Ear Training III Syllabus

COURSE:                   MUSI 271X

TIME/LOCATION:   1:00-1:55 TR Fall Semester, 214 Steinman

INSTRUCTOR:         Pandel Collaros

OFFICE:                    210 Steinman

HOURS:                    By appointment

PHONES:                 (office) 829-7331, (home) 740-264-5739

E-MAIL:                   collaros623@comcast.net

WEB PAGE:            http://home.comcast.net/~collaros623/index.htm

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

DESCRIPTION: MUSI 271X is the third semester of an integrated two year ear training sequence. This course develops critical listening skills through dictation, sight singing, conducting, and aural analysis.  MUSI 271X is coordinated with MUSI 271 and will parallel the concepts presented there as much as possible.

PREREQUISITES:  MUSI 172

GRADING:

  • 25% Singing quizzes
  • 25% Singing exams
  • 50% MacGAMUT
    • SCALE:

    EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A WORKING BETHANY E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND TO GIVE IT TO ME IMMEDIATELY, AND TO CHECK YOUR E-MAIL DAILY.

    Ear Training III-Tentative Outline

    COMPUTER EXERCISES ARE DUE EVERY WEEK BY 12:00 AM SUNDAY OF THE SUBSEQUENT WEEK
    WEEK 1:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 12, section 2 (review)
    • Computer Exercise [INSTALL 271XPresets.mgp] : Intervals--Mel. compound, 6 choices; Rhythm--Exercises on patterns 5
    WEEK 2:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 12, section 3 (review)
    • Computer Exercise: Chords--Chords all positions
    WEEK 3:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 13, section 1
    • Computer Exercise: Melodic--Trickier tonality, syncopation
    WEEK 4:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 13, section 2
    • Computer Exercise: Harmonic--All secondary functions (6)
    • Singing Quiz 1
    WEEK 5:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 13, section 3
    • Computer Exercise: Intervals--Mel. compound, 12 choices; Rhythm--Exercises, with anacrusis
    WEEK 6:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 14, section 1
    • Computer Exercise: Chords--7th Chords root/1st
    • Singing Exam 1
    WEEK 7:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 14, section 2
    • Computer Exercise: Melodic--Modulation to distant keys
    WEEK 8:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 15, section 5
    • Computer Exercise: Harmonic--Secondary functions (9)
    WEEK 9:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 15, section 6
    • Computer Exercise: Intervals--Harm. compound, 6 choices; Rhythm--Patterns 6, simple, syncopation
    • Singing Quiz 2
    WEEK 10:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 15, section 7
    • Computer Exercise: Chords--7th Chords root/1st/2nd
    WEEK 11:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 15, section 8
    • Computer Exercise: Melodic--Chromatic changes, more skips
    • Singing Exam 2
    WEEK 12:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 16, section 4
    • Computer Exercise: Harmonic--Borrowed chords (6)
    WEEK 13:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 16, section 5
    • Computer Exercise: Intervals--Harm. compound, 12 choices; Rhythm--Exercises on patterns 6
    WEEK 14:
    • Practice singing and conducting melodies from Chapter 16, section 6
    • Computer Exercise: Harmonic--HII and augmented 6ths (6)
    WEEK 15:
    • Singing Quiz 3

    Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him/her from fully demonstrating his/her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate the educational opportunity.

    The instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus at any time.

    cc: Professors Michael Mihalyo and Larry Grimes

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