12-22-10

Semester 1 Final review packet - pgs.1-3
Pg 50

Links to practice for final:

Keys/chord quality: This will give you a key and a chord.  A good way to practice would be to think the chord and quality, e.g. minor ii chord, major IV chord, diminished vii chord, etc.
Here is a similar exercise but with the chords in inversions as well as root position.

Written interval practice exercise.

Major key practice.

Minor key practice.

Ear training: interval practice.

Chord quality practice (major, minor, dim, aug, dom 7th)

Review lessons. (also you can search this blog for older posts if you don't have your old assignments to review)

Extra credit opportunities.  (5 points possible per assignment)
ET 39
ET 85
ET 68

12-20-2010

Pg 49

Quiz tomorrow: What are the three different exceptions that allow an inner voice to move more than a 3rd?
What are the doubling rules for all inverted chords?

12-15-10

No homework tonight.

Tomorrow in class: Read pg 44.  Do pg 45. It will be collected by the sub.

12-14-10

Pg 43

12-13-10

ET 38, Nos.1-4

Quiz tomorrow

12-10-10

Pg 40

12-9-10

Pg. 39
ET 82 (finish)

12-6-10

1996 FRQ 6  -
1. Provide all possible HA for each soprano note.
2. Find strong progressions at cadences. (Circle of 5ths)
3. Find strong progressions between cadences.
4. Write bass line, avoiding parallel 5ths and 8vas.
5. Refer to instructions of sheet for further info.

We will be going over pg. 38 in class tomorrow.

12-3-10

Compose a period.
Five bonus points for sending it to me via noteflight.com

12-2-10

Pg. 38
Review pg. 37

11-30-10

Prepare for Quiz tomorrow.

No credit if you do not mark the root mvt of a 2nd parallel with soprano.

11-29-10

Progression Helper Sheet

Quiz tomorrow.

1--24-10

ET 37
ET 52
Pg 35

Piano Assignment #4 - Due Wed, Dec 1

Happy Thanksgiving.

11-23-10

Pg 34

11-22-10

Pg 29

11-19-10

Assignment 11.1

11-18-10

Pg 26

11-17-10

Pg 24 - Read
Pg 25 - Do

11-15-10

Pg 22
Quiz on Wednesday.

Pg 247, No.21-23
No.21
No.22
No.23

11-10-10

ET 35 - all

Pg 21

11-9-10

ET Pg 34 Nos.1-4

Quiz tomorrow on Rule 2

Piano Chords on Wednesday

11-5-10

Pg 17

11-4-10

Pg. 16 - Finish

11-2-10

Pg 12

11/1/10

Pg 11

10-29-10

Finish Pg. 10

ET Pg. 245 Melodic Dictation Nos. 9-12

No.9

No.10

No.11

No.12

10-28-10

Interval ID - 2nds-6ths. Do 30

10-27-10

Pg. 7

HA speed quiz.  Be sure to read the instructions.

Melodic Dictation, Pg 244 Nos. 6-8


No.6

No.7

No.8

10-26-10

Pg 6 - Provide Harmonic Analysis and fill in inner voices following rules.

Melodic Dictation, Pg 244 Nos. 6-8
No.6
No.7
No.8

10-20-10 - Matt Sweeney's Fault

Please print out this mini-quiz on triads and inversions.  Fill it out and turn it in tomorrow for a grade.

10-19-10

Inversion test tomorrow
Triad Inversion Review
Roman Numeral Review

Melodic Dictation - Pg 243, 244 (nos.3, 4, 5)

No. 3
No. 4
No. 5

10-18-10

Inversion Practice Test


Interval ID - 2nd,3rd,4th,5ths

10-15-2010

Pg 1 - Provide Harmonic Analysis
ET Interval ID - 2nds and 3rds

10-14-2010

ET 32 #s' 7,8,11,12

Inversion Practice

10-12-10

Triad Inversions Sheet and figured bass, complete sheet.

ET - Interval ID Major and minor 7ths.  Do 30.

10-8-10

>Triad Quiz

>Triad test will be on Tuesday.

