Department of Music                                                                      Austin Community College

Sight Singing-Ear Training 3  Syllabus

Semester & Year:  Fall 2024                                                                                                           

Course number – Section – Title:    MUSI 2116–001, 91736

Meets (day, time, room):                   TTH  11:30 am – 12:50 am, Room 2.1445                               

Course Credits & Contact Hours:   3 credit hours and 3 contact hours per week

Instructor: Dr. Michael Mikulka

Email: michael.mikulka@austincc.edu                                                                                            

Office hours: by appointment

Catalog Description & Prerequisites

Basic aural, visual, and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight. Must be taken concurrently with MUSI 1311: Theory 3.

Course Purposes & Instructional Methodology

Students should demonstrate music theory concepts and musicianship skills necessary to perform diatonic and chromatic melodies, as well as syncopated and non-syncopated rhythms at sight and notate them by ear; recognize melodic intervals, and triads in root position and inversion.

Required Textbooks & Other Useful Materials

• Berkowitz et al: A New Approach to Sight Singing, 7th ed.
• Online access to musictheory.net and teoria.com
• Staff paper and pencil/eraser (and/or notation software)

Program Learning Outcomes

The Student Learning Outcomes are associated with the following Program Learning Outcomes:

• Identify melodic and harmonic intervals by ear.
• Identify triads by ear.
• Identify rhythms by ear.
• Identify chromatic solfege syllables and melodies by ear.

General Education Competencies

The General Education Competencies utilized in this course are as follows:

• Communication Skills. Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through written, oral, visual, and sung communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium. They will do this through in-class exercises and performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Critical Thinking. Students will gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking and performance. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
   
• Personal Responsibility. Students will identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions and consequences. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Teamwork. Students will consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.

Grading.

Attendance and Participation: 10%
Sight Singing Practice Records: 10%*
In-Class Performances: 10%
Dictation Midterm: 15%
Sight Singing Midterm: 15%
Dictation Final: 20%
Sight Singing Final: 20%
 

Note: A course grade of C must be earned for both Sight Singing-Ear Training 3 and Theory 3 before either Sight Singing-Ear Training 4 or Theory 4 may be undertaken.

Dropping/Withdrawing. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. You may withdraw, or drop from a 16-week course with a grade of W any time on or before the end of the 12th week in the fall or spring 16-week session. Shorter semesters have prorated drop dates. If you drop a course before its census date, or official reporting date, the course is deleted from your enrollment, does not earn any grade, and does not appear on your transcript. If you drop a course after the census date, a grade will be included on your transcript. Reporting dates vary, so you are strongly encouraged to consult your instructor, the course syllabus, or the Austin Community College website for the drop and withdrawal dates for your course. If your first college enrollment occurred in the fall of 2001 or later, you may not drop more than 6 courses during your cumulative enrollment at any Texas public college or university.

For more information on the withdrawal process you can check this page: https://catalog.austincc.edu/support-services-and-student-progress/student-progress/droppingwithdrawing-from-courses/

Missed Exams & Late Work.
Missed exams and assignments can be turned in late. 10 points will be removed for each class day late the assignment or exam is. Any assignment more than 5 classes late may be turned in for a maximum of 50% credit. In-class sight singing assignments may not be made up unless you have missed more than two of them. Please notify me in advance for any conflicts you may have with exams.

Incomplete Grade. If a student is unable to complete the course at the end of the semester due to an emergency or other life-altering circumstance, an incomplete grade for the semester may be considered. A new completion date will be given to the student, but it may not be later than the final withdrawal date in the subsequent semester. When the student completes the required work by the deadline, I will submit a form to change the student’s grade from an incomplete to the earned grade. If an incomplete is not resolved by the deadline, the grade will automatically convert to an F.

Sight Singing Practice Records
You should be practicing sight singing skills regularly outside of class. By the end of class each Thursday, you are should submit a practice record with specific notes about at least four separate sight-singing practice sessions per week. Your practice records should be submitted via email, and should include the verification codes from your ear training assignments. *If you prefer, this grade can be replaced by your lowest midterm or final exam score.

Ear Training Assignments
You will be practicing ear training outside of class, usually via www.musictheory.net. Verification codes for your progress reports (generated through the website) should be sent to me as part of the weekly practice records. You should answer 50+ problems per session, and you should have at least 3 ear-training practice sessions per week. Up to 10 extra credit points per week may be earned for additional problems completed (and/or additional practice sessions).

