Music 154: Harmony & Form Lab III

Fall 2015
David Feurzeig

Assignment 2

A) Practice singing pentatonic tunes with solfège 5-10 minutes a day

Use the following parameters:
Conduct in 4/4 at a moderate tempo (69-80 bpm)
Sing quarter notes only: 7 notes followed by a quarter-note rest
Use only scale degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 (do-re-mi-sol-la)
Stay within one octave, do-do (upper octave is allowed)
Keep time.
Don’t stop, no matter what happens. Don’t rush. Don’t be overly clever.
Breathe. Be calm.

B) Practice all the melodies on pp. 37-38 of the MGtAS, vol. 1

Use movable-do solfege syllables with chromatic inflections.
Conduct as you sing.

C) Do web-based dictation #2

Follow all guidelines at the link about # of hearings and not over-correcting.
I will grade this assignment on completeness, not accuracy.