SYLLABUS
Tulsa Community College, Southeast Campus
Spring2013
Course: Music Theory II (Aural) MUS 1072Call #: 20453/20454
Instructor: Steve Vento Office 6256BRoom 6104
T TH10:00-10:50 amPhone: 595-8617 (office)
2 creditE-mail:
Office Hours: Check availability at instructor’s office
To Contact the Division Office
Kelly Clark, Dean of Performing Arts
Performing Arts Division:
Office: SE 6267
Phone: 595-7752
Course Description:
To develop aural music skills through sight-singing, dictation, and keyboard exercises. Designed to be a lab class to accompany Music Theory I. Prerequisite: MUS 1062 or permission of instructor. Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in Music Theory II. Concurrent enrollment in Class Piano or Private Piano. The co-requisite in Piano may be waived by demonstration of proficiency to one of TCC’s full-time music faculty.
Textbook:
Music for Sight Singing5th edition by Benjamin, Hovit, and Nelson, ISBN: 0-534-62802-8; Thomson/Schirmer publisher. Additional supplemental material will be provided for the student when needed.
Course Objective:
To develop dictation and sightsinging skills.
Scope of Course:
This course will include a study of: simple intervals, melodies including triadic skips, rhythms in simple meter with an introduction to compound meter, major and minor scales, triads, introduction to harmonic dictation
Teaching Methods:
Various teaching will include; listening examples, dictation exercises, sightsinging and keyboard assignments, computer listening lab
Evaluation Techniques:
Examinations will be administered through sightsinging, dictation or keyboard exercises. Tests are necessarily comprehensive. Attendance at all exams is mandatory. If the student is not present for an exam, he/she will receive a failing grade. Makeup exams are given only on rare or emergency occasions with approval of the instructor.
Computer Lab Assignments:
Students are required to spend time in the music computer lab (6268) each week. Each semester the student will have a number of projects due through Aurilia (music theory/ear training computer program). Lab is located in the design studio (6268) and will be available during office hours: 8-5. Sign in either in the lab or (if closed) with the Performing Arts office, 6267. There are 10 lab stations available for your use.
Grading System:
Dictation Exams (3)60 (20 pts each)A = 280-252 points
Sightsinging Exams (3)60 (20 pts each) B = 251-224 points
Assignments, quizzes 20 (4 pts each)C = 223-196 points
Attendance30 (1 pt per day)D = 195-168 points
Aurilia60 (2 pts. each)F = 167 and below
Final Exam50 points
Total Points280
Attendance Policy:
Regular attendance is essential in a class of this nature. Each absence makes it more difficult to keep up. More than two absences is considered excessive; each absence after two will result in a 1 point deduction from the attendance portion of the final grade. The student is responsible for consulting with the instructor regarding any absences and the makeup work required.
IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT OFFICIALLY WITHDRAW AND IS CONSISTENTLY ABSENT FROM CLASS, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE.
Availability of Instructor:
The instructor will be available for tutoring sessions by appointment. All students are encouraged to ask for assistance when necessary.
ADA POLICY
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Students with documented disabilities are provided academic accommodations through the DisABLED Stnt Resource Center (918-595-7115) or Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (918-595-7428/TDD-TTY (918-595-7434). If any student is in need of academic accommodations from either office, it is the student’s responsibility to advise the instructor so an appropriate referral can be made no later than the first week of class. Students may also contact the DisABLED Student Resource Center directly at the telephone numbers indicated. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER TO SUPPORT THE NEED.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY OR MISCONDUCT
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned nor tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Academic dishonesty is behavior in which a deliberately fraudulent misrepresentation is employed in an attempt to gain undeserved intellectual credit, either for oneself or for another. Academic misconduct is behavior that results in intellectual advantage obtained by violating specific standard, but without deliberate intent or use of fraudulent means. The student should review the relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE and CONDUCT
As technology has increasingly enhanced our lives, it has also provided us with new distractions. Cellular phones and pagers fall into this category. TCC students are, in most cases, individuals who are “trying to do it all” and this frequently makes it difficult to devote their full attention to classroom instruction. NO TEXTING IS ALLOWED!
Cellular phones will be turned off while in class. Response to pagers should be postponed until the completion of class. If an emergency situation is possible (i.e. sick child, hospitalized family member, etc.) the instructor should be informed that the student will possibly be receiving a call. This is a common policy in movie theaters, concerts, worship services, etc. and is intended to show respect for all participants in the learning environment. In the case of an extreme emergency, callers can telephone campus police (595-7762) and a message will be delivered to you. Please be courteous and refrain from talking when instructor or classmate is speaking.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Monday/Tuesday classes will focus on sightsinging and keyboarding skills. Wednesday/Thursday classes will focus on dictation skills. Specific skills will be determined by what is required on each test. These skills are listed below.
