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** Course Outline ** ** Instructor – Mr. D. Bosse **
 * 111/112 Music **

This course is designed to be both teacher and student driven. The class will meet as a unit 3 days each week. On Tuesday’s and Thursday’s you will work individually on practicing. While class time is provided for these activities, you are expected to work at this course on your own time as well. Written practice goals will be required for each practice day.

The three parts to this course are valued as follows: performance 45%, ear training 5%, and written work (theory. written work and composition) 50%.


 * PERFORMANCE 45% **

There will be 3 performance evaluations and 1 pretest. The pretest is your opportunity to experience the performance evaluation process in a non-threatening situation. The 3 other evaluations will be evenly spaced throughout the semester. Each one will contain a technical component (scales, chords, etc) as well as a piece of repertoire (solo or etude or chamber ensemble piece). You are expected to improve over the semester. This will require you to put a considerable amount of work into your playing/practicing. Failure to do so will result in a low mark. Progress in your playing must be demonstrated. **Pretest** **Value 0%** **Test #1** **10%** **Test #2 15%** **Performance Exam 20%**

This content will be covered as a class and sometimes individually. Practice assignments, tests and assignments for grades will be administered on an as-needed basis. Most of the theory work will be done using iPads.
 * THEORY - 20% **

Topics to be covered will include:
 * Scales ** - major, harmonic, melodic and natural minor, whole tone, pentatonic, chromatic, and church modes.


 * Intervals ** – major, perfect, minor, diminished, augmented and compound.


 * Triads and dominant 7th ** chords in root position and inverted.


 * Basic principal of harmony ** including writing a four part choral using proper chord progressions.


 * Harmonic analysis **


 * Composition using four part writing **

Using the program //Logic// and Sibelius students will learn the basics of composing using a MIDI controller and digital looping. A final composition will be presented to the class.
 * Number 1 value – 5% **

Using the proper rules of harmony you will write a four part composition
 * Number 2 value 5% **


 * Ear Training 2.5 **

This will be done on a regular basis. There will be 1 ear-training evaluations in which you will demonstrate basic ear training skills. Students will work with the computer program //Auralia// and apps on the iPads to help develop these skills.


 * Written Assignments **


 * STYLES – value 7.5% **

You are required to write a research paper. It will be on a form of music related to the Romantic “Classical” Period, The Jazz Era – 1910-1960 or classical contemporary music. The paper is to be typed, and will be 2 to 4 pages long. Size 12 font is recommended. Extra large margins and font size will be down graded. Grammar will comprise a significant part of the grade. Take the time to work out the details of expression. Be thorough. Do a few drafts. Proof read your work and doesn’t write your assignment the night before it is due. The paper will be presented to the class in the form of a seminar**.**

Length 750 words min. This assignment will be presented to the class.

// On all papers, English grammar will comprise of 30% of the grade. //

Details to which you should pay attention are:

•Correct spelling •Be consistent in verb tense application •Be consistent in verb voicing •Don’t (!) use contractions •Avoid abbrev. •Try not to personalize with first person pronouns like “I” •All assignments must be type written


 * Citizenship value 7.5 **

Rationale – To empower the student for leadership by improving their teaching and learning skills. The student will learn to demonstrate personal and social responsibility while fostering community service and volunteerism.

In order to receive credit for this unit the student will have to log 10 hours of volunteering by tutoring other music students in the school, provide music lessons for a child in your community or church or through any other music activity approved by your instructor.


 * Late Assignments: 10 ** % per day up to 40% will be deducted from late assignments after which time the assignment will marked based on 60%. In other words if you pass in your assignment in 4 days late the best mark you could get is 60%, that is if you got 100% on the assignment.

Students will be required to take part in online forums and discussions pertaining to a variety of music topics. Topics for discussion will be generated by students and course instructor.
 * WIKI Participation – 5% **


 * Performance Recital Evaluation **
 * All recitals are performed in front of the class. You are permitted to bring in your own accompanist. Those with accompanist will be given priority when we schedule performance tests. **

Performance Pretest 0% First Performance Tests 10% Second Performance Tests 15% FinalPerformance 20%

**Total 45%**


 * Written Evaluation **

Research paper & seminar on paper 7.5% Ear Training Tests 2,5% Composition assignments 10% Tests 10% Citizenship 7.5% WIKIspace participation 5% Written Theory Exam 15%


 * Total 55% **


 * Performance Test Requirements **


 * 111/112 Music **


 * Pre-test: ** 1 piece or etude.

**Level 2 -** F, Bb, G & D scales: major and natural minor
 * Test # 1: ** 1 piece or etude. **Level 1 -** F, Bb, G & D scales: major, natural, harmonic and melodic minors

harmonic and melodic minors **Level 2 -** Eb, Ab, A & E scales: major and natural minor
 * Test # 2: ** 1 piece or etude. **Level 1 -** Eb, Ab, A & E scales: major, natural,

**Level 1 -** Db, Gb & B scales: major, natural, harmonic and melodic minors **Level 2 -** Db, Gb & B scales: major and natural minor
 * Test # 3: ** 1 piece or etude which is in a contrasting style to test # 2.


 * Students who receive an average of 85% on all of their assignments and performances will be awarded a level 1 credit. **