Mus 704 Section 1 (3 credits) Graduate
Theory Review
Dr.
Paul Seitz, Instructor. Email: seitzp@unlv.nevada.edu
Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m., Room
HFA 147
Course Description:
Music 704 offers an opportunity for students enrolled in graduate
music degree programs at UNLV to review areas of musicianship related
to their studies and future careers. Topics included will be Counterpoint
and Voice-leading, Harmony and Formal Analysis. Students will participate
as learners and as teachers.
Required Materials:
Reserve Materials (in UNLV Library):
The list of reserve materials will likely change
through the semester. You may check for the most recent list on the
UNLV library
web page. We will begin the semester with the following materials
on reserve:
Felix Salzer and Carl Schacter.
Counterpoint in Composition. NY: Columbia Univ. Press, 1989.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Music
NY: Dover, 1970.
Johann Sebastian Bach. The Well-Tempered
Clavier, Books 1 and 2.
Muzio Clementi. Sonatinas, Op.
36.
W.A. Mozart. Piano Sonatas,
Vols. 1 and 2.
Charles Burkhart, ed. Anthology for
Musical Analysis. . Wadsworth Publishing.
Attendance:
Attendance is required at all class meetings. Being, fundamentally, an alternative to the written test of this material, Mus 704's most central feature is the interaction of class members as learners and teachers. Please make the necessary arrangements to be present for all class meetings and for the Final Exam meeting, scheduled by the University for Wednesday, December 13 at 6:00 p.m. In the case of a medical emergency, please communicate with me as soon as possible to discuss alternative arrangements for completing course work, taking an incomplete, or withdrawing from the course.
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 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.
Some Specific Course Topics and Objectives:
Although the specific calendar and pace of study can be determined only after diagnostic activities, the course will be organized into four sections of several weeks each: Counterpoint, Harmony, Formal Analysis and 20th Century Techniques. Although I'll introduce and guide study of each of these categories, a number of specific topics will be available for class members to present, as well, and each member will be responsible for a minimum number of these presentations (divided among the number of students in the class).
Office Hours:
Please see the printed course syllabus.