Introduction to musical analysis: module 1

City Lit

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    London

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    Different dates available

Music analysis helps us better understand a piece of music, broadly explaining how a composer creates it and then how the audience interprets and responds to it. This course will explore a variety of aspects of music, such as melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, and performance directions, to understand both how composers produce work, and why audience members respond to it in particular ways. We will explore a broad variety of music, enabling students to apply analytical skills to many genres and styles, and will provide a set of basic tools in order for participants to explore other music appreciation topics in greater depth.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Analyse a variety of ways that composers makes use of tools such as melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, and the effect these have on the piece
- Place a piece of music in its historical context in order to understand the stylistic landscape in which it was produced and heard
- Be able to extract information from a score (working from the assumption that participants are NOT able to read music).

- Please bring a notebook and pen.
- You may wish to buy some of the music or books recommended in class.

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Subjects

  • Systems
  • Music
  • Musical

Course programme

- Technical aspects of melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, and orchestration
- The instruments of the orchestra
- Musical form and structure
- Musical terminology
- Looking at scores
- A brief guide to historical periods in music.

You will be taught using a range of techniques including short lectures, slide shows and discussions, practical demonstrations on the piano and guided listening sessions. Courses use a variety of materials including YouTube clips. Links to these are given on handouts so that further exploration may take place between classes if you wish. Occasional short preparation tasks, such as listening to a piece or reading a review, may be set from time to time. Listening and reading outside class is encouraged and, once enrolled, further online resources will be available via Google Classroom.

Additional information

In the summer term Pauline will be teaching the second part of this course, Introduction to Musical Analysis: Module 2 (MD643B) on Monday mornings, and also opera and dance music courses. To find out more about music appreciation classes and to read some of our recommendations, please see the blog post Music history and appreciation: the 2018/19 programme which lists our full programme of classes listed by term, and by day of the week. You may then click on each title to read the full course outline. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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