Well, after avoiding afflictions for most of a long, busy semester, one of the nasty buggers finally got me...and my little sinuses, too. So now, I'm left with no real singing voice, which naturally, makes singing Ottmans a challenge (not to mention the challenge it presents to a chatty person such as myself). In this situation, what is one to do?
Well, several things are possible. Obviously, there are several all-rhythm chapters in Ottman at your disposal: 1, 10, the first half of 15-16-17, and section 1 of chapter 21. One or two-part exercises are possible -- tapping with one or both hands, or tapping with one hand and one foot. In two-part exercises, you may find it helpful to tap on two different surfaces to help your ear keep track of the individual lines.
Next, this is a good opportunity to experiment with audiation, too. For this purpose, you have my ONE-TIME permission to use piano to play Ottman exercises, under the following conditions ONLY: Step 1 - set the key, starting pitch, and tempo for an exercise, just as you would if you were to sing it. Step 2 - "hear" your way through the piece (you may want or need more than one go at it, and that's fine). Step 3 - play the melody on piano to check the accuracy of your audiation. Step 4 - notice where you tended to go awry, and practice more exercises containing that pattern/interval until it becomes easy.
So, armed with the above explanation, try your ears at the following:
Rising Level 2's
Rhythm: 10.9, 10.17, 10.28, 10.52, 10.68, 10.75
Audiation: 11.2, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.12, 11.16
Rising Level 3's
Rhythm: 15.6, 15.24, 15.27, 15.35, 15.37, 15.38
Audiation: 15.71, 15.74, 15.75, 15.76, 15.85, 15.86
Rising Level 4's
Rhythm: 16.4, 16.7, 16.8, 16.21, 16.23, 16.24
Audiation: 16.38, 16.39, 16.40, 16.42, 16.44, 16.48
As always, if it's too easy or too hard, feel free to adjust.
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