Office Hours: MTWTh 9-9:30, M&W 1-2, T&Th
12-1
Liberal Arts
Division, CM-342, 323-3114, Nancy Minogue, Instructional Assistant for Art and
Music, nminogue@nvcc.edu
Homework for
each class linked to on www.nvcc.edu/home/nvfayxj
E-mail is: jfay@nvcc.edu
Students with
disabilities may be eligible for accommodations in their classes. If you are a
student with a disability you may wish to contact a Counselor for Disability
Services in CG-211.
The Music Program Handbook,
a guide book for Music Majors, is on http://www.nvcc.edu/home/nvfayxj/handbook.pdf
This book describes
curriculum, Applied Music and other information, a gives students and teachers guidelines for levels of Applied Music study.
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The $35 Ear Training software MacGamut will be
required starting Fall semester and is highly
recommended for purchase now.
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1 May. Last class today. Reviewed for Final (Thurs, 8 May,
0800-0950). Written Final: analysis, part-writing with given modulatory chord
progression, then arrange for violin, Bb clarinet, viola, cello. Ear Training:
sing pg 385 (1-2) Fixed Do, clap pg. 386 (1-5), harmonic dictation (see 112 dictation final).
24 Apr. Did workbook chap 23, practiced Fixed Do solfege. Homework:
finish workbook chap. 23, sing #1 pg 340 fixed do.
8 Apr. Analyzed pieces with ii7 chords, dictation of 7th
chords. Homework: finish clap 21 workbook, continue on to chap. 22. ET
from 27 March.
3 April Reviewed key signatures, triads and intervals. Homework: 1st
2 pgs. Chap 21 workbook.
27 March Went
over homework, sang 7th chords and harmonic dictation.
Homework: finish chap 20 workbook, sing pg. 325 (1-2), clap pg. 292 (1-3).
25 March Discussed
7th chords. Homework is 1st 2 pgs, chap 20 workbook.
18 Mar. NO
CLASS TODAY, teacher having emergency dental surgery (yuck). Ear Training Mids on thursday
28 Feb. Homework:
workbook chap. 18, clap pgs. 279-80.
26 Feb. Did
chap 16 analysis in class and finished early.
Homework: analysis chap. 17. Make sure workbook is done through chap. 17. Mid
term exams 6 March.
21 Feb. Discussed
chap. 16, arranged chorale for string quartet and B-flat clarinet. Clapped pg. 250. Homework: workbook chap. 16, clap pg. 264,
sing 248 (1-2).
19 Feb. Homework:
finish workbook chap. 15 (started in class), sing pg. 248 (1-2), clap pg. 250
12 Feb. Ear training part of quiz on
Thursday.
5 Feb. NO CLASS THURSDAY, 7 FEB. Quiz on 12th.
Analysis thru chap. 14 plus Passing and Neighbor Tones.
Part-writing: a given chord progression thru chap. 14 plus Passing and Neighbor
Tones. Clap pg. 235 (3-6, teacher picks), sing pg. 218 (1 or 4, student picks)
31 Jan. Skipped ahead and introduced non-chord tones. Broke into
groups and performed duets on pg. 189. Homework: workbook pgs. 79-80.
29 Jan. Worked on part-writing, B-flat transposition and Alto Clef.
Sang and Clapped. Homework: Finish workbook chap. 14, clap pg. 235 (3-6), sing
pg 218. Ist quiz Feb 12.
24 Jan. Analyzed
pg. 217, did melodic dictation, chapped rhythms. Homework: workbook chap. 14,
clap rhythms, pg. 221
22 Jan. Reviewed
triads, diatonic triads, triad inversions and figured bass, sang scales and
triads. Homework: workbook pgs. 59-60, sing pg. 125 (#1,3,5).
Chap 13 analysis next class.
17 Jan. Reviewed scales, key signatures,
rhythm and intervals. Homework:
read chap. 13 and do pgs. 57-58 in workbook.
Suggest you download and install free Finale
Notepad. http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/
We will be using it for homework later.