MUSI 1312

Instructor:  Dr. Vicky V. Johnson 

Office 122

Office hours posted on office door

E-mail:  vjohnson@tarleton.edu

Phone:  Ext. 9238

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Assignment Notes:

1. I will not accept assignments done in ink.

2. Please do not use miniscule notes or printing. 

3. Be prepared to write in your theory workbook and ear-training book.  These books are not meant to be resold.   I will not accept assignments from these books which are copied onto staff paper.

4. If something is not clear to you, ASK ME.  My schedule is on my door (122) or use the email hyperlink at the bottom of the page.

Rules are made for rule breakers, not for rule followers. 

Those who live by principles do not need rules.

Week 1

Jan 16-19

This will not be any harder than hard was last time :-)

Review from Theory I

If you are uncertain about any of the review concepts, refer to Theory I notes or to Help

• Cadences

• Non-harmonic tones

Non chord tones

Musictheory.net (53)

Teoria (nht)

Remember that suspensions require 3 steps:

1. preparation (chord tone of previous chord)

2. suspension (always dissonant)

3. resolution (consonant)

Numbers are assigned to the suspension based upon

1. the interval of the suspended note and

2. the lowest sounding note of the chord

Practice NHTones p. 113 textbook

Intro to 7th Chords

Diatonic 7th Chords

Exercise:  board work - construct 7th chords

Exercise:  workbook p. 30, K and L

Friday: 

Chord identification drill

Week 2

Jan 22-26

Secondary chords

Textbook: pp. 246-254

Practice:  Workbook p. 174, 175, 177, 178, 180, 182

Secondary dominants

Aura Lee (Love Me Tender) example

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Video keyboard example

Example of secondary dominant

Practice identifying secondary dominants

Practice constructing secondary dominants

Secondary Dominant Song

Other secondary functions

Practice identifying secondary leading tone chords

Practice constructing secondary leading tone chords

 Practice secondary chords

Week 3

Jan 29-Feb 2

Part-writing in root position

Textbook: p. 193-201

Practice:  Workbook: p. 128 and 134

Voice independence

Triads in 1st Inversion

Triads in 2nd Inversion

2nd Inversion Chords

We try harder!

Procedures of Four-Part Writing

23Errors Practice sheet

Principles of voice-leading

Motion Exercise

Examples of good and bad part-writing

"Away in a Manger" (from hymns above) harmonic progression

Assignments due:
	Fri	Assignment #2 Workbook:  p. 171 and 179 (omit 6-10 in 2A)
	Fri	Quiz on Procedures of Four-Part Writing

Figured Bass

Week 4

Feb 5-9

Part-writing continued

Practice:  Workbook: p. 128 and 134

Doxology

Cadence Part-writing Worksheet

review of cadences/realizing figured bass

Week 5

Feb 12-16

Part-writing using inversions

Textbook: p. 206-224

Practice:  Workbook p. 144B,145, 146

Tune "America":  dictation from audiation and harmonize in 4 parts

Public domain hymns

Practice: Workbook p. 145, 146

Note:  TMEA is this week.  There will be no class on Friday.

Week 6

Feb 19-23

Part-writing using 2nd inversions

Practice: Workbook p. 154

12-Bar Blues, Textbook: p. 582

Group composition:  Blues song

1. Go to link above for info on blues form

2. Write at least 3 verses

3. Perform with your group on Friday;  must be accompanied

Practice part-writing with given melody:

Sight-singing book 6.3

Smooth bass line examples:

"Hit the Road, Jack"

"Mr. Bojangles"

"My Funny Valentine"

"Whiter Shade of Pale"

Chord keyboard, major

Chord keyboard, minor

Group composition:  Blues song

Assignments due:
	Fri	Assignment 5 Workbook: p. 155
	Fri	Blues Performance

Intro to song parody on Friday after Blues performance

Week 7

Feb 26-Mar 2

Monday: review for Midterm Exam

Group composition:  Song Parody (ignore the assignment information on the link page)

1. Choose a song from the Song List or any song that most of the class would know.

2. Don't choose "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" or "Mary Had a Little Lamb," etc.

3. Songs should be accompanied

4. Pay particular attention to syllabic emphasis and rhyme schemes

End of the week is MIDTERM!

Midterm Evaluation

Week 8

Mar 5-9

Composition Assignments

Poems

More Poems

(If poems 'disappear,' try a different browser)

PublicDomainpoems.com

Even more poems

Syllable dictionary

When to show slurs when using one syllable with multiple notes.

Public domain hymns

with secondary dominants

Angels from the Realms of Glory

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

How Firm a Foundation

O Come, All Ye Faithful

We Gather Together

Wednesday:  piano lab working on melodies

Take advantage of music theory tutoring sessions!

