Theory II MUT 1112 Theory II Objectives

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MUT 1112 Music Theory IISpring 2011

Dr. Dorothy [email protected]| http://faculty.bsc.edu/dhindman/

Office Hours: TTh 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM, or by appointment. WPAC 146-C

TEXTS AND COURSE MATERIALS:Aldwell, Edward, and Carl Schachter. Harmony and Voice Leading. 4th ed. Boston, Mass. : Schirmer, 2011. ISBNorder number: 1-1111-1587-7. Hereafter referred to as A&S. Available at campus bookstore.The package and ISBN number will allow you to access the text website, which includes sound files, pdf files ofexercises, and other resources. These resources are available on the Cengage Aldwell and Schachter website, andwill be on Moodle as well. You will be required to access both internet sites for this class.You may choose to purchase an e-text version: http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9780495189756

N.B. This text will also be used throughout Theory II, Theory III, and the first half of Theory IV. It will also serveas a reference in upper-division theory courses.

Supplemental:Handouts and scores to be distributed in class as needed. Audio examples on Moodle and Internet site.

Bring to every class:Text book, recent handouts, blank staff paper, writing materials.

COURSE GOALS:You will have a good idea of how all diatonic triads, some seventh chords, and certain inversions of these behaveidiomatically in tonal music.

You will continue to develop your part-writing skills using diatonic harmonies.You will learn to recognize, part-write, and analyze the four most common sequential progressions in commonpractice music, as well as several other less common sequences.

You will learn to recognize, part-write, and analyze the idiomatic uses of 6/3 and 6/4 chords in tonal music.

REQUIREMENTS:Regular homework assignments: 25%Weekly quizzes: 50%Final take-home exam: 15 %Class attendance and participation: 10%

Additionally, you will be required to read regularly from the textbook and handouts

Expect homework every day that will take between 2 and 3 hours to complete. Expect 1 to 2 quizzes each week.Some of these are timed and will require memorization of theory fundamentals such as spelling V7s, chordqualities in major and minor, etc. Others are based on the chapter material and will take up to a half an hour tocomplete. Regular completion of homework assignments will build the skills necessary to accomplish quizzes inthe allotted time.

If you are having difficulty with completing homework assignments within the allotted time, orchapter quizzes within a half an hour, and are regularly attending class, please make anappointment to see me! Do not put things off until the end of the semester when it will be toolate to do anything.


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PREREQUISITES:Permission number obtained from instructor required for registration.C or better in Music Theory I, or demonstrated ability on the placement test administered by Dr Galand.

COREQUISITE:Sight Singing II (MUT 1222). Dr Galands written approval needed for exceptions to this requirement (for

example, if as a result of taking an aural skills placement test, he determines that you are better placed in SightSinging I or III).

LATE POLICY:

Homework:I expect to receive all homework assignments on time. If you are habitually late to class, you will miss thehomework check which normally occurs during the first five minutes of class. Do not expect me to stop class inorder to check your homework, as we have a lot to cover each class, and it is discourteous to your fellowclassmates to take up their lecture and review time with your lateness. If you have been absent and have contactedme, bring your homework to my office hours or come a few minutes early to class and I will credit your

homework.

Quizzes:Due to several cases of cheating during makeup quizzes last semester, I will no longer allow anyone to make up aclass during our regular class time. And, once I have returned a quiz to the class, NO MAKEUP QUIZZESWILL BE GIVEN. Therefore: if you are truly ill and have contacted me beforehand about missing class, you willneed to make appropriate plans to make up your quiz during my office hours. You will not have any otheropportunities to makeup a quiz.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:If you miss more than 8 classes, your grade will be an automatic F for the course.Otherwise, a small portion of the grade (10%) is based on attendance and participation. You begin the course at100%. If you miss one class, your grade drops to 95% for that portion of the grade. If you miss two classes,it drops to 90% and from then on, drops 10% for each additional absence. I do not make a distinction betweenexcused and unexcused absences. The only absence that will not count against you is a SOM performance.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:I require that all the work you turn in be entirely your own. It is easy for me to tell if a quiz has been copied fromanother student. Regarding homework assignments, you can ask a fellow student to clarify the instructions. Youcan ask a fellow student a question about the content of the course (anything in the textbook or handouts or classlectures). You can ask a fellow student a general question (e.g., Is it OK to have parallel fifths if it results fromthe combination of a passing tone and an anticipation, or What were the example numbers we were supposed todo?). You can ask such general questions even if they address something that pops up in the assignment. Whatyou cant ask is something like What did you do in mm. 3-4 of the exercise? or even Can I copy yourhomework? Yes, I see you copying each others homework before class. Dont be stupid.

