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

News

4-27-08: Lesson Plan 42: Final Exam Review is now available.

Course Documents

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

PDF Worksheets

1. Bain Worksheet 8-1 (pdf)
2. Bain Worksheet 8-2: Part A (pdf) & Part B (pdf)
3. Bain Worksheet 10-1 (pdf)
4. Bain Worksheet 11-1 (pdf)
5. Bain Species Counterpoint Worksheets
   1. SC-1 (pdf)
   2. SC-2 (pdf)
   3. SC-3 (pdf) ~ Optional (pdf)
   4. SC-4 (pdf)
   5. SC-5 (pdf)

Lesson Plans for Instructors

1. Mon., Jan. 14: Course Introduction (pdf)
2. Wed., Jan. 16: Triads in First Inversion (pdf)
3. Fri., Jan. 18: Soprano-Bass Counterpoint and Cadence Types (pdf)
   Materials: Cadence Types (Two-Voice Paradigms) (pdf)
4. Wed., Jan. 23: Part Writing Using First Inversion Triads (pdf)
   Materials: Summary of Voice-Leading Rules and Guidelines (Laitz 2008, pp. 199-200)
5. Fri., Jan. 25: Figured-Bass Realization (pdf)
   Materials:
   
   • MUSC 115 Lesson 15: Figured-Bass (pdf)
     
   • Contrapuntal Expansions of I and V (Laitz 2008, pp. 264-66)
6. Mon., Jan. 28: The Phrase Model, Part 1 (pdf)
   Materials:
   • Review: Harmonic Function (pdf)
   • Second-Level Analysis (Laitz 2008, p. 232)
   • Introduction to the Phrase Model (Laitz 2008, pp. 291-94)
     • Listen to the musical examples in the Naxos Music Library
7. Wed., Jan. 30: Triads in Second Inversion (pdf)
8. Fri., Feb. 1: Catch-Up Day 1 (pdf)
9. Mon., Feb. 4: Part Writing Using Second Inversion Triads (pdf)
10. Wed., Feb. 6: Catch-Up Day 2 (pdf)
11. Fri., Feb. 8: Review for Test 1 (pdf)
12. Mon., Feb. 11: Test 1 (Ch. 8-9)
13. Wed., Feb. 13: Cadences Revisited (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Bain Worksheet 10-1: Part Writing and Cadences (pdf)
14. Fri., Feb. 15: Motives and Phrases (pdf)
15. Mon., Feb. 18: Period Forms (pdf)
16. Wed., Feb. 20: Phrase Analysis Practice (pdf)
17. Fri., Feb. 22: Passing Tones (p) and Neighboring Tones (n); Suspensions Part 1: The prep., sus. and res. (pdf)
    Materials:
    • Suspension Types: Two-Voice Paradigms (pdf)
18. Mon., Feb. 25: Suspensions Part 2: s(7-6), s(4-3), s(9-8), s(2-3);
    Embellishing a Simple Texture using NCTs (pdf)
    
19. Wed., Feb. 27: Suspensions Part 2 (cont.) and
    Lead-sheet Symbol Review and Sus4 Chords (pdf)
    Materials:
    • MUSC 116 CD 2 Weill/Brecht/Blitzstein Mack the Knife
    • Bain Worksheet 11-1 (pdf)
20. Fri., Feb. 29: Appoggiatura (app), Escape Tone (e), The Neighbor Group (n.gr.), Anticipation (ant), and Retardation (r) (pdf)
    
21. Mon., March 3: The Pedal Point and Special Problems in the Analysis of Non-Chord Tones (pdf)
22. Wed., March 5: Review for Test 2 (pdf)
23. Fri., March 7: Test 2 (Ch. 10-12)
24. Mon., March 17: The V7 Chord: Voice-Leading Considerations (pdf)
25. Wed., March 19: Resolutions of Inverted V7 Chords (pdf)
26. Fri., March 21: The Approach to the 7th (pdf)
27. Mon., March 24: Figured-Bass Realization Workshop (pdf)
28. Wed., March 26: Introduction to Species Counterpoint and Melodic Characteristics
29. Fri., March 28: First Species
    Materials:
    • Bain Worksheet SC-1: First Species I (pdf)
30. Mon., March 31: First Species (cont.)
    Materials:
    • Bain Worksheet SC-2: First Species II (pdf)
31. Wed., April 2: Second Species
    Materials:
    • Bain Worksheet SC-3: Second Species (pdf) ~ Optional (pdf)
32. Fri., April 4: Third Species
    Materials:
    • Bain Worksheet SC-4: Third Species (pdf)
33. Mon., April 7: Fourth Species
    Materials:
    • Bain Worksheet SC-5: Fourth Species (pdf)
34. Wed., April 9: Species Counterpoint Review and Related Topics
35. Fri., April 11: Review
36. Mon., April 14: Test 3 (Ch. 13 and Species Counterpoint)
37. Wed., April 16: Ch. 14 - The II7 and VII7 Chords
    Materials:
    • K/P Chapters 14-15 Overview: Lesson Plans 37-41 (pdf)
    • Bain Diatonic Chords (pdf)
38. Fri., April 18: Ch. 14 - Chord Spelling, Identification, and Analysis Workshop: Self-Test 14-1 A-C
39. Mon., April 21: Ch. 15 - Other Diatonic Seventh Chords (IV7, VI7, and III7)
40. Wed., April 23: Ch. 15 - Chord Spelling, Identification, and Analysis Workshop: Self-Test 15-1 A-C
41. Fri., April 25: Ch. 15 - Figured-Bass Realization Workshop: Self-Test 15-1 F
42. Mon., April 28: Course Evaluations and Review for Final Exam (pdf)

Media Resources

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

Bibliography

Gauldin, Robert. Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music, 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2004.

Kostka, Stefan and Dorothy Payne. Tonal Harmony: With An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music, 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

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

Instructors

1. Mr. Kevin Jones (Section 1), MWF 8:00-8:50, R214
2. Mr. David Schroeder (Section 2), MWF 9:05-9:55, R214
3. Mr. Adam Estes (Section 3), MWF 10:10-11:00, R232
4. Ms. Suzanna Pavlovsky (Section 4), MWF 11:15-12:05, R232
5. Mr. Andrew Hannon (Section 5), MWF 8:00-8:50, R232

Final Exam Schedule

1. Spring 2008 University Exam Schedule

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