Solfege (6cr)

Objective

The students know the style characteristis of Western Music's stylistic periods through listening and writing and are capable of rendering them in singing from score. The students understand the connections between old and new music.

Content

Each period's main phenomena as applied to singing, listening and writing. Middle Ages: church modes as manifested in melody, Gregorian Chant, other art songs, part voice writing's beginnings and development, dance music. Renaissance: Vocal polyphony, church mode harmonization, instrumental music. Baroque: Tonality, Protestant choral, polyphony and typical composition forms. Classical and Romantic Periods: Melody and harmony and their development towards free tonality.

Qualifications

The students know the basic concepts of melody and harmony in Western Music as applied to listening, singing and writing

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assesment scale 1-5:

Excellent (5)
The students are able to solve new problems, understand the factors behind musical phenomena and are able to apply their knowledge in problem solving.

Praisworthy (4,3)
The students have a clear understanding of music on the basis of listening and are able to acquire knowledge and develop their skills by own initiative.

Passable (1), Satisfactory (2)
Command the main facts of solfege but feel some individual parts to be challenging.