MWF, one hour/day
Ed Jacobs; Fletcher 302;
328-4280 JacobsE@ecu.edu
Office Hours: M-Th, 8:00-9:00, (changes each semester; check
office door for hours) by appt., or whenever the office door is open.
course requirements grading office hours required materials course outline/schedule disability-related accommodations
In this course we will introduce and build upon the basic melodic, contrapuntal, harmonic, motivic, and formal principles of music in the "Common Practice Era," i.e., music’s Baroque (1600-1750) and Classical (1750-1825) periods. The goal of this course (and all Basic Musicianship courses) is to help you develop and use tools necessary for intelligent and critical musical thinking by developing your ability to perceive a musical work’s events and internal relationships. At the conclusion of this semester, you will be musically ‘smarter’ as you are increasingly able to discern the ways in which musical ideas unfold (in all types of music) with greater sensitivity and awareness.
1. Regular prompt attendance and class participation are strictly required. You are permitted three unexcused absences. Only medical and Official school of Music off-campus performances and tours will excuse absence. Each unexcused absence, beyond four, will reduce your final grade by 5 points (i.e., half-letter grade).
2. Completion of all reading and written assignments.
3. Four (Jan. 28, Feb. 20, March 26, April 19) Quizzes, and a final exam (April 28).
Your grade will be based on many components, roughly weighted as follows:
| Class Participation, Attendance | 10% |
| Written homework assignments | 20% |
| Quizzes (January 28, February 20, March 26, April 19) | 50% |
| Final Exam (April 28, 8-10:30 a.m.) | 20% |
Grading is on a standard scale
> 90% = A
> 80% = B
> 70% = C
> 60% = D
< 60% = F
HOW TO GET HELP, OR OFFICE HOURS
M-Th, 8:00-9:00 a.m., by appointment, or whenever the office door is open. 302 Fletcher Music Center; 328-4280; E-mail address is JacobsE@ecu.edu. If you need help and want to reach me, don't ever be shy, that's why I'm here.
REQUIRED MATERIALS [available in bookstore]
Gauldin, Robert. Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music, New York: W. W. Norton,
1997.
Gauldin, Robert. Workbook for Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music.
Burkhardt, Charles. Anthology for Musical Analysis, Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
Also, always bring some music manuscript and a few good pencils/erasers to class.
DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATIONS
East Carolina University seeks to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Students requesting accommodations based on a covered disability must go the the Department for Disability Support Services, located in Brewster A-117, to verify the disability before any accommodations can occur. The telephone number for that office is (252) 328-6799.
| Date: | Topic: | Prepare Text Chapters: |
| WEEK
1-3 JAN. 9-26 |
Pre-dominant
chords: IV and II The 6-4 and other Linear Chords II7 and IV7 Chords IV and III and other Diatonic Chords |
15 16 17 18 |
| JAN. 28 | QUIZ 1 | 15-18 |
|
WEEK 3-6 JAN. 30-FEB. 18 |
Tonicization and Modulation I: Modulation to V and III Simple Forms Harmonic Sequences I: Root Movement by 2nds and 3rds |
19 Excursion 1 (pp. 269-288) 20 |
| FEB. 20 | QUIZ 2 | 19, 20, Excursion 1, Forms |
|
WEEK 7-10 FEB. 23-MARCH 24 |
Leading Tone Seventh Chords Harmonic Sequences II: Root Movement by 5ths Sample Analysis Tonicization and Modulation II: Secondary Dominants |
21 22 23 25 |
| MARCH 26 | QUIZ 3 | 21, 22, 23, 25 |
|
WEEK 11-13 MAR. 29-APR. 16 |
Tonicization and Modulation III: Modulation to Closely Related Keys Sonata Form |
26 Excursion 2 (pp. 439-459) |
| APR. 19 | QUIZ 4 | 26, Sonata Form |
|
WEEK 14 APR. 21-26 |
Review, Analysis, Introduction to Chromatic Harmony |
24 |
| APRIL 28, 8-10:30 a.m. | FINAL EXAM | ALL 15-26, Forms |