Department of Music 212
Basic Musicianship IV (4 hours), Syllabus, Spring 2012
Dr. Sonny Burnette; Office: NMB 12
Office phone: 8112; Cell: 502.542.1911
E-mail:
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Continuation of integrated study of fundamentals of music and musicianship. Harmonic vocabulary includes nonharmonic tones, seventh chords, modulation and altered chords.
TEXTBOOKS:Ottman, Robert W. Advanced Harmony: Theory and Practice, 5th ed., Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. 2000. (ISBN 0-13-083339-8)
Ottman, Robert W. Workbook for Advanced Harmony: Theory and
Practice, 5th ed., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.,
2000. (ISBN 0-13-085699-1)
Horvit, Michael; Koozin, Timothy; Nelson, Robert. Music for Ear Training: CD-
ROM and Workbook, 3rd ed., Belmont, California: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2001. (ISBN 0-49-556571-7)
Ottman, Robert W. Music for Sight Singing, 7th ed., Upper Saddle River,
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2007. (ISBN 0-13-187234-6)
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Manuscript paper, no. 1 (soft lead) pencils, 3-ring binder for handouts and other materials.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: (1) In general terms, to provide the theoretical resources necessary for developing a thorough understanding of the fundamental components of musical language, with practical application as a primary goal. (2) To encourage analytical thinking, both aurally and visually, in terms of melody, harmony, rhythm and musical form. (3) Specifically, the student will be able to identify, describe the function of, and create examples of: augmented sixth chords; ninth, eleventh and thirteenth chords; complex harmonic progressions; impressionistic and 20th-century techniques. (4) The student will be able to sing music examples on sight, and transcribe music examples from hearing. (5) The student will be able to compose short music works in Romantic, Impressionistic and 20th-century styles.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE: (1) Four chapter tests, (2) Final written examination, (3) Keyboard harmony playing tests, (4) Sight singing/rhythmic dictation tests, (5) Ear training tests, (6) Turn in assignments on time and legibly written, (7) Turn in three compositions on time and legibly written, (8) Spend as much time as necessary practicing ear training to gain aural proficiency: +/- one hour per week, average.
COURSE OUTLINE: General format for the course will be:
Monday: Music theory lecture (NMB 21, 2:00-2:50)
Tuesday: *Ear training (NMB 12, 2:10-3:00)
Wednesday: Music theory lecture (NMB 21, 2:00-2:50)
Thursday: *Sight Singing/Rhythmic Dictation (NMB 21, 2:10-3:00)
Friday: *Keyboard Harmony (NMB 11, 2:00-2:50)
*Performance quizzes will be given on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
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Ear training units are on the CD-ROM supplied with the text. Practice exercises are to be completed before class; the quiz portion of the unit will be administered during class time. You may practice ear training on your own computer, or in the Beard Lab. It is to your advantage to practice ear training on a regular basis! :-) (M = Melody Unit, H = Harmony Unit, R = Rhythm Unit.)
MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAYTHEORY / EAR TRAINING / THEORY / S.S. / RHY. DICT. / KEYBD. HARM.
