Music 009: Music Theory Fundamentals

Assignment 20

New tune

Scroll to the bottom for score and video of “All The Pretty Little Horses”. This is one of our focus tunes, which you will have to memorize for the next test.

Read

S2S, pp. 343-347. Here again is our short minor scales handout for reference.

Write

Complete exercises 9.11; 9.16; 9.20 (A minor through F# minor, then skip and do D minor through F minor); 9.21 (the first two examples, on G and C#, only).

When writing scales, write all the requested information (scale degree numbers, solfege, half steps).

Recorder

Continue to practice the Ode to Joy (see assignment 18) and bring your recorder to class Friday.

In addition, learn to play low E (E4) and F-sharp (F#4).

Recorder-bringing will be graded Friday!


All The Pretty Little Horses

Pete Seeger, banjo and voice:

As arranged by Aaron Copland for voice and piano, featuring William Warfield, baritone:

Here is a simplified score.