MUSC 151. THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MUSIC I
Spring 2004 MW 3:30 – 4:55 p.m., Booth 208
Irene Girton
Contact information:	· igirton@oxy.edu. Office hours MW 1 – 3 p.m., and by appointment · 323.259 2590 (my office) · 323.259 2785 (Music Department office) · 323.341 4983 (fax) · Check my web site for updates and class information: http://www.listeningarts.com/music/oxy/theory/1styrtheory · Check the Blackboard site for this class every day for announcements, assignments, the class schedule, and resources (http://blackboard.oxy.edu).

Required materials:

1) Laitz, Steven G. The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, chapters 1-10.

2) Laitz, Steven G. Workbook, volume 1, for The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, chapters 1-10.

3) Harnsberger, Lindsey. The Essential Dictionary of Music: Definitions, Composers, Theory, Instrument and Vocal Ranges. Alfred Publishing Company, 1997.

4) Music manuscript paper.

Optional materials:

5) Gerou, Tom, and Linda Lusk. The Essential Dictionary of Music Notation. Alfred Publishing Company, 1996.

6) Conroy, Frank. Body and Soul. Delta, 1998. This is simply one of the best novels about music I’ve ever read.

Material covered: Basic elements of pitch organization (melody and harmony), rhythm, meter. Strict 2-voice counterpoint. Elements of four-part writing. Introduction to music analysis. Music 151L: Sight singing, dictation skills, and keyboard skills related to Music 151 material.

Concert attendance: You will attend and type reports (at least one page in length, 1-inch margins on all four sides) on four concerts this term, each worth 2% of your final grade. Three of the four concerts must be largely devoted to "classical" or art music. Make sure you comment on aspects of the music that relate to material discussed in class. You must include a program with your report (unless no program is provided, of course). The first two concert reports are due by Wednesday, March 10 (week 8). PLEASE NOTE: only one concert report will be accepted at the final exam (Thursday, May 6)! Make sure to begin going to concerts right away, and type up your reports as soon as possible. This is an easy A (at least 8% worth…). Check the Music Department’s online calendar, or the class’s Blackboard site, for listings. For guidelines on concert report writing, check in the Links & Resources section on the Blackboard site for this course.

There is a free concert every Sunday afternoon at 6 pm at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Blvd. between Fairfax and La Brea, as well as many other free or inexpensive concerts throughout the city. Excellent sources for concert information include the Sunday Los Angeles Times Calendar section, and the LA Reader and LA Weekly free newspapers.

Musicianship (Music 151L): Your instructor, Bruno Louchouarn, will orient you. Your performance in Music 151L will contribute 25% to your final grade in Music 151. Please remember: you must register for Music 151L, even though it carries no units.

Peer advising: Nicole Elliott, senior music major, is the peer advisor for this course. Please be sure to contact her for assistance as often as you like. She works by appointment, so email her at elliott@oxy.edu.

Grading Policy: Homework is graded on a scale from 0 to 10. Note: an unsatisfactory assignment (grade lower than 8.0) may be redone once.

At the end of each class period, you should summarize for yourself the main point(s) of the lectures and discussions, as well as any unanswered question(s) you still have.

For the Occidental College policy on student conduct and honor, please visit the following link: http://www.oxy.edu/departments/registrar/catalog/genpolicy.html. Students with learning disabilities are encouraged to speak with me concerning exam arrangements.

Music 151	Written homework	50%
weighted at 75%	Concert reports	8%
	Blackboard discussion group participation	10%
	Quizzes	17%
	Final exam	15%
Music 151L	Key signatures
weighted at 25%	Intervals
	Dictation
	Sight singing
	Keyboard

class meeting	material covered
Week 1: 1/21 (W only!)	Introduction. Notational review, intervals, rhythm and meter.
Week 2: 1/26-28	Tonality (including scales, keys, key signatures), rhythm and meter. Chapters 1-2.
Week 3: 2/2-4	Intervals and melody, chapter 3. Improvising a melody.
Week 4: 2/9-11	Introduction to two-voice counterpoint: Chapter 4, and my online Species Counterpoint Handbook, and a species counterpoint website from the University of Chicago), Review materials to date.
Week 5: 2/18 (W only!)	Quiz 1: Wednesday, 2/18 – chapters 1-3. and 1^st species counterpoint.
Week 6: 2/23-25	2^nd species counterpoint; triads and figured bass: chapters 4-5.
Week 7: 3/1-3	More triads and harmonic analysis: Chapter 5 continued.
Week 8: 3/8-10	Quiz 2: Wednesday, 3/10 – 1^st and 2^nd species counterpoint; chapters 4-5.
SPRING BREAK, 3/15-19
Week 9: 3/22-24	Chapter 6: 7^th chords.
Week 10: 3/29-31	Analysis excursion. Consolidate concepts discussed to date.
Week 11: 4/5-7	Tonic, dominant. Chapter 7.
Week 12: 4/12-14	V^7 and chordal dissonance, chapter 8. Quiz 3: Wednesday, 4/14–chapters 6-8.
Week 13: 4/19-21	Expanding I and V: chapter 9. Review material to date.
Week 14: 4/26-28	Analysis excursion 2 (Monday). Consolidate concepts and look forward to next semester. (We’ll begin with linear dominant 7ths, chapter 10.)

