PFET 368 PERFORMANCE EAR TRAINING FOR GUITAR 2
Instructor:
_____________________________________________
Mailbox:
_________ Phone: ___________
Office: ________ Office
hours: ________________
Course Description: Continuation of Performance Ear
Training for Guitar 1.
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 Review
PFET 367 topics; discuss present course objectives.
2 Progressive
exercises using tunes; atonal and swing exercises; chord progression studies.
3 Review
for midterm exam.
4 Mid-term
exam: per instructor individual testing.
5 Exercises
using tunes; atonal and swing exercises; chord progression studies.
6 Exercises
based on twelve-bar blues.
7 Progressive
exercises using tunes; atonal and swing exercises.
8 Review
for final exam.
9
Final exam: individual
testing.