MUSIC THEORY II – MUS 117 FALL 1998
Professor: Stephen Peles Office: 252-A Moody Music Building
Office phone: 348-1472 Office
Hours: by appointment
Assistant: Allen Clements
Materials (bring with
you to all classes)
Textbooks: Harmony and Voice Leading, Edward
Aldwell & Carl Schachter (hereafter "A&S")
Other: music
paper, note paper, pencils.
Grading
This course consists of two components: theory (MWF) and musicianship (TTh). You will receive a grade for each, and your final grade will be the average of the two–thus each will count for exactly one half of your final grade. The theory component grade will be calculated as follows (for the musicianship grade please see the musicianship syllabus).
Homework
assignments and quizzes: 50%
Midterm exam:
20%
Final exam:
30%
In accordance with University of Alabama grading policy, final letter grades are assigned according to the following scale.
A+ = 97-100 A = 93-96 A- = 90-92
B+ = 87-89 B = 83-86 B- = 80-82
C+ = 77-79 C = 73-76 C- = 70-72
D+ = 67-69 D = 63-66 D- = 60-62
F = 0-59
Course material is presented in three forms: textbook readings, handouts, and lectures. You are responsible for all material, regardless of the medium of presentation. It is of utmost importance that you bring note paper and music paper to class and take notes. In the event that you are absent for a lecture, be sure to get the notes for that class from a classmate.
Homework assignments, reading assignments included, are listed on the
schedule to follow on the day they are DUE.
Attendance Policy:
Students will
be allowed 5 unexcused absences for
theory and musicianship combined.
Students will be excused for
the following reasons only:
(1) a death
in the family
(2) illness
accompanied by a doctor's excuse indicating that the student was too ill to
attend class
(3) a
recognized departmental or university function
One percentage point shall be deducted from the final grade for each
unexcused absence in excess of five.
Any student who misses more than 20% of the total number of classes (theory and musicianship combined) is advised to withdraw from the course. Failure to do so will result in a grade of F.
Schedule*
Jan. 7 Review
Jan. 9 "
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Jan. 12 VI and IV as Pre-dominants
Jan. 14 " A&S Chap. 11
Jan. 16 " HW 1
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Jan.
19 No Class–Martin Luther King
Day
Jan. 21 Pre-dominant 7th Chords: II7 and IV7; QUIZ A&S Chap 12
Jan. 23 " HW 2
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Jan. 26 Other Uses of IV and VI A&S
Chap. 13
Jan. 28 "
Jan. 30 " HW
3
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Tonicization
and Modulation
Feb. 2 V as a Key Area A&S
Chap. 14
Feb. 4 "; QUIZ
Feb. 6 " HW 4
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Feb. 9 Secondary Dominants A&S
Chap. 25
Feb. 11 "
Feb. 13 " HW 5/Composition HW1
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Feb. 16 Leading-Tone Seventh Chords
Feb. 18 "; QUIZ A&S Chap. 23
Feb. 20 " HW 6
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Feb. 23 Review
Feb. 25 MIDTERM
EXAM
Feb. 27 MIDTERM
EXAM
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Mar. 2 Review of Midterm Exam A&S Chap. 15
Mar. 4 Uses of III and VII
Mar. 6 " HW 7
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Mar. 9 5/3 Chord Techniques A&S Chap. 16
Mar. 11 " ; QUIZ
Mar. 13 " HW 8
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Mar. 16 Diatonic Sequences A&S Chap. 17
Mar. 18 "
Mar. 20 " HW 9/Composition HW 2
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Mar. 23 "
Mar. 25 " ; QUIZ
Mar. 27 " HW
10/Composition HW3
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Mar. 30 SPRING BREAK
Apr. 1 "
Apr. 3 "
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Apr. 6 6/3 Chord Techniques A&S Chap. 18
Apr. 8 "; QUIZ
Apr. 10 " HW 11
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Apr. 13 Diatonic
Modulation A&S Chap. 26
Apr. 15 "
Apr. 17 " HW
12/Composition HW4
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Apr. 20 "
Apr. 22 " ; QUIZ
Apr. 24 " HW 13
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Apr. 27 Review
Apr. 29
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May 1 " HW 14
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