Music theory

We offer courses in various areas of music theory:

• Music theory - more than just gray theory!
• Harmony and aural training (part of the "Study Preparation Program [SVA]")

Music theory

The introductory courses are aimed at interested amateurs, e.g. choir singers or hobby instrumentalists of all ages and interested middle and high school students to supplement instrumental/vocal lessons.

Contents

The course is tailored to the wishes and interests of the participants and also covers the following topics:

• Intervals
• the circle of fifths
• Scales (major, minor, etc.)
• Modes (church modes)
• Triad structure
• old keys
• Introduction to ear training: recognizing and notating intervals, triads and easy melodies
• Simple chord combinations (cadences) are then written and played.

Harmony / aural training (SVA / "How music works - Course II")

The aim of the courses is to prepare students for studying music.
The entrance examinations at universities generally include examinations in harmony, aural skills and general music theory.
Depending on the degree course, university and instrument, the entrance examinations may include other areas of specialization (counterpoint, practical piano playing at school, music history, etc.).
These are not covered in the course and can be attended at preparatory courses at the universities if necessary.

Contents

• Harmony theory 1
  The basics of harmony theory are developed from the content of the general music theory course:
  Basic rules of four-part composition
  Sixth and fourth sixth chords (inversions)
  Dominant seventh chord
  Subdominant augmentation forms

• Harmonielehre 2
  The cadence is expanded:
  Mediants (secondary harmonies)
  Expansion forms of the dominant
  Intermediate dominants
  Basso continuo
  Harmonization of melodies
  according to requirements:
  Determination of style periods
  Assignment of instrumentation
  Harmonic, stylistic and form-related analysis

• Ear training 1
  Initially teaches the recognition and later the notation of
  intervals (successive and simultaneous)
  triads (major/minor/excessive/diminished and inversions)
  short tone sequences (tonal and atonal)
  motifs
  melodies

• Ear training 2
  The course content here is also based on the requirements of the respective universities. This includes notation of
  intervals
  triads
  melodies (with modulation)
  aural analysis
  functional-harmonic chord progressions
  instrumentation
  epochs