| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritual Reading of the Syllabus, Pre-test, Overview | |
| 2 | Keys, Scales, Modes, Intervals Assignment 1 | |
| 3 | Rhythm and Meter Triads and Seventh Chords Assignment 2 Practice Quiz (C Major, a Minor) | |
| 4 | Procedures of Four-part Writing Assignment 3 Quiz 1 (G Major, e Minor) | |
| 5 | Rules for Two-part Counterpoint Assignment 4 | |
| 6 | Root-position Tonic and Dominant Assignment 5 Quiz 2 (F Major, d Minor) | |
| 7 | First-inversion Tonic, Dominant, Leading-tone Triads Assignment 6 Quiz 3 (D Major, b Minor) | |
| 8 | Inversions of the Dominant Seventh Assignment 7 | |
| 9 | Preparing the Dominant, via ^4 in the Bass Assignment 8 Quiz 4 (B-flat Major, g Minor) | |
| 10 | The Cadential Six-four Assignment 9 | |
| 11 | Assignment 10 Quiz 5 (A Major, f-sharp Minor) | |
| 12 | Assignment 11 | |
| 13 | Midterm Exam (In class) | |
| 14 | Assignment 12 | |
| 15 | Melodic Figuration Assignment 13 | |
| 16 | Rhythmic Figuration Assignment 14 Quiz 6 (E-flat Major, c Minor) | |
| 17 | Rhythmic Figuration (cont.) Assignment 15 | |
| 18 | Subdominant and Submediant Triads Assignment 16 Quiz 7 (E Major, c-sharp Minor) | |
| 19 | Supertonic and Subdominant Seventh Chords Quiz 8 (A-flat Major, f Minor) | Draft of final project due |
| 20 | Applied Dominants, a.k.a. Secondary Dominants Assignment 17 | |
| 21 | The Dominant as a Key Area Assignment 18 Quiz 9 (B Major, g-sharp Minor) | |
| 22 | Diatonic Modulation (only Modulatory Techniques) Assignment 19 | |
| 23 | Quiz 10 (D-flat Major, b-flat Minor) | Final project due |
| 24 | Assignment 20 Evaluations, Summation, Post-test | |
| 25 | Performances of Final Projects (In class) |