740-229 Music Techniques 2-2

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

740-129 Music Techniques 1-2

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students will be expected to have a sound understanding of all diatonic and chromatic chords used in harmonic music to the end of the 19th century; and to be able to recognise and write fluent four-part harmonic textures, demonstrating their understanding of chord function and the principles of chromaticism.

This subject expands the harmonic principles basic to Western musical tradition covered in 740-141 Music Techniques 1-2, to embrace advanced tonal procedures and the techniques of chromaticism used in composition to the end of the 19th century. Candidates will study the complete diatonic and chromatic vocabulary, including elements of figuration, chromatically inflected progressions, mixture, leading-tone seventh chords, dominant ninths, elevenths and thirteenths and chromatic chords including the Neapolitan and augmented sixths. Compositional applications will include the writing of advanced chorales, string quartet and piano accompaniment textures.

Assessment

Regular written assignments (50%); 2-hour end-of-semester examination (40%); listening test (10%). Note: A pass must be obtained in each section of the assessment.

Recommended Texts

• Edward Aldwell & Carl Schachter, Harmony and Voice Leading. 2nd Ed, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988.