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INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS SYLLABUS
Course Title:
Advanced Music Theory
Course Identification:
MUSI 2312
Credit Hours:
Contact Hours:
3
3
Corequisite:
MUSI 2117 or written consent of instructor
Prerequisite:
A passing grade in MUSI 2311 or written
consent of instructor
Division:
Humanities and Fine Arts
Department:
Music
Room:
FA 101
Time:
TTH: 9:25 – 10:40
Faculty Member Preparing Syllabus:
Mrs. Ann Johannsen
Office email:
ajohannsen@victoriacollege.edu
Date:
Spring 2016
Office Hours:
By appointment
ADVANCED MUSIC THEORY
MUSI 2312
INSTRUCTOR:
Mrs. Ann Johannsen
COREQUISITE:
MUSI 2117 or written consent of instructor
PREREQUISITE:
Passing grade in MUSI 2311 or written consent
of instructor
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Tonal Harmony, 6th ed., by Kostka and Payne
Workbook (Tonal Harmony)
CD (Tonal Harmony)
Manuscript paper, pencil
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a study of harmony. The study is made through listening and observation of the
literature. Lessons in application include activities in composition and analysis.
COURSE OBJECTIVE AND ASSESSMENT:
After completing MUSI 2312, students will know the principles that govern borrowed chords,
augmented sixth chords, altered dominants, modulation using enharmonic spellings, modulation to
distant keys, and larger forms such as sonata, theme and variations, and rondo. The study of partwriting and analysis will continue. Students will also receive an introduction to 20th century
techniques. Knowledge of these principles will be assessed by the final exam. 70% of the students
will score 70% or higher on the final exam
GRADING:
Grades will be based on the following formula:
Daily grade:
Assignments/Quizzes
Exams
50%
50%
Midterm grade:
Daily grade
Midterm exam
70%
30%
Final course grade:
Daily grade
Midterm exam:
Final exam
60%
10%
30%
Homework will be due at the beginning of class and will not be accepted late.
Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class and will not be made up if missed. The
two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.
Exams will be given after each unit and will be made up only at my discretion.
Exam 1 will cover small and large forms and mode mixture.
Exam 2 will cover Neapolitan and augmented 6th chords.
The Midterm Exam will cover Mode mixture, Neapolitan and augmented 6th chords.
Exam 3 will cover enharmonic spelling, modulations and further elements of the harmonic
vocabulary.
Exam 4 will cover Vsub6, V+5, cto7, 9th, 11th, 13th, coloristic chord successions and simultaneities.
The Final exam will be comprehensive and will be given during finals week.
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS:
The LIBRARY contains many compact discs and records in the Media Center on the second floor.
Music scores and books are located on the third floor in the M and ML sections.
WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASS:
Students who officially drop this course by the official withdrawal date will receive a "W."
Students should check with the counseling office for this date, the proper forms and procedures.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will be taken for every class meeting. Regular and prompt class attendance is expected
of every student. A student’s absence means that the student is not able to participate in the class.
While it is the final responsibility of the student to drop a class that she/he is no longer attending,
instructors
1. must drop a student who has not physically attended a face-to-face class prior to the ORD.
Instructors must initiate ORD drops by the published deadlines.
2. cannot drop a student with an average of D/UD or better.
3. after following established division retention practices, may at their discretion drop
students without consultation with the student when absences exceed 20% of the
scheduled class meetings. For classes that include a separate laboratory, a student may be
dropped when absences exceed 20% of the laboratory meetings or 20% of the lecture
meetings.
4. must drop a student when absences exceed 40% of the scheduled class meetings unless
said excessive absences accrue after the 65% drop date.
5. cannot drop a student after 65% of class instruction has been completed.
The Vice President of Instruction can make exceptions to the above rules.
# of class
Number of
Number of
meetings per class meetings class meetings
week
to exceed 20% to exceed
40%
2
7
13
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Any student found cheating on an exam will be given a grade of
“0” for that exam.
ADVANCED MUSIC THEORY 2312
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK
TEXT and WORKBOOK
Jan. 19
Syllabus; Ch. 20 – Binary and ternary forms
26
Feb. 2
9
Ch. 20 – Sonata and rondo forms, fugue
Ch. 21 - Mode mixture
Ch. 21 Mode mixture - Exam 1 – Mode mixture, small and large forms
16
Ch. 22 – Neapolitan chord
23
Ch. 23 – Augmented-6th chords
Mar. 1
8
Ch. 24 – Augmented-6th chords –Exam 2 – Neapolitan and augmented 6th chords
MIDTERM EXAM (Mode mixture, Neapolitan, augmented 6th chords)
15
SPRING BREAK
22
Ch. 25 – Enharmonic spellings and modulations
29
Ch. 25 – Enharmonic spellings and modulations - Exam 3 – Enharmonic spellings
and modulations
Apr. 5
Ch. 26 - Further Elements of the Harmonic Vocabulary (V sub6, V+5, cto7, 9th,
11th, 13th, coloristic chord successions, simultaneities)
12
Ch. 26 - Further Elements of the Harmonic Vocabulary; Exam 4 - V sub6, V+5,
cto7, 9th, 11th, 13th, coloristic chord successions, simultaneities
19
Ch. 27 – Late Nineteenth-Century Romanticism
26
Ch. 28 – Intro to 20th Century
May 3
Ch. 28
May 10
FINAL EXAM
1:20 – 3:50 PM
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