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Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

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Robert Hutchinson, University of Puget Sound

Copyright Year: 2017

Publisher: Robert Hutchinson

Language: English

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Reviewed by Alek Palmersmith, Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University on 7/27/23

The book is detailed, with a lot of information, with a clear index, but it's missing a glossary. read more

Comprehensiveness rating: 4 see less

The book is detailed, with a lot of information, with a clear index, but it's missing a glossary.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

The content is clear and accurate.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 3

While the fundamental concepts of music theory have stood the test of time, I believe this book could have included more modern examples from various genres to make it more relevant to students learning music theory now.

Clarity rating: 4

It is concise, which is helpful. It does however use some jargon that can get in the way of easy understanding and real-world application.

Consistency rating: 5

It's very consistent in formatting, content, and terminology.

Modularity rating: 5

It's easy to jump from one section to another to get the information you need. In fact, it is probably best used as a reference guide instead of read cover to cover.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

It's well-organized with clear chapter and sub-chapters.

Interface rating: 4

It's pretty clean, but could be a little more visually appealing.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

I found no errors while reading this book.

Cultural Relevance rating: 4

Nothing was offensive and it is inclusive. However, I think it could include examples from more styles of music.

Solid overall book, helpful for learning the concepts of music theory.

Reviewed by Cherise Leiter, Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver on 8/17/22

Overall, this text is quite comprehensive, including the topics generally covered in a 4-semester theory sequence. There are a few instances where there is not as much detail as I am used to (for instance, I couldn't find mention of the Phrygian... read more

Overall, this text is quite comprehensive, including the topics generally covered in a 4-semester theory sequence. There are a few instances where there is not as much detail as I am used to (for instance, I couldn't find mention of the Phrygian half cadence), but the text includes a significant amount of pop and jazz music theory which many texts do not cover. Both the index and glossary are easy to use and by using links, send one immediately to the correct place in the text.

The accuracy is very good. I did not see any obvious mistakes.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 4

The text had a nice balance of examples from art music, popular, and jazz music styles. Personally I would have liked to see a few more examples from the musical theatre genre, since at our school music theatre majors have to take two semesters of music theory. More examples from female composers would also be a relevant element.

Clarity rating: 5

The text utilizes succinct explanations of concepts and employs clear language overall. The examples are easy to follow and relate clearly to the topic under discussion.

The text employs consistent language, style, and layout in each chapter.

The text is well organized into modules that can be re-ordered quite easily. In some cases, the modules for certain topics occur later than typically found, but are presented in their module in a way that would allow an instructor to utilize it earlier. However, some modules would need to be broken up, but the subheadings generally make that possible.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 4

The text is fairly well organized. There are some instances where I would prefer a topic be separated out or placed in a different module (for example, modes, whole-tone scale and octatonic scales are only listed in a chart in the jazz theory chapter) but overall, the text flows in a logical manner.

Interface rating: 5

I did not notice any interface issues.

The text was well written and contained no grammatical errors.

Overall I appreciated the breadth and variety of musical examples used in the text and homework assignments. As stated above I would like to see more examples by women and other underrepresented groups, particularly when giving examples of art music.

I very much appreciated the ancillary materials such as homework assignments and practice tests. Not all OER music theory texts include them, and these were in-depth and creative. I also found the practice exercises at the end of each chapter helpful, with answer keys at the end of the text. There were also several chapters included in this text that are not normally found in music theory textbooks that I thought were a good inclusion, such as the chapter on Accompanimental Textures.

Reviewed by Geoffrey Cunningham, Adjunct Music Lecturer, Holyoke Community College on 6/28/21

The text is very comprehensive. Each chapter is concise and clear, without being overly verbose as some music theory textbooks can be. The index is very effective, in that you can just click on the link next to each term or topic and it will give... read more

Comprehensiveness rating: 5 see less

The text is very comprehensive. Each chapter is concise and clear, without being overly verbose as some music theory textbooks can be. The index is very effective, in that you can just click on the link next to each term or topic and it will give you the section being referenced with also a link to navigate you right to the location in the book where it is cited for full context. In a way, this index functions as a glossary as well by giving such quick access to descriptions and definitions.

There are 35 chapters in this book, and I have yet to find any errors.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

Content is up-to-date and relevant. It covers all of the traditional topics usually covered in music theory courses 1-4. Anything that needs updating should be quite easy to implement, as the chapters are all organized and divided into neat and tidy subunits.

As I had commented before, the writing is clear and concise without using any unnecessary language. The book does a good job of including great visual graphics and charts, along with several imbedded musical examples in every chapter to help illustrate the concepts.

Yes, terminology is consistent from chapter to chapter.