>Minor Key Quiz Re-take.  I cleared everyone's last attempt except Nate Carlson who rocked a perfect 20!
YES, it is timed.  You have TWO minutes.  If you stop the quiz or try to hit the back button or otherwise retake it, it will not work.  You only get one shot (do not miss your chance to blow).  This opportunity only comes once in a lifetime, yo.

>ET - Major and minor 6ths.  Do 30.

10-7-10

Triad Pre-Test

Take minor key signature speed quiz (TWO minutes)

ET 31 - Nos. 3-6 (use CD)

10-6-10

Interval ET - 4ths and 5ths.  Do 30.

10-5-10

Finish Triad Sheet from yesterday.  All lines.  Both sides.

10-4-10

First line of each section (major, minor, dim, aug)
ID Triads - Do 20
Minor scales are due tomorrow.  See relevant post below for details.

10-1-10

ET Interval ID - Major and minor 3rds.  Do 20. Graded on completion.

Finish Triad Sheet we start in class.

9-30-10

ET 28
This is using the CD-ROM I passed out in class.  Unit 2 - Rhythmic Dictation Qz 1


Diatonic Triad ID - Do 20.  Graded on completion.

9-29-10

Interval test tomorrow.
You will need to be able to do the following:
ID Intervals
Construct intervals Up and Down.
Notate and ID inversions (M2 inverts to m7, etc)
Know enharmonic intervals (m6 = A5, etc)
ID compound intervals (bigger than an octave)

Homework:
Do 30 intervals.  Grading on completion except for Kate and Erin (you get percentages).

Don't forget minor scales for piano due on Monday.

9-28-10

Musictheory.net Interval ET - Major and minor 2nds.
Do at least 30.  I will give you up to 10 points based on your percentage correct.  You may do more than 30 to increase your percentage, or you may reset the score.

Finish Assignment 3.1-3.3 (page one)

Interval test on Thursday.

9-27-10

Interval Practice: Inversions, Compound, Enharmonics

Piano Assignment #2 (Due next Monday)

You will be asked to play two melodic minor scales (one octave) from the following keys:

a, d, g, c, f, e, b, f#, c#

Again, good piano technique is not required, you may play the scale only using one finger if you wish.  I am grading purely on accuracy of pitches. 

This assignment is worth 10 points.  Every wrong note you play will subtract 1 point from your score.  You have a total of 30 seconds to play each scale, taking no longer than 5 seconds between successive notes.

9-24-10

Finish in-class interval sheet.
Do Assignment 3.4 (page two)

9-23-10 Homework

Finish in-class interval sheet if not finished.
In class interval ID on musictheory.net (Do 30, Grade based on percentage correct.  Feel free to reset score.)

9-23-10

In class:
Do sheet.
Do 30 ID Intervals. Grade based on your percentage correct. Feel free to reset score to get the grade you want.
No homework (although I suggest some Major/minor key signature work for many of you.

9-22-10

Back (pg 2) Side of Interval Sheet
Major scales on the piano are due tomorrow. See 9/16 entry for the details.

9-21-10 - End of Summer

Musictheory.net: Interval practice, Do 30
Front page of Interval Construct from class.
Don't forget piano scales are due Thursday.

9-20-10

Minor Scale Prep Sheet (minor scale quiz tomorrow)
Lesson on minor scale
Do 20 Minor key Signatures - Email me the print screen.

Major Key Quiz for those who need it. 2 minutes.

9-17-10

Identify scale and tonal center sheet.
Construct major and modal scales.
25 Diatonic Intervals Down (good-ear.com)

9-16-10

Finish Mode Packet

Take quiz on number of sharps or flats in major and minor keys.

Piano Assignment No.1 -Due Next Thursday.

You will be asked to play two Major scales (one octave) from the following keys:

C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D, A, E

Good piano technique is not required, you may play the scale only using one finger if you wish. I am grading purely on accuracy of pitches. However, if you like, I have attached a fingering chart for the major scales.

This assignment is worth 10 points. Every wrong note you play will subtract 1 point from your score. You have a total of 30 seconds to play each scale, taking no longer than 5 seconds between successive notes.

