2009 Fall MUSIC 65-02L
Bulletin Course Description Elementary principles of tonal organization: diatonic chord progressions and figured bass, two-part elementary counterpoint, introduction to musical forms. Writing of chorale-style settings. Laboratory. Instructor: Kelley, Lindroth, Parkins, Rupprecht, or staff
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title THEOR/PRAC TONAL MUS I Department MUSIC Course Number 2009 Fall 65 Section Number 02L Primary Instructor Rupprecht,Philip Prerequisites Prerequisites: basic knowledge of musical notation and vocabulary, including scales, basic chords and intervals, key signatures, meter, and rhythm; or
Prerequisites
Ability to read bass and treble clefs fluently.
Synopsis of course content
Our studies address the harmonic and contrapuntal techniques of 18th-century music from Bach through Mozart. We will develop fluency in strict two-part counterpoint (species-counterpoint exercises) and in four-part polyphonic writing. With these skills as a foundation, we will progress to creative compositional work in variation forms, and in trio-sonata and keyboard textures. Supplementing these composition assignments will be analytic explorations of a range of 18th-century composers, as expressed in written papers about the music’s structures and expressive means. Through composition, analysis, and theoretic inquiry, we will deepen our understanding of a style that has remained a foundation of polyphonic practice for musicians of diverse outlooks.
Textbooks
Harmony and Voice Leading by Edward Aldwell & Carl Schachter
Ottman and Rogers: Music For Sight Singing (7th Edition) -- for lab section
Horvit, Koozin and Nelson: Music For Ear Training: CD-ROM and Workbook, 3rd Edition -- for lab section
Assignments
Regular weekly exercises in harmony, counterpoint, and composition; two 2-3 page analysis papers (50%)
Exams
midterm exam (15%)
Term Papers
final project in composition (15%)
Grade to be based on
Regular graded assignments and papers
exam and project
Lab
Additional Information
This course is a prerequisite for the music major and minor.