Final exam: Thursday, May 6, 1 – 4 p.m.

Music 151 ASSIGNMENTS

Due	concert reports
3/10, W	Week 8, first two concert reports by this date
5/6, Th	Final exam, last concert report by this date

Due	homework
M, Jan. 26	Reading: Preface, Introduction, and Chapter 1. Discussion forum: Please contribute to the Musical Experience forum. Wkbk: 1.1 – 1.4. Note: You will need music manuscript paper for two of these exercises. You can download it from http://songseek.com/paper/manuscript1.pdf, or buy it at the College Bookstore.
W, Jan. 28	Finish wkbk 1.3 and 1.4; find a keyboard and do wkbk exercises 1.12 – 1.15
M, Feb. 2	Finish reading Chapter 2, and bring to class any questions you may still have. Wkbk: 2.1 and 2.2. Wkbk: 2.5. Use rhythm #3, and do problems A and C.
W, Feb. 4	Discussion boards: musical experience and Tonality or Time. Wkbk: 2.9 (with triplets)
M, Feb. 9	Read Chapter 3. Wkbk: Do, but don’t turn in, some of 2.10 and 2.11 Wkbk: Turn in 2.12 BC and 2.13 BC, 2.17, and 2.19.
W, Feb. 11	Wkbk: 3.1, 2CDE, 3ABC
W, Feb. 18	Prepare for today’s quiz (Wednesday, Feb. 18): M and m scale structure, key signatures, and interval identification (melodic, harmonic, inversions, consonance, and dissonance). Review especially chapters 1 and 3. Study Chapter 4 and my on-line handbook (see Links and Resources in Blackboard, and go to my handbook once you’re in the site). In my handbook, read the Introduction, the short chapter on modes, and the cantus firmus.
M, Feb 23	Review the basic rules of 1st species counterpoint (text, chapter 4, my website, and handouts). Wkbk: 4.1BC, 4.2BC
W, Feb. 25	Study wkbk ex. 4.14A and be prepared to discuss it in class. Finish reading chapter 4 (2^nd species counterpoint).
M, Mar. 1	Review the basic rules of 2nd species counterpoint (text, chapter 4, my website, and handouts). Wkbk: 4.4C; 4.5A, 4.6B. Wkbk: For discussion in class: prepare 4.14B (read all instructions carefully, and remember the level of detail we brought to our discussion of 4.14A in Wednesday’s class).
W, Mar. 3	Read chapter 5. Wkbk: 5:1. We’ll do several other exercises in class.
M, Mar. 8	Textbook (Xerox pages and hand in): exercises 5.7, 5.8, 5.11, 5.12.
W, Mar. 10	Prepare for Quiz 2.
W, Mar. 24	Read chapter 6 (7^th chords, texture, hierarchy). Wkbk: 5.24 and 5.25 (analysis). Wkbk: 6.1 (do half of these); 6.3 (do half of these); and 6.4 (do half of these). Read instructions carefully!
M, Mar. 29	Reading: Be sure you’ve read all of chapter 6. Pay special attention to 7^th-chord inversions and the figured bass symbols associated with those (pp 91-92). Review the previous 5 chapters. Wkbk: Complete the chapter 6 homework assigned for 3/24, and continue with 6.8 – 6.10. Textbook: Texture. Listen to tk 12 on the CD which accompanies your textbook and study example 6.5 (pp 95-97). Textbook: Do (but don’t turn in) example 6.6 (p98) and exercise 6.10 (p 99).
W, Mar. 31	Continue working HARD with triad and 7^th chord recognition, inversions, chord qualities in major and minor keys… there will be a chain quiz based on these materials in class on Wednesday.
M, Apr. 5	Bring questions about chapter 6 to class; begin reading chapter 7. Wkbk: 6.19 (choose 3 examples); 6.22 (choose 2 from B – D).
W, Apr. 7	Read chapter 7, and complete wkbk 6.22
M, Apr. 12	Wkbk 7.7AB, 7.10-11. Text: Exercise interlude 7.2 (p. 122). Listen to these examples (MP3s are in the Assignments folder) and be prepared to discuss these examples on Monday.
W, Apr. 14	Wkbk 7.12 – 13. Read instructions carefully!
M, Apr. 19	Read chapter 8. Text: Exercise interlude 7.6 (choose only ONE voice pair to analyze for similar or parallel motion, NOT all 6!), 7.7, and 7.8. Please don’t leave this to the last minute…
W, Apr. 21	Prepare for quiz by reviewing chapters 6 and 7 (and cheat sheets on the web). The quiz will include analysis (harmonic and figuration) and SATB part-writing.
M, Apr 26	Quiz 3, part 2 (analysis). NO EXTENSIONS. Wkbk 8.3 (be careful about voices! Stem direction says it all).; 8.4 (half). Please note, everything should be done in SATB style (S&A on treble staff, opposing stems; T&B on bass staff, opposing stems). Remember the principles of good chord structure and VL.
W, Apr 28	Wkbk 8.8, 8.9. Wkbk 8.8, 8.9. See above reminders, and add to those: start with close position, avoid unnecessary leaps (UL), and try to use normal doubling practices. Remember LT in minor... Anything I've left out?