No class tomorrow

Final exams, no class tomorrow

Final times

Reminder: no class friday

Final exams only, no class for 4A or 4D

4A transcription project

For friday, notate your poem or songs rhythm and be prepared to perform in rhythm during your final time. I will collect the project then.

4A and 4D - Final Info

Final will consist of two portions, written exam (wednesday in class) and aural exam (friday appointment).  There will be no class on friday.

4A
Written (wednesday in class)::
5 interval IDs
2 short melodic dictation
2 short rhythmic dictation
4 bars from a melody, 47-53

Aural (friday appointments)::
rhythm from 4.E or 4.C
perform transcription project
melody from 34-38, you chose one, I chose one

4D
Written (wednesday in class):
5 interval IDs
8 bars from melody 258 or 259
4 bars from duet #72 or 51


Aural (friday appointments):
Melody from 288-292, you chose one, I chose one
Chorale (#30?), sing two phrases of a voice part (S,A, or T) while I play the bass line.

Melodies for Wednesday

28-33c

Everyone should be prepared to sing each melody

4D Melodies for monday

Didn't announce this in class, but for monday learn melodies 279-282. Be prepared to sing any melody fluidly, your tempo

Performance quiz on wednesday

With a partner, perform a duet from page d-3, either 52 or 53, and also the all cadence pattern as before, each person playing an outer part and singing an inner part. Do the opposite of what you did last time, and practice in keys up to two sharps and two flats.

4A transcription proj

For monday:

Select a song or poem, classical or popular, write out one stanza/verse/chorus/refrain and identify all the strong pulses.

Also, review melodies 26-30 for the quiz on monday

Melodies for friday

276-279

4A homework

Ch 6 and 7 homework due on friday. If you need help with it please don't hesitate to contact me

4A quiz on friday

Quiz will consist of a short melody from 26-30, and a short rhythmic dictation. You are allowed to memorize these melodies!

4A Workbook Homework

For the homework assignment due last week:

READ CAREFULLY!
Chapter 6 section III
Example 1 and 4

Chapter 7 section III
Example 1

Complete these as best you can and bring them to class.  I will check your progress on these at the beginning of class.  If you completed it last weekend, and I handed it back to you, take a look at the sections marked redo.  If you haven't completed it yet, do the entire assignment.  We'll have some time during class to go over these together.

Transcription Project, part 3

Sorry I ran out of time to explain this today.

I handed you back the beatles song today with a few notes. The final part, a final transcription of melody, bass, and roman numeral analysis of verse and chorus.

The first two parts (song ideas and first transcription) were graded credit only, but this final portion (due Wednesday) will be for a letter grade.

If you have any questions about my notes for you or need help with transcription, let me know.

4D melodies for monday

Good singing on friday everyone! Next monday we'll work through 272-278, and again, we're going for a fluid performance each time, from the first run.

4A homework, Chapters 6 and 7

Many students did not turn in the homework on monday. I would encourage you to complete this assignment and will accept it up to next monday (10/16) for partial credit. Those of you that did hand in the homework, there are a few sections that need to be redone. I'll hand them back on friday and you can redo them over the weekend with no late penalty.

Many melodies on friday

269 - 274
We'll do some volunteers but everyone should be prepared to sing any melody

4a for friday

Quiz: short 1 measure dictation, short rhytms, and a longer melody of 8 bars
Also prepare melodies 23-26

4D Melodies for monday

263, 264, 266 for monday 11/9

4D Transcription Assignment, part 2

For monday, turn in a more detailed analysis of the beatles song you have been assigned.

Transcribe the following:
- Melody and bass line of the chorus
- Chord structure of the verse, including with chord letter names (ie C major) and roman numerals.

4A weekend homework

Chapter 6 section III
Example 1 and 4

Chapter 7 section III
Example 1

Office hours

For all students:

If you need extra help for dictation, I would strongly encourage you to come to office hours. I'll be in my office tomorrow (thursday) at 2:30p. If you can't come then, email me and set up a time.

