Syllabi:
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LRC Theory Tutor: Michael Tran. Contact him via email at [email protected] or through the learning resource center at [email protected] or 909.869-3502
Weekly Schedule
Weeks 1&2: Introduction. Secondary dominant and secondary leading-tone chords
Reading: read Kostka chapter 16 and first half of chapter 17
In-class analysis: Star Spangled Banner, All of Me, Bach's Prelude in C major (from the WTC book I), Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Bach chorale excerpt from the self test at the end of Chapter 17. Selected popular music excerpts from the supplementary video.
Homework #1: Identifying secondary dominants (from the class packet). Due Wednesday of week 3.
Supplementary video: secondary dominants in popular music
Reading: read Kostka chapter 16 and first half of chapter 17
In-class analysis: Star Spangled Banner, All of Me, Bach's Prelude in C major (from the WTC book I), Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Bach chorale excerpt from the self test at the end of Chapter 17. Selected popular music excerpts from the supplementary video.
Homework #1: Identifying secondary dominants (from the class packet). Due Wednesday of week 3.
Supplementary video: secondary dominants in popular music
Weeks 3&4: Borrowed chords. Modes of the major scale
reading: Kostka: Chapter 21, pgs. 346-350
In-class analysis: Blackbird. Songs by Radiohead and David Bowie and "Remember Me" from Coco that use the minor iv chord and/or the half-diminshed ii chord in a major key. Use of the fully-diminished vii chord in a major key. Picardy 3rd.
Musicianship: 3 against 2 rhythm exercises. In-class quiz Monday of week 4.
Vocabulary: picardy 3rd
polyrhythms
irregular meters
Homework#2: Chorale Setting: Secondary dominant, secondary leading-tone, and borrowed chords. Due Wednesday of week 5.
Supplementary videos: Modes
reading: Kostka: Chapter 21, pgs. 346-350
In-class analysis: Blackbird. Songs by Radiohead and David Bowie and "Remember Me" from Coco that use the minor iv chord and/or the half-diminshed ii chord in a major key. Use of the fully-diminished vii chord in a major key. Picardy 3rd.
Musicianship: 3 against 2 rhythm exercises. In-class quiz Monday of week 4.
Vocabulary: picardy 3rd
polyrhythms
irregular meters
Homework#2: Chorale Setting: Secondary dominant, secondary leading-tone, and borrowed chords. Due Wednesday of week 5.
Supplementary videos: Modes
Week 5: Modes of the major scale (continued)
Musicianship: Interval identification quiz. Monday of week 5
Musicianship: Interval identification quiz. Monday of week 5
Week 6: Transposition. Motives. Motivic manipulations
Musicianship: mode identification quiz.
Homework #3: 8-measure modal melody with transposition. Include listed rhythmic and melodic motives. Chorale setting for saxophone quartet. Due Wednesday of Week 7
Vocabulary:
inversion
retrograde
retrograde inversion
transposition
augmentation
diminution
sequence
Supplementary Videos: What is a motif?
Musicianship: mode identification quiz.
Homework #3: 8-measure modal melody with transposition. Include listed rhythmic and melodic motives. Chorale setting for saxophone quartet. Due Wednesday of Week 7
Vocabulary:
inversion
retrograde
retrograde inversion
transposition
augmentation
diminution
sequence
Supplementary Videos: What is a motif?
Week 7: Harmonic sequences. Review for midterm
Midterm: Monday of week 8
Midterm: Monday of week 8
Week 8: Music Theory remote learning style
Saturday, 3/14
Note to students: As you know, all instruction has been moved online. I will be uploading videos of recorded lectures, holding virtual group discussions, and assigning written homework (to be electronically turned in, graded, and returned electronically). This page will be your main hub of information starting this Wednesday. I will be emailing you additional instructions. Please check your campus email.
To proceed with online instruction you will need a few capabilities. I believe everyone has these already. Everyone will need:
1. A computer, tablet, or phone with online access. You will need to be able to access this page, YouTube, and your email.
2. Weekly group class discussions will happen using Zoom, a web conferencing app. Please download this app and register yourself as a user. It is free and easy to use. More information on this to come.
3. The ability to upload and email written homework assignments, either scan and email or take a picture and send, either is fine.
I know you may have many questions about the specifics of how we will proceed. I will answer them all. I am in the process of getting this organized now and will be communicating with everyone shortly. In the meantime, stay healthy, stay safe, stay calm.
Dr. Gravelle
Saturday, 3/14
Note to students: As you know, all instruction has been moved online. I will be uploading videos of recorded lectures, holding virtual group discussions, and assigning written homework (to be electronically turned in, graded, and returned electronically). This page will be your main hub of information starting this Wednesday. I will be emailing you additional instructions. Please check your campus email.
To proceed with online instruction you will need a few capabilities. I believe everyone has these already. Everyone will need:
1. A computer, tablet, or phone with online access. You will need to be able to access this page, YouTube, and your email.
2. Weekly group class discussions will happen using Zoom, a web conferencing app. Please download this app and register yourself as a user. It is free and easy to use. More information on this to come.
3. The ability to upload and email written homework assignments, either scan and email or take a picture and send, either is fine.
I know you may have many questions about the specifics of how we will proceed. I will answer them all. I am in the process of getting this organized now and will be communicating with everyone shortly. In the meantime, stay healthy, stay safe, stay calm.
Dr. Gravelle
Week 9: harmonic sequences
Wednesday of week 9: There will be two main topics covered this week. First, there will be a further exploration of harmonic sequences, including a review of Circle of 5th harmonic sequences (which was covered in the last in-class lecture Wednesday of Week 8, but can bear review)
We have switched to all online instruction. Please refer to the new blog based class webpage, MU1221 Online Content, here on this site for current class updates.
Wednesday of week 9: There will be two main topics covered this week. First, there will be a further exploration of harmonic sequences, including a review of Circle of 5th harmonic sequences (which was covered in the last in-class lecture Wednesday of Week 8, but can bear review)
We have switched to all online instruction. Please refer to the new blog based class webpage, MU1221 Online Content, here on this site for current class updates.
