Matt Fry’s Virtual Music Course Syllabus
September 14-November 16, 2020
9/14/20 - PBVC/VOICE CARE
- Warm-ups/singing together over Zoom
- Posture, Breathing, Vowels, Consonants
- The McClosky Technique
- Taking care of your voice
- Solfeggio
9/21/20 - NOTE NAMES/RHYTHM
- Warm-ups
- Treble Clef/Bass Clef note names
- www.musictheory.net
- What is rhythm?
- Identify durations of notes and rests
- Time Signatures/ Counting in 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8 times
- Syncopation
9/28/20 - HALF-STEPS, WHOLE-STEPS, MAJOR SCALES
- Warm-ups
- Continue Rhythm counting/syncopation
- Half-steps, whole-steps
- Sharps, flats, naturals
- Major scales
10/05/20 - INTERVALS AND KEYS
- Warm-ups
- Review sharps, flats
- Intervals by sight (Major, minor, augmented, diminished)
- Intervals by sound (Major, minor, augmented, diminished)
- Key signatures
- Circle of 5ths
10/12/20 - MUSIC
TERMINOLOGY/SIGHT READING
- Warm-ups
- Italian Pronunciation
- Common terms and definitions
- Basics of sight reading/review notes and rhythm
10/19/20 - PIANO SKILLS AND CHORDS
- Warm-ups
- Importance of correct finger position
- The “feel” of the keyboard (black and white keys)
- You play the warm-ups (moving up by half-steps)
- Chords/Commercial chord symbols
10/26/20 - REVIEW BASICS
- Warm-ups
- Review PBVC
- Review note names and rhythm
11/02/20 - REVIEW BREATHING AND INTERVALS
- Warm-ups
- Breathing and phrasing (sing it like you would say it)
- Review intervals by sight and sound
11/09/20 - RHYTHM REVIEW/CONDUCTING
- Warm-ups
- Review counting
- Choral directing (what am I doing? - more than just a timekeeper)
- Direct with me
11/16/20 - WRAPPING IT UP
- Warm-ups
- Practice sight reading
- Perform together?
- Q&A
