Final times

Final location

Tomorrow's final appointments will be in room 1219 (the side of the music building facing the bike path).

Note this post for specific information:
http://doremifabulous.blogspot.com/2010/05/final-info.html

Good luck!

Adam

Final info

4C: Melodies (don't read below) from page M20/21 (you choose one I choose one) plus your final project

4F: Ok I changed my mind on this one. Melodies are sooo first year musicianship. Here's your final info for realzies:

1) Keyboard Harmony #1
- Play bass and sing soprano
- Play all 4 voices
2) Solfege-ing all 5 voices of the Bach prelude

Thats it! The end is near!!!!!

Last Quiz Info

Wednesday June 2nd - dictation quiz

4C: 8 bars from 154, 155, 159, 162, or 163

4F: A portion of the prelude we've been working on in class in 5 voices. Know how to properly identify each cadence, each harmony, and each non-chord tone (suspension, passing)

For monday

4C: melodies 149-153
Chorale outer voices

4F: keyboard #13 learn all four parts in keyboard style (SAT in right hand, B in left)

Also for both classes, final project drafts are due on monday

Friday class

4C: dictation quiz from melodies on p M-18.
4F: prepare keyboard harmony inner voices of #12, using the soprano line we learned in class.

Hw for wednesday

4C: chorale 113 soprano and bass with correct solfege and all melodies on pp M-18

4F: keyboard harmony #12, begin soprano on do, alto on sol, tenor on mi. Learn all parts for the first 8 bars, and try soprano to the end, identifying key areas and cadences. Also watch this video :-)

Friday Class - Adam Away

As a reminder, I am out of town this Friday. Please attend the following:

4C: Eric, Tami, Steven, Reyes, Eduardo, Aravni - Eric's Section (1213)
 
4C: Matt, Giuliana, Robert, Greg, Neil, Janet Joann's Section (1207)
 
4C students should be prepared on monday of next week (5/17) with assignment for last class (melodies 128-144...this is only 5 melodies as the reader skips a section here), and in addition, be able to sing THE ENTIRE SOPRANO PART of the chorale passed out in class last week. If you do not have the chorale because you have missed class last week, you must find a classmate to photocopy it from. I don't care if you have the correct solfege syllables, as we'll go over them in class together next week, but I expect you to be able to sing it through on whatever syllables you choose.

4F: please attend Joann's section (1207). Come prepared on monday to play the bass progression and sing any of the upper voices. We'll be doing group work at the piano next week.

4F Transcription Project

Prelude Recording

Above is a link to the naxos music library where you can stream the audio. If you are off campus you will need to login using a proxy through UCSB. Go to library.ucsb.edu and click on "off-campus login" under the library services column at the bottom. If you need help visit:
proxy help

4F performance quiz on friday

No group class on friday, but for your 10 minute quiz prepare from the chorale:

All portions, playing bass and singing tenor
All portions, playing soprano and singing alto
The last to phrases, playing B and S and singing an inner voice.

Melodies for wednesday

4C: 128-144
4F: 339-340; prepare singing inner voice and playing outer voice of chorale

Friday class

Friday April 30^th

 

Music 4C students please attend the following section:

 

Eric (1213)

Eric, Tami, Steven, Reyes, Eduardo, Aravni

 

Joann (1207)

Matt, Giuliana, Robert, Greg, Neil, Janet

 

Music 4F students please attend Joann's section in 1207

 

 

 

Sorry for the inconvenience

 

~ Adam

4C: finish composing soprano for the bass progression given in class and try also composing inner voices

4F:practice playing bass and singing soprano for chorale 113
Melodies 337-339

Melodies for Monday

4C: 124-127
4F: 334-336

Interval Extra Credit

4C: Friday is the last day to turn in any printed progress reports for extra credit on the interval quiz. For every 20 correct responses you earn one extra point on your quiz (not exceeding a perfect score (10/10) on the interval portion of the quiz. This is an easy way to makeup missed points on the quiz, and many students need practice on this anyway.

Attendance Policy

I will require a doctors note to excuse health related absences. If student heath is unable to provide you with a note, I will accept one from a parent instead. Email is no longer a valid excuse for an absence.

Remember each student still has 2 unexcused absences per quarter for those times when life just happens to catch you by surprise

4C:

Performance quiz on friday:

Individual rhythms: 8.I and 8.J
Chorale 14

Groups:

Aravni
Janet
Robert
Greg

Giuliana
Tami
Neil
Matt

Steven
Eric
Reyes
Eduardo

4F melodies for friday

Chorale in quartets - meet with your group to practice together

Melodies 334 - 336

Rhythm books!

