TOPICS, REQUIRED TERMS, AND ASSIGNMENTS

[Assignments in red are ear training assignments which utilize the textbook's CDs]

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notereadingtreble

notereadingbass

crutch

PITCH

Terms: pitch, duration, intensity, timbre, staff, clef (treble, bass, alto, and tenor), ledger line, interval, octave

Assignments: p. 3-4; p. 9-11 (A-D only); Note Reading 1; Note Reading 2; Note Reading 3

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: SEPTEMBER 3, 2001

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PITCH AND KEYBOARD

Terms: half step, whole step, glissandi, stepwise motion, sharp, flat, natural, double flat, double sharp, enharmonic, scale, chromatic scale

Assignments: p. 19-22; Note Reading 4; Note Reading 5

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: SEPTEMBER 7, 2001

 

p. 25-37

p. 39-43

RHYTHM; OTHER NOTATIONAL SIGNS

Terms: rhythm, beat, accent, meter, duple, triple, quadruple, quintuple, measure, bar, barline, breve note, whole note, half note, quarter note, sixteenth note, thirty-second note, sixty-fourth note, notehead, stem, flag, beam, dot, tie, rest, beat units, time signature, simple meter, compound meter, opus, pickup (anacrusis), triplet, changing meter, tempo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, presto, dynamics, double bar, repeat signs, fermata, accelerando, ritardando, legato, staccato, slur, dots, articulation signs, grace notes, trill

Assignments: p. 31-32 (do not turn in); p. 33-36; p. 37; Take, grade, and return Dictation Self Test #1; p. 42 (do not turn in); p. 43

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: SEPTEMBER 14, 2001

p. 45-47; p. 49-58

solfegehandout.pdf

TONALITY AND THE MAJOR SCALE

Terms: tonality, atonality, key signatures, chords, tonic, major scale, scale degree, interval, minor second (half step), major second (whole step), melodic interval, harmonic interval

[NOTE: Ignore the solfege systems included under the heading "Sight Singing Assignment" on p. 52. Use this system.]

Assignments: p. 47 (turn in ET assignment only); p. 53-54 (do not turn in); p. 55-56;p. 57-58; Major Scales I; Major Scales II

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: SEPTEMBER 28, 2001

p. 59-68;

p. 69-82

intervaltunes.pdf

intervaltrick.pdf

INTERVALS (P1, P8, M3, m3, P5); THE MAJOR TRIAD

Terms: unison, perfect intervals (perfect consonaces), imperfect intervals (imperfect consonances), general interval, dissonance, simple position, root, parallel fifths

Assignments: p. 61-64 (do not turn in), p. 65-66; p. 67-68, p. 75-76 (do not turn in), p. 77-79; p. 81-82; Intervals 1; Major Triads; generalintervals.pdf; Take, grade, and return Dictation Self Test #2 and the Midterm Prep Exam.

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: OCTOBER 5, 2001

p. 83-94

keysigflashcards.pdf

MAJOR KEY SIGNATURES AND THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS (MAJOR KEYS ONLY)

Terms: Circle of fifths, key signature, accidentals

Assignments: p.88-91 (do not turn in); p. 93-94

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: OCTOBER 12, 2001

MINOR SCALES AND THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS (MINOR KEYS)

Terms: minor scale, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, relative scales/keys, parallel scales/keys

Assignments: p. 97-99 (do not turn in); p. 101-102; p. 103-104; Natural Minor Scales,

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: OCTOBER 19, 2001

p. 105-114;

p. 115-119

intervalshelp.pdf

INTERVALS (4ths, 5ths, and the Tritone); THE MINOR TRIAD

Terms: tritone, dissonant intervals, minor triad

Assignments: p. 107-109 (do not turn in), p. 111-112; p. 113-114; p. 116 (do not turn in); p. 117-118 (do not turn in); p. 119; Intervals 2; Minor Triads

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: OCTOBER 26, 2001

p. 121-130;

p. 131-137

MORE INTERVALS (M6, m6, Augmented, and Diminished); HARMONIC AND MELODIC MINOR SCALES

Terms: harmonic minor, leading tone, tonic, melodic minor

Assignments: p. 124-126 (do not turn in); p. 127-128; p. 129-130; p. 133-134 (do not turn in); p. 135; p. 137; Minor Scales 1; Minor Scales 2; Intervals 3

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: NOVEMBER 2, 2001

p. 139-148;

p. 149-155

intervalinversion.pdf

The following exercises require Shockwave and Quicktime:

Interval ID Exercise

Intervalex2

AUGMENTED AND DIMINISHED TRIADS; INVERSION OF INTERVALS; COMPOUND INTERVALS

Terms: inversion, compound intervals, simple intervals

Assignments: p. 143-144 (do not turn in); p. 145-146; p. 147-148; p. 150-151 (do not utrn in); p. 153-154; p. 155; Augmented and Diminished Triads; Analysis of Triads 1; Take, grade, and return Dictation Self Test #3

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: NOVEMBER 9, 2001

p. 159-171;

p. 173-182

beaming.pdf

RHYTHM AND METER; RHYTHM (PROPER BEAMING); SYNCOPATION

Terms: downbeat, upbeat, common time, alla breve (cut time), syncopation

Assignments: p. 164-166 (do not turn in); p. 167; p. 169-171; p. 175-177 (do not turn in); p. 179-180; p. 181-182; Rhythm I, Rhythm II, and Rhythm III

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: NOVEMBER 16, 2001

p. 183-189;

p. 191-198;

p. 199-209;

p. 211-220

TRIPLETS; COMPOUND METER; MELODY; CONJUCT AND DISJUNCT MOTION

Terms: triads, compound meter, hemiola, phrase, melody, melodic contour, cadence, dominant, subdominant, mediant, submediant, supertonic, leading tone, subtonic, conjunct motion, disjunct motion, non-harmonic tones, parallel motion, contrary motion, oblique motion

Assignments: p. 185 (do not turn in); p. 187; p. 189; p. 193-194 (do not turn in); p. 195-196; p. 197-198; p. 205-206 (do not turn in); p. 215-216 (do not turn in); p. 219-220

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: NOVEMBER 30, 2001

p. 221-227;

p. 229-236

chordreduction.pdf

figuredbassintro.pdf

MOTIVES; HARMONY

Terms: motive, sequence, chord position (chord inversion), figured bass

Assignments: p. 222-223 (do not turn in); p. 225; p. 227; p. 231-232; p. 233 (do not turn in); p. 234 (do not turn in); p. 235-236; Analysis of Triads 2; Chord Inversion; Take, grade, and return Dictation Self Test #4 and The Final Prep Exam

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: DECEMBER 7, 2001

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