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Deutsch, Jeffrey: Musicianship for Singers (Book)

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From the book's back cover:

"Written for individual jazz and pop singers, or for a college or high school class, this book covers musical terms, theory, ear training and more. Musicianship for Singers teaches skills that jazz or pop singers will need on the bandstand or in the studio. Included are many examples and exercises on vocal harmony, transposition, sight-singing and chartwriting. CD accompaniment for many of the exercises." 84 pp. Softcover w/CD.

Table of Contents:
Chapter One
Theory and Terms: The Staff and Clef
Scale: The Major Diatonic Scale
Key: C Major and its Chords
Interval: The Octave
Chord Type: Major and Minor Triads
Chord in the Configuration: I Chord (Tonic)
Meter and Rhythm: Notes and Rests; Common Time
Skill: Playing the Piano
Exercise Answers
Chapter Two
Theory and Terms: Key Signatures, Sharps, Flats, Enharmonic Equivalents and Accidentals
Scale: Three Versions of the Minor Diatonic Scale
Key: G Major and its Relative Minor (e minor)
Interval: M3 (Major 3rd)
Chord Type: Seventh Chords
Chord in the Configuration: V7 (Dominant 7)
Meter and Rhythm: Cut Time
Skill: The Basics of Sight Singing
Exercise Answers
Chapter Three
Theory and Terms: Terms for Transcription and Performance
Scale: The Chromatic Scale
Key: F Major and its Relative Minor (d minor)
Interval: m3 (minor 3rd)
Chord Type: Major Seventh (Maj7)
Chord in the Configuration: IV (Subdominant)
Meter and Rhythm: Three-Quarter Time (3/4)
Skill: Piano Accompaniment
Exercise Answers
Chapter Four
Theory and Terms: Form and "The Form"
Scale: The Blues Scalee
Key: D Major and its Relative Minor (b minor)
Interval: Perfect 5th (P5)
Chord Type: Minor Seventh
Chord in the Configuration: The vi Chord
Meter and Rhythm: Ties and Dots
Skill: The Basics of Chart-writing
Exercise Answers
Chapter Five
Theory and Terms: Chord Progressions
Key: Bb Major and its Relative Minor (g minor)
Interval: Perfect 4th
Chord Type: Ninth, Major and minor 9ths
Chord in the Configuration: ii Chord
Meter and Rhythm: Triplets
Skill: Harmonic Transcription
Exercise Answers
Chapter Six
Theory and Terms: Modulations
Key: A Major and its Relative Minor, f# minor
Interval: M7 (Major 7th)
Chord Type: Sixth Chords
Chord in the Configuration: The iii Chord
Meter and Rhythm: Shuffle and Jazz Eighths
Skill: Melodic Transcription
Exercise Answers
Chapter Seven
Theory and Terms: Secondary Dominants
Key: Eb Major and its Relative Minor, c minor
Interval: m7 (minor 7th)
Chord Type: Suspensions
Chord Outside the Configuration: The II7, III7 and VI7 Chords
Meter and Rhythm: Beginning Syncopation
Skill: Vocal Harmonizing
Sight-Singing Exercises
Exercise Answers
Chapter Eight
Theory and Terms: The Circle of Fifths
Key: E Major and its Relative Minor, c# minor
Interval: M6 (Major 6th)
Chord Type: Diminished and Half-Diminished Chords
Chord Outside the Configuration: The #1o, biiio, vii0 and #iv0 Chords
Meter and Rhythm: Intermediate Syncopation
Skill: Transposition
Sight-Singing Exercises
Exercise Answers
Chapter Nine
Theory and Terms: Subsitutions
Key: Ab Major and its Relative Minor, f minor
Interval: m6 (minor 6th)
Chord Type: Fractions, including Inversions
Chords Outside the Configuration: Non-diatonic Chords
Meter and Rhythm: Advanced Syncopation
Skill: Understanding the Band
Sight-Singing Exercises
Exercise Answers