Aug 22 Wednesday First Day:

Introduced concepts.

• Moving musical knowledge from right to left hemisphere (SOME of it @ least!).
• All musicians should be able to fluently read/write music and to THINK deeply about music. We can already "feel," as well as "emote" and dance to music.
• Buy books, music paper pencils. Think about getting a keyboard (i.e.$30 Casio etc.)and downloading a Finale music program like Notepad (free) at http//:www.codamusic.com
• Introduced concept of intervals:
• Melodic/harmonic, M/m 2nds and 3rds. Assigned first chapter to read and learn.

 Aug 24 Day Two:

• Reviewed 2nds and thirds
• New intervals: M/m 6ths & 7ths; Perfect, Augmented and Diminished intervals. Compound Intervals. Assigned Major Scale Exercises at the end of the first chapter, and the tunes.
• Pop QUIZ: (below)
• 1) write a major second above C#
• 2) write a major second above B#
• 3) explain the difference between an augmented 2nd and a minor 3rd
• 4) illustrate the above with two related musical examples (on a musical staff)

 Aug 27 Day 3:

• Review Intervals
• Check Major Scale Exercises
• Begin Discussing Terms at the end of the First chapter. Scale Degree, Chord,
• Begin minor scales
• Name Scale Degrees: Tonic, Super Tonic, Mediant, Sub Dominant, Dominant, Sub Mediant, Leading Tone (Sub Tonic)
• Pop QUIZ: (below)
• Cb is the 4th scale degree of what Major scale. Write out all the notes.

Aug 29 Day 4

• Practice identifying minor scales
• Continue Terms: Scale Degree, Chord, Chromatic Scale, Diatonic scales, Triad, Relative Minor, Parallel Minor Passing Tone, Auxiliary Tone, Melodic Inversion, Octive Equivalence, Consonance/Dissonance, Sub Metrical, Rhythm, Simple/Compound Meter, Rhythm
• 4 ways of defining/describing a Tritone: Aug. 5th, Dim 4th, 3 whole steps, Six half steps