4d quiz and homework

Melody of 8 bars which moves through the dominant, also short interval quiz as well

The quiz won't take the entire class, so als study melodies 252, 253, and 254 for homework

office hours

All students,

Quizzes this friday. If you need any extra help, I'll be in my office
at 10 am.

Adam

4D transcription

If you didn't hand in anything today, please email me the assignment by tonight so I can hand them back on wednesday

4d melodies

258-261

4A quiz this week

Intervals, rhythmic dictation, melodic dictation. Use chapter 3 and 4 contextual listening to study and don't hesitate to contact me for office hour appointments

Registration for next quarter

Its that time already. When registering for next quarter, use the following enrollment codes:

4B (1st year): 35329 in room 2230
4D (2nd year): 35378 in room 2230

4a weekend homework

Melodies 20-24

4D Transcription Assignment, Part 1

The transcription project for this quarter, we'll be listening to and analyzing beatles songs.  Over the weekend, listen to some and bring to class 3 song ideas you'd like to do.  For each example, tell me the following

0. Title and Composer (hint: not just "the beatles")
1. Primary key/tonality
2. Meter
3. Modulations (if any)

Either write this out or better yet, type it up, and hand it in to me on Monday for credit.

I will sort through them and assign one to each student based on the ideas suggested.

4A hw for friday

Melodies 16-18

4D hw this week

Chorale and melodies 253 and 254 for wednesday.

No hw for friday!

4A homework

Melodies 13, 14, and 15

Sick today

Wednesday 10/21

Can my students in both classes head to 1207 for section today

4D quiz this friday

Performance based quiz which will count toward your quiz grade.

With a partner, perform the all-cadence pattern we've done in class.

Person A playing bass and singing tenor, and person B playing soprano and singing alto. Practice this in keys up to 3 sharps and 3 flats. (F, Bb, Eb and G, D, and A major keys)

You should practice with your partner before friday to ensure a fluid performance.

Any questions regarding the quiz send me an email.

4A quiz for friday

Fridays quiz will be a dictation of a single line melody, 4 bars. If you need extra practice, refer to the chapter 3 homework section III titled contextual listening. The quiz will be something similar to these examples.

4D test for friday

Study the all cadence pattern, and with a partner be prepared to perform singing one part and playing another at the piano. Make sure neither person is on both outer parts.

Performance test will be on friday but we'll work on it on wednesday as well.

4a hw

Melodies 11 and 12

Correction

Previous posed explaining 4a hw was intended for 4D, as explained in class

4A weekend homework

Chapter 19, Track 89
Or just listen to the pathetique sonata, mvmt 2 on naxos

Notate the top and bottom lines (not the 16th note accomp) and analyze with roman numerals and figured bass, including properly identifying secondary dominants

Just the first 8 measures.

[4A] Workbook available in library

The aural skills workbook is available on reserve in the library. Go to the downstairs circulation desk and ask for "FAC Copy 147" (also listed in the blue binders against the wall). You can check out the workbook for 2 hours, and will need to make photocopies of the pages needed. The cd is in the back of the book, and you can check out listening rooms upstairs from the music desk.

If you haven't purchased the book, plan a time to do this, and note the music library is closed on saturdays. Late homework will not be accepted.

4A weekend homework

From your workbooks, chapter 3
Do example #1 and #5
In addition, to practice and get comfortable with music notation, copy EXACTLY the duet #5 from your reader.

4A hw for friday

Sorry folks this is posted so late.

Compose a short one-line chant starting from any degree of the scale, using only upper and lower neighbor pitches. Be prepared to sing for the class.

4D melodies for friday

250-252

4D hw for wednesday

Melodies 247 to 251 for wednesday

4D weekend homework

Interval review:

Using the musictheory.net website trainer as described in this post for 4A:

4A Homework for Wednesday 10/7

but make the following changes:

- Use ALL intervals

- Ascending and Descending intervals

- Broken and stacked playback is fine

Do at least 25 intervals, and print out the progress report and hand it in on Monday.  This percentage will count towards your "participation" grade.

