Sample Schedules
This page includes possible scheduling arrangements for the various lessons in this curriculum.
Four-Semester Schedules
Sample 1
This arrangement is currently being used at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.
| Week | Theory III | Week | Theory IV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review of Theory I & II | 1 | Electronic Instruments, Synthesis |
| 2 | Chromatic Harmony, Other Scales | 2 | Sampling, Musique Concrète |
| 3 | Large Forms | 3 | Amplification & Distortion, Filters & Effects |
| 4 | The Music Business, Genre | 4 | Vocal Modification, Sequencing |
| 5 | Rap | 5 | Drum Machines, Turntablism |
| 6 | Film & Television Music, Stage Music | 6 | Multiphonics, Reverb |
| 7 | Video Game Music, Multimedia | 7 | Studio Production, Music and the Internet |
| 8 | Midterm Review & Exam | 8 | Midterm Review & Exam |
| 9 | Pantriadicism & Chromatic Mediants, Pandiatonicism & Soundmass, Extended Techniques | 9 | Spring Break |
| 10 | Quartal Harmony, Emotion in Music, Impressionism | 10 | Instructor's Choice |
| 11 | Simultaneity, Eclecticism, Quotation & Sampling | 11 | |
| 12 | Atonality, Serialism, Set Theory | 12 | |
| 13 | Microtonality, Colotomic Structures | 13 | |
| 14 | Minimalism, Thanksgiving Break | 14 | |
| 15 | Final Review & Exam | 15 | Final Review & Exam |
Sample 2
This arrangement is currently being used at the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. We are currently revising the curriculum - more updates soon!
| Week | Theory I | Week | Theory II |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Music & Music Theory; Introduction to Notation Systems | 1 | |
| 2 | Acoustics: Sound Creation & Propagation; The Ear: Sound Reception | 2 | |
| 3 | Frequency & Pitch; Pitch Notation | 3 | |
| 4 | Tonality: Scales; Major Scales & Key Signatures; Modes | 4 | |
| 5 | Modes; Minor Keys & Scales | 5 | |
| 6 | Solfège Systems; Tonality: Scales (focus on other scales); Loudness & Dynamics | 6 | |
| 7 | Timbre & Articulation; Instrument Families | 7 | |
| 8 | Melody & Texture; Rhythm Notation | 8 | |
| 9 | Duration, Rhythm, & Meter; Meter Notation | 9 | |
| 10 | Intervals; Interval Ratios | 10 | |
| 11 | Species 1 Counterpoint; Tuning Systems | 11 | |
| 12 | Tonality: Chords; Triads & Inversions; Roman Numeral Analysis | 12 | |
| 13 | Thanksgiving Break | 13 | |
| 14 | Introduction to Melodic Harmonization | 14 | |
| 15 | Seventh Chords, Recording Methods | 15 | |
| 16 | Finals Week |