Music 101 Syllabus

Fall 2013 6th Grade Middle School

NOTE: All bolded material is a form of assessment in the class. Also the following schedule is tentative and the teacher holds the right to change/modify the schedule when he/she feels is appropriate. Class 1: Introduction Ice Breakers Musical Aptitude Quiz Overview of Class Schedule Unit 1: Interpreting the Staves Class 2: Treble Clef Introduction The Musical Alphabet Notes on the Treble Clef (FACE, EGBDF) Accidentals Staff Game Class 3: Treble Clef(cont.) Flashcard Quiz Enharmonic Pitches Ledger Lines Above and Below the Staff Soprano and Alto Voices Treble Clef Instruments Class 4: Bass Clef Introduction Notes on the Bass Clef (ACEG, GBDFA) Accidentals Staff Game Class 5: Bass Clef(cont.) Flashcard Quiz Enharmonic Pitches

Ledger Lines Above and Below the Staff Tenor and Bass Voices Bass Clef Instruments Class 6: The Grand Staff Notes on the Piano (Video Demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0DLvqTwTEY) Middle C Treble Clef and the Piano (Typically RH) Bass Clef and the Piano (Typically LH) Class 7: Pitches and Physics Pitch vs. Pitch Class Number System Physics of Sound Frequency Ratios Class 8: The Grand Staff and The Piano Quiz: Identifying Notes on the Grand Staff Quiz-(cont.): Identifying Notes on the Piano In-Class Activity: Do Re Mi In-Class Activity: Bottle Sounds In-Class Activity: Sound Box (http://www.physics.purdue.edu/outreach/classroom_visits/SoundDemos.pdf) Unit 2: Rhythm and Meter Class 9: Rhythm-Part I Introduction to Meter Note Values (Whole, Half, and Quarter) Rest Values (Whole, Half, and Quarter) Clapping Simple Rhythms (w/ no meter) Class 10: Rhythm-Part II Note Values (Eighth and Sixteenth) Rest Values (Eighth and Sixteenth) Beams Dotted Notes Clapping Rhythms (w/ no meter)

Class 11: Simple Meter (Using Listening Examples from Folk and Popular Music) Simple Duple Meter Simple Triple Meter Simple Quadruple Meter Class 12: Compound Meter (Using Listening Examples from Folk and Popular Music) Compound Duple Meter Compound Triple Meter Compound Quadruple Meter Class 13: Odd Meters Listening Quiz (Simple vs. Duple Meters) Asymmetric Meter, Mixed Meter Class 14: Rhythm-Part III Tuplets (2, 3, 4, etc.) Double-Dotted Notes Syncopation Class 15: Rhythm Ear Training-Part I Common Rhythms Recognizing Repetition Rhythmic Motifs/Patterns Class 16: Rhythm Ear Training-Part II Quiz: Hearing and Recognizing Rhythms Call and Response Improvising and Echoing Rhythms Creating, Hearing, and Repeating Rhythms (using simple percussion instruments) Unit 3: Scales and Key Signatures Class 17: Introduction to Scales Listening Example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brt0KH8q-94) Semitones/Half Steps Whole Tones/Whole Steps Class 18: Whole and Half Steps Half Step Listening Example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-sX2Y0W8l0) Whole Step Listening Example (Happy Birthday)

Whole/Half Steps Quiz The Chromatic Scale Class 19: Major Scales The C Major Scale The Major Scale Pattern (1, 1, , 1, 1, 1, ) The Major Arpeggio Class 20: Scale Degrees Scale Degree Names (Tonic, Supertonic, etc.) The Leading Tone and its Function Class 21: Sharp Major Scales Quiz: Scale Degree Names Sharp Major Scales Practice Constructing Sharp Major Scales Using Pattern G, D, A, E, B, F#, C# Class 22: Sharp Major Key Signatures Order of Sharps (FCGDAEB) Writing Sharp Major Key Signatures Naming Sharp Major Key Signatures Class 23: Flat Major Scales Quiz: Naming/Writing Sharp Major Key Signatures Flat Major Scales Practice Constructing Flat Major Scales Using Pattern F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb Class 24: Flat Major Key Signatures Order of Flats (BEADGCF) Writing Flat Major Key Signatures Naming Flat Major Key Signatures Class 25: Reading Major Key Signatures Quiz: Naming/Writing Flat Major Key Signatures Reading Major Key Signatures Activity: Flat, Sharp, or Natural? Class 26: Circle of Fifths/Fourths

Constructing the Circle Enharmonic Key Signatures (Gb=F#, etc.) Class 27: Midterm Exam Class 28: Minor Scales The Natural Minor Scale Pattern (1, , 1, 1, , 1,1) The Minor Arpeggio Class 29: Harmonic and Melodic Minor The Harmonic Minor Scale Pattern (1, , 1, 1, , 1, ) The Melodic Minor Scale Relationships Between Scale Degrees of Major and Minor Scales Class 30: Parallel and Relative Key Signatures Quiz: Hearing and Identifying Types of Minor Scales Parallel Majors/Minors Relative Majors/Minors Class 31: Writing/Naming Minor Key Signatures Quiz: Identifying Relative Majors/Minors Writing Minor Key Signatures Naming Minor Key Signatures Class 32: Unit Test Constructing Major and Minor Scales Naming/Writing Major/Minor Key Signatures Unit 4: Intervals Class 33: Intervals Introduction Determining Quality and Quantity of Intervals Major, Minor, Perfect, Augmented, Diminished Prime-8ve Nomenclature (e.g. P4) Class 34: Intervals-(cont.) Listening Example: The Interval Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2d4zS56cY) Compound Intervals

Intervals within Major/Minor Scales Class 35: Intervals through Songs Songs as Interval Memory Devices (Greensleeves = m3, Star Wars = P5, etc.) Playing Intervals on the Piano Singing Intervals Class 36: Unit Test Identifying/Constructing Intervals Visually Identifying Intervals through Auditory Processing Playing Intervals on the Piano Unit 5: Simple Melodies Class 37: Introduction to Melody Listening Examples: Ode to JoyBeethoven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA) Ride of the ValkyriesWagner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92OBNsQgxU&feature=player_embedded) Yankee Doodle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRhFH5OyHo) This Land is Your LandGuthrie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s) Call Me MaybeJepsen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic) Homework: Brainstorm Ideas for Melodies Class 38: Identifying Motifs Activity: Improvising 1-2 Bar Motifs (Vocally or with Piano) Activity-(cont.): Echo Students Motifs Homework: Use Todays Activity to Help Brainstorm Ideas Class 39: Repetition in Music Obbligato Ostinato Listening Example: MarsHoist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I) Activity: Improvise an Ostinato and Have Whole Class Continue It Class 40: Revisit Call and Response Antecedent and Consequent Phrases Listening Example: Blow the Man DownSea Shanty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCg2vV3evZ0) Activity: Improvise 2 Bar Response to 2 Bar Call

Class 41: Composition Project Project: Compose 16 Bar Melody Using Motive Continuity Work Day (Teacher will go from student to student to give assistance) Class 42: Composition Project-(cont.) Continue Working on Composition Project Class 43: Review Day Projects Due Final Exam Review Day Class 44: Final Exam Class 45: Fun Day Perform Student Compositions Either Student or Teacher Will Perform Them (based on student comfort ability)

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