Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Reginald Bain, R227, 7-8183, rbain@mozart.sc.edu

Course Documents

1. Syllabus (pdf)
2. Daily Schedule (pdf)
3. Homework Grading Guidelines (pdf)
4. Transcription Project (pdf)

Media Resources

1. Grove Music Dictionary Online
2. Naxos Music Library

Lesson Plans for Instructors

1. Fri., Aug. 24: Course Introduction (pdf)
2. Mon., Aug. 27: Pitch and Staff Notation (pdf)
3. Wed., Aug. 29: Major Scales and Key Signatures (pdf)
   See also, Straus (2008) pp. 115-117 and 163-64.
4. Fri., Aug. 31: Minor Scales and Key Signatures (pdf)
5. Wed., Sept. 5: Scale Degree Names (pdf)
   Materials: Straus (2008), Lesson 14-1, p. 123
6. Fri., Sept. 7: Intervals: Part 1 (pdf)
7. Mon., Sept. 10: Intervals: Part 2 (pdf)
   Materials: Laitz (2008), Analysis 3.10, p. 84
   Beethoven, String Quartet No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 131, I (CD 1, Track 1)
8. Wed. Sept. 12: Elements of Rhythm (pdf)
   Materials: Bamberger (1999), pp. 58-62
   • Ch. 2 Overview (pdf)
   • Meter Types (pdf)
   • Conducting Patterns (pdf)
   • Jenkins CD Track List (pdf)
9. Fri., Sept. 14: Elements of Rhythm cont.
10. Mon., Sept. 17: Elements of Rhythm cont.
11. Wed., Sept. 19: Review for Test 1 (pdf)
12. Fri., Sept. 21: Test 1 (pdf)
13. Mon., Sept. 24: Triads (pdf)
14. Wed., Sept. 26: Seventh Chords (pdf)
15. Fri., Sept. 28: Inversions of Chords; Inversion Symbols and Figured Bass (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Interval Types (pdf)
    • Bach, Recitativo, "Wir sind erfreutEaster Oratorio," II (CD 2, Track 1)
16. Mon., Oct. 1: Lead-Sheet Notation (pdf)
    Materials:
    • St. Thomas Lead Sheet (pdf)
    • Bain Worksheet 3-1 A (pdf) & 3-1 B (pdf)
    • Rollins, St. Thomas (CD 2, Track 2)
17. Wed., Oct. 3: Recognizing Chords in Various Textures (pdf)
    Bach, Chorale, "Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende" (CD 2, Track 3)
18. Wed., Oct. 5: Recognizing Chords in Various Textures cont. (pdf)
    Schumann, No. 5 "Ich will meine Seele tauchen" from Dichterlibe, Op. 48 (CD 2, Track 4)
19. Mon., Oct. 8: Review for Test 2 (pdf)
20. Wed., Oct. 10: Test 2 (Covers Ch. 1-3)
21. Mon., Oct. 15: The Minor Scale and Diatonic Triads in Major and Minor (pdf)
22. Wed., Oct. 17: Cont.: Analysis (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Brahms, Chorale, "Ach lieber Herre Jesu Christ" (CD 3, Track 1.1)
    • Bain Worksheet 4-1 (pdf)
23. Fri., Oct. 19: Diatonic Seventh Chords in Major and Minor (pdf)
24. Mon., Oct. 22: Cont.: Analysis (pdf)
    Bach, Chorale, "Nun lob', mein' Seel', den Herren" & Schumann, Chorale, Op. 68, No. 4 (CD 3, Track 1.2 and 1.3)
    Materials:
    • Laitz (2008), Exercise 3.48, p. 70
      Mozart, String Quartet, K. 465 ("Dissonance"), Andante Cantabile (CD 3, Track 2)
25. Wed., Oct. 24: Principles of Voice Leading: The Melodic Line (pdf)
    Mateials:
    • Guidelines for Melodic Writing (pdf)
26. Fri., Oct. 26: SATB Reduced Score Notation and Part-Writing Concepts (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Copland, Appalachian Spring (CD 3, Track 3)
    • Beethoven, Symphony No. 2, I (CD 3, Track 4)
    • Bach, Chorale No. 44, from St. Matthew Passion (CD 3, Track 5)
27. Mon., Oct. 29: Voice Motion and Objectionable Parallels (pdf)
28. Wed., Oct. 31: Review for Test 3 (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Chord Types (pdf)
    • Diatonic Chords (pdf)
29. Fri., Nov. 2: Test 3
30. Chapter 6 Lesson Plan (pdf)
    Materials:
    • The Harmonic Series (pdf)
    • Bain Worksheet 6-1 (pdf)
31. Chapter 7 Lesson Plan (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Harmonic Function (pdf)
    • Imitation (pdf)
    • Sequence (pdf)
    • Bain Self-Test 7 (pdf) ~ Answer Key (pdf)
    • Mozart, Piano Sonata in Bb Major, K. 333, I (CD 4, Track 1)
    • Mozart, Sonata in C Major, K. 545, I (CD 4, Track 2)
    • Bach, Invention No. 4 in D Minor (CD 4, Track 3)

Bibliography

Bamberger, Jeanne. Developing Musical Intuitions: A Project-Based Introduction to Making and Understanding Music. New York: Oxford, 1999.

Clendinning, Jane Piper and Elizabeth West Marvin. The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis. New York: Norton, 2004.

Laitz, Steven. The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford, 2008.

Straus, Joseph. Elements of Music, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.

Turek, Ralph. The Elements of Music: Concepts and Applications, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1996.

Media Resources

1. Grove Music Dictionary Online
2. K/P 5/e Learning Center Student Edition: Online Chapter Self-Tests
3. Naxos Music Library
4. MacGAMUT

Instructors for Fall 2007

1. Mr. Kevin Jones (Section 1), MWF 8:00-8:50, R215
2. Mr. Adam Estes (Section 2), MWF 10:10-11:00, R232
3. Dr. Jerry Curry (Section 3), MWF 11:15-12:05, R232
4. Mr. David Schroeder (Section 4), MWF 2:30-3:20, R214
5. Mr. Andrew Hannon (Section 5), MWF 8:00-8:50, R232

Final Exam Schedule for Fall 2007

Section 1: MWF 8:00-8-50, Monday, December 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Section 2: MWF 10:10-11:00, Monday, December 10, 9:00-11 a.m.
Section 3: MWF 11:15-12:05, Wednesday, December 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Section 4: MWF 2:30-3:20, Wednesday, December 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Section 5 : MWF 8:00-8:50, Monday, December 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

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