Ear Training and Transcription 2 (pop/jazz) (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

After completing the course, you are able to aurally figure out the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic phenomena that occur in tonal and modal pop and jazz music. You are able to produce the aforementioned phenomena by singing or playing, and write down what you hear as sheet music. You know how to write a score and its related parts using a notation software.

You recognize and know how to produce even and swung rhythms, also in irregular and mixed meters. You master rhythmic sequences and the most common polyrhythms, and you know how to use your body to understand, produce and internalize rhythms.

You are able to evaluate the contents covered during the course in a constructive and critical manner. You are also able to evaluate your own competence and its development. You have the skills to further develop your musical perception skills as well as your motor skills and coordination.

Content

RHYTHMICS
- recap of syncopated and swung rhythms
- irregular and mixed meters
- rhythmic sequences and polyrhythms
- body percussion

SOLFEGE
- extended chords in tonal and modal music
- chord progressions in tonal and modal music
- modulating chord progressions
- melody in relation to the prevalent harmony
- chromatic alterations in melody

TRANSCRIPTION AND NOTATION
- common music terms in the original language and in Finnish and English
- transcription of the melody, harmony, bassline and rhythm of recorded and/or performed pop/jazz music
- use of a notation software
- score and part writing

Materials

To be distributed during the course.

Max Tabell: Jazzmusiikin harmonia ISBN 9789524950695
Mark Levine: Jazz Piano Book ISBN 9780961470159
Mark Levine: Jazz Theory ISBN 9781883217044

Teaching methods

Target learning outcome

You learn to perceive, understand and write down challenging rhythmic and polyrhytmic phenomenons. You are able to understand and use odd time rhythms. You recognize and understand chord extensions and manage to transcribe challenging one voice and two voice melody dictates. You are able to hear chord progressions with extended chord structures and you know how to make transcriptions by using a notation programme.

Content

Training of extended chords, dictates and chord identification. Polyrhythms and odd time signitures, dictates and rhythms exercises. Transcriptions and demonstrations.

Student workload

Lectures 45 h, Independent work 90 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass (S):
You recognize and are able to produce rhythmic sequences and polyrhythms as well as rhythms in irregular and mixed meter. You recognize typical melodies in tonal and modal music as well as individual chord sounds and chord progressions. You are able to write down what you hear into clear notation using a notation software, including score and part writing, if necessary. You continuously evaluate your own competence and its development. You know how to acquire, process and critically evaluate information. You take responsibility for your own and the group's learning.