Notes, Ties, Sixteenth Notes combined with Eighth Notes
- 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major, Eb Major, A Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
Two Part Reading Level Ten
- Stepwise Motion
- 6/8 and 3/8 time
- C Major, F Major, and G Major, Bb Major, D Major, Eb Major, A Major
- Quarter Rests, Half Rests, Whole Rests, Eighth Note Rests
- Dynamics – Piano, Forte, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- Simple Repeat Signs
- Major Intervals
- Perfect Intervals
- Minor Intervals
- Major and Minor Triads
Level 1 Hymns – Easy
- Major Keys
- No Accidentals
- Similar rhythms between parts
Practice anywhere – at home or school
Feel like assigning some sight singing practice for homework? Wish your students could practice without you?
No problem. Since everything is accessible online, it’s available 24/7.
You can start wherever you like and work at your own pace through over 600 hundred examples. Each answer track has a count off so you’ll know exactly when it will start. If the example has harmony, the answer track will also play the starting pitches.
For schools, we provide one login and password for all your students. This keeps things simple and easy for you. No dealing with lost passwords or usernames – everyone accesses the site through the same login.
Once logged in, students can pick and choose from over 600 examples. There are five types of examples, different keys, time signatures and levels of difficulty. Once you’ve made your choice, examples matching your choice appear on the screen one at a time!
You’ll also be shown what is covered in the example you are viewing so you’ll know exactly what you are working on.
Add sight singing to your daily rehearsal.
For schools, The Practice Room includes three Choral Workbooks that span nine levels of music reading.
The workbooks are available immediately after purchase in a downloadable PDF format. Copy as many as you want for your students.
The books are designed to be used in the choral classroom. Each example is eight measures long – short enough to get through in just a few minutes. Use them at the beginning of rehearsal immediately following your warm up.
Students can write in the books each day to demonstrate their understanding of basic concepts. In each example, they can write:
Note Names
Rhythmic Counts
Sol-feg Syllables
The levels in the books mirror the levels online.
- Beginner Book – Levels 1 – 3
- Intermediate Book – Levels 4 – 6
- Advanced Book – Levels 7-9
Included in each workbook:
Built in Grading Rubrics – Collect the workbooks a few times each quarter and grade your students work. This is a great way to give them specific targeted feedback on how they are doing. The rubrics are designed to be quick and easy for teachers to grade, and equally easy for students to understand.
Choral Glossary – Students can easily look up words they don’t know as they rehearse. The glossary includes common musical terms and terms specific to choral music. The same glossary is available for viewing on the website. So wherever the student is working, the glossary is there.
Instructional Materials – In the workbook, at the start of each level, concepts are clearly explained. This allows students to move forward with a strong foundation. These reference pages also provide teachers with a reference tool to explain new material.
Train with five different types of examples.
The workbooks contain rhythmic reading, sight singing and two part examples. However, online you’ll also find interval drills and four part hymn style reading.
Try it for free!
Rhythmic Reading
These examples have only one pitch so you can focus solely on the rhythm. If you can’t read at all this is a great place to start.
Sight Singing
Learn to sight sing a single melody line first. All examples are displayed in bass and treble clef for either voice.
Two Part Reading
One line is written in treble clef and the other line in bass clef. Practice singing against the opposite clef.
SATB Public Domain Hymns
Practice reading in four part harmony. Hear part predominant tracks to practice, or practice to a track that has your part missing.
Interval Drills
Train your ear by focusing on one interval at a time.
