About this course: This course introduces students to strategies for style writing of common practice European art music. The issues of harmonic progression, voice leading, and texture are addressed in addition to relevant compositional concepts like repetition, variation, and elaboration. The course aims to offer a creative space even within the restrictions of stylistic emulation.
Created by: National University of Singapore
Taught by: Peter Edwards, Associate Professor
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Module One
In this first week, we set the foundation for more advanced things to come. We talk about voicing of chords, voice leading of root position chords, and texture types. This first week might be review for some of you. If that's the case, the videos are still wor...
14 videos, 5 readings
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
Module Two
In this module, we expand out harmonic palette by introducing commonly found inversions of the chords used in our basic progressions. We also look at keyboard voicing. The voicing rules used for SATB are generally followed in instrumental music, but they aren’...
9 videos, 2 readings
Graded: Quiz 2
WEEK 3
Module Three
In this module, we look at a few commonly found sequential progressions. We will do some analysis of excerpts from Mozart and Beethoven that demonstrate the use of these types of progressions. I will also show you how to apply patterns to these progressions to...
11 videos, 1 reading
WEEK 4
Module Four
In this module, we look at the idea of chord substitution. All of the substitutions we will learn about this week are diatonic, that is, the substituting chord is within the key of the passage. Melodic writing is also introduced, and in the 3 parts of Lesson 7...
9 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Quiz 3
WEEK 5
Module Five
This module builds off of the concept of chord substitution that was introduced previously. However, this week we look at chords that are chromatic, rather than diatonic. Some of you may be familiar with the concept of chromaticism. Its simplest definition is ...
10 videos, 1 reading
WEEK 6
Module Six
This final module starts with an introduction to what I call “progressions within progressions”. Often a composer uses V-I progressions that are in keys related to the original key but not actually in it. So in the key of C major, for instance, it is quite com...
10 videos, 1 reading
Graded: Final Project
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Excellent course!!
great class! the teacher teach with patience and the class help me learn how to compose by steps
This class is a great starting point for learning about late 18th century Germanic classical styled music.
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Very helpful course. I would love to see one from the lecturer on more advanced counterpoint and fugue.