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Rhythm
Intervals
Key and Scale
Triads and key
Seventh Chords
Non-harm. tones
Roman num/
fig bass 1
Dom-tonic function
Secondary dom
Modulation
Aug 6th Chords
Neap 6th Chords

Section 2:

Borrowed chords
Mediants
Special uses of dim 7
Chromatic non-H tones
Roman num/
figured bass 2

Section 3:

Set theory
Rhythm/ form
12- tone
Polyrhythm
Metric modulation
Meter

Section 4:

Basic Assumptions
Motive, Phrase and Period
Cadence
Binary form
Ternary form
Rounded binary form
Sonata form
Rondo form
Theme and variation
Dance forms

Section 5:

Basic assumptions
and procedures
Harmony
Form and rhythm
Melody
Timbre

Section 6: Bibliography

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Form

Basic Concepts:

1. Form refers to the structure of a piece of music from the phrase or motive level to the large sections of the whole movement or composition.

2. The study of form must be kept general. The specific descriptions of types of form should always be treated as general guidelines rather than absolute formulas since the actual usage of each form varies widely.

3. The study of form is complex. It deals with harmony, melody, and rhythm at all structural levels. This means that form deals with the structure of a cadence as well as the overall harmonic scheme of the composition.

4. While the study may be complex, it can be reduced to some basic guidelines that will be detailed in the chapters of this section. For an in-depth treatment of form, see the Instructional Papers.