XHVp01 The Basics of Music Theory and Music History

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Hala, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Hala, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Music – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 8:00–8:50 učebna 20, Thu 11:00–11:50 učebna 20
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Introduction to music acoustics, systems of tuning. Scales - system, developement / ancient, medieval, church styles, major and minor, chromatic, pentatonic, whole tone, gypsy /. Intervals. Chords - fifth chords, seventh chords, chord changes. Practical application of all theoretical knowledge. At the end of this course students will be able to understand music from the theoretic point of view.
Learning outcomes
The Student knows scales, intervals, chords, Italian musical terminology, is a basic overview of the history of music.
Syllabus
  • Attributes of tone; notation system - signs, transcription, keys, marks for tone quality. Scales - diatonic, chromathic, ancient church modes, whole-tone, pentatonic ones. System of major and minor scales. Orientation in major and minor scales, finding of characteristic intervals, construction of upper and lower basic and derivated intervals, construction of fifth-chords and their turns, construction of seventh-chords and their turns according to guitar and functional marks; construction of cadences in major and minor keys; Italian terminology (tempo, expression, dynamics and agogics). Basic orientation in music history.
Literature
  • Doporučená literatura viz osnova
  • e-learning: http://www.ped.muni.cz/wmus/frame.html
  • KOFROŇ, Jaroslav. Učebnice harmonie. Praha: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1963. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical training and practical exercises
Assessment methods
Lectures. Credit on the basis of successfuly writen test with following content: orientation in major and minor scales, finding of characteristic intervals, construction of upper and lower basic and derivated intervals, construction of fifth-chords and their turns, construction of seventh-chords and their turns according to guitar and functional marks; construction of cadences in major and minor keys; Italian terminology (tempo, expression, dynamics and agogics). Basic orientation in music history.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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