MUSIC 261 - 001 Theory and Practice of Tonal Music I

Spring, 2016

Instructor:

Dr. David Garner (david.k.garner@duke.edu)

Office hours by appointment only

Lab instructor:

Jamie Keesecker (jamie.keesecker@duke.edu)

Class schedule:

Lecture (with Garner): Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:05-4:20pm,

Biddle room 104
Lecture / Discussion (with Keesecker): Tuesdays and Thursdays,
3:05-4:20pm, Biddle room 104

The course:

This course is a detailed exploration of many technical phenomena in

tonal music from the 18th and 19th centuries that inform our appreciation
of musical structures even today. The student will often assume the role of
composer, as the material requires both creative and disciplined
approaches to making the music adhere to the tonal principles established
in readings and lectures. The student will also assume the role of theorist
when analyzing music according to the same guidelines. The lab sessions
will provide deeper meaning to the theories proposed in class through
tangible, real-time experience with the material. The overall mastery of the
material in this course can result in a gratifying level of appreciation and
practice of music in general.

Required texts:

Aldwell & Schachters Harmony and Voice Leading

Ottmans Music for Sight Singing
Horvits Music for Ear Training

Required materials: Two sharpened No. 2 Pencils

A notebook with blank staff paper
A binder for handouts, assignments, & notes
Grading:

35% Homework assignments

10% Midterm exam
20% Final exam
35% Lab

Attendance:

Attendance is required for every class meeting

Homework
Assignments:

There are 16 HW assignments throughout the semester. HW grades will

be graded on an A, B, C or Fail scale. A C will be given for incomplete
assignments or for assignments with a lot of errors. A B will be given to
complete assignments with only a handful of errors. An A will be given
to assignments with little to no errors. At the end of the semester I will
drop the lowest HW grade and asses the grades and give an overall HW
grade. Late assignments are not accepted. They will earn a Fail grade
unless excused by the instructor for an emergency or a religious holiday.
Illnesses are only excused with a short-term illness form.

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Spring, 2016

All students are expected to adhere to the standards of the Duke University Community Standard
for Academics in all assignments and examination procedures.

Tentative Schedule
Week 1
Wednesday 1/13
Week 1 (cont)
Wednesday 1/20
Week 2
Monday 1/25
Wednesday 1/27
Week 3
Monday 2/1
Wednesday 2/3
Week 4
Monday 2/8
Wednesday 2/10
Week 5
Monday 2/15
Wednesday 2/17
Week 6
Monday 2/22
Wednesday 2/24
Week 7
Monday 2/29
Wednesday 3/2

Unit 1: Key, Scales, and Modes

Unit 1: Key, Scales, and Modes
HW #1 due: Workbook Unit 1, pages 1-3
Unit 2: Intervals
HW #2 due: Workbook Unit 1, pages 4-8 (*first ten
questions of each section only)
Unit 2: Intervals (cont.)
HW #3 due: Workbook Unit 2, pages 9-11
Unit 5: First Species Counterpoint
HW #4 due: Workbook Unit 2, pages 12-14
Second Species Counterpoint
HW #5 due: Workbook Unit 5, pages 36-37
Second Species Cpt (cont.)
HW #6 due: Workbook Unit 5, pages 38-39
Third Species Counterpoint
Third Species Cpt (cont.)
HW #7 due: Workbook Unit 5, pages 40-41
Fourth & Fifth Species Counterpoint
Fourth & Fifth Species Cpt (cont.)
HW #8 due: Workbook Unit 5, pages 42-45
Unit 4: Triads and Seventh chords
Unit 6: Procedures of four-part writing
HW #9 due: Workbook Unit 4, pages 25-30
Unit 7: I, V, and V7

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Week 8
Monday 3/7

Spring, 2016

Wednesday 3/9

Unit 7: I, V, and V7 (cont.) / Review

HW #10 due: Workbook Unit 6, pages 47-51
MIDTERM EXAM (Covering Units 1-7)

Week Monday 3/14

Wednesday 3/16

SPRING BREAK no class

SPRING BREAK no class

Week 10
Monday 3/21
Wednesday 3/22
Week 11
Monday 3/28
Wednesday 3/30
Week 12
Monday 4/4
Wednesday 4/6
Week 13
Monday 4/11
Wednesday 4/13
Week 14
Monday 4/18
Wednesday 4/20
Week 15
Monday 4/25
Wednesday 4/27
Week 16
Monday 5/2
9am - Noon

Review
Unit 8: I6, V6, and viio6
HW #11 due: Workbook Unit 7, page 53
Unit 8: I6, V6, and viio6 (cont.)
HW #12 due: Workbook Unit 8, pages 59 & 61
Unit 9: Inversions of V7
Unit 9: Inversions of V7 (cont.)
HW #13 due: Workbook Unit 9, page 66
Unit 10: Leading to V: IV, ii, and ii6
Unit 10: Leading to V: IV, ii, and ii6 (cont.)
HW #14 due: Workbook Unit 10, page 73 (#1 only) & 75
Unit 11: The Cadential 6/4
Unit 11: The Cadential 6/4 (cont.)
HW #15 due: Workbook Unit 11, pages 79 & 80 (#1 only)
Unit 13: Supertonic and Submediant seventh chords
Unit 13: Supertonic and Submediant seventh chords (cont.)
HW #16 due: Workbook Unit 12, pages 93 & 95
Review
FINAL EXAM (Covering Units 1-11, & 13)