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Reading, memorizing, singing 1

Reading, memorizing, singing and keeping silent

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This is a melody to sing. Study it, memorize it and sing the notes. While doing that, keep the beat with hand movements according to the time signature. Don't forget to pay attention to A note on the first ledger line above the stave and all the elements in the score. There are also some questions about the music notation which are related to the theory studied so far.

Part 1: Tarantella Napoletana: score + sound + video

gif accordionThis song was written by the Italian composer Luigi Riccie. The tune belongs to the comic opera La Festa di Piedigrotte (1850) which was really successful and turned the tarantella into a well-known Neapoletan melody. The music is rapid and uses repetitive phrases in changing intensity. It is usually played with mandolins, guitars, accordions and tambourines. 

Let's sing tune 3

Now pay attention to the sound file. Were you singing properly?

Finally, whether you would like to check sound and see the notes or receive extra help, here's the video score.

Lorena Varela. Tarantella Napoletana Arrangement (CC BY-SA)

Part 2: Tarantella Napoletana: silent bars

gif guitarNow the same but with some silent bars. Sing the notes even in the silent bars, trying to keep the beat and paying attention to notes and other score markings.

let's sing tune  silent bars

Here you have got the sound file with the silent bars. You may use it to help you know if you are singing it correctly.

Part 3: Tarantella Napoletana: accompaniment

gif Spanish guitarThe next step is singing the whole song by only listening to the accompaniment. This is a new stage. By now you should be able to sing all the bars if you have rehearsed enough part 1 (listening to the complete melody) and part 2 (listening to the melody but with some silent bars).

Let's sing tune accompaniment

Finally, here you have got the sound file corresponding to the accompaniment.

And now, let's see how much you know about the score.

1. What is the music form of this melody?

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Intro-A-A-B-A

Intro-A-A'-B-B'-A'

Intro-A-B-A-B-A-A'

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2. Are there slurs and ties in this score?

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No, there are only slurs.

Yes, there are ties, slurs and accents too.

No, there are only ties.

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3. Which of these options contain only agogic markings?

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Andante, mp, rit, accel, ff.

Andante, A tempo, cres.

Andante, rit., A tempo, accel.

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4. Look at the score again and choose the correct option.

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Except the introduction, all the phrases in the score start with anacrusis. 

Only the A phrases start with anacrusis.

All the phrases start with anacrusis.

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5. Which of these options include elements you can find in the score?

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Fermata, accents, glissando. 

Ties, fermata, accents

Allegro, acents, glissando, mf.

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