4A weekend homework

Interval training, online as described in this post:

4A Homework for Wednesday 10/7

however, make the following changes:

- Include all major intervals (M2, M3, M6,M7)

- Add minor 3rds and minor 6ths

Keep the rest of the settings the same:

- P5 and P8 (same as before)

- Keep the arrangement stacked and broken, ascending only

Do as many as you need to get the grade you desire, and hand in a printout of at least 25, due Monday 10/12.  This will count for a grade (falls under the "participation" category).

4A quiz

Intervals, as practiced in the homework. Use musictheory website to prepare

4D quiz

All cadence pattern as covered in class, in a different key. Arrive on time as the quiz will start right at 10am.

4D hw

Rhythms from chapter 15
15.H and 15.I

4A Homework for Wednesday 10/7

This week, we'll be working on hearing and identifying intervals.
You're homework for Wednesday will be in the form of an online quiz
studying intervals.

Instructions:

1. Go to http://www.musictheory.net
2. under the "trainers" menu, select "Interval Ear Trainer"
3. The ear trainer will begin, but before you start answering, edit these following settings:

Check ONLY the following intervals: Major 2nd, Major 3rd, Perfect 5th,
Major 7th, Octave
Direction: upwards arrow
Play mode: broken AND stacked interval

It should look like this before you start:

Your homework is to do a total of 25 intervals. When you are finished, print out a progress report. This assignment will be for credit only, but you must bring a progress report to get credit.

Tips:

• listen carefully, and use the "play again" button as often as needed
• Try not to simply guess, and avoid the temptation to use the popup keyboard to check your guessing.
• When mistakes are made, make note what interval you THOUGHT it was, and try to remember for next time. The progress report also helps show common mistakes.

Completed progress reports are due on Wednesday, but feel free to hand this in Monday if you've finished.

[NOT homework]

This is great though:
http://www.laphil.com/gustavo/bravo.html

4D weekend

Chorale 141, passed out in class.

If you were absent please get a copy from a classmate

4A weekend HW

Melodies 2-5 from the reader

4D quiz NEXT friday 10/9

Just a note on the quiz:

It will be a dictation of our harmonic progression that we've covered in class, transposed to a new key. Be sure and know each voice part and how it leads. Label with roman numerals, and each cadence.

This will be for NEXT friday (10/9).

Re: Test

Instructions for accessing Naxos online music library

1) Go to library.ucsb.edu

2) click on "article databases" (at the bottom under "research sources")

3) Jump to "N" and click on "Naxos Music Library"

If you are on a campus computer, this should take you to the site [http://ucsb.naxosmusiclibrary.com/]

If you're off campus, you must use a proxy server, instructions here: [http://www.library.ucsb.edu/help/proxy/]

4) from here, do a search at the top for the piece you need to listen to

On Oct 1, 2009, at 12:44 AM, Jonathan Molina wrote:

I can't seem to access the music through Naxos. Are there specific instructions in order to access it? If not, then could you give me as much detail about the music so I can continue looking for it either on Naxos, or somewhere else.

 

Thank you,

 

Jonathan

Quiz 4A

Listening quiz on Friday 10/2, 4A section only.

Listen and be prepared to identify the following:

- prelude 1 from Well Tempered Clavier book 1 (BWV 846)
- 2 part Invention #1 (BWV 772)
- 2 part invention #8 in F major (BWV 779)
- Allemande from the french suite No. 1 (BWV 812)
- Aria in G major (from anna magdalena bach notebook) BWV 988

A note about BWV: this is the numbering system used to catalog Bach's music. Use the numbers for easy reference to mae sure you are listening to the correct music (there are multiple french suites, for example)

If you have any trouble finding recordings, don't hesitate to contact me.

4D

Melodies 242-244

4D

New reader, first three melodies from the melody section

And just to clarify

No class tomorrow, see you at your final time

Final schedule

by golly it worked...click the image below to enlarge and see your final time.

