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Dr. Tim Koozin                
Moores School of Music
University of Houston

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Chapter 1: Treble and Bass Clef

Chapter 3: Intervals and their Inversions

Chapter 5: Key Signatures (The Circle of Fifths)

Chapter 7: Simple Meter   Compund Meter

Exam I on Rudiments: Friday, September 19
Exam II (Part II, Units 1-7): Monday, October 20

Week 1   

Theory: Chs 1-4. Clefs, Accidentals, Intervals, The Major Scale

   Monday: MEET IN LARGE GROUP
      Assignment for Wednesday, Aug 27: Study Chs 1-4 and complete the following-- Ex. 1a and 1b, p. 9; Ex. 2a, p. 10

   Wednesday's assignment for Friday: Ex. 2c and 3a, p. 10; Ex. 5a, p. 11

   Friday's assignment for Wednesday : Ex. 4, p. 11. Study Ch 4-6.

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing (Sightsinging text): p. 5-9

   Dictation due next Tuesday (Software/Workbook)
      Preparation: Intervals-- 2nds & 3rds, Major scales
      To turn in: Interval Quiz #1 on seconds, p. 1; Melodic dictation, p. 32

Week 2

Monday, Sept. 1: Labor Day holiday

Theory: Chs 4-6. Major and Minor Scales, Key Signatures, Triads

   Wednesday's assignment for Friday: Study Ch 4-6. Complete Ex. 1 and 2, p. 14; Ex. 1 and 2, p. 16

   Friday's assignment for Monday: DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET PDF

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: p. 12-13 (rhythms); p. 15-17 (thirds & fourths), p. 19-21 (melodies)

   Dictation due next Tuesday (Software/Workbook)
      Preparation: Intervals-- 4ths& 5ths, Major and minor scales
      To turn in: Interval Quiz #1 on thirds, p. 3; Melodic dictation, p. 35

Week 3

Theory: Ch 7. Meter and Rhythm

   Monday's assignment for Wednesday, Sept. 10: Ex. 1a, p. 18. Study Ch 7

   Wednesday: MEET IN LARGE GROUP.
       Assignment for Friday, Sept 9: Study Ch 7 and complete -- Ex. 1a, p. 26; Ex. 2a, p. 27; Ex, 3, p. 28

   No class Friday due to hurricane warning. Please complete the assignment for Monday and begin the Practice Rudments Exam. STAY SAFE!
       Friday's assignment for Monday: Ex. 1b, p. 26; Ex. 2b, p. 27; Ex, 4, p. 28. Also available by download: Practice Rudiments Exam

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: Unit 3, p. 22-27 (Tonic triad, fifths, sixths, & octaves)

   Dictation due next Tuesday (Software/Workbook)
      Preparation: Intervals-- 6ths& 7ths, triads
      To turn in: p. 9 (perfect intervals), p. 11 (sixths), p. 17 (maj & min triads)

Week 4

Theory: Ch 7. Meter and Rhythm

   No Class Monday. Monday's assignment for Wednesday, Sept. 17: Practice Rudiments Exam

WE MEET FOR CLASS BEGINNING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

DO COME TO CLASS IF POSSIBLE.

WE WILL COMPLETE LAST WEEK'S ASSIGNMENTS AND CONTINUE ON WITH NEW MATERIAL.

Assignments from last week may be turned in late if necessary.

Exam 1 (Rudiments) is postponed until a later time to be announced.

   Wednesday: Go over Practice Exam. Assignment for Friday: Make sure you are current on previous assignments and prepared for the rudiments for exam.

   Friday, September 19: WE MEET FOR CLASS. We begin Part II, Ch 1-4 (tonic, dominant, dominant seventh)
 
         Friday's assignment for Monday:
             Study Part II, Ch 1-4 (tonic, dominant, dominant seventh)
             Written assignment: Ex. 2 & 3, p. 42
 
         Begin bringing your Anthology to theory class always.
         Download the E-Workbook, Part 2, available to UH students here (password required):
             http://www.uh.edu/musicstudents/theory/Workbook_part_2.pdf (diatonic)

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: Complete Unit 3, begin Unit 4.

   Dictation due next Tuesday (Software/Workbook)
      Preparation: Intervals, Chords, and Scales
      To turn in: p. 13 (sevenths), p. 15 (all intervals), p. 23 (scales)

UNIT II study examples

Chapters 1-4: Tonic and Dominant voicings

Week 5

      Theory: Chs 3-4. Tonic & dominant trads, the dominant seventh chord.

