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