You are encouraged to consult your textbookto find the models for most of your homework assignments.By using these models, you can assimilate the information and gain practice so that you understand the concepts onyour own.

The FIU Code of Academic Integrity may be found athttp://academic.fiu.edu/AcademicBudget/misconductweb/1acmisconductproc.htm


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KEEP ALL GRADED ASSIGNMENTS AT LEAST UNTIL GRADES HAVE BEEN POSTED AND YOU

ARE SATISFIED THAT THE GRADE IS ACCURATE. NO CHANGES OF GRADE WILL BE POSSIBLE

UNLESS BACKED UP BY GRADES ASSIGNMENTS.

DISABILITY CLAUSE:

Students with disabilities should register with the FIU Disability Resource Center. Center staff there willdetermine what sorts of special accommodations might be needed for this course, and they will contact theinstructor if appropriate.

****Minimum Grades****

All students in the Composition trackundergraduate or graduateneed to earn a B or better in this course inorder for it to count towards the B.M. All graduate students need to earn a B or better in this course in order for it tocount towards the M.M. or M.S. All undergraduates other than those in the Composition track need to earn a C orbetter in this course in order for it to count towards the B.M. However, any student receiving a grade of C orlower in a music theory course will automatically be placed on academic probation. A second grade of C or lowerin the same class will result in automatic dismissal from the School of Music, and the student will not be eligible toenroll in music courses. The student may attempt to audition for readmission to the School of Music no sooner than

one semester after the dismissal.

CALENDAR:The following calendar gives an approximate idea of the pace we will adopt this semester. Any modifications tothis calendar would be in the form of extensions; no modifications will be made that disadvantage the student.

1/10Day OneReview of Applied Chords, Unit 15HW 1: Handout

1/12Day TwoReview of Modulation, Unit 15HW 2: Handout

1/17Day ThreeUses of III and VII chordsHW3: Read Unit 16: III and VIITextbook, p. 280, Preliminaries a, bHandout: Workbook, p. 133, Preliminaries a, b, c

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Day FourUses of III and VII chords, continuedHW 4: Handouts:Workbook: p. 134 a-h, p. 140, Exercise 1, p. 141, Exercise 6

1/24Day FiveUses of III and VII chords, continuedHW: Read Unit 17: 5/3 Chord TechniquesStudy for Quiz Unit 16

1/26Day SixQuiz 1: Uses of III and VII chords, modulationUnit 17: 5/3 Chord Techniques

HW 5: Textbook: Preliminaries a - c

1/31Day SevenUnit 17: 5/3 Chord Techniques, continuedHW 6: Textbook: Preliminaries d eHandout: Workbook, p. 143

2/2Day EightQuiz 2: Partwriting Chords with Descending 5ths BassLinesUnit 17: 5/3 Chord Techniques, continuedHW 7: Textbook: Preliminaries f i

Handout: Workbook, p. 144

2/7Day NineUnit 17: 5/3 Chord Techniques, continuedHW: Read Unit 18: Diatonic Sequences, pp. 301-306Study for Quiz 3: Partwriting Contrapuntal Chord Functions


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2/9Day TenQuiz 3: Partwriting Contrapuntal Chord FunctionsUnit 18: Diatonic SequencesHW 8: Memorize the four sequence types for a pop quizRead pp. 306-309Textbook: #2, Figured Bass

2/14Day ElevenSequences with Descending FifthsHW 9:Unit 18: Diatonic SequencesHandout: Workbook, p. 161, 7

