THEORY III

WEEKLY CALENDAR

FALL 2004

MONDAY          TUESDAY WEDNESDAY     THURSDAY FRIDAY
8/30  INTRO,           SYLLABUS, 
              NUTS &                     BOLTS		 8/31 REVIEW
  

9/1  REVIEW

9/2  REVIEW

9/3 REVIEW

9/6 NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY

9/7  REVIEW

9/8    REVIEW

9/9   REVIEW EAR              EXAM

9/10  REVIEW EXAM 

HW: read chap 15 vol. 1 pg. 275

9/13  SECONDARY DOMINANTS

HW: WB  p.141 (A)

9/14

9/15 SECONDARY DOMINANTS


HW: WB p. 144 (D)  & p. 146 (F)

9/16 Auralia due

9/17

SECONDARY DOMINANTS

  HW: WB p.148 (G)

9/20  SECONDARY DOMINANTS


HW:  read: Chap 14 (vol. 1)

9/21

9/22  MODULATION

  HW:  text p. 261-262 Vol. 1  14.1 & 14.2 

9/23

9/24  MODULATION


HW:  text p. 263-264 (14.3)

9/27  MODULATION

    HW:    WB  p. 131-2  #1-5

9/28

9/29MODULATION

        WB  p. 134-5

9/30 Auralia due

10/1MODULATION

     HW: text  p. 265  (14.5) 

10/4 MODULATION

     HW:  text p. 272  (14.10)

10/5  Ear Train Exam #1

10/6 EXAM #2

Modulation & Secondary Dominants
  • HW: read chap 16 p. 303

10/7 

MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION THOUGHTS--ANALYSIS

  • Notation issues
  • Score prep.
     

MELODY

HW: write 3 short melodies

10/8 No Class

 

work on comp assignment

 

10/11

BINARY  FORM

    form terminology

HW: 16.1

10/12

Sight Sing Exam #1

10/13 TERNARY FORM

PLAY SOME EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS TERNARY COMPOSITIONS
Ternary projects due. Nov. 12

HW:  read Chap  3 Borrowed Chords  (Vol. II)

 

 

10/14 Auralia due

10/15

Fall Break--

no classes 

 

10/18  BORROWED CHORDS

       HW:  text   p. 75   4.1 & 4.2

 

10/19

10/20 BORROWED CHORDS

HW:  text p. 77  4.3

10/21

10/22  BORROWED CHORDS

HW:  handout

10/25   BORROWED CHORDS

        HW: text pg. 78 4.4

10/26

10/27BORROWED CHORDS

HW: Read Chap 7

p. 109 Variation technique

 

10/28
Transcription #1 due

Auralia due

10/29

Theme & Variations

HW: write a T & V due   Dec. 3

 

11/1 Theme & Variations

HW: p.121 (7.3)

 

11/2 Ear Train Exam #2

11/3 Theme & Vari

11/4  Sight Sing Exam #2

11/5 No Class - Honor Band Day

 

11/8

Ternary Comps in Class

*mandatory attendance by all or 5 points subtracted from composition

11/9

11/10

Ternary Comps in Class

*mandatory attendance by all or 5 points subtracted from composition

 

11/11

Auralia due

11/12 

Veterans Day --

           No School 

 

11/15    Neopolitan 6ths

HW: text p. 85  5.2 & 5.3

11/16

11/17  Neopolitan 6ths

HW: p. 89  5.4
HW: text   p.   5.1

11/18

11/19 

Neopolitan 6ths

 

11/22  EXAM #3

 Borrowed chords, simple forms, T & V, Neo 6ths

11/23

11/24 

Thanksgiving  Break


 

11/25 

Thanksgiving Break

 

 
 
 

 

11/26

Thanksgiving Break

 

 
 
 

 

11/29   What is MIDI? and other tech topics related to theory

11/30

12/1  Variation Projects Due

*mandatory attendance by all or 5 points subtracted from composition

12/2

Auralia due

12/3  Variation Projects Due

*mandatory attendance by all or 5 points subtracted from composition

12/6  Review ---Practice Exam

12/7

12/8 REVIEW FOR EXAM

12/9

Sight Singing  Final
Transcription #2 due

12/10  Ear Training Final Exam

 

Final Exam: December 14, Tues, 8-10

  Have a Happy Holidays