4C performance on friday

Chorales in quarters and individual rhythms 8.I and 8.J

Melodies for wednesday

C: 120-123
F: 332-334

Interval quiz extra credit

Reminder for 4C students:

If you are not satisfied with the grade you received on your quiz, continue practicing with the trainer online and print out the progress report for extra credit.

Weekend melodies

4C: 118-121

4F: quiz on intervals on monday
329-331

For friday

4C: no quiz, but rhythms from wednesday will be for friday. Bring your rhythm books!!

4F: melodies 329-330 for individual singing
Rhythms 22.C

***BRING RHYTHM BOOKS--Students who fail to bring rhythm books will be sent out***

Wednesday

4C Melodies: 115- 118
4C Rhythm: 8.I and 8.K

4F melodies 327-329
4F rhythm: 22.C

For both classes: Individual singing/speaking will happen on wednesday

Melodies for monday

4C: 113-116 and also review 116
4F: 327-329

For friday

4C: quiz from melodies 109-112
4F: 325-327

Assignment for monday

C: Melodies 106-110

F: Notate in 4 parts above the bass the keyboard harmony we worked on in class today. Use either keyboard style or chorale (4-part) style. Assignments will be collected at the end of class for grading. If you have any questions please email me.

For friday

C: 105-108
F: chorale 162 all parts and work through the rest of the keyboard exercise we started in class. Practice singing and playing for each of these

Melodies

4C: 101-104
4F: chorale 162 tenor and bass

All students: Bring rhythm books on wednesday!

Final appointment location

Thursday appointments: Room 1219 (hall closest to bike path)
Friday appointments: Room 2230 (our classroom)

Good luck!

Thursday Final Times

Dictation quiz wednesday

Last dictation quiz of the quarter...rejoice!

4B:
melody 94, 95, or 103 in its entirety
AND
10 intervals (we still need to practice these!)

4E:
2 phrases (not necessarily subsequent phrases) from our beloved chorale in 4 voices. Hint: Memorize. It. All. You have to learn it for the final anyway.

Friday Final Times

Final Info

For your individual final exams, be prepared to sing

4B:
One melody from pp. M13-14, your choice
One melody from pp. M13-14, my choice
A portion of your transcription project

4E:
One melody in its entirety from 319-323, my choice
Sing one voice and play one voice of the a minor choral in its entirety. I will choose which voice you'll sing and which voice you'll play.

Melodies for Monday

4B:
92-97
Rhythm 10.A and 10.B

4E:
the chorale... All parts
A note regarding solfege: it has come to my attention that the complex modulations are making the solfege difficult and therefore making the understanding of the chorale more difficult than it needs to be. I suggest when practicing, try without solfege, or perhaps on a fixed do solfege (Do=C/C#/Cb, Re=D/D#/Db, etc...) . Remember the goal of the sight singing is not to sing the proper notes with proper solfege names, but to comprehend and understand the musical gestures. Try it out on fixed do, or just on na-na-na/da-da-da/mi-mi-mi (whatever consonant/vowel combo works for your voice). On monday we will be reviewing for the final with more singing and playing so get all the parts in your ear and in your voice and in your fingers. I don't care if you say the "proper" solfege or not, since there are many different interpretations for this complex chorale.

All students: see below for info regarding the transcription project, due Friday 3/12

Transcription Final Part

Great work on the transcription project thus far everyone!  For the final, each student will have a slightly different assignment.  Please refer to the comments given at the bottom of your first draft.  The final version, which should be clean and legible, is due on the day of your individual sight singing final, either Thursday 3/11 or Friday 3/12.  Please staple the previous versions to the back and write the title and timing of your transcribed portion.

Friday

4B:
89-95
Rhythm 10.A and 10

4E:
317-318
Chorale in a minor

All students

Please bring your rhythm book on wednesday

All students

Please bring your rhythm book on wednesday

Melodies for Wednesday

4B: 88-90
4D: 316-318 and chorale 164 in A minor.

Individual singing on Wednesday.  Be prepared!

4E weekend homework

Melodies 316-318
Chorale 159 all parts

Transcription Project part III [4E only]
For the next portion of your project, transcribe the rhythm of the melody and do an overall harmonic analysis with figured bass.  I will post an example to follow so you know what I'm looking for.

If you haven't already, provide me with a way of listening to it, whether that be emailing me a youtube link, or a burning a CD.  On second thought, my CD drive is broken, so I would prefer a link.  If you have a recording that is not available online, you can bring it on a flash drive.