Final times

Final time sheet is posted outside my office door. Please don't be late as the schedule is booked solid

4F final revision

Melodies 401-410

Final info 4F

Melodies 395-410 are fair game for the final. It is only 15 melodies, and we'll cover some of them in class next week. On monday, we'll have the sign up sheet for individual times, which will take place on friday 5/5. It will consist of:

1 melody of your choice
1 melody of my choice
A couple (2-3) examples of the sing and play. You play both sop. and bas., and sing either alto or tenor.

On monday (5/1) in class will be the last dictation quiz, not technically part of your final grade, but will be worth 2 quizzes. We'll do one excerpt from a melody from the set (395-410), and a short harmonic dictation, most likely from a bach chorale :-)

4F homework

For Friday, please finish up the WTC example dictation and analysis. If you haven't been in class I still have your paper so come get it from me at some point, or get them on wednesday. This will be the last hw assignment, but we'll probably work on it in class.

Melodies for Wednesday

4C: 232-236

4F: 390-392

and for both, start working on the sing&play sheet I passed out last week

4C Final info

We've got 2 weeks left in the quarter, so we'll keep chugging away at
the melodies (we're almost done!). Your final will consist of three
things:

1) sight sing a melody at random from the last 3 pages of your reader
2) sight sing a melody of your choice from the last 3 pages of your reader
3) sing and play from the sheet I passed out last week

Like last quarter, I'll bring a schedule during Monday and Wednesday
of dead week for us to sign up for individual final times.

At this point I understand where each of you are at in terms of sight
reading, so what I'm really going to be looking for is PROGRESS. I
expect you all to be exceptionally better sight readers every quarter,
so the grading will partially be subjective. For those of you that
have not performed so well in class melodies, this is your chance to
show me that you can read and understand the melodies.

In terms of grading, I want to remind you that if you fail any portion
of music 4 (or music 5) that you must retake it the next year, in the
proper quarter it is offered, which puts you a year behind in
coursework. Check your quiz scores and if you would like to see where
you stand, I'll have my office hours on Friday if you need to see what
your grade is.

Also, we have one quiz left before the final, and it will be weighted
for two quizzes. If you have struggled this quarter with dictations,
I'm more than happy to meet with you outside and practice techniques
for hearing and understanding music. Its really hard with a class of
13 people to help each student with what they need, and one-on-one
time can be really helpful.

I hope Jordan's class went well. I think we need to brush up on the
Geographical Fugue for next year, so we can show off to the new
freshman class! Enjoy the rest of the long weekend... by looking at
melodies 232-236 for Wednesday :-)

Reminder for friday

Friday's class will be held in 2230. Jordan has the materials. For 4F, be sure to bring the wtc worksheet we've been working through

4C: 232-234

4F: 389-390

Weekend homework

4C:
From your workbooks, chapter 14: example 1 (track 46) questions # 1,3,5,8, and 9. *note* please notate question 9 in 4/4 time, beginning on beat 3 of a measure.

For e.c. If you didn't do well (or just plain didn't do) the last assignment, do question #17, include the rhythm too, even the book says not too.

if you have questions I'll be happy to help you on monday. This will be due wednesday. I can't accept any more late assignments because it drives me insane :-)

4F:
Listen to prelude 1 from the well tempered clavier, book 1. (Find it in the library, or on naxos online library)

Notate the outer voices (the held bass and the highest pitch of the right hand) to measure 19 (before the arrival of [V]/IV).

In addition, supply roman numeral and figured bass from the example, by ear. We'll be discussing it on monday, but give it a shot. He does not modulate, but uses many applied dominants.

I'm always free to answer questions via email or in person.

This is going to be an ongoing project for the rest of the year, so it is imperative that assignments are done on time so we can discuss them in class. This first segment is due MONDAY 5/18. No exceptions.

4C

232 and 233 Individual singing on friday
Dictation quiz on friday

Week 7

4C: 231-232, rhythm 14.D and 14.E

4F: 387 but faster and better :-), and 388 and 389, individual singing on wednesday.

Chorale 225 the last three systems

For all classes: dictation quiz on friday. If you cannot be there on friday let me know by wednesday and we can schedule a makeup

Weekend

4C: 220 and 221

4F: 387-389

4F

Wednesday: 382 and 383

Homework due on Friday (scroll down :-))

Good luck on midterms all!

