Dr. Neil Thornock Music 296 Music Theory IV Online Materials

Syllabus Composition 1 Composition 2 12-tone Matrix Chart Assignments All assignments must be recorded on your Course Schedule. The five starred assignments must also be turned in to me. Unit 1 1. Due Fri, Jan 6 --Read pp. 89-100 2. Due Mon, Jan 9 --Practice the rhythm examples on p. 101 (about 15-20 minutes...) --pp. 106-107: Identify the primary rhythmic techniques used in each example; label them with terms found in the reading pp. 89-100. 3. Due Wed, Jan 11 --Read pp. 4-9 --Get familiar with the chart on pp. 10-11 4. Due Fri, Jan 13 --Do p. 16 5. Due Wed, Jan 16* --Read pp. 19-21; email a brief response (a few sentences). 6. Due Mon, Jan 23 --Analyze p. 24 7. Due Wed, Jan 25 --Do this worksheet Unit 2 8. Due Mon, Jan 30 --Read pp. 25-27 9. Due Wed, Feb 1 --Do p. 28 --Read p. 29 10. Due Fri, Feb 3 --Read pp. 30-31 11. Due Wed, Feb 8* --Write a pandiatonic harmonization of a hymn (at least 8 measures) 12. Due Wed, Feb 15 --Read pp. 36-40 13. Due Fri, Feb 17 --Read pp. 43-52 14. Due Tue, Feb 21 --Read pp. 54-58 15. Due Wed, Feb 22 --Do pp. 65-66 (analyze for postimpressionistic techniques) 16. Due Mon, Feb 27 --Read pp. 60 --Try to identify modes used in the exceprts on p. 61 Unit 3 17. Due Mon, Mar 5 --Read pp. 67-72 18. Due Wed, Mar 7 --Do p. 74 19. Due Fri, Mar 9* --Construct a matrix for the first row on p. 73 20. Due Mon, Mar 12* --Analyze the score handed out in class 21. Due Wed, Mar 21* --Read pp. 81-82 --Derive a row from the 037 trichord Unit 4 22. Due Fri, Mar 30 --Read pp. 108-109 23. Due Mon, Apr 2 --Read pp. 110-112 --Analyze p. 113 using the PRITF method 24. Due Fri, Apr 6 --Read p. 115 Composition Projects and Due Dates Composition 1: Fri, Jan 27 Composition 2: Fri, Feb 24 Composition 3: Mon, Mar 26 Composition 4: Wed, Apr 11 Exam Times Midterm Final: Sec. 2 Final: Sec. 4