Aural Skills III

MUSI 2116

Course Outline

Deanna Erxleben

erxlaben@tarleton.edu

Ext. 9245

 

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The purpose of practice is to automate certain functions so that higher level thinking skills can be focused.

 

Note:   This is an organic document!  It will change. 

You are responsible for what is on this page, not a copy you made at the beginning of the semester.

 

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Aural Skills Exam Study Guides

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Week 1

Aug 27-31

 

Introduction

Syllabus

Thursday:  Choose group leaders and group names

Thursday

 

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Print 5 sheets of staff paper from the link above

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Print Solfege Daily Routine

Week 2

Sep 3-7

 

Thursday

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Demonstrate song using handsigns:  Have major AND minor melodies prepared. 

 

You may use songs from the Song List or choose others.  Do not choose songs that are too simple, or that were used last semester (if you can remember!)  Have more than one ready in case you are randomly chosen more than once or in case someone else uses your melody.  If you are not here when randomly chosen, and the absence is unexcused, you will receive a zero.

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #1:  Aural Skills III 2a

Note:  You will have to re-enter your password information in Aurelia and join the class "Aural Skills III" to access the material

 

Use your real name (in the format of Lastname, Firstname) as log-in because reports will be printed according to log-in name.

Use your student ID# as your password (that way, you can't forget it)

Assignment deadline is 5pm.

Week 3

Sep 10-14

 

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #2:  Aural Skills III 3a

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

 

Note:  This is recognizing 7th chords played harmonically and this is a difficult assignment.  Allow PLENTY of time!

 

Week 4

Sep 17-21

 

 

Tuesday

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ET Exam #1 and Group Exam #1

 

Thursday

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SS Exam #1

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #3:  Aural Skills III 3b

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

 

Week 5

Sep 24-28

TMEA

 

 

 

Week 6

Oct 1-5

 

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #4:  Aural Skills III 4a

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

 

Week 7

Oct 8-12

 

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #5:  Aural Skills III 4c

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

Week 8

Oct 15-19

 

 

Tuesday

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ET Exam #2 and Group Exam #2

 

Thursday

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SS Exam #2

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #6:  Aural Skills III 4d

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

 

Week 9

Oct 22-26

 

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #7  Aural Skills III 5a

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

Week 10

Mar 23-27

 

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #8:  Aural Skills III 5b

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

Week 11

Mar 29-Nov 2

 

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #9:  Aural Skills III 5c

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

Week 12

Nov 5-9

 

 

Tuesday

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ET Exam #3 and Group Exam #3

 

Thursday

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SS Exam #3

 

Friday

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Computer Lab #10:  Aural Skills III 6c

           Assignment deadline is 5pm

 

Week 13

Nov 12-16

 

  

Week 14

Nov 19-23

 

  

Week 15

Nov 26-30

 

  

Week 16

Dec 3-4

(last class day)

 
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Tuesday

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ET Exam #4 and SS Exam #4

 

 

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Aural Skills III Exams
Aural Skills Exam #1
SS Exam #1
  1. Two intervals from M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7, P8 (up or down)

  2. An at-sight melody (with hand signs) similar to Ottman Chapter 9 (approximate first half).  The melody will contain intervals from the dominant 7th (V7) chord and other diatonic intervals of the seventh.

  3. Chromatic scale (no hand signs)

ET Exam #1
  1. Melodic dictation from (M7A)

  2. 6 intervals to label and write: M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7, P8 (M8D)

  3. 6 dominant seventh chords to identify, with inversions; the chords will be arpeggiated

  4. 2 4-chord harmonic progressions (H10A)

  5. A Soprano/Bass Roman Numeral (SBRN) dictation from (H7D, H8D).  This will include labeling nonharmonic tones in the soprano and bass lines.

  6. A rhythm pattern with quarter-beat values (R7A).

Group Exam #1
  1. Major and Minor Arpeggios:  #1, 2, 3

  2. Rhythm chosen from Ottman p. 153

Aural Skills Exam #2
SS Exam #2
  1. Two intervals selected from m2, m3, TT, m6, m7 (up or down)

  2. An at-sight melody like Ottman Chapter 9 (approximate second half) and Chapter 11. 

  3. Major and Minor Arpeggios #1, 2, 3 (memorized)

 

ET Exam #2
  1. 6 intervals to label and write: m2, m3, TT, m6, m7 (M8D).

  2. Identification of 6 nonharmonic tones (H6C).

  3. 6 dominant seventh chords to identify (with inversions; not arpeggiated)

  4. 3 4-chord progressions that will include viio7 (H11A).

  5. A SBRN dictation that will include viio6 (H9D)

  6. A Rhythm pattern with quarter-beat values (R8A).

Group Exam #2
  1. Major and Minor Arpeggios:  #4-9

  2. Ottman p. 145, 167: Structured improvisation

Aural Skills Exam #3
SS Exam #3
  1. Two intervals selected from all intervals (up or down)

  2. An at-sight melody like Ottman Chapter 12

  3. Major and Minor Arpeggios #4-9 (memorized)

ET Exam #3
  1. 2 melodic dictations: (M8A - melody with wide leaps and M9C - 2-part dictation)

  2. 6 harmonic intervals (M10D)

  3. 1 7-note pitch pattern with wide leaps; emphasis on bvi-V

  4. Identification of 6 non-harmonic tones in 4-voice example (H6C)

  5. 6 arpeggiated seventh chords to identify:  MM, Mm, mm, dd) (H11E)

  6. A rhythm with subdivision in 6/8 (R9A)

Group Exam #3
  1. Blues improvisation

  2. Ottman Chapter 12, Section 3

Aural Skills Exam #4
SS Exam #4
  1. Two intervals selected from all

  2. An at-sight melody like Ottman Chapter 11 or 12

ET Exam #4
  1. 1 melodic dictation (M8A)

  2. 6 harmonic intervals: m2, m3, TT, m6, m7 (M10D)

  3. 6 dominant seventh chords with inversions to identify

  4. SBRN dictation including non-harmonic tones (H7D)

  5. A rhythm dictiaon with subdivision in 6/8 (R9A)

 
   
 Computer Lab Assignments
  1. (2a) Chord Recognition (20):  chords arpeggiated

  2. (3a) Jazz Chords (20): recognition of block chords

  3. (3b) Rhythm Dictation (8)

  4.  (4a) Chord Recognition (20) Dominant 7ths in root or inversions played as block chords

  5. (4c) Chord Progressions (5)

  6. (4d) Chord Progressions (5) in minor

  7. (5a) Melodic Dictation (3) 4 measures each

  8. (5b) Chord Recognition (20): arpeggiated 7th chords (m, M, Mm, d)

  9. (5c) Interval Recognition (20) harmonic intervals

  10. (6c) Interval Recognition (20) harmonic intervals

 

 


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