Each time you complete a practice session, click the three dots on the upper right hand of the screen, and click “show progress report”. From there, click “copy link”, and paste the link into your practice records. This will enable me to view your results.

In-Class Sight Singing Performances
Beginning in week 3, most Thursdays will include individual performances of sight singing exercises (from the book and elsewhere). Some of these exercises will be prepared in advance, and others will be true sight singing. Your worst score will be removed at the end of the semester.
 

Class Schedule Outline
Please note that each group of students moves through the material differently. This schedule is a very rough outline, and you should expect changes during the semester.

Week 1 (8/27, 8/29)                            Introduction to course, introduction to new exercises, sight singing review
 

Week 2 (9/3, 9/5)                                Strategies and techniques for sight singing
                       
Week 3 (9/10, 9/12)                           Strategies and techniques for dictation

Week 4 (9/17, 9/19)                           7th chords, two-part harmonic dictations

Week 5 (9/24, 9/26)                           Introducing chromaticism

Week 6 (10/1, 10/3)                           Chromaticism

Week 7 (10/8, 10/10)                         Secondary dominants/applied chords

Week 8 (10/15, 10/17)                       Secondary dominants/applied chords
                                                            Review for Exams

Week 9 (10/22, 10/24)                       MIDTERM EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 10/22
                                                            Dictation: Thursday 10/24

Week 10 (10/29, 10/31)                      Handling Modulations

Week 11 (11/7)                                  Tuesday 11/5: NO CLASS
                                                            Modulations

Week 12 (11/12, 11/14)                     Modal Mixture

Week 13 (11/19, 11/21)                     Neapolitan chords, Augmented 6th chords

Week 14 (11/26)                                Augmented 6th chords
                                                            Thursday 11/28: NO CLASS

Week 15 (12/3, 12/5)                          Final Exam review

Week 16 (12/10, 12/12)                     FINAL EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 12/10
                                                            Sight Singing and Dictation: Thursday 12/12
 

Department of Music                                                                      Austin Community College

Sight Singing-Ear Training 3  Syllabus

Semester & Year:  Fall 2024                                                                                                           

Course number – Section – Title:    MUSI 2116–001, 91736

Meets (day, time, room):                   TTH  11:30 am – 12:50 am, Room 2.1445                               

Course Credits & Contact Hours:   3 credit hours and 3 contact hours per week

Instructor: Dr. Michael Mikulka

Email: michael.mikulka@austincc.edu                                                                                            

Office hours: by appointment

Catalog Description & Prerequisites

Basic aural, visual, and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight. Must be taken concurrently with MUSI 1311: Theory 3.

Course Purposes & Instructional Methodology

Students should demonstrate music theory concepts and musicianship skills necessary to perform diatonic and chromatic melodies, as well as syncopated and non-syncopated rhythms at sight and notate them by ear; recognize melodic intervals, and triads in root position and inversion.

Required Textbooks & Other Useful Materials

• Berkowitz et al: A New Approach to Sight Singing, 7th ed.
• Online access to musictheory.net and teoria.com
• Staff paper and pencil/eraser (and/or notation software)

Program Learning Outcomes

The Student Learning Outcomes are associated with the following Program Learning Outcomes:

• Identify melodic and harmonic intervals by ear.
• Identify triads by ear.
• Identify rhythms by ear.
• Identify chromatic solfege syllables and melodies by ear.

General Education Competencies

The General Education Competencies utilized in this course are as follows:

• Communication Skills. Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through written, oral, visual, and sung communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium. They will do this through in-class exercises and performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Critical Thinking. Students will gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking and performance. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
   
• Personal Responsibility. Students will identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions and consequences. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Teamwork. Students will consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.

Grading.

Attendance and Participation: 10%
Sight Singing Practice Records: 10%*
In-Class Performances: 10%
Dictation Midterm: 15%
Sight Singing Midterm: 15%
Dictation Final: 20%
Sight Singing Final: 20%
 

Note: A course grade of C must be earned for both Sight Singing-Ear Training 3 and Theory 3 before either Sight Singing-Ear Training 4 or Theory 4 may be undertaken.

