Teaching Workshop: Music Theory Introduction
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The laboratory aims to provide the essential elements of theory, grammar and morphology of music, and introduce students to the reading and writing of music notation
Expected learning outcomes
The laboratory is primarily addressed to students without or poorly equipped with specific training, to facilitate understanding of the theoretical and technical aspects related to the study of historical and musical problems.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Sound, formation and characteristics
Pitch, intensity, timbre
Musical notation
Musical keys
Pulsation, rhythm, metre
Ornaments and dynamic indications
Scales and alterations
Tonality and intervals
Melody, harmony and counterpoint
Figured bass
Musical forms
Musical instruments (classification and types)
Pitch, intensity, timbre
Musical notation
Musical keys
Pulsation, rhythm, metre
Ornaments and dynamic indications
Scales and alterations
Tonality and intervals
Melody, harmony and counterpoint
Figured bass
Musical forms
Musical instruments (classification and types)
Prerequisites for admission
No special prerequisites are required.
Teaching methods
Lectures in the form of workshops, realised with the support of PowerPoint slides. Practical exercises to consolidate the content learnt.
Teaching Resources
- Ottó Károlyi, La grammatica della musica. La teoria, le forme e gli strumenti musicali, Torino, Einaudi, 2000 (o edizioni precedenti).
- Cosimo Caforio - Benedetto Passannanti, L'alfabeto dell'ascolto. Elementi di grammatica musicale, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
- Pietro Caraba - Carlo Pedini, Le forme della musica, Brugherio, Sinfonica, 2010 (o edizioni successive).
- Cosimo Caforio - Benedetto Passannanti, L'alfabeto dell'ascolto. Elementi di grammatica musicale, Roma, Carocci, 2014.
- Pietro Caraba - Carlo Pedini, Le forme della musica, Brugherio, Sinfonica, 2010 (o edizioni successive).
Assessment methods and Criteria
Written test verifying the content learnt.
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