Course: Introduction to Music Theory

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Course title Introduction to Music Theory
Course code USP/UP2HT
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jelénková Libuše, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Basic concepts and musical terminology (tone, key, scale, etc.). - Overview of the tonal system and learning basic notation. - Metro-rhythmic relationships (metre, beat, rhythm). - Major and minor scales. - Basic and derived intervals. - Quintacords and their variations. - Basic harmonic functions. - Basic overview in the history of music.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Demonstration, Analysis of a work of art
  • Term paper - 18 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
basic concepts of notation
basic concepts of notation
principles of metro-rhythmic relations
principles of metro-rhythmic relations
the laws of the major-minor system
the laws of the major-minor system
principles of intervals and their use in chords
principles of intervals and their use in chords
the nature of the work of representatives of selected musical styles
the nature of the work of representatives of selected musical styles
Skills
use the concepts of music theory
use the concepts of music theory
orientate themselves in the tonal system
orientate themselves in the tonal system
apply music theoretical knowledge in the analysis of musical notation
apply music theoretical knowledge in the analysis of musical notation
apply music theoretical knowledge in practice
apply music theoretical knowledge in practice
summarise knowledge in a term paper on a selected topic in music history
summarise knowledge in a term paper on a selected topic in music history
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
Demonstration
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Analysis of a work of art
Demonstration
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • GRIGOVÁ, V. Všeobecná hudební nauka. Olomouc, 1998.
  • Jelénková, L. Problematika nedostatků v Rámcovém vzdělávacím programu se zaměřením na hudební výchovu. In Musica et Educatio IV, 36-40. Ružomberok: KU, PdF, 2012.
  • Machů, E. Analyzing Differentiated Instructions in Inclusive Education of Gifted Preschoolers, Proceedia ? Social and Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier, 171, 1147- 1155. 2015.
  • Martineau, J. Tajemství hudby: melodie, rytmus, harmonie. Praha: Dokořán, 2012.
  • Režný, P. Elementární hudební teorie. Olomouc: UPOL, 2008.
  • ZENKL, L. ABC hudební nauky. Praha, 1991.


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