This books seems to have been structured with modularity in mind all along. Each chapter is divided into smaller sub chapters that would make it easy to divide and reorganize topics and subjects within. I plan on using this textbook in the coming year, but will likely change the order of chapters to match the order I usually present these topics in. Thankfully, there is not much cumulative/chronological overlap between chapters, so it makes it easy to do things in a different order. For example, the part-writing section which is covered later than usual (Ch 26) doesn't include practicing the chromaticism covered in earlier chapters (Ch 19 - 23) until the very end of the unit, so it makes it easy to use that chapter earlier in the semester.

Organization is very clear, logical, and easy to navigate.

Interface is clear and without issues.

The grammar is clear without any glaring errors.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

I am very impressed with the cultural and stylistic diversity presented in the musical examples throughout this textbook. Too many traditional theory books lean so heavily on the music of 18th Century European classical composers. This book will illustrate a concept equally with examples from Bach, Mozart, the Beatles, Bruno Mars, and Cee Lo Green, all in the same chapter!

Table of Contents

• 1 Basic Concepts 
• 2 Major Scales and Key Signatures 
• 3 Minor Scales and Key Signatures 
• 4 Basics of Rhythm 
• 5 Intervals
• 6 Triads 
• 7 Roman Numerals and Cadences 
• 8 Seventh Chords 
• 9 Harmonic Progression and Harmonic Function 
• 10 Non-Chord Tones 
• 11 Melodic Analysis
• 12 Form in Popular Music 
• 13 Phrases in Combination 
• 14 Accompanimental Textures 
• 15 Creating Contrast Between Sections 
• 16 Figured Bass 
• 17 Secondary Dominant Chords
• 18 Secondary Diminished Chords 
• 19 Mode Mixture 
• 20 The Neapolitan Chord
• 21 Augmented Sixth Chords 
• 22 Modulation 
• 23 Enharmonic Modulation
• 24 Binary and Ternary Forms
• 25 Sonata and Rondo Forms 
• 26 Voice Leading Triads 
• 27 Voice Leading Seventh Chords 
• 28 Voice Leading With Non-Chord Tones 
• 29 Voice Leading Chromatic Harmonies 
• 30 Introduction to Counterpoint 
• 31 Introduction to Jazz Theory 
• 32 Impressionism and Extended Tonality 
• 33 Set Theory 
• 34 Serialism 
• 35 Minimalism

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• Robert Hutchinson

About the Book

Music Theory for the 21st–Century Classroom is an openly–licensed online four–semester college music theory textbook. This text differs from other music theory textbooks by focusing less on four–part (SATB) voiceleading and more on relating harmony to the phrase. Also, in traditional music theory textbooks, there is little emphasis on motivic analysis and analysis of melodic units smaller than the phrase. In my opinion, this led to students having difficulty with creating melodies, since the training they are given is typically to write a “melody” in quarter notes in the soprano voice of part writing exercises. When the assignments in those texts ask students to do more than this, the majority of the students struggle to create a melody with continuity and with appropriate placement of harmonies within a phrase because the text had not prepared them to do so.

In Music Theory for the 21st–Century Classroom, students learn about motive, fragment, phrase, and subphrase, as well as types of melodic alteration like inversion, intervallic change, augmentation, diminution, rhythmic change, ornamentation, extension, and retrograde. By understanding motive and subphrase (also known as “phrase segment” or “phrase member”), I believe students will better understand the logic and construction of melodies, which will aid them in creating their own music.

This text is meant to take the student from the basics of reading and writing pitches and rhythms through twelve–tone technique and minimalism over the course of four semesters. Whenever possible, examples from popular music and music from film and musical theater are included to illustrate melodic and harmonic concepts, usually within the context of the phrase.

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CHAPTER 2. MAJOR SCALES AND KEY SIG

Chapter 3 Minor Scales and Key Sign

CHAPTER 3. MINOR SCALES AND KEY SIG

CHAPTER 4. BASICS OF RHYTHM 18 &4 4

CHAPTER 4. BASICS OF RHYTHM 20 4.4

CHAPTER 4. BASICS OF RHYTHM 22 &4 4

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CHAPTER 5. INTERVALS 28 & bw Interv

CHAPTER 5. INTERVALS 30 How Interva

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CHAPTER 6. TRIADS 34 6.3 Inverted T

CHAPTER 6. TRIADS 36 D, the chord i

CHAPTER 6. TRIADS 38 Augmented: Maj

CHAPTER 7. ROMAN NUMERALS AND CADEN

CHAPTER 8. SEVENTH CHORDS 52 In lat

CHAPTER 8. SEVENTH CHORDS 54 8.4 Pr

CHAPTER 9. HARMONIC PROGRESSION AND

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 88 E≤

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 90 & ?

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 92 & c

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 94 & ?

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 96 & ?

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 98 is c

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 100 4.

CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES 102 # &

CHAPTER 11. MELODIC ANALYSIS 104 &

CHAPTER 11. MELODIC ANALYSIS 106 11

CHAPTER 11. MELODIC ANALYSIS 108 Ho

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CHAPTER 11. MELODIC ANALYSIS 112 pi

CHAPTER 11. MELODIC ANALYSIS 114 11

CHAPTER 11. MELODIC ANALYSIS 116 Mo

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CHAPTER 13. PHRASES IN COMBINATION

CHAPTER 14. ACCOMPANIMENTAL TEXTURE

CHAPTER 15. CREATING CONTRAST BETWE

CHAPTER 16. FIGURED BASS 182 & ? 4

CHAPTER 16. FIGURED BASS 184 Notice

CHAPTER 16. FIGURED BASS 186 3. Ped

CHAPTER 16. FIGURED BASS 188 Lead-s

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CHAPTER 17. SECONDARY DOMINANT CHOR

CHAPTER 18. SECONDARY DIMINISHED CH

CHAPTER 19. MODE MIXTURE 208 & ? c

CHAPTER 19. MODE MIXTURE 210 & & ?

CHAPTER 19. MODE MIXTURE 212 & b b

CHAPTER 19. MODE MIXTURE 214 & ? #

CHAPTER 19. MODE MIXTURE 216 & # #

CHAPTER 19. MODE MIXTURE 218 19.5 T

Chapter 20 The Neapolitan Chord 20.

CHAPTER 20. THE NEAPOLITAN CHORD 22

Chapter 21 Augmented Sixth Chords 2

CHAPTER 21. AUGMENTED SIXTH CHORDS

CHAPTER 22. MODULATION 238 & b b b

CHAPTER 22. MODULATION 240 & b 4 3

CHAPTER 22. MODULATION 242 In a dia

CHAPTER 22. MODULATION 244 & ? # #

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CHAPTER 22. MODULATION 254 Any majo

CHAPTER 22. MODULATION 256 Oboe & 4

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Chapter 23 Enharmonic Modulation 23

CHAPTER 23. ENHARMONIC MODULATION 2

Chapter 24 Binary and Ternary Forms

CHAPTER 24. BINARY AND TERNARY FORM

Chapter 25 Sonata and Rondo Forms 2

CHAPTER 25. SONATA AND RONDO FORMS

Chapter 26 Voice Leading Triads 26.

CHAPTER 26. VOICE LEADING TRIADS 31

CHAPTER 26. VOICE LEADING TRIADS 32

CHAPTER 27. VOICE LEADING SEVENTH C

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CHAPTER 29. VOICE LEADING CHROMATIC

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Specific examples:

• Parent-teacher communication: When parents are actively involved in their child’s schooling, such as attending parent-teacher conferences or communicating with teachers about their child’s progress, it can positively impact the child’s academic performance. This interaction creates a supportive mesosystem that reinforces the importance of education.
• Family involvement in school events: When parents participate in school events, like volunteering for school trips or attending school plays, it strengthens the connection between the family and school microsystems. This can lead to children feeling more supported and engaged in their education.

Family and Peer Group Connections

The mesosystem also encompasses the interplay between a child’s family and their peer group.

• Family values align with peer group norms:  If a child’s friends value academic achievement, this attitude might influence the child’s behavior at home, leading them to spend more time on homework and studying. The shared values across these two microsystems create a mesosystem that promotes academic success.
• Parental influence on peer group selection: Parents often play a role in shaping their child’s peer group, either directly through choosing neighborhoods and schools or indirectly through the activities they encourage their children to participate in. This influence can impact a child’s social development and their experiences within their peer group.

Other Mesosystem Examples

Beyond family, school, and peers, the mesosystem can also include:

• Interactions between a child’s different friend groups: If a child has friends from different social circles (e.g., school friends, sports teammates, neighbors), the interactions between these groups can shape their social experiences.
• Connections between the family and extracurricular activities: When families are involved in their children’s extracurricular pursuits, such as attending sporting events or music recitals, it creates a supportive mesosystem that benefits the child’s overall development.
• Relationships between the family and healthcare providers: A strong, trusting relationship between a family and their child’s healthcare providers contributes to a child’s well-being. Open communication and parental involvement in medical decisions can lead to better health outcomes.

It’s important to note that the mesosystem isn’t just limited to these examples. Any two microsystems in a child’s life can interact to form a mesosystem, and these interconnections highlight how experiences in one area can influence a child’s development in others.

Recent Findings and Evolving Understanding of the Mesosystem

While Bronfenbrenner’s work established the importance of the mesosystem, the rapid evolution of technology, particularly the rise of the digital world, means we should re-examine the mesosystem.

Recent research acknowledges that technology has blurred the lines between traditional microsystems, leading to new interactions and influences that Bronfenbrenner’s original framework couldn’t have anticipated.

