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MAY 4 — Final Exam — in D206
1. Play America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) with pedal.
2. Play a harmonization from Unit 18 (9–33 through 36), in original key and transposed to given key.
3. Improvise over a given chord progression, drawn from I, IV, and V(7) chords in major or minor (try with chord progressions on pg. 229 for practice).

9:15 Morgan
9:30 Adam
9:45 Harrison
10:00 Jared
10:15 Rob
10:30 Tim
10:45 Sam
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COURSE SCHEDULE

APR 30 — Practice Day

APR 25 — Practice Day / Course Evaluations

APR 23 — Individual Project Presentations in CONCERT HALL

APR 18 — Practice Day

APR 16 — QUIZ 4 — Unit 18
1. Play triads of the key in B or F harmonic minor (i, iiº, III+, iv, V, VI, viiº) 
NB: Scales shown in Unit 17, but exact triads are not notated in book—use your music theory brain or write them out yourself.
2. Play one of the harmonizations on pg. 226–228 (9-13 to 9–17).

APR 11 — Unit 18

APR 9 — Unit 17

APR 4 — EXAM 2 in D206
1. Play chord progression 8–27 (pg. 210) hands together in any minor key.
2. Play a sight-reading example (with possible transposition if listed) from pg. 204–205, 214–215)
3. Play a harmonization from pg. 203, 216–218

APR 2 — Practice Day

MAR 28 — Unit 16

MAR 26 — QUIZ 3
1. Play one of the following harmonic minor scales two octaves, hands separately:
Bm, F#m, C#m, G#m, D#m, A#m (handout below)
2. Play one of the following harmonic minor scales and arpeggios two octaves, hands together:
Am, Em, Dm, Gm, Cm (pg. 199–201)

MAR 19 + 21 — NO CLASS

MAR 12–16 — SPRING BREAK

MAR 7 — Individual Project Checks

MAR 5 — Unit 14 + 15

FEB 28 — Unit 14 — Harmonic minor scales in sharp keys, hands separately

FEB 26 — EXAM 1 in D206
1. Sightreading
2. Harmonization from chapters 10–13 (see list below and add pg. 178–179 — NB: 7-17 LH only plays bass note, not chord)
3. Play I – IV6/4 – I – V6/5 – I with both hands in any major key.

FEB 21 — Unit 13 — Review for exam

FEB 19 — NO CLASS

FEB 14 — QUIZ 2 — Complete the following exercises:
1. Play I – IV – I – V6/5 – I with both hands (pg. 170) and where LH plays roots, RH plays chords (pg. 171) in C, F or G
plus one of the two following exercises:
2. Play a "sightreading" tune from chapter 11 or 12 (pg. 152–153 + 162–163)
3. Play a harmonization from chapter 11 or 12 (pg. 154–156 + 164–166) — I will play melody for two-handed accompaniment 6-16

FEB 12 — Unit 12

FEB 7 — Unit 12 — Individual Project Proposals Due via email (PDF) / hard copy

FEB 5 — Unit 11 (pg. 151–157)

JAN 31 — QUIZ 1: Complete two of the following exercises (chosen randomly):
1. Play any triad in all inversions as block chords or arpeggiated, hands together
2. Play F, B, Gb, or Db major scales and arpeggios, 2 octaves, hands separately
3. Play one of the harmonizations on pg. 145
Try to keep your tempo steady regardless of how fast it is.

and Unit 11 (pg. 149–150)

JAN 29 — Unit 10 (pg. 145–147)

JAN 24 — Unit 10 (pg. 141–143) — try scales and arpeggios in block-chord-chunks to save time practicing.

JAN 22 — Introductions / Syllabus / Unit 10 — triads and inversions (pg. 135–140)