Box 10

The series includes audio tapes of oral exercises that accompany the Leo Kraft authored textbook, A New Approach to Ear Training. The exercises are divided into four sections, or units, and are designed to progressively build aural skills.

Kraft, L. (1999). A new approach to ear training (2nd ed.). New York: W.W. Norton.

Leo Kraft (1922 – 2014) was an American composer, educator, and author born in Brooklyn, New York. He taught music theory and composition at the Queens College School of Music, to later become the Aaron Copland School of Music, from 1948 to 1989. He was a key member in developing the music theory curriculum. Kraft composed many works of chamber music, and he also contributed orchestral, piano, vocal, and electronic music to his oeuvre.