* Uncover the logical syntax of music and learn about the stylistic evolution and compositional techniques of composers of the common-practice era.

* Develop analytic and compositional skills through the study of select musical excerpts and model-composition exercises.

* Recevie expertly delivered learning modules and prompt suggestions and feedback on all homework assignments to gauge your understanding.

RCM 9, 10, ARCT Harmony & Counterpoint Exams；
ABRSM Music Theory Grades 6-8

* Develop skills necessary understand musical works from various perspectives.

* Uncover the function various musical elements play in constituting a masterpiece.

* Learn about the treatment of basic musical elements in the creation of a stylistic undercurrent: harmony, form, phrasing, motivic manipulation and developing variations.

* Develop the capacity to independently analyze, describe and articulate discoveries in new pieces from different eras, varying musical languages.

RCM ARCT Analysis Exam

* A survey and introduction to the lives and works of the most influential musicians and composers from the Middle Ages to the present.

* Develop the language needed to describe evolutions in musical style through close-listening and score analysis.

* Online-Learning facilitated through engaging lectures, multimedia presentations, learning games, detailed take-home notes and learning assessment activities.

We’ve elected to follow the RCM History syllabi; supplementary material that enhance engagement and retention are regularly provided.

RCM 9、10、ARCT History Exams

* A multifaceted music course at the first semester/year post-secondary level incoporating theory & harmony knowledge, history and musical style survey, and aural skills training.

* Option for advanced college credits and university application supplements.

* Expertly delievered by experienced instructor with many opportunities for self-assessment and exam prep feedback. Suitable for candidates with a first course in hamorny.

Next Exam Cycle：Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 12:00 pm

* This course was developed with the intention of introducing advanced concepts in music theory and analysis to well-prepared and interested high-school students.

* Select historically important and mainstream research tools in music theory are made accessible through concise lectures and exercises.

* A gentle introduction to interesting current research and opporunity to apply the tools to music students are passionate about.

Topics include：

1. Theories of Harmonic and Formal Functions
2. Schenkerian Analysis
3. Transformational Theory
4. Sonata Theory
5. Theory of Rhythm and Meter

* This course of study is offered to students wishing a first in-depth look at historically-informed performance practice.

* Students are invited to bring in repertoire they have on hand; classes include close-reading, analysis, and presentation of relevant historical treatises on the style and performance of early/Classical music.

* Topics include: musical foreground/background, form, articulation, phrasing, tempi, agogics, pedalling, and methods of characterization.

* We will look at ornamentation vis-a-vis different eras and composer: “willkirliche” and “wesentliche” Manieren, Baroque and Classical improvisational practices, Partimenti, Classical cadenzas, and interpretation of dance-movements.

* Expert guidance and feedback all on aspects of music academics, and school application, entrance/ diagnostic theory and aural exams.

* Professional and detailed mock-exam assessment and feedback on RCM, ABRSM, Trinity exams.

* Guidance on North American and German/ European harmony and terminological tradition in university entrance prep.

* Composition portfolio prep.