Singing+and+Ear+Training+IV+-+MUT+3214

ARLINGTON BAPTIST COLLEGE SIGHT SINGING AND EAR TRAINING IV MUT 3214 2010 Spring Semester   Professor: Irene Lau Time: 10 - 10:50 TTH Phone: 817-461-8741 Ext. 120   Location: FA 1 Office Hours: 12-2 P.M.   MISSION STATEMENT Arlington Baptist College is to prepare men and women for Christian life and ministries, both lay and professional, through studies in Bible , general education , church vocations , and practical service integrating faith and learning in conte x t of a Christian w orldview. COURSE DESCRlPTION Modulation, modal melodies and mixed meters are included in the sight singing e x ercises. Ear training includes chromaticism, modulation, seventh chords , compound a nd mixed meters. COURSE GOALS A s your instructor i n this course, I will : 1. reinforce the skill in solfege singing and ear training. 2. Give you practical pract i ce through exercises and qui z zes. 3. Familiarize you with the principles and methods in t e aching music reading and ear training. 4. Acquaint you with singing modes and chromatic melodies. 5. Help you develop the skill to analyze and sing modulation. 6. Instill you the importance of those skills in one's musicianship. INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS Upon the completion of this course, y ou will be able to: 1. Understand the tools in developing y our sight singing s kill. 2. Be acquainted with and use of various methods of ear training. 3. Discover and apply certain principles to your own life. 4. Discuss and apply the methods in teaching school and choir. 5. develop and express your creativit y in performance.  INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 1. Write down melodic, rhythmic and harmonic dictation with accuracy. 2. Identify and conduct melodies in simple, compound and mixed meters. 3. when given a melody with modulation, identify the modulation and the keys. 4. Sight sing melodies in different clefs. 5. Use chromatic syllables with fluency and accuracy. TEXT Benjamin, Horvit and Nelson. Music for sight Singing. 4th Edition. Horvit, Koozin and Nelson. Music for Ear Training. 2nd Edition. GRADING Quizzes 30% Practice notebook 20% Midterm 25% Final 25% / ' 

CLASS SCHEDULE 12 -J a n S S Un i t 1 2: D e co r ativ e C hr om a tic is m. S i ng a nd conduct. P. 1 28 - 1 3 5 14 ET Unit 11: Syncopation. P. 241 - 244 Assign p. 245 - 247 1 9 S S P i t c h : S ca l e i n mino r k e y p. 13 6 - 13 9   2 1 ET M e l o di c dictation p. 2 4 8 - 252  As s i g n p. 25 3 - 2 57   2 6 SS *TEST ing chromatic melodies 28 ET * TEST Rhythmic & melodic dictation 2 - F e b SS Unit 13: P i t c h. Mod a l borrowin g. Si n g and c onduct. P. 141 - 143   4 ET Harmonic dictation. P. 258 -262 Assign p. 264 - 267 9 SS Melodies. Sing with articulation p. 1 44 - 147   11 ET Harmonic dictation. P. 268 - 269 1 6 SS Uni t 14 Pitch. Secondary Dom i nant. Lo ca te and a n a lyze. P. 1 56 - 1 59 18 ET Unit 12 Scalar v a r i ant s, mod a l borro w ing. P. 270 - 272   23  SS Melodie s : p. 159 - 1 64   2 5 ET Work on deco r ative chromat i c i sm   p,  273 - 275 2- Ma r SS * MIDTERM 4 ET *MIDTERM SPRING BREAK !!!! March 8 - 12 1 6 SS Unit 15. Modulations to closely related key. P. 169 - 171 1 8 ET Melodic dictation p. 276 - 278 23 SS Modulation s p. 171 - 174   2 5 ET Melod i c dictation p. 276 - 278 3 0 SS Modulations p. 17 5 - 178 l -Ap r ET H a rmonic dictation, mod a l borro w ing. P. 285 - 288   6 SS * TEST Modulation 8 ET Modal borrowing p. 289 - 292  13 SS Singing canons an. part music p. 179 - 183 15 ET Modal bon-owing p. 293 - 296  Assign p. 297 - 298 20 SS Unit 16 Music from the Literature p. 184 - 189 22  ET * TEST Modal bon-owing 27 SS ContinucUnit 16 p. 189 - 193 29 ET Review FINALS !I!! May 3 - 6 // r  // 