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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
Week 0/1: Introduction. Elements of Pitch
Please purchase class packet from the copy center by Friday of week 1
Reading: Kostka Chp. 1
Vocabulary:
hertz
decibels
ledger lines
ottava
interval
equal temperment
enharmonic equivalent
the harmonic (overtone) series
Homework: "supplementary assignments" 4 pages from the class packet. Due Friday week 1
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
Sound waveforms explained
What are intervals
How to remember Intervals
The harmonic series
Please purchase class packet from the copy center by Friday of week 1
Reading: Kostka Chp. 1
Vocabulary:
hertz
decibels
ledger lines
ottava
interval
equal temperment
enharmonic equivalent
the harmonic (overtone) series
Homework: "supplementary assignments" 4 pages from the class packet. Due Friday week 1
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
Sound waveforms explained
What are intervals
How to remember Intervals
The harmonic series
Week 2: Elements of Rhythm and Meter.
Reading: Kostka Chp. 2
Vocabulary:
simple meter
compound meter
duple, triple, compound meter
moveable and fixed solfege
Homework: "Intervals" from the homework packet. Due Friday of week 2. Musicianship test of singing a one octave major scale and a one octave major pentatonic scale due by Friday of week 2. To be taken during office hours.
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
How to classify time signatures
Building a major scale
Reading: Kostka Chp. 2
Vocabulary:
simple meter
compound meter
duple, triple, compound meter
moveable and fixed solfege
Homework: "Intervals" from the homework packet. Due Friday of week 2. Musicianship test of singing a one octave major scale and a one octave major pentatonic scale due by Friday of week 2. To be taken during office hours.
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
How to classify time signatures
Building a major scale
Week 3: Elements of Rhythms and Meter continued. Minor scales. Keys.
Reading: Kostka Chp. 2
Vocabulary:
relative and parallel keys
tuplet, triplet, duplet
syncopation
conducting patterns (duple, triple, and quadruple)
Circle of 5ths
Homework: "Supplementary Assignments" (Time Signatures) pgs. 151, 152, 153, and the bottom composition exercise of pg. 154 from the homework packet. Due Monday of week 4.
Musicianship: In-class quiz either Wednesday or Friday of week 3 on interval identification
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
Building minor scales
How to determine keys
Reading: Kostka Chp. 2
Vocabulary:
relative and parallel keys
tuplet, triplet, duplet
syncopation
conducting patterns (duple, triple, and quadruple)
Circle of 5ths
Homework: "Supplementary Assignments" (Time Signatures) pgs. 151, 152, 153, and the bottom composition exercise of pg. 154 from the homework packet. Due Monday of week 4.
Musicianship: In-class quiz either Wednesday or Friday of week 3 on interval identification
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
Building minor scales
How to determine keys
Week 4: Minor Scales, Introduction to triads
Reading: Kostka Chp. 3 (pgs. 38-40 and 42-53)
Musicianship: Either Friday of week 4 or Monday of Week 5. Prepared Singing. Melodies from Denise Bacon book pages 70-71.
Homework: "Notating Major, Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Triads" and "Inversions of Triads" worksheet from the homework packet. Due Wednesday of Week 5.
Vocabulary:
relative and parallel keys
enharmonic keys
functional tonal harmony
tertial harmony
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
constructing triads
MIDTERM 1: WEDNESDAY OF WEEK 6
Reading: Kostka Chp. 3 (pgs. 38-40 and 42-53)
Musicianship: Either Friday of week 4 or Monday of Week 5. Prepared Singing. Melodies from Denise Bacon book pages 70-71.
Homework: "Notating Major, Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Triads" and "Inversions of Triads" worksheet from the homework packet. Due Wednesday of Week 5.
Vocabulary:
relative and parallel keys
enharmonic keys
functional tonal harmony
tertial harmony
Supplementary YouTube Videos:
constructing triads
MIDTERM 1: WEDNESDAY OF WEEK 6
Week 5: Triads. Inversions. "setting" a triad in SATB texture
SATB vocal ranges listed in Kostka pg. 72
Vocabulary:
triad inversions
SATB
figured bass
bass, tenor, alto, soprano
baritone, mezzo-soprano, counter tenor
Homework: no homework. Study for midterm 1
SATB vocal ranges listed in Kostka pg. 72
Vocabulary:
triad inversions
SATB
figured bass
bass, tenor, alto, soprano
baritone, mezzo-soprano, counter tenor
Homework: no homework. Study for midterm 1
Week 6: Figured bass. Review for Midterm. SATB doubling rules
MIDTERM 1 WEDNESDAY
Quiz: Clapping rhythms from photocopied handout. Friday of week 6.
