Music Education

Burning Down · 05-09-2011, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NGPercussion

Nice! I only have one real theory course so far, but we covered everything from very basic reading into chords, scales and modes, cadences, nonharmonic tones, sequences and periods, and basic analysis.

Yep, that's pretty much what both of my courses consisted of!

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Originally Posted by NGPercussion

I am and personally, its quite a course load. My first semester, I took Introduction To Western Music, Guitar Techniques, Marching Band, Keyboard Techniques I, Applied Percussion, Recital Attendance, Freshman Survival Skills I: Fine Arts, Character & Wellness, Communication Skills, Physical Geology (and lab).

This semester, I was in Concert Band, Applied Percussion, The Theory & Practice Of Music I, Aural Skills I, Keyboard Techniques II, Recital Attendance, String Techniques, Introduction To Philosophy, College Composition I & II, and Freshman Survival Skills II: Fine Arts.

And next semester I am in Marching Band, Applied Percussion, Recital Attendance, Aural Skills II, The Theory & Practice Of Music II, Trumpet Class, Clarinet Class, Applied Piano, Applied Cello, Basic Conducting, Educational Psychology, and Introduction To Teaching (and Practicum).

That is a lot! I'm guessing some of those were electives? I think of all the music courses you listed there, I've taken similar ones so far. Of the instrument oriented courses, I've only done Keyboard, but for next year I'm hoping to get into a Woodwind course, hopefully to play clarinet because I already own one!

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Originally Posted by NGPercussion

Yeah, keeping up with practicing is a major pain for me...and you're lucky you only get an assignment or two per week! My theory class meets MWF, and has assignments every day due the following class period. Same with Aural Skills.

My aural skills class in first year was like that. We met Tuesday and Friday, and there was something due for each class. We had to download media files and basically transcribe them.

NGPercussion · 05-10-2011, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

That is a lot! I'm guessing some of those were electives? I think of all the music courses you listed there, I've taken similar ones so far. Of the instrument oriented courses, I've only done Keyboard, but for next year I'm hoping to get into a Woodwind course, hopefully to play clarinet because I already own one!

Yes, the non music classes are electives, but part of the degree. Everything I've taken is required to graduate, and same with next semester. However, I opted to take Trumpet and Clarinet at the same semester, so I don't have to take it later. Applied Cello is the only option class I listed.

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

My aural skills class in first year was like that. We met Tuesday and Friday, and there was something due for each class. We had to download media files and basically transcribe them.

What else did you do? We met twice a week and did assignments in sight singing, chord quality identification (major, minor, augmented, diminished), error detection, rhythm reading, rhythmic dictation, harmonic dictation, and melodic dictation.

Burning Down · 05-10-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NGPercussion

What else did you do? We met twice a week and did assignments in sight singing, chord quality identification (major, minor, augmented, diminished), error detection, rhythm reading, rhythmic dictation, harmonic dictation, and melodic dictation.

All of that, plus exercises in solfege (Do, Re, Mi, etc)

NGPercussion · 05-11-2011, 09:19 PM

Yeah, that's how we sight sang. Always with solfege. Our assignments would be recording ourselves either clapping and counting a rhythm, singing a song in solfege, or singing and playing with a piano.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-09-2012, 12:29 AM

Hey can someone recommend some good sites that have a history of music genres or which talks in some detail about what makes each genre different so I can expand my knowledge base? I was even thinking of creating a thread if I get enough material and making like a general thread of a little about each genre and like 1-2 classic Youtube examples for people to hear what the description is meaning.

Does that sound good? Maybe new members might find it interesting.

**Janszoon** · 01-09-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Hey can someone recommend some good sites that have a history of music genres or which talks in some detail about what makes each genre different so I can expand my knowledge base?

Honestly I've found Wikipedia to be one of the best places to get sort of a general overview of different genres.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-09-2012, 07:28 AM

I was thinking more of a collective source. And not just about genres either. I of course have used wiki before.

Burning Down · 01-09-2012, 09:14 AM

Hmmm, the only one I can think of besides Wikipedia is a website that I have access to through school. And you have to be a post secondary student in Canada or the US to access it....

If I find something else, I'll share it with you.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-09-2012, 09:43 AM

I think you need to get offline & start reading books.

I don't think I've ever found any website that's as detailed & accurate as some of the books I've read.

You want to learn about punk read England's Dreaming by Jon Savage.
You want to learn about post punk read Rip It Up & Start Again by Simon Reynolds.
You want to learn about American 80s Indie read Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad.

I swear you'll learn more in one night reading those books than you would looking online.

Paedantic Basterd · 01-09-2012, 11:11 AM

I've been looking out for books like those, Urban. I took the rec on post-punk. I have no idea where to find these sorts of things for the other genres I'm interested in though.

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01-09-2012, 07:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	I was thinking more of a collective source. And not just about genres either. I of course have used wiki before. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

01-09-2012, 09:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I think you need to get offline & start reading books. I don't think I've ever found any website that's as detailed & accurate as some of the books I've read. You want to learn about punk read England's Dreaming by Jon Savage. You want to learn about post punk read Rip It Up & Start Again by Simon Reynolds. You want to learn about American 80s Indie read Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad. I swear you'll learn more in one night reading those books than you would looking online. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-11-2011, 09:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
NGPercussion MB Percussionist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 135	Yeah, that's how we sight sang. Always with solfege. Our assignments would be recording ourselves either clapping and counting a rhythm, singing a song in solfege, or singing and playing with a piano.

01-09-2012, 09:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Hmmm, the only one I can think of besides Wikipedia is a website that I have access to through school. And you have to be a post secondary student in Canada or the US to access it.... If I find something else, I'll share it with you.

01-09-2012, 11:11 AM	#20 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I've been looking out for books like those, Urban. I took the rec on post-punk. I have no idea where to find these sorts of things for the other genres I'm interested in though.