Course
Discontinued
No
Course code
MUSC 2410
Descriptive
Theory of Tonal Music IV
Department
Music
Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
Yes
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
26
Contact hours
4 hours per week
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Learning activities
Concepts and techniques are presented and discussed in the lectures; assignments are undertaken by the students.
Course description
The study of form in tonal music with emphasis on the analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century instrumental and vocal genres.
Course content
- Principles of musical form: concepts and terms.
- The role of melody, rhythm, harmony, texture and phrase in the formal process.
- Review of binary, ternary and compound ternary forms.
- Analysis of Classical and Romantic forms: sonata, rondo, sonata-rondo.
Learning outcomes
The student will learn harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and structural materials of tonal music. The student will be expected to:
- provide an analysis of representative musical excerpts or entire compositions;
- provide written answers to questions on any aspect of the course content.
Means of assessment
| Assignments (minimum of 4) | 20% |
| Projects (2) | 10% |
| Class Participation and Homework Checks | 10% |
| Quizzes (minimum of 5) | 15% |
| Tests (minimum of 2) | 20% |
| Final Examination | 25% |
| TOTAL | 100% |
Textbook materials
The latest editions of required texts such as the following:
• Kostka, Stefan, Dorothy Payne and Byron Almén. Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Post-Tonal Music. New York: McGraw-Hill. Plus accompanying Workbook.
Or
- Turek, Ralph. The Elements of Music: Concepts and Applications. Volumes I & II. New York: McGraw-Hill. Plus Workbook, Volumes 1 & 2
Prerequisites
MUSC 2310 or special permission
Corequisites
None
Equivalencies
None
Which prerequisite
None