Chabot College
Fall 2007
Course Outline for Music 2D
HARMONY AND MUSICIANSHIP IV
Catalog Description:
2D - Harmony and Musicianship IV
3 units
Study of advanced chromatic harmony, 20th century harmonic practices, large musical structures,
style composition, harmonic, structural, and stylistic analysis, and musicianship skills including
sight singing, rhythmic training, dictation, and keyboard realization. Prerequisite: MUSL 2C
(completed with grade "C" or higher). 2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, laboratory 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
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demonstrate ability in analyzing and emulating through written example more advanced
syntactic musical structures inherent in compositions by Beethoven, Wagner, and other
significant composers of Western Art music;
demonstrate comprehension and application of four-part writing, sequential chord
techniques, melodic and rhythmic figuration, mixture, and selected chords in written
exercises using more advanced diatonic and chromatic chords as they appear in written
assignments of the student’s own composition;
demonstrate more advanced fluency in ear training and solfeggio as a means of aurally
perceiving compositional structures in Western Art music;
demonstrate more advanced fluency in chord and choral dictation as a means of aurally
perceiving compositional structures in Western Art music;
demonstrate an appreciation of aural and written concepts as they apply to musical structure.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. apply the principles of advanced chromatic harmony and the various 20th Century harmonic
practices;
2. conduct harmonic analyses of highly chromatic and 20th Century musical examples;
3. conduct structural analyses of music compositions using larger musical structures such as
theme and variation;
4. demonstrate advanced musicianship skills including sight singing, rhythm reading, aural
recognition, dictation, and keyboard realization using highly chromatic and 20th Century
material;
5. describe the historical aspects of the development of 20th Century harmonic practices.
Course Content:
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Advanced chromatic harmony and 20th Century practices.
Harmonic analyses.
Structural analyses.
Advanced musicianship skills.
Historical aspects and 20th Century harmonic practices
Chabot College
Course Outline for Music 2D, Page 2
Fall 2007
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture-demonstration
2. Written exercises
3. In-class written demonstration of concepts by students
4. Solfeggio and ear training
Assignments and Methods of Evaluation in Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments
a. Written musical exercises
b. Oral musical exercises
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Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
a. In-class student demonstration of written musical exercises
b. Quizzes, mid-term, and final examination
c. Written homework
d. Sung musical exercises
Textbook(s) (Typical):
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Harmony & Voice Leading, Edward Aldwell and Carl Schacter, Harcourt Brace, 1989.
Music for Sight Singing, Thomas E. Benjamin, Michael Hovit, Robert S. Nelson, Schirmer
Books, 2000.
Special Student Materials:
None
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