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Counterpoint
Theory III
MUSI 2311
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Instructor: Dr. Vicky V.
Johnson
Office 122 Phone:
Ext. 9238
Email:
vjohnson@tarleton.edu
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Note: This is an organic document! It
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The dates given in the right column are the due
dates, not the day we will work on assignments in
class. If there is ever a problem with
an assignment (technology problem, don't understand
it, can't find it, etc.) do not wait until
the due date (or time) to explain your problem. |
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Week 1
Aug 29-Sep 2
Introduction
Counterpoint
Introduction
Chapter 1: Melody
Counterpoint Melody
Vocabulary:
counterpoint,
polyphony, cantus firmus, species
Counterpoint creates polyphony!
contour, compound
interval, "turn back" rule, "cannonball effect", implied
harmony, compound line
Exercise:
1.A Error
Detection, pp. 20-21
1.B.1
Critique of student melodies, pp. 21-22
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Assignments due:
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Wed |
Blackboard setup |
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Wed |
Read pp. xvii-xxii and 1-26
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Week 2
Sep 5-9
No class on Monday
Chapter 1: Continued
Exercise:
1.B.2
Analyze melodies featuring step progressions, compound
lines, and/or sequences, pp. 22-24
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Quiz over Chapter 1 | |
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1.C Write five melodies.
Read p. 24 for specific
instructions and helpful suggestions to get you started
Make at least 3 of your melodies 8 measures long |
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Week 3
Sep 12-16
Chapter 2: First Species - 1:1
Species I
print this
Exercise:
2.A Error Detection p. 40
2.B Analysis, pp. 40-41
W: circle NHT in 3-1b |
Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp. 27-42
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Assignment 1
1.C Write five
melodies.
Read p. 24 for
specific instructions and helpful suggestions to get you
started Score
melodies in Finale; start each one on a new line |
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2.C.1, 2, and 4 only on
p 41, 42
Note: on #1, write the counterpoint below the cantus
firmus
On #2 and 4, write the counterpoint above the cantus firmus |
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Week 4
Sep 19-23
Chapter 3: Second Species - 2:1
Species II
Exercise:
3.A Error
Detection, p. 56
3.B
Analysis, p. 56
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Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp. 43-58
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Wed | Assignment 2
2.C.1, 2, and 4 only
on p 41, 42
Note: on #1, write the counterpoint above the cantus firmus
On #2 and 4, write the counterpoint below the cantus firmus
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide intervallic analysis between staves
Provide Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
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3.C Composition, pp. 57-58
3.C.1 Convert 1:1 to 2:1
3.C.2 Compose a
second-species line above each cantus firmus (CF)
3.C.3.a Compose a
second-species line below the CF
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide intervallic analysis between staves
Provide Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
Circle and label all non-harmonic tones (this
can be done by hand) |
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Week 5
Sep 26-30
Chapter 4: Third Species - 3:1 and
4:1
Species III
Species IV
Species V
Exercise:
4.A Error
Detection, p. 76
4.B
Analysis, p. 77
4.B.1
Circle and label non-harmonic tones
4.B.2
Supply Roman numeral analysis
4.C Composition,
p. 79
4.C.1.a
Provide a 3:1 counterpoint above the CF
4.C.1.d Provide a 4:1 counterpoint below the CF
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Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp.
59-80
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Assignment 3
3.C Composition, pp. 57-58
3.C.1
Convert 1:1 to 2:1
3.C.2
Compose a second-species line above each
cantus firmus (CF)
3.C.3.a
Compose a second-species line below the CF
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide intervallic analysis between staves
Provide Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
Circle and label all non-harmonic tones (this
can be done by hand) |
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4.C
Composition, pp. 77-79
4.C.1
Convert 1:1 to 3:1 and 4:1
4.C.2
Complete the lower voice in a 3:1 setting,
distributing the rhythmic motion between the
voices
4.C.3
Complete the upper voice in a 4:1 setting,
distributing the rhythmic motion between the
voices
4.C.4 Do
a and
d only
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide intervallic analysis between staves
Provide Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
Circle and label all non-harmonic tones (this
can be done by hand)
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Week 6
Oct 3-7
Chapter 5: Analyzing & Composing a Simple Piece in
Two Parts
Exercise:
5.A Error
Detection, pp. 92-93
5.B
Analysis, pp. 93-96
For both
compositions:
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label and
draw brackets over phrases
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label
each phrase with a lowercase letter and each section
with an uppercase letter
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name the
type of binary form (balanced, rounded,
asymmetrical)
5.C.1
Composition
Complete Figure
5-2 by writing a counterpoint to the melody Danny Boy
(Air from County Derry). The score is provided on p. 85,
but first read the guidelines on p. 96.
Counterpoint
Jingles
p. 299 in Theory for
Today's Musician
allemande, courante,sarabande and gigue.
Optional movements include: air, bourree (lively
dance), gavotte(moderately
fast dance), minuet,
polonaise, and prelude.
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Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp.
81-97 |
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Assignment 4
4.C
Composition, pp. 77-79
4.C.1
Convert 1:1 to 3:1 and 4:1
4.C.2
Complete the lower voice in a 3:1 setting,
distributing the rhythmic motion between the
voices
4.C.3
Complete the upper voice in a 4:1 setting,
distributing the rhythmic motion between the
voices
4.C.4 Do
a and
d only
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide intervallic analysis between staves
Provide Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
Circle and label all non-harmonic tones (this
can be done by hand) |
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Coordinate group project (see below)
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Next | Group Project
5.C.3
Follow instructions in textbook
Note: The typical order of a
dance suite is:
Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gigue
Include these and then the optional ones if
others are needed in your group
Groups:
- Jorge, Megan, Rudy, Madelena, Logan
- Skylar, Chris, Carissa, Mattie,
Oscar
- Ethan, Audrey, Racheal, Morgan,
Kaitlin
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Week 7
Oct 10-14
Review for Midterm Exam
Pretest:
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p. 42, 1:1,
2.C.3 (major, CF below)
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p. 58, 2:1,
3.C.3.b (major, CF above)
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p. 79, 3:1,
4.c.4.B (minor, CF above)
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p. 79, 4:1,
4.C.4.c (minor, CF below)
Similar to the
pretest, the midterm will consist of four CFs, for which you
will add the appropriate counterpoint as specified.
