Category: musicTheory1
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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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(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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(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
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(compMus2 and musTh1) PSA – Register to Vote
Since I brought this up in 111 in the afternoon, but not to my computer music classes, I’m just posting a little info on registering to vote. The deadline to register to vote in Indiana is October 6th. You can go online to either campaign web site for information, or if you prefer a non-partisan…
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(musTh1) Chord Spacing in Four-Voice Texture
Chord Spacing Spacing of chord tones applies to the interval distance between the soprano and tenor. Close structure (C): less than one octave between soprano and tenor. In close chord structure, upper voices (S-A-T) will not skip any chord tones from voice to voice. Open structure (O): more than one octave between soprano and tenor.…
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(musTh1) Musical Texture
Musical Texture is the interaction between separate voice parts in music. We define three basic categories of musical texture: monophonic, homophonic, and contrapuntal. Monophonic textures are the least used in common practice ensemble music. To be monophonic, a texture must be comprised of either a single voice, multiple voices playing in unison, or multiple voices…
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(musTh1) Homework: Texture and Chord Spacing
Due Wednesday 10/1 wkbk pp. 35 – 40; 1 – 3, 5 be sure to pay attention to spacing and doubling instructions in number 5
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(musTh1) Melodic Reductive Analysis
Some basic tips for doing a reductive melodic analysis: The basic principle underlying reductive analysis of melodies is that step-wise motion provides a structural framework for almost all common practice tonal melodies. Reductive analysis seeks to illustrate this step-wise framework that connects the beginning of a melodic phrase with its melodic cadence. To begin a…