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)
  • Černá Libuše, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- basic musical terminology (tone, tone series, scale etc.) - basic musical terminology (types of notes etc.) - metro-rhythmic relationships (metre, beat, rhythm) - tone system and basics of notation - shifts and prefixes - terminology of musical harmony (interval, chord, key) - major scales - minor scales - basic intervals - derived intervals - quintacords - turns of fifth chords - basic harmonic functions - analysis of musical notation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Demonstration, Analysis of a work of art
  • Preparation for course credit - 8 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
define the basic concepts of notation
define the basic concepts of notation
describe metro-rhythmic relationships
describe metro-rhythmic relationships
define the principles of the major-minor system
define the principles of the major-minor system
define basic and derived intervals
define basic and derived intervals
describe the structure of a fifth chord
describe the structure of a fifth chord
Skills
use the concepts of music theory
use the concepts of music theory
demonstrate a good orientation in the tonal system
demonstrate a good orientation 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 theory knowledge when creating musical notation
apply music theory knowledge when creating musical notation
demonstrate music theory knowledge in a written test
demonstrate music theory knowledge in a written test
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Systematic observation of the student
Systematic observation of the student
Recommended literature
  • Černá, L. Problematika nedostatků v Rámcovém vzdělávacím programu se zaměřením na hudební výchovu. In: Musica et Educatio IV., 36-40. Ružomberok: KU, PdF, 2012.
  • GRIGOVÁ, V. Všeobecná hudební nauka. Olomouc, 1998.
  • Machů, E. Analyzing Differentiated Instructions in Inclusive Education of Gifted Preschoolers, Proceedia ? Social and Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier, 171, 1147- 1155. 2015.
  • Machů, E. Hudební výchova v mateřské škole. Distanční studijní opora.. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií, 2014.
  • Martineau, J. Tajemství hudby: melodie, rytmus, harmonie. Praha: Dokořán, 2012.
  • MARTINEAU, J. Tajemství hudby. Praha: Dokořán, 2012.
  • Powell, J. Jak funguje hudba: průvodce posluchače vědou a psychologií krásných zvuků. Praha: Dokořán, 2012.
  • Režný, P. Elementární hudební teorie. Olomouc: UPOL, 2008.
  • Režný, P. Elementární hudební teorie. Olomouc: UPOL, 2008.
  • ZENKL, L. ABC hudební nauky. Praha, 1991.


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