MUSIC THEORY & History

 

Music Theory is the study of the building blocks of music. A knowledge of theory is an essential tool for musicians and gives performers and listeners valuable insights into a composer's creative thoughts and technical methods. Students may take advantage of a curriculum–sharing partnership between Hochstein and Eastman Community Music School. The classes listed below are offered at Hochstein, and additional offerings are available at Eastman CMS. Regardless of where a student has enrolled, make-up classes in Music Theory may be taken at either Hochstein or Eastman CMS. Hochstein will be happy to provide a complete schedule of all available classes. Please call (585)454–4596.

 

Class	Grade/Age	Day	Time
Basic Music Theory	Grade 8-Adult	Wednesday	6:00-7:00 pm
AP Theory I: Form & Harmony	Grade 10-Adult	Wednesday	5:00-6:00 pm
Music History	Age 14-Adult	Tuesday	6:00-7:00 pm

 

Basic Music Theory

Lynnann Wieringa, Instructor

grade 8 through adult

Wednesdays, 6:00–7:00 pm

A course in basic theoretical rudiments, introduction to figured bass, and elementary harmonic analysis with correlated ear training, geared for teens.

 

Fee:$20 registration fee. $486* yearly tuition payable in quarterly installments of $121.50 each. For students enrolled in individual instruction at Hochstein, $360 yearly tuition payable in quarterly installments of $90.

 

AP Theory I: Form and Harmony

Lynnann Wieringa, Instructor

grade 10 through adult

Wednesdays, 5:00–6:00 pm

Introduction to the harmonic resources of the common practice period, including functional diatonic harmony, non-harmonic tones, seventh chords and secondary dominant, with correlated ear training. Classes will be devoted to Roman numeral and linear analysis, figured bass, motive development, phrase structure and cadence types, leading to a study of simple and rounded binary forms through aural and written analysis of a wide variety of literature.

Pre-requisite: Basic Music Theory

 

Fee:$20 registration fee. $486* yearly tuition payable in quarterly installments of $121.50 each. For students enrolled in individual instruction at Hochstein, $360 yearly tuition payable in quarterly installments of $90.

 

Music History

Rob Goodling, Instructor

age 14 through adult

Tuesdays, 6:00–7:00 pm

Examine the history and development of music and listen to masterworks of representative composers from the 16th century Renaissance; the Baroque and Classical eras; the 19th century Romanticism, Impressionism and Post-Romanticism; the 20th century English Folk-Song Renaissance, Expressionism, Neo-Classicism, Modernism and Post-Modernism developments; through and including Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Rock 'n Roll and Rap. A textbook/companion CD rental fee of $25 is not included in the class tuition fees.

 

Fee:$20 registration fee. $486* yearly tuition payable in quarterly installments of $121.50 each. For students enrolled in individual instruction at Hochstein, $360 yearly tuition payable in quarterly installments of $90.