MODERN harmony course
This six week course is based on Vincent Persichetti’s seminal book “Twentieth Century Harmony”. For those who are not aware of this book, it is an all encompassing treatise on intervals, scales, modes, chords (by thirds, seconds, and fourths), polychords, clusters and more.
Class 1
Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 1 Intervals PREVIEW
INTERVALS:
Construction
Inversion and Spacing
Intervals in Chords
Overtone Influences
Texture
Musical Examples
EXERCISE ONE
SCALES:
Modes
Synthetic Scales
Pentatonic and Hexatonic Scales
Chromatic Scales
EXERCISE TWO
150 minutes.
$25.00
INTERVALS and SCALES
Class 2
Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 2 Chords By Thirds PREVIEW
MORE SCALES and CHORDS by THIRDS
SCALES PT.2
Musical Examples
CHORDS BY THIRDS:
Triads
Seventh and Ninth chords
11th and 13th chords
15th and 17th chords
Twelve-note chords
Musical Examples
EXERCISE THREE
150 minutes.
$25.00
Class 3
CHORDS by FOURTHS
Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 3 Quartal Harmony PREVIEW
CHORDS BY FOURTHS
Three-note chords
Four-note chords
Multi-note chords
Musical Examples
EXERCISE FOUR
150 minutes
$25.00
Class 4
Seminar 4
CHORDS by SECONDS
CHORDS BY SECONDS
Three-note chords
Multi-note chords
Clusters
Musical Examples
EXERCISE FIVE
150 minutes
$25.00
Class 5
20th Century Class Harmony Class Five - Polychords PREVIEW
POLYCHORDS
POLYCHORDS
Two triadic units
Three or more triadic units
Non-triaidic units
Musical Examples
EXERCISE SIX
150 minutes
$25.00
Class 6
Ludwin 20th Century Harmony Class 6 - Cadential Devices PREVIEW
HARMONIC DIRECTION
HARMONIC DIRECTION
Chord connection
Dissonance
Parallel harmony
Successive perfect fifths
Cadential devices
Musical Examples
150 minutes
$25.00