Music 289 - Harmonic Materials Beyond One Key

Institution:

Allegheny College

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Description:

A continuation of material studied in Music 288. Additional materials include using tones from outside a key, mixing materials from major and minor keys, more complex ways of changing keys, methods of obscuring a clear key identity, scales other than major and minor, and more complex chords. The focus is on those deviations for the Major-Minor key system that led to the musical environment at the beginning of the 20th century. The course includes an introduction to 20th-century materials, including exotic scales, complex chord structures, and parallelism. Students develop recognition and reproduction of these materials by sight and sound. Prerequisite: Music 288 or satisfactory score on diagnostic exam. Three days per week, plus one laboratory.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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