Year: 2008
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(musTh1) Assignment Ch. 8: Diatonic Harmony
Homework, due Wednesday, 10/22/08: TEXTBOOK (not workbook): p. 125, Ex. 8.7 B. Copy onto staff paper. Fill in Roman numerals for each chord, with inversion symbols if needed. Indicate the tendency classification for each harmony (V, PD, D, T).
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(compMus2) Soundscape Compositional Techniques
otherwise known as closet of technique, 1: It’s important to develop a set of audio processes that you can apply to all samples as ways to generate material for your compositions. We’ve been going over some of these ways in class, but I want to make sure the list of possible things is clear. This…
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(compMus2) Reading Assignment: Acousmatics
I’ve let the reading assignments fall off a bit, but we need to get back to expanding our heads. Due Wednesday, 10/22: Read “Acousmatics” by Pierre Schaeffer, in Audio Culture, pp. 76 – 81, including the introduction in the gray box on p. 76. Answer the following questions via email: Briefly discuss the relationship between…
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(compMus2) Cecilia for the Mac
I’ve uploaded a version of Cecilia for the Mac that should be easy to install. It’s in the 241 folder of my BSU_SHARED space on ilocker. Look for the cecilia2-5.tar file and download it. Unstuff it if needed. Inside the folder that results, look for an instruction rtf file with my name on it. Basically,…
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(musTh1) Writing Non-Harmonic Tones
With practice, adding non-harmonic tones (NHT’s) to part-writing examples will come naturally. Until then, here are some tips that can help. Look for the melodic interval of a third in a single voice. This interval can usually be filled with a passing tone (accented or unaccented). Repeated melodic notes can have neighbor tones inserted between…
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(compMus2) Important Message about Saving in Kontakt
Kontakt is, ahem, let’s say a bit backwards from most of the software you use. How so? If you quit Kontakt without saving your instruments or multi-instrument, the program asks you: Do you really want to quit? (All changes will be lost.) <<Yes No>> Most other programs ask you: Do you want to save your…
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(compMus2) Kontakt Architecture
Understanding Kontakt requires an understanding of how instruments are constructed, which includes an understanding of instrument hierarchy, effects routing, and modulation controls. Interface Kontakt uses the metaphor of hardware samplers in a rack. As part of this rack, Kontakt includes a multi-purpose browser (files, modules, zones, etc.), an output mixer, and an onscreen keyboard that…
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(musTh1) Embellishing Tones
All material is from Chapter 7 of the Gauldin. Read this chapter. Embellishing Tones Essential tones in a melody (or any voice) are always chord tones, but not all chord tones are essential. Non-essential tones are referred to as embellishing tones. Embellishing tones provide rhythmic motion and added melodic figuration. If embellishing tones are chord tones, you…
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(musTh1) Assignment: Embellishing Tones
Due Wednesday, 10/15: Wkbk pp. 47 – 50 1, second line 2, B and C 3, B, C, and D