Octavia leads the 9:30 Theory class in a nice presentation of the notorious Chord Cycle I-V-vi-IV
(realizing same in a variety of Keys for Board Harmony),
followed by Dictation and
Minuet-and-Trio Bassline inspection in Owen's session.
On
either
side
of
these,
another
mind-boggling
round-trip commute,
mid-day errands
and feverish paper-grading (but still not enough),
returning
to
review, with the Literature class, representative pieces from the first half of the semester, looking ahead to the second...
Write any Unusual Scale, and Identify
(i.e. something other than Major or Minor)
Write Four Chords, but not on C, and Identify
One Major, one Minor, and two more of your choice
(could be Augmented, Diminished, or anything else)
Instruments in an Orchestra, in idealized Score Order
Woodwind
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Brass
Trumpet (or Horn above Trumpet)
Horn
Trombone
Tuba
Percussion
Harp
Piano (or Keyboard)
Mallets
Battery
Timpani (n.b. other orderings of Percussion are fine)
Strings
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Bass
Listening
[8874] Arnold Schoenberg - Five Pieces for Orchestra: I
[8891] Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony No. 3: I
[8929] George Crumb - Black Angels
[Youtube] Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi: Vessels
[8957] Mark Alburger - The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Overture "Rats!"
[8970] Michael Cooke - Music for Humans
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Make-up quizzes follow, followed by a return to edit pages 12 and 13 of The Decameron - Fourth Day: X and Psalm 122. on the 57th day of summer, high 75.