For each example, provide Roman numeral and intervallic
analysis. In addition, label all non-harmonic tones.
Friday: p.
92 Error detection
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Assignments due:
No new assignments this week. Continue working on group
project.
Take-home midterm exam will be handed
out on Friday, October 14 and will be due in class on Monday,
October 17.
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Week 8
Oct 17-21
HOMECOMING WEEK
Chapter 6: Double Counterpoint
Exercise:
6.A
Analysis, pp. 111-14
Name the type of
invertible counterpoint featured in each example, choosing
from octave(s), tenth, or twelfth
Invertible Counterpoint |
Assignments due:
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Midterm
Exam due |
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Read pp. 99-115 | |
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Assignment 5 Group Project
5.C.3
Follow instructions in textbook
Note: The typical order of a
dance suite is:
Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gigue
Include these and then the optional ones if
others are needed in your group
Groups:
- Jorge, Megan, Rudy, Madelena, Logan
- Skylar, Chris, Carissa, Mattie,
Oscar
- Ethan, Audrey, Racheal, Morgan,
Kaitlin
Excellent
Prezi to explain the Baroque dance suite
How to get rid of lyric extension lines
Be sure to listen to both melodies separately!!
How to listen to one staff at a time |
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Week 9
Oct 24-28
Chapter 7: Two-Part Canon
Exercise:
7.A Error
Detection, pp. 136-37
7.B
Analysis, pp. 138-41
Identify
canon types, choosing from canon at the unison, octave(s),
double canon, inversion, and other transformations
7.C.1
Composition
Use Zelter's
canon theme on p. 141 as the basis of an 8-12-measure
canon at the octave
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Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp.
117-43 |
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7.C Composition, p. 141
7.C.2
Compose an original canon with a cadence,
8-12 measures in length at the double octave
7.C.3 Do
7.C.2 above at another interval
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Week 10
Oct 31-Nov 4
Chapter 8: J.S. Bach's
Two-Part Inventions
Exercise:
8.A.1 No.
13 in A Minor, pp. 167-70
8.A.2 No. 2
in C Minor, p. 171
See p. 166 for
step-by-step guidelines
8.B.1
Complete Figure 8-3 on p. 165
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Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read
pp. 145-74 |
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Wed |
Assignment 6
7.C Composition, p. 141
7.C.2
Compose an original canon with a cadence,
8-12 measures in length at the double octave
7.C.3 Do
7.C.2 above at another interval
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale) |
Extra credit if you dress up on Halloween.
Note: If you have to explain it to me, it doesn't
count. |
Week 11
Nov 7-11
Chapter 8: Continued
Exercise:
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8.B.2 Write a
brief (i.e., 2-measure) cantus firmus and then apply
the learned devices given on pp. 158-60. This
assignment must be notated on Finale.
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide Roman numeral and interval analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
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Week 12
Nov14-18
Chapter 9: Counterpoint in Three
and Four Parts
Three Voices
Exercise:
9.A Error
Detection, pp. 194-95
9.B
Analysis, pp. 195-97
9.C.1
Complete Yankee Doodle, pp. 189-90
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Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp.
175-99 | |
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Assignment 7
8.B.2
Write a brief (i.e., 2-measure) cantus firmus
and then apply the learned devices given on pp.
158-60.
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide Roman numeral and interval analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
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9.C.2
Composition, p. 197 Add two contrapuntal
lines to Bryant's Devoted to You
9.C.3 Add
three contrapuntal lines to Nigerian folk song
L'abe Igi Orombo (Under the Orange Tree)
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Week 13
Nov 21-23
THANKSGIVING
Chapter 10: Fugue
Exercise:
10.A.1
State whether each subject should have a real or tonal
answer
10.A.2
Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, Fugue No. 6 in D Minor. See
pp. 226-27 for step-by-step guidelines |
Assignments due:
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Mon |
Read pp.
201-28 |
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Assignment 8
9.C.2
Composition, p. 197. Add two contrapuntal lines
to Bryant's Devoted to You
9.C.3 Add
three contrapuntal lines to Nigerian folk song
L'abe Igi Orombo (Under the Orange Tree)
Score on Finale; start each one on a new line
Provide interval analysis and Roman numeral analysis (use Lyric tool
in Finale)
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Week 14
Nov 28-Dec 2
Chapter 10: Continued
Exercise:
10.A.2 Fugue No.
5 in D Major |
Pretest:
10.B.2 Composition, p. 227
See p. 226 for step-by-step
guidelines
Course Reflection Discussion
Assignment: |
Week 15
Dec 5-7(last class day)
Final exam: Monday Dec 12,
3:00-5:30pm
Grade
calculator |
Final Exam Test Description:
Similar to the
pretest, the final exam will be a structural analysis of a
three- or four-voice fugue from Vol. 1 of Bach's WTC, to be
selected by the instructor. For the analysis, you are to
follow the step-by-step guidelines used in class.
Final exam fugue
analysis mp3
Exams are due by (or before) Monday
Dec. 12 at 3:00pm
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