Techniques of Tonal Writing

Department - COMP
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - CM-221

Specific techniques of traditional tonal composition. Conclusive and nonconclusive phrases; antecedent-consequent phrase relationships; open-ended phrase relationships; sequencing; modulation; large-scale tonal relationships; thematic variation and development. Application of these techniques in writing, using models from the classical period.

Credits: 2
Course Chair: Arnold Friedman
Prerequisites: CM-212, and CP-210 or CP-212
Required of: FILM majors
Electable by: All