Dropping/Withdrawing. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. You may withdraw, or drop from a 16-week course with a grade of W any time on or before the end of the 12th week in the fall or spring 16-week session. Shorter semesters have prorated drop dates. If you drop a course before its census date, or official reporting date, the course is deleted from your enrollment, does not earn any grade, and does not appear on your transcript. If you drop a course after the census date, a grade will be included on your transcript. Reporting dates vary, so you are strongly encouraged to consult your instructor, the course syllabus, or the Austin Community College website for the drop and withdrawal dates for your course. If your first college enrollment occurred in the fall of 2001 or later, you may not drop more than 6 courses during your cumulative enrollment at any Texas public college or university.

For more information on the withdrawal process you can check this page: https://catalog.austincc.edu/support-services-and-student-progress/student-progress/droppingwithdrawing-from-courses/

Missed Exams & Late Work.
Missed exams and assignments can be turned in late. 10 points will be removed for each class day late the assignment or exam is. Any assignment more than 5 classes late may be turned in for a maximum of 50% credit. In-class sight singing assignments may not be made up unless you have missed more than two of them. Please notify me in advance for any conflicts you may have with exams.

Incomplete Grade. If a student is unable to complete the course at the end of the semester due to an emergency or other life-altering circumstance, an incomplete grade for the semester may be considered. A new completion date will be given to the student, but it may not be later than the final withdrawal date in the subsequent semester. When the student completes the required work by the deadline, I will submit a form to change the student’s grade from an incomplete to the earned grade. If an incomplete is not resolved by the deadline, the grade will automatically convert to an F.

Sight Singing Practice Records
You should be practicing sight singing skills regularly outside of class. By the end of class each Thursday, you are should submit a practice record with specific notes about at least four separate sight-singing practice sessions per week. Your practice records should be submitted via email, and should include the verification codes from your ear training assignments. *If you prefer, this grade can be replaced by your lowest midterm or final exam score.

Ear Training Assignments
You will be practicing ear training outside of class, usually via www.musictheory.net. Verification codes for your progress reports (generated through the website) should be sent to me as part of the weekly practice records. You should answer 50+ problems per session, and you should have at least 3 ear-training practice sessions per week. Up to 10 extra credit points per week may be earned for additional problems completed (and/or additional practice sessions).

Each time you complete a practice session, click the three dots on the upper right hand of the screen, and click “show progress report”. From there, click “copy link”, and paste the link into your practice records. This will enable me to view your results.

In-Class Sight Singing Performances
Beginning in week 3, most Thursdays will include individual performances of sight singing exercises (from the book and elsewhere). Some of these exercises will be prepared in advance, and others will be true sight singing. Your worst score will be removed at the end of the semester.
 

Class Schedule Outline
Please note that each group of students moves through the material differently. This schedule is a very rough outline, and you should expect changes during the semester.

Week 1 (8/27, 8/29)                            Introduction to course, introduction to new exercises, sight singing review
 

Week 2 (9/3, 9/5)                                Strategies and techniques for sight singing
                       
Week 3 (9/10, 9/12)                           Strategies and techniques for dictation

Week 4 (9/17, 9/19)                           7th chords, two-part harmonic dictations

Week 5 (9/24, 9/26)                           Introducing chromaticism

Week 6 (10/1, 10/3)                           Chromaticism

Week 7 (10/8, 10/10)                         Secondary dominants/applied chords

Week 8 (10/15, 10/17)                       Secondary dominants/applied chords
                                                            Review for Exams

Week 9 (10/22, 10/24)                       MIDTERM EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 10/22
                                                            Dictation: Thursday 10/24

Week 10 (10/29, 10/31)                      Handling Modulations

Week 11 (11/7)                                  Tuesday 11/5: NO CLASS
                                                            Modulations

Week 12 (11/12, 11/14)                     Modal Mixture

Week 13 (11/19, 11/21)                     Neapolitan chords, Augmented 6th chords

Week 14 (11/26)                                Augmented 6th chords
                                                            Thursday 11/28: NO CLASS

Week 15 (12/3, 12/5)                          Final Exam review

Week 16 (12/10, 12/12)                     FINAL EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 12/10
                                                            Sight Singing and Dictation: Thursday 12/12
 

Department of Music                                                                      Austin Community College

Sight Singing-Ear Training 3  Syllabus

Semester & Year:  Fall 2024                                                                                                           

Course number – Section – Title:    MUSI 2116–001, 91736

Meets (day, time, room):                   TTH  11:30 am – 12:50 am, Room 2.1445                               

Course Credits & Contact Hours:   3 credit hours and 3 contact hours per week

Instructor: Dr. Michael Mikulka

Email: michael.mikulka@austincc.edu                                                                                            

Office hours: by appointment

Catalog Description & Prerequisites

Basic aural, visual, and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight. Must be taken concurrently with MUSI 1311: Theory 3.

