Thought for the day:
“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” – Warren Buffet
August 24/25
Aural Proficiency –
We will:
- Page 1 Major Scale construction and solfege pattern, ascending and descending
- Expand Solfege to full octave
- Page 3 Sight Singing
- Page 5 Rhythmic Dictation
- Learn to recognize step-wise melodic fragments by solfege syllable
- Page 7 Melodic Fragments and Echo Sing with Solfege
You will:
- Transfer Solfege patterns to page #3 in Aural Prof book
- Sight Sing #3 in Aural Prof book
- notate 2 and 4 bar rhythms of increased complexity
- Echo Sing and notate 3 note melodic fragments in various keys on page 7
- Complete Aural Prof Assignment #1
- Apply the above concepts to Aural Prof Assignment #2 (homework)
Homework –
Benward Assignment 1.1-1.9 and Aural Prof Assignment #2
If complete Benward early, you can turn it in early!
A Day classes due Wednesday, Aug 31
B Day classes due Thursday, Sept 1
Next week:
READ Benward Chapter 2:
We will –
- Review Meter and time signature: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMqBpHXseVs&list=TLyFGIkmF278g
- Complete Assignment 1.7
- Learn diatonic scale construction – major and 3 forms of minor – harmonic minor: https://youtu.be/cbbEl_CnbmE
You will –
- Write diatonic scales in major, natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor in various keys