• Develop the ability to sing (both prepared and at sight) major, minor and medieval modes, from diatonic leaps through chromatically altered pitches using solfege syllables and Curwen hand signs.
• Develop the ability to perform rhythms in simple and compound meters through two levels of subdivision using the rhythm syllable system.
• Continue developing melodic, rhythmic, and intervallic dictation skills.
• Continue development of conducting patterns and skills.
• Begin the development of harmonic dictation skills including recognizing triad qualities and harmonic progressions.
• Continued development of structured improvisation using melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns.

• Tests and quizzes must be taken with the rest of the class when they are given (take time to put them on your calendar right now!). Missed tests and quizzes cannot be made up.
• In-Class Performance (solfege and rhythms) must be done on schedule; performance order will be determined randomly. Except as described below, missed performance opportunities cannot be made up, period.
• Except as the Instructor may specify, all homework assignments, quizzes and written tests must be completed using pencil only.
• If you must miss class because of an authorized school activity (e.g., ensemble performance), you may make arrangements with the Instructor to do any in-class performance work you'll miss while away; you must make these arrangements well in advance, and you must do the performance prior to your absence.

If you do not fulfill the Concert Attendance Requirement (see below), you will receive an Incomplete for the "lab" portion of the course. In order to clear this Incomplete, you must attend 13 concerts (yes, all 13–not just the balance of concerts you didn't already attend) during the next semester. No concert attendance is held over to the next semester. Incompletes not cleared within 1 semester are automatically converted to an F(Fail) by the University Admissions and Records Office.

Some General Advice...
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR MacGamut WORK TO THE LAST WEEK OR TWO OF THE SEMESTER! Doing so will mean not only almost sure failure to receive full credit for the MacGamut component of the course, but will hinder your ability to receive full benefit from your other work in the class.

How Your MacGamut Work Gets Graded...
The total number of MacGamut levels you complete is divided by the total number of levels required for this class (that's 51 levels for Musicianship III); the result, expressed as a percentage, is applied to the MacGamut section of your semester grade.

Example 1: student "A" completes all required levels (100%), and therefore receives full credit for the MacGamut requirement (10% of the semester grade). Example 2: student "B" completes 33 levels (65%), and therefore has her overall semester grade reduced by 3.5% (that could be the difference, for example, between a B+ and a B, or between an A- and a B+). Example 3: student "C" completes only 21 levels (41%), and therefore has his overall semester grade reduced by nearly 6% (typically that would mean two thirds of a grade, for example, B+ to B-). Example 4: student "D" turns in no MacGamut work, and therefore receives no credit; her semester grade is reduced by a full grade (A to B, A- to B-, B+ to C+, etc.).

The bottom line: always turn in whatever MacGamut work you've completed, even if it isn't the total number of levels required. Turning in something instead of nothing can only help your semester grade!

If You've Not Used MacGamut Before...

In order to register your copy of MacGamut, you need an e-mail account; you'll also need one each time you report your work to the instructor. Nearly any e-mail account will do (including free accounts from Hotmail, Yahoo and others), and you don't have to use the same account each time. Please note that every CSUN student may have a free e-mail account through the University; for information on how to activate your free account, refer to http://www.csun.edu/itr/guides/account.html. Unfortunately, the MacGamut software offers no way for you to start at any particular level; therefore, you need to start at level 1 for each category. Since this is the fifth semester in the sequence, you'll have some additional work to catch up with your classmates. The positive issue in all this is that since you have the skill to have tested directly into Musicianship III, it should not be difficult–just a bit time-consuming–for you to complete the MacGamut work for the previous four semesters.

MacGamut's Rhythmic Dictation Module...
MacGamut's Rhythmic Dictation module is a fairly recent addition to the software. Last semester, some Musicianship classes required some levels from this modual, while others offered it as extra credit or didn't count any levels from it at all. This semester, all assigned levels will be included in the overall total of levels required; refer to the chart in the front of your Musicianship III Course Manual for specifics.

Reporting Your MacGamut Work...
Deadlines will be announced by which you need to report your MacGamut work to the instructor. As noted above, you need an e-mail account to do this. As the deadline approaches, the instructor will provide specific instructions (for example, the e-mail address to which you must send your work).

On-Campus Concerts: Concert cards are collected at the door following most on-campus events. Look for the sign that states "Concert Cards Collected Here." No concert cards can be turned in after the event, not even to your musicianship teacher. Please do not ask. Forgetting your card(s) is not an excuse: you simply won't receive credit for that concert. So, plan ahead: bring a card–duplicate cards will not be available at the concert–and remember to turn it in at the conclusion of the concert.

Off-Campus Concerts: In order to receive credit for outside concert attendance, you must turn in a program and a ticket with your recital card to your musicianship Instructor within two weeks following the event.

Note: Concert Cards are not collected at some on-campus events; for those rare occasions, report your attendance as you would for an off-campus event.

Keep track of your Concert Card records online: in WebCT, select [MyGrades], look for [ConCards] and select the "View My ConCards" link to the right.

The Bottom Line: Plan for concert attendance–it is part of this course and part of your grade.

FIRST DATE FOR CONCERT ATTENDANCE: Monday, August 23, 2004

LAST DATE FOR CONCERT ATTENDANCE: Sunday, December 5, 2004