4B weekend homework

First of all, prepare melodies 85-87 for individual singing

Also prepare to sing through the Menuet in G - in duets to the end. Use the following solfege map:
measures 1-17: G Major
measures 17-19: G Major
*measure 20*: D Major - hear half cadence in D (ti-la-ti-sol)
measures 21-24: D Major (*begin on sol-la-ti...)
measures 25-end: return to G Major


Finally, transcription Project part III [4B only]
For the next portion of your project, you will transcribe the bass, which will give you a foundation on which to transcribe the melody later. It will vary slightly for each student depending on the music you chose, but if your "bass line" is complex or quick moving, try to simply identify the primary bass note of each measure. As an example, in the menuet in G, measure 8 has a descending scale, but the primary bass note is D, measure 9 and 10 are just G. Identify the ROOT whenever possible. If you haven't already, provide me with a way of listening to it, whether that be emailing me a youtube link, or a burning a CD. On second thought, my CD drive is broken, so I would prefer a link. If you have a recording that is not available online, you can bring it on a flash drive.

This portion will be due Monday. Late projects will be docked one letter grade per class.

Any questions feel free to email me.

Melodies for friday

B: 81-84 and the last menuet in G

E: 314 (again) and 315-317 plus look at chorale #80 on p C3

Transcription Project: Part II [due dates updated]

For all students:

For the next portion of this project, decide what precise section you are doing (for many of you I suggested a spot), and do a basic, but critical listening of the piece, and observe the following things.

What key is it in?

Does it start and end in the same key?

Are there any other key areas (modulations) other than the opening key?

What is the meter (compound/simple, duple/triple/quadruple)?

If applicable, what is the form? (For some the music is through-composed)

This portion of the assignment will be due (hard copy only...no emails this time) on Friday 2/26.

For those of you that like to plan ahead, here's a brief overview of the rest of the project.

Part I - Song choices - 2/ 22

Part II - Listening - 2/26

Part III - Dictation - 3/1

Part IV - Rough draft checks (optional) - 3/5

Part V - Final Transcription - 3/10

Some element of your final performance test will include performing part of this project.

4E quiz tomorrow

Just a reminder about the quiz scheduled for tomorrow. It will be a 4
part dictation from the keyboard harmony sheet handed out in class.
Study up on the rules for upper voices and you should be fine.

Monday classes

Just as a reminder, please attend the section you attended last Friday, as I'm currently sitting in a diner in Atlanta.

I'll have a transcription project update on wednesday. If you haven't sent me your ideas, make sure you do by today or they will be considered late.

[4B] Quiz on friday

The quiz on friday will consist of 5 intervals, and 4 bars from a melody on page M-11

Be sure to attend to the proper section posted below

^^^ look i made it pretty ^^^

be sure to read all 3 posts below regarding

- next week classes

- melodies for wednesday

- transcription project

any questions don't hesitate to email me

[update] Friday (2/19) and Monday (2/22)

I will be out of town this coming Friday (2/19) and Monday (2/22) but I cannot withhold the torture deprive you the joy of practicing dictation and sight singing.

please attend the following sections:

Friday:

4B - QUIZ! (Eric Tami Matt Greg Robert Steven) - joanne - 1207
4B - QUIZ! (Reyes Eduardo Aravni Giuliana Neil Janet) - erik - 1213
4E - practice quiz - all students - Erik - the class next door (2224?)

Monday:

4B - (Eric Tami Matt Greg Robert Steven) - joanne - 1207
4B - (Reyes Eduardo Aravni Giuliana Neil Janet) - erik - 1213
4E - all students - Joanne- 1207

Wednesday we'll be back to normal. 4E will have a quiz this day.

Enjoy the long weekend!

And be sure to practice:

4B: Melodies 77-81
4E: Melodies 314-317

Also, for both classes, start to brainstorm ideas for the transcription project for this quarter.  Hand in 3 ideas on Wednesday.  See post below...

Transcription Project:

This quarter, for the written project you will transcribe approximately 60 seconds/32 bars of a pop song (pop meaning anything non-classical), art song, piano piece, orchestral or other instrumental music of your choosing. For 4B, just the melody, both rhythm and pitch and for 4E, the melody and the bass line, providing roman numeral analysis.

Some examples to get you started:
A prelude from the well tempered clavier
A theme from a Romantic period Symphony (Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn, etc...)
Piano piece from Mendelssohn Song without words
Haydn or Mozart keyboard music
Jazz standard (Gershwin, Cole Porter)

If you're really feeling adventurous (4E students only please), a short excerpt from a polyphonic mass or motet (Du Fay, Lassus, Binchois, etc...). In this context, you would not notate bass and melody, but any two voice parts, as each are independent and of equal importance

If you decide to do something non-classical, make sure it has a singable melody that you can transcribe. Stay away from the ambiguous speaking/singing sounds of bands like cake, red hot chili peppers, or modest mouse. That's some good music but not applicable in this context (plus sometimes they're kinda out of tune).

