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ANNOUNCEMENTS!
• Homework is listed the day it is assigned, to be due the following class period unless otherwise noted.
• Click the dates below to access the PDF of notes presented in class.
• OFFICE HOURS are Monday 1–2 pm in D104 or by appointment.

NOTE: Please use the workbook pages or MANUSCRIPT paper to complete your assignments — I will not accept assignments involving music notation on regular notebook paper.

EXTRA PRACTICE / TIPS
Note Identification
Identifying intervals by sight — focus on thirds
FIGURED BASS — QUIZ + ANSWERS
Seventh Chord Ear Training

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COURSE SCHEDULE

FINAL EXAM—DEC 19 at 8–11 am

DEC 7 — Review for Final Exam (study guide packet)
Answers: Quiz 1 • Quiz 2 • Quiz 3 • Quiz 4 • Quiz 5

DEC 5 — Parallel Motion
Homework: Exercise 5–3 A–D (wkbk pg. 39–40)

DEC 3 — Chord Voicing
Homework: Exercise 5–2 A–D (wkbk pg. 37–38)

NOV 30 — NO CLASS

NOV 28 — The Melodic Line
Homework: Exercise 5–1 A+B (wkbk pg. 35–36) — Please type or write legibly your prose answers.

NOV 26 — Counterpoint Project due and In-Class Performances

NOV 21 — NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING)

NOV 19
INDIVIDUAL MEETING TIMES: Bring a printed copy of your in-progress project with intervals written in and/or any questions you have so we can go over it together. 10 minutes

NOV 16 — Counterpoint Review

NOV 14 — Fourth and Fifth Species — Still confused? Try reading this PDF or this website.
Homework: Handout in class.

NOV 13 — Second and Third Species
Homework: Handout in class. Read about 4th and 5th species.

NOV 9 — Cantus Firmus and First Species Counterpoint
Homework: Handout in class. Read about 2nd and 3rd species.

NOV 7 — EXAM 4
Homework: Read about first and second species counterpoint (handout)

NOV 5 — Review (study guide)

NOV 2 — More Analysis Practice

OCT 31 — More Diatonic Seventh Chords
Homework: Exercise 4–2 C (wkbk pg. 34 + analysis handed out in class)

OCT 29 — Diatonic Seventh Chords in Major and Minor Keys
Homework: Exercise 4–2 A–B (wkbk pg. 33—remember the leading tone appears in V7 and viiº7 in minor!)

OCT 26 — Diatonic Chords in Minor
Homework: Exercise 4–1 A–D (wkbk pg. 31–32 —remember the leading tone appears in V and viiº in minor!)

OCT 24 — Diatonic Chords in Major

OCT 22 — Exam 3
Homework: Read Kostka/Payne Chapter 4 re: diatonic chords in major keys

OCT 19 — Review for Exam 3 (Study Guide)

OCT 17 — Analyzing Chords in Context
Homework: Exercise 3–4 B 2–3 (wkbk pg. 27–29). Practice figured bass with quiz/answers above.
Bach & Brahms examples from class

OCT 15 — Seventh Chord Inversions and Figured Bass
Homework: Exercise 3–3 A–C (wkbk pg. 23–24). Practice singing arpeggios of triads and seventh chords (have a piano/app handy to check pitches). Read Kostka/Payne chapter 3 (focus on pg. 49-53) re: recognizing chords in various textures.

OCT 12 — NO CLASS

OCT 10 — Seventh Chords
Homework: Exercise 3–2 A–C (wkbk pg. 21). Read Kostka/Payne chapter 3 (focus on pg. 42–47) re: inversions, figured bass, and lead sheet symbols.

OCT 8 — NO CLASS — GO TO PRONK! (if you want — march with TOC in a mini-parade at 5:30)

OCT 5 — Triads
Homework: Exercise 3–1 A–D (wkbk pg. 19–20 — you should have your books by now; if not, get it from a friend). Read Kostka/Payne Chapter 3 (focus on pg. 40–42) re: building seventh chords.

OCT 3 — Exam 2
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 3 (focus on pg. 38–39) re: building triads.

OCT 1 — Review for Exam 2 (Study Guide)
Listening Identification (PDF) — listen to example 1 and example 2 to choose the correct answer from the multiple choice options. There are two rebeaming exercises at the bottom as well — add rests if needed.

SEPT 28 — Compound Meters
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 2 (focus on pg. 29–31) and Exercise 2-3 A–B + 2-4 A–B (wkbk pg.14+15)
Write rhythms in compound meters and practice counting/tapping/beaming them.

SEPT 26 — Simple Meters
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 2 (focus on pg. 28) and Exercise 2-2 A and B (wkbk pg. 13).
Write rhythms in simple meters, practice counting them and fixing any beaming, change to different time signatures by augmentation and diminution, and practice counting/tapping them.

SEPT 24 — Rhythms/Durations
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 2 (focus on pg. 24-27) and Exercise 2-1 A–C, (wkbk pg. 11+12).
Write rhythms and practice counting/tapping/conducting them. Keep working on sight sighting, intervals and melodies.

SEPT 21 — Exam 1
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 2 (focus on pg. 24-27)

SEPT 19 — Review for Exam 1 (Study Guide)

SEPT 17 — Augmented/Diminished Intervals — Intervallic Inversion — Consonance and Dissonance
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 1 (review entire chapter) and Exercises 1-6 A-E (wkbk pg. 9+10). Practice singing and identifying intervals by sight and ear.

SEPT 14 — Intervals
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 1 (focus on pg. 20–23) and Exercises 1-4 and 1-5 (wkbk pg. 7+8). Practice sight-singing exercises handed out in class. More practice identifying intervals by sight. Practice identifying intervals by ear (start with only 2nds, then only 3rds, etc., then gradually increase the quantity of possible answers).

SEPT 12 — Review: Major and Minor Scales and Keys
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 1 (focus on pg. 16–19) and complete self-tests in textbook for major and minor scales if you want more practice. Practice sight-singing exercises handed out in class and memorizing key signatures.

SEPT 10 — Minor Scales and Keys
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 1 (review pg. 4–14) and complete Exercise 1-3 A–E (wkbk pg. 5+6). Keep memorizing your major and minor key signatures. for extra help, see this: musictheory.net (minor scales)

SEPT 7 — Major Scales and Keys
Homework: Kostka/Payne Chapter 1 (focus on pg. 10–14) and complete Exercise 1-2 A–E (wkbk pg. 3+4)—you don't have to mark the whole and half steps in 1-2 A, just notate the scale with accidentals. If you need more help with scale construction, please see the following: musictheory.net (major scales)
Memorize your major key signatures — try the self-test in the textbook if you need more practice or identifying key signatures + constructing key signatures — click the settings at top right, start with a few and add more as you go.
>>> Watch a recent performance of Pauline Oliveros's World Wide Tuning Meditation

SEPT 5 — Introductions / Syllabus / Listening
Homework: Review treble and bass clef reading (practice note identification at the link above).
Read Kostka/Payne Chapter 1 pg. 1–23, (focus on pg. 4-10) and complete Exercise 1-1 A and B.
NB: Octave number changes when you get to the next C!
Also read "Advice to a College Music Student"