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**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/BinaryAndTernaryForms.html Chapter 24: Binary and Ternary Forms]
**[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]
*[https://www.academia.edu/7634222/_Form_in_Rock_Music_A_Primer_in_Engaging_Music_Essays_in_Music_Analysis_ed._D._Stein_Oxford_University_Press_2005_65-76 Covach, “Form in Rock Music: A Primer”]
*''[http://openmusictheory.com/ Open Music Theory]''
**Sonata Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-intro.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-exposition.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataStructuralPointsOfArrival.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataThematicModules.html 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRecap.html 5], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataDevelopment.html 6], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataFramingModules.html 7]
**Rondo Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/rondo.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/thematicFunctionInRondo.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/fivePartRondo.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRondo.html 4]
**[http://openmusictheory.com/minuet.html Minuet Form]
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==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==

Revision as of 13:49, 17 July 2020

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

Objectives

  • Students will be able to analyze a composition using formal notation (A, A’, B, etc.).
  • Students will be familiar with common forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and popular song form.

Resources

Reading:

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

Notes