COURSE:                 MUSI 272X

TIME/LOCATION:  1:00-1:55 TR Spring 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:

• Ottman, Robert. Music for Sight Singing, latest edition. Upper River Saddle, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.

• Blombach, Ann K.  MacGAMUT, latest edition. Columbus, OH:  MacGAMUT Music Software, Inc.

DESCRIPTION:  MUSI 272X is the fourth semester of an integrated two year ear training sequence. This course develops critical listening skills through dictation, sight singing, conducting, and aural analysis.  MUSI 272X is coordinated with MUSI 272 and will parallel the concepts presented there as much as possible.

PREREQUISITES:  MUSI 271 and MUSI 271X

GRADING:	SCALE:
25% Singing quizzes	A = 93-100
25% Singing exams	A- =  90-92
25% Dictation quizzes	B+ =  87-89
25% Dictation exams	B  =  83-86
	B- =  80-82
	C+ =  77-79
	C  =  73-76
	C- =  70-72
	D+ =  67-69
	D  =  63-66
	D- =  60-62
	F  =  00-59

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1049-50
• Computer Exercise:  Intervals:  All melodic; Intervals:  All harmonic; Rhythm:  Patterns 7, compound

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1051-52
• Computer Exercise:  Scales:  M/m, Dor., Mix., notate accs; Scales:  M/m, Phr., Lyd., notate accs

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1054-55
• Computer Exercise:  Chords:  7th Chords all positions
• Singing Quiz 1 (prepared)

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1056-57
• Computer Exercise:  Melodic:  Chromatic, harder rhythm; Rhythm:  Exercises on Patterns 7
• Dictation Quiz 1

• Go over pp. 328-29 and practice singing and conducting melodies 1064-68
• Computer Exercise:  Harmonic:  Irregular resolutions (6)
• Singing Exam 1 (prepared and sight)

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1069-72
• Computer Exercise:  Scales:  M/m, Dor, Mix, Phr, Lyd, notate accs; Scales:  Modes Asc., desc., notate accs
• Dictation Exam 1

• Go over text on p. 337 and practice singing and conducting melodies 1089-91
• Computer Exercise:  Chords:  All chords all positions; Rhythm:  Exercises, anything goes

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1092-93
• Computer Exercise:  Melodic:  Chromatic, complex rhythm
• Singing Quiz 2 (prepared)

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1098-99
• Computer Exercise:  Harmonic:  All of the above (9)
• Dictation Quiz 2

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1100-01
• Computer Exercise:  Scales:  M/m, modes, notate accs; Rhythm:  Exercises, irregular meter
• Singing Exam 2 (prepared and sight)

• Practice singing and conducting melodies 1102-03
• Computer Exercise:  Scales:  Pent., whole tone, octatonic
• Dictation Exam 2

• Practice singing and conducting melody 1104
• Computer Exercise:  Harmonic:  Anything goes (10)

• Practice singing and conducting various assigned melodies
• Computer Exercise:  Scales:  All but M/m and modes; Scales:  Anything goes
• Dictation Quiz 3

• Practice singing and conducting various assigned melodies
• Computer Exercise:  Intervals:  Everything possible!; Rhythm:  Exercises, irregular 16ths
• Singing Quiz 3 (prepared)

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.

cc: Professors Kenn Morgan and Michael Mihalyo