Music
232
Diatonic Harmony–Spring Semester 2020
MWF 10:00-10:50a, CA 136
Instructor:
Jono
Kornfeld
Office:
CA 166F
Office
Hours: M & W, 11:00a-1:00p; and by appointment
Phone:
415-338-6013, email
Graduate Assistant: Forrest Ballman, email
PRINTABLE VERSION OF
THIS SYLLABUS: (Rules
& Regs) (Topics & HW)
Recordings,
reference and more!
REQUIRED TEXT |
RECOMMENDED BOOKS |
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Tonal Harmony – Textbook, 7th
Edition Kostka/Payne McGraw Hill, ISBN
0-07-285260-7 |
A College-Level Music Dictionary: Oxford, Harvard, etc. A Music Notation Manual: Norton,
Alfred, etc. |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES |
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The
prerequisite for this course is MUS 231. This course will focus on diatonic
harmony, voice leading and simple forms of the common practice style, with an
emphasis on the mechanics (through analyzing and writing) of four-part
textures modeled after the style of the Bach Chorale. Other textures
for study will include solo piano, chamber and orchestral, as well as other
single-line instruments. Our goal will be to understand (through
analysis, writing and listening exercises) how counterpoint and harmony are
interrelated, and how the smaller mechanics of harmony and voice leading
inform the larger formal aspects of common practice music–as well as
other styles. By the end of this
course you should be able to compose and analyze a short diatonic piece in
the keyboard and/or 4-part styles of the common practice era, and have a
command of all associated vocabulary. Your written work will consist of a
mixture between homework, quizzes, and separate composition/analysis
projects. |
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GRADING: ALL GRADES WILL BE GIVEN AS A PERCENTAGE |
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Each assignment and exam
will have its own grade. You can also look up your grades to date through this link—grades are listed via an assigned alias to protect your
privacy. Class Participation:
5% Students are
expected to attend all classes and participate. Participation means arriving on time,
being fully present and engaged, and not behaving in a distracted or
distracting manner. Use of cell
phones and/or electronic devices for non-emergency purposes will be
considered disruptive and will count against your participation
credit—they should be put away during class. Keyboard
harmony requirement: 5%
(audio link) Midterm piano
composition project: 10% Details will be
announced. Final composition
project: 15% Details will be
announced. Quizzes:
30% In
lieu of midterm and final exams, there will be approximately 12 quizzes. They
will be announced in advance, but can be expected on a near weekly
basis. Quizzes will last between
10 -20 minutes, and will use questions drawn from the text and syllabus
reading sheets (all downloadable in advance), and will be open-note/book. You
should have a pencil and staff paper available for all quizzes.
Missed quizzes cannot be made up.
The lowest two grades will be dropped, so assuming there are 12
quizzes, each will be worth 3% of your grade. Homework: 35% Homework is due
on the day announced by the end of class unless otherwise
specified. Assignments must be downloaded and printed out. Late
assignments will not be accepted unless otherwise specified, but reasonable excuses are ok in some cases. The lowest grade will be dropped. Putting an assignment
into the in folder after its due date without any explanation will result in a
grade of 0 for that assignment. Homework collaboration option. Redo Policy:
Unless otherwise specified, you can redo any homework assignment that gets
less than a 93%. The score of the
redone version of the assignment will be averaged with the original score for
a final assignment grade, with a maximum possible grade of 93%. Redone assignments are due two class
periods after the original assignment is handed back. Redoing an assignment
means that you either make clear corrections on the original assignment, or
that you hand in a copied-over, corrected version of the original assignment
on a separate piece of paper. For the latter, you MUST staple the redone
assignment to the original marked-up version; you don't have to copy over
portions of the original assignment that were done correctly. This does NOT
apply to quizzes or exams. **Please
note: the above percentages are subject to redistribution** Missed assignments, quizzes or exams:
in the event of an unforeseen absence, make-up exams/quizzes or
assignment-extensions may be granted for extenuating circumstances, and only
on a case-by-case basis. Such circumstances must be documented (i.e. a
doctor's note, etc.) and I must be notified in advance, not afterwards. Extra credit assignments (optional):
may be assigned and will be announced in class. Plagiarism: While
some collaboration is expected and productive, the bulk of your assignments
and definitely any compositions must be done individually unless otherwise
specified. Violations will be subject to the University's Code of
Conduct as it relates to such matters. Please note the following from the
SFSU Bulletin: To receive credit toward
completion of the degree requirements, a grade of C (a C- does NOT count) or
better is required for all music courses in the Bachelor of Arts in Music
major...To receive credit toward completion of the degree requirements, a
grade of C or better is required for all music courses in the Bachelor of
Music major. And:
Students with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations are
encouraged to contact the instructor. The Disability Programs and Resource
Center (DPRC) is available to facilitate the
reasonable accommodations process. The DPRC is located in the Student Service
Building and can be reached by telephone (voice/TTY 415-338-2472) or by email
(dprc@sfsu.edu). SF State fosters a campus free of sexual
violence including sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking, and/or any form of sex or gender discrimination. If you disclose a personal
experience as an SF State student, the course instructor is required to
notify the Dean of Students. To disclose any such violence confidentially,
contact: The SAFE Place - (415) 338-2208; http://www.sfsu.edu/~safe_plc/ Counseling and Psychological Services Center -
(415) 338-2208; http://psyservs.sfsu.edu/ For more information on your rights and
available resources: http://titleix.sfsu.edu |
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ATTENDANCE AND CLASSROOM GUIDELINES |
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It is your responsibility to get
notes from any class you miss. Do not send emails or request
appointments regarding material covered during an unexcused absence. Disruptive
or distracting behavior will not be tolerated and may result in you being
asked to leave or have an assigned seat. Such behavior includes:
inappropriate talking with classmates, using cell phones or other electronic
devices, repeatedly arriving late, and/or engaging in distracting
behavior. BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK
TO CLASS. |
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COMMUNICATION |
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There may be instances where we need
to make individual, special arrangements. In these cases, it is best
that we do so in person. However, it will also be necessary to follow
up such face-to-face communications with confirmation emails. In the
event that we have made a special arrangement, please make sure we have at
least done so in writing. If you write to me, please communicate as
clearly as possible. While this
is a music class, you are expected to practice college-level, professional
communication standards in your written and oral communication. Make sure
your SFSU email is set up to forward to your regular/personal email. |
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REVISIONS TO THE SYLLABUS |
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The syllabus (including assignments,
exam and grade distributions) and downloads are subject to revisions as the
semester progresses. Check the syllabus web page often and listen for
announcements in class. Do not download the lecture notes and/or
assignments all at once in case revisions are made as the semester
progresses. |
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NOTATION |
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In an ongoing effort to nurture your
notation skills, all work handed in must be written in pencil; computer-notated
assignments will not be accepted. When using staff paper for any assignment,
the paper should have no left- or right-side bar
lines and have no clefs printed on it. Notation is a factor in grading.
