Contents -- Part I: Why Teach Sight-Singing? -- 1 A History of Sight-Singing Instruction in the United States -- The Singing School -- Sight-Singing in American Public Education -- The A Cappella Movement: Sight-Singing in the High School Choir -- Sight-Singing Instruction Today -- Conclusion -- Recommended Readings -- 2 What Research Offers Teachers -- Methods and Materials for Teaching Sight-Singing -- Factors in Sight-Singing Success -- Time Spent Teaching Sight-Singing -- A Survey of Current Practice -- Conclusion -- Recommended Readings -- Part II: How to Teach Sight-Singing -- 3 Systems and Methods of Instruction -- Systems for Representing Pitch -- Systems for Representing Rhythm -- Methods for Teaching Sight-Singing -- Conclusion -- Recommended Readings -- 4 Sight-Singing Lesson Models -- The Prenotational Lesson -- Music Fundamentals -- Single Line Sight-Singing -- Multipart Sight-Singing -- Sight-Singing Games -- Sequencing Sight-Singing Instruction -- Conclusion -- Recommended Readings -- 5 Integrating Sight-Singing into the Choral Rehearsal -- The Choir Program -- Choice of Literature -- The Choir Rehearsal -- Conclusion -- Recommended Readings -- 6 Sight-Singing Assessment Procedures -- Group Sight-Singing Assessment -- Diagnostic Assessment -- Individual Assessment -- Scoring Systems -- Feedback -- Grading -- Summary -- Recommended Readings -- Part III: What Materials Are Available? -- 7 Materials -- Sight-Singing Materials Survey Results -- Important Features of Sight-Singing Materials -- Reviewing Choral Sight-Singing Materials -- 8 Review of Materials -- Summary Chart of Published Materials -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Web Survey Contributor List -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.