Despite this, many researchers continue to apply outdated versions of Bronfenbrenner’s theory, which neglects the important concept of proximal processes and fails to account for the influence of technology.

This misapplication hinders a nuanced understanding of how modern mesosystems function and underscores the need for an updated theoretical framework.

Neo-Ecological Theory: A Modern Approach

Navarro & Tudge (2022) propose the neo-ecological theory, adapting Bronfenbrenner’s model to the digital age.

This introduces the concept of virtual microsystems (e.g., social media, online gaming communities, virtual learning environments) and recognizes that proximal processes now occur within these virtual spaces.

These virtual microsystems mean that there are more opportunities for mesosystem interactions, e.g.,

• A student’s participation in an online gaming community influences their in-person social interactions at school, as they form friendships based on shared gaming interests.
• A child’s social media activity impacts their academic performance when a teacher uses a class Facebook group to share homework assignments and educational resources.
• A teenager’s involvement in a virtual support group for mental health affects their family dynamics, as they apply coping strategies learned online to manage stress at home.

Key insights:

• Virtual microsystems are constantly available and facilitate interactions between different microsystems, influencing child development.
• Online interactions contribute significantly to a child’s sense of self, social skills, and worldview.
• Children and adolescents actively shape youth culture through online activities, developing new social norms that influence behavior across settings.
• Connections between virtual and physical microsystems
• Proximal processes in online spaces
• The evolving influence of the macrosystem in the digital realm

This modern approach is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of child development in the 21st century.

Impact of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical role of mesosystem connections in youth development.

O’Regan et al. (2023) highlight how the crisis disrupted traditional microsystem interactions, revealing:

• The vulnerability of youth with weak mesosystem connections
• The importance of cross-sector collaboration between formal and non-formal education providers
• The potential of technology to create new forms of mesosystem interactions

The authors argue for strengthening mesosystemic connections post-pandemic, emphasizing:

• The need for innovative practices that leverage both physical and digital spaces
• The importance of youth participation in rebuilding efforts
• The value of partnerships between schools, youth services, and communities

This research suggests that enhancing mesosystem connections can serve as a protective factor, particularly for disadvantaged youth, and play a crucial role in post-pandemic recovery and resilience-building efforts.

Practical applications

The mesosystem, highlighting the interconnected nature of a child’s various environments, offers valuable insights for parents and educators seeking to support healthy child development.

By understanding the dynamics of the mesosystem, they can leverage these connections to create a more supportive and enriching experience for children.

For parents are caregivers:

• Active communication with teachers: Regularly communicating with teachers about a child’s progress, strengths, and challenges can help bridge the gap between home and school. This open dialogue allows for a shared understanding of the child’s needs and enables both parents and teachers to provide consistent support. Parents should attend parent-teacher conferences and communicate with teachers about their child’s progress.
• Involvement in school activities: Participating in school events, volunteering in the classroom, or attending school board meetings demonstrates to the child the value placed on education and strengthens the family-school connection.
• Encouraging positive peer relationships: Parents can influence their child’s peer group by choosing neighborhoods and schools that align with their values and by encouraging participation in activities that foster positive social interactions.
• Creating a home environment that values learning: By providing access to books, engaging in educational activities together, and demonstrating a love for learning themselves, parents can cultivate a home environment that complements and reinforces the school’s efforts.

For educators:

• Open communication with parents: Regularly updating parents about their child’s academic and social progress, being open to feedback, and involving parents in decision-making processes can help build trust and collaboration between home and school. Teachers should understand the situations their students’ families may be experiencing, including social and economic factors that are part of the various systems.
• Creating a welcoming classroom environment: A classroom where diversity is valued, individual learning styles are acknowledged, and student input is encouraged can foster a sense of belonging for all students, regardless of their background.
• Extending learning beyond the classroom: Connecting classroom learning to real-world experiences, encouraging family involvement in projects, and incorporating elements of students’ cultures into the curriculum can make learning more meaningful and bridge the gap between school and other microsystems.

What are some strategies for improving mesosystem interactions?

• Establishing shared goals and values: When parents, educators, and other significant adults in a child’s life are united in their goals for the child’s development, it creates a more consistent and supportive mesosystem. This requires open communication and a willingness to understand and respect different perspectives.
• Building trust and mutual respect: A foundation of trust and respect is crucial for healthy interactions between microsystems. Open communication, active listening, and a willingness to work collaboratively towards shared goals can strengthen relationships between parents, teachers, and other caregivers.
• Recognizing and addressing conflicts: When conflicts arise between microsystems, it’s essential to address them constructively and find solutions that benefit the child’s well-being. This might involve mediating disagreements, finding compromises, or seeking professional guidance when necessary.

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