The Science of Songwriting

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Eastman Fa ‘07

I first matriculated at the Eastman School of Music in September of 2006. Below is a history of my work while at Eastman during the Fall 2007 semester.

TH451 - Intermediate Keyboard Skills (Prof. Marie Rolf):

 
TH511 - Theory & Analysis of Tonal Music (Prof. William Marvin):

 
TH523 - What is Theory? (Prof. Darius Terefenko):

  • Week 6: Handout and Script from presentation on Anton Reicha’s Treatise on Melody
  • Week 13: Handout and Script from presentation on the History of Theories of Sonata Form
  • Week 15: Abstract and Proposal entitled “Prolonged Anticipations: Towards A Theory of Counterline”

 
TH583 - Independent Study in Songwriting, Form, and Notation (Prof. John Covach):