Theory Harmony 1
Prerequisite: Fundamentals 3 (or test out)
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Writing a bass line
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Understanding parallel 5ths and 8ths
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Writing a tune
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Writing a rhythm to fit words, writing words under a tune, correcting mistakes in word setting
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Writing tunes to a given rhythm in simple or compound meters
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Understanding accented and unaccented passing notes and auxillary notes
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Understanding pentatonic scales in major and minor keys and writing melodies using notes from those scales
Theory Harmony 2
Prerequisite: Theory Fundamentals 3 and Theory Harmony 1 (or test out)
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Understanding blues scales and writing melodies for them
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Understanding whole-tone scales and writing melodies for them
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Writing 8-bar melody using notes from major, minor, pentatonic, blues, whole-tone, and Aeolian and Dorian mode scales
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Writing 3-chord progression with bass line given
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Modes – Aeolian and Dorian
Theory Harmony 3
Prerequisite: Theory Fundamentals 4 and Theory Harmony 2 (or test out)
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Writing all dorian mode and whole tone scales
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Serialism
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Modes – Mixolydian
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Harmonisation in the style of J.S. Bach
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Modulating a chorale phrase
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Chromatic chords
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Writing in score of C
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Writing serial tone rows and retrogrades
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Writing 12-16 bars in length using notes from major, minor, pentatonic major, pentatonic minor, blues, or whole tone scales or using notes from the Aeolian, Dorian, or Mixolydian modes or a serial tone row
Theory Harmony 4
Prerequisite: Theory Harmony 3 (or test out)
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Writing an effecting modulation through a pivot chord
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Writing passing 6/3 and 6/4
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Writing chromatic chords – Neopolitan 6th, augmented 6th chords (Italian, French, German), secondary dominants, borrowed chords from the tonic minor key
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Writing suspensions
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Harmonizing 2 phrases of a hymn/chorale in an appropriate style (no bass given and a modulation is necessary)