MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III (Sophomore) Course Syllabus

MUSI 2311:

Description
Advanced harmony voice leading, score analysis and writing of more advanced tonal harmony including chromaticism and extended-tertian structures.

Prerequisites

Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Extended Hours
0
Contact Hours
48
State Approval Code
50.0904.52 26
Instructor Name
Lydia Lim
Semester/Year
Fall 2024
Meeting Time and Location
MUSI 2311.101 MWF 10:10 AM to 11:05 AM
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Class Attendance

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Fall or spring semesters: 

3 or more class meeting times per week - 5 absences

2 class meeting times per week - 3 absences

1 class meeting per week -  2 absences

The student is responsible for seeing that he or she has been officially withdrawn from a class. A student who stops attendance in a class without officially withdrawing from that class will be given a failing grade; consequently, the student must follow official withdrawal procedures in the Admissions/Records Office.

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Instructional Goals and Purposes

The purpose of this course is the study of advanced harmonic part-writing. Study extends to acoustics, transposition, modulation-altered chords, secondary dominants and secondary 7th. Harmonic analysis based on these concepts is added. Two hours per week of ear training lab work will be continued. Required for all music majors have

Learning Outcomes
  1. Awareness of the procedures governing musical form.
  2. Awareness of the use of chromatic harmony.
  3. Awareness of the use of modulation. At the end of the course, the student should display knowledge of the following:
  4. Knowledge of the musical characteristics of the great composers studied and how those composers utilized different musical techniques in their works.
  5. Knowledge of the musical uses of chromatic harmony.
  6. Knowledge of musical form.
Course Content
  1. At the end of the course, the student should have demonstrated an ability to compose short musical works that demonstrate the use of chromatic harmony using various musical forms.
  2. At the end of the course, the student should have demonstrated an ability to analyze musical works in a manner that indicates harmonic usage, modulation and musical forms.
  3. At the end of the course, the student should have demonstrated an ability to identify and write all forms of chromatic harmony and the musical forms studied.
Methods of Instruction/Course Format/Delivery

Instruction for this course may be achieved through the use of lecture, discussion, class projects, student presentations, CANVAS assignments, listening to recordings of musical performances, demonstrations have and readings.

Course Grade

Students’ final grades are determined by an assessment of their work as reflected in their overall performance. Determining factors that may be used by the instructor are listed above under “Assessment.”

Major Assignments/Assessments

The following items are assigned and assessed during the semester and used to calculate the student's final grade.

Assessments

Faculty may assign both in- and out-of-class activities to evaluate students’ knowledge and abilities. Faculty may choose from the following methods:

  • Attendance
  • Class preparedness
  • Collaborative learning projects
  • Exams/tests/quizzes
  • Homework
  • Internet
  • Journals
  • Library assignments
  • Readings
  • Research papers
  • Student-teacher confer
Texts Materials, and Supplies
Addendum
  • Instructor Information
    • Name: Ms. Lydia Lim
    • Office: Frances B. Ross Music Building, Rm. 1104
    • Email: llim@panola.edu
    • Office Phone: 903-692-1671(ext. 2016)
    • Office Hour: See Canvas.

 

  • Prerequisite: MUSI 1311& 1312 Music Theory I & II

 

  • Semester Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours

 

  • Course Learning Outcome (From ACGM catalog)
    Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
    1. Construct and identify extended-tertian and chromatic harmonies.
    2. Analyze musical compositions, which include various forms of tonal modulation utilizing standard roman-numeral symbols.
    3. Demonstrate proper voice-leading practices through composition in appropriate styles.
    4. Demonstrate concepts covered in class on the keyboard, including progressions that utilize modulation.
    5. Demonstrate an understanding of rhythmic meter and note duration through score analysis and composition.

 

  • Method of Instruction/Course Format/Delivery:
    Instruction for this course may be achieved through the use of lecture, discussion, class projects, student presentations, internet, listening to recordings of musical performances, demonstrations, field trips, and readings.

 

  • Assessment
    1. Daily Grades and Assignments (at least 20 daily homework/quiz grades) 40%
    2. Three Tests:  40%
    3. Final Exam 20%

 

  • Grading Scale
    1. 90-100 – A
    2. 80-89 – B
    3. 70-79 – C
    4. 60-69 – D
    5. 60 or less – F

 

  • Textbook, Materials, and Supplies:
    1. Textbook
      • Title: Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Post-Tonal Music
      • Edition: 9th Edition
      • Author: Stefan Kostka, Dorothy Payne, and Byron Almen
      • Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
      • ISBN: 978-1-264-09475-2

 

 

  • Course Outline
    1. This course will include four units of study (Chapters 12-13, Chapters 14-15, Chapters 16-17, and Chapters 18-19) to be completed during the semester.  Each unit will consist of text reading, discussions, homework and classwork assignments, and a test.  Units may also include group assignments. There will also be a comprehensive final exam.
       

Week

General Description of Topics

Text Readings

Graded Assignment

1

Review

Chapters

5-11

Homework as assigned

2-4

Non-chord Tones

Chapters 12 and 13

Homework as assigned

Test 1

5-8

The V7, ii7 and viiᵒ7, and Other Diatonic 7th Chords

Chapters 14, and 15

Homework as assigned

Test 2

9-12

Secondary Functions

Chapters 16, and 17

Homework as assigned
Test 3

13-16

Modulations Using Diatonic Common Chords and Some Other Modulatory Techniques

Chapters 18-19

Homework as assigned
Final Exam
(Cumulative)

 

Other