THEORY I FINAL

The Final will consist of FIVE PARTS:

I) - In Class, Friday

• Ear Training:

  • Intervals

  • triads in all inversions

  • melodic dictation

  • Rhythmic dictation

II) - In Class, Thursday

• Theory:

  • “Standard” Chord progressions

  • Voice leading

  • Cadences

  • Phrases periods

  • Non Chordal Tones

  • Analyze a piece similar the the Czerny (COULD BE ONE OF THE CZERNY PIECES!!!!)

III) - Take Home – Due before finale exam period - Turn in the written sheet at the time of the Final

Take home Final

Turn in a hand written copy with roman numerals for each chord and make sure that the following are clearly labeled:

• Cadences

• 6/4 chords

• NCTs

• Email the Sibelius Copy

IV) - Individual – Scheduled individually during finals week.

Final Individual Grade Form

• Recite

  • Note reading

  • Recite Key Signatures

  • Recite Major and minor scales learned so far

• Keyboard

  • Play all major or minor scale with one finger reciting the notes

  • Play triads in all inversions

  • Triad drill in all keys - State the name of each chord while playing it - Example F minor: F minor - g diminished - Ab major - Bb minor - C major - Db minor - Eb major - E diminished - F minor

  • Cadences in 5 Major and minor keys THEORY I Cadences.pdf

• Sing:

  • Major, natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor with syllables

  • Triad drill in major and in minor

  • All ascending and descending intervals

  • All triads in root position

  • Sight read a rhythmic solfege

  • Learn solfege from handout

V)  - Composition Presentation - Friday of Finals Week at 8 am in room 101

• Compose a work for at least two instrumentalists and or singers to be performed during the final exam period that incorporates material learned during the semester

• You need to arrange for your own performers

• You may not ask faculty or accompanists to play your pieces

• You may bring in outside musicians

• Your piece must be notated correctly and legibly. Prepare parts for each instrumentalist – Pianists and singers can receive a score

• At the performance, turn in a copy of the full score for the jury

 A successful piece will be:

• A good composition for at least two performers. The composer can be one of the performers.

• Well-performed – You will need to arrange for the performers to rehearse adequately and come during the final exam period. Hint – find possible performers before you start writing

• There is no minimum duration for the composition – The ultimate criterion is that the piece must sound complete and reveal effort on the part of the student

Not acceptable are:

• A work for piano played by two performers, one hand each

• An arrangement of someone else’s work

• A piece that can’t be notated