- form and analysis,
- canon and fugue,
- music history, and
- harmony.
So, here I am in my last (fingers crossed) semester of coursework and I found out on Monday that I did not pass canon and fugue. And, I am being required to take the remedial course. And I don't have any room in my schedule for it this semester. And it is already the third week of classes, so it is nearly impossible to move things around.
Don't worry, I met with the professor this morning and satisfied my remediation and all is good in the world. What's more, I understand fugues now! This is what I learned.
- If the statement starts on the 1st scale degree, the answer is a real answer and starts on the 5th scale degree.
- If the statement starts on the 5th scale degree, the answer is a tonal answer and starts on the 1st scale degree.
Monday night, I planned to hit the sack as soon as I got home from Night Owls. But, one of my roommates, who has asked to remain nameless, and I ended up discussing band music - you know, one of those riveting topics that never fails to engage. We wound up diving into my cache of military (and other) band recordings and listening to tune after tune after tune. I hadn't listened to many of those recordings in a long time. It turns out my ear has matured (or at least changed) and some of my favorite recordings no longer engaged me the way they used to. It was both enlightening and sad at the same time. My roommate and I do agree, however, on the awesomeness of Gandolfi's Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme. You should listen to it. Incidentally, here is a recording!
Remember how I decided to try to establish a graduate student music education journal? Well, this week I tasked myself with asking as many questions as I could come up with. I wasn't expecting to have so many questions!
- Who?
o
Who will be able to submit papers to the
journal?
o
Who will review the papers submitted to
the journal?
o
Who will approve papers for publication?
o
Who will staff the journal and in what
capacity?
§ Editorial
Board?
§ Copy
Editors?
§ Proofreaders?
o
Who will design the layout?
o
Who will be in charge of publishing
approved papers to the journal?
o
Who will read the journal?
o
Who owns the rights for any published
papers?
- What?
o
What will be the identity of the
journal? Is it a real journal, or just a
practice one?
o
What will be the criteria for submission?
o
What will the journal look like?
o
What form will the journal take: online or
print?
o
What publishing tools are available for
online and print journal design?
§ Open
Journal Systems is a free, open-source journal management software. I will need to meet with Sandy to determine
if the university server has the functionality we need to use the program. https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/
o
What is the functionality of Open Journal
Systems (above)?
o
What web design skills are needed to
publish online?
o
What will the journal be named?
o
Does the journal need a logo?
o
Do the name, logo, and any other
identifying information of the journal need to be copyrighted or trademarked?
o
What are DOI numbers and do we need them?
o
What does an Editorial Board do?
o
What is an OA Policy and do we need it?
§ Creative
Commons Attribution?
o
Do we need an ISSN?
- Where?
o
If online, where will the journal be
hosted?
o
If physical, where will the journal be
printed?
o
Where will the archives and backup data be
housed?
- When?
o
When will the journal be published?
§ Issues
or rolling submission?
o
When will submissions be due?
o
When will reviews be completed?
o
When will revisions be due?
- Why?
o
Why is there a need for this journal?
o
Why should the university sponsor the
journal?
o
Why should grad students submit to the
journal on top of all the other requirements of the degree programs?
- How?
o
How will students be notified of calls for
papers?
o
How will students submit papers to the
journal?
o
How will submissions remain anonymous to
the reviewers, but not to the journal?
o
How will reviewers be assigned?
o
How will submissions be approved for
publication?
o
How will the journal be advertised to and
shared with the intended audience?
o
How will any expenses be funded?
o
Can papers published in the journal
subsequently be submitted for publication in established journals? Would the papers need to be deleted from the
online journal if this is possible? What
if there was a print issue?
I did find a really cool article about how to set up an open source journal. My next step is to read the article and start to answer some of the questions. If you are interested, here is the link: https://www.martineve.com/2012/07/10/starting-an-open-access-journal-a-step-by-step-guide-part-1/
I have been having some trouble with instrument repair. The students last semester asked for more time for instrument repair. So, I added a second session. But, nobody has been coming to the second session! Two weeks in a row, nobody showed up. Well, that is not true. I had one student come this past week. I think I am going to have to cancel the second session.
I realized this blog entry has very little multimedia in it. I usually try to use a lot of pictures, videos, and sounds to liven things up. But, it just didn't happen this time around. So, I will make up for it with one final video. It's topical because Temple's mascot is the owl.
Well, kids, remember: don't do drugs or an owl might rip your face off.
That is all for this week.
Future Dr. Mitch, out!
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