Music Theory Comprehensive: Part 14 - The Fugue and Invention

For years I've been teaching Music Theory in the college classroom. These classes I'm making use the same syllabus I've used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost. I believe anyone can learn Music Theory - and cost shouldn't be a barrier.

For years I've been teaching Music Theory in the college classroom. These classes I'm making for Skillshare use the same syllabus I've used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost. I believe anyone can learn Music Theory - and cost shouldn't be a barrier.

My approach to music theory is to minimize memorization. Most of these concepts you can learn by just understanding why chords behave in certain ways. Once you understand those concepts, you can find any scale, key, or chord that exists. Even invent your own. If you've tried to learn music theory before, or if you are just starting out - this series of courses is the perfect fit.

Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated Skillshare instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.

Throughout this class, If you get stuck, you can review the videos or post a question, and I'll back to it as fast as possible.

This class is Part 14: Fugue and Invention. It continues what would be the third semester of a college music theory class (according to the typical American academic system for learning music theory).

In this class, we will cover:
Baroque Era Contrapuntal Devices
The Subject
Fortspinnung
Compound Melody
Step Progressions
Analyzing the Subject
Real and Tonal Answers
The Countersubject
Invertible Counterpoint
Double and Triple Counterpoint
Exposition Analysis
The Episode
Analyzing the Episode
Graphing a Fugue
Double and Triple Fugues
Stretto
Inversion
Augmentation
Diminution
Canon
Why do we care about Fugues?
…and much, much more!