| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Unit One: Review of Fundamentals | ||
| 1 | Welcome-Ritual Reading of the Syllabus-Overview Review of Chord Construction, Figured Bass, and Part-Writing | |
| 2 | Review of Four-part Writing (cont.) Assignment 1 (Long Exercise in Four-part Writing) Practice Quiz (C, a, G, e, F, d) | |
| 3 | Review of Two-part Counterpoint Assignment 2 (Short Exercise in Four-part Writing) Quiz 1 (C, a, G, e, F, d) | |
| 4 | Review of Diatonic Harmony, Cadences, Binary Form Assignment 3 (Long Exercise in Two-part Writing) | |
| 5 | Review of Melodic Figuration Assignment 4 (Short Exercise in Harmony and Voice-Leading) Quiz 2 (D, b, Bb, g) | Report demo 1 |
| 6 | Review of Rhythmic Figuration Assignment 5 (Long Exercise in Harmony and Voice-Leading) | Report demo 2 |
| 7 | Review of Diatonic Modulation Assignment 6 (Short Exercise in Harmony and Voice-Leading) Quiz 3 (A, f#, Eb, c) | Report demo 3 |
| 8 | Test 1 (Diatonic Voice-Leading, Harmony, and Figuration) | |
| Unit Two: Elementary Chromatic Harmony | ||
| 9 | Introduction to Leading-Tone Seventh Chords Assignment 7 (Analytic Exercise) Quiz 4 (E, c#, Ab, f) | Reports on Mozart, "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" variations |
| 10 | Applied Leading-tone Seventh Chords | Complete draft of theme Reports on Mozart, "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" variations |
| 11 | Workshop Discussion of Theme Drafts Introduction to the Flat Supertonic (Neapolitan) Assignment 8 (viio7 and applied viio7) Quiz 5 (viio7 in all Keys) | Reports on Haydn, Arietta in Eb variations |
| 12 | Introduction to Chords of the Augmented Sixth | Revised draft of theme Reports on Haydn, Arietta in Eb variations |
| 13 | Workshop Discussion of Revised Themes Introduction to Mode Mixture Assignment 9 (Flat Supertonic and Chords of the Augmented Sixth) Quiz 6 (ii6, iio6, and bII6 , in all Keys) | Reports on Haydn, Arietta in Eb variations |
| 14 | Complete Draft of Variation(s), Featuring Melodic Figuration | Reports on Mozart, "Dieu d'Amour" variations |
| 15 | Workshop Discussion of Variations Featuring Melodic Figuration Assignment 10 (Mode Mixture) Quiz 7 (vi, [b]VI, and Chords of the Augmented Sixth, in all Keys) | Reports on Mozart, "Dieu d'Amour" variations |
| 16 | Test 2 (Elementary Chromatic Harmony) | |
| Unit Three: Chromatic Modulation | ||
| 17 | Workshop Discussion of Variations Featuring Melodic Figuration Assignment 11 (Chromatic Harmony) Quiz 8 (A, Ab, a, Bb, b, Including Chromatic Harmony) | Reports on Beethoven, "God save the King" variations |
| 18 | Complete Draft of Variation(s), Featuring Rhythmic Figuration | Reports on Beethoven, "God save the King" variations |
| 19 | Workshop Discussion of Variations Featuring Rhythmic Figuration Assignment 12 (Chromatic Harmony) Quiz 9 (C, c, c#, D, d, Including Chromatic Harmony) | Reports on Haydn, Andante in f variations |
| 20 | Complete Draft of Variation(s), in the Parallel Mode | |
| 21 | Workshop Discussion of Variations in the Parallel Mode Assignment 13 (Chromatic Modulation) | Reports on Haydn, Andante in f variations Deadline for final projects after 3 days |
| 22 | Assignment 14 (Chromatic Modulation) | Reports on Beethoven, "Rule, Brittania" variations |
| 23 | Assignment 15 (Chromatic Modulation) Quiz 10 (E, Eb, e, F, f, f#, G, g) | Reports on Beethoven, "Rule, Brittania" variations |
| 24 | Performances of Final Projects Assignment 16 (Chromatic Harmony) | |
| 25 | Performances of Final Projects (cont.) | |