Post by Eiric Biançéu on Mar 14, 2012 10:29:08 GMT -6
OK, here we go:
Basic Syllabus would be as follows:
***Week 1: Notation and Clef Basics, or middle C is where? This will include only Treble Clef notation. It will also include accidentals and the general basics of scales (the C Major Scale). This will use the sol-feg methods. (yes I will use basic English to do this.)
***Week 2: Continuing Notation: Reading the Bass Clef. I know this will be quick but I think it will be fine. I will introduce the "piano" score and show the connection between clefs. Again I will use the sol-feg method and will show the 2 octave scale. (C Major)
***Week 3: Continuing the Basics; focus on the scale. Some may disagree with me here but I think if you really want to learn the notes and notation you need to learn scales. We will focus only on major scales. If you have access to a keyboard (or the keyboard app.) it will help, but it is not mandatory. I will be using a keyboard "photo" to show how it connects to the Treble Clef. This will also include how the scale is built. No I won't write out the scale song from "Sound of Music". (scales will also introduce the idea of Key Signature)
***Week 4: The melodic line; This is a hard one, the melody of a piece creates the "feel" for a piece. I don't want to push the idea of a totally structured melody, it limits how a person thinks, but I do want to show why composers wrote the way they did. This is little more music appreciation than theory but it does help. It will also show the basics of reading a musical line. Will also discuss the basics of Dynamics (what does that F mean, besides the obvious), Time signatures, and Tempos.
***Week 5: The Chord: This is where I think the scales will help the most. I will show the basic chords (1, 4, 5, 6) and how they are built. Then we will discuss how they connect to the melodic line we worked on the week before. Such as why a melody can be both uplifting or sorrowful by simply changing the chording. I find this very helpful myself when I am trying to learn a part.
***Week 6: putting the Basics together: This is where you get to put those ideas you have swirling in your head on paper. We will go through the Basics of the creative process and you will Compose an Eight Bar composition on the "Piano" Score. (If you want to write more, go for it!)
Honestly I am a little nervous about this, having never taught an online class. But I really feel strongly about how music affects us and our culture.
P.S.: This will focus on the Western musical techniques of Europe and the Americas. African and Asian Techniques (especially Japanese/Chinese) are very different. Even with 5 years of World music theory and 1 year studying with Micheal Mba I do not feel confident in trying to teach it.
I sincerely hope this is acceptable to everyone.
Basic Syllabus would be as follows:
***Week 1: Notation and Clef Basics, or middle C is where? This will include only Treble Clef notation. It will also include accidentals and the general basics of scales (the C Major Scale). This will use the sol-feg methods. (yes I will use basic English to do this.)
***Week 2: Continuing Notation: Reading the Bass Clef. I know this will be quick but I think it will be fine. I will introduce the "piano" score and show the connection between clefs. Again I will use the sol-feg method and will show the 2 octave scale. (C Major)
***Week 3: Continuing the Basics; focus on the scale. Some may disagree with me here but I think if you really want to learn the notes and notation you need to learn scales. We will focus only on major scales. If you have access to a keyboard (or the keyboard app.) it will help, but it is not mandatory. I will be using a keyboard "photo" to show how it connects to the Treble Clef. This will also include how the scale is built. No I won't write out the scale song from "Sound of Music". (scales will also introduce the idea of Key Signature)
***Week 4: The melodic line; This is a hard one, the melody of a piece creates the "feel" for a piece. I don't want to push the idea of a totally structured melody, it limits how a person thinks, but I do want to show why composers wrote the way they did. This is little more music appreciation than theory but it does help. It will also show the basics of reading a musical line. Will also discuss the basics of Dynamics (what does that F mean, besides the obvious), Time signatures, and Tempos.
***Week 5: The Chord: This is where I think the scales will help the most. I will show the basic chords (1, 4, 5, 6) and how they are built. Then we will discuss how they connect to the melodic line we worked on the week before. Such as why a melody can be both uplifting or sorrowful by simply changing the chording. I find this very helpful myself when I am trying to learn a part.
***Week 6: putting the Basics together: This is where you get to put those ideas you have swirling in your head on paper. We will go through the Basics of the creative process and you will Compose an Eight Bar composition on the "Piano" Score. (If you want to write more, go for it!)
Honestly I am a little nervous about this, having never taught an online class. But I really feel strongly about how music affects us and our culture.
P.S.: This will focus on the Western musical techniques of Europe and the Americas. African and Asian Techniques (especially Japanese/Chinese) are very different. Even with 5 years of World music theory and 1 year studying with Micheal Mba I do not feel confident in trying to teach it.
I sincerely hope this is acceptable to everyone.
