SYLLABUS
APPM 165 - AURAL SKILLS I
Spring
2003
INSTRUCTOR:
Bruce Hammel, Rm. 105 Music Center.
Email: bhammel@vcu.edu.
Class
webpage can be found at www.people.vcu.edu/~bhammel/theory/. Almost all
assignments and other course materials will be available on this site. Students
are expected to check for updates on a regular basis. If you miss a class,
check online for your assignment!
COURSE
OBJECTIVES: The following skills will be introduced in class and then mastered
by the students!
a. Rhythm reading using all beat values. Duple, triple, and quadruple divisions.
b. Sight singing using “moveable do”
solfege. Stepwise motion and leaps in
tonic triad. Major keys only.
c. Interval identification. All intervals ascending only.
d. Scale identification. Major, all forms of minor.
e. Chord identification. Major, minor, diminished, augmented in any
inversion.
f. Melodic dictation. Mostly stepwise motion.
Skips in I and V.
g. Harmonic dictation. Two chord progressions in major and minor.
TEXTS: Music
for Sight Singing by Robert Ottman and MacGAMUT dictation software.
Both are available at Carriage House texts on Harrison St.
EVALUATION:
Grades will be determined as follows:
|
Assessment |
Total
points |
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SS exam 1 |
100 |
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A =
590-650 pts. |
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SS exam 2 |
100 |
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B =
530-589 pts. |
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SS exam 3 |
100 |
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C =
470-529 pts. |
|
Final SS |
100 |
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D =
400-469 pts. |
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MacGAMUT 1 |
100 |
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F =
less than 400 pts. |
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MacGAMUT 2 |
100 |
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MacGAMUT levels (see calendar
for details) |
50 |
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TOTAL: |
650 |
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FINAL
EXAM: The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6 from 9-11:50 am in
your regular classroom.
ATTENDANCE:
You will be permitted 3 absences for the semester. There will be no excused absences of any
type so please be very prudent about your attendance. You may want to save up your days off for unexpected illness,
post-party recovery, etc. Each absence
over three will result in the lowering of your final grade by half a letter.
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Wk |
Date |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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1 |
1/14-16 |
Begin
R#1-24 SS
#55-90 Purchase,
register, and download presets for MacGamut! |
Email
me your MacGamut startup file ASAP. Check the website for details. Mac
users must use Stuffit before attaching files. |
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2 |
1/21-23 |
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3 |
1/28-30 |
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4 |
2/4-6 |
SS
Exam 1 |
Begin
R#26-41, 46-52 SS#106-124 |
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5 |
2/11-13 |
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6 |
2/18-20 |
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Email
me your MacGamut startup files for a progress check. |
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7 |
2/25-27 |
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8 |
3/4-6 |
SS
Exam 2 |
Quiz
on the following MacGAMUT
levels: Intervals,
levels 1-3 Scales,
levels 1-3 Chords,
levels 1-2 Melodic
dictation, levels 1-2 Harmonic
dictation, levels 1 |
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9 |
3/18-20 |
Begin
R#174-185 SS#130-146 |
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10 |
3/25-27 |
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11 |
4/1-3 |
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12 |
4/10-12 |
SS
Exam 3 |
Begin
R#474-484, 492-495 SS#186-212 |
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13 |
4/15-17 |
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14 |
4/22-24 |
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15 |
4/29 |
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5/6 |
Final
Exam 9-11:50 am Individual
exams on Ottman and class
dictation test on: Intervals,
levels 1-5. Scales,
levels 1-6. Chords,
levels 1-6. Melodic
dictation, levels 1-6. Harmonic
dictation, levels 1-2 |
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