            Monday, Sept 22: MEET IN LARGE GROUP. Assignment for Wednesday: E-Workbook, Part 2, Unit 3, page 6

            Wednesday's assignment: Review for Friday's Rudiments Exam. Written assignment for Monday:
                   E-Workbook: Page 10, No. 6 only; page 11, all.
                   Bring Anthology for in-class discussion of selected examples.

            Friday: Exam 1 on Rudiments. (Note assignment above due Monday.)

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: Continue Unit 4.

   Dictation due next Tuesday:
      Preparation: Harmonic dictation, p. 73 and 82.
      To turn in: Harmonic Quiz #1, p. 85.

Week 6

      Theory: Continue Chs 3-4. Begin Chs 5-6: the subdominant

            Monday, Sept 29: Assignment for Wednesday:
                Study Chs 5-6 on the subdominant
                To turn in: E-Workbook, page 16, No. 1a and 1b

            Wednesday's assignment: Anthology, page 18 (or other as assigned by instructor). Photocopy the page first, then write in harmonic analysis for both Scheidt and Schumann examples.

            Friday. MEET IN LARGE GROUP. Assignment: E-Workbook, page 19, Ex. 2a, 2b, and 2c.

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: Continue Unit 4; Unit

   Dictation due next Tuesday:
      Preparation: Melodic dictation, p. 62.
      To turn in: Melodic Quiz #1, p. 68.

Week 7

Theory: Continue Chs 5-6, the subdominant. Begin Ch 7, Cadences.

      Monday, Oct 6: Assignment for Wednesday: Textbook, p. 61, Ex. 4 (three figured basses: realize each in four parts.)
          Also study Ch 7 on Cadences.

      Wednesday's assignment: Anthology assignment: page 23 (Beethoven & Schubert). Analyze harmony and cadences.

      Friday's assignment: E-Workbook, page 21, Ex. 5a or 5b (choose) and Ex. 6. Also, Study Ch 8: Cadential Tonic Six-Four.

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: Continue Unit 4.

   Dictation due next Tuesday:
      Preparation: Harmonic dictation, p. 83.
      To turn in: Harmonic Quiz #2, p. 86.

Week 8

Theory: Prepare for Exam II. Begin Ch 8, Cadential tonic six-four chord.

      Monday, Oct 13: Assignment for Wednesday: Practice Exam II
          Also study Ch 8 on the cadential tonic six-four chord.

      Wednesday: Turn in Practice Exam II. Written assignment for Friday: E-Workbook, p. 23, No. 1 & 2 (cadences)

      Friday: Discuss Practice Exam II. Assignment for Monday: Study through Part II, Unit 7 for Exam

Aural Skills

   This week's Singing: Complete Unit 4. Begin Unit 5 through page 55.

   Dictation due next Tuesday:
      Preparation: Page 97 & 98 (Unit 5 melodic)
      To turn in: Melodic Quiz #1, p. 102

Week 9

Theory:

Monday, Oct 20: Exam II (Part II, Units 1-7)

Wednesday: Return and go over the theory exam. Begin discussion of Ch 9 (first inversion). Assignment: Study Ch 9.

Friday: MEET IN LARGE GROUP. Assignment for Monday E-Workbook, p. 29.

Aural Skills:

Tuesday, Oct 21: Singing Midterm (by appointment. Solo melodies through page 55.)

Thursday, Oct 23: Dictation Midterm (intervals, scales, melodic, harmonic through page 102) No new assignments.

Week 10

Chapters 8-9 study examples:

   Cadential Tonic Six-Four Chord

   First Inversion Chord Voicings

   Non-Chord Tones
 

Theory: Continue Ch 9 (first inversion)

Monday assignments for Wednesday: E-Workbook, p. 30, No. 3 a-d. Anthology: prepare analysis of pages 27-29 for in-class discussion.

Wednesday assignment for Friday: E-Workbook, p. 32, 6a & 6b

Friday assignments for Monday: Anthology, p. 30-32, prepare analysis of all cadences and harmony to turn in (photocopy pages first).

Aural Skills:

Singing: Continue Unit 5 beginning from p. 56

Dictation due next Tuesday:
      Preparation: Harmonic dictation, p. 106 & 109
      To turn in: Harmonic Quiz #1, p. 113

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