3xo asked:


So…

I will be volunteering to teach a Music Theory course to my local church this upcoming summer. From my experience here, I would say the majority of people who will probably take the course (or even show interest in it) are people who are guitarists and pianists who have never read sheet music before and only know chords. I would also say that the majority of people who will take this course are people in high school or older. At most, I would expect a class of 25 people.

I’m currently writing out the syllabus for the course. The class will be meeting about 2.5 hours a week for 11 sessions. I’m hoping to cover everything from reading notation to four-part writing. Depending on how the class paces, we may be able to get to nonharmonic tones, but I don’t know for sure – looks like we’ll find out when I start teaching the course.

I would really like some help with this since I’ve never done anything to this extent before:

1) What materials should I get? I don’t want the class paying for a textbook, so I will be doing a lecture-styled course in which the class will be taking notes, and if the class ever needs to contact me, they can contact me throughout the week and ask me questions in class. I have the following materials listed so far:

- Kostka, Tonal Harmony, 6th Edition (workbook, which the students will be paying for)
- Notebook of Manuscript Paper (96 pages)
- Blank CDs for listening assignments and excerpts (since the leader of the group that is sponsoring this works at Best Buy, he can provide these)
- Notebook & Pencil for general note taking.

Is there anything that I’m missing? I will be having a keyboard out for one of the 2.5 hours for aural skills training.

2) How much is too much to teach at the first lesson? Currently, I have listed:

Lesson 1: Introductions, Course Expectations, etc. Introduction to Rudiments.
o Written: Pitch notation (including accidentals), rhythm notation (excluding time signatures), key signatures, major and minor scales (natural, harmonic, melodic).
o Aural: Relation of pitch notation to keyboard, recognition of scales and intervals (intervals in major mode only).

and the assignments I have listed that are due the second week are:

o Write all notes from C4 to C6 in treble clef as quarter notes, using appropriate stem length and direction. Do the same in the bass clef from C2 to C4.
o Have all notes memorized by sight (musical notation and keyboard).
o A CD with interval examples will be provided (not required for next examination, but should be practiced on this week).
o Have all key signatures and corresponding major and minor modes memorized, and make sure that you can recognize all of your scales by listening to them. A CD will be provided to help you practice your ability to recognize scales aurally.

Thanks in advance.

(I couldn’t find a very good category for this question, so I’m throwing this in Classical and Other-Music.)

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<3 asked:


I can’t really explain it.
When you have DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO, how do you determine which note is which?
It has something to do with the DO note, that looks like a whole note..
PLEASE EXPLAIN. I can’t find nothing on the internet!

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Midnightjasz asked:


I am a music major studying classical piano/composition. My musical background has been based on Jazz Music, but Ive always been hybrid when composing pieces for piano, and more directed towards writing classical music when actually setting out to notate it.

Because I have been studying Jazz music I there wasn’t much of a requirement to actually study or sight read the music I was playing. Since I have been studying thus far I have been taking a general piano class, but because already playing piano for years I’ve surpassed the standard curriculum at my college. I’m looking for new classical music to read and play. I’ve done pieces like Bach’s Clavier, and one of Schubert’s impromptus.

Im just looking for suggestion on where to go next.

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xxmatttxx asked:


Lately i’ve been slow reading sheet music and when I’m learning a piece lets say Mozart, I can’t seem to move my finger fast at all.
How do I train myself to sight read faster and play faster?

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