Class 30, Tuesday June 14

The Last Class!

For those of you who did not get your Chorale performed on Thursday we will look at, and sing, yours. (Bring 10 copies for the 3A Chorus)

We will look at you Harmonic Analysis of Bach Chorales and I'm looking forward to hearing from those of you who have chosen to present your findings. Presenters, you might consider making copies of your analysis for the class to look at as you talk about the Chorale.

See you there!

And then . . . . . 

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Class 29, Thursday June 9th

That was super fun singing your Chorales today. We found a few little errors here and there but for the most part there was some really good music in there!

I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing about your Bach Chorale analysis projects on Tuesday.

Ongoing Extra Credit Assignment:

Choose a Bach Choral in the Chorale book in the DropBox folder and do one or all of the following:

1. A written harmonic analysis = 40 points, 
2. A written melodic analysis = 20 points. 
3. Give a 5-minute verbal presentation = 50 points of your harmonic or melodic analysis = 50 points. Make 12 copies of your written analysis to share with the class, 23 if you are feeling generous and want everyone to have one to keep. Note: The verbal report must be more enlightening than “Then he used a IV chord . . .then he used a V chord”. I'm looking for insight as to what you found, what makes it interesting, how it follows the rules we have been working on, how it doesn't and so on.

We will look at these on the day of our Final. Tuesday, June 14th. 10:15am-12:15pm

Class 28, Tuesday June 7th

 As a class we went over your harmonized Chorales.

Points were given for being in class with a finished Chorale (draft).

Class 28 Homework:
Finish your chorales for performance on Thursday.

Ongoing Extra Credit Assignment:

Choose a Bach Choral in the Chorale book in the DropBox folder and do one or all of the following:

1. A written harmonic analysis = 40 points, 
2. A written melodic analysis = 20 points. 
3. Give a 5-minute verbal presentation = 50 points of your harmonic or melodic analysis = 50 points. Make 12 copies of your written analysis to share with the class, 23 if you are feeling generous and want everyone to have one to keep. Note: The verbal report must be more enlightening than “Then he used a IV chord . . .then he used a V chord”. I'm looking for insight as to what you found, what makes it interesting, how it follows the rules we have been working on, how it doesn't and so on.

We will look at these on the day of our Final. Tuesday, June 14th. 10:15am-12:15pm

Class 27, Thursday, June 2

We looked at Chorale melodies and bass lines with roman numeral analysis

Homework for Class 27

Reading Assignment:

Page 194 through 196

Graded Assignments:

Part 2 of the Bach Corale Project:

Fine tune your melodies based on our in-class discussions then complete your Chorales with filled out inner parts.

Final project notes, hints and guidelines:

You have a certain amount of creative license to make this piece your own, but do your best to write it in the style of J.S. Bach. Studying the Bach Chorale scores in the DropBox Folder will bring you a better idea of what that style should sound like. Also, listen to the Chorale recordings in our class iTunes library.

• Use at least one V7 chord
• Every Beat should have a chord. Look at this link for an idea of a standard Bach harmonic analysis
• Use Tonic, Sub Dominant and Dominant (primary) chords, other chords (secondary) are allowed.
• Use a 6/4 chord during a cadence (Cadential 6/4 chord, p. 173). Identify this cadence by writing "C 6/4" above the Tonic chord of the cadence.
• There can be no parallel 5ths, parallel octaves, melodic aug. 2nd, overlapping voices,
•  Avoid doubling the leading lone, or any altered tones.
• All voices must adhere to their range limits.
• Move soprano and bass in contrary or oblique motion if possible.
• Move each voice the shortest distance possible for the best possible voice leading. Remember, we will be singing these.
• The manuscript you hand in should be clean, clear, straight and neat. Consider this a professional score writing gig.

