## February 5 (Wed) 1. **Placement Test** --- ## February 7 (Fri) 1. **Ear-training (Melody)** 2. **Review Placement Test** 3. **Analysis of Schubert’s “An Die Natur”** --- ## February 10 (Mon) 1. **Ear-training (Melody + Rhythm)** 2. **Harmony** - 7th Chord and inversions 3. **Counterpoint: Late Baroque Overview** **Homework**: pg 160 #3 & #5 (Analyzing harmony, not realizing 4 parts yet) --- ## February 12 (Wed) - 14 (Fri) 1. **Ear-training** 2. **Counterpoint** - **Affection** - **Word-Painting**: Half-Step-Sigh — typically for sadness - A musical gesture closely resembling the emotional expression of a sigh—often associated with sadness, longing, or emotional release. - **"Lascia ch'io pianga"** ("Let me weep") by Handel [YouTube Link](https://youtu.be/EKo_EmfEPWs?si=xDPdYPL4rSGx45zb) [Score Link](https://ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/fc/IMSLP222079-WIMA.98e7-HanLasSco.pdf) - **”When I am laid in earth”** from _Dido and Aeneas_ by Henry Purcell [YouTube Link](https://youtu.be/uGQq3HcOB0Y?si=NEm92NmqGw_7g6Iz) - **Texture** - **Contrapuntal texture / Counterpoint** Independent melodic lines (called **voices** or **parts**) combined harmonically and rhythmically interdependent, yet each melody retains its own distinct identity. - **Bach’s Art of Fugue** [YouTube Link](https://youtu.be/Y9OUfBDIGhw?si=-atmhMdXlx7gG2XO) - Fugue typically based on a single musical theme, the **subject**, developed in various ways throughout the piece. - **Aspect of Formal Construction** - Determined by more tonal center than thematic contrast. - Economic use of motivic figures (repetition, modulation, sequence, or melodic mirror). Minimal periodic phrasing (keep going). - **Performance Practice** - **Terraced Dynamics**: Either piano or forte. - **Scholarly editions** (no interpretation info) vs **Practical editions** (older editions might be influenced by Romanticism rather than Baroque). - [YouTube Link](https://youtu.be/e2wBXUEz_sQ?si=25V1ARxC60JQxtaW) - [YouTube Link](https://youtu.be/aryDMAP6oug?si=Md6ZNeaKyxDLHUY4) (31:57) (31:57) - **Thoroughbass (Basso Continuo)**: Bass instrument (cello or bassoon) + keyboard (organ or harpsichord). - **Figured Bass**. **Homework**: pg 160 #3 & #5 (Try to complete them! But if you're unsure about any, bring them as questions, and we will go over them. Don't get stressed out—this is just one of the things we do!) --- ## February 17 (Mon), February 19 (Wed), February 21 (Fri) Individual Meeting for Final Project --- ## February 24 (Mon) - February 28 (Fri) 1. **Ear-training** 2. **Review: 7th Chord and Inversions** - Practice recognizing and analyzing the different inversions of 7th chords in various contexts. 3. **Analysis: Schubert's _Ave Maria_** - **Score**: [Franz Schubert's _Ave Maria_](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j7rsuqrink71dknd5bwnj/Franz-Schubert-s-Ave-Maria.pdf?rlkey=bp9tqykybkxck45w24e5a719q&dl=0) - **Audio**: [Schubert - _Ave Maria_ (Piano & Soprano)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4lkqazg1kp4f4j9237m21/Schubert.-Ave-Maria.-Piano-y-Soprano.-Partitura-Interpretaci-n.mp4?rlkey=es06752dwjwvcyzcmqb0y30d1&dl=0) - Focus on melody, harmonic progressions, and use of modulation. 4. **Circle of Fifths and Keys** - Practice navigating the Circle of Fifths for quick key signature recognition. - Review key relationships, major and minor keys, and their relative minors. 5. Leading-tone chords --- ## March 3 (Mon) - March 7 (Fri) 1. **Ear-training** 2. Secondary Dominant Chord 3. Secondary Diminished Chord 4. **Analysis: Bach Chaconne in D minor** - **Score**: [Bach Chaconne in D minor (PDF)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hj2e4bodeyybea027mqhg/bach-chaconne-in-d-minor.pdf?rlkey=60yg8ist8cvzqwm3rihhqzgo8&dl=0) - **Audio**: [J.S. Bach - Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, V. Chaconne (Audio)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1v3gov9ew66g78rjtj5jf/J.-S.-Bach_-Partita-n-2-en-Re-menor-BWV-1004-V-Chaconne-Sheet-Music.mp4?rlkey=7ygcl6z64jz0euv0yh6qvj2ep&dl=0) - Focus: Compound melodies #### March 5: Quiz 1 --- March 10 (Mon) - March 14 (Fri) 1. **Ear-training** 2. Mixture Reading (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qixjkyxxi2915uzz000cf/Harmony-and-Voice-Leaing-4th-Mixture.pdf?rlkey=szeqbenhbz6e4yz4oocearmra&dl=0) 3. Modulations and Pivot Chords 4. Picardy Third 5. **Analysis: Chopin Nocturne Op. 37 No. 2 in G major ** - **Score**: [Chopin Nocturne Op. 37 No. 2 in G major (PDF)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d991ugewcdiz5z9ddj5wh/IMSLP80946-PMLP02307-FChopin_Nocturnes_Op37.pdf?rlkey=edf3mlwg18763i1dfl09n85bs&dl=0) - **Audio**: [Chopin Nocturne Op. 37 No. 2 in G major (Audio)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dssg3ah0v9vr7vsl12w7c/Chopin-Nocturne-Op.-37-No.-2-Miyako-Arishima.mp4?rlkey=xmytdzh46ydiz8xgzb5jn30ux&dl=0) 5. **Analysis: Haydn Piano Sonata No.38 in F Major ** - **Score**: [Haydn Piano Sonata No.38 in F Major (PDF)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vg6rnlsmt4pevekra92et/IMSLP475113-PMLP1680-haydn20pianosonatasBk.2Hob.XVI23.pdf?rlkey=j75i0yvfhbdx5fs7xjjgobytw&dl=0) - **Audio**: [Haydn Piano Sonata No.38 in F Major (Audio)](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tk8d1cf2j39ci44788x71/Haydn-Piano-Sonata-No.38-in-F-Major.mp4?rlkey=0uw89ni3tbxy2qlgbhm7s7i9y&dl=0)