Month: August 2007
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(musTh211) Assignment 6: Modal Exchange 2
Due Wednesday, 9/5 Workbook, p. 258, #4 (You make changes with accidentals to supply appropriate modal mixture chords, and label the result with Roman numerals.) And don’t forget to check out Assignment 5. (especially you slackers that took the morning off!)
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(musTh211) Review Materials: Part-Writing Tips
Goal In part-writing exercises, the goal is to create smooth movement between harmonies while keeping the four voices relatively independent. Smooth Movement Means: Step-wise motion dominates. (the bass exhibits more leaps, but still moves mainly by step) Common tones between two successive harmonies will usually be kept in the same voice. No large leaps (>5),…
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(musTh211) Review Materials: Writing and Resolving V7 Chords
Resolving The Dominant Seventh Chord Both Chords Complete Both chords can be complete only if the leading tone is not in the soprano. The chordal seventh (ˆ4) always resolves to scale degree ˆ3, downward by step. There are no exceptions! If the leading tone of a V7 occurs in an inner voice, it will normally…
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Under the “GENERAL INFORMATION” header on the right I’ve posted a link to my online calendar. (Use command-click or right-click to open in a new window.) If you have a Google account, you can subscribe to my calendar, and can make it appear alongside yours when you’re logged in. Alas, you can’t tell what I’m…
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(musTh211) Assignment 5: Create a WordPress.com Account!
Due Friday, 9/7: Go to wordpress.com, the host of this blog, and CREATE AN ACCOUNT FOR YOURSELF! Once you’ve created an account for yourself, let me know by posting a comment to this assignment. Apologies for shouting, but the discussion capabilities of this blog will work much better if you start responding to lecture notes…
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(musTh211) Assignment 4: Modal Exchange 1
Due Friday, 8/31 Workbook: p. 255, #1, B – K p. 256, #2, A – D, F – H (note: skip E!!!! It’s a Gauldin trick question.)
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(musTh211) Ch. 28: Modal Exchange intro
What the book refers to as “modal exchange” is sometimes referred to as modal mixture, or borrowed chords. The harmonic palette is expanded through the use of scale degrees and harmonies from the parallel major or minor mode. Most modal exchange involves bringing harmonies from the parallel minor into the major mode. The lowered scale…
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(musTh211) Tutoring
Some of you have been asking about tutoring. Anthony Amstutz (a graduate assistant) is available. You can find him managing the computer lab (MU 113), or in his office (MU 109A). His email is saamstutz (at) bsu (dot) edu. (Why do I list email addresses in this way? Providing an actual email link on a…
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(musTh211) Assignment 3: Ch. 27 Analysis
Due Wednesday, 8/29: Workbook: pp. 252 – 3, #7C (with voice-leading reduction), and #7D (mm. 1 – 14) Remember to use a parentheses around the Roman numerals of a harmonic sequence.
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(musTh211) Ch. 27: Analysis of Modulating Works
Review Topics: Harmonic Progression Essential and non-essential harmonies Reductions: Voice-leading: reduce/convert to block chords, or chorale-style harmonies, with all voices present. You may not end up with a strict SATB reduction, but you will usually have to supply a few notes here and there (especially in inner voices) to create logical parts. Usually you will…