Homework: "Part-Writing Triads" handout from the homework packet. Due Monday of week 7.
MIDTERM 1 WEDNESDAY
Quiz: Clapping rhythms from photocopied handout. Friday of week 6.
Homework: "Part-Writing Triads" handout from the homework packet. Due Monday of week 7.
Week 7: Diatonic Triads in Major and minor. Dominant 7th chord.
Reading: Kostka Chapter 4.
Musicianship: Prepared singing examples for Denise Bacon book pages 78-79. Wed. or Friday of week 7.
Reading: Kostka Chapter 4.
Musicianship: Prepared singing examples for Denise Bacon book pages 78-79. Wed. or Friday of week 7.
Week 8: Diatonic 7th chords in Major. Diatonic triads in minor.
Reading: Kostka: Chapter 4 (diatonic triads in minor pgs. 55-60)
Vocabulary:
voice leading
fugue
polyphony
diatonic vs. non-diatonic chords
In-class harmonic analysis: Prelude in C major from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 by J.S. Bach
Musicianship: 7th chord identification. Quiz Friday of Week 8
Supplementary Videos: Functional (tonal) Harmony
Reading: Kostka: Chapter 4 (diatonic triads in minor pgs. 55-60)
Vocabulary:
voice leading
fugue
polyphony
diatonic vs. non-diatonic chords
In-class harmonic analysis: Prelude in C major from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 by J.S. Bach
Musicianship: 7th chord identification. Quiz Friday of Week 8
Supplementary Videos: Functional (tonal) Harmony
Week 9: Diatonic 7th chords in minor. Parallel, oblique, similar, contrary motion between voices.Setting chord progression in SATB with correct voice movements.
Reading: Kostka chapter 5 (pgs. 66-74 only)
Homework: "Voice Movement" from the homework packet. Due Friday of week 9.
Supplementary Videos: Functional (tonal) harmony in minor
MIDTERM II: MONDAY of WEEK 11
Week 10: The harmonic structure of tonality in major and minor keys. SATB chorale harmonizations. The resolution of V and V7 chord. Review for midterm.
In-class exercises: dominant 7th resolutions from the homework packet. Creating a choral phrase from a given chord progression and from a given soprano melody.
Homework: no homework due. Study for Midterm no. 2
Musicianship: Prepared singing. Exercises from pgs. 81-82
In-class exercises: dominant 7th resolutions from the homework packet. Creating a choral phrase from a given chord progression and from a given soprano melody.
Homework: no homework due. Study for Midterm no. 2
Musicianship: Prepared singing. Exercises from pgs. 81-82
Week 11: Midterm no.2. Cadences. Chorale analysis.
Reading: Kostka: Chapter 10, pgs. 145-150
Homework: "Cadence writing, 2" from the homework packet. Due Wednesday of week 12.
Supplementary videos:
Cadences
Beatles use of Plagal cadences
Vocabulary:
harmonic rhythm
Reading: Kostka: Chapter 10, pgs. 145-150
Homework: "Cadence writing, 2" from the homework packet. Due Wednesday of week 12.
Supplementary videos:
Cadences
Beatles use of Plagal cadences
Vocabulary:
harmonic rhythm
Week 12: Writing a musical phrase with molody/harmony considerations. Cadences continued. Non-Harmonic tones
No class Monday, November 12th. Veteran's Day
Reading: Kostka: Chapters 11 and 12. Non-chord tones
Musicianship: prepared rhythmic exercises, from handout. In-class quiz week 13.
Supplementary videos:
What is a musical period?
Vocabulary:
elided cadence
No class Monday, November 12th. Veteran's Day
Reading: Kostka: Chapters 11 and 12. Non-chord tones
Musicianship: prepared rhythmic exercises, from handout. In-class quiz week 13.
Supplementary videos:
What is a musical period?
Vocabulary:
elided cadence
Week 13: Non-Harmonic tones continued.
No class Friday (thanksgiving holiday)
No class Friday (thanksgiving holiday)
Week 14: Non-harmonic tones continued. Analysis
In class analysis: My Funny Valentine, Black Orpheus
Bach choral excerpt
In class analysis: My Funny Valentine, Black Orpheus
Bach choral excerpt
Week 15: Analysis and review
Homework: Style composition. Due Friday of week 15 (last day of class). No late assignments will be accepted.
Homework: Style composition. Due Friday of week 15 (last day of class). No late assignments will be accepted.
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