Course Purposes & Instructional Methodology

Students should demonstrate music theory concepts and musicianship skills necessary to perform diatonic and chromatic melodies, as well as syncopated and non-syncopated rhythms at sight and notate them by ear; recognize melodic intervals, and triads in root position and inversion.

Required Textbooks & Other Useful Materials

• Berkowitz et al: A New Approach to Sight Singing, 7th ed.
• Online access to musictheory.net and teoria.com
• Staff paper and pencil/eraser (and/or notation software)

Program Learning Outcomes

The Student Learning Outcomes are associated with the following Program Learning Outcomes:

• Identify melodic and harmonic intervals by ear.
• Identify triads by ear.
• Identify rhythms by ear.
• Identify chromatic solfege syllables and melodies by ear.

General Education Competencies

The General Education Competencies utilized in this course are as follows:

• Communication Skills. Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through written, oral, visual, and sung communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium. They will do this through in-class exercises and performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Critical Thinking. Students will gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking and performance. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
   
• Personal Responsibility. Students will identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions and consequences. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Teamwork. Students will consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.

Grading.

Attendance and Participation: 10%
Sight Singing Practice Records: 10%*
In-Class Performances: 10%
Dictation Midterm: 15%
Sight Singing Midterm: 15%
Dictation Final: 20%
Sight Singing Final: 20%
 

Note: A course grade of C must be earned for both Sight Singing-Ear Training 3 and Theory 3 before either Sight Singing-Ear Training 4 or Theory 4 may be undertaken.

Dropping/Withdrawing. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. You may withdraw, or drop from a 16-week course with a grade of W any time on or before the end of the 12th week in the fall or spring 16-week session. Shorter semesters have prorated drop dates. If you drop a course before its census date, or official reporting date, the course is deleted from your enrollment, does not earn any grade, and does not appear on your transcript. If you drop a course after the census date, a grade will be included on your transcript. Reporting dates vary, so you are strongly encouraged to consult your instructor, the course syllabus, or the Austin Community College website for the drop and withdrawal dates for your course. If your first college enrollment occurred in the fall of 2001 or later, you may not drop more than 6 courses during your cumulative enrollment at any Texas public college or university.

For more information on the withdrawal process you can check this page: https://catalog.austincc.edu/support-services-and-student-progress/student-progress/droppingwithdrawing-from-courses/

Missed Exams & Late Work.
Missed exams and assignments can be turned in late. 10 points will be removed for each class day late the assignment or exam is. Any assignment more than 5 classes late may be turned in for a maximum of 50% credit. In-class sight singing assignments may not be made up unless you have missed more than two of them. Please notify me in advance for any conflicts you may have with exams.

Incomplete Grade. If a student is unable to complete the course at the end of the semester due to an emergency or other life-altering circumstance, an incomplete grade for the semester may be considered. A new completion date will be given to the student, but it may not be later than the final withdrawal date in the subsequent semester. When the student completes the required work by the deadline, I will submit a form to change the student’s grade from an incomplete to the earned grade. If an incomplete is not resolved by the deadline, the grade will automatically convert to an F.

Sight Singing Practice Records
You should be practicing sight singing skills regularly outside of class. By the end of class each Thursday, you are should submit a practice record with specific notes about at least four separate sight-singing practice sessions per week. Your practice records should be submitted via email, and should include the verification codes from your ear training assignments. *If you prefer, this grade can be replaced by your lowest midterm or final exam score.

Ear Training Assignments
You will be practicing ear training outside of class, usually via www.musictheory.net. Verification codes for your progress reports (generated through the website) should be sent to me as part of the weekly practice records. You should answer 50+ problems per session, and you should have at least 3 ear-training practice sessions per week. Up to 10 extra credit points per week may be earned for additional problems completed (and/or additional practice sessions).

