Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Musical Training - 1st semester

Code

711021089

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Ciências Musicais

Credits

3

Teacher in charge

Svetlana Poliakova

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) To acquire and consolidate knowledges in music theory;
b) To connect theoretical issues and repertoires of different epochs of the History of Western Music,
reconstructing their sound images;
c) ) To develop technical slills in musical writing and analysis.

Prerequisites

n.a.

Subject matter

1. Introduction to music theory: concepts, methodological, terminological and historical issues.
2. Pitch. Tempo and rhythm. Tonality and modality. Diatonic system. Major and minor tonal varieties. Relative
scales. Circle of fifths. Chromatic system. Modality and the transposition of modes. Diatonic and chromatic
intervals: classification. Triads and its inversions. Seventh chords and its inversions. Harmonic functions.
Cadences. Modulation.
3. Exercises of musical writing, and hearing analysis of didactic examples and excerpts from Western music.

Bibliography

Fão, A. (s. d.). Teoria Musical, parte 1 e 2. Lisboa: Sasseti/CNM.
Lamas, E. (2008). Sebenta de harmonia com vista à realização do baixo-cifrado. Lisboa: Juventude Musical Portuguesa.
Michels, U. (2003/2007). Atlas de Música, 2 vols. Lisboa: Gradiva.

Schoenberg, A. (1999). Harmonia. São Paulo: UNESP

Teaching method

The teacher will expose the theoretical contents of the program. The practical component includes written exercises, listening to musical examples and analysis of the corresponding repertoire. Lessons are both theoretical (20%) and practical (80%).
For a sucessful learning, audio-visual media will be used: PowerpoInt, music auditions, etc.

Evaluation method

Evaluation elements are a written test covering all the program (70%) and a written test of listening skills (30%).

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