MCGY2010: Harmony and Analysis 3

Weekly assignments (50%), final examination (50%)

MCGY1009

MCGY2010 builds on from everything that was covered in MCGY1008 and MCGY1009. The delivery of learning is consistent with the two previous units and had a great sense of continuity. I had a different tutor this semester which I was quite concerned about at first but Marcus was equally great at responding to emails and roasting me in my assignment feedback. I also found MCGY2010 one of the smoothest transitions to online learning out of all of my subjects. Initially, I found the Zoom tutorials quite challenging to stay engaged in but by forcing myself to print out the worksheets and actually participate in the classes, I ended up gaining a lot out of them.

As for the assessments, I actually am really relieved that weekly quizzes were not a part of this unit. I found these super stressful to complete in MCGY1008 and MCGY1009 so to only have to worry about the assignments and the exam was a relief. I also liked how Lewis made the exam open-book but still provided a time limit for us to submit it because it was basically just like every other Harmony exam but done from the comfort of my own home. The only assignment I really disliked was the "fugue fortnight", as I have now dubbed it, because it was a total nightmare. It was my worst mark out of all my assignments and dragged my final result down like crazy. Moral of the story is that I can appreciate good counterpoint; I just can not write it myself. Otherwise, MCGY2010 was far more enjoyable than last year's Harmony units because I knew what I was doing and learnt from my mistakes.

Overall, I think MCGY2010 was enjoyable and rewarding to do. Minus the fugue and canon weeks, everything else was a dramatic improvement for me from the previous semesters so I left the course feeling more confident in my analysis skills. As always, we owe a huge deal of the subject's success and enriching program to Lewis' delivery and effective communication with us via email and Canvas. I am keen to see how what we have learnt in the unit will translate into our final Harmony subject next semester

1x 1 hour lecture, 1x 1 hour tutorial

3/5

Yes. I did MCGY2010 during COVID-19 so the lectures were pre-recorded but usually, they are uploaded after the lecture is delivered.

Lewis Cornwell

None

3.5/5

Workbook for Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music 2nd Edition (Robert Gauldin)

2020 Semester 1

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