Objectives and competences
• Introduction into compositional practice basing on harmonic way of forming musical material with special accent on harmonic style of the 18. century.
• Making students familiar with individual creative work conected with teaching praxis and with ability for understanding and analysis of works of the classical period, with a special accent of the implementation of the theory of functionality.
• Ability to transferr the knowledge and principles of compositional techniques from the past periods into the field of modern harmonic attitudes.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Student will be acquainte with themes like diatonical modulations, sequences,ostinato and pedal tone.
• Through the principle of understanding he will get the ability of writng of diatonical harmonical exercises using various techniques.
• He will be acquainted with basical principles
of leading bass, functional and mediant technique.
• Harmonisations of soprano, alto, tenor and bas.
• Writing of original miniatures in strict and free compositional technique.
• Student should be motivated to develop skills for the use of knowledges in the praxis through the process of understanding the materia.
• On the basis of analysis of gained knowledges and statements to redirect the student into the way of synthesis and evaluation of the materia.
• Through the process of imitation and presentation developement of psychomotorical skills by the student.
Learning and teaching methods
• Individual work with lesson planing.
• Portfolio.
• Project work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
• Use the acquired knowledge in executing less complicated compositional skills.
• Link theoretical and practical knowledge.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Solving problems: the ability to understand and losing compositional tasks.
Communicational skills and ability to have a good communication with his environment, the abbility of practical composing in the primary process of teaching and later professional career.
Readings
Mihelčič, P. (2000). Teorija glasbe (str. 91). DZS.
Composers on music: an anthology of composers’ writings from Palestrina to Copland (2nd ed., str. XXIII, 584). (1956). Pantheon Books.
Dachs-Söhner Harmonielehre für den Schulgebrauch und zum Selbstunterricht. Teil 1 (13. Auflage, str. 152). (1992). Kösel.
Prerequisits
There are no prerequisites for enrolling in the course.
Additional information on implementation and assessment written exam (30%)
oral exam (70%)
