Music Comprehension 2Laajuus (9 cr)

Objective

Music History 2:
The students know Western's music main styles, tendencies, composers and styles from the 19th to the 20th centuries. They know how to locate the historical musical phenomena within the broader cultural and social contexts.

Musical Analysis 2:
The students know the structural principles of the main composition forms from Romanticism to the 21st Century. They understand their background and are able to explain in analytical concepts their aprehended wholes.

Solfege 2:
The students know the Classical and Romantic melodic, rhythmic and harmonic characteristic practices in listening and writing, as well as being able to realize them by score singing and dictation. The students understand the connections between old and new music.

Content

Music History 2:
Western music's phenomena as part of the cultural and historical changes from the beginning of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st Century. Music's stylistic traits, composers and main genres.

Musical Analysis 2:
Musical forms of Western Music from Romanticism to the 21st Century. Two parts: a) Romantic musical forms and b) construction analysis of newer music

Solfege 2:
The learning material is mainly from the Classical and Romantic periods: Melody and harmony and their development into free tonality. Acquaintance of other period's genres is gained during the course.

Qualifications

Music History 2:
Music History 1 (KMZM0102)or approval of corresponding knowledge to be tested separately.

Music History 2:
Music History 1 (KMZM0102)or approval of corresponding knowledge to be tested separately.

Musical Analysis 2:
Musical Analysis 1 (KMZM0102) or approval of corresponding knowledge to be tested separately.

Solfege 2:
Solfege 1 (KMZM0301)or approval of corresponding knowledge and skills to be tested separately.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Music History 2:

Praiseworthy 4 - Excellent 5
The students realize the significance of music history's periods and their development to the present day. They command the styles and their practices, techniques and terminology,as well as the backwround reasons. The students are acquainted with the work of serveral composers and their work in their background and are capable also to communicate their knowledge if necessary.

Good 3
The students are able to name the main techniques of different styles and their terminology. They know the main composers and their background, and the general historic frame within which they find their place. They can identify by listening the main works of music history.

Passing 1 - satisfactory 2
The students are able to name the main stylistic trends of music history in their diverse stages. They can name the main composers and command the special terminology of music history. The students participate in lessons and are able to complete the assignments.

Fail 0
This grade is given when the goals of the course are not achieved.

Musican Analysis 2:

Praiseworthy 4 - Excellent 5
The students have developed their knowledge skills in terms of command of analysis. They can also analyse exceptional and/or problematic works. They comprehend in a total way the work's structure in small scale works as well as in large wholes. The students are able to share their knowhow if necessary

Good 3
The students know the main structural principles of the main musical forms and know how to use his knowledge in analysis. They also know the composition forms pertaining to each period and can comprehend their form and harmonic structure.

Passing 1 - Satisfactory 2
The students command the principles of anaylisis. They comprehend the work's strictiraö sections from the score. They know the main composition forms of each period and know the difference between them. The students participate in lecutes and complete their assignments.

Fail 0
This grade is given when the goals of the course are not achieved.

Solfege 2:

Excellent 5 - Praiseworthy 4
Advanced knowledge and skills, comprehension of the more difficults melodies and the difficulties of chordal texture. Ability to solve difficulties creatively.

Good 3
Good knowledge and skills. The students manage with normal textures without difficulty.

Satisfactory 2
The students manage with average textures tolerably, encountering difficulties with more challenging tasks.

Passing 1
Eary textures are difficult to comprehend, and general deficiencies exist in understanding textures.