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*Student will be able to derive the Roman Numerals in a major or minor key
*Student will be able to derive the Roman Numerals in a major or minor key
*Student will be able to label chords with the proper Roman Numeral in major and minor keys
*Student will be able to label chords with the proper Roman Numeral in major and minor keys
*Student will understand the concept of harmonic rhythm


==Resources==
==Resources==


==== Readings ====
====Readings====


* Music Theory.Net:
*Music Theory.Net:
** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/43 Diatonic Triads]
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/43 Diatonic Triads]
** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/44 Roman Numeral Analysis: Triads]
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/44 Roman Numeral Analysis: Triads]
** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/46 Diatonic Sevenths]
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/46 Diatonic Sevenths]
** [https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/49 Roman numeral Analysis: Sevenths]
**[https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/49 Roman numeral Analysis: Sevenths]
* ''Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People:''
*''Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People:''
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/triads-within-tonality.pdf Diatonic Triads]
**[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/triads-within-tonality.pdf Diatonic Triads]
** [https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/diatonic-seventh-chords.pdf Diatonic Seventh Chords]
**[https://tobyrush.com/theorypages/pdf/en-us/diatonic-seventh-chords.pdf Diatonic Seventh Chords]
* Tobey, ''A Feeling for Harmony:''
*Tobey, ''A Feeling for Harmony:''
** [http://legacy.earlham.edu/~tobeyfo/musictheory/Book1/FFH1_CH3/3B_MajorMinorScales.html Chapter 3B: The Tonal, Major-Minor System]
**[http://legacy.earlham.edu/~tobeyfo/musictheory/Book1/FFH1_CH3/3B_MajorMinorScales.html Chapter 3B: The Tonal, Major-Minor System]
* Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st Century Classroom'':
*Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st Century Classroom'':
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/RomanNumeralChordSymbols.html Chapter 7.1: Roman Numeral Chord Symbols]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/RomanNumeralChordSymbols.html Chapter 7.1: Roman Numeral Chord Symbols]
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/DiatonicChordsInMajor.html Chapter 7.2: Diatonic Chords in Major]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/DiatonicChordsInMajor.html Chapter 7.2: Diatonic Chords in Major]
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/DiatonicChordsInMinor.html Chapter 7.3: Diatonic Chords in Minor]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/DiatonicChordsInMinor.html Chapter 7.3: Diatonic Chords in Minor]
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/RomanNumeralsOfDiatonicSeventhChords.html Chapter 8.3: Roman Numerals of Diatonic Seventh Chords]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/RomanNumeralsOfDiatonicSeventhChords.html Chapter 8.3: Roman Numerals of Diatonic Seventh Chords]
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/AnalyzingChords.html Chapter 6.4: Analyzing Chords]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/AnalyzingChords.html Chapter 6.4: Analyzing Chords]
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/HarmonicRhythm.html Chapter 9.2: Harmonic Rhythm]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/HarmonicRhythm.html Chapter 9.2: Harmonic Rhythm]


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

Revision as of 20:21, 30 July 2020

This lesson is part of the Fundamentals of Twelve-Tone Equal Temperament category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with harmonic macroanalysis and roman numeral analysis.
  • Students will be familiar with the names of individual scale degrees (tonic, supertonic, etc.)
  • Student will be able to derive the Roman Numerals in a major or minor key
  • Student will be able to label chords with the proper Roman Numeral in major and minor keys
  • Student will understand the concept of harmonic rhythm

Resources

Readings

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of the concept of harmonic analysis
  • Discussion and definition of the concept of Roman numeral analysis
  • Roman numeral analysis of music from different genres and time periods

Assignments

  • Translation of a macroanalyzed chord progression into Roman numeral analysis

Notes