Reharmonization and Arranging (pop/jazz) (5 cr)
Code: KP00BA55-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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29.08.2022 - 19.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Face-to-face
- Unit
- School of Health and Social Studies
- Campus
- Finnish Music Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Music Pedagogue
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Objective
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.
Content
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)
ORCHESTRATION
- 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
Materials
Oppimateriaali on opintojakson aikana jaettavaa itseopiskelumateriaalia oppimistehtävineen sekä tietoverkkojen välityksellä saavutettavaa materiaalia. Opintojaksolla käytettävä materiaali on sähköistä oppimateriaalia.
Teaching methods
Opintojaksolla osallistut lähi- ja/tai etäopetukseen sekä teet itsenäisiä oppimistehtäviä säännöllisesti. Perehdyt myös opintojaksolla jaettuun sähköiseen oppimateriaaliin.
Student workload
- lähi- ja/tai etäopiskelu: 45 t
- itsenäinen työskentely (oppimateriaaliin perehtyminen ja oppimistehtävien tekeminen): 90 t
Yhteensä: 135 t
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
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.
Further information
Arviointimenetelminä käytetään mm. jatkuvaa palautteenantoa sekä itsearviointia säännöllisten oppimistehtävien avulla. Osa itsenäisistä oppimistehtävistä jaetaan ryhmälle ja vertaisarvioidaan.