Each time you complete a practice session, click the three dots on the upper right hand of the screen, and click “show progress report”. From there, click “copy link”, and paste the link into your practice records. This will enable me to view your results.

In-Class Sight Singing Performances
Beginning in week 3, most Thursdays will include individual performances of sight singing exercises (from the book and elsewhere). Some of these exercises will be prepared in advance, and others will be true sight singing. Your worst score will be removed at the end of the semester.
 

Class Schedule Outline
Please note that each group of students moves through the material differently. This schedule is a very rough outline, and you should expect changes during the semester.

Week 1 (8/27, 8/29)                            Introduction to course, introduction to new exercises, sight singing review
 

Week 2 (9/3, 9/5)                                Strategies and techniques for sight singing
                       
Week 3 (9/10, 9/12)                           Strategies and techniques for dictation

Week 4 (9/17, 9/19)                           7th chords, two-part harmonic dictations

Week 5 (9/24, 9/26)                           Introducing chromaticism

Week 6 (10/1, 10/3)                           Chromaticism

Week 7 (10/8, 10/10)                         Secondary dominants/applied chords

Week 8 (10/15, 10/17)                       Secondary dominants/applied chords
                                                            Review for Exams

Week 9 (10/22, 10/24)                       MIDTERM EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 10/22
                                                            Dictation: Thursday 10/24

Week 10 (10/29, 10/31)                      Handling Modulations

Week 11 (11/7)                                  Tuesday 11/5: NO CLASS
                                                            Modulations

Week 12 (11/12, 11/14)                     Modal Mixture

Week 13 (11/19, 11/21)                     Neapolitan chords, Augmented 6th chords

Week 14 (11/26)                                Augmented 6th chords
                                                            Thursday 11/28: NO CLASS

Week 15 (12/3, 12/5)                          Final Exam review

Week 16 (12/10, 12/12)                     FINAL EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 12/10
                                                            Sight Singing and Dictation: Thursday 12/12
 

Department of Music                                                                      Austin Community College

Sight Singing-Ear Training 3  Syllabus

Semester & Year:  Fall 2024                                                                                                           

Course number – Section – Title:    MUSI 2116–001, 91736

Meets (day, time, room):                   TTH  11:30 am – 12:50 am, Room 2.1445                               

Course Credits & Contact Hours:   3 credit hours and 3 contact hours per week

Instructor: Dr. Michael Mikulka

Email: michael.mikulka@austincc.edu                                                                                            

Office hours: by appointment

Catalog Description & Prerequisites

Basic aural, visual, and vocal experiences in dictation and singing at sight. Must be taken concurrently with MUSI 1311: Theory 3.

Course Purposes & Instructional Methodology

Students should demonstrate music theory concepts and musicianship skills necessary to perform diatonic and chromatic melodies, as well as syncopated and non-syncopated rhythms at sight and notate them by ear; recognize melodic intervals, and triads in root position and inversion.

Required Textbooks & Other Useful Materials

• Berkowitz et al: A New Approach to Sight Singing, 7th ed.
• Online access to musictheory.net and teoria.com
• Staff paper and pencil/eraser (and/or notation software)

Program Learning Outcomes

The Student Learning Outcomes are associated with the following Program Learning Outcomes:

• Identify melodic and harmonic intervals by ear.
• Identify triads by ear.
• Identify rhythms by ear.
• Identify chromatic solfege syllables and melodies by ear.

General Education Competencies

The General Education Competencies utilized in this course are as follows:

• Communication Skills. Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through written, oral, visual, and sung communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium. They will do this through in-class exercises and performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Critical Thinking. Students will gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking and performance. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
   
• Personal Responsibility. Students will identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions and consequences. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.
• Teamwork. Students will consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal. They will do this through in-class exercises, performances, and reading and written assignments.

Grading.

Attendance and Participation: 10%
Sight Singing Practice Records: 10%*
In-Class Performances: 10%
Dictation Midterm: 15%
Sight Singing Midterm: 15%
Dictation Final: 20%
Sight Singing Final: 20%
 

Note: A course grade of C must be earned for both Sight Singing-Ear Training 3 and Theory 3 before either Sight Singing-Ear Training 4 or Theory 4 may be undertaken.

