Music Composition 2

Harmony and Compositional Form

What you'll learn
By the end of the course you will understand and be able to compose chord progressions.
You will learn how to develop your harmonic material through a variety of compositional techniques.
You will learn about musical texture and how rhythm, melody, and harmony are combined.
By the end of this course you will also have composed a number of entire pieces in various compositional forms.
You will get practice notating music using music notation software.
Requirements
It is highly recommended that you take "Music Composition 1" (by the same author) before taking this course.
A basic knowledge of music theory (especially Roman numeral names of chords from the scale). If you do not already have a rudimentary understanding of music theory, it is recommended that you take a music theory course before this course. (See course "Music Theory" by the same author)
Musescore (free music notation software)
Although not a necessity, it is very beneficial that the student have some ability to play the piano (or other instrument)
Description
Music Composition 2 is the second course in a series of two courses that teaches how music is put together and how to write your own music. The course is divided into two parts. Part one covers the study of harmonic composition. Part two covers the study of compositional form. (Rhythmic and melodic composition were studied in Music Composition 1. It is highly recommended that you take Music Composition 1 before taking this course.)  Course lectures consist of both video and text. Each section of the course covers a particular concept (or related concepts). Concepts and compositional techniques are demonstrated throughout the course with real musical examples (pictures and audio samples).  Besides lectures, each section of the course also contains memory questions, section quiz, listening assignments, and composition assignments. Memory questions serve to summarize and reinforce key concepts learned, while the quizzes tests the students’ knowledge and understanding of the material from each section. Students who take this course will get practice notating music with music notation software. In the composition assignments students will get real life practice using the information and techniques learned in each section to write and develop their own harmonic progressions. By the end of the course students will have composed a number of entire pieces in various compositional forms.  Who should take this course? Every student of music should know how to compose! It is a sad but true fact that most modern music teachers and music courses do not include music composition as part of the students’ musical education. In the past it was typical for students of music to be able to compose music. The “complete” musician can play an instrument, has knowledge of music theory AND can also compose! If you want to deepen your understanding of music, learn to write it! 

Overview

Section 1: TONAL FUNCTION

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Chords of the Scale

Lecture 3 Departure, Anticipation & Return

Lecture 4 Voice Leading

Lecture 5 Memory Questions (sec.1)

Lecture 6 Composition Assignments (sec.1)

Lecture 7 Listening Assignments (sec.1)

Section 2: DIATONIC CHORD SUBSTITUTION

Lecture 8 Secondary Chords

Lecture 9 Creating Chord Progressions

Lecture 10 Amount of Similarity

Lecture 11 Memory Questions (sec.2)

Lecture 12 Composition Assignments (sec.2)

Lecture 13 Listening Assignments (sec.2)

Section 3: DEVELOPING HARMONIC PROGRESSIONS

Lecture 14 Extending Functions

Lecture 15 Progression Chains

Lecture 16 Partial Progression Formula

Lecture 17 Circle Progressions

Lecture 18 Memory Questions (sec.3)

Lecture 19 Composition Assignments (sec.3)

Lecture 20 Listening Assignments (sec.3)

Section 4: THE HARMONIC PHRASE

Lecture 21 Cadences

Lecture 22 Types of Harmonic Phrases

Lecture 23 Memory Questions (sec.4)

Lecture 24 Composition Assignments (sec.4)

Lecture 25 Listening Assignments (sec.4)

Section 5: THE HARMONIC PERIOD

Lecture 26 The Period

Lecture 27 The Phrase Group

Lecture 28 The Double Period

Lecture 29 Memory Questions (sec.5)

Lecture 30 Composition Assignments (sec.5)

Lecture 31 Listening Assignments (sec.5)

Section 6: CHROMATIC CHORD SUBSTITUTION

Lecture 32 Borrowed Chords

Lecture 33 Altered Chords

Lecture 34 Memory Questions (sec.6)

Lecture 35 Composition Assignments (sec.6)

Lecture 36 Listening Assignments (sec.6)

Section 7: MODULATION

Lecture 37 Pivot Chords

Lecture 38 Modulation Using Altered Chords

Lecture 39 Pivot Tone Modulation

Lecture 40 Sequential Modulation

Lecture 41 Direct Modulation

Lecture 42 Memory Questions (sec.7)

Lecture 43 Composition Assignments (sec.7)

Lecture 44 Listening Assignments (sec.7)

Section 8: HARMONIC RHYTHM

Lecture 45 Frequency of Chord Changes

Lecture 46 Memory Questions (sec.8)

Lecture 47 Composition Assignments (sec.8)

Lecture 48 Listening Assignments (sec.8)

Section 9: MUSICAL TEXTURE

Lecture 49 Homophonic Texture

Lecture 50 Block Chord Accompaniment

Lecture 51 Broken Chord Accompaniment

Lecture 52 Homorhythmic Texture

Lecture 53 Polyphonic Texture

Lecture 54 Other Accompaniments

Lecture 55 Memory Questions (sec.9)

Lecture 56 Composition Assignments (sec.9)

Lecture 57 Listening Assignments (sec.9)

Section 10: BINARY FORM

Lecture 58 Compositional Form

Lecture 59 Thematic Design & Harmonic Structure

Lecture 60 Simple Binary

Lecture 61 Rounded Binary

Lecture 62 Sectional Binary

Lecture 63 Continuous Binary

Lecture 64 Other Binary Forms

Lecture 65 Memory Questions (sec.10)

Lecture 66 Composition Assignments (sec.10)

Lecture 67 Listening Assignments (sec.10)

Section 11: TERNARY FORM

Lecture 68 Simple Ternary

Lecture 69 Ternary vs. Rounded Binary

Lecture 70 Compound Ternary

Lecture 71 Memory Questions (sec.11)

Lecture 72 Composition Assignments (sec.11)

Lecture 73 Listening Assignments (sec.11)

Section 12: RONDO & ARCH FORMS

Lecture 74 Five-part Form

Lecture 75 Seven-part Form

Lecture 76 Arch Form

Lecture 77 Memory Questions (sec.12)

Lecture 78 Composition Assignments (sec.12)

Lecture 79 Listening Assignments (sec.12)

Section 13: STROPHIC & VARIATION FORMS

Lecture 80 One-part Form

Lecture 81 Theme & Variations

Lecture 82 Chaconne

Lecture 83 Memory Questions (sec.13)

Lecture 84 Composition Assignments (sec.13)

Lecture 85 Listening Assignments (sec.13)

Section 14: SONATA FORM

Lecture 86 1st movement Form

Lecture 87 Memory Questions (sec.14)

Lecture 88 Composition Assignments (sec.14)

Lecture 89 Listening Assignments (sec.14)

Lecture 90 Conclusion

Lecture 91 BONUS LECTURE: LINKS

Anyone who has always wanted to learn how to write music!,Every student of music!,Beginning Composers/Songwriters,Composers/Songwriters with previous knowledge or experience who want to brush up and hone their skills (and maybe learn some new techniques!),Although this course uses many examples from classical music, most of the information and compositional techniques learned in this course can be used by musicians of other genres.,If you want to deepen your understanding of music, learn to write it!