Basic Materials of Music: Fall, 2006: Dr. James Lucas
Note: Revised 10-10-06

Course Calendar/Schedule:

8/29:	Orientation

	Topic:			
8/31:	Rhythm Notation	
				Nelson:
			 	Chapter 2, p. 12-19		
				Read and Written Ex.		
								
				Teoria:
				Tutorials: Reading Music:
					"Introduction" thru "Rests"
					
				Nelson:
9/5:				Chapter 2,			
				Computer Ex. 2-9		
				
				Teoria:
				Tutorials: Reading Music:
					"Values Shorter Than A Beat" thru "Triplets"

9/7:	Pitch Notation
				Nelson:
				Chapter 2, p. 20-26		
				Read and Written Ex.	
				Computer Ex. 10-25
9/12:	Simple Meter		
				Nelson:
				Chapter 3, p. 28-34
				Read and Written Ex.
	
9/14:	Counting Numbers	Chapter 3, p. 34-40
				Read and Written Ex.
				Computer Drills for Ch. 3 
					26-33	Required
					33-46 	Optional*
	HAND IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS THUS FAR

9/19:	Counting w. Rests	Ch. 3, p. 40-45
				Read and Written Ex.

9/21:	Online: Reading Music 		Teoria:
				Tutorials: Reading Music 
					"Beat Unit" thru "Reading Musical Notes"
					
9/26: 	Test on. Ch. 2 & 3 and Teoria Tutorials
	HAND IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS THUS FAR
	
9/28:	Scales			Teoria:
				Tutorials: Intervals
					"What is an Interval" thru "Identification and Construction"
					
	Half and Whole Steps	
				Nelson:
				Ch. 4, p. 48-56
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.	
				
10/3:	The Major Scale		
				Teoria:
				Tutorials: Scales
					"What is a Scale" and "Whole and Half Steps in Scales"
				Nelson:
				Ch. 4, p. 56-63
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.

10/5:	Major Key Signatures	Ch. 4, p. 63-71
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.	
				
				Teoria:
				Tutorials: 					
					Key Signatures
										
10/10:	Compound Meter		
				Nelson:
				Ch. 5, p. 79-83
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.	
									
10/12:	Counting Compound Meter	
				Nelson:
				Ch. 5, p. 84-87
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.

10/17:	Classification/ Meters	Ch. 5, p. 88-95,97-98
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.

10/19:	Online: Meters		Teoria:
				Tutorials:
					Simple and Compound Meters
BRING (AND/OR EMAIL) ALL ASSIGNMENTS FOR CHAPTERS 3-4

10/24:	Midterm Exam Review
HAND IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS THUS FAR

10/31:	The Minor Mode		Nelson:
				Ch. 6, p. 114-121, 121-131, 134-137
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.
				
11/2:	The Minor Mode

11/7:	Online: Intervals	Ch. 9, p. 161-170 and Online Assignments			

				Teoria:
				Tutorials: Intervals (review)
					"What is an Interval" thru "Identification and Construction"

11/9:	Intervals (cont.)	Nelson:
				Ch. 9, p. 174-175
				Written and Comp. Ex.

11/14:	Writing and Playing Your Own Music: Melodies
				
11/16:	Test on Ch. 6
	HAND IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS THUS FAR
							
11/21:	Chords (and Intervals)	Teoria:
				Tutorials: Chords: 
					Chords

11/23: 	Thanksgiving Holiday

11/28:	Chords/Intervals	Nelson:
				Ch. 10, p. 182-185
				Read, Written, and Comp. Ex.

11/30:	Chords and Intervals Exam			
				
12/5:	Review for Final

12/7:	Last Class: All Materials Must Be Handed In In A Folder: 
	Using the Summary of Assignments as a table of contents, gather 
all materials, exercises, assignments, handouts, class notes, 
printouts of computer drills (or a paper inside stating that you 
emailed them to me and give the date of the email), in a folder.  

	If your written work is done in your 
textbook, then place a paper inside the folder stating this, and arrange 
for a date for me to examine your textbook.  These materials include 
everything from the entire semester, including materials already handed in.

	Final Pre-test will be given:
	Final Pre-test is Theory I Proficiency Exam
	
12/12 (8 am): Comprehensive Final Exam
	The Final Exam will cover all aspects of the course, not just 
those topics covered since the midterm.
	At this final meeting, you must pick up/retrieve your folder of 
work handed in on 12/7.   


* Optional assignments are required for Dual Track Studentes and Music 
Majors

When Assignments are handed in, your class notes will be reviewed, as 
well.