Category: musicTheory1
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(musTh1) Lecture Notes – More on Intervals
From grading the first homework there are several issues that are popping up across the class. Write clearly. Distinguish between lowercase m and uppercase M. ° and + signs go before size number. Know the quality familes. 1, 4, 5, and 8 are Perfect intervals (°, P, A). 2, 3, 6, 7 are Major/minor intervals…
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(musTh1) Reading, Rhythmic/Metric Beaming
For Friday, 8/28, read chapter B in the Roig-Francoli (RF), and the following information about beaming and ties, from Professor Oravitz. If you’d like to print out the following to have and to hold, look for rhythmic_beaming.pdf in my iLocker account. To Beam or not to beam: an initial guide to using beams in rhythmic/metric…
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(musTh1) Lecture Notes: Register and Intervals
Pitch Notation – Register We will name pitch register using middle C as C4. Going down is C3, C2, etc., and up is C5, C6, etc. The register break for numbering happens between B – C, no matter what accidentals are involved. For example, the B# above middle C is B#4, despite being the enharmonic…
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(musTh1) Assignment: Notation and Intervals
Due Friday, 8/28: Workbook, pp. 2 – 4, A1 – A4, and A6 – A9.
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(musTh1) Assignment: Create a WordPress Account and Comment
Create a wordpress account, and comment on this post. Use the handout in class as a guide to creating your account.
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(musTh1) Final Exam Grades Posted
Final Exam grades are now posted in Gradebook. I DO NOT HAVE YOUR FINAL AVERAGES COMPUTED. There are still some old homeworks to grade, and I will be dropping your two lowest assignment grades. I have, however, entered zeros for any missing assignments. Some of these zeros will change as I get through the old…
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(musTh1) Phrases, Periods, and more
The book chapter (Ch. 12: Phrase Structure and Grouping) is relatively clear, so I’m not going to rehash everything from it, or class, here. I’ll just post some useful things to remember. Phrase lengths are typically multiple measures of two, with four being the most common. Since pickups balance out at beginning and end to…
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(musTh1) Phrase Assignment
Due Friday, Nov. 14th. In the workbook, pp. 86 – 88, complete #1: D, E, F, G, and H, but according to the following instructions (not those in the workbook). Mark phrases, periods, harmonies at cadences, and scale degrees at melodic cadences for each example. Do these diagrammatic markings in the workbook. Do not answer…
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(musTh1) Read Chapter 12
For Monday, 11/10, read chapter 12 in the Gauldin, on “Phrase Structure and Grouping.”
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(musTh1) Assignment-more Ch. 11
Due Monday, 11/10: Workbook p. 80, 2F. Realize the figured bass, provide a Roman numeral analysis, and put embellishing harmonies in parentheses. p. 81, 3B. Harmonize the melody. Try to use some embellishing I and IV harmonies. p. 84, 5C. Include all three voices in your reduction (two upper voices, and one lower voice). Start…