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== Objectives == | ==Objectives== | ||
*Students will understand the fundamental concepts of tonality and scales, including terminology like “pentatonic” and “heptatonic.” | |||
*Student will learn the distinction between different scale types (number of notes, steps/semitones) | |||
*Students will be familiar with concepts of dissonance and consonance in regards to harmony, and with common harmonic terminology such as tertial, quartal, triad and tetrad. | |||
*Student will be able to identify scale notes for any melody | |||
*Student will be able to surmise a tonic for simple tonal melodies | |||
*Student will comprehend the difference between tonal and non-tonal (or atonal) music | |||
==Resources== | |||
== | ==== Readings ==== | ||
* [http://www.tonalcentre.org/index.html "What is tonality?"] (''The Tonal Centre)''. | |||
* | * [http://openmusictheory.com/scales2.html "Collections and Scales."] (''Open Music Theory''). | ||
* | * M. McFerron. [http://www.bigcomposer.com/module/lectures/keysignatures1.pdf "Tonal Music."] (''Big Composer''). | ||
== | ==== Tools ==== | ||
[http://www.tonalcentre.org/index.html The Tonal Centre] | |||
==Class Activities== | |||
== Notes == | *Discussion and demonstration of the concepts of tonality and tonal centers | ||
*Discussion and demonstration of scale subsets within a particular tuning system | |||
*Discussion and demonstration of different sizes and types of chords | |||
*Scalar analysis of different melodies | |||
==Assignments== | |||
*Analysis of a piece of music for tonic, scale | |||
*Analysis of chords (presented aurally or in protonotation) | |||
==Notes== | |||
[[Category:Theory 1]] | |||
[[Category:Fundamentals of Sound & Music]] | |||
[[Category:Harmony]] | |||
[[Category:Melody]] | |||
Revision as of 21:18, 28 July 2020
| This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Sound & Music module. |
Objectives
- Students will understand the fundamental concepts of tonality and scales, including terminology like “pentatonic” and “heptatonic.”
- Student will learn the distinction between different scale types (number of notes, steps/semitones)
- Students will be familiar with concepts of dissonance and consonance in regards to harmony, and with common harmonic terminology such as tertial, quartal, triad and tetrad.
- Student will be able to identify scale notes for any melody
- Student will be able to surmise a tonic for simple tonal melodies
- Student will comprehend the difference between tonal and non-tonal (or atonal) music
Resources
Readings
- "What is tonality?" (The Tonal Centre).
- "Collections and Scales." (Open Music Theory).
- M. McFerron. "Tonal Music." (Big Composer).
Tools
Class Activities
- Discussion and demonstration of the concepts of tonality and tonal centers
- Discussion and demonstration of scale subsets within a particular tuning system
- Discussion and demonstration of different sizes and types of chords
- Scalar analysis of different melodies
Assignments
- Analysis of a piece of music for tonic, scale
- Analysis of chords (presented aurally or in protonotation)