tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post4755269835474314973..comments2023-10-08T08:38:09.714-04:00Comments on Musical Perceptions: MotivationScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-51843563688604837772011-03-15T15:29:49.585-04:002011-03-15T15:29:49.585-04:00Allen, I don't know for sure. There has been ...Allen, I don't know for sure. There has been some research on the statistics of chord use, but I don't know that it has been tied with function as much as just Roman Numeral usage. I posed the pseudo fact more to make the students confront their own thoughts about supertonic and subdominant chords.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-13240729109863774272011-03-14T16:43:18.868-04:002011-03-14T16:43:18.868-04:00Maybe you covered this elsewhere, but how do you k...Maybe you covered this elsewhere, but how do you know the IV chord is more common as predominant than ii ? My subjective observation is that in the Baroque and Classical periods, at least, that the ii chord (usually in first inversion) is more common. Is there some research about this?Allen H Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138875935690761362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-46461371500535852032011-03-14T15:35:38.409-04:002011-03-14T15:35:38.409-04:00Hi Scott,
Interesting class discussion... Beside ...Hi Scott,<br /><br />Interesting class discussion... Beside your "motivation" theory, there are obviously other factors such as melody harmonization (e.g. ^2 vs. ^1), stylistic differences (e.g. Baroque and jazz preferences for ii over IV), the relative value of descending fifth progressions (thus favouring ii), and the union of ii and IV with the ii6/5 chord. Functional ideas from Riemann and Rameau might be germane here too (though not usually covered in this pedagogical context). Obviously you can't cover everything in an undergrad class. But the cool thing about your approach using "motivation" is that you can use that as a "way in" to several more advanced concepts engaging the students along the way. Nice work, Scott.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168853022820177592noreply@blogger.com