Course: Theoretical Development 2 credits: 5
- Course code
- MZVP21ATV2
- Name
- Theoretical Development 2
- Study year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Language
- Dutch, with parts in English, English
- Coordinator
- R.D. Krijgsman
- Modes of delivery
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- Lecture
- Practical / Training
- Tutorial
- Assessments
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- Harmony and Analysis 2 - Other assessment
- Lecture History 2 - Other assessment
- Solfege 2 - Other assessment
Learning outcomes
Jazz: 2.1.4, 2.2.1 and 3.5.4.
Classical:
History level 1 and 2
The student acquires and produces a personal knowledge base consisting of:
Analysis level 1 and 2 (including aspects of harmony and counterpoint).
The ability to recognise, understand and describe the way(s) in which composers use:
Harmony level 1 and 2
The ability to understand, apply and recognize basic aspects of harmony:
Counterpoint level 1 and 2
The ability to understand, apply and recognize basic aspects of counterpoint:
Solfège, ear training and musical literacy level 1 and 2 (OMV)
Classical:
History level 1 and 2
The student acquires and produces a personal knowledge base consisting of:
- A global, contextual overview of Western music history, from the Renaissance to the 21st century
- A coherent conceptual (historical/theoretical) framework
Analysis level 1 and 2 (including aspects of harmony and counterpoint).
The ability to recognise, understand and describe the way(s) in which composers use:
- Shape resources (such as unity and variety/segmentation)
- Form principles (psychological/phenomenological)
- Mold types and molding procedures
- Musical parameters (musical building blocks)
- Texture in music
Harmony level 1 and 2
The ability to understand, apply and recognize basic aspects of harmony:
- Tonal, functional harmony in simple contexts
- Chromatics that can be used for modulation to (closely) related keys
- Typical chromatic chords in a key
- Ornamental (figurative) aspects in harmonic (homophonic) textures and their origin (contrapuntal music)
Counterpoint level 1 and 2
The ability to understand, apply and recognize basic aspects of counterpoint:
- Polyphony and homophony
- Two types of counterpoint: modal and harmonic
- Consonance, dissonance and “tactus”
- Harmonious background
Solfège, ear training and musical literacy level 1 and 2 (OMV)
- The student shows musical awareness when listening, singing, playing in a (tonal/modal) musical context, also of the rhythmic/metrical aspects (e.g. sense of “timing”).
- The student is able to adequately deal with the musical sign system in reading, writing, recognizing patterns and handling musical concepts
Content
Jazz:
The jazz theory lessons are the basis for meaningful participation in the various other lessons. The lessons also discuss the more reflective side of dealing with music (music theory, analysis and the like) and there will be a focus on the study skills needed to apply the theory to the instrument.
• Notation skills - Musical literacy
• Harmonic analysis
• Melodic analysis and writing
• Compositional application of the topics
Development of basic Solfège. Analysing by ear works from the jazz repertoire. Performing notated music. The transcription of one or more aspects of the pieces to be analysed. The students go through Solfege Level A and Level B. C is offered in the elective credits of year 3 and 4.
Classical:
This unit of study focuses on building a music-theoretical frame of reference (“body of knowledge”) and on developing general musical skills. In the theoretical field, this concerns the history of Western music, the analysis of form and structure in music, the treatment of aspects of harmony and counterpoint (polyphony) and the treatment of general music theoretical concepts. As far as general musical skills are concerned, it concerns the development of musical imagination in a broad sense and the development of musical literacy. The musical imagination implies a multitude of practical skills in dealing with/acting with sound/rhythm, with and without an instrument (“solfège”). The development of musical literacy mainly concerns mastery of, and adequate use of, the musical sign system (“reading and writing”).
The jazz theory lessons are the basis for meaningful participation in the various other lessons. The lessons also discuss the more reflective side of dealing with music (music theory, analysis and the like) and there will be a focus on the study skills needed to apply the theory to the instrument.
• Notation skills - Musical literacy
• Harmonic analysis
• Melodic analysis and writing
• Compositional application of the topics
Development of basic Solfège. Analysing by ear works from the jazz repertoire. Performing notated music. The transcription of one or more aspects of the pieces to be analysed. The students go through Solfege Level A and Level B. C is offered in the elective credits of year 3 and 4.
Classical:
This unit of study focuses on building a music-theoretical frame of reference (“body of knowledge”) and on developing general musical skills. In the theoretical field, this concerns the history of Western music, the analysis of form and structure in music, the treatment of aspects of harmony and counterpoint (polyphony) and the treatment of general music theoretical concepts. As far as general musical skills are concerned, it concerns the development of musical imagination in a broad sense and the development of musical literacy. The musical imagination implies a multitude of practical skills in dealing with/acting with sound/rhythm, with and without an instrument (“solfège”). The development of musical literacy mainly concerns mastery of, and adequate use of, the musical sign system (“reading and writing”).
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- Prince Claus Conservatoire