Manhattanville College/Department of Music

MU 1040 Creative Process – Ear Training                                      FA 2002         

Friday: 9:30 – 10:20, Music Building Room M 24

 

Dr. Geoff Kidde           Email: kiddeg@mville.edu         Telephone: (914) 798 - 2708

Office hours:    

Tuesday 11:00 AM – Noon

Tuesday 2:00  – 3:00 PM

Thursday 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Friday 2:00  – 3:00 PM

 

Texts: 1. (ET) Ear Training: A technique for Listening – 6th Edition  by Benward and Kolosick. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston, 1999.

            2. (SC) SightSinging Complete.  Benward and Carr. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston, 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

Assignments in ET to be completed by date shown below.  Lab times to be announced. Please see me if you need help using the computers to do the assignments, or if you are having difficulty with the course.

 

Week  Day/Date         

1          Friday  8 - 30  

Introduction, syllabus.

Solfege syllables, (fixed and moveable).

Rhythm clapping and syllables. Conducting.

           

2          Friday  9 - 6    

SC page 1-2 Rhythms #1-30

SC page 6 Melodies #1-4

 

3          Friday 9 - 13   

SC page 2 Rhythms 31-49

SC page 7 Melodies #5-10

 

4                      Friday  9 - 20  

SC page 2- 3 Rhythms 1-5

SC page 7-8 Melodies 11-16

ET pages 1-2 Melody 1A (16-30)

ET pages 3-4 Melody 1C (1-20)

 

5          Friday  9 - 27  

SC page 2-3 Rhythms 6-8

SC page 8-9 Melodies 17-20

ET pages 4-5 Melody 1D (1-40)

ET page 13 Rhythm 1A

 

6          Friday  10 - 4  

SC page 10 Ensemble 1-5

SC page 14-15 Rhythm 1-3 

ET page 19-20 Melody 2A (8-14)

 

7                      Friday  10 - 11              

SC page 9 Melodies #3-8

ET page 21 Melody 2C (1-20)

ET page 22 Melody 2D (11-30)

 

8          Friday  10 - 18

Singing and rhythm piece.

 

9          Friday  10 - 25

SC page 15 Rhythms # 4-6

SC page 20-21 Melodies 1-5

ET page 7 Harmony 1A

 

10        Friday  11 - 1  

SC page 29 Rhythms 1-5

SC page 22 Melodies 14-18

ET page 12 Harmony 1E

 

11        Friday  11 - 8  

SC page 29-30 Rhythms 6-10

SC page 33 Melodies 1-5

ET page 28 Harmony 2E

 

12        Friday  11 - 15

SC page 33-34 Melodies 6-10

ET page 29 Rhythm 2A

 

13                    Friday  11 - 22

ET page 24 Harmony 2A (1-15)

SC page  35 Melodies 1-5

 

14                    Friday 11 - 29                         

NO CLASS/Thanksgiving holiday        

 

15                    Friday 12 - 6                 

Student examples.

 

 

 

Final Exam Week 12-9 to 12-13

 

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