Composition Class Syllabus

Each section is intended to be two months long.   Part 1 Fundamentals of Music Theory *Notes, Clefs, Intervals, Scale Degrees, Rhythm and compound meters, Key Signatures major and minor through of fifths and fourths, 7th chords.   Part 2 Diatonic Harmony, Using major and Minor Introduction to Harmonic Progressions, Harmonic composition in Root position and inversions.   Part 3 Arpeggios and Alberti Bass Harmonic composition using 7th chords, Homophonic Music   Part 4 Chord Substitution, Using Sub-Dominant Relationships, Borrowed Chords Continued Harmonic composition Introduction to counter point   Part 5 Polyphonic music Introduction to three and four part writing Introduction to musical motives in part writing Introduction to chorale music   Part 6 Shaping Melody- Melodic Phrasing Introduction to form and structure Song Form and Structure   Part 7 Introduction to orchestration Introduction to instrumentation Continued study and practice on 4 part writing. Introduction to Sonata Form