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Write Like Mozart: An Introduction to Classical Music Composition
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  • This course introduces students to strategies for style writing of common practice European art music. The issues of harmonic progression, voice leading, and texture are addressed in addition to relevant compositional concepts like repetition, variation, and elaboration. The course aims to offer a creative space even within the restrictions of stylistic emulation.

Write Like Mozart: An Introduction to Classical Music Composition
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Curriculum

Module One

Lesson 0 - Introduction

Lesson 1 - Chords

Lesson 2 Part 1 - Voicing

Lesson 2 Part 2 - Voicing Practice

Lesson 3 - Basic Progressions

Lesson 4 - Voice Leading

Lesson 5 Part 1 - Voice Leading with the Common Tone Approach (I-V-I and I-IV-I)

Lesson 5 Part 2 - Voice Leading Without Common Tones (I-V-I and I-IV-I)

Lesson 5 Part 3 - Resolution of the V7 Chord

Lesson 5 Part 4 - Voice Leading From IV-V

Lesson 5 Part 5 - Voice Leading With Chords that Have a Mediant Relationship

Lesson 6 - Texture Types

Lesson 7 - Voice Leading Practice Part 1

Lesson 7 - Voice Leading Practice Part 2

Pre-Course Survey

Syllabus

Reference Materials

Manuscript Paper

Self-Assessment

Quiz 1

Module Two

Lesson 0 - Inversion Notation

Lesson 1 Part 1 - Progressions with Inversions

Lesson 1 Part 2 - Progressions with Inversions

Lesson 2 - More Voice Leading

Lesson 3 - Using Inversions (A Demonstration)

Lesson 4 - Keyboard Voicing

Lesson 5 - Creating Accompaniment

Lesson 6 - Textural Reduction

Lesson 7 - Reversing Schubert

Self-Assessment 1

Self-Assessment 2

Quiz 2

Module Three

Lesson 1 - Circle of Fifths Progressions

Lesson 2 - Descending 5-6 Progressions

Lesson 3 - Parallel Sixth Progressions

Lesson 4 - Analysis: Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 545, i

Lesson 5 - Analysis: Beethoven, Piano Sonata, op. 109, i

Lesson 6 - Analysis: Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 279, iii

Lesson 7 - Analysis: Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 533, iii

Lesson 8 - Non-chord Tones (NCTs)

Lesson 9 - Using NCTs with Sequential Progressions - Part 1

Lesson 10 - Using NCTs with Sequential Progressions - Part 2

Lesson 11 - Using NCTs with Sequential Progressions - Part 3

Self-Assessment

Module Four

Lesson 1 - Diatonic Substitutions

Lesson 2 - Diatonic Substitutions 2: Substituting IV with ii

Lesson 3 - Diatonic Substitutions 3: The V-vi Progressions

Lesson 4 - Cadences

Lesson 5 - Analysis: Beethoven: Piano Sonata, op. 2, no. 3, ii

Lesson 6 - Period Form

Lesson 7 Part 1 - Melodic Writing

Lesson 7 Part 2 - Melodic Writing

Lesson 7 Part 3 - Melodic Writing

Self-Assessment

Quiz 3

Module Five

Lesson 1 - Chromatic Substitutions: The Neapolitan 6 Chord

Lesson 2 - Analysis: Schubert's Der Müller und der Bach

Lesson 3 - Chromatic Substitutions: Augmented Sixth Chords

Lesson 4 Part 1 - Analysis: Beethoven's Bagatelle, op. 119, no I

Lesson 4 Part 2 - Analysis: Beethoven's Bagatelle, op. 119, no I

Lesson 5 - Chromatic Substitutions: Borrowed Chords

Lesson 6 Part 1 - Simple 2-Voice Counterpoint

Lesson 6 Part 2 - Simple 2-Voice Counterpoint

Lesson 7 Part 1 - Guided Practice in Counterpoint

Lesson 7 Part 2 - Guided Practice in Counterpoint

Self-Assessment

Module Six

Lesson 1 - Progressions within Progressions: an Introduction (9:44)

Lesson 2 - Progressions within Progressions: Examples (13:53)

Lesson 3 - Progressions within Progressions: Secondary Leading Tone Chords (6:17)

Lesson 4 - The Alberti Bass (7:09)

Lesson 5 - Elaborating Progressions (15:15)

Lesson 6 Part 1 - Analysis: Mozart's K. 331

Lesson 6 Part 2 - Analysis: Mozart's K. 331

Lesson 6 Part 3 - Analysis: Mozart's K. 331

Lesson 7 - Guided Practice with Alberti Bass

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Post-Course Survey

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