Percussion Theory

Level 4

Optional Practice/Review :

It's always wise to review the basics! Go to the PERCUSSION THEORY BASICS REVIEW PAGE to refresh your Note Naming and Keyboard Labeling skills... You'll be glad you did!

Assignment #1 - Key Signatures

KEY SIGNATURES are an important and essential tool to our musicianship. If you need to learn about how to label key signatures, go to THIS PAGE first!

Remember the rules for SHARP and FLAT keys

SHARPS - 1/2 step above the last sharp names the key

FLATS - 2nd to the last flat names the key

Remember the rules for MINOR KEYS - add three flats to the major key.

Here's your assignment:

Or - Open the assignment in a new webpage.

You must have over 80% accuracy to get credit. If you are getting less than 80% accuracy - send me a message or ask for support!

Once you're done, sign your "progress report" to get your verification code, click the link to show your progress report, and submit your verification code as a comment on your FreshGrade Assignment.

Note: Be sure you're uploading a link, and not just the code. If you've done it correctly, your link will not say 'exercise' in the middle, it should say 'verify' and then have the code. Like this: http://www.musictheory.net/verify/2WVTXMRZDAQHVZYH1XBRQDYME10MF

Assignment #2 - Scale Construction

This week we get to practice spelling MAJOR SCALES! HOORAY!

Reinforcing the work you've done on KEY SIGNATURES... now you get to apply that in spelling scales. To do this - start by figuring out the key signature that is based off the first note of the scale. Then spell that scale with the correct accidentals (based on the key signature). If you need to learn about how to spell scales, go to THIS PAGE first!

Here's your assignment:

Or - Open the assignment in a new webpage.

You must have over 80% accuracy to get credit. If you are getting less than 80% accuracy - send me a message or ask for support!

Once you're done, sign your "progress report" to get your verification code, click the link to show your progress report, and submit your verification code as a comment on your FreshGrade Assignment.

Note: Be sure you're uploading a link, and not just the code. If you've done it correctly, your link will not say 'exercise' in the middle, it should say 'verify' and then have the code. Like this: http://www.musictheory.net/verify/2WVTXMRZDAQHVZYH1XBRQDYME10MF

Assignment #3 - Interval Construction

INTERVALS are an important and essential tool to our musicianship.

An INTERVAL is the distance between two notes.

GENERIC invervals refer to the type of interval only, Example: 2nd or 6th. Start counting with the first note as 1, and then count up to the second... it's just that easy! If you need to learn about how to identify generic intervals, go to THIS TUTORIAL PAGE for helpful information. I also made THIS PAGE with all kinds of support about intervals.

SPECIFIC intervals refer to both type and quality, Example: Perfect 4th or Major 3rd. If you need to learn about how to identify specific intervals, go to THIS TUTORIAL PAGE for helpful information!

To help you be successful, use these for refrence:

Your Assignment This Week: Spell all Major, Minor and Perfect intervals.

Here's your assignment:

Or - Open the assignment in a new webpage.

You must have over 80% accuracy to get credit. If you are getting less than 80% accuracy - send me a message or ask for support!

Once you're done, sign your "progress report" to get your verification code, click the link to show your progress report, and submit your verification code as a comment on your FreshGrade Assignment.

Note: Be sure you're uploading a link, and not just the code. If you've done it correctly, your link will not say 'exercise' in the middle, it should say 'verify' and then have the code. Like this: http://www.musictheory.net/verify/2WVTXMRZDAQHVZYH1XBRQDYME10MF

Assignment #4 - Interval Ear Training

INTERVALS are an important and essential tool to our musicianship. Being able to recognize intervals (the distance between two notes) by sound will help with intonation as well as technical facility.

Your Assignment This Week: Identify all Intervals Unison - Perfect 5th.

Use this chart and the process of elimination to determine what the intervals are. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR ASSUMPTIONS... guessing will not help you on this one! Take the time to figure it out

I also made THIS PAGE with all kinds of support about intervals.

Note - you will need sound and/or earbuds to complete this assignment.

Here's your assignment:

Or - Open the assignment in a new webpage.

You must have over 80% accuracy to get credit. If you are getting less than 80% accuracy - send me a message or ask for support!

Once you're done, sign your "progress report" to get your verification code, click the link to show your progress report, and submit your verification code as a comment on your FreshGrade Assignment.

Note: Be sure you're uploading a link, and not just the code. If you've done it correctly, your link will not say 'exercise' in the middle, it should say 'verify' and then have the code. Like this: http://www.musictheory.net/verify/2WVTXMRZDAQHVZYH1XBRQDYME10MF

Assignment #5 - Rhythm Reading

Reading rhythms is SO ESSENTIAL to musical literacy.

For this assignment, you will go to http://teoria.com/en/exercises/rr.php

Set the settings to look like this:

Then, click OK and get started. Once you finish your 20 questions, it will give you the results page... like this:

Make a screen-shot, save your picture somewhere and then "UPLOAD" into the Fresh Grade Assignment.

Assignment #6 - Sight Reading

For this week, go to www.sightreadingfactory.com and select SIGHT READ at the top:

From there select the following settings:

Practice the exercise until you get it clean and correct!

Then go to FreshGrade and write a comment on your assignment to let me know what you learned and how it went.

Assignment #7 Listening Exercise

Select one of these five songs for your assignment. While you may select any song, the first three are wind ensemble recordings and the final two are orchestral recordings.

Take notes while you read. You will be asked to write two paragraphs describing the piece.

Paragraph ONE

(3 - 5 sentences)

Objective Statements

A description based on fact. Anyone who listens to this song would say the same things. Describe instrumentation, tempo, form, time-signature.

Paragraph TWO

(3 - 5 sentences)

Subjective Statements:

A description based on your opinion. How did the piece make you feel? What did it make you think of? What opinions do you have about it?

Once you have listened and taken notes for your two paragraphs, go to your FreshGrade assignment and type your paragraphs as a comment, or upload a document with your work.

Pick ONE of these songs

March - Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa

Wind-Band Repertiore - Symphony in B-flat Mvt 1 - Hindemith

Classical - Symphony no 40 - 1st mvmt - Mozart

Jazz - You're Mine You - S. Vaughan