Sight+Singing+and+Ear+Training+I+-+MUT+2213

Professor: Irene Lau Time: 9 - 9 : 50 am TTh FA 13 Phone: 817-461-8741 ext 120 Office Hours: 12 - 2 pm The mission of 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 a context of a Christian world view. This sequence of courses introduces the student to sight singing using the tonic solfasolanization system. Ear training includes simple melodic, harmonic a nd rhythmic dictation. E x ercises progress to a level of moderate di f ficulty. 1. To introduce the techniques of solfege singing. 2. To provide student with a solid foundation to read music accurately and fluently. 3. To develop student's abilities to hear and identify intervals, chords, and their inversions. 4. To develop student's skills to take down melodic phrases. 5. To introduce rhythmic patterns in simple and compound meters. 6. To familiarize student with diatonic and chromatic melodies. 1. Develop a positive attitude towards the importance of solfege singing. 2. Sing melodies in major and minor keys. 3. Sing and conduct beat patterns.  4. Demonstrate the ability to take down melodic and rhythmic dictation. 5. Develop student ' s accountabilit y in keeping record of listening assignments in the computer enhanced lab. 1. Sight singing melodies in solfege with accuracy 2. Take down rhythmic and melodic dictation. 3. Identify chords and their inversions. 4. Identify the quality of chords and intervals. 5. Demonstrate the ability to conduct and sing. 6. Take down harmonic progressions. 7. Show progress through listening assignments. Benjamin, Horvit, and Nelson. Music for Sight Singing. 5th Edition Hoorvit, Koozin, and Nelson. Music for Ear Training. 2nd Edition 1. For each absence exceeding 2, two points will be deducted from your final point total. 2. Two tardy infractions will constitute one absence. 3. Official school functions will excused. 4. Absences due to legitimate family emergencies may be excused according to the professor's discretion. 5. Ifit is necessary for you to be absent, it YOUR responsibility to check with other fellow classmates or professor for any make up work that is due. 6. All make up work should be labeled "MAKE UP" at the top of the assignment. Classwork, quizzes 40% Practice notebook 20% Midterm 20% Final 20%  CLASS SCHEDULE 12-Jan Intro and syllabus read preface Music for Sight Singing 14 ET Discuss the use of CD-Rom and workbook 19 SS Unit I Rhythm: Introduce pulse rhythm p. 2 - 4 21 ET Unit I Recognize major  &  minor 2nd's and 3rd's p. 1 - 4 26 SS Pitch : Work on conjunct motion p. 4 - 6     28 ET Intervals P4 &  // A4, // P5 & d5 p, 5 - 10 Assign. P. 9 - 10 2-Feb *TEST Pulse and conjunct motion 4 *TEST Intervals 9 SS Melodic exercises p. 6 - 8 11 ET Interv Is of major  &  minor 6th and 7th p. 11 - 1: 16 SS Unit 2 Simple meters. Conducting while vocalizing the rhythm. P. 10 -14 18 ET All intervals p. 15 - 16. Major and minor triads p. l7 - 18 23 SS Pitch Introducing thirds. Conduct and sing. P. 13 - 15 25 ET Recognition: Dim. And Aug. triads p. 19 - 22 2-Mar SS * MIDTERM 4 ET * MIDTERM SPRING BREAK March 8 - 12 16 SS Pitch Introducing fourth. Conduct and ing. P. 15 - 20 18 ET Working on the three forms of minor scale. P. 23 - 24 23 SS Unit 3: Tonic triad. Singing intervals of 5th's, 6th's and 8th's. P. 21 - 2. 25 ET Unit 2: Rhythmic dictation. Simple meters. P. 25 - 28 30 SS Continue interval singing. P. 24 - 26 I-Apr ET Rhythmic dictation p. 29 - 31 Assign. P. 30 6 SS *TEST Unit 3 8 ET *TEST Unit 2  13 SS Unit4 Subdivision of beat. Conduct and vocalize, tapping the subdivi p. 27 - 29 15 ET Melodic dictation 2nd's, 3rd's  &  4tg's p. 32 - 34 20 SS Chord analysis. I, V and V7. Analyze and sing p. 31 - 33 22  ET Melodic dictation p. 35 - 37 Assign p. 38 - 39 27 SS Melodies. Ssisng and conduct. P. 33- 36 29  ET Melodic dictation p. 40 FINAL Exam May 3 - 4 
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