Melody Harmonization at the Keyboard: Functional Skills for the College Music Student
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 104
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 104
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The primary justification for including functional keyboard studies as part of the theory curriculum rests on the belief that they serve to reinforce the understanding of tertian chord vocabulary and the concepts of functional harmonic progression typical of the music of the 18th through mid 19th centuries. The usefulness of keyboard skills is, however, not confined to activities in our music theory classrooms. Also serving as a valuable tool in musical illustration and even improvisation, proficiency at the keyboard proves its usefulness on more practical occasions, such as accompanying for informal, community, school and church events.
Functional Keyboard as Part of the Music Theory Core
For the Student: Keyboard in Music Theory Class- Practicing & Succeeding
Part 1: Chord and Accompaniment Patterns
Section 1- Basic Chord Progression Patterns
Section 2- Accompaniment Patterns
Section 3- Extension of the Primary Chord Progression, Exercises in Parallel 3rds and 6ths, Introduction to other Diatonic Chords, Altered Chords and Rules of the Octave
Part 2: Melody Harmonization
Section 1- Scale Degrees and Chord Choice
Section 2- Harmonic Progression (Conjugation)
Section 3- Harmonic Rhythm
Section 4- Melodic Tones and Intervals: Chord Choice
Section 5- Cadential Formulae, Phraseology
Section 6- Soprano and Bass: Dyadic Progression
Section 7- Caution with Second Inversion Chords
Section 8- Fifty Melodies for Harmonization
Section 9- Suggested Patterns for Melodies
Part 3: Music for Memorization and Transposition
Part 4: Figured Examples for Realization