Piano Fingerings for major scales

Major and minor scale quiz

Go to this link.
Log into noteflight.com
Click File... Save A Copy.
Go to Sharing Tab and select "Anyone can make any change."
Copy the link and send to me (jeremy.marino@d128.org) when you have completed the quiz.

Major Key Quiz

Log into and create an account with quia.com
Follow these instructions for creating an account.

Take the following Major Key Quiz once registered.

9-13-10

Assignment 2.5-2.7
Brahms Symphony (rewrite the melody verbatim. Add accidentals as needed to put the melody into the requested minor versions or modes).
Last page: add accidentals (or naturals) as needed to put each melody into requested mode. For example, Example 1 is in D minor and they want D dorian. Dorian is minor with a raised 6th so you would merely add a natural to the B in the second measure.

Tomorrow's quiz: Be prepared to know the following.
Circle of 5ths.
Major key signatures.
Constructing major and minor scales.

9-10-2010

Review Mode Helper Sheet
Review Lesson on Key Signatures
Review Lesson on Scale Degree Names
Assignment 2.1-2.4 Minor Scales
Good-ear: Diatonic Intervals Up - Do 25

9-8-10

Review Lesson on Building Minor Scales and Generic Intervals
Do the assignment.

9-7-10

Scale Degrees in a Major key
Circle of 5ths

9-3-10

In class

9-3-10

1. Go to Musictheory.net - Major Scale Lesson

2. Go to musictheory.net - Note ID exercises
Customize as follows
> Treble and bass clef
> Range one ledger line
> ALL key signatures
>Get 25 correct - Print Screen and email.

3. Provide major scales using noteflight.com
>Click on File > Save a Copy
>Provide name
>Provide selected scales
>Go to Share Tab and select Anyone can make any change
>Copy the link and email to me

4. Go to good-ear.com
>Select Intervals >simple intervals TOGETHER
>Get at least 25 correct, email print screen to me.

9-1-10

Good-ear.com
Click on intervals
Click on "simple intervals up/down"
Must get 20 correct.

8-30-10

Go to good-ear.com
Click on Perfect Pitch
Click on C,D,E,F,G
Do 25 (grading on completion)

8-27-10

Rhythm worksheet (fill in the squares)
Beaming correctly

8-26-10

Meter/Rhythm sheet, both sides.

8-24-10

Go to http://www.good-ear.com/servlet/EarTrainer
Click on Perfect Picth
Click on C, D & E
Do 25
Graded on completion.

8-23-10

got to: http://www.good-ear.com/servlet/EarTrainer
Click on Beginner (on left)
click on Simple Intervals
Do 25
Print screen and email to me

8-20-10

Complete the summer packet.

8-19-10

Note ID
go to http://www.musictheory.net/exercises
Select Note ID
Customize: YES
Select Treble and Bass Clef
Select two ledger lines
Select only C major (no sharps or flats)
You need to do at least 30. I will give you a grade on your percentage correct.
Press the Print Screen button (PC) or Command Shift 3 (mac) and paste into the body of an email or into a word doc and send to me at jeremy.marino@d128.org

5-31-10

Have a great summer!

Here's a nerdy music online game to play.
http://www.muzundrum.com/

5-6-10

2004 FRQ 4 (audio prompt) if that link doesn't work here is a Real Media file version
You may need to start and stop it in between playings.
2004 FRQ 7

5-5-10

2004 FRQ 2 (check your email for the attachment)

2009 FRQ 7 (we did this in class and will go over it tomorrow)

5-4-10

2004 FRQ 3 (Audio prompt)
2004 FRQ 6

5-3-10

2004 FRQ 1 (audio prompt)
2004 FRQ 5

4-30-10

Barrons Multiple Choice Practice Test Chapters 5-7
Try this link if the above one does not work.
Use Quia for your answers. (http://www.quia.com/quiz/2428934.html)
Audio Files:
Questions 1-6
Questions 7-8
Questions 9-11
Questions 12-16
Questions 17-20
Questions 21-25

4-29-10

melodic Dictation pg.445
No.9
No.10
No.11

4-27-10

2008 FRQ's
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7

2003 Section 1 Part B (the non-aural portion of the test)

4-26-10

Piano Sonata packet pg 156-159
Ear Training dictation pg.444
No.6
No.7
No.8

4-23-10

2003 Test - Multiple choice section (please use the scantron sheet)
Audio for section 1 Part A
Even pages for the multiple choice section.

