Required Materials
Text: The Shaping of Musical Elements Vol. II. Russell/Trubitt
Text and Workbook
Manuscript paper in a spiral binder.
Dark pencil.

Course Description
Music 285 is the third of four semesters of the basic two-year theory sequence taken in the first semester of the second year. Topics to be covered throughout the semester include: borrowed, neapolitan sixth, augmented sixth, extended tertian, altered dominant, and chromatic mediant chords, as well as an overview of formal constructs.

Attendance
Attendance is mandatory and will have bearing on your grade. Excused absences, such as official class trips, justified illness, etc., must always be registered with the instructor by the student. In the case of official trips, this must be done prior to the absence. Do not assume a form will be sent in advance by some administrative office. In case of illness, a doctor's excuse must be provided on the first day back in class. It is the responsibility of the student absent to obtain the information for that class from a classmate (not the instructor). No late work will be accepted nor make-up tests given.

Grading

*Homework assignments (weeks I-X) @ 3% each. 27%
*Pop quizzes (weeks I-X) @ 1% each. 7%
*Formal Analyses (weeks IX-XIV) @ 4% each. 16%
*Midterm Exam (week VII). 15%
*Final Exam (week XVII). 20%
*Final composition project. 15%

SCHOOL POLICY REQUIRES THAT THE FINAL EXAM BE ADMINISTERED DURING THE TIME SET FORTH IN THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES SO DO NOT PLAN TO LEAVE TOWN EARLY.

Tentative Course Schedule

Wk I Review of secondary dominant/leading tone chords (Aug 25, 27, 29)
Wk II/III Borrowed Chords (Sept 3, 5, 8, 10, 12)
Wk IV Neapolitan Sixths (Sept 15, 17, 19)
Wk V/VI Augmented Sixths (Sept 22, 24, 26, 29, Oct 1, 3)
Wk VII Review and Midterm Exam (Oct 6, 8, 10)
Wk VIII Extended Tertian Chords (Oct 13, 15, 17)
Wk IX Altered Dominants (Oct 20, 22, 24)
Wk X Chromatic Mediants (Oct 27, 29, 31)
Wk XI Recurrent Forms (Nov 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14)
Wk XIII-XIV Variational Forms (Nov 17, 19, 21, 24, 26)
Wk XV Final Project Meetings (Dec 1, 3, 5,)
Wk XVI Review (Dec 8, 10)
Wk XVII Final Exam and Final Composition Projects Due
Final Exam will be held on Dec 15 at 10:30 a.m.