WEEK ONE: January 23-27 (This semester we will flip-flop Tuesdays and Thursdays)
MUS 211 Review
Text, Chapter 8 / Unit 11:
M: Q 1&2 / Text
Chapter 8
Assgn. #1 due / 15.70-15.90 / Text
7.10a
Assgn. #2 due
WEEK TWO: January 30-February 3
Text
Chapter 8 / Unit 11:
M: Q 3, H: Q 1 / Counterpoint
Review / 15.91-15.115
Assgn. #3 due / Text
7.10b(major)
WEEK THREE: February 6-10
Text
Chapter 9 / Unit 11:
H: Q 2&3
Assgn. #4 due / KMEA
NO CLASS / KMEA
NO CLASS / KMEA
NO CLASS
WEEK FOUR: February 13-17
Text
Chapter 9 / Unit 12:
M: Q 1&2 / Text
Chapter 9 / 15.116-15.137
Assgn. #5 due / Text
7.10b (minor)
WEEK FIVE: February 20-24
Text
Chapter 9
Test Review / Unit 12:
M: Q 3, H: Q 1 / TEST
Chapters 8&9 / 16.1-16.36 / Text
7.10c
WEEK SIX: February 27-March 2
Text
Chapter 10 / Unit 12:
H: Q 2&3 / Text
Chapter 10 / 16.37-16.59
Assgn. #6 due / Text, 8.9
WEEK SEVEN: March 5-9
Text
Chapter 10
Test Review / Unit 13:
M: Q 1&2 / TEST
Chapter 10 / 16.60-16.86 / Text
8.10
Assgn. #7 due
SPRING BREAK, March 12-16
WEEK EIGHT: March 19-23
Text
Chapter 11 / Unit 13:
M: Q 3, H: Q 1 / Text
Chapter 11 / 17.1-17.27
Assgn. #8 due / Text
8.11 (minor)
WEEK NINE: March 26-30
Text, Chapter 11
Test Review / Unit 13:
H: Q 2&3 / TEST
Chapter 11 / 17.28-17.51 / Text
8.11 (major)
WEEK TEN: April2-6
Text
Chapter 12 / Unit 15:
M: Q 1&2 / Text
Chapter 12 / 17.52-17.76
Assgn. #9 due / GOOD FRIDAY
NO CLASS
WEEK ELEVEN: April 9-13
Text
Chapter 12 / Unit 15:
M: Q 3, H: Q 1 / ROMANTIC
COMPOSITION / 18.1-18.25 / Text
9.6b
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WEEK TWELVE: April 16-20Text
Chapter 13 / Unit 15:
H: Q 2&3 / Text
Chapter 13 / 18.26-19.10
Assgn. #10 due / Text
10.3 (sus)
WEEK THIRTEEN: April 23-27
Text
Chapter 13
Test Review / Unit 16:
R: Q 1&2 / TEST
Chapters 12&13 / 19.11-19.30 / Text
10.3 (PT/NT)
WEEK FOURTEEN: April 30-May 4
IMPRESSION.
COMPOSITION / Unit 16:
R: Q 3, M: Q 1 / Text
Chapter 15 / 19.31-20.10
or Make-ups?
Assgn. #11 due / Text 10.3
(app.)
or Make-ups?
WEEK FIFTEEN: May 7-9
Text
Chapter 15 / Unit 16:
M: Q 2&3
or Make-ups? / 20TH-CENTURY
COMPOSITION
Final Exam Rev. / X / X
ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY: See College Catalog and Student Handbook.
FINAL EXAMINATION (written): as scheduled by the Registrar's Office (earliest option).
No final examination in Ear Training, Sight Singing/Rhythmic Dictation or Keyboard Harmony.
EVALUATION: The final grade will be computed as follows:
4 Chapter Tests = 40%Workbook/Transcription Assignments = 10%
Keyboard Harmony = 10%Sight Singing/Rhythmic Dictation = 10%
Ear Training = 10%3 Compositions = 10%Final Examination = 10%
(Lowest score in E.T. dropped as a courtesy.)
Grading scale for the course is:
A=93-100 A/B=88-92 B=83-87 B/C=78-82 C=70-77 D=60-69 F=0-59
Compositions: In that evaluating compositions is subjective in nature, the following scale will be used in this area relative to the overall grading scale for your final course grade:
Superior = 95, Excellent = 85, Average = 75, Poor = 65, Incomplete = 0
Compositions must be submitted on time or there will be a 10-point penalty.
The grading system for chapter tests, ear training tests and the Final Examination will be on a 100% scale.
The grading system for workbook assignments, keyboard harmony and sight singing/
rhythmic dictation will be:
1 = Excellent 2 = Satisfactory 3 = Unsatisfactory 4 = Incomplete
These numbers will be averaged and then applied to the following scale:
1.00-1.04=100 1.4 = 901.9 = 802.4 = 702.9 = 60
1.05-1.09= 98 1.5 = 882.0 = 782.5 = 683.0 = 58
1.1 = 96 1.6 = 862.1 = 762.6 = 664.0 = 0
1.2 = 94 1.7 = 842.2 = 742.7 = 64
1.3 = 92 1.8 = 822.3 = 722.8 = 62
Example: 2,2,1,1,2,3,3,2,1 = 17, divided by 9 = 1.8 = 82%
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**Grades will be posted on the MUS 212 web page. You may access only your grades by using your GC I.D. number. Site is updated approximately weekly.
