MUSC201 - Beginning Harmony and Tonal Counterpoint

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Academic Year 2003/2004

Beginning Harmony and Tonal Counterpoint
MUSC 201 FA

This course is designed to give a thorough grounding in the basic compositional techniques of tonal harmony, part-writing (counterpoint), and formal structures of the "common practice" era in Western art music. LECTURES will introduce concepts on a theoretical level and provide guidance of ways in which they can be meaningfully applied to actual music. EAR-TRAINING SECTIONS, led by a TA, will focus on the development of aural and keyboard skills. Students are required to attend all lectures as well as two ear-training sections every week. They will participate in a lab meeting either on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-10:20 AM, or on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:20 AM.

MAJOR READINGS

Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne, TONAL HARMONY. Book & CD set.
Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne, WORKBOOK FOR TONAL HARMONY
Robert Ottman, MUSIC FOR SIGHTSINGING

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Periodic tests, weekly exercises, midterm, and final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Ability to read music (in all clefs) is essential. Students will be expected to know the major and minor scales and the signatures (circle of fifths); all major and minor intervals and triads. They should have some familiarity with part-writing rules and musical form.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: MUSC103 AND MUSC104

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Alden,Jane

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: MST301

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004