Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the notation of pitch and rhythm, rhythmic duration and rests, simple and compound meters, treble, bass and C clefs, major and minor scales and key signatures, circle of fifths, relative and parallel keys, simple and compound intervals and the inversion of intervals, quality of intervals, consonance and dissonance, triads and seventh chord construction, Roman numeral identification of chords and transposition
- Engage critically with basic questions of harmonic analysis, using the technical names of the degrees of the scale (tonic, dominant, etc.) and Roman numeral identification.
- Read confidently the score of a string quartet or orchestral work from the Classical and Romantic periods and be able to identify and explain the use of transposing instruments and basic Italian musical terms
Indicative Module Content:
Fundamental music theory and literacy
Fundamental elements of music, including harmony and analysis
Score-reading
Listening skills
Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Aldwell, Edward, Carl Schachter & Allen Cadwallader, Harmony and Voice Leading (5th edition), Cengage: Boston, 2019.
Chapters 0, 1, 2 and 3 of Burstein, L. Poundie and Joseph N. Straus, Conciser Introduction to Tonal Harmony (2nd edition), W. W. Norton: New York and London, 2020.