Pandiatonicism & Soundmass

Objectives

• Students will become familiar with pandiatonicism and soundmass.

Resources

Readings

• Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
  • Chapter 32: Impressionism and Extended Tonality
    • 32.2: Pandiatonicism
• Magnuson, Sound Patterns: Texturalism

Class Activities

• Discussion and definition of pandiatonicism
• Discussion and definition of soundmass
• Analysis of music which features pandiatonicism or soundmass
• In-class performance or improvisation of pieces which feature pandiatonicism or soundmass

Assignments

• Analysis of pandiatonicism and soundmass in written and recorded music