TEACHING ONLINE

Online instruction by Vince Corozine

COMPOSING FOR BAND AND ORCHESTRA Syllabus

Before considering this challenging course, the student should have a strong background in orchestration and counterpoint as well as having a thorough understanding of theory, instrumentation, transposition, and instrument ranges in order to take full advantage of the high level of instruction this course offers. All work is tailored to fit the student's specific needs.

Prerequisite

The student should have completed Music Theory 1, 2, and 3, Orchestration and Counterpoint.

The student should have a strong understanding of principles of jazz chord progressions, instrumentation, and rhythm section styles.

Materials Needed

Keyboard and access to Sibelius music software program.

Textbook: Twentieth Century Composition by Leon Dalin, Publisher: Wm C. Brown.

Assignments will be given with each chapter and the work will be tailored to fit the needs of the student.

Chapter 1: Precompositional Considerations

Style
Medium
Motives
Length
Mood and Character
Tempo
Range and Tessitura
Climax
Movement Considerations
Intended Audience

Chapter 2: Contemporary Forms in Music

Part Forms (Binary and Ternary)
Rondo Forms
Sonata Form
Contrapuntal Forms
Variation Forms
Multimovement Forms
Program and Dramatic Music
Contemporary Adaptations

Chapter 3: Development Techniques

Repetition and Contrast
Imitative Procedures
Transposition and Sequence
Modifications of Contour and Rhythm

Chapter 4: Contemporary Melodic and Rhythmic Practices

Expanded Tonality
Contemporary Harmonic Influence
Melodic Doubling
Nonmetric Rhythms
Shifting Accents
Asymmetric Meters
New Rhythmic Concepts

Chapter 5: Modulation and Cadences

Chapter 6: Contemporary Compositional Tools

Modes
Chords in Fourths
Pedal-Points
Added-note Chords
Clusters
Ploychords
Thirdless Harmony
Suspensions
Pentatonic and Whole-tone Scales
Mirror Writing