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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Define harmonic function in the context of common-practice Western Art music and its role in shaping musical phrases within tonal music.
Categorize diatonic chords into their primary functional groups: tonic (T), dominant (D), and predominant (PD); explain the characteristics of each group.
Describe the structure and components of the phrase model and how it relates to harmonic syntax.
Identify examples of perfect authentic (PAC), imperfect authentic (IAC), and half cadences (HC) in examples from the repertoire and describe the effect of each on phrase structure.
Analyze examples from the repertoire by identifying phrases, cadences, and Roman numerals, and describing how each chord functions within the phrase model.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Introduction to Harmony, Cadences, and Phrase Endings (John Peterson, OMT)
Read up through "Hearing Cadences"
Harmonic Function (Robert Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom)
Harmonic Progression (Kaitlin Bove)
Watch
Watch
Introduction to Harmonic Function: Part 1
Seth Monahan (15 mins.) - Just watch from 0:00–14:50
Introduction to Harmonic Function: Part 1
Seth Monahan (15 mins.) - Just watch from 0:00–14:50
Classical Cadences
Seth Monahan (17 mins)
Study Aids
Study Aids
Harmonic Flowcharts for Major and Minor
From Robert Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st Century Classroom
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Discussion
Discussion
Definitions & Utility: What are some strategies for visually and aurally identifying cadences in music? How can you determine where one phrase ends and the next begins?
Activities
Activities
Practice with Cadences: Complete the cadence worksheet from Open Music Theory (PDF, MuseScore).
For additional practice, see "Repertoire for Practice" below and navigate to the "cadence" section of your anthology.
Analysis with Phrase Models: Each example in the anthology section below ("Phrase Mode") includes one or two phrases that use one of the following phrase models:
Identify the Roman numerals. Examples include I, IV, ii6, ii, V, and V7 only.
ID the chord functions below the Roman numerals as T, PD, or D and the phrase model type as:
T - D - T
T - PD - D - T
Interrupted: T - PD - D
Identify the cadence by type as PAC, IAC, or HC.
Repertoire for Practice
Repertoire for Practice
Phrase Model: Examples for analysis that include 1 or 2 phrases with a simple T-D-T, T-PD-D-T, or interrupted T-PD-D phrase model ending with a half or authentic cadences. See examples in the first section: "The Phrase Model: T-D-T & T-PD-D-T"
Cadences: Examples from the repertoire for identifying PAC, IAC, and HC. See the first section: "Authentic and Half Cadences"
Practice
Practice
Musition:
Cadences: Levels 2a, 2b
Scale Degree Function: Level 1b
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