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Dianas Learning Log

My learning log for the BA (Hons) music course by the OCA

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  • Composing Music
    • Part 1
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
          • Project 1 : Percussion Solos
          • Project 2 : Duets
          • Project 3 : Three and more instruments
          • Project 4 : About structure
        • Research points
          • 1) Boris Blacher and the Variable Metre
          • 2) Marc Zoutendjk & Percussion
      • Listening Log
        • Boris Blacher-Second Paganini Variations
        • John Cage- Third Construction
    • Part 2
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
          • Project 5: Pentatonic melody
          • Project 6 :Analysing a solo composition
            • Malcolm Arnold : Fantasy for clarinet op.87 (analysis)
            • Jacques Ibert – Pièce (Analysis)
          • Proect 7 : Exploring different scales
        • Revision on Taylor
        • Description of used instruments
      • Listening Log
        • Solo wind instruments
          • William Osbourne – Rhapsody for Bassoon
          • Jean Francaix – Suite for solo flute
          • Alun Hoddinott – Lizard
          • Gordon Jacob – Seven Bagatelles
          • Paul Creston – Sonata op.19 for alto saxophone
          • Malcom Arnold – Fantasy for clarinet op.87
        • Anders Hagberg – Care
        • Daniel Dorff – Tweet
        • Ondrey Smeykal – Prameny
        • Sandor Balassa – Ha szol a tarogato
    • Part 3
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
          • Project 8 : Rounds and catches
          • Project 9 : Descants
          • Project 10 : A contrapuntal trial
        • Research Points
          • Rounds/ Catches
          • Polyphony
      • Listening Log
        • Rounds, Catches
          • August Mühling – Froh zu sein
          • Dona Nobis Pacem
          • Gisbert Brandt – Baby Just
          • Henry Harington – Poor Thomas Day
          • Henry Purcell – I gave her cake
          • Joanne Hammil – Popcorn
          • Thomas Ravenscroft – Hey ho, nobody home
        • Polyphony
          • Thomas Morley – April is in my Mistress’ face
          • Thomas Morley – Fyer, fyer
          • Thomas Tallis – Spem in alium
          • Orlando Gibbons – Hosanna to the Son of David
          • Orlando Gibbons – O Lord, in thy wrath
          • William Byrd – Though Amaryllis dance in green
    • Part 4
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
          • Project 11 : Inventing free counterpoint
          • Project 12 : Two part inventions
        • Research Points
          • Counterpoint
          • Fugue
          • Invention
          • Structure of a tango (Assignment 4)
          • The history of tuning
      • Listening Log
        • Dmitri Shostakovich – Fugue in A major
        • J.S.Bach – Fugue in d-minor BWV 851
        • J.S.Bach – Invention in Bb-major BWV 785
        • Johanna Beyer – Dissonant Counterpoint I
        • Stefan Wirth – Tango fugue on a theme by Piazzolla
    • Part 5
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
          • Project 13 : Elaborate Cadences
          • Project 14 : Improvising on a dominant
        • Research Points
          • Cadenza
      • Listening Log
        • Johannes Brahms – Mozart’s Piano concerto in D-minor – Cadenza
        • J.Haydn – Cello Concerto no. 1 – Cadenza
        • J.Haydn – Violin Concerto no.4 – Cadenza
        • L.v.Beethoven – Violin concerto in D-maj, op. 61 – Cadenza
        • Niccolo Paganini – Violin Concerto no. 1 – Cadenza
        • Sergey Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto no. 3 – Cadenza
        • W.A.Mozart – Violin concerto no. 2 – Cadenza
        • W.A. Mozart – Concerto for Flute and Harp – Cadenza
        • Richard Wagner – Das Rheingold, Prelude
    • My assignments
      • Assignment 1
        • Wild Dance
        • Reflection on composing “Wild Dance”
      • Assignment 2
        • Piece for Clarinet in B-flat
        • Compositional Plan
        • Reflection on composing Piece for Clarinet in B-flat
      • Assignment 3
        • A little polyphony
        • Reflection on”A little polyphony”
      • Assignment 4
        • Fugue for three
        • Reflection and compositional plan on ” Fugue for three”
      • Assignment 5
        • Classical Jazz
        • Compositional plan and reflection for “Classical Jazz”
  • Stylistic Techniques
    • Part 1
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
        • Research Points
      • Listening Log
        • Ah, Dolente Partita – Claudio Monteverdi
        • Belta poi che t’assenti – Carlo Gesualdo
        • Caro dolce ben mio, perche fuggire – Andrea Gabrieli
        • Now is the month of maying – Thomas Morley
        • Mass – Hindemith
        • Missa Papae Marcelli
        • Matona, mia cara – Orlando di Lasso
        • Requiem in d-minor – Mozart
        • Sweet honey-sucking bees – John Wilbye
    • Part 2
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
        • Research Points
      • Listening Log
    • Part 3
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
        • Research Points
      • Listening Log
    • Part 4
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
        • Research Points
      • Listening Log
    • Part 5
      • Learning Log
        • Projects
        • Research Points
      • Listening Log
    • Assignments
      • Assignment 1
      • Assignment 2
      • Assignment 3
      • Assignment 4
      • Assignment 5
  • From Present to Past
    • Part 1 – Music Today
      • Projects
        • Additional work
      • Listening Log
    • Part 2 – Twentieth Century Music
      • Projects
      • Listening Log
    • Part 3 – Nineteenth-century innovations
      • Projects
      • Listening Log
    • Part 4 – The Classical Style
      • Projects
      • Listening Log
    • Part 5 – Ars Nova, Renaissance and Baroque Music
      • Projects
      • Listening Log
    • Assignments
      • Assignment 1
      • Assignment 2
      • Assignment 3
      • Assignment 4
      • Assignment 5
  • Orchestration and Arrangement
    • Part 1- An introduction to orchestration
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 2 – Orchestrating with Wind instruments
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 3: Brass Instruments and Instrumental Choirs
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 4: Piano Reductions and Unusual Ensembles
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 5: The Orchestra
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Assignments
      • Assignment 1
      • Assignment 2
      • Assignment 3
      • Assignment 4
      • Assignment 5
      • Assignment 6
    • Reflection on the course
  • Moving on with Composition
    • Part 1: Harmony with words
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 2 : Voices Together
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 3: Adding Strings
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 4: Expanding the Band
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Part 5: An exploratory finale
      • Learning Log
      • Listening Log
    • Assignments
      • Assignment 1
      • Assignment 2
      • Assignment 3
      • Assignment 4
      • Assignment 5

Composing Music

  • Part 1 : Exploring Rhythm
  • Part 2 : Exploring Melody and Scales
  • Part 3 : Rounds, descants, polyphony
  • Part 4 : Exploring Counterpoint
  • Part 5 : Exploring harmony
  • My assignments

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