EXAM DATES:
Week of Jan. 28Sightsinging I
Week of Feb. 4Dictation I
Week of Feb. 25Sightsinging II
Week of March 4Dictation II
Week of April 8Sightsinging III
Week of April 15Dictation III
IMPORTANT DATES:
Jan 21-N0 Class; Feb 14-No Class; March 28-No Class; April 4-No Class
Spring Break – March.18-22 – NO CLASS
Finals will be held TBA
SKILL REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAMS:
Sightsinging Test I
- Rhythms: introduction to dots and ties
- Rhythms: introduction to compound meter
- Melodies with triadic skips including V7
- Sing ascending and descending intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, M6 and P8
Dictation Test I
1.Rhythmic dictation: Syncopation, Compound Meter, duplets, and triplets
- Identification of simple intervals (melodic, ascending): m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, M6
- Scale degree identification by numbers or solfege
- Melodic dictation with stepwise melodies
- Introduction to harmonic dictation I, IV, and V. Notate chord symbols.
Sightsinging Test II
- Rhythms: dots, ties, duplets, triplets, and anacrusis
2.Melodies: with triadic skips including 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, (Maj, min, and Tri)
- Be able to sing the natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales.
- Sing ascending and descending intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, m6, M6, M7 and P8
- Be able to sing: I, IV, V triads in first inversions.
Dictation Test II
- Rhythmic dictation: Simple, Compound, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, and anacrusis
- Identification of simple intervals (ascending and descending): m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, m6, M6, M7, and P8
- Identify triads: Major, minor, diminished, augmented. 6 inversion
- Melodic dictation including med triadic skips.
- Introduction to harmonic dictation: I, ii, IV, V, and vi. Notate chord symbols.
- Scale Identification: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor
Sightsinging Test III
1.Rhythms: dots, ties, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, and anacrusis
2.Melodies: with triadic skips including full octave
3.Be able to sing the natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales.
4.Sing ascending and descending intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, m6, M6, m7, M7 and P8 (full octave)
5.Be able to sing: I, IV, V triads in all inversions..
Dictation Test III
- Rhythmic dictation: Simple, Compound, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, and anacrusis
- Identification of all simple intervals (ascending and descending): m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, m6, M6, m7, M7, and P8
- Identify triads: Major, minor, diminished, augmented. 6-4 inversion
- Melodic dictation including arpeggiations of the I and V chords
- Harmonic Dictation: progressions including: I, ii, IV, V7, and vi. Notate-Soprano, bass, chord symbols.
AURAL THEORY II – GOALS
Sightsinging:
Clap or ‘ta’ simple meter rhythms with 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 subdivisions.
Clap or ‘ta’ simple meter rhythms with dots, ties and anacrusis.
Introduction to compound meter.
Sing major scale ascending and descending using solfege.
Sing all three forms of the minor scale (natural, harmonic, melodic) ascending and descending.
Sing all simple intervals up to a full octave (ascending and descending)
Sing: I, IV, V in all inversions.
Dictation:
Identify all simple melodic ascending and descending intervals: m2, M2, m3, M3, P4, T, P5, m6, M6, m7, M7, P8. (full octave)
Identify scale degree, given key and scale.
Identify scales: major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor
Identify triads (major, minor, augmented, diminished) in root position and in inversions. Identify the soprano factor.
Dictation of simple, short melodies with skips up to a full octave.
Harmonic dictation of I, ii, IV, V, vi chords notating the soprano, bass and chord symbol.
Rhythmic dictation of simple meters with 2:1, 3:1, 4:1 subdivisions, dots, ties, anacrusis along with an introduction to compound meter.
Aurilia Goals Per Semester of Aural Theory:
The student must complete each of the corresponding exercises at an 80% efficiency in order to pass that level. Each level will consist of 10 questions unless communicated by your instructor. You can submit your completed work via e-mail to your instructor or by printing it out at the computer lab and turning it in. The music theory lab is there to help you better understand aural theory. Use it to your advantage!
Interval ComparisonInterval Recogniton
Level 1-2Theory ILevel 1-4Theory I
Level 3-4Theory IILevel 5-8Theory II
Level 5-6Theory IIILevel 9-12Theory III
Level 7Theory IVLevel 13-17Theory IV
ScalesChord Comparison
Level 1-2Theory ILevel 1-2Theory I
Level 3-4Theory IILevel 3-5Theory II
Level 5-6Theory III
Level 7-9Theory IV
Chord RecognitionRhythm Elements
Level 1-2Theory ILevel 1-3Theory I
Level 3-4Theory IILevel 4-6Theory II
Level 5-6Theory III
Level 7-8Theory IV
Rhythm Element DictationRhythm Dictation
Level 1Theory IN/ATheory I
Level 2Theory IILevel 1-5Theory II
Level 3Theory IIILevel 6-10Theory III
Level 4-5Theory IVLevel 11-15Theory IV
Chord ProgressionsCadences
Level 1-2Theory IN/ATheory I
Level 3-4Theory IIN/ATheory II
Level 5-7Theory IIILevel 1-4Theory III
Level 8-10Theory IVLevel 5-9Theory IV
FormsMelodic Comparison
N/ATheory ILevel 1-2Theory I
N/ATheory IILevel 3-5Theory II
Level 1-4Theory IIILevel 6-8Theory III
Level 5-8Theory IVLevel 9-11Theory IV
Melodic Dictation
Level 1-4Theory I
Level 5-8Theory II
Level 9-11Theory III
Level 12-14Theory IV