Reharmonization and Arranging (pop/jazz) (KP00BA55)

Reharmonization and Arranging (pop/jazz), 5 cr - KP00BA55

Reharmonization and Arranging (pop/jazz) (KP00BA55-3002), 29.08.2022 – 19.05.2023,
5 cr (KPD20S1) — Face-to-face + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

29.08.2022 - 19.05.2023

Lecturer(s)

Sami Sallinen

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

Opintojaksolla osallistut lähi- ja/tai etäopetukseen sekä teet itsenäisiä oppimistehtäviä säännöllisesti. Perehdyt myös opintojaksolla jaettuun sähköiseen oppimateriaaliin. (not translated)

Learning materials and recommended literature

Oppimateriaali on opintojakson aikana jaettavaa itseopiskelumateriaalia oppimistehtävineen sekä tietoverkkojen välityksellä saavutettavaa materiaalia. Opintojaksolla käytettävä materiaali on sähköistä oppimateriaalia. (not translated)

Campus

Finnish Music Campus

Learning assignments and student workload

- lähi- ja/tai etäopiskelu: 45 t
- itsenäinen työskentely (oppimateriaaliin perehtyminen ja oppimistehtävien tekeminen): 90 t

Yhteensä: 135 t (not translated)

Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022
Groups
- KPD20S1
Seats

0 - 50

Assessment methods

Arviointimenetelminä käytetään mm. jatkuvaa palautteenantoa sekä itsearviointia säännöllisten oppimistehtävien avulla. Osa itsenäisistä oppimistehtävistä jaetaan ryhmälle ja vertaisarvioidaan. (not translated)

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Music Pedagogue

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

After completing the course, you master fluent voice leading, and are able to reharmonize diverse compositions creatively. You are able to arrange music in a stylistically appropriate manner for standard pop and jazz ensembles, taking into account the idiosyncrasies of the instruments used in the arrangement. You are able to write accompanying lines and additional structural parts for pop and jazz compositions, if necessary.

VOICE LEADING

REHARMONIZATION
- diatonic and mediantic reharmonization
- reharmonization of tonic and subdominant chords
- reharmonization of cadential areas
- management of bass lines and chromaticism
- deceptive resolution and free reharmonization

HARMONIZATION OF MELODY
- 2–3-part harmony
- counter-melodies, obligato lines and riffs
- 4–5-part sectional harmony (melody-derived, harmony-derived, and line writing)

ORCHERSTRATION
- writing for the rhythm section
- writing for sectional instruments (string and wind instruments and the human voice)
- instrument ranges, their transposition, and their characteristics

COMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL PARTS (INTRODUCTIONS, INTERLUDES AND CODAS)

STYLISTIC MATTERS

Pass/Fail

Pass (S):
You write fluent and stylistically appropriate arrangements for various ensembles. With your arrangements, you demonstrate that you understand the following concepts and arrangement techniques:
- voice leading
- reharmonization
- harmonization of melody
- orchestration

You demonstrate that you are able to evaluate your own competence and its development. You acquire, process and critically evaluate the information you have acquired. You take responsibility for your own and the group's learning.

Reharmonization and Arranging (pop/jazz), 5 cr - KP00BA55

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