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Prelude
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The Art of Music |
Lesson 1 |
Pitch notation |
Lesson 2 |
Rhythm notation |
Preliminary Project |
Using Finale NotePad |
Lesson 3 |
Scales/Major scales (including diatonic modes, chromatic,
whole-tone, pentatonic, octatonic, and tone row; also major
scales and key signatures) |
Creative Project A |
Compose several melodies according to given parameters |
Lesson 4 |
Minor scales and key signatures |
Creative Project B |
Compose several melodies according to given parameters |
Lesson 5 |
Intervals I (intervals without accidentals) |
Lesson 6 |
Intervals II (all intervals) |
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MIDTERM |
(Lessons 1-6) |
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Lesson 7 |
Triads (root position only) |
Lesson 8 |
Triads (inversions) |
Lesson 9 |
Harmony I (chord progressions, analysis, nonharmonic tones,
harmonization, compound meter, transposition) |
Creative Project C |
Harmonize (write an accompaniment for) a given melody |
Lesson 10 |
7th chords (root position only) |
Lesson 11 |
7th chords (inversions) |
Lesson 12 |
Harmony II (more nonharmonic tones, harmonic rhythm, analysis,
harmonization, accompanimental patterns) |
Creative project D |
Compose a melody and add your own accompaniment |
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FINAL EXAM |
(Lessons 1-12) |
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- Read each lesson carefully, being sure to study the musical examples
and interactive activities thoroughly.
- Complete the exercises/drills provided before attempting
the written assignment. The time you spend on the drills will help
you immensely as the material becomes more complex.
- Although answers to some of the written assignments are provided,
it is important that you thoroughly think through and write out your
answers before checking them. Looking ahead at the correct answers
without writing is a gross error. It leads to vague answers, guessing,
and consequently, poor learning. I even recommend that you score
each assignment in order to get a clear picture as to how well you
understand
the material.
- Be sure each lesson is thoroughly mastered. If a lesson is especially
difficult, review it before going on to the next lesson.
- Carefully study mistakes made on self-graded assignments. Review
the lesson material, as necessary, to understand why the mistakes
were made.
- For each creative project, move beyond making the composition "technically" correct. Sound is
the essence of the art; therefore, always listen to your
creative projects.
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