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Understanding Sonata Form Through Model Composition, Sylvia Parker
Understanding Sonata Form Through Model Composition, Sylvia Parker
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Composition is an important aid to musical understanding. The NASM handbook states that "musicians benefit significantly from study and experience in the creation of musical works. . . . It also develops the musical mind, hones analytical capacities, and develops sensitivity to the possibilities of musical structure." This paper describes a plan for guiding intermediate music theory students to hone their understanding of classical sonata structure through composition.Sonata-allegro is arguably the quintessential form in tonal music, certainly the most elaborate and prescriptive in terms of its component parts. It is deservedly the premiere form addressed in a music theory curriculum. …
Teaching Phrase Rhythm Through Minuets From Haydn's String Quartets, Ryan Mcclelland
Teaching Phrase Rhythm Through Minuets From Haydn's String Quartets, Ryan Mcclelland
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Recent theoretical research places considerable emphasis on aspects of musical temporality. Theorists have reflected on topics such as the definition of rhythm, the factors that create meter, the relationship between rhythm and meter, the operation of meter at levels above the notated measure (hypermeter), phrase expansion, and rhythmic dissonance. Elements of this research have infiltrated some undergraduate theory textbooks, but many limit discussion of rhythm and meter to an introductory chapter on the fundamentals of notation. Phrase rhythm - the interaction of hypermeter with phrase structure - is of undeniable importance to performers and should be incorporated in the core …
A Comparative Review Of The Complete Musician By Steven G. Laitz, Harmony In Context By Miguel Roig-Francolí, And A Musician's Guide To Theory And Analysis By Jane Piper Clendinning And Elizabeth West Marvin, Don Traut
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
The last twenty years have seen a rapid metamorphosis in undergraduate music theory textbooks. One trend, undoubtedly inspired by the seminal work of Edward Aldwell and Carl Schachter, has been to incorporate Schenkerian philosophy and analytical techniques. As Schenkerian methods have become more pervasive, some pedagogues have devoted their attention to barriers that have historically separated the various facets of music theory pedagogy. The textbooks under review represent the most recent efforts to level these barriers by the integration of written work, listening, and ear training. (The continuing influence of the Contemporary Music Project of the 1960's and its emphasis …
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Developing Aural Skills - It's Not Just A Game, Deborah Rifkin, Diane Urista
Developing Aural Skills - It's Not Just A Game, Deborah Rifkin, Diane Urista
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Recent developments in aural skills training have led to alternative approaches that depart from traditional sightsinging and dictation exercises. In this spirit, we developed game playing as an effective strategy for use in our classrooms at Oberlin College Conservatory. We find that game playing fosters good musicianship, while cultivating a positive interactive classroom that is conducive to learning.
Studying Perle's Motivic Processes Through Contour Transformation, Gretchen .. Foley
Studying Perle's Motivic Processes Through Contour Transformation, Gretchen .. Foley
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Teachers of 20th century analytical techniques often bypass George Perle's music in their curricula, since the majority of Perle's compositions emanate from his theory of "twelve-tone tonality." Few college theory teachers are sufficiently conversant with Perle's twelve-tone tonality to lead students in analyses of this body of music. Perle's theory is a compositional method based on the intersection of interval cycles and symmetrical pitch class collections. Yet his method is analogous to tonal theory in its utilization of scales, chords, and hierarchical relationships. Moreover, in most of his compositions Perle reveals a penchant for traditional forms and developmental techniques. This …
Striking The Right Chord (Or Applying First Aid To The Wrong One) In The Day Of A Theory Teacher, Dorothy Payne
Striking The Right Chord (Or Applying First Aid To The Wrong One) In The Day Of A Theory Teacher, Dorothy Payne
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
As a grateful and deeply honored recipient of the third Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Lifetime Teaching award, I am pleased to have been asked to contribute to this issue of the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy. I should also express my gratitude to the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Center for Music Theory Pedagogy and the School of Music faculty and students for their warm and gracious hospitality during my three-day September residency as a visiting lecturer. It was indeed a rewarding experience in every way and has greatly increased my already considerable admiration for the Center's pioneering work. The above …
Sound Experiments - The Use Of Four-Voice Writing In The Study Of Twentieth-Century Music, Mark Sallmen
Sound Experiments - The Use Of Four-Voice Writing In The Study Of Twentieth-Century Music, Mark Sallmen
Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy
Four-voice writing exercises saturate music theory textbooks devoted to the common practice but play only a minor role in recent texts on the twentieth century. Intrigued by this dichotomy, I have gradually been incorporating more four-voice exercises into the twentieth-century portion of the core music theory course that I teach. I have found that the use of homophonic musical models throughout the undergraduate curriculum promotes continuity, thereby helping to connect the twentieth-century repertoire to its stylistic antecedents. The exercises also provide material for classroom singing, which helps students to connect aural experience to music-theoretic concepts. Further, students gain skill in …