Dropping/Withdrawing. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. You may withdraw, or drop from a 16-week course with a grade of W any time on or before the end of the 12th week in the fall or spring 16-week session. Shorter semesters have prorated drop dates. If you drop a course before its census date, or official reporting date, the course is deleted from your enrollment, does not earn any grade, and does not appear on your transcript. If you drop a course after the census date, a grade will be included on your transcript. Reporting dates vary, so you are strongly encouraged to consult your instructor, the course syllabus, or the Austin Community College website for the drop and withdrawal dates for your course. If your first college enrollment occurred in the fall of 2001 or later, you may not drop more than 6 courses during your cumulative enrollment at any Texas public college or university.

For more information on the withdrawal process you can check this page: https://catalog.austincc.edu/support-services-and-student-progress/student-progress/droppingwithdrawing-from-courses/

Missed Exams & Late Work.
Missed exams and assignments can be turned in late. 10 points will be removed for each class day late the assignment or exam is. Any assignment more than 5 classes late may be turned in for a maximum of 50% credit. In-class sight singing assignments may not be made up unless you have missed more than two of them. Please notify me in advance for any conflicts you may have with exams.

Incomplete Grade. If a student is unable to complete the course at the end of the semester due to an emergency or other life-altering circumstance, an incomplete grade for the semester may be considered. A new completion date will be given to the student, but it may not be later than the final withdrawal date in the subsequent semester. When the student completes the required work by the deadline, I will submit a form to change the student’s grade from an incomplete to the earned grade. If an incomplete is not resolved by the deadline, the grade will automatically convert to an F.

Sight Singing Practice Records
You should be practicing sight singing skills regularly outside of class. By the end of class each Thursday, you are should submit a practice record with specific notes about at least four separate sight-singing practice sessions per week. Your practice records should be submitted via email, and should include the verification codes from your ear training assignments. *If you prefer, this grade can be replaced by your lowest midterm or final exam score.

Ear Training Assignments
You will be practicing ear training outside of class, usually via www.musictheory.net. Verification codes for your progress reports (generated through the website) should be sent to me as part of the weekly practice records. You should answer 50+ problems per session, and you should have at least 3 ear-training practice sessions per week. Up to 10 extra credit points per week may be earned for additional problems completed (and/or additional practice sessions).

Each time you complete a practice session, click the three dots on the upper right hand of the screen, and click “show progress report”. From there, click “copy link”, and paste the link into your practice records. This will enable me to view your results.

In-Class Sight Singing Performances
Beginning in week 3, most Thursdays will include individual performances of sight singing exercises (from the book and elsewhere). Some of these exercises will be prepared in advance, and others will be true sight singing. Your worst score will be removed at the end of the semester.
 

Class Schedule Outline
Please note that each group of students moves through the material differently. This schedule is a very rough outline, and you should expect changes during the semester.

Week 1 (8/27, 8/29)                            Introduction to course, introduction to new exercises, sight singing review
 

Week 2 (9/3, 9/5)                                Strategies and techniques for sight singing
                       
Week 3 (9/10, 9/12)                           Strategies and techniques for dictation

Week 4 (9/17, 9/19)                           7th chords, two-part harmonic dictations

Week 5 (9/24, 9/26)                           Introducing chromaticism

Week 6 (10/1, 10/3)                           Chromaticism

Week 7 (10/8, 10/10)                         Secondary dominants/applied chords

Week 8 (10/15, 10/17)                       Secondary dominants/applied chords
                                                            Review for Exams

Week 9 (10/22, 10/24)                       MIDTERM EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 10/22
                                                            Dictation: Thursday 10/24

Week 10 (10/29, 10/31)                      Handling Modulations

Week 11 (11/7)                                  Tuesday 11/5: NO CLASS
                                                            Modulations

Week 12 (11/12, 11/14)                     Modal Mixture

Week 13 (11/19, 11/21)                     Neapolitan chords, Augmented 6th chords

Week 14 (11/26)                                Augmented 6th chords
                                                            Thursday 11/28: NO CLASS

Week 15 (12/3, 12/5)                          Final Exam review

Week 16 (12/10, 12/12)                     FINAL EXAMS:
                                                            Sight Singing: Tuesday 12/10
                                                            Sight Singing and Dictation: Thursday 12/12