TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

(Subject to Change)

Unit One: Species Counterpoint

T 8/22 – Introduction to the course, discussion of Chapter 1

R 8/24 – No class meeting

T 8/29 – Chapter 2: The Single Melodic Line

R 8/31 – Chapter 3: Principles of Two-Voice Counterpoint

Assignment 1 due: Workbook, page 1

T 9/5 – Faculty Planning Day, no classes

R 9/7 – Chapter 4: First and Second Species

Assignment 2 due: Workbook, page 2

T 9/12 – Chapter 4: First and Second Species Continued

Assignment 3 due: Workbook, page 3, exercises 1-4, and page 7, exercises 3-6a

R 9/14 – Chapter 5: Chromaticism

T 9/19 – Chapter 6: Third Species

Assignment 4 due: Workbook, page 9, exercise 2, page 13, exercises 7a-7b

R 9/21 – Third Species, additional study

T 9/26 – Chapter 6: Fourth Species

R 9/28 – Fourth Species, additional study

Assignment 5 due: Workbook, page 15, exercises 1-2, page 18, exercise 4

T 10/3 – Chapter 6: Fifth Species

Assignment 6 due: Workbook, page 21, exercise 6, page 26, exercise 8

R 10/5 – Species Review

T 10/10 – MIDTERM

Midterm Grade Submissions

R 10/12 – Guest Lecturer Lisa Leong

F 10/13 – Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade

UNIT TWO: COUNTERPOINT IN TWO AND THREE PARTS

T 10/17 – Chapter 7: Writing Short Two-Voice Pieces

R 10/19 – Chapter 10: The Two-Part Invention

Assignment 7 due: Workbook, page 37

T 10/24 – The Two Part Invention, additional study

Assignment 8 due: Workbook, pages 39-40

R 10/26 – Chapter 11: Three Voice Counterpoint

T 10/31 – Three Voice Counterpoint, additional study

Assignment 9 due: Workbook, page 46, page 48

R 11/2 – Chapter 12: Writing of Short Three-Voice Pieces

T 11/7 – Chapter 13: Imitation in Three Voices

R 11/9 – Two-Part Invention Due

UNIT THREE: THE FUGUE

T 11/14 – Chapter 15: The Fugue

R 11/16 – Chapter 16: The Fugue (Continued)

Assignment 10 due: Workbook, pages 57-58

T 11/21 – The Fugue, additional study

Assignment 11 due: TEXTBOOK, page 219, exercises 3 and 5

R 11/23 – Thanksgiving Break

T 11/28 – The Fugue, additional Study

Assignment 12 due: Workbook, page 73

R 11/30 – Special topics

T 12/5 – Analysis Presentations and Annotated Score Due

R 12/7 – Review for Final Exam

Final – Final Exam, Three-Part Fugue Due

Please note that the Final Exam schedule is not yet available to faculty. I will let you know of the Final date and time as soon as it is made available to me.