Music Theory II
Class code
Instructor
Details
Ludovic Sardain
[email protected]
office hours TBA
Class Details
Music Theory II
Tuesday, 1:15 p.m., Thursday, 1:15 p.m.
Room 6.04
Prerequisites
Music Theory I
Class
Description
In this course students will continue with their studies of Diatonic Harmony, and
will have an introduction to simple forms. We will start with eighteenth-century
style, and explore all the harmonic functions as well as phrase structure and
embellishing tones.
The course will combine a format of lecture and seminar
Desired
Outcomes
The student should understand the main principles of Diatonic Harmony, and be
able to use the specific notation to write a comprehensive analysis of a tonal
composition.
Assessment
Components
Homeworks 20% Homeworks are not graded, but revised by the lecturer.
Class participation 20%
Two tests during semester 30%
Final exam 30%
Failure to submit or fulfil any required course component results in failure of the
class.
Assessment
Expectations
Grade A: Shows excellent progress and has mastered the material
Grade B: Shows good progress and has good grasp of most of the
material
Grade C: Shows some progress and has a partial grasp of the material
Grade D: Shows little progress and has not grasped much of the
material
Grade F: Shows no progress and has not grasped the basic skills of the
course
Grade
conversion
N/A
Grading
Policy
NYU Paris aims to have grading standards and results in all its
courses similar to those that prevail at Washington Square.
Attendance
Policy
Study abroad at Global Academic Centers is an academically intensive and
immersive experience, in which students from a wide range of backgrounds
exchange ideas in discussion-based seminars. Learning in such an
environment depends on the active participation of all students. And since
classes typically meet once or twice a week, even a single absence can cause
a student to miss a significant portion of a course. To ensure the integrity
of this academic experience, class attendance at the centers is
mandatory, and unexcused absences will affect students' semester
grades. Students are responsible for making up any work missed due to
absence. Repeated absences in a course may result in failure.
As per the Global Academic standard, unexcused absences will be
penalized with a two percent deduction from the student’s final
course grade1.
Other guidelines specific to NYUParis include:
 Attendance to class and all course-related events, even
outside of regularly scheduled course times, is expected and
mandatory. Some class outings/make-up classes take place on
Fridays
 Under no circumstances will non-University-related travel
constitute an excused absence from class. DO NOT book travel
until you have received and carefully studied the syllabus of each of
your classes.
 If you are not sick enough to go to the doctor, you are well
enough to go to class. Doctor’s notes will be expected for all
medical-related absences.
 No tests, quizzes, or exams will be made up. A missed test, quiz,
or exam will result in a zero. Questions about this policy should be
directed to the Academic Affairs team, not your professor.
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NYU’s “Policies and procedures for students studying away at a Global Academic Center”
Plagiarism
Policy
New York University in Paris, as an academic community, is
committed to free and open inquiry, to creating an intellectual and social
environment that promotes this, and to upholding the highest standards of
personal and academic integrity.
All NYUP students have the responsibility to uphold these stated
objectives. As a member of this community, you accept the responsibility
for upholding and maintaining these standards, which include refraining
from all forms of plagiarism and cheating as detailed below.
Cases of plagiarism at NYUParis will be brought to the attention of
NYUParis academic administration as well as the implicated student’s
home school Dean.
PLAGIARISM: a form of fraud, presenting someone else’s work as though it
were your own2
 A sequence of words from another writer who you have not quoted and
referenced in footnotes3
 A paraphrased passage from another writer’s work that you have not
cited.
 Facts or ideas gathered and reported by someone else4
 Another student’s work that you claim as your own
 A paper that is purchased or “researched” for money
 A paper that is downloaded free of charge from the Internet
CHEATING
 Copying from another student’s exam or quiz
 Giving or receiving unauthorized assistance (crib sheets, internet, etc.)
during an exam or quiz
 Having someone take your exam
 Accessing an exam or quiz in an unauthorized fashion prior to its
administration
 Collaborating with other students or unauthorized persons on a take
home exam
 Using the same written material for two courses without the express
permission of both instructors
 Fabricating or falsifying data
Required
Text(s)
The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis Second Edition
ISBN 978-0-393-93081-8
Additional
Required
Equipment
Music manuscript paper, tuning fork, pencils and erasers.
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NYU’s Expository Writing Department’s Statement on Plagiarism
NYU Statement on Plagiarism
NYU Statement on Plagiarism
Session 1
Note-to-Note Counterpoint in Eighteenth-Century Style
Tuesday,
Jan 19
Session 2
Melodic Embellishment in Chorale Texture
Thursday,
Jan 21
Session 3
The Notation of Four-Part Harmony
Tuesday,
Jan 26
Part of the Basic Phrase
Session 4
Connecting the Dominant and Tonic Areas
Thursday,
Jan 28
Harmonizing Folk Songs
Session 5
V7 and Its Inversions
Tuesday,
Feb 2
Realizing Figured Bass
Session 6
Expanding the Basic Phrase : T-PD-D-T
Thursday,
Feb 4
Harmonizing Chorale Melodies
Session 7
First test
Tuesday,
Feb 9
Session 8
6
Expanding Harmonics Areas with 4 Chords
Thursday,
Feb 11
Other Expansions of the Tonic Area
Session 9
New Cadence Types
Tuesday,
Feb 16
Basic Root Progressions
Session 10
About Median Triads
Thursday,
Feb 18
The mediant and Minor Dominant in Minor Keys
6
Parallel 3 Chords
Session 11
Embellishing Tones in Four Voices
Tuesday,
Feb 23
More on Suspensions, More on Neighbor and Passing Tones
Session 12
Other Types of Embellishments
Thursday,
Feb 25
Session 13
Embellishing Tones in Popular Music
Tuesday,
Mar 1
Session 14
Mid term test preparation
Thursday,
Mar 3
Session 15
Mid term test
Tuesday,
Mar 8
Session 16
Dominant Substitutes : Leading-Tone Chords
Thursday,
Mar 10
Session 17
Other Voice-Leading Chords
Tuesday,
Mar 15
Session 18
Phrase and Harmony
Thursday,
Mar 17
Subphrases and Motives
Session 19
Phrases in Pairs : The Period
Tuesday,
Mar 22
Phrase Rhythm
Session 20
Sequences
Thursday,
Mar 24
Harmonic Sequences Based on Root Progressions
Session 21
Sequences Based on Seconds
Tuesday,
Mar 29
Sequences in Context
Session 22
Intensifying the Dominant
Thursday,
Mar 31
Secondary Dominants to V
Session 23
Secondary Leading-Tone Chords to V
Tuesday,
Apr 5
Secondary-Function Chords in Dominant Expansions
Session 24
Secondary-Function Chords Within the Basic Phrase
Thursday,
Apr 7
Session 25
Secondary-Function Chords in Musical Contexts
Tuesday,
Apr 12
Session 26
Spelling Secondary Dominant and Leading-Tone Chords
Thursday,
Apr 14
Resolving Secondary Dominant and Leading-Tone Chords
Session 27
Secondary Dominants in Sequences
Tuesday,
May 3
Session 28
Exam Preparation
Friday,
May 6
Session 29
Tuesday,
May 10
Final Exam
Classroom
Etiquette
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No eating in class.
No cell phones in class.
No laptop computers in class unless permission is expressly given by
your professors.
Leaving class to go to the bathroom or yawning in class is considered
rude in France.
Required Cocurricular
Activities
Suggested
Co-curricular
Activities
Listening to recommended recordings