Assignments due:
	Mon	Choose 2 poems that would be appropriate for your composition Copy both to a single Word document and bring to class      Note:  Do not "Print Screen" or hand write the page Have a form in mind for each one (binary, ternary, strophic, etc.) Remember that the poem MUST be in public domain
	Wed	Write a melody to your poem on staff paper and write the words to your poem under the notes. Your assignment must be complete.   Note:  Those who do not do this assignment typically make a lower grade on the entire process.

Pachelbel Rant

Theory Tutoring Survey:

https://goo.gl/forms/7vuwKHESVCBhDow62

SPRING BREAK

Something to think about over the break:

Don't be upset by the results you didn't get with the work you didn't do

Week 9

Mar 19-23

Practice: textbook p. 279 

textbook p. 303

textbook p. 305-306

Wednesday:  Composition in piano lab

Week 10

Mar 26-30

Monday and Wednesday of this week will be in the piano lab. 

Any who would like to work on an extra composition for extra credit may do so.  We will listen to those (no critiques) after going over the composition assignments.  There will be no restrictions on the composition.  Be creative!

Finale set up for 4-part

1. Unhide 2^nd staff [Staff tool, click on staff, double click on highlight, choose Staff 2, uncheck force hide staff]
2. Write parts:  if you don't use layers [flip one stem: Speedy Entry, cursor on note, “L”]
3. Write parts:  if you do use layers [flip stems in entire layer(s):  Document, Document options, Layers, Freeze stems]

Week 11

Apr 2-Apr 6

Composition Checklist

For fun:  Bach - Crab Canon on a Mobius Strip

Week 12

Apr 9-13

Modulation Summary

Print this!!

Closely Related Keys

Neighbors on the circle of 5ths

Keys that only differ by a single accidental

The chord of the new key exists in the old key

Closely related keys

Begin at 13:50

Modulation explanation

Modulation to V

Common chord (pivot chord)

Chord exists in both keys, next chord does not exist in the old key

Video of keyboard demonstration

Common tone

Uses sustained or repeated pitch as a bridge

Chromatic

Look for chromaticism in one part, C to C#, for example

Another example - notice on this one that the chromaticism occurs between two different voices

Phrase (direct or shift)

Key changes after cadence with no transition

Sequential

Sequence may end in a new key (particularly real sequence)

"Girl from Ipanema"

Chain

Ex: C to G to D, or C to C minor to Eb major

Parallel key

Ex:  C major to C minor

Not really a modulation, but a change of mode

Enharmonic

Stay tuned in Theory IV

List review on Wikipedia

Modulation:  establishing a new key or tonal center

or a mid-phrase change of key confirmed by a cadence

Modulation vs. tonicization

In traditional harmony:

To destroy the old key, take away its leading tone

To establish a new key, establish a new leading tone

Shift (Phrase/Direct) Modulation examples:

Shift modulation

And I Love Her (The Beatles)

Fever (Peggy Lee)

Soul Man (Sam & Dave)

Five Feet High and Rising (Johnny Cash)

I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)

This one is interesting:  The second time Cash sings the tune in F, he sings the melody a full octave lower than the first time in F. The words are identical in the two F-key verses, creating a striking contrast. Within this song, Cash’s singing range is two octaves plus a major second.

Modulation to relative minor

Lovesick Blues (Hank Williams, Jr.)

Modulation down

I'd Love to Lay You Down (Kenny Chesney)

Bach:  Endlessly Rising Modulation Canon

Week 13

Apr 16-20

Textbook p. 277

Workbook p. 202

Modulations in a Bach chorale

Exercise:  Practice analyzing modulations

The Music Theory Song

Note:  modulations including pdf, mp3 and swf from this link

http://www.musictheoryexamples.com/22MT.html

Analysis of Bach Prelude in C

1.  Analyze "Prelude and Fugue" in C by Bach

• Use both Roman numeral analysis (below) and lead sheet symbols (above)

• Circle non-harmonic tones and label

Audio file

Week 14

Apr 23-27

Review for final exam

Part-Writing:  Error Detection (in pairs)

Review part-writing (Theory 106, p. 12)

Week 15

Apr 26-May 2 (last class day)

Practice test

Use this grade calculator to estimate your final grade

Final Exam

Groups

Group Info

·         Completing all individual preparations for Lab Group meetings

·         Attending all Lab Group meetings and scheduled events with full participation

·         Working with Lab Group peers to set appropriate meeting times that accommodate all members – even if it means occasional personal sacrifice

·         Do all of the above with a generous spirit and with the goal of academic excellence

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