Notation errors, cross-outs, sloppy notation or analyses may lower assignment
grades and/or will be handled on a discretionary basis. |
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PRINTING
MATERIALS FOR CLASS |
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The Music Office
is requiring as little photocopying as possible. You should plan to be able to print supplemental,
required materials for class on a regular basis. All materials will be available
through the web syllabus and will be PDF files. |
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MUSIC
232 – APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE OF CLASS TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS |
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(Week
No.) Week
of |
Class
Topics and Downloadable Notes (day covered–"M, W, F") |
Assignments
and items to print for that week with
specific due day |
(1) Jan 27 |
Class
organization, course overview (M) Introduction
to diatonic harmony (WF) |
Print: Mozart K.331 Link (audio) |
(2) Feb 3 |
Ch.
3: Triads, 7th chords, figured bass (MWF) Ch.
3 Reading Sheet |
Print: Note
stacking tutorial (F)
Ch. 3 (part I) |
(3) Feb 10 |
Ch.
3 continued (M) Ch.
4: Diatonic chords (WF) Ch. 4 Reading Sheet |
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(4) Feb 17 |
Ch.
4 continued (M) Ch.
5: Voice
leading (WF) Ch. 5 Reading Sheet |
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(5) Feb 24 |
Ch. 5 continued (M) Ch. 6: Root position part writing (WF) Ch. 6 Reading Sheet |
(F) Ch. 5 |
(6) March 2 |
Ch. 6 continued (M) Ch. 7: Harmonic
progressions (WF)
(including 2nd level analysis) Ch. 7 Reading Sheet |
(F) Ch. 6 |
(7) March 9 |
Ch. 7 continued (M) Ch. 8: First
inversion triads
(WF) Ch. 8 Reading Sheet |
(M & W) Keyboard
Harmony Requirement (F) Ch. 7 |
(8) March 16 |
Ch. 8 continued (M) Ch. 9: Second
inversion triads
(WF) Ch. 9 Reading Sheet |
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March
23 – 27: Spring Recess, No Class |
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(9) March 30 |
Ch. 9 continued (MW) Ch. 10: Cadences,
phrases, periods
(F) Ch. 10 Reading Sheet |
(F) Ch. 9: Clementi audio |
(10) April 6 |
Ch. 10 continued (MWF) - The Sentence |
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(11) April 13 |
Ch. 10 continued (MW) Ch. 11: Non chord tones I (F) Ch. 11 Reading
Sheet Passing
Tone (audio) * Neighbor Tone (audio) Suspension
(audio) * Retard (audio)Ch. 12: Non
chord tones II
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(F) Ch. 10, Minuet in G audio;
Op. 13, ii audio LISTEN TO THE EXAMPLES! MAKE
SEPARATE DIAGRAMS! NAME THE FORMS! |
(12) April 20 |
Ch.
11 continued (M)s Ch. 12 Reading
Sheet (WF) Appoggiatura
(audio) * Escape Tone (audio) |
(F) Ch. 11, hilf herr Jesu audio, unembellished 4-part audio |
(13) April 27 |
Ch. 12 continued (M) Final
composition assignment discussed (M) Ch. 13: The V7 chord (WF) Ch. 13 Reading
Sheet |
(M) Extra Credit Assignment #1 (pdf of score) (audio example) (F) Ch. 12, Mozart K. 545, iii audio, unembellished 4-part
audio |
(14) May 4 |
Ch. 14: II7 and VII7 Chords (M) Ch. 14 Reading
Sheet Ch. 15: Other diatonic
7th chords (W) Ch. 15 Reading
Sheet Ch. 18 An introduction to modulation (F) |
(W) Ch. 13, Bach WTC audio |
(15) May 11 |
Culminating
Perspectives (MW) Wrap-up (F) Final
Composition Drafts returned (F) |
(M) Hand In: Final Composition Draft |
(16) May 18 |
Final Gathering: (M) May 18, 10:15a – 12:15p: Bring in
your marked-up final composition draft; go over feedback; begin work on final
draft. |
(F, May 22, 11am or earlier) Hand In:
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Extra
Credit Assignment #2 (audio example) Due
by Friday, May 22, 11am |