MUSC 320 - Advanced Theory

Hayden Hall, Room 105, Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00-3:15
Class 2Friday, January 17

Calendar Alert: Tues Jan 21 will follow a Monday schedule at MU, so we will not meet. The next class is Friday, Jan 24

Let's Get Registered

The bug in the code that screwed up signups should be fixed, now. Puh-leeeze register a fresh account so I can keep track of you.

In this session we did even more review on this in-class worksheet. We did a little musical analysis and we got into the somewhat new topic of inverted seventh chords.

Homework #2: Analysis and Inverted Seventh Chords

OK, this worksheet is two short things.

First, we'll analyze a passage from Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, first movement. Here's an audio clip for you:

Secondly I ask you to look at a few inverted seventh chords and figure out what they are, including the standard "inversion symbols" for classical music analysis. These little numbers are listed on p. 7 of our textbook. You just gotta memorize them, like so:

This one is due on Friday, Jan 24.

Memorize These Lines, Practice Them Every Night