course overview
The study of form in tonal music with emphasis on the analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century instrumental and vocal genres.
Course Content
- 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.
Methods of Instruction
Concepts and techniques are presented and discussed in the lectures; assignments are undertaken by the students.
Means of Assessment
| 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% |
Learning Outcomes
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.
course prerequisites
MUSC 2310 or special permission
Corequisites
None
Equivalencies
None
curriculum 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 transferability
Below shows how this course and its credits transfer within the BC transfer system.
A course is considered university-transferable (UT) if it transfers to at least one of the five research universities in British Columbia: University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia-Okanagan; Simon Fraser University; University of Victoria; and the University of Northern British Columbia.
For more information on transfer visit the BC Transfer Guide and BCCAT websites.
assessments
If your course prerequisites indicate that you need an assessment, please see our Assessment page for more information.