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Harmony and Counterpoint I

Subjects: History · Music Theory

Art: G. Morazzoni, Scala3, 2013 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Brian Robison
Term: Spring 2005
Level: Undergraduate
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Harmony and Counterpoint I

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Lecture 1: Ritual Reading of the Syllabus, Pre-test, Overview

Lecture 2: Keys, Scales, Modes, Intervals Assignment 1

Lecture 3: Rhythm and Meter Triads and Seventh Chords Assignment 2 Practice Quiz (C Major, a Minor)

Lecture 4: Procedures of Four-part Writing Assignment 3 Quiz 1 (G Major, e Minor)

Lecture 5: Rules for Two-part Counterpoint Assignment 4

Lecture 6: Root-position Tonic and Dominant Assignment 5 Quiz 2 (F Major, d Minor)

Lecture 7: First-inversion Tonic, Dominant, Leading-tone Triads Assignment 6 Quiz 3 (D Major, b Minor)

Lecture 8: Inversions of the Dominant Seventh Assignment 7

Lecture 9: Preparing the Dominant, via ⁴ in the Bass Assignment 8 Quiz 4 (B-flat Major, g Minor)

Lecture 10: The Cadential Six-four Assignment 9

Lecture 11: Assignment 10 Quiz 5 (A Major, f-sharp Minor)

Lecture 12: Assignment 11

Lecture 13: Midterm Exam (In class)

Lecture 14: Assignment 12

Lecture 15: Melodic Figuration Assignment 13

Lecture 16: Rhythmic Figuration Assignment 14 Quiz 6 (E-flat Major, c Minor)

Lecture 17: Rhythmic Figuration (cont.) Assignment 15

Lecture 18: Subdominant and Submediant Triads Assignment 16 Quiz 7 (E Major, c-sharp Minor)

Lecture 19: Supertonic and Subdominant Seventh Chords Quiz 8 (A-flat Major, f Minor)

Lecture 20: Applied Dominants, a.k.a. Secondary Dominants Assignment 17

Lecture 21: The Dominant as a Key Area Assignment 18 Quiz 9 (B Major, g-sharp Minor)

Lecture 22: Diatonic Modulation (only Modulatory Techniques) Assignment 19

Lecture 23: Quiz 10 (D-flat Major, b-flat Minor)

Lecture 24: Assignment 20 Evaluations, Summation, Post-test

Lecture 25: Performances of Final Projects (In class)