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Getting to Know You survey

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Pitch and Pitch Class

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Pitch and pitch class

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Pitch and pitch class

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Intervals in Integer Notation

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Intervals

Notes

Don’t forget the “Getting to Know You” survey.

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Intervals

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Pitch Class Sets, Normal Order, and Transformations

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Normal form and transformations

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Normal form and transformations

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Pitch Class Sets, Normal Order, and Transformations

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Composition Prep Worksheet

Notes

Don’t skip this assignment! This is meant to help you with your composition!

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Composition Prep Worksheet

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Set Class and Prime Form

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Guided analysis of Webern Op. 5 mvt. III

Notes

Focus on questions 4 and 5 in the Webern worksheet.

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Guided analysis of Webern Op. 5 mvt. III

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Set Class and Prime Form

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Set class composition project

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Set class composition project

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Interval Class Vectors

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Interval class vectors

Notes

Composition performances today!

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Interval class vectors

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Analyzing with Set Theory (or not!)

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Atonal analysis using pc sets

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Atonal analysis using pc sets

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Neo-Riemannian Triadic Progressions

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Neo-Riemannian Transformations

Notes

Optional set class comp revisions due

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Neo-Riemannian Transformations

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Neo-Riemannian Triadic Progressions

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Composing with Neo-Riemannian Transformations

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Composing with Neo-Riemannian Transformations

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Modes

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Identifying Modes

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Identifying Modes

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Debussy

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Debussy composition prep

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Debussy composition prep

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Other collections and scales

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Collections

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Collections

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Analyzing with Modes, Scales, and Collections

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Debussy Composition Project

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Debussy Composition Project

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No class (Monday classes meet)

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Debussy Composition Project

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none (your project was due Tuesday)

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Metrical dissonance

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Grouping Dissonance Composition Exercise

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Grouping Dissonance Composition Exercise

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Intro to Film Music Analysis

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Film analysis intro

Notes

Optional Debussy comp revisions due

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Film analysis intro

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Topic Theory

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Film topics

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Film topics

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Topic Theory: Copland Americana

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The Fanfare Topic

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The Fanfare Topic

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Topic Theory in Video Game Music

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Listening to Topics in Video Game Music

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Listening to Topics in Video Game Music

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Topic Theory and Leitmotif in Animal Crossing

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AC:NH Museum Variations

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AC:NH Museum Variations

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Leitmotif

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LOTR Theme Analysis

Notes

Star Wars leitmotif catalogue

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LOTR Theme Analysis

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Neo-Riemannian Progressions in Film Music

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LOTR Theme Analysis

Notes

Async class. Go vote! Also: watch Lord of the Rings! Video file is available in Teams :) and they are also streaming on HBO.

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LOTR Theme Analysis

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No class. Watch Star Wars Ep IV!

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Star Wars leitmotif analysis

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Star Wars leitmotif analysis

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Leitmotif

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Final Fantasy VI Leitmotif Analysis

Notes

popular Youtuber 8-Bit Music Theory has a video series on this game

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Final Fantasy VI Leitmotif Analysis

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Leitmotif

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Final prep worksheet

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Final prep worksheet

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Final project prep

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Final project

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none—work on projects

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No class 🦃

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Final project

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none—work on projects

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Final project prep

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Final project

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none—work on projects

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Optional sharing of final projects

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Final project

Notes

Optional project sharing day

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Final project

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Final projects due

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(Optional) revisions for final projects

Notes

Projects may be submitted anytime Dec 6–7

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(Optional) revisions for final projects

Class topic

FIRM deadline for revisions

Notes

Projects may be submitted anytime Dec 6–7