Course Syllabi & Sample Materials

 

Syllabi

MUS 101A: Aural Skills I

MUS 102A: Aural Skills II

MUS 200A: Aural Skills III (personally developed)

MUS 205A: Aural Skills IV (proposal, personally developed)

Course proposal for Faculty Senate (approved Fall 2018)

MUS 260: Chorale (personally developed)

MUS 302: Choral Conducting (personally developed)

MUS 316: Vocal Music Methods (personally developed)

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Sample Assignments, Assessments, and Programs

MUS 101A: Aural Skills I

• Repertoire worksheet

• Midterm exam:

  • Outline​

  • Test

• Final exam:​

  • Outline​

  • Written test

  • Sight-singing test

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MUS 102A: Aural Skills II

• Repertoire worksheet

• Midterm exam:

  • Take-home compositions

  • Dictation​

• Final exam:

  • Outline

  • Dictation​

  • Sight-singing

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MUS 200A: Aural Skills III

• Composition assignment #1

• Composition assignment #2

• Midterm exam:

  • Written portion​

  • Performance portion

• Final exam:​

  • Outline

  • Written portion​

 

MUS 260: Chorale

Click here to see sample programs.

• Concert checklist

• Concert etiquette

• Establishing our Chorale culture

• Sickbay form

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MUS 302: Choral Conducting

• Choral rehearsal observation form

• Instrumental rehearsal observation form

• Concert observation form

• Self-evaluation forms

• Accessing our class videos

• Pre-conducting analysis form

• Preparation checklists

• The conductor's dream: Score-based imagination