Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students should be able to:

- apply rules of traditional harmony and voice leading in polyphonic writing

- apply harmonic analysis to tonal music

- notate individual parts and harmonic progressions from aural examples, including aspects such as intervals and rhythm

- independently describe and interpret musical works or musical performances in written form

- identify and describe common and typical forms in Western art music

- with some guidance identify characteristic features in different types of music

- account for tools and methods used in the analysis of popular music and how these can be implemented

Content

Module 1

Part writing, harmonic analysis and ear training, 7.5 credits

The module consists of three parts: part writing, harmonic analysis and ear training. Part writing covers chord types and voice leading principles from Western music, with a particular focus on Western art music from around 1700 to 1900. This includes exercises in part writing in various contexts, especially traditional four-part choral composition. Harmonic analysis involves interpreting chords in notated music and describing the harmony in which they occur, using, for example, functional theory or Roman numeral analysis. Ear training is integrated with composition and harmonic analysis. Students learn to notate individual parts and harmonic progressions based on aural material. Common aspects studied include intervals, rhythms, melodies and simple chord progressions.

Module 2

Music analysis, 7.5 credits

The module introduces basic music analysis. In the module, a number of pieces of music are studied. Focus lies on how to approach music with different types of music analysis, such as motif analysis, form analysis and Schenker analysis. Students learn to identify and describe forms that are common in Western art music, and practice identifying characteristic features in different types of music. The course also covers tools and methods relevant in the analysis of popular music. An important part of the course is exercises in how to account for music analysis in writing.

Instruction

Campus course: Lectures and/or group lessons as well as individual exercises. Distance course: Web-based teaching.

Assessment

Module 1: Part writing, harmonic analysis and ear training, 7.5 credits

Campus course: Written exam and written assignments

Distance course: Assignments

Module 2: Music analysis, 7.5 credits

Campus course: Seminar assignments and home assignments

Distance course: Assignments

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination method and allow a student to be examined in another way. Special reasons may be, for example, notification of targeted study support from the university's coordinator.

Other regulations

The course cannot be included in a degree together with one of the courses Musicology A, 30 credits, or Musicology B, 30 credits.