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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 29

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 29 Click on a musical example for playback   A plain example of the Phrygian II6, also known as the Neapolitan sixth. Note the ^b2-^7 movement in the soprano, which is typical of the Phrygian II progression. It is generally best …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 30

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 30 Click on a musical example for playback   Genesis of an augmented sixth chord. Step 1: start with a iv6 in minor, moving to V.      Step 2: the sixth of the iv6 moves chromatically upwards as a passing tone.      Step 3: the …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 31

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 31 Click on a musical example for playback   natural-VII in major. The preparation has been achieved with the introduction of C-natural. In dealing with these chords the power of suggestion is as important as good voice-leading. …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 7

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 7 Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC). The cadence moves from V to I, and ends with ^1 in the soprano.   Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC). The cadence moves from V to I, and ends with either ^3 or ^5 in the soprano.   Semicadences …
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Online Materials

Online Materials   Departmental Sightsinging Textbook  The Departmental textbook is now available only via the internal SFCM Google Drive. It cannot be accessed from outside the SFCM community. You may also consult the Table of Contents. Aldwell-Schachter …
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SFCM Textbook

The Theory and Musicianship Department Textbook The Departmental textbook is now available only via the internal SFCM Google Drive . It cannot be accessed from outside the SFCM community. You may also consult the Table of Contents . … … SFCM …
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Harmony Supplements

Harmony Supplements     Chapter Lecture Notes Workbook Recordings Other         4: Triads and Seventh Chords     Quick Guide (PDF)         6: Procedures of Four-Part Writing     Lecture Slides (PDF)   Audio: Why Voice-Leading Matters         7: I, V, and …
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Harmony Workbook

Harmony Workbook   The following files are in PDF format that you may print and use to complete your assignments in courses MMT 112 - 115. 4-1 Root Position Triads 4-2 Triads in Inversion 4-3 Triads in a Key 4-4 Identifying Triads in a Key 4-5 Root …
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Analysis Lectures

Formal Analysis Supplements Topic  Lecture Notes  Audio Lecture  Other          1: Motives Notes   Presentation Slides (PDF) Motives Assignments (PDF) Recordings for Motives Assignments         2: Cadences Notes   Presentation Slides (PDF) Cadences …
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Advanced Analysis

Supplements for Advanced Analysis and Schenkerian Analysis 01 - Heinrich Schenker Slides (PDF Format) 02 - Melody and Counterpoint Slides (PDF Format) 03 - Bass Lines and Harmonic Structure Slides (PDF Format) 04 - Linear Techniques Slides (PDF Format) 05 …
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Figured Harmony

Figured Harmony Exercises Chapter 1: Common Chords 1.a & 1.b Cadences and Sequences 1.c Exercises Chapter 2: First Inversion Triads 2.a & 2.b Cadences and Sequences 2.c Exercises Chapter 3: Second Inversion Triads 3.a & 3.b Cadences and Sequences 3.c …
sfcm grammy award nominations
Conducting Composition Grammys

SFCM Alliance Celebrates GRAMMY Wins

February 7, 2023
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music family is celebrating after music's biggest night. Mason Bates' Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra   was awarded the GRAMMY for Best Engineered Album in the classical category for the work of …
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Voice / Opera Studies news

SFCM Student Brings Opera into the Metaverse

February 23, 2023
Like many great ideas, it started in the shower. “I was singing and thought, ‘I wish people could hear me right now', and wondered if there was a platform where I could sing to a worldwide audience without leaving the comfort of my home?” said SFCM …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

About the Harris Guitar Collection

The Harris Guitar Collection focuses on two pivotal centuries of modern classic or Spanish guitar making--the 19th and 20th. The Collection--40 instruments--includes the most important luthiers from the period in the early 19th century when the guitar …
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Library

Search WorldCat Discovery … Library Hours Summer Hours (Tuesday, May 27th to Friday, August 8th) Monday – Thursday: 9am – 5pm Friday: Closed* Saturday – Sunday: Closed *Friday, May 30th: 9am – 5pm Friday, June 20th: 9am – 5pm Friday, June 27th: 9am – 5pm …
Student Life: three SFCM students, one playing guitar, sit outside together

Conservatory Connect

  Conservatory Connect benefits both the performance needs of the students and the people of the Bay Area. For more than two decades, we’ve taken live music into schools, hospitals, retirement homes, children’s facilities, and other places where people of …
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String and Piano Chamber Music

Chamber Music Auditions

Welcome, chamber music students!  Below, you'll find the audition requirements for the chamber music area. For full audition and application information, please visit the Audition & Applications page.   Audition Dates All live auditions will be held …

Chamber Music Master of Music Curriculum

Life isn’t an audition. Any music school can make you a better player. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You’ll understand the roots of your music, freeing you to take it …
Chamber Music majors perform in a piano quintet during a Chamber Music Tuesday Concert

Chamber Music Artist Diploma Curriculum

Deepen your expertise and refine your artistry. The Artist Diploma is a highly selective, individualized non-degree program designed for the artist on the path to a professional performance career. Artist Diploma students represent our highest standards …

Strings Master of Music Curriculum

Life isn’t an audition. Any music school can make you a better player. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You’ll understand the roots of your music, freeing you to take it …