Music 303E ,
Section 1: Advanced Harmony; Fall, 2006, 2 credits
Dr. Paul Seitz, instructor; email:
seitzp@unlv.nevada.edu
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 to 11:15 a.m., Room: HFA 222
Course Description:
-- After a brief review and diagnostic activities, this course will explore aspects of harmony and voice leading in music from the European classical repertoire. A particular focus will be the evolution of dissonance treatment, from an approach concerned with dissonant intervals that must be resolved to consonance -- which have great power to tonicize and modulate -- to a view that accepts dissonant intervals as familiar components of more complex chords. Secondary functions will be explored as they contribute to passages of harmonic instability, passages which emphasize and clarify tonality through tonicization, and passages which create goal-directed modulations. In a general sense, the course topics will correspond to material in Chapters 18 through 27 of the textbook.
Required Materials:
• Manuscript paper, pencils and erasers.
• Tonal Harmony. Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne. Fifth edition, McGraw-Hill.
• Workbook for Tonal Harmony. Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne. Fifth edition, McGraw-Hill
• Library access for reserve materials, scores, e-Reserve.
• Internet access, for e-Reserve, on-line materials (and this site).
Attendance:
Attendance is required at all class meetings. Please arrive on time to class and bring your textbooks, manuscript paper and notebook. Also, please make the necessary arrangements to be present for the Final Exam, scheduled by the University for Tuesday, December 12 at 10:10 a.m. In the case of an emergency that prevents you from attending class, please communicate with me as soon as possible to discuss alternative arrangements for completing course work. In the event that your participation in a UNLV performance conflicts with this class, you will need to check that the ensemble director has sent a memo to all faculty in advance of the event, and notify me in advance, directly, so that you will have the opportunity to make up assignments without penalty. Fall 2006 university policy (posted on-line at: http://provost.unlv.edu/policies.html ) states "As a general rule, a student missing a class or laboratory assignment because of observance of a religious holiday shall have the opportunity to make up missed work. Students must notify (instructors) of anticipated absences by the last day of late registration, September 1, 2006, to be assured of this opportunity."
Assignments:
Homework assignments are CRUCIAL to your success in the course, as they provide a focus to discussions of concepts and techniques covered in the course, as well as material on exams. Assignments done on time are the most helpful, since your thoughts and questions about course topics enrich and focus our class discussion. For this reason, assignments are due on time (at the beginning of class). Excepting specific arrangements pertaining to a medical or other emergency, late assignments will be penalized, and assignments turned in more than 72 hours after they are due will not receive a grade. There will also be listening assignments related to CDs on reserve in the Music Library and examples available from any computer, via e-Reserve.
Grading System:
Grades are given on the basis of (1) minimum standards of competence, (2) the performance of the class or section as a whole, and (3) the growth and progress of each student. For more specific grading procedures, please refer to your printed syllabus.
Final Exam:
The Final Exam is on December 12 at 10:10 a.m. Please make necessary arrangements in advance
so that you can be there, as attendance is required.
Office Hours:
Please refer to printed syllabus.
University-wide policies:
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