(off campus this school year)
575-646-2421
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COURSE DATA

Syllabus

Syllabus Agreement Form
(must be submitted before class time
on Friday, August 18, 2023)



Textbook
(click below to download PDF)

Chords and Calculators:
The Metaphor of Math and Music Theory




Schedule


Aug. 16-18
INTRODUCTION

Aug. 21-25
Sections 1 & 2
MOD 7 & MOD 12
(pgs 5-11)


Aug. 28 - Sept. 1
Section 6
DIATONIC INTERVALS
(pgs 25-28)


Sept. 4
LABOR DAY (no class)


Sept. 6-8
Section 3
INTERVALS - ASCENDING
(pgs 12-17)


Sept. 11-15
Section 4
INTERVALS - DESCENDING
(pgs 18-21)


Sept. 18-22
Section 5
INTERVALS - INVERSIONS
(pgs 22-24)

Sept. 25-29
Section 7
INTERVALS - AUGMENTED & DIMINISHED (pgs 29-36)










SUPPORT MATERIALS

MusicTheory.net

*** Interval Calculator ***

Bach Video Playlist

Music to Study Music Theory By





VERY USEFUL SOFTWARE

Classroom Maestro

Notability

Sibelius

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my new wig?



Oct. 2-6

Section 8
DIATONIC SCALES - MAJOR
(pgs 37-41)


Oct. 9-13
Section 9
DIATONIC SCALES - MINOR
(pgs 42-46)

Oct. 16-20
Section 10
KEYS - MAJOR
(pgs 47-53)

Oct. 23-27
Section 11
KEYS - MINOR
(pgs 54-56)

Oct. 30-Nov. 3
Section 12
RHYTHM - NOTE VALUES
(pgs 57-61)

Nov. 6-10
Section 13
RHYTHM - SIMPLE METER
(pgs 62-64)

Nov. 13-17
Section 14
RHYTHM - COMPOUND METER
(pgs 65-67)

Nov. 20-24
THANKSGIVING BREAK

Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Section 15
RHYTHM - ASYMMETRICAL METER
(pgs 68-70)



FINAL EXAM

Dec. 4 - 8:00-10:00 - M04

Dec. 8 - 8:00-10:00 - M03



Dr. Chaffin's Office Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays
12:00 noon until 2:00 pm
(Mountain Time)

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ONLINE QUIZ FORM

Answer Sheet (PDF)

Staff Paper (PDF)



ASSIGNMENTS
(posted weekly)


For Friday, 10/20
QUIZ - Scales

For Wednesday, 10/25
Worksheets pgs. 159-160

For Wednesday, 11/1
Worksheets pgs. 165-167

For Wednesday, 11/8
Worksheets pgs. 169-172

For Wednesday, 11/15
Worksheets pgs. 173-174

For Friday, 11/17
Take-home quiz



CLASS VIDEOS

(posted weekly)

8/21/23
MOD 7 & MOD 12


8/28/23
Diatonic Intervals


8/30/23
Diatonic Intervals Worksheets


9/6/23
Ascending Intervals


9/11/23
Descending Intervals


9/18/23
Class Session Recording


9/20/23
Class Session Recording


9/22/23
Intro to Inversions


10/2/23
Aug & Dim Intervals


10/4/23
Class Session - Intervals


10/9/23
Class Session - Major Scales


10/11/23
Class Session - Major Scales


10/16/23
Class Session - Minor Scales


10/18/23
Class Session - Major & Minor Scales


10/23/23
Major Keys


10/25/23
Class Session
Minor Keys/Worksheets


10/30/23
Class Session
Rhythm & Simple Meter


11/6/23
Class Session
Compound & Asymmetric Meter


Bonus
Doors: Out About Town


11/13/23
Triads


11/15/23
Triads Worksheets







You'd look grumpy too
if you were going deaf.