Course Outline

Week 1 - Introduction

• Student Survey
• Solfege Review
• Stick Notation

Week 2 - Diatonic Solfege / Simple and Compound Meters

• Eastman Counting System
• Sight-Singing with Tonic Triad Leaps
• Intervals (P4, P5, P8, m3, M3)
• Simple and Compound Meter Dictation
• Harmonic Dictation I-V / i-V / V7

Week 3 - More Diatonic Solfege

• Sight-Singing with I-IV-V Triad Leaps
• Intervals (M6, m6, M7, m7, M2, m2, TT)
• Dictation with Eight and Sixteenth Note Beat Units
• Harmonic Dictation I-IV-V / i-iv-V 

Week 4 - Diatonic Solfege in Literature

• Sight-Singing in the Literature
• Chords (Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished)
• Intervals (M6, m6, M7, m7, M2, m2, TT)
• Harmonic Dictation I-IV-V-V7 / i-iv-V-V7

Week 5 - Diatonic

• Test 1 Review
• Sight-Singing in the Literature
• Chords (Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished)
• Intervals (All m2-P8)
• Harmonic Dictation: Adding the vi chord

Week 6

• Dictation Test 1
• Performance Test 1 (by appointment)
• Chromatic Solfege
• Secondary Dominants
• Melodic Dictation with Syncopation
• Harmonic Dictation: Adding the ii & ii° chord

Week 7

• Chords (Major & Minor Seventh)
• Secondary Dominants Continued
• Melodic Dictation with Syncopation Continued
• Harmonic Dictation: Adding the V/V & V7/V chord

Week 8

• Chords (Half & Fully Diminished Seventh)
• Secondary Dominants Continued
• Melodic Dictation with Syncopation Continued
• Harmonic Dictation: Adding the vii°/V & vii°7/V chord

Week 9

• Sight-Singing in the Literature

Spring Break


Week 10

• Review for Test 2
• Dictation Test 2
• Performance Test 2 (by appointment)

Week 11


Week 12


Week 13


Week 14


Finals Week

• Dictation Test 3 | Time and Date:
• Performance Test 3 (by appointment)