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MUSI 117: Fundamentals of Music

Spring 2015

MWF 9:00-9:50AM, APB 1404

Instructor: Geoffre !er"

#ffice !ours: B $ppoint%ent&%$i': Geoffre()er"*rice(e"u

Course Description:

+)is course is "esigne" to gie t)e stu"ent $ fir% gr$sp of t)e fun"$%ent$' e'e%ents of Western '$ssic$'

%usic $s .e'' $s )e'p foster $ 'ife 'ong $ppreci$tion $n" /$sic un"erst$n"ing of so%e of t)e $rtistic tren"s

t)$t inf'uence" co%posers( +)e course .i'' ep'ore %usics /$sic ter%ino'og, pitc) not$tion, r)t)%ic

not$tion, e sign$tures, sc$'es, inter$'s, c)or"s, $n" for%( It is inten"e" for non-%usic-%$3or

un"ergr$"u$te stu"ents $n" no prereuisite no.'e"ge is reuire"

Required Textboo and Materials:

!Foundations of Music/ o/ert 6e'son $n" $r' 7( )ristensen, 8t)e"(

- B'$n %$nuscript p$per

"radin#:

0 !o%e.or Assign%ents

0 &$%s

10 oncert eports

10 o%position Pro3ect

10 ;istening


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%usic( +)e reports $re "ue .it)in one .ee of e$c) concert( +)e '$st "$ to su/%it $ report is 4=25( #ne

of our reports %ust /e su/%itte" / 10=10( Dou %ust inc'u"e t)e concert progr$% $n" progr$% notes,

S+AP;&C to our responses( More infor%$tion on $ 'ist of possi/'e concerts to $tten" $n" $ gui"e'ine

.i'' /e )$n"e" out "uring t)e first .ee of c'$sses( Dour first resource for concerts on c$%pus s)ou'" /e

)ttp:==%usic(rice(e"u=c$'en"$r=in"e(s)t%'(

o%position Pro3ect @10

Stu"ents .i'' co%pose $ s)ort .or using t)e si''s $n" princip'es "iscusse" t)roug)out t)e course of t)e

se%ester @pitc), %eter, )$r%on, r)t)%( +)e co%position .i'' /e /$se" upon $ tet of t)e stu"ents

c)oosing $n" .i'' /e perfor%e" in c'$ss / guest $rtists(

;istening


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Course Sc&edule: 'e$"ings, $ssign%ents, "$tes, $n" t)e co%/in$tion $re su/3ect to c)$nge(

(ee 1 '1)1* + 1)1,-

1=12 Intro"uction

1=14 1=1 #erie. of t)e !istor Western '$ssic$' Music

(ee * '1)*1 + 1)*.- / 0o Class Monda% 1)1 /

9= Music$' Instru%ents

9=5 Cn$%ic M$rings, Articu'$tions

Reading: N&C Chapter 1

Listening and written assignment: TBA

(ee . '1)*, + 1).2-1=2 +er%s of &pression, +eture

1=2H Music$' 6ot$tion, Music$' S%/o's

1=0 Pitc) $n" )t)%ic 6ot$tion

Reading: N&C Chapter 2


(ee 3 '*)* + *),-

2=2 Meter

2=4 Si%p'e Meter, o%poun" Meter,

2= More on )t)% $n" Meter

Reading: N&C Chapters ! "! #


(ee 4 '*) + *)1.-

2=9 Mo"es $n" Sc$'es, M$3or Sc$'es

2=11 Minor Sc$'es, 7e Sign$tures

2=1 irc'e of Fift)s

Reading: N&C Chapters $! %


(ee , '*)1, + *)*2-

2=1 2=1H Sc$'es $n" Inter$'s

2=20 Inter$'s

Reading: N&C Chapters ! '



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(ee 7 '*)*. + *)*7-

2=2: Inter$'s @con(, eie. for e$%

2=25: eie. for e$%

2=28:5xam I

Sprin# 6rea *)*8 + .)8

(ee 8 '.) + .)1.-

=9 =11: )or"s $n" !$r%on, +ri$"s

=1: M$3or, Minor, Ci%inis)e", Aug%ente"

Reading: N&C Chapter 1(


(ee '.)1, + .)*2-

=1 +ri$"s ont( $n" Co%in$nt 8t) )or"s

=1H o%$n 6u%er$'s

=20 6on-)$r%onic +ones

Reading: TBA


(ee 1 2 '.)*. + .)*7-

=2: For%9B$sic P)r$se Structure

=25: $"ences, +)e%e, Motie

=28: !$r%onic Progressions

Reading: N&C Chapters 1(! 11


(ee 11 '.).2 + 3)1- 0o Class 3). 'Midterm Recess-

=0: For%$' Structures

4=1: An$'?ing %usic$' e$%p'es

Reading: TBA



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(ee 1* 3), + 3)12-

4=: #erie. of Music of 20 t)entur $n" /eon"

4=H 4=10: Beet)oen Cocu%ent$r

Reading: TBA


(ee 1. '3)1. + 3)17-

4=1: Beet)oen Cocu%ent$r

4=15 Meetin#s for proects

4=18 Meetin#s for proect

(ee 13 '3)*2 + *3-

4=20: &$% II

4=2 4=24: Present$tion of Pro3ects

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