Study Guide

Objective

History of music
The student can understand the different styles of music from the Middle Ages to the music of our time. By listening, he recognizes the characteristic features of the styles of key composers. The student understands the connection between the music of our own time and the continuum of music history. He knows the key sources for deepening his knowledge of music history and knows how to apply his knowledge of music history to his own artistic work, both as a musician and as a teacher.

Music analysis C
The student knows the basic concepts of music theory and music analysis. The student knows how to use conceptual and theoretical knowledge to understand music. The student knows the basic structures of tonal music and can analyze and describe the structures of music from different periods.

Writing music C
The student knows the basic phenomena and concepts of tonal harmony and melody. He knows the basic concepts and principles of tonal voice-leading and knows how to apply them when writing music. According to their orientation, the student can write instrumental and/or vocal music for different ensembles. The student understands the characteristics of different instruments and the human voice and knows the practices of writing for them. The student knows the principles of arranging.

Content

History of music, 2 credits
From the Middle Ages in the history of Western music to the music of our time (key composers, characteristics of the stylistic periods). Music as part of its own time and historical continuum.

Music analysis C, 3 credits
Analysis exercises from different periods of tonal music. Miniature and work analyzes based on different question layouts. Familiarization with key music analytical literature.

Writing music C, 5 credits
Principles and basic concepts of tonal voice-leading. The most common chord notation (Roman analysis, chord markings and general bass notation). Producing a multi-voiced tonal texture. Different music writing techniques (harmonization, instrumentation, counterpoint, arranging). The content can be weighted according to the student's own major.

Materials

- different single-voiced or polyphonic, tonal melody- and harmony exercises as well as rhythm exercises
- Raitio S-S.; Lectio Sonorum II
- Salmiala S.; Säveltapailu C

Teaching methods

face to face teaching, distance education, independent study

Exam schedules

during the lessons in April and May

Completion alternatives

Students can demonstrate their competence at Solfege C level by participating in an oral and written exam.

Student workload

Tonal music exercises that contain chromatic notes, altered chords and changing time signatures as well as beats with different durations.

Content scheduling

Contents
Music that contains connected and changing time signatures and beats with different duration as well as rhythms with exceptional divisions
Tonal and free-tonal melodies that contains the most general altered notes and chords.
Tonal chord series with the most general altered chords.

Timing:
This part of the study course, Solfege C takes one academic year and is placed in the first or second year of study.

Further information

Objectives
after performing this part of the study module the student will know how
-to read and write or notate rhythms containing connected time signatures and the beats with the changing durations and exceptional divisions of rhythm with the help of utilizing the body movements
- to sing from the notes tonal music with chromatic altered notes and to notate tonal single-voice and polyphonic music with retaining the key
- to recognize, perceive and notate the chord series with altered notes and the most general altered chords using letter marking and degree functions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Subjects of the evaluation:
written parts:
- writing down (notating) the single-voice, tonal melody and identification of its accompaniment chords with letter marking
- perceiving, identification and writing down of a chord series that contains altered chords
oral parts:
- prima vista singing a tonal melody with chromatic notes
- reading /presenting a rhythm which contains changing durations of the beat maintaining the basic pulsation audibly