MUS 2152: Basic Skills of Music III

MUS 2152: Basic Skills of Music III, section 001
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00-9:50, 2.03.08 ARTS
Dr. David Heuser Office: 3.02.20 ARTS; Office Phone: 458-5321; email: david.heuser@utsa.edu
Office Hours: Monday 10:00am-11:00am; Wednesday 3:00pm-4:00pm; Thursday 2:00pm-3:00pm; Friday 9:00am-10:00am or by appointment
Prerequisite: successful completion of Basic Skills II;

Web page: http://music.utsa.edu/electron/basic3.html

Required Textbooks and Materials (always bring to class):

Stefan Kostka & Dorothy Payne - Tonal Harmony (fifth edition) and Workbook for Tonal Harmony (fifth edition)
Charles Burkhart - Anthology for Musical Analysis (sixth edition)
staff paper, pencils (not pens)

Course Description
Basic Skills of Music III is designed to build on the foundation developed in Basic Skills I and II. Continuing and expanding on the materials from those courses, Basic Skills III presents students with the tools to deepen their understanding of tonal music, allowing them to better analyze and ultimately perform this music. Basic Skills III also introduces formal analysis, beginning with small forms.

Goals of the Course
After successfully completing this course, the student should be able to part write and analyze in music all diatonic triads and 7th chords, all secondary chromatic chords, borrowed chords, augmented 6th chords and the Neopolitan chord, in all inversions, with non-chord tones, including pedal points. Students should also be able to write and analyze modulations, and analyze pieces in binary, ternary, rondo and theme-and-variations forms.

Grading and course policies
Grading will be done on the following formula: 90-100: A; 80-89: B; 70-79: C; 69 and lower: F. A grade of “D” will only be awarded when a higher grade has been achieved before accounting for attendance or the timed fundamental quizzes. Grades will be determined on the following basis:

Homework:	20%
Short Form Papers:	10%
Composition Projects:	5%
Regular exams (3 @ 15% each)	45%
Final Exam:	20%

Attendance:
Attendance is essential and will be taken at the beginning of each class. It will be factored into your grade by the following formula: zero absences will add 2 points to your Final average; 1 absence will add 1 point; each absence after 3 will lower your final grade by 2 points. Being late to class will also lower your grade: two tardies equal one absence. If a student is absent more than eight times for any reason during the semester, the instructor, at his discretion, may assign a final grade of F for the course.

ALL absences and tardies count. Due to my inability to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate excuses, I choose not to deal with them (excuses, that is). The two absences you are allowed (a week of classes) are expected to be legitimate (why would you not come to class if you were able?). The only exception to this policy would be a case of prolonged forced absence, such as would be caused by a serious injury requiring hospitalization, or the like. In these cases, documentation is required (of course); otherwise, I do not wish to be shown doctor's notes, letters from funeral directors or a mechanic's bill.

I reserve the right to count you as absent or tardy if you habitually (more than twice) come to class without the required materials (textbook, anthology, staff paper, etc.).

Make-up Work: Students are expected to make up all work missed. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to get the notes from a classmate and to come to my office to pick up your homework. I am willing to meet with you and discuss the course material only after you have taken appropriate steps to get caught up on your own. Do not make my office your first stop when you are trying to find out what you missed in class.

Quizzes: There are two types of Quizzes. "Pop" quizzes will be short, unannounced and given throughout the semester. I will drop your lowest quiz score. Make-ups will not be given. There will also be three Timed Quizzes on Fundamentals on key signatures, intervals, and triads. For each quiz which you haven't received a grade of at least 80% on, your final grade will be lowered one letter grade. More

Homework will be accepted past the day it is due, but not for a grade. Late homework may not always be returned to you in a timely manner.

Exams: Make up exams for scheduled exams will be allowed only if notice is given prior to the scheduled time.

Class Deportment: Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. To assure all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, students are prohibited from engaging in any form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom shall result, minimally, in a request to leave the class. Examples of inappropriate behavior include the use of cellular phones or beepers, eating in the classroom, prolonged chattering, excessive tardiness, sleeping, and overt inattentiveness.

Cheating: Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. All infractions will be reported to Student Judicial Affairs and prosecuted to the maximum extent allowed by the university. Any work you hand in is expected to be your work and your work only; claiming someone else’s work as your own is cheating.

Communication: If you need to contact me, there are a number of ways to do it. I am usually in my office, and will often be available to see students outside of posted office hours. If my door is closed, please check the schedule next to my door before knocking to make sure you are not interrupting a lesson or lunch. You can also reach me via my office phone and email, which are listed above and on the web (http://music.utsa.edu/Faculty/heuser/index.html). Emails should be courteous and formal, with proper spelling, capitalization, etc., and with a subject line that clearly states the purpose of the message. Ambiguous subject lines may result in an email being deleted as suspected spam. All Music Department faculty also have mailboxes located in the music office (3.01.58). If you would like to put something in my mailbox, give it to the office staff and ask them to place it there. If you have a concern, problem, question, issue or whatever, the best thing you can do is talk to me about it. Stay in touch!

*In order to pass Music 2152 a passing grade must be made on the final exam*

Basic Skills III Schedule – Subject to Change

Week

Topics

	Part 1: Review of Diatonic Harmony
Week 1, August 22, 24	Read/Review Kostka/Payne: Chapters 1-13 Review of Figured Bass, Harmonic Analysis, Part Writing, Non-Chord Tones, Harmonization of Melodies

Week 2, August 27, 29, 31

Read Kostka/Payne: Chapters 14 & 15: 7^th chords

Review continued

LABOR DAY – Monday, September 3

No class

Week 3, September 5, 7

Part 2: Secondary Chords

Read Kostka/Payne: Chapter 16: Secondary Functions 1

Week 4, September 10, 12, 14

Read Kostka/Payne: Chapter 17: Secondary Functions 2

Week 5, September 17, 19, 21

Wednesday, September 19: Exam No. 1

Part 3: Binary Form

Friday: Binary form: Read Chapter 20: pp. 323-326; 329-330

Week 6, September 24, 26, 28

Binary form – first paper assigned

Week 7, October 1, 3, 5

Part 4: Modulation

Read Kostka/Payne: Chapter 18: Modulations using Diatonic Common Chords

Week 8, October 8, 10, 12

Modulation continued

Friday: Read: Kostka/Payne: Chapter 19: Some other Modulatory Techniques

Week 9, October 15, 17, 19

Modulation continued

Friday, October 19: Exam No. 2

Week 10, October 22, 24, 26

Part 5: More Chromatic Harmonies

Friday: Read Kostka/Payne: Chapter 21: Mode Mixture

NOTE: October 23: Final drop day

Week 11, October 29, 31/November 2

Mode Mixture continued; Composition Project

Wednesday: Read Kostka/Payne: Chapter 22: The Neapolitan Chord

Friday: Read Kostka/Payne: Chapter 23 & 24: Augmented Sixth Chords 1 & 2

Week 12, November 5, 7, 9

Part 6: Ternary Form, Theme & Variations

Read Chapter 20: pp. 326-329; 332

Second paper assigned

Week 13, November 12, 14, 16

Back to Chromatic Harmony; Theme & Variations form

Week 14, November 19, 21

Monday, November 19: Exam No. 3

Part 7: Whole pieces, Rondo Form

THANKSGIVING –Friday November 23	No class
Week 14, November 26, 28, 30	Rondo form continued; review for final

Final Exam:7:30AM-10:00AM, Monday December 10