MUSIC THEORY III
– MUS 215 (FALL 2001)
Professor: Stephen Peles Office:
251
Moody Music Building
Office phone: 348-1472 Office
Hours: MWF 2:00-3:00 and by appointment
E-mail: speles@music.ua.edu Assistants: Eric Lenz, Rick Snow, Christopher Still
Prerequisites: MUS115 & MUS117, with a grade no lower than
C in both.
Materials: Same as last
year (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. Three fifths of your final grade for the course will be
determined by the theory grade and two fifths by the musicianship 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
Class preparation and participation will be taken into account in the
resolution of borderline grades.
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. You are
responsible for any material presented in your absence; in the event that you
are absent for a lecture, be sure to get the notes for that class from a classmate.
Copyright © 2001 Stephen Peles as to this syllabus and all
lectures. Students are prohibited from
selling (or being paid for taking) notes during this course to or by any person
or commercial firm without the express written permission of the professor
teaching this course.
Homework assignments, reading assignments included, are listed on the
schedule to follow on the day they are DUE. All assignments are due at the beginning of class.
To request disability accommodations, please contact Disabilities
Services (348-4285). After initial
arrangements are made with that office, contact your instructors.
Attendance and
Grading Policies:
Students will be
allowed 10 absences for theory and musicianship combines. There is no distinction between excused and
unexcused absences, so you do not need to show me notes, doctor’s excuses, and
so forth.
One percentage point shall be deducted from the final grade for each
absence in excess of ten.
No make-up quizzes are given.
Homework grades will be reduced by 5 percentage points for each day the
homework is late; in no case will late homework be accepted after the
assignment in question has been corrected and returned to the class. 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*
Review of Material from
115/117
Aug. 22 "
Aug. 24 "
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Aug. 27 "
Aug. 29 "
Aug. 31 " HW 1
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Sept. 3 No Class–Labor Day
Sept. 5 "
Sept. 7 " HW 2
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Sept. 10 "
Sept. 12 "
Sept. 14 " HW 3
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Suspensions and Other
Aspects of Tonal Rhythm/Aspects of Form
Sept. 17 A&S Chap. 21
Sept. 19 QUIZ "
Sept. 21 " HW
4
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Sept. 24 "
Sept. 26 "
Sept. 28 " HW
5
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Other Sources of Chromaticism
Oct. 1 Mixture
Oct. 3 QUIZ " A&S Chap. 22
Oct. 5 " HW
6
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More On Seventh Chords
Oct. 8 Miscellaneous Uses of 7th Chords
Oct. 10 " A&S Chap. 24
Oct. 12 " HW
7
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Oct. 15 MIDTERM
EXAM
Oct. 17 MIDTERM
EXAM
Oct. 19 Review
of Exam
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Oct. 22 Review
of Exam
Oct. 24 Review
of Exam
Oct. 26 7th
Chords with Added Dissonance A&S Chap. 27
HW 8
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Oct. 29 "
Oct. 31 "
Nov. 2 " HW 9
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Chromatic Approaches to the Dominant
Nov. 5 The
Neapolitan 6th A&S Chap. 28
Nov. 7 "
Nov. 9 " HW 10
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Nov. 12 Augmented 6th Chords A&S Chap. 29
Nov. 14 QUIZ "
Nov. 16 " HW 11
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Nov. 19 "
Nov. 21 "
Nov. 23 No Class–Thanksgiving
Holiday
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Nov. 26 "
Nov. 28 QUIZ "
Nov. 30 " HW 12
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Dec. 3 "
Dec. 5 "
Dec. 7 " HW 13
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