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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 25

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 25 Click on a musical example for playback   In a chain of interlocking seventh chords, the 3rd of one chord becomes the 7th of another. Because the 7th of the seventh chord must resolve downwards and by step, in four-part …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 26

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 26 Click on a musical example for playback   The essential message of Chapter 25 is this: any triad (that isn’t diminished or augmented) may be preceded by its own V (or inversion) or vii7 (or inversion). The idea is simple—the …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 27

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 27 Click on a musical example for playback F# Minor to A Major, using IV of F# Minor as pivot (becoming ii in A Major.)      Ab Major to C Minor, via V of Ab Major, which becomes III in C Minor.      F Minor to Bb Minor, via VI …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 28

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 28 Click on a musical example for playback   Starting out simply, we see here a V7 which has been decorated with an upper neighbor tone before resolving normally.      If we repeat the bass notes in the first measure, it’s easier …
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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 …
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International Students

  Students from dozens of countries converge here to study music at the highest level. They help make SFCM a hub of creativity and excellence enriched by a wealth of different perspectives and experiences. If you’ll be joining us from outside the U.S., we …
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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 Monday – Thursday: 9am – 6pm Friday – Saturday: 9am - 5pm Sunday: Closed Holidays  Monday, March 17th - Saturday, March 21st (Spring Break): 9am - 5pm Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day): Closed End of Semester Monday, …