This introduction to music skills encourages students to be active learners and provides for various learning styles. Students complete frequent exercises, listen to music while examining music scores, and tap or clap along to recorded rhythms. The workbook addresses all the fundamental aspects of musical pitch, including scales, intervals, key signatures, melody, harmony and musical form. The rhythm reader presents to basic rhythmic notation symbols and principles of rhythmic organization. The scorebok includes 85 pieces of music chosen from a wider range of repertories and styles for singing, skill development and analysis. The CD includes the 61 core rhythmic patterns from the the rhythm reader and 12 pieces from the scorebook the demonstrate specific principles discussed in the book. The CD-ROM offers exercises in pitch recognition, interval identification, scales, key signatures, chords, rhythm and ear training. Features include interactive prompts that guide students to correct answers, review quizzes and personalized feedback and evaluation.