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==Resources==
==Resources==
====Readings====


*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom'']
*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom'']
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/ImpressionismAndExtendedTonality.html Chapter 32: Impressionism and Extended Tonality]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/ImpressionismAndExtendedTonality.html Chapter 32: Impressionism and Extended Tonality]
***[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/polychords.html 32.3: Polychords]
***[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/polychords.html 32.3: Polychords]
*[http://academic.udayton.edu/PhillipMagnuson/soundpatterns/microcosms/primitivism.html Magnuson, ''Sound Patterns:'' "Primitivism: B. Vocabulary"]


==Class Activities==
==Class Activities==

Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024

This lesson is part of the Harmony category.

Objectives

  • Students will become familiar with the concepts of multiple tonal centers, polychords and polytonality.

Resources

Readings

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of polychords, polytonality and obscure key centers
  • Tonal analysis of music from different genres and time periods.
  • Composition and improvisation in a polytonal style

Assignments

  • Identification and analysis of polychordal and polytonal techniques in written and recorded music

Notes