MUSI271-11W (C) Whole Year 2011

Materials of Music 3

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 4 September 2011

Description

Advanced music theory (aural perception and analysis of, and writing exercises in chromatic harmony)

This course aims to develop an understanding of tonal music by reinforcing the concepts taught in MUSI171 and 172, and introducing chromatic chords and more advanced modulations.

Prerequisites

MUSI172 or 105

Restrictions

MUSI201, MUSI205

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Martin Setchell

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Test 1 13 Jul 2011 20% Analysis: up to mixture chords and Neapolitan 6th chord
Test 2 14 Jul 2011 20% Writing: up to mixture chords and Neapolitan 6th chord
Test 3 10 Oct 2011 20% Aural: up to augmented 6th chords and distant modulations
Test 4 12 Oct 2011 20% Analysis: up to augmented 6th chords and distant modulations
Test 5 13 Oct 2011 20% Writing: up to augmented 6th chords and distant modulations


(a)  Aural (20%)
Aural recognition and identification of diatonic and common chromatic chords and their inversions, using either figured bass or Roman numerals in short progressions for SATB, with a given treble line by writing the bass line and identifying the chords (given the tonic chord).

(b)  Writing (40%)
Harmonization of:
1) short SATB chorale phrases with given treble part, using correct part writing and chord spacing, with identification of chords under the stave using Roman numerals or figured bass symbols
2) longer melodies with a slower rate of chord change

(c)  Harmonic and tonal analysis (40%)
Analysis of key areas and modulations, chords, non-chord notes, and important features which go hand in hand with harmony (eg, texture, dynamics, melodic climax points, etc)in  a short 2-stave piano texture or reduced orchestral score extract

Knowledge of all material covered in MUSI 171 and 172 is assumed, ie,
Principles of voice leading
All diatonic chords including the dominant 7th
Types of 6/4 chord
Harmonic progression and sequence
Cadences, phrases and periods
Non-chord notes
Other diatonic seventh chords
Secondary dominant chords
Modulations using diatonic common chords

Additional material in this course:  Chromatic harmony including;
secondary diminished and half diminished 7th chords
mixture chords
  Neapolitan 6th chord  
augmented 6th chords
Modulations to other closely related and ’distant’ keys

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Gauldin, Robert; Harmonic practice in tonal music ; 2nd ed; W.W. Norton, 2004 (Reference: (on 3-day loan at Central Library)).

Kostka, Stefan and Payne, Dorothy; Tonal Harmony ; 6th ed; McGraw Hill.

Additional Course Outline Information

Attendance

Regular class attendance and participation will be necessary to pass this course.

Other specific requirements

2B pencils and manuscript paper, soft eraser required.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,330.00

International fee $6,150.00

* 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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