MUSA101-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014

Musicianship, Harmony and Analysis 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2014

Description

This course develops competence in rhythmic, melodic and simple harmonic procedures, fundamental music analysis techniques, sight-singing and sight-readings skills and simple harmonizations using keyboard or guitar.

Students will attend lectures, harmony laboratories, and "Musicianship Singing" classes.

Learning Outcomes

Students who pass this course will be able to:
*  Write, perform and sight-sing uncomplicated key-based and modal melodies (up to 7 sharps/flats), sight-read and perform 1- and 2-part rhythms with some degree of syncopation, and sing the lower line of a simple two-part diatonic phrase while the upper part is played by the tutor;
*  Recognise and identify key-based melodic structures and elements (up to 7 sharps/flats) and intervals (up to P12th), and understand and label harmonic progressions that commonly occur within a key;
*  Form, perform and notate diatonic harmonisations of short melodies on keyboard or guitar;
*  Aurally recognise and notate rhythms and melodies in major and minor keys and modes, and notate simple harmonic sequences and short two-part phrases;
*  Perform straightforward analyses of short musical works from score, including transposing instruments and C clef notation.

Prerequisites

MUSA100 or equivalent preparation approved by the Head of School

Restrictions

MUSI112, MUSI171

Timetable Note

Timetable of Topics

Mon 14.7    Revision (sol-fa, notation, keys and modes)
Wed 16.7    Returning to rhythmic dictation – strategies and skills
                  Lab: Formative Task 1

Mon 21.7    Intervals I and sight-reading rhythms (incl. 2-part)
Wed 24.7    Cadences – revision and expansion
                  Lab: Formative Task 2

Mon 28.7    Intervals II and sight-singing melodies
Wed 30.7    Harmonic analysis
                  Lab: Introduce & issue ‘practical harmony’ task 1 (10%)

Mon 4.8    Approaches to music analysis / Issue Analysis assignment 1
Wed 6.8    Melodic dictation – strategies and skills

Mon 11.8    Short major key phrases – harmony (implied and realised)
Wed 13.8    Short minor key phrases – harmony (implied and realised)
                  Lab: Individual Test – Rhythm and Sight-singing (10%)

Mon 18.8    Revision
Wed 20.8     In-class Test 1 (20%)
                  Lab: Complete ‘practical harmony’ task 1

MID-SEMESTER BREAK

Mon 8.9     Transposing instruments / reading C clef
                   Issue Analysis assignment 2
Wed 10.9    Score reading part 1
                  Lab: Introduce & issue ‘practical harmony’ task 2 (10%)
                  Analysis assignment 1 due 5pm Fri 12.9

Mon 15.9    Two-part counterpoint – an introduction
Wed 17.9    Score reading part 2

Mon 22.9    Singing the lower line of a 2-part diatonic phrase
Wed 24.9    Score analysis

Mon 29.9    Modes I – melodies and internal structure
Wed 1.10    Modes II – transposition
                   Analysis assignment 2 due 5pm Fri 3.10

Mon 6.10    Modulation – an introduction to key changes
Wed 8.10    Revision I
                  Lab: Individual Test – Sight-singing (10%)

Mon 13.10    Revision II
Wed 15.10    In-class Test 2 (20%)
                   Lab: Complete ‘practical harmony’ task 2

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Glenda Keam

Lecturer

Francis Yapp

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Practical Harmony Task 1 10% Will be assessed no later than the end of your normal allocated laboratory session in week 6.
Practical Harmony Task 2 10% Will be assessed no later than the end of tyour normal allocated laboratory session in week 12.
Analysis Assignment 1 12 Sep 2014 10%
Analysis Assignment 2 03 Oct 2014 10%
Individual Rhythm Assessment 10% Will take place in week 5
Individual Sight-Singing Assessment 10% Will take place in week 11
In-class Test 1 20 Aug 2014 20%
Individual Test 2 15 Oct 2014 20%

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:

A+  90–100;    A   85–89;    A-  80–84;    B+   75–79;    B 70–74;    B-   65–69;     C+  60–64;     C  55–59;     C- 50–54;     D  40–49;   E  0–39
In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $748.00

International fee $3,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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