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==Objectives==
==Objectives==


*Students will be able to analyze a composition using formal notation (A, A’, B, etc.).
*Students will be familiar with common large forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and march form.
*Students will be familiar with common forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and popular song form.
*Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.
*Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.


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*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom:'']
*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom:'']
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/FormInPopularMusic.html Chapter 12: Form in Popular Music]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/BinaryAndTernaryForms.html Chapter 24: Binary and Ternary Forms]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/SonataAndRondoForms.html Chapter 25: Sonata and Rondo Forms]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/SonataAndRondoForms.html Chapter 25: Sonata and Rondo Forms]
*[http://openmusictheory.com/ Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:'']
*[http://openmusictheory.com/ Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:'']
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*[https://www.musicals101.com/book.htm Kenrick, ''Elements of a Musical:'' "The Book (Libretto)"]
*[https://www.musicals101.com/book.htm Kenrick, ''Elements of a Musical:'' "The Book (Libretto)"]
*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#detour-or-bridge-contrasting-sections-and-storytelling-in-musical-theater Jarvis and Peterson, "Detour or Bridge? Contrasting Sections and Storytelling in Musical Theater"]
*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#detour-or-bridge-contrasting-sections-and-storytelling-in-musical-theater Jarvis and Peterson, "Detour or Bridge? Contrasting Sections and Storytelling in Musical Theater"]
====Listening or Videos====
*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#the-dance-chorus-in-recent-top-40-music Barna, "The Dance Chorus in Recent Top-40 Music"]
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====Files====
====Files====


*Formal Analysis: "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eqkTPUh9bPZ7rFDSBj1Asj6nItu6cAa3/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nws8-Vu5_R-ZkvJ4gIr-k7RJejMrCcDl/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4xjOHegtBFI2mJ4XdtDqZnLeeSb2nEC/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Formal Analysis: "Unfinished" by Barenaked Ladies ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vcdHe9T1jU38GfN_S_9xRWRbp6A07ekz/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16clLJXfED1GDv7wcTP3h9xSsNF7lPfbf/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LOUFbNpPF13BHGYXTJ4L7q6c8Jaasg6r/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EejVPNPhjVeF9AI8PCEj2ZZQM5t7yNtj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1foUdtm5FrRI2EfdNwiiRiT_k7EjrNI39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rV17dGqdB_dOTYsjQIofYHsDWXiYUL3K/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EejVPNPhjVeF9AI8PCEj2ZZQM5t7yNtj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1foUdtm5FrRI2EfdNwiiRiT_k7EjrNI39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rV17dGqdB_dOTYsjQIofYHsDWXiYUL3K/view?usp=sharing PDF])



Revision as of 13:25, 30 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with common large forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and march form.
  • Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.

Resources

Readings:

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of the concept of formal analysis, and of common large-scale forms
  • Formal analysis of music in different genres and time periods
  • Creation of a compositional formal blueprint based around two or three given melodies or motives

Assignments

  • Comprehension questions
  • Formal analysis of written and recorded music
  • Creation of a formal blueprint for a piece to meet given criteria

Files

  • Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart (Finale | MusicXML | PDF)

Notes