PFET 367 PERFORMANCE EAR TRAINING FOR GUITAR 1
Instructor:
______________________________________________
Mailbox:
__________ Phone: ____________
Office: __________ Office
hours: ____________
Course Description: Ear training with an emphasis on
practical performance experience.
Recognizing pitch, rhythm, harmony, and timbre by ear and responding on
the student's instrument in class.
Some dictation. Some
non-syllabic sight singing.
Course Objective: PFET 367 and 368 form a two-course
group whose intent is to improve the student's aural skills in connection with
the principal instrument. Upon
satisfactory completion of this course the student will be better able to
instrumentally reproduce what is heard both internally and externally.
Required Textbook: No purchase necessary.
Out-of-class Preparation: Active class participation is vital to
attain maximum benefit. In order
to maintain satisfactory standing in this class, approximately two hours per
week of out-of-class preparation are recommended.
Midterms: March 8-12
Final Exams: May 3-7
Grading Criteria:
A (90-100) Superior, Exceptional;
control of course material enables excellent production.
B (80-89) Good;
grasp of material enables above-average production.
C (70-79) Average;
assimilation of material enables acceptable production.
D (60-69) Below
Average; exposure to material enables poor, but passable production.
F (below 60) Not
passing; assimilation of material insufficient to demonstrate acceptable
productive capacity.
Final Grade Determination: Your final grade will be determined by
considering the following components at the indicated weights:
20% Attendance
20% Attitude/participation
30% Midterm exam
30% Final exam
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Attendance Policy: As it is not possible to make up
material lost due to absence, attendance is most important. Two unexcused absences are allowed. Note that attendance figures in final
grade determination. Withdrawal is
not automatic. It is ultimately
your responsibility to initiate withdrawal proceedings prior to the
"W" deadline. In case of
doubt, ask the instructor or the Counseling Center.
Deadline for Course
Withdrawal: 5:00 pm Friday,
March 26, 2004. Neither the instructor nor the student may initiate a
"W" after that date.
Topical Outline
1 Discussion
of course objectives. Exercises
with diatonic intervals in different keys and octaves.
2 Exercises
with diatonic melodies of wider range and more difficult rhythms. Introduction of chromatic approach
tones.
3 Review.
Begin exercises with simple bass lines.
Introduction of diatonic chord structures (same voicings).
4 Exercises
with four-part chord structures including nondiatonic chords (same voicings).
5 Review. Introduction of melodies, bass lines,
and chord progressions in four-bar phrases.
6 Review
for midterm exam.
7 Mid-term
exam: per instructor individual testing.
8 Discuss
results of midterm exam as constructive review.
9 Introduction
of diminished chords and tensions.
Exercises with melodies using II-7
V7 progression.
10 Review. Introduction of three-note chords with
harmonized bass line.
11 Exercises
with rhythm.
12 Review. Melodic, harmonic, and bass line
exercises of greater difficulty.
13 Review
for final exam.
14
Final exam: individual
testing.