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MUSC 1203: Materials of Music
Effective date
September 2013
Department
Music
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
A team taught course that provides an overview of academic music theory and basic skills, including review of basic terms and materials, counterpoint and harmonic skills. The course combines systems, terms and approaches from both classical and jazz repertoires. Classes include large-group lectures, labs and extensive skill-building testing. 1103 = 3:1:0, 1203 = 3:0:1
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
Basic Theory of Music 1003 or equivalent. For entrance into 1203, a score of 80% or higher on the rudiments section of the 1103 final exam in required.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify, describe and use nonharmonic tones
- Identify, describe and use all diatonic seventh chords in major & minor
- Identify and describe all triads, seventh and sixth chords using jazz/pop nomenclature
- Identify, describe and use secondary V7 and Vllo7 chords
- Identify, describe and use modulation
- Identify, describe and use 9th, 11th, and 13th chords
- Identify, describe and use neapolitan and augmented sixth chords
- Identify, describe and analyze harmonic progressions in the context of the harmonization of melodies
- identify and describe voice leading, figured bass, and roman numeral analysis in the context of 4-part chorale, keyboard, and instrumental trio or quartet textures
- Analyze aurally phrase and cadence types
- Identify and describe small structures, periods and sentences
- Identify and analyze simple forms (binary, ternary, etc) in a variety of textures
- Identify, analyze and compose a 12 bar 'riff' blues
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 3
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 1
Total Hours: 4
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 1
Total Hours: 4
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, assignments, group work in tutorial
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C-
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Weekly Tutorial Quizzes |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Weekly and bi-weekly assignments |
|
Midterm Exam |
15 |
|
|
Final Exam |
30 |
Comprehensive Written Final |
|
Other |
10 |
Instructor evaluation |
Course topics
- Principles of Melody Writing in a Tonal Style
- Voice-leading and Chord Voicing
- Voice-Leading in Root Position Chords
- Diatonic Root Progressions
- Harmonic Progress versus Harmonic Succession
- Melody harmonization
- Figured bass
- Strong and Weak Progression
- Differences in Minor Keys
- Triads in First Inversion
- Triads in Second Inversion
- Extended tertian chords
- Non-Harmonic Tones
- V7 chord
- Other diatonic 7th chords
- Secondary-V's
- Jazz/Pop chord nomenclature
- Cadences
- Phrase types
- Small Structures
- Tonicization and Modulation
- 12 bar Riff Blues
- Small Binary and Small Ternary Form
- Mode Mixture
- Neapolitan chord
- Augmented Sixth Chords
- Modulation using enharmonic spellings
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.