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Re: Group 4
@Harmonic Analysis Group 4 Dear all! Just a few words on how I'm approaching closing out this Two Week Intensive: If you haven't received direct written feedback from me, you will.…
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Re: Group 3
@Harmonic Analysis Group 3 Dear all! Just a few words on how I'm approaching closing out this Two Week Intensive: If you haven't received direct written feedback from me, you will.…
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Re: Group 3
@John Mowry good work! Here's some comments to help you sharpen things: Bars 2-3: Your inversion symbols aren't quite right. 4/2 means 3rd inversion (think:…
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Re: Group 4
@Harmonic Analysis Group 4 For those waiting on feedback, I will get to you tomorrow (Tuesday) morning first thing! Nicole might also be able to help you in the mean time. Thanks for your patience.
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Re: Group 3
@Harmonic Analysis Group 3 For those waiting on feedback, I will get to you tomorrow (Tuesday) morning first thing! @Nicole might also be able to help you in the mean time. Thanks for your patience.
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Re: Group 2
@Jacqueline Good idea to check out the other threads first. It looks like it helped! To answer your questions: Yes, you're definitely in G major by bar 13.…
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Re: Group 2
@Michael Palmer Some feedback on your Chopin analysis! First of all, it's best to write roman numerals under the staff you're analyzing. Harmony grows from the bass,…
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Re: Group 2
@Natalie Peh That's okay! It foolishly didn't record it, but I will be recording a call with Eric Wen tomorrow and posting here.
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Re: Group 2
@khashayar amri Sure, maybe just the first page of Prokofiev? Roman numeral analysis can only go so far in Prokofiev, but I think it's worth a shot. Meanwhile, Beethoven: Bar 2:…
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Re: Group 2
@Ali Bolourian Good! Here's some feedback: The B-flat changes the tonic harmony to a so-called "secondary dominant" – the dominant of some harmony other than the tonic,…
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Re: Group 2
Thanks @Nicole ! @Kerstin , to respond to your analysis of the D-flat section in the Chopin: Bar 198: "I7" doesn't adequately account for the C-flat in the harmony.…
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Re: Group 2
@Natalie Peh vii6/IV is correct! For 22-32: Yes! It's a modulation to G. And, given that it's a classical sonata in a major key, you should be expecting a modulation to the dominant key,…
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Re: Group 1
@Christo Nice effort! Let me help you with the second page: First, on the 2nd repeat before page 2, you can start analyzing in F. We get the dominant of F major there (C-dom7).…
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Re: Group 1
@Ko good work. Here's some feedback: Bar 4: if you were to play or listen to that bar, would it sound like the chord with the E, G, C# and A# is a functional harmony? Yes, it's on a downbeat,…
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Re: Group 1
@Victor Wong Here's some feedback on the Prelude analysis. If you end up marking key areas/cadences in the fugue, feel free to post! Bar 3: I'd call the whole thing viiº (opening with that beautiful…
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Re: Group 1
@Angela Good analysis and thanks for helping @ALICE . One thing to note: the 3rd beat of bar 15 has a G and C held over from beat 2, and you can fill in E with your ear.…
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Re: Group 3
@Don Allen you haven't missed it. It's in 10 minutes!
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Re: Group 2
@Kerstin why don't we leave Beethoven alone for a moment and switch over to Chopin? Then we can come back. @Nicole and I have given you a lot to chew on just on the first page!…
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Re: Group 4
@Harmonic Analysis Group 4 Dear all! Just a reminder about the Zoom check-in with Nicole and Eric today. Here's the meeting info: Topic: Two Week Intensive Check-In with Ben, Nicole, and Eric! Time:…
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@Harmonic Analysis Group 3 Dear all! Just a reminder about the Zoom check-in with Nicole and Eric today. Here's the meeting info: Topic: Two Week Intensive Check-In with Ben, Nicole, and Eric! Time:…
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@Harmonic Analysis Group 2 Dear all! Just a reminder about the Zoom check-in with Nicole and Eric today. Here's the meeting info: Topic: Two Week Intensive Check-In with Ben, Nicole, and Eric! Time:…
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Re: Group 1
@Harmonic Analysis Group 1 Dear all! Just a reminder about the Zoom check-in with Nicole and Eric today. Here's the meeting info: Topic: Two Week Intensive Check-In with Ben, Nicole, and Eric! Time:…
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Re: Group 1
@Lc That section is totally wild and funky! (and you mean Db major, not D major) I remember not really knowing what was going on when I learned it, and it made it challenging to memorize.…
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Re: Group 1
@Nicole Great points! Early Haydn is pretty strange - in a good way. You think it's simple and formulaic and then you realize has was always up to something. I need to spend more time with it.
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@ALICE Yes, you should try analyzing the Burgmuller. And of course I don't expect you to understand everything I'm discussing in other threads, as some of it is getting pretty advanced.…
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