Theory and Musicianship IV

Music 223 (Section 1384) - Diablo Valley College - Spring 2008

Dr. Owen Lee, Instructor

 

RECOMMENDED: Music 222 (Theory and Musicianship III) or equivalent

 

COURSE CREDIT: 5 Units-SC

Course may be taken for credit/no credit or a letter grade. Any change must be made before February 12, 2008.

Withdrawal: It is the student's responsibility to notify the records office of a formal withdrawal from the course.  Last day to drop without a "W" appearing on transcript is February 12, 2008.

 

CLASS MEETINGS:

Room M-125: MWF 9:00-9:50 and TuTh 9:30-10:45 – this class meets five days a week.

 

OFFICE HOURS: Room M-116: MWF 10:00-10:50a, TTH 9:00-9:25a, TH 2:00-2:50p

 

COMMUNICATION:

telephone/voice-mail: 925-685-1230 x2457

e-mail: olee@dvc.edu

class website: http://voyager.dvc.edu/~olee

 

TEXTS:

Harmony and Voice Leading, 3rd ed. - Aldwell/Schachter (Thomson/Schirmer 2003)

Music for Sight Singing  - Benjamin, Horvit, Nelson (Wadsworth 2000)

Music 223 Reference Notes - Lee (DVC Bookstore 2006)

 

MATERIALS:

Sanford EXPO2 Low Odor Dry Erase Marker–non-toxic, but indelible on clothing.  Use with care.

No.2 pencil

8.5² x 11² 12-line music manuscript paper notebook for class notes and assignments

 

ONLINE ASPECTS:

Students are expected to check the class website daily.  Important, and sometimes even urgent information is disseminated via the class website.  Daily use of the online tutorials via the class website is encouraged.

 

CONTENT & GOALS:

This is the fourth and final course in the Music Major Transfer Program theory and musicianship sequence.  It is the study of chromatic harmonic  techniques of the Common Practice leading to the various compositional techniques of the 20th Century.  Practical exercises are included.  Students participate in group sight singing and ear training exercises, class music dictation exercises, and keyboard realization of theoretical concepts.  Students will make use of tutorial and music notation software.

 

The objectives of the course will have been met if, upon completion, the student is able to:

1.  harmonize a chromatic soprano line using chromatic harmony in 4-part chorale style;

2.  harmonize a chromatic figured bass line;

3.  read, perform, and count complex rhythms;

4.  sing, at sight chromatic and 20th century melodies;

5.  take rhythmic, melodic as well as harmonic dictation of complex musical examples;

6.  perform chromatic chord progressions at the keyboard;

7.  analyze chromatic and 20th century musical examples covering sound, form, harmony, rhythm, and melody;

8.  compose chamber music using chromatic harmony and 20th century compositional techniques.

 

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

60% periodic written quizzes and musicianship milestones.

10% final composition project

20% final written examination

10% final sightsinging, rhythm reading, keyboard, and dictation examination.

 

Score Legend for quizzes, dictation, sight-singing, and keyboard:

++           excellent (100/100)      

+              very good (90/100)      

3+          good (80/100)    

3             fair (70/100)      

3-           lacking (60/100)      

-                very lacking (50/100)

0              no work done (0/100)

 

At the close of the semester, each studentıs scores will be totalled, his/her course score computed, and a letter grade assigned.  Total possible course score is 100.

 

PRACTICA MUSICA tutorial software: 15 minutes per day of Practica Musica is recommended,  1000 minutes per semester are required.   Failure to achieve 1000 minutes of use per semester will result in a .01 point deduction from the student's course score for each minute  under 1000 minutes - maximum deduction is therefore 10 points.  Do not get behind!  .01 point extra-credit will be added to the studentıs course score for each minute over 1000 minutes.  Practica Musica is available in the Music Technology Center (MTC) in room M-136.  A copy of Practica Musica may also be purchased from the bookstore for personal computer use.

 

CONCERT ATTENDANCE: Students are required to attend 2 concerts presented by the DVC music department concerts during the semester.  The concerts must be of primarily Western Classical music (chamber, orchestral, choral, band, opera, art song).  Proof of attendance shall be a brief, single paragraph per concert that identifies the concert (who, what, when and where) and comments on an element of the concert (positive or negative) that really stood out for you.  All two paragraphs must be submitted by the end of finals week on a single sheet of paper. Failure to attend and/or provide proof of attendance will result in a 3 percent deduction per concert from your course score at the end of the semester.

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS: There will be a full grade penalty on all assignments up to a week late.  Assignments more than 1 week late will received a ³0² grade.  Only quizzes missed due to excused absences may be made up.  Such quizzes must be made up within one week or receive a ³0² grade.  This policy will be strictly enforced.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students are expected to attend all class meetings.  Required texts only supplement class meetings, thus, attendance to all class meetings is essential to the successful completion of the course.  Poor attendance has always resulted in a poor grade, while excellent attendance has always been prerequisite to an excellent grade.  Students who miss more than two weeks of class may be dropped without notice.  Students who need to take a leave of absence during the term should ask a counselor for a petition and then receive written approval from the instructor and the Dean of Students. Leaves of absence are limited to ten instructional days.  If a student must drop, it is the student's responsibility to officially drop the class before published deadlines. 

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Students found cheating or plagiarizing will receive grade of "0" for that assignment, quiz, or exam, and be subject to the provisions set forth by the Student Code of Conduct and Student Disciplinary and Due Process Procedures (see the current Diablo Valley College Catalogue).

 

Diablo Valley College Music 223: Theory and Musicianship IV - Dr. Owen Lee

 

Schedule of Curriculum

 

Week

 

Subject(s)

Aldwell/Schachter

Chapter:

1

Introductory activities, Review of 222 written final

7th Chords with Added Dissonance  (9th, 11th, 13th chords)

 

2

Neapolitan 6 (Phrygian II)

 

28

3

Augmented 6th chords

 

29

4

Other chromatic chords:

     advanced mixture,

30

5

     augmented triads

     altered V7

30

6

     common-tone viio7

     chromatic embellishing

30

7

Chromatic voice leading techniques:

     parallel motion

31

8

     Contrary motion

     Equal subdivisions of the octave

31

9

Chromaticism in larger contexts:

     new modulatory techniques

32

Spring

Break

 

 

 

10

     Chromatic tonal areas, ambiquous tonality

Wagner: Tristan

32

11

Debussy: Impressionism: parallel harmony, modes, whole tone/ pentatonic scales

 

 

12

Le Sacre du Printemps: bi/poly-tonality, polychords, complex rhythms

Bartok: new aspects of tonality, Messiaen: synthetic scales,

 

13

Quartal/Quintal Harmony

Pandiatonism

 

14

Set Theory, 12-tone technique

 

 

15

Bach Chorale Analyses

 

 

16

Bach Chorale Project

 

 

17

Review Presentations

 

Finals

Musicianship final/written final

class performance of Theme and Variation projects

 

 

- This schedule is subject to change. -