Atonality

This lesson is part of the Harmony category.

Objectives

• Students will become familiar with the characteristics and techniques of atonality.

Class Activities

• Discussion and definition of atonal composition, including Schoenberg’s twelve-tone row process
• Analysis of a twelve-tone row piece
• Composition of a short atonal piece

Assignments

• Twelve-tone row analysis of a written score

Files

• John Paul Ito: Free Atonality Assignments