I encourage you to do some listening over the weekend and really spend time deciding on a piece. We're going to spend a lot of time on this so it will be much more interesting for you if you like the music :-)

For Wednesday, the first portion of the assignment is to hand in 3 ideas. I'll sort through them and decide which one will be the best for you.

4D

Melodies 314-317

4B

Workbook hw due friday
Melodies 77-79

4e homework

For wednesday:

Menuet in c minor (back of 1st page) handed out in class. Learn both soprano and bass

4b workbook homework

On p 195

Chapter 8
Ex 5
Track 44

Do all questions, including solfege, scale degrees, and transposition

Will be checked for credit only, friday 2/12

Weekend melodies

4B: 71-76
4E: 304, 309-313

Again, be prepared to sing any melody above, as I will select students at random on monday. (4E no volunteers this time) Everyone will have an opportunity to sing.

4E Homework reminder

Corrected keyboard harmony due on friday

Dictation quiz friday

For both classes, 5 intervals, and a short dictation from the following melodies

4B: 70-73
4E: 305, 308-310

Also be prepared to sing any of these melodies

Dictation quiz friday

For both classes, 5 intervals, and a short dictation from the following melodies

4B: 70-73
4E: 305, 308-310

Also be prepared to sing any of these melodies

Melodies for wednesday

4B: 67-69
4E: 304-307
and keyboard harmony due friday for 4E

Both classes

No HW for monday, but next week will be melody heavy, focusing on dictation and we'll be having a dictation quiz on friday.

If you'd like to get ahead, start looking at the next couple pages of melodies in your reader.

Friday classes

This friday I will be away, so please attend the corresponding section:

4B - (Eric Tami Matt Greg Robert Steven) - erik - 1213
4B - (Reyes Eduardo Aravni Giuliana Neil Janet) - joanne - 1207
4E - all students - joanne - 1207

4E for wednesday

Learn chorale with all modulations and solfege and be prepared to sing in duets or trios any of the upper 3 voices. Also if you were absent on monday please hand in the bass progression on wednesday

4B melodies and rhythms

Melodies 60-63
Rhythm 7.B and 7.C

Be prepared to sing through any of the above SMOOTHLY and accurately

4E hw

Complete keyboard part writing sheet started in class.

4B weekend melodies

From your reader: 57-59

There will be more interval quizzes soon, so if you need to, continue studying and becoming familiar with the intervals, as they will be necessary as we continue

4B homework

Polish up your two part dictation from your homework and we'll go over it in class on friday

Also re-do interval quiz for those of you who need it

Regarding storm warning

You probably recieved an email from the university regarding a storm coming in next week.  Should be a big one!

Please stay safe and allow yourself extra time to get to class next week.  Unless further warnings are issued by the university, attendence will be taken as usual.

4E melodies

298-302

Practice smoothly and evenly. Slow tempo...except for 300...let's do that one fast :-)

4E weekend homework

From your workbook (the second volume)

Chapter 21, section III

Example 1 track 1.6
(Page 9-10)

This will be checked for completion only. No partial credit.

4B homework for the long weekend

For wednesday 1/20:

From the aural skills, volume 1:

chapter 8
Section III (contextual listening)
Example 1, track 40, and
Example 2, track 41

This should be on page 185-189 in your red book

It will be checked for credit only (no partial credit) and we will then go over it in class on wednesday

Enjoy the long weekend!

quizzes on friday

No homework for friday, but prep for the quiz

4B: Intervals!  This won't take the whole class period so we'll do our usual warmup and a few practice intervals.

4E: Keyboard harmony.  Use the homework as practice getting comfortable quickly writing the inner voices following the outlined rules.

4E hw for wednesday

Compose SAT above the 12 bar bass progression given in class. Any questions feel free to email me.

4B melodies for wednesday

39-41

4E homework for monday

Same melodies, as we did not get to them in class today (296-297)

Also, complete the bass progression outlined in class on Friday.  Be prepared to sing any part (SAT) in a trio reading from your paper.  If there are any questions about the voice leading rules, I'll be happy to help.

4B Homework for Monday

25 intervals from the interval ear trainer on musictheory.net (link on the right)

After opening up the trainer do the following:

uncheck the tritone
change direction to up AND down (click twice)
change play mode to broken and blocked (click once)

After completing 25 intervals click the bar graph tab below the percentage box to print out your results.

Note: the progress report (rollover the graph tab) is helpful to identify common mistakes. Feel free to reset the trainer as often as you need to until you obtain a score you are satisfied with.

Please hand in a printout of your results on Monday.

4D melodies for friday

296-297

4E melodies for wednesday

294-295

Every student will perform so study both melodies

4B hw for wednesday

Back to the grind!

For wednesday study rhythm 6.D and be prepared to perform it