Theory of Tonal Music IV
Overview
- Principles of musical form: concepts and terms.
- The role of melody, rhythm, harmony, texture and phrase in the formal process.
- Review of binary, ternary and compound ternary forms.
- Analysis of Classical and Romantic forms: sonata, rondo, sonata-rondo.
Concepts and techniques are presented and discussed in the lectures; assignments are undertaken by the students.
Assignments (minimum of 4) | 20% |
Projects (2) | 10% |
Class Participation and Homework Checks | 10% |
Quizzes (minimum of 5) | 15% |
Tests (minimum of 2) | 20% |
Final Examination | 25% |
TOTAL | 100% |
The student will learn harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and structural materials of tonal music. The student will be expected to:
- provide an analysis of representative musical excerpts or entire compositions;
- provide written answers to questions on any aspect of the course content.
The latest editions of required texts such as the following:
• Kostka, Stefan, Dorothy Payne and Byron Almén. Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Post-Tonal Music. New York: McGraw-Hill. Plus accompanying Workbook.
Or
- Turek, Ralph. The Elements of Music: Concepts and Applications. Volumes I & II. New York: McGraw-Hill. Plus Workbook, Volumes 1 & 2
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for MUSC 2410 |
---|---|
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU MUS 201 (3) |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU MUSI 2450 (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CA 1XX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU MUSC 2XXX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU MUSI 2XXX (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO MUSC_O 2nd (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV MUSC_V 201 (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV MUSC 2XX (3) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | Individual assessment |