2/16Day TwelveSequences with Descending Fifths, continuedHW: Read Unit 18: Diatonic Sequences, pp. 310-312

2/21Day Thirteen

Sequences with Ascending FifthsHW 10:Unit 18: Diatonic SequencesHandout: Workbook p. 160, 4, 5, 6

2/23Day FourteenSequences with Ascending Fifths, continuedHW: Read Unit 18: Diatonic Sequences, pp. 312-316Study for Quiz: Sequences with Descending and Ascending Fifths

2/28Day Fifteen

Quiz 4: Sequences with Descending and AscendingFifthsSequences Using the Ascending 5 6 TechniqueHW 11: Textbook: Preliminaries 1aHandout: Workbook p. 159, 1, 2, 3

3/1Day SixteenSequences Using the Ascending 5 6 Technique, continuedHW: Read Unit 18: Diatonic Sequences, pp. 316-319Study for Quiz: Sequences with the Ascending 5-6 Technique

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Quiz 5: Sequences with the Ascending 5-6 TechniqueSequences Using the Descending 5-6 Technique (Falling in 3rds)HW 11: Unit 18: Diatonic SequencesTextbook: p. 328, Preliminaries 1b, #4 MelodyHandout: Workbook, p. 151, Preliminaries 1 a-d

3/8Day EighteenSequences Using the Descending 5-6 Technique (Falling in 3rds),continuedHW: Read Unit 18: Diatonic Sequences, pp. 319-322Study for Quiz: Sequences with the Descending 5-6 Technique

3/13NO CLASSESSPRING BREAK3/15NO CLASSESSPRING BREAK

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Day NineteenQuiz: Sequences with the Descending 5-6 TechniqueLess Frequent Sequential Patterns,Sequences Moving to Tonicized VHW 12: Handout: Workbook, p. 152, e iWorkbook, p. 162, #8

3/22Day TwentyLess Frequent Sequential Patterns,Sequences Moving to Tonicized V, continuedSequences in MinorHW 13: Read Unit 18: Diatonic Sequences, pp. 323-326

Handout: Workbook, p. 153, #1Handout: Workbook, p. 154 #3, p. 168, #12

3/27Day Twenty OneSequences, reviewHW: Read Unit 19: 6/3 Chord Techniques, pp. 330-337Study for Quiz: Sequences

3/29Day Twenty TwoQuiz: SequencesUnit 19: 6/3 Chord Techniques, 6/3 chords in parallel motion

HW 14: Unit 19: 6/3 Chord TechniquesTextbook: p. 343, #1 Preliminaries a d, p. 344, #2

4/3Day Twenty ThreeUnit 19: 6/3 Chord Techniques, Other Uses of 6/3 chordsHW 15: Unit 19: 6/3 Chord TechniquesHandout: Workbook p. 171, Preliminaries a-f, p. 176 #1

4/5Day Twenty FourUnit 19: 6/3 Chord Techniques, continuedHW: Read Unit 20: 6/4 Chord Techniques, pp. 346-356Study for Quiz: 6/3 Chord Techniques

4/10Day Twenty FiveQuiz: 6/3 Chord TechniquesUnit 20: 6/4 Chord TechniquesHW 16: Read Unit 20: 6/4 Chord Techniques, pp. 356-361Textbook: p. 366, #1 Preliminaries a-gHandout: Workbook p. 183


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4/12Day Twenty SixUnit 20: 6/4 Chord Techniques, continuedConsonant 6/4 Chords HW 17: Read Unit 20: 6/4 ChordTechniques, pp. 361-363Textbook: p. 366, #3Handout: Workbook p. 189, no. 1

4/17Day Twenty SevenUnit 20: 6/4 Chord Techniques, continuedHW 18: Read Unit 20: 6/4 Chord Techniques, pp. 363 365Handout: Workbook p. 189 #2, p. 190 #3Study for Quiz: 6/4 Chord Techniques

4/19Day Twenty EightQuiz: 6/4 Chord TechniquesReview for Final ExamHW: Review for Final Exam

Final Exam verify date and time with university exam schedule


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