| Course code | MTM211 |
| Name of the course | Harmony |
| Languages of instruction | english |
| Teaching staff | Toomas Trass |
| Responsible staff member | Toomas Trass |
| Graded or pass/fail examinations | A | E | A | E |
| Semester | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| ECTS | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Total ECTS | 12 ECTS |
Course aims
Introduction to classical harmony both in theory and practice. The course covers the chords of diatonic major and minor, altered chords, secondary dominants, different types of modulations, different techniques of chromatic harmony and melodic figuration. The practical excercises are divided into three types: a) written harmonization excercises; b) playing chord sequences on the piano; c) harmonic analysis of various compositions.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will:
- know the fundamentals of voice leading;
- know the chordal repertoire of tonal harmony and simpler tonicizations;
- be able to harmonise a given melody or bass with four-part harmony
- be able to play sequences on piano, both diatonic and with secondary dominants, both upwards and downwards;
- demonstrate the ability to analyse sections of music by Viennese Classics and early Romantics which use the main chords and main alterations (but no modulations).
Second-year students will be able to:
- harmonise in notation various types of tonicizations, modulation to remote keys and enharmonic modulation and the melody that includes melodic figuration;
- play on piano an 8-bar passage which includes an introduction with tonicizations and ending with modulation to remote keys;
- analyse a musical passage which includes altered chords, major-minor chords, tonicizations, modulation to remote keys and enharmonic modulation.
