Valencian Community PAU Music Analysis II study plan
Valencian Community PAU Music Analysis II · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Harmonic analysis: tonal functions, cadences, modulations, chord identification and figured bass conventions & Musical parameters and analysis methodology: rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, timbre, dynamics and notation
Classify every diatonic triad in major and minor keys by tonal function (tónica, subdominant, dominant) without consulting notes by the end of the week
Identify and label all cadence types (auténtica, plagal, semicadència, trencada/defectiva, composta) in eight short tonal excerpts
Realise figured bass exercises with root-position and first-inversion triads at a steady tempo
Build a personal glossary sheet of harmonic terms in Valencian/Catalan and Spanish with their English equivalents
Your checkpoint
A completed worksheet of 20 chord progressions with functions, cadence labels and figured-bass realisations, self-marked against a model answer
Harmonic analysis: tonal functions, cadences, modulations, chord identification and figured bass conventions & Musical parameters and analysis methodology: rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, timbre, dynamics and notation
Analyse seventh chords (dominant, leading-tone, supertonic) and their resolutions in at least ten examples
Detect and name modulations to near-related keys (relative, dominant, subdominant) using pivot-chord logic
Transcribe short harmonic dictations of four to eight chords by ear
Write out the circle of fifths and use it to justify key relationships in two analysed pieces
Your checkpoint
Two full harmonic analyses (one Baroque chorale phrase, one Classical period phrase) with Roman numerals, inversion figures and modulation points marked
Musical forms and structures: binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, variation, fugue and song forms & Harmonic analysis: tonal functions, cadences, modulations, chord identification and figured bass conventions
Map the phrase structure of binary, ternary and rondo forms onto unmarked scores
Distinguish simple vs rounded binary and identify the retransition in sonata-form expositions
Locate the principal thematic areas, bridge and closing section in two sonata-form movements
Relate harmonic cadences to formal boundaries in each analysed piece
Your checkpoint
A formal segmentation chart for four movements (binary, ternary, rