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Score-Reading Exercises

Score-Reading Exercises Alto Clef Bartok Fifth String Quartet Brahms Quartet Op. 60 Gastoldi Bicinium Morley Bicinium Mozart Duo K. 423 I Mozart Duo K. 423 II Mozart G Minor Symphony K. 550 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante I Purcell Fantazia Ravel Jardin …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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 Theory

Welcome to SFCMTheory —  the website for the Department of Musicianship and Music Theory at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.   The San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers extensive training in the areas of music theory, eartraining, and related …
Allie Simpson
Strings Viola viola

On Tour with Sigur Rós: Recent Viola Grad Shares Her Story

"My disease is that I struggle to say no," violist Allie Simpson laughs. "It causes me physical pain that I can't be in two places at once." But it's a habit that most recently led her to participate in a tour with Icelandic post-rock icons Sigur Rós, …
SFCM offers optional bachelor of music concentrations in many areas,
Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Organ Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Voice Harpsichord Historical Performance Harp Cello Academics Humanities and Sciences Music History and Literature Music Theory and Musicianship Professional Development String and Piano Chamber Music Baroque Ensemble Brass Chamber Ensemble SFCM Chorus Guitar Ensemble New Music Ensemble Opera and Musical Theatre Program SFCM Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Woodwind Chamber Music Improvisation Coaching and Excerpts Clarinet Ensemble Baroque Violin Baroque Viola Baroque Cello Viola da Gamba Historical Keyboards Baroque Voice Historical Plucked Strings Brass Choir professional development

How SFCM's Bachelor of Music Concentrations Prepare Modern Musicians for the Future

Creating a career in music requires more than just hitting all the right notes. It's one of the reasons SFCM offers optional bachelor of music concentrations in several areas including arts leadership, teaching, and technology. The new programs, along …
Stephen Tramontozzi and his John Lott bass.
Strings Double Bass double bass

How Stephen Tramontozzi's Bass Survived Being Bombed in WWII

SFCM bass faculty Stephen Tramontozzi is the San Francisco Symphony's Assistant Principal Bass, occupying the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Chair. But for the most part, you won't hear the bass he utilizes for his solo performances and recordings at Davies …
Sarah Cahill at NPR. (Credit: Michael Zamorra)
Music History and Literature faculty

Sarah Cahill's Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Highlights Female Composers

Tiny desk, big project.  SFCM Music History and Literature faculty Sarah Cahill visited NPR's Washington, D.C. office in August to perform at their popular Tiny Desk Concert series, which she used to showcase her The Future Is Female project. Cahill …
Students in the Ann Getty Atrium
Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Organ Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Voice Harpsichord Historical Performance Harp Cello Academics Humanities and Sciences Music History and Literature Music Theory and Musicianship Professional Development String and Piano Chamber Music Baroque Ensemble Brass Chamber Ensemble SFCM Chorus Guitar Ensemble New Music Ensemble Opera and Musical Theatre Program SFCM Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Woodwind Chamber Music Improvisation Coaching and Excerpts Clarinet Ensemble Baroque Violin Baroque Viola Baroque Cello Viola da Gamba Historical Keyboards Baroque Voice Historical Plucked Strings Brass Choir student life

Students Tune Up For First Day of Classes

The halls of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music are once again filled with the sounds of students! Classes for the fall semester started Monday, bringing hundreds of students back to the Bowes Center and Ann Getty Center for Education.  For incoming …
SFCM alumni
Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Organ Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Voice Harpsichord Historical Performance Harp Cello Academics Humanities and Sciences Music History and Literature Music Theory and Musicianship Professional Development String and Piano Chamber Music Baroque Ensemble Brass Chamber Ensemble SFCM Chorus Guitar Ensemble New Music Ensemble Opera and Musical Theatre Program SFCM Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Woodwind Chamber Music Improvisation Coaching and Excerpts Clarinet Ensemble Baroque Violin Baroque Viola Baroque Cello Viola da Gamba Historical Keyboards Baroque Voice Historical Plucked Strings Brass Choir student life

SFCM Grads Share Their Best Advice for Incoming Students

Daniela Gonzales Siu, '23 (Cello) In my years at SFCM, besides being part of an incredible community, one piece of advice I’ve always tried to keep has been staying true to who I am as a person. I have found that with so much happening around you, you can …
teddy abrams, new york times,
Conducting teddy abrams

SFCM Graduate Teddy Abrams Profiled in 'The New York Times'

Calling him " a maestro of the people ," The New York Times featured SFCM alumnus Teddy Abrams this week for breaking barriers in classical music and reinventing the orchestra's role in Louisville, Kentucky.  The music director was praised for embedding …