4-22-10

2003 FRQs 3, 5, 6
Audio file for #3

4-21-10

"Aberystwyth" Packet Questions 1-20 (pgs.117-119)
Tomorrow we will go over the FRQs from previous homework assignments.

4-20-10

ET 163
2006 FRQ 6 (follow the checklist)

Vocab review (do the word search, it's super FUN!)

4-19-10

ET 161
2005 FRQ 6
2001 FRQ 7

4-16-10

ET 160
Finish the multiple=choice packet from last night's homework.
Do some vocab review on quia.

4-15-10

ET 154
Practice Exercises Questions 1-15. (pgs. 235-238)

4-14-10

Mozart Rondo worksheet (pg 59) - Complete.
Also, finish the homework from last night. See updated post below.

4-13-10

Finish Ear training (pg 338)
Audio Prompts:
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8

For those with problems opening these files. When you get to the google doc download page, click on the link on the upper left that says Download. You should get a dialog box asking to either save or open. If you are having trouble with opening the file, then click Save. I noticed that it just saves the file as a generic file with no extension. Be sure to add the extension .mp3 so that you can open it with iTunes or Windows Media Player.

4-12-10

Complete the FRQ's for 2006 (pgs 6-8)

4-8-10

Quiz
Likely HA for bass notes.
Correct order of questions.

Complete the sheet on phrase periods.

4-7-10

Ear Trainer
Go to http://www.good-ear.com/servlet/EarTrainer
Click on Cadences
Click on Cadences (smaller print) NOT Cadences Bass.
Have to do at least 30. I'll give you a grade based on your percentage correct.
Do a Print Screen (the button on the PC, upper right) and email me the image file (here is a link for how to do this on a Mac)
2000 FRQ 5

4-6-10

2002 FRQ 6

4-5-10

NHT Practice, pg 36 - Provide HA and ID NHTs

3-26-10

1993 Music Theory Test Part A (pdf file)
Audio portion for Part A (Questions 1-45)
Audio portion for Part A continued (Questions 46-55)
These are BIG files, be patient. Try downloading them to your desktop and then opening.

1993 Music Theory Test Part B (no audio needed)

Go here to take the tests.
Part A
Part B

3-25-10

Assignment 5.3
Provide HA and identify NHTs

3-19-10

Mozart Quartet Questions
Music for K.138
Music for K.170

ET 137

3-18-10

2002 FRQ 2
Go for the rhythm first.
Notice the use of repetition in the melody.
keep track of tonic. Can you sing tonic at the end of the piece?

3-17-10

Pg 79A

3-15-10

2004 FRQ 3 (Print out Pg 4 only)
Here is the audio prompt.

3-12-10

Pg 76C
Et 135

3-11-10

Pg 76 B

3-10-10

1996 FRQ 2 - Melodic dictation

Bass clef

D major

6/8 time

6 measures plus 8th note pick up on first space A

This will be played on a cello.



1997 FRQ 2 - Melodic Dictation

Treble clef

g minor

4/4 time

Four measures, first note is 2nd line G quarter.

This will be played on a computerized clarinet.

3-9-10

1995 FRQ 5
Save a copy and make sure you make it available for sharing.
Fill in the HA by double-clicking the lines below the staff.
Fill in the upper voices by clicking on the measure and then clicking either U for upper voice (tenor/sop) or L for lower voice (alto/bass).

3-8-10

Pg 76A
Bring in two examples in your own music of passing tones.
Approached by step, resolves by step in the same direction.

