Assignment 1: July 6-7

Complete the following tasks --.

a. Familiarize yourself with the MUSIC ANALYSIS web site.

b. Review material in HARMONY, KEY, STRUCTURE. See also Composer's Tools Standard Progressions under Chords and Harmonizing Melody under Melody

c. Study Melodic Analysis Criteria in MELODY: CONTOUR, CONTINUITY, REDUCTION. This page contains good quiz material.

d. Perform and study the music in MELODY: CONTOUR, CONTINUITY, REDUCTION.

e. Study the information pages on motives and melodic segments and analysis signs in MOTIVE, PHRASE, PHRASE FORMS. These pages contain good quiz material.

f. Perform and study the music in MOTIVE, PHRASE, PHRASE FORMS.

g. Complete Quiz 1 Note: You can print any of the pages, including the music, if you want hard copy. Be aware there may be a page charge in NAU computer labs.


If you own your own computer and it is connected to the network, you can log onto DANA and download the NAU communication package.

If you haven't done so already, get an account on DANA. You can do so online on the NAU page (www.nau.edu).If you have an account, make sure you are up to date.

Sent e-mail to me so I can create a mailing list. E-mail is a good way to contact me since, not having an NAU office, I work at home.


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