Syllabus: INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC

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SYLLABUS

Part 1

VIDEO INTRO

Lecture 1 Melody; musical line; rhythm & meter.

Lecture 2 Harmony; tonality; consonance and dissonance; musical texture.
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Lecture 3 Musical Form; structure and design in music; the role of modulation in form.
Lecture 4 Musical instrument families; musical expression.

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PART 2
VIDEO INTRO

Lecture 5 The Middle Ages I: Introduction to the period; plainchant and polyphony; performance styles; the beginnings of notation.
Lecture 6 The Middle Ages II: Mixing sacred and secular; performance styles; Formes Fixes; instrumentation; introduction to HIP.
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Lecture 7 The Renaissance I: Introduction to the style; Josquin and Ockeghem; sacred and secular music; notes on the Renaissance in America and Africa.
Lecture 8 The Renaissance II: Secular music; variations; dance music; improvisation; transcriptions.

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PART 3

VIDEO INTRO

Lecture 9 Baroque Music I: Introduction to Baroque style; the beginnings of opera.
Lecture 10 Baroque Music II: The Suite; a HIP quiz.
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Lecture 11 Baroque Music III: A guide to listening to abstract music; French vs. Italian style; organology.
Lecture 12 Baroque Music IV: Forms and techniques; counterpoint.

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Part 4

VIDEO INTRO

Lecture 13 Classical Music I: Introduction to the style and period; the word "classical" and its many meanings; style galant and empfindsamkeit.
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Lecture 14 Classical Music II: Style comparisons and forms.

Lecture 15 Classical Music III: Genres; public and private music.

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Lecture 16 Classical Music IV: Beethoven

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Part 5

VIDEO INTRO

Lecture 17 Romantic Music I: Transition from Classical to Romantic.
Lecture 18 Romantic Music II
Lecture 19 Romantic innovations

Part 5 Exam

Part 6

VIDEO INTRO

Lecture 20 Turn of the century: Transition from late Romantic to early Modern.

Lecture 21The early 20th century: Bartok, Stravinsky, Schoenberg.
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Lecture 22 Five Americans: Copland, Barber, Bernstein, Ives, Gershwin.

Lecture 23 Twentieth Century Styles and Trends I
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Lecture 24 Twentieth Century Styles and Trends II

Lecture 25 Popular Music origins, Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, and the Blues
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Lecture 26 Jazz
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Lecture 27 Rock

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Part 7
Lecture 28 World Musics and Ethnomusicology

Part 7 Exam

Part 1	VIDEO INTRO Lecture 1 Melody; musical line; rhythm & meter. Lecture 2 Harmony; tonality; consonance and dissonance; musical texture. VIDEO INTRO Lecture 3 Musical Form; structure and design in music; the role of modulation in form. Lecture 4 Musical instrument families; musical expression.
Part 1 Exam
PART 2	VIDEO INTRO Lecture 5 The Middle Ages I: Introduction to the period; plainchant and polyphony; performance styles; the beginnings of notation. Lecture 6 The Middle Ages II: Mixing sacred and secular; performance styles; Formes Fixes; instrumentation; introduction to HIP. VIDEO INTRO Lecture 7 The Renaissance I: Introduction to the style; Josquin and Ockeghem; sacred and secular music; notes on the Renaissance in America and Africa. Lecture 8 The Renaissance II: Secular music; variations; dance music; improvisation; transcriptions.
Part 2 Exam
PART 3	VIDEO INTRO Lecture 9 Baroque Music I: Introduction to Baroque style; the beginnings of opera. Lecture 10 Baroque Music II: The Suite; a HIP quiz. VIDEO INTRO Lecture 11 Baroque Music III: A guide to listening to abstract music; French vs. Italian style; organology. Lecture 12 Baroque Music IV: Forms and techniques; counterpoint.
Part 3 Exam
Part 4	VIDEO INTRO Lecture 13 Classical Music I: Introduction to the style and period; the word "classical" and its many meanings; style galant and empfindsamkeit. VIDEO INTRO Lecture 14 Classical Music II: Style comparisons and forms. Lecture 15 Classical Music III: Genres; public and private music. VIDEO INTRO Lecture 16 Classical Music IV: Beethoven
Part 4 Exam
Part 5	VIDEO INTRO Lecture 17 Romantic Music I: Transition from Classical to Romantic. Lecture 18 Romantic Music II Lecture 19 Romantic innovations
Part 5 Exam
Part 6	VIDEO INTRO Lecture 20 Turn of the century: Transition from late Romantic to early Modern. Lecture 21The early 20th century: Bartok, Stravinsky, Schoenberg. VIDEO INTRO Lecture 22 Five Americans: Copland, Barber, Bernstein, Ives, Gershwin. Lecture 23 Twentieth Century Styles and Trends I VIDEO INTRO Lecture 24 Twentieth Century Styles and Trends II Lecture 25 Popular Music origins, Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, and the Blues VIDEO INTRO Lecture 26 Jazz VIDEO INTRO Lecture 27 Rock
Part 6 Exam
Part 7	Lecture 28 World Musics and Ethnomusicology
Part 7 Exam