MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE

MUT 3021: ADVANCED EAR TRAINING I, Fall 2007

Instructor:  Dr. Flora Lu Kuan (914) 323 -7248) flkuan@yahoo.com

            Meeting Time: 9:20-10:10 am, Tuesdays & Fridays

Textbooks:

            Robert Ottman, Music for Sight-Singing (MSS), Prentice Hall

            Robert Starer, Rhythmic Training (RT), Hal Leonard

            Horwit, Koozin, Nelson, Music for Ear Training (MET), Thomson Learning

Course Description:

The prerequisite for Advanced Ear Training is Intermediate Ear Training.  In the course, we continue to develop musicianship skills, including sight-singing, dictation, aural recognition, and rhythmic performance.

Requirements:

1.      Attendance, homework, and participation in class (20%)

2.      Three Unit Tests (60 %)

3.      Sight-Singing (20%)

Attendance:

Attendance is mandatory.  More than three unexcused absences will lower the final grade by 5%.

                                                  Class Schedule

  Week 1   (8/28, 8/31)       Introduction

 Week 2   (9/4, 9/7)           MSS Ex. 606-610, RT p.42, MET Unit 9 (MDQ 1)

 Week 3   (9/11, 9/14)       MSS Ex. 611-615, RT p.43, MET (HDQ 1), (RDQ1)

 Week 4   (9/18, 9/21)       MSS Ex. 616-619, RT p.44, MET (MDQ2)

 Week 5   (9/25, 9/28)       MSS Ex. 620-623, RT p.46, MET (HDQ2), (RDQ2)

 Week 6   (10/2, 10/5)       Review & Unit Test I

 Week 7   (10/12)              MSS Ex. 624-628, RT p.47, MET Unit 10 (MDQ1)

 Week 8   (10/16, 10/19)   MSS Ex. 629-633, RT p.48, MET (HDQ1), (RDQ1)

 Week 9   (10/23, 10/26)   MSS Ex. 634-638, RT p.49, MET (MDQ2)

 Week 10   (10/30, 11/2)   MSS Ex. 639-643, RT p.50, MET (HDQ2), (RDQ2)

 Week 11 (11/6, 11/9)       Review & Unit Test II

 Week 12 (11/13, 11/16)   MSS Ex. 644-648, RT p.51, MET Unit 11 (MDQ1) 

 Week 13 (11/20)              MSS Ex. 649-653, RT p.53, MET (HDQ1), (RDQ1)

 Week 14 (11/27, 11/30)   MSS Ex. 654-658, RT p.54, MET (MDQ2)

 Week 15 (12/4, 12/7)       MSS Ex. 659-663, RT p.55, MET (HDQ2), (RDQ2)