Homework 4C.

Chapter 12, just do example 2 (mendelssohn Song wo Words) from the contextual listening. Do questions 1-9, and then 11 and 12. For extra credit try notating both the bass and the melody.

This will be due wednesday and I'll accept them on friday for partial credit.

4F for monday

Melodies: 378 and 379 in class tomorrow

Homework 4F

Take a look in your workbook to ex. 2 (track 2.4) from chapter 29. Listen and answer questions 4,6, and 7-12.

In addition to those questions, dictate the melody (top voice) and the bass line from segments 1 and 4, as explained in your workbook. If there are any questions about the "segments" let me know.

Answers are not in the library, so do your best at home and if you need extra help let me know. Since I'm posting this on sunday, you guys have till wednesday to comlete it. I'll accept late hw for partial credit on friday, but we'll be discussing it on wednesday.

Also if you need some extra credit do the next track, brahms string sextet, example 3, track 2.5, questions 3,5,6,8,9, and 12. This will count for one quiz or two absenses.

Re: interval quiz

If you received a grade 9/12 or below, I would strongly encourage students in BOTH classes to see me for office hours to review and practice hearing and identifying intervals.

Music 4C

Rhythms 13.E and F for individual performance on monday
Melody: 226-228

4F

Chorale to the second double barline. We'll sing in quartets on wednesday. Know your solfege!

4C

Interval quiz on wednesday. If you can't make it, email me to setup a makeup

For wednesday look at rhythms 13.E and F. And melodies 225 and 226

224 + 225

4F

372-73-74

4C

222-224, and the chorale for those of you that haven't sung yet

Melodies for wednesday

4C: 221-223 and the chorale

4F: 372-373 and chorale to p2 measure 8

Next week, april 20-25

First of all, spend a good amount of time studying your chorale. Fine the places where it modulates and determine what solfege you'll be singing at those pints. For 4F, write in the new keys underneath the staff, but don't write in the solfege. For 4C, write in EVERYTHING. Writing in the syllables will be good practice.

Next week we'll spend a lot of time on these so for both classes, be prepared to solfege your part alone, and with a quartet (1 on a part).

We'll pick up w/ rhythms and melodies next week, as well as an interval quiz on friday. If you can't be there on friday, please schedule a makeup with me before then.

Class canceled - Friday 4/17

I know this will be very sad news to you all, but I've come down with a cold, and class tomorrow is canceled.

Next week is chorales, that I passed out on wednesday. If you didn't get one be sure to pick one up from my office. They're posted to the cork-board (4c on the left, 4f on the right)

enjoy the weekend!

Adam

For friday

4c: chorale passed out in class (118) learn for friday. Extras can be found attached to my office.

4f. Chorale 225 passed out in class. Ditto on the extras. Also rhythms for friday 22.B

4f

368 369

Weekend homework

4C: take another look at the melodies assigned for friday (218, 219, 220) to refresh yourself before monday.
Add to that one rhythm: 11.E
Try practicing it with a metronome to make sure the ties are accurate

4F: review the melodies assigned for friday (365-367), and add to that one rhythm: 21.D -- changing meters but 8th note remains the same. Try practicing it conducting as well.

Happy Weekend!

4F homework and review for friday

Melodies: 365-366-367

And study the chorale, especially the cadences. We'll do a dictation of one phrase from the chorale in 4 parts.

4C for friday

Study cadences from the chorale 226 for the quiz on friday

Melodies: 218-219-220

4F

364 and 365

Mus 4C

For wednesday:
Rhythm: 10.G (two parts)
Melodies: 215, 216, 217

Cadence dictation on friday from chorale 226

4F homework

Melodies 360, 362, and 363

and we'll do a dictation next week of a cadence (just one measure) from the most recent chorale. Best way to study for this will be to play through (and sing through) all the cadences from in the chorale. You'll see most of them are the same (II6/5 - V - I).

Questions re: hw? Just reply to this post

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