Music Theory III with Paul Dell Aquila
Assigned Reading, Homework Schedule, and Class Agenda (PDF)
Semester Topics
Tonal Structure and Review of Analytical Symbols
Diatonic Chords of the Major and Minor Modes Review
Roman Numerals, Chord Symbols, and Figured Bass Review
Basic Harmonic Progressions (The Phrase Model)
Harmonic Contextual Analysis
Harmonic Expansion: Prolongation and Elaboration
Aural Skills Strategies and Techniques
Interval Recognition Strategies and Techniques
Chord Recognition Strategies and Techniques
Sight Singing Strategies and Techniques
Secondary Dominant Chords
Nonessential and Essential Chromaticism
Non-Chord Tones (NCTs) Review
Part Writing Seventh Chords Review
Writing and Analyzing Secondary Dominant Chords
Secondary Leading-Tone Chords
Part Writing Leading-Tone Chords Review
Writing and Analyzing Secondary Leading-Tone Chords
Principles of Voice Leading Review
Common-Chord Modulation
Tonicization and Modulation
Key Relationships
Writing and Analyzing Common-Chord Modulations
Other Modulatory Techniques
Using Secondary Functions for Modulation
Sequential Modulation
Common-Tone Modulation
Chromatic Mediant Relationships
Monophonic Modulation
Direct Modulation
Binary and Ternary Forms
Binary Form (Simple, Balanced, and Rounded)
Simple and Composite Ternary Forms
Popular-Song Forms and Other Formal Designs
12-Bar Blues
AABA Popular-Song Form
The Neapolitan Chord
Conventional Use of the Neapolitan Chord
Modal Mixture
Borrowing from the Major for Use in Minor
Borrowing from the Minor for Use in Major
Using Mode Mixture Chords in Modulations
Augmented Sixth Chords
The Interval of the Augmented Sixth
Italian, French, and German Augmented Sixth Chords
Notating Augmented Sixth Chords
Other Uses, Types, and Resolutions of Augmented Sixth Chords
Larger Formal Designs
Sonata Form Movements (Sonata Principle)
The Rondo
Music Composition Techniques
Composing in the Classical Style
Assigned Reading, Homework Schedule, and Class Agenda (PDF)
