Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify analysis requirements
- Discuss with appropriate personnel the purpose and scope of the harmonic analysis
- Agree on own role in or contribution to the harmonic analysis
- Identify appropriate methodologies for analysing harmony in the context of the required task
- Identify the musical styles, genres or pieces to be analysed
- Clarify factors that may impact on the analysis, and plan accordingly
- Identify theoretical elements of music
- Identify key signatures, accidentals and other harmonic indicators
- Identify chords and chord progressions
- Assess music pieces, recordings, compositions, written examples and/or performances to identify elements of functional harmony
- Identify a sufficient range of relevant harmonic and melodic elements to ensure that the analysis is comprehensive and to the required standard
- Analyse how functional harmony contributes to performance and compositional outcomes
- With assistance as required, identify the way in which the harmony functions within musical examples
- Investigate musical examples for the way harmonic elements are combined, manipulated and interpreted for aesthetic, technical and/or expressive outcomes
- Discuss aspects of work in progress with appropriate personnel and incorporate different angles or ideas into the analysis as required
- Complete analysis
- Apply knowledge of harmony and related theoretical vocabulary to the analysis in an appropriate way
- Ensure that all aspects of musical examples are analysed or described to the required standard of analysis
- Assist with the compilation of conclusions based on the harmonic analysis as required
- Seek feedback on own contribution to the analysis from appropriate personnel and note areas for future improvement