Late Work: Assignments must be turned in on time or they will be lowered one rating from what would have been received (e.g., from 1 to 2, 2 to 3, etc.). If an assignment is not turned in within one week of the due date, it will not be accepted. (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday performance quizzes may be made up without a late penalty.) All make-up work must be completed by the end of the class period on the last day of classes.
ATTENDANCE: In that we will have approximately 70 class meetings, you will be allowed seven absences (10% of total class meetings) without penalty. For each additional absence, regardless of the reason(*), your final grade point average will be lowered by two percentage points. (I recommend that you save these absences for bona fide illnesses, and for days before holidays if you wish to leave campus early. Classes will not be canceled prior to holidays.)
(*)If you are involved in a college-sponsored activity off campus, such as a field
trip or tour, these absences will not count toward the seven allowed absences. It is your responsibility to notify me in advance, however.
(*)In the event of an extended illness, recognized as such by the college, individual arrangements should be made with the professor in regard to make-up work. (Please contact Dean of Student Life to ensure that I am officially notified.)
Tardies: Seven tardies will be counted as one of your allowed absences. If you arrive late, please see me after class so that I may mark you late rather than absent.
*Make-up tests: It is to your advantage to be present for the four chapter tests. Your first make-
up test will be lowered by 10 points; a second will be lowered by 20 points, etc. This will
apply regardless–only exclusions are the two items (*) mentioned above.
Missing the written Final Examination will result in an F for that test grade, unless a dire emergency is documented/proven.
PERSONAL NOTE
Please schedule an appointment with me, or call at any time if you have questions, or if I may be able to assist you in some capacity. I am here to help you and I enjoy doing so, ergo, don’t hesitate to call!
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MUS 212 ASSIGNMENT SHEET
TRANSCRIPTION (Unit 17, E.T. text CD-ROM)
1.Quiz No. 1, pp. 409-410 (pick one). Due date: Wednesday, January 25
AUGMENTED SIXTH CHORDS (Chapter 8)
2.8.1b (pick four); 8.2b (pick four); 8Ab (odd numbers). Due date: Friday, January 27
- 8.6 (pick one). Due date: Thursday, February 2
TRANSCRIPTION (Unit 17, E.T. text CD-ROM)
- Quiz No. 2, pp. 411-413 (pick one). Due date: Tuesday, February 7
AUGMENTED SIXTH CHORDS: MODULATION AND OTHER USES (Chapter 9)
- 9.1b (pick two); 9.2 (pick one) [if you pick No. 1, it modulates to D major, not minor]; 9.3b (pick two). Due date: Thursday, February 16
CHORDS OF THE NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND THIRTEENTH (Chapter 10)
- 10.1b (pick five); 10Ab; 10.2 (pick one); 10.3b (pick two). Due date: Thursday, March 1
TRANSCRIPTION (Unit 17, E.T. text CD-ROM)
- Quiz No. 3, pp. 414-416 (pick one). Due date: Friday, March 9
CHORDS AND PROGRESSIONS IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS (Chapter 11)
- 11.1 Provide a harmonic analysis of either No. 2 or No. 3. Due date: Thursday, March 22
THE CLOSE OF THE 19TH CENTURY–THE BEGINNING OF NEW DIRECTIONS (Chapter 12)
- 12.1b; 12.2 (no. 1). Due date: Thursday, April 5
DEBUSSY AND IMPRESSIONISM (Chapter 13)
- 13B; 13C (pick two). Due date: Thursday, April 19
TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC: MELODY, RHYTHM, AND HARMONY (Chapter 15)
- 15.1 (no. 1). Due date: Thursday, May 3