Ongoing Extra Credit Assignment:

Choose a Bach Choral in the Chorale book in the DropBox folder and do one or all of the following:

1. A written harmonic analysis = 40 points, 
2. A written melodic analysis = 20 points. 
3. Give a 5-minute verbal presentation = 50 points of your harmonic or melodic analysis = 50 points. Make 12 copies of your written analysis to share with the class, 23 if you are feeling generous and want everyone to have one to keep. Note: The verbal report must be more enlightening than “Then he used a IV chord . . .then he used a V chord”. I'm looking for insight as to what you found, what makes it interesting, how it follows the rules we have been working on, how it doesn't and so on.

Class 26, Tuesday May 31st

Topics for today:

• Review of homework and the rules
• Finishing details from chapter 9
• Looking at chord progressions that utilize secondary chords
• Looking at the Bach chorale project

Useful resources:

I have included a few resources from my Music 112 Bass class book for your reference. Watch out for examples in Bass clef ;-)

• "Basic Harmony.pdf" covers some basic ideas about harmony in major and minor keys
• "Chord Progressions.pdf" takes those ideas to the realm of how chords tend to progress from one to another. We will cover this briefly in class in relation to adding some secondary chords to our Bach chorales.

Homework for Class 26

Reading Assignment:

Page 190 through 194

Graded Assignment:

Part one of the Bach Chorale Project. (project file in DropBox Homework Handouts Folder)

Melody, Bass line and harmonic analysis.

Be prepared to play Melodies for the class

  

Extra Credit Assignment:

Workbook assignment –  9.6b #1 & 2 (Page 96) Worth 40 Points

OR . . . Ongoing Extra Credit Assignment:

Choose a Bach Choral in the Chorale book in the DropBox folder and do one or all of the following:

1. A written harmonic analysis = 40 points, 
2. A written melodic analysis = 20 points. 
3. Give a 5-minute verbal presentation = 50 points of your harmonic or melodic analysis = 50 points. Make 12 copies of your written analysis to share with the class, 23 if you are feeling generous and want everyone to have one to keep. Note: The verbal report must be more enlightening than “Then he used a IV chord . . .then he used a V chord”. I'm looking for insight as to what you found, what makes it interesting, how it follows the rules we have been working on, how it doesn't and so on.

Class 25, Thursday May 26th

Preview . . .

Today we will be covering Other Part Writing Considerations

         • Melodic Augmented Fourth

         • Overlapping Voices

         • Hidden Octaves and Fifths

We will work on Assignment 9.6 from the Textbook in class. There is a printable copy of this page provided in the homework handouts folder in your DropBox. You might like to print it before Thursday’s class.

REMINDER:

Appendix A – The Essentials of Part Writing on Page 420 . . . . interesting and useful reading!


ALSO: I'll bet you have forgotten that there is a great synopsis of the material in our text in your DropBox folder. Check out "Textbook Notes.pdf" I think you'll find it to be very helpful as a reference.

Homework for Class 25

Reading Assignment:

Page 187 through 190

Practice Assignments:

Textbook 9.6 #1-2 (P. 189) – We will do some of this in class, there is a

printable copy of this page provided in the homework handouts folder in your DropBox. You might like to print it before Thursday’s class.

There is a pdf key (9_6 Text Key.pdf) for this exercise in the Homework Handouts folder. PLEASE do the work first before looking at the key.  This key is also a reasonably good example of the quality of handwriting that is expected of you in your homework.

Graded Assignments:

Workbook assignment –  9.6, #1-2 (Page 95)

Add Roman Numerals in front of the Figured Bass!

Do on Manuscript Paper. Printable manuscript (custom for this exercise) is provided in the Homework Handouts folder in your DropBox

Class 24, Tuesday, May 24th

Preview . . . 

Writing Successive Triads in 1st Inversion

Writing Triads in 2nd inversion

Homework for Class 24

Reading Assignment:

Page 184 through 186

Practice Assignments:

Must be turned in, (points are given, but you check your own work)

Workbook practice assignment – 9.4 #2-4 (Page 92 ) answers on page .

Workbook practice assignment – 9.5  #4-6 (Page 94) answers on page .

Graded Assignments:

Textbook assignment –  9.4  #4-6 (Page 185) Write on Staff Paper

Textbook assignment –  9.5  #2-4 (Page 186) Write on Staff Paper