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AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTOR: It is my policy to be available to students as much as is humanly possible. I can be found in my office at times other than stated office hours. Such times are indicated as yellow boxes on the schedule card on my door. I must ask, however, that you not disturb my work in the Electronic Music Studio, and that you not call my home after 9:30 p.m.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Any student with a documented disability (e.g., mobility, learning, psychological, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange accommodations must contact both myself and Disability Services at the beginning of the term.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will concern itself with the development of those pitch and rhythm aural and performance skills one needs to become a first class musician. It should be noted that these materials will be directed to the manner of assimilation needed for students in the Music Theater and Music Therapy programs.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:In this course students will learn:

• SCALES:
  • major, minor,and chromatic scales, ascending and descending
  • all modal scales, ascending and descending
  • use of fixed "do" which is tonic in both major and minor
• READING:
  • treble and bass, and alto and tenor clefs, with syllables
• INTERVALS:
  • all intervals through a Maj/Min 10th, melodically and harmonically
• TRIADS:
  • major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads in root position, all inversions
  • modal mixtures in root position, all inversions
• SEVENTH CHORDS:
  • major-minor and minor-minor in root positions and all inversions
  • half-diminished, full-diminished, and major-major in root position and all inversions
  • modal mixtures in root position, all inversions
• NATIONALITY CHORDS:
  • Neapolitan chord
  • Augmented sixth chords
    • Italian
    • German
    • French
• HARMONY:
  • recognition of all triads and seventh chords in progression
  • recognition of modal mixtures, neapolitan, and augmented sixth chords in progression
• MELODIC:
  • sight singing and melodic dictation of melodies in major and minor keys, within these parameters:
    • conjunct motion
    • leaps through all seventh chords
    • melodies that modulate to closely related keys
    • if possible, melodies that modulate to remote keys
• COUNTERPOINT:
  • rhythmic, singing and dictation work using, at least, two-part textures
• MODULATION:
  • modulation to closely related keys using diatonic pivot chords
  • modulation to remote keys using chromatic and enharmonic pivot chords
• RHYTHM:
  • less common meter signatures
  • various types of asymmetric subdivisions
  • changing meters (if time permits)
  • asymmetric meters (if time permits)
• IMPROVISATION: introduction to the basic elements of vocal jazz improvisation.
  • proper use of basic scat syllables,
  • scale patterns and "licks" (short melodic patterns),
  • ii7 - V7 - I harmonic pattern,
  • applications to popular and jazz-based tunes.

COURSE CALENDER: Since this is a progressive course involving the development of musical skills no set calender of subject material introduction can be given. However, the student can assume that every skill required in the course will be covered every week. It is also to be expected that the student will spend, at least, two hours outside of class for every hour spent in class. Some students may find that it will be necessary to spend more time. This is normal in the beginning of the course.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Class Participation: Includes promptness at the beginning of class, attendance and the ability to participate actively when called upon. You will be caaled upon both verbally and through in-class dictation quizzes.
• Homework: Students will be given very specific and detailed computer assisted assignments that will form the core of "out of class" assignments. Such assignments will be graded and will be computed as an important part of the class grade.
• Examinations: Four types of examinations will be given during the quarter:
  (1) individual examinations in solfege skills,
  (2) individual examinations in eurhythmics skills,
  (3) mid-term and final examinations in both solfege and eurhythmics.
  

EXAMINATIONS:

• Mid-term Dictation Examination
• Final Dictation Examination
• Mid-term and Final Individual Examinations will be TBA.
  

TEXT MATERIALS:

• Berkowitz et al. A New Approach to Sight Singing. New York, NY.: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986.
• Cleland-Grindahl Developing Musicianship Through Ear Training (not published) 
  

COURSE GRADING: Within the Solfege/Eurhythmics program there are various skill-areas in which each student must develop competency. Since competency in each of these skill-areas is absolutely essential for one to operate as a musician, students must achieve a passing grade in each skill-area as well as compile a passing grade as a total score in order to successfully complete this course.
The skill-areas in which these passing grades must be achieved are:

Grading Scale: This course uses the grading scale established by the Music Theory Department and follows the College +/- grading system.

Grading Procedure:

1.	Separate class and examination grades will be maintained for each of the skill areas.
2.	The class grade will consist of an average of all in-class quizzes.
3.	The examination grade will be an average of the Individual, 1st, 2nd, and Final Examinations.
4.	At the end of the semester the final grades in each of the skill-areas will be achieved by averaging the class/homework and examination grades on a 50%/50% basis. If this grade falls below 65 for any skill-area the student will receive a failing grade for the course.
5.	If all the skill-area grades are 65 or better they will average to a final grade of at least 65, meaning the student will pass the course. The only exception would be the need to invoke procedures outlined below under "Additional grading information" listed below.
6.	The student should understand thatthe final class grade is a result of the 50%/50% averaging of the final Solfege and Eurhythmics grades.

Additional grading information:

1.	You are permitted 2 absences (excused or unexcused) in this course.
2.	Absences over the above number will be calculated against the total final grade.
3.	Attendance will be taken during the first minute of each class period. Any students who enter class after attendance has been taken will be counted tardy and will receive 1/2 a cut for the day.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: "Academic dishonesty refers not simply to dishonesty in examinations, but to any behavior, such as plagiarism, which violates academic standards. Matters of dishonesty may be handled by the professor and student involved, and may be appealed to the Student-Faculty Problems Committee." Baldwin-Wallace College STUDENT HANDBOOK.

FINAL CAVEAT: The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.