Week of December 3

• VC - Your quiz will be on Thursday this week (due to the concert Friday). We'll be covering whole steps, half steps & enharmonic notes. Group Delta, you will be writing sharp key signatures. NOTE: Make sure you make up any zeroes you have! Check Pinnacle...
• Chamber - We're taking a break from theory this week in order to prep for the concert. We'll begin review for finals next week.
• Mixed Rep Piano - E-flat major scale & cadence is due this week. Make sure you are on track to check off all scales (through Ab) by the end of next week!
• Women's Rep - We're taking a break from theory this week in order to prep for the concert. We'll begin review for finals next week. NOTE: Ladies, make sure you have made up any zeroes! Check Pinnacle...

Have a great week!

ms/p

November 26-30

Hi Everyone!

• VC - We'll be covering flats, sharps & naturals. Group Delta - we'll be writing major scales. Everyone has a quiz Friday.
• Chamber - We'll be going over minor intervals as well as reviewing major intervals.
• Mixed Rep Piano - Repertoire is a-comin'! As soon as you check off all your major scales & cadences (through Ab) we can start on some repertoire. Don't forget about the semester piano recital in 5th the last week of class...wouldn't YOU like to perform on it???
• Women's Rep - Minor intervals (both hearing them and writing them). Quiz Friday.

Have a great week!

missy p

Week of October 22

Hey Everyone!

VC: This week we'll be working on key signatures and rests. We'll also do some ear training.

Chamber: We'll start intervals this week, covering major and perfect.

Mixed Rep Piano: You guys are still gettin' it on those scales! Keep up the good work. Everyone is making progress.

Women's Rep: We'll re-hash the major & perfect intervals as well as minor and then focus on some ear training.

Have a great week!

missy p

Week of October 15

Hey gang!

• VC Quiz Friday: 1) Anatomy of a note, 2) drawing specified note values with correct stem directions and lengths.
• Mixed Rep Piano: Keep up the awesome work on your scales & cadences. The sooner we can knock 'em out the sooner we can start repertoire... !!! :-) 
• Women's Rep Quiz Friday: Major & Minor Intervals (similar to what we did in this week's group)

Have a good one!

ms.p

Rhythm-a-ning

The word is RHYTHM.

First of all, make sure you can spell it correctly.

• VC: Introduction to rhythm. We'll be reviewing whole, half, quarter and eighth notes and practicing rhythm drills.
• Chamber: Rhythm drills in simple and compound meters.
• Mixed Rep Piano: Everyone should be working on the A major scale by now. Let's get this checked off this week so we can start with E major next week. Great job on D major, guys! You're all showing improvement.
• Women's Rep: Rhythm drills in simple meter. 

Have a great week!

[mI pi]

Week of September 17

Hi everyone! It's finally starting to feel like fall!!! :) 

• VC: We'll be prepping for your quiz on Friday 9/21. We'll give you some sight singing examples (both major AND minor) for which you will provide the correct sight singing numbers. Also, don't forget that you have scale check-offs at the end of the week! 
• Chamber: This week we're working mostly on All-State skills, in particular sight reading. Make sure you're keeping up with your game! 
• Mixed Rep: We'll be back on our regular piano schedule Wednesday. I'd love it if everyone can check off D major this week, but I'll give you until Tuesday of next week if you really need it... 
• Women's Rep: Sight singing, sight singing, sight singing!!! 

Have a great week, 

[mI pi]

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to "get to gettin'" as Ms. White would say. :) VC Theory: We started groups last week and reviewed the numbers of the major, minor & chromatic scales as well as began the notes of the treble clef. This week we will continue with treble clef and add bass clef. Your next quiz will be this Friday, September 14, and it will be on notes in the treble & bass clefs. Mixed Rep Piano: You all did great work last week by checking off the C major scale & cadence. This week we'll work on the G major scale & cadence, checking it off by Thursday. Women's Rep Theory: We'll begin groups this week. Get ready to review the circle of 5ths & all major key signatures! Have a great week, Ms.P

Week of April 16

Homework due Monday 4/16:

1) Harmonize a G major scale using only I, IV & V(7). One chord per note. End on I with cadence.

2) Harmonize a G major scale using any chord while following good harmonic practices. Avoid errors on handout.

Spring is here!

Hey gang,

I hope everyone had a restful spring break. I was pleased overall with your transcription projects and will get them back to you soon, probably next week.

Be thinking about when we can establish a time to meet regularly before or after school to practice dictation and any other skills that may need reinforcement. I hope you all are practicing on your own in addition...

We'll have a quiz over chord and cadence identification. After that we'll move on to harmonizing a given melody.

See you soon!

ms:p

Class Wednesday 3/14

Homework due 3/14:

1. FRQ (e minor)

2. Chunk composition: Compose 2 1-measure chunks & 2 2-measure chunks. Any key, preferably simple time. Use pitch patterns commonly found in dictation examples. (Ex. 1-3-5-3-1, etc.) We will use the chunks you compose as dictation examples in class.

3. Bring in musical examples of 2 different types of texture. (Monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic or heterophonic.) Any format, though emailing me an mp3 is preferred.

Please don't forget that we'll be taking a practice AP exam both Tuesday & Thursday of next week. (Multiple choice Tuesday, FRQ Thursday.) Don't be late to class - you'll need the entire 90 minutes.

Happy Tuesday!

ms.p

6/4 chords, cadences & a bit of good form

Hi Everyone,

We'll have a quiz this Friday over 6/4 chords as well as cadences. I might also have you do a bit of formal analysis, depending on how class goes today (a, a', etc.)

Types of 6/4 chords:
Passing - bass "passing through" - moving stepwise
Arpeggiated - chord stays same, goes through inversions thus creating the 6/4 2nd inversion
Pedal - bass stays same while upper voices move stepwise & return
Cadential - I64 -> V -> I

Types of Cadences:
Perfect Authentic (PAC): V-I w/ 1 in soprano
Imperfect Authentic (IAC): V-I w/ 3 or 5 in soprano
Inverted IAC: same as above w/ one or both chords inverted
Leading tone IAC: vii0 - I
Half (HC): ?-V
Plagal (PC): IV-I
Phrygian Half (PHC): iv6-V in minor
Deceptive (DC): V-vi

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi Gang,

Last class we had a quiz over Ch. 7. Your homework assignment is p. 68 #1-2 from the workbook copies.

This week we'll begin covering the illustrious 6/4 chords (see Ch. 9 in your text.) They are:

Passing
Cadential
Pedal (Neighboring)
Arpeggiated

These are the ONLY times you are allowed to use 6/4 chords in your compositions.

Have a great day & I'll see you 4th block!

ms. p