There will be no Music Theory & Ear Training classes on the following dates:
Fri/Sat November 28/29 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
Spring 2008 Music Theory & Ear Training
Classes start:
Friday, September 12, 2008
6:30 - 7:30 pm (Level TBD)
7:30 - 8:30 pm (Level TBD)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
9-10 am, (Level TBD)
10 - 11 am, or (Level TBD)
11 - 12 am (Level TBD)
Unlike recent years, MCM is combining the past Fall Ear Training Lab classes with Spring Music Theory Classes into the following integrated Music Theory & Ear Training classes. These classes will start in Fall 2008, and will continue through the Spring 2009 semester. This will allow more instruction & preparation time for students to take the optional ABRSM Music Theory Exams in June 2009.
Please call Linda to register at 732-741-8880, with the student's class level (see below), and preferred attendance times (if possible indicate as many as are possible for the student, so we can assign students to time slots).
These are structured classes with classroom instruction, and homework assignments each week.
Weekly attendance is mandatory in order to earn certificates of completion.
Textbooks
Order your textbook(s), and Workbook(s) for your class level online at: https://www.burtnco.com/Abtheory.a5w
Level 1
Textbook - “The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part I,” Eric Taylor (Pink Book)
“Music Theory and Practice” Workbook Grade 1
Level 2
Textbook - “The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part I,” Eric Taylor (Pink Book)
“Music Theory and Practice” Workbook Grade 2, & Grade 3
Level 3
Textbooks –
“The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part I” Eric Taylor (Pink Book)
“The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part II” Eric Taylor (Blue Book)
“Music Theory and Practice” Workbook Grade 4, & Grade 5
Homework
Homework is assigned weekly, and must be completed and brought to each class. This is an important part of the learning process, and will be a factor in the student's overall class grade.
Class Handouts
Students must bring all handouts to EVERY class. A 1"-2" wide 3-ring binder is required for this. Handouts are also posted here for your convenience if you miss a class.
Music Theory & Ear Training - Level 1
2 semesters – Fall 08 thru Spring 09
No prerequisite. Students will be taught introductory Music Theory topics including: Music Terms, Symbols, and Concepts, Simple & Compound Time Signatures, Key Signatures (up to 3 sharps/flats), Treble and Bass Clefs, Note Reading, Rhythm Notation and Dictation, Scale Degrees, Intervals, Chromatic Scale, the Major Scale, Tonic Triads, Chords. Classroom instruction may be supplemented with computer lab work to test Theory knowledge, and for Ear Training. Ear training topics will include Meter Recognition, Introduction to Solfege, Interval Recognition, Chord Recognition, and Major/Minor Scale Recognition, Interval, chord, & scale singing. Students will be qualified at the end of this class to take the ABRSM Music Theory Exam Grade 1 (optional).
Music Theory & Ear Training - Level 2
2 semesters – Fall 08 thru Spring 09
Prerequisite: Completion of Music Theory & Ear Training Level 1, or Completion of an ABRSM Music Theory Exam (Grade 1, or 2)
After a review of Music Theory & Ear Training - Level 1 topics, students will be taught more Music Terms, Symbols, and Concepts, Compound Time Notation, Alto & Tenor clefs, Transposition, Major and Minor Scales, Advanced Scales & Modes, Triads on degrees I, IV, & V (major mode), Dominant 7th chord, Inversions, Cadences, Writing 4-bar Rhythms, Simple Phrase Structure. Classroom instruction may be supplemented with computer lab work to test Theory knowledge, and for Ear Training. Ear training topics will include Rhythmic & Melodic Dictation, Solfege, Compound Interval Recognition, Chord/Inversion Recognition, Scale/Mode Recognition, Interval, chord/inversion, & scale singing. Students will be qualified at the end of this class to take the ABRSM Music Theory Exam Grade 2 (or Grade 3) (optional).
Music Theory& Ear Training - Level 3
2 semesters – Fall 08 thru Spring 09
Prerequisite: Completion of Music Theory & Ear Training Level 2, or Completion of an ABRSM Music Theory Exam (Grade 3) After a thorough review of Music Theory & Ear Training - Level 2 topics, students will be taught more Music Terms, Symbols, and Concepts, Irregular Time Signatures, Advanced Scales & Modes, Jazz Chord Notation, Figured Bass, Chords/7th Chords on all scale degrees (major & minor modes), Inversions, Cadences, Writing 4-bar Rhythms, Phrase Structure, Writing Rhythms to Words, Chord Progressions, Modulation, Composing Melodies, Orchestral Instrument Families, Keys, and Ranges, Ornaments. Classroom instruction will be supplemented with computer lab work to test Theory, and for Ear Training. Ear training topics will include Dictation, Compound Interval Recognition, Chord/Inversion Recognition, Scale/Mode Recognition, Interval, chord/inversion, & scale singing, and Instrument Recognition. Students will be qualified at the end of this class to take the ABRSM Music Theory Exam Grade 4 (or Grade 5) (optional).
Enrollment Form (TBP)
Students may choose to take the optional, internationally recognized Music Theory exams offered by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). The tests are now being given locally at the Monmouth Conservatory of Music, 50 White St., Red Bank, supervised by instructor Douglas Clark, for your convenience.
A detailed syllabus for all ABRSM Grade Levels can be found
Use the information above to find out your exam level. As soon as you know which ABRSM Theory test you want to take, call the Conservatory at (732) 741-8880 and let someone at the office know.
If you still have questions about what level you should take, call Douglas Clark at (732)576-8813, or email him at dougc@smolkatours.com
The recommended ABRSM Theory Exam date for students in the Music Theory & Ear Training classes will be in June 2009 (exact date will be posted when it is available).
All students must bring their own pencils & notebooks to class.
