MUSIC 107 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC 1706A DAILY 12:30 Rm.E102

Jerry McManus E128 425-564-2538

Office hour 9:30AM Wed

Fundamentals of Music is designed to give students an opportunity to explore and gain some practice reading and writing the musical language. The goal of the class is to provide students with a basic and practical understanding of the fundamental symbols and theories behind music. Through lectures and in-class practice students will be exposed to the language and concepts of music. Outside of class students will be expected to complete daily exercises and spend some time weekly in the Piano/Computer Lab to develop reading and keyboard skills. It will be important for students to keep up with their assignments and attend class daily as most of the materials are sequential in nature and difficult to understand on an intermittent basis.

Students will be evaluated on:

Attendance: BCC lists 5 absences as a maximum before penalty

Worksheet completion(worksheets from the book will be

assigned each week. From these one to two will be selected for evaluation).

Piano and music sight reading tests. Play scales & chords

Weekly thursday music quizzes, and a comprehensive Final Wednesday March 23rd , 11:30-1:20

Students with disabilities who have accomodation needs are required to meet with the Director of Disability Support Services, room B132(telephone 425.641-2498 or TTY425.564-4110), to establish their eligibility for accommodation. In addition, students are encouraged to review their accommodation requirements with each instructor during the first week of the quarter.

If you run into difficulty during the quarter please contact me before you get too far behind. General schedule as follows:

Week l Note and Symbol Identification

Week 2 Music reading and Scale formation

Week 3 Scales and Key Signature

Week 4 Intervals and Melodies

Week 5 Triads

Week 6 Chords, melodies and harmonization

Week 7 Putting it all together

Week 8-10 Individual and group testing, practice, refining skills