Name: ____________________________________
Theory Basic Musicianship: Aural Skills IV (Accelerated) Homework 8
240 University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance • Fall Semester 2025
Please submit this assignment per your GSI’s instructions—either in hard copy or on Canvas.
Activity 1:
Part 1:
Study several melodies in the Rogers & Ottman text and complete the chart below by labeling the mode
and a note-letter name for the first degree of the specified melodies. A sample is provided.
Rogers & Ottman
Mode
Melody
20.1 D Dorian
20.8
20.9
20.19
20.22
Part 2:
Study and rehearse Rogers & Ottman melody 20.22 (p. 383, 10th Edition), which you analyzed above,
using fixed-do solfège. Once you feel comfortable performing the melody, record a video of yourself
conducting while you sing, and upload it to the “Homework 8” location on Canvas.
Lastly, record a brief self-reflection on the successes and challenges you encountered while preparing
the melody. You may include this self-reflection at the end of your prepared-singing video or
record a separate video.
Activity 2:
Listen to the appropriate recordings on Canvas and complete the chart below by labeling the mode of each
melody. You do not need to use a note-letter name to indicate the first degree of the mode.
Melody Mode
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Activity 3:
This activity presents a guided aural analysis of various features of harmony, phrase structure, and form in a
composition by Amy Beach. Listen to the appropriate recordings on Canvas and follow the instructions
below.
1. Listen to the First Large Section two times and answer the questions below.
a. The First Large Section begins in D Minor. In what key does it conclude? _____________
b. The First Large Section breaks down into two subsections.
i. Listen to the First Subsection two times and answer the questions below. The recording includes a
repeat.
1. The First Subsection begins in D Minor. In what key does it conclude? ____________
2. List in order the cadences you hear in the First Subsection. _____________________
3. For extra credit: how would you label the phrase structure of the First Subsection? (Please be
as specific as possible.) _____________________________________________________
ii. Listen to the Second Subsection two times and answer the questions below. The recording includes
a repeat.
1. The Second Subsection begins “off tonic.” In what key does it conclude? ____________
2. List in order the cadences you hear in the Second Subsection. _____________________
3. Does any melodic material from the First Subsection return in the Second Subsection? If so,
please describe what returns, and where. ________________________________________
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4. For extra credit: which sequence type is hinted at in the middle of the Second Subsection?
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iii. Based on your answers above, how would you label the form of the First Large Section? (Please
be as specific as possible.) ________________________________________________________
2. Listen to the Second Large Section two times and answer the questions below.
a. The Second Large Section begins in D Major. In what key does it conclude? _____________
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b. The Second Large Section breaks down into two subsections.
i. Listen to the First Subsection two times and answer the question below. The recording includes a
repeat.
1. The First Subsection begins in D Major. In what key does it conclude? ____________
ii. Listen to the Second Subsection two times and answer the questions below. The recording includes
a repeat.
1. The Second Subsection begins “off tonic.” In what key does it conclude? ____________
2. For extra credit: like the First Subsection, the melody of the Second Subsection appears over
a drone (interval of a Perfect Fifth, in this case). It is therefore difficult to discuss strict labels
for cadences and phrase structure. Discuss in as much detail as possible your perception of
implied cadences and phrase structure in the Second Subsection. ______________________
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3. Does any melodic material from the First Subsection return in the Second Subsection? If so,
please describe what returns, and where. ________________________________________
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iii. Based on your answers above, how would you label the form of the Second Large Section?
(Please be as specific as possible.) __________________________________________________
3. Listen to the Third Large Section two times and answer the questions below.
a. The Third Large Section begins in D Minor. In what key does it conclude? _____________
b. Does the Third Large Section draw on or recall music from the First or Second Large Sections?
If so, please describe what music returns. You may also wish to point out differences, if they occur.
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c. How would you label the form of the Third Large Section? (Please be as specific as possible.)
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4. Listen to the entire composition one more time. How would you label the form of the entire
composition? ______________________________________________________________________
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