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Music 601: Music Theory 1 |
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Course
Syllabus Text Course Objectives Course Requirements Evaluation Grades
TOPICS
1st semester Cadences Non-Harmonic Tones
TOPICS
2nd semester |
Course
Syllabus 2000
- 2001 Instructor:
Mr. D. Carpenter
Office Hours: 3:04
- 3:30 PM Office:
Band Office Rm. A-100 Phone:
368-3515
E-mail: decwgbd@csrlink.net TEXT: Benward, B. & White, G. (1997).
MUSIC IN THEORY AND PRACTICE VOL. I. Boston: McGraw Hill Music Theory is the study of the elements of music: Melody, Rhythm, and
Harmony. This course will teach the student the basic structures of music;
and introduce the student to the compositional devices of music which
composers use to write music. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Understand the use and importance of the scale in music composition. Identify scales, intervals, triads, and their tonal qualities. Understand the use of, and be competent at harmonizing a melody with the
I, IV, and V chords. Write a simple ABA style composition COURSE REQUIREMENTS: All students will participate in all the experimental composition projects
during classes and assigned for homework. All students must attend all classes unless excused, and must complete all
homework/class assignments. EVALUATION: Grades will be based on your performance on three or four written test
grades (designated project grades will also be test grades), worth 50% -
70% of your 9wks / final grade. A final exam will be worth 20% of your
final grade. The last 10% - 50% will be based on your homework, individual
projects, and class work projects.
A=100%-94%
B=93%-85%
C=84%-75%
D=74%-70%
F=below 70%
1, 2 1
Introduction and Basic Notation
3, 4 2
Scales, and Tonality
5, 6, 7 2
Key, and Modes
8, 9 3
Intervals
10, 11 3
Transposition
12
4 Chords 13, 14
5 Cadences 15, 16, 17, 18 5 Non-harmonic
Tones ============================================================= 19, 20, 21 6 Melodic
Organization 22, 23, 24 7 Texture and Textural Reduction 25, 26, 27 8 Voice Leading In Two Voices 28, 29
9 Voice
Leading In Four Voices 30 - 36 NA Work
on completing theory project. FINAL EXAMINATION:
Comprehensive Finals are scheduled for two weeks before other
finals begin. STUDY ASSISTANCE:
Homework as listed and tutoring.
Ask me. Homework Assignments by Chapter
1
Text pages: 25 28 (omit I.7 & I.8).
Workbook pages: 1 4 2
Text
pages: 47 - 49 (omit 2.6). Workbook
pages: 7 13 3
Text
pages:63-67(omit 3.5, 3.8, & 3.11)
Workbook pages:17-25
4
Text pages: 81 88 (omit
) Workbook pages: 27 -
31
5
Text pages: 107-111 (omit
) Workbook pages: 33
38 6
Text
pages: 127 135 (omit )
Workbook pages: 43 57
7
Text pages: 149 154 (omit
) Workbook pages: 63
67
8
Text pages: 163 164 (omit
) Workbook pages: 69
71
9
Text pages: 175 182 (omit
) Workbook pages: 73
80 *** Thoughts about homework
DO IT!! Even if its not quite
complete, DO IT!! Even if you think its not
right, DO IT!! |
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