Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course intends to offer this year a panorama of the history of music theory from ancient Greece to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The concept of music theory in the West through the ages. Main figures of theoreticians. Foundations of modern music theory.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Foundations of the current theory of music. Ability to "read" music. Knowledge of the main lines of human history.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar. Each course includes a lecture section and a part of tutorials, case studies on historical documents.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Due to the health situation, most of the teaching will exceptionally be given at a distance.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Claude ABROMONT, Guide de la theorie musicale, Paris, Fayard-Lemoine, 2001, 608 p.
The necessary educational documents will be made available to students before each course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written exam: homework assignment. The subject will be given at the beginning of the courses.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Seminar given by Daniel Saulnier