THYU 417T Microtonal Practice

Through graduated singing exercises, students learn to hear the half step divided into six equal parts. Written harmony, melody, and counterpoint exercises explore microtonal sonorities, along with an investigation of rhythmic language that reflects tonal implications of the music. Students perform their own works, using their own instruments and two pianos tuned one quarter-tone apart. Listening assignments: Carillo, Haba, Wyshnegradski, Sims, Johnston, Maneri, and others. Text by Scott Van Duyne and Joseph Maneri.

Credits

2

Cross Listed Courses

THYG 517T

Prerequisite

((THYU 208/Lecture or THYU 208/Department) and (THYU 202/Lecture or THYU 202/Department or CI 283T/Lecture or CI 283T/Department or JS 483T/Lecture or JS 483T/Department))