June 16

Today I went over chapter 3. From my perspective the material is pretty much standard, but I can't imagine fully understanding the circle of fifths using the explanations given. The explanations along with an instructor and a lot of other exercises would need to be implemented in order to completley grasp the concept. When I took a music reading class we spent two class periods on the diagram. I think that supplementary activities are needed with chap 3. I find gmusictheory.org and musictheory.net very helpful resources. The tutorials and quizzes are very useful and applicable to all the concepts in chapter 3. I think the note values should start with the whole note and it would be easier to read if they are all on one page. I have seen this displayed in a tree format with note values and I think that format could be useful for this chapter. The way the major and minor scales were explained was perfect. I liked the chart and I think that is the easiest way to learn that. The interval section is nice if used as a refresher, although I am not sure how long it would take a non-musican to grasp that section.

Percy and I also talked about the final project and what kind of sound we are going for. Percy suggested a salsa rhythm and we recorded it. I suggested we add a big band sound along with a melodic chorus all of which we will decide with Erin.