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Neglected skills: aural perception and music reading.(Pedagogy Friday: Exploring Evaluation and Assessment)

American Music Teacher

| October 01, 2007 | Wheeler, Dale | COPYRIGHT 2007 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

What would you give to have a student who ...

* had a fine sense of musical pulse?

* had excellent relative pitch?

* understood the relationship of melody and harmony?

* was able to sing in tune?

* had secure eye/hand coordination?

* explored new music on her own?

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