Course: Forms and Harmony of Music Education

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Course title Forms and Harmony of Music Education
Course code KPV/HFHP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Holubec Jiří, prof. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Elements of chord arrangement and chord linking in musical sentence. Close, open and mixed harmony. Sorts of common chords, seventh chords. Aural harmonic analysis of musical pieces' structure. Melody harmonisation. Elements of musical forms, themes, work with themes. Elementary kinds of musical forms. Song forms, sonata form, rondo, variation. Elements of counterpoint and his important form, fugue and its structure. Typical forms for various musical periods. Composers of 20th century techniques and contemporary composers.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Elements of chord arrangement and chord linking in musical sentence. Close, open and mixed harmony. Sorts of common chords, seventh chords. Aural harmonic analysis of musical pieces' structure. Melody harmonisation. Elements of musical forms, themes, work with themes. Elementary kinds of musical forms. Song forms, sonata form, rondo, variation. Elements of counterpoint and his important form, fugue and its structure. Typical forms for various musical periods. Composers of 20th century techniques and contemporary composers.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
General orientation in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Activity (80%), writting test, oral exam. The course is held in Czech language, the requirements are stated in the Czech version.
Recommended literature
  • HOLUBEC, J. Česká hudební teorie 20.století.. Ústí nad Labem-UJEP, 2004.
  • KOFROŇ, J. Učebnice harmonie.. Praha-Supraphon, 1981.
  • TICHÝ, V. Harmonicky myslet a slyšet.. Praha-HAMU, 1996.
  • ZENKL, L. ABC hudebních forem.. Praha-Supraphon, 1984.


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