Solfeggio II
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
The subject aims to develop musical hearing and attention as well as memory and analytical skills. It also includes further development of the intonationally clear singing skills of homophonic and polyphonic sight-singing.
Fundamentals of music theory are learnt and practised through written and singing exercises.
The following topics are covered:
1st semester. Diminished and augmented intervals, composite intervals, 7th chord of the 2nd degree, diminished and half-diminished 7th chords of the 7th degree with inversions and resolves. 1st and 2nd Hungarian scales, pentatonic and whole-tone scale.
2nd semester. Diminished and augmented triads with inversions and resolves. Chromatic major and minor scale, the octatonic scale of Rimski-Korsakov and Messiaen. 1-2-voice tonally stable dictations, including mnemonic dictation. Tonally stable chord progressions. Working on more complex rhythms.
Basic knowledge of music theory.
On completion of the course, the student will be able to
- recognize and sing the intervals and chords learnt and practised in the classes, both separately and in various orders and sequences, both upwards and downwards
- use both letter names and solfege syllables of the notes when singing
- sing one voice and play the other in a 2-voice exercise, or sing in a duet
- sing with good intonation the various scales and sequences (both chromatic and diatonic)
- write down the bass line and chord symbols of chord progressions which are played 3-4 times
- write down 1-voice tonally stable dictations played 8-10 times, mnemonic dictations played 2-4 times, "quick" dictations played 1 time
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