3-5-10

ET 126 #1-3
Pg 75C

3-4-10

using Noteflight provide the Harmonic Analysis and Bass line for the 1998 FRQ 7.
Use the paper copy to:
1. write out HA options
2. select appropriate cadences
3. select strong progressions between cadences
4. fill in bass line following these guidelines:
>contrary motion
>should have a good mix of leaps and steps to give it a melodic shape
>avoid too large or awkward leaps (ie 6ths, 7ths, tritones) octaves are fine

When you are ready, go here to enter your bass line into noteflight. This will help you check for parallel perfect motion.
When you open up this page, remember to select SAVE AS. Then be sure to go under SHARING and send me the shared link.

3-4-10

In class: Click here for 1999 First two phrases.

3-3-10

Provide Harmonic Analysis for this chorale.

3-2-10

1996 FRQ 7 - Provide Bass line
1. Write out HA that works with each note.
2. Determine best fitting HA, starting with cadences and then looking for strong, 5th progressions.
3. Fill in bass line. Contrary motion is good.
4. Write in all intervals between bass and soprano. Fix and parallel perfects and also consecutive perfects.

2-23-10

Provide Harmonic Analysis and cadences for Chorales

2-22-10

Pg 65 - fill in voices and HA

2-19-10

Pg 64
Finish Pg 144 (secondary dominant chorales that didn't go well) Link is in 2-12 Post
Check PASS and get caught up in other assignments!

2-18-10

Pg 63

2-17-10

7th Chord Function Quiz
Finish 1997 FRQ HA
ET 109

2-16-10

1997 FRQ7 - Provide all harmonic analysis that works for the given soprano line.

2-12-10

1998 - FRQ5 upper voices.
Practice Secondary Dominant Quiz online before Tuesday's quiz. You can take it as many times as you like.
Pg 144 nos.2-3
ET 93

2-11-10

Pg 61
ET 69
7th Chord Function Quiz
If you didn't already do it, please also write out the note names for the chords on the 1998 FRQ5. Be exact, not just white key names.

2-9-10

ET 68
1998 FRQ 5 - Provide HA only.

2-8-10

Finish the Dominant 7th worksheets.
Fix or double-check Assignment 11.2
Finish Assignment 11.1

Dominant 7th chord speed quiz tomorrow.

2-5-10

Assignment 11.2 resolving 7th chords.
ET 83
1997 FRQ 5
1. Notes
2. Qualilty
3. Function
RESOLVE 7ths

2-4-10

Pg 60

2-3-10

Timed Key Signature Quiz (60 seconds)
Here is the link on how to get enrolled.
Go here to find the quiz.

2-2-10

Secondary dominants.
Read pg 58
Do pg 59.

1. Notes?
2. Quality of the chord?
3. Function of the chord?

2-1-10

1996 FRQ (see details on previous post)
ET 81 (only provide 3 things, HA - bass voice - soprano voice)

Also here is the link to the Ex Cr. quiz.

1-27-10

1996 FRQ 5 - Due on Monday
Like before:
Provide HA
Fill in soprano
Fill in inner voices.
NO Parallel motion.
Resolve soprano leading tones.
Resolve chordal 7ths.

1-26-10

AP Free Response Question from 1995. Fill in upper voices. Start with complete soprano voice then fill in inner voices per our rules.
Note 1: Leading-tones in the soprano must resolve.
Note 2: 7ths must resolve down.
Note 3: Absolutely NO parallel 5ths or octs.

1-22-10

Piano Assignment - Cadences.
Pg 54
Quiz on Cadences Monday

1-21-10

ET 38

1-20-10

Pg 55
ET 55

1-19-10

Pg 53 cadences
ET 53 - Soprano and bass voices and Harmonic Analysis (the chords will either be I, I6 or I 6/4 chords)

1-8-10

Extra credit: ET 47 (I checked this and everything works.)

For those absent on Friday. We took a quiz. Here is the quiz. Do the bottom two lines. I will grade one of them.

1-6-10

Pg. 49
ET 14
Quiz tomorrow on all inversion rules.

1-5-10

ET 13

1-4-2010

Pg 48
ET 40 #1-3