Music Theory Class for Adults: Grade 4
8 weeks, two and a half hours a week
Grade 4 introduces aural training, as well as new material including double sharps and flats, interrupted cadences, and an introduction to the Baroque period. It continues to develop melody-writing and four-part harmony. Participants must have completed Susan's courses of Grades 1 to 3 before attending this course.
Course Outline
Week 1
- Rudiments and Revision
- Aural skills
Week 2
- Melody Writing
- Introduction to the Baroque Period
Week 3
- Cadences
- Henry Purcell
Week 4
- Secondary Chords in Major and Minor Keys
- George Frideric Handel
Week 5
- Interrupted Cadences
- Writing cadences in piano style
- Johann Sebastian Bach
Week 6
- Still More About Rhythm
- Swing and straight
- Multi-movement forms
- The Baroque Suite
Week 7
- The Tritone
- The Dominant 7th chord
- Secondary dominants
- Equal Temperament
Week 8
- Revision
- Past paper
About Susan Deas
Susan Deas is a professional musician, lecturer and teacher. She has been teaching piano for over twenty years, and her students learn both classical and contemporary styles, including playing by ear and improvisation. Susan also gives professional development workshops and lessons to private music teachers. She performs professionally as a pianist and organist, and lectures in music theory and music appreciation for Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education. Susan’s training includes a Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance (Piano) and Musicology, a Master of Music Studies (Studio Pedagogy), a Bachelor of Arts (Communications), and an A.Mus.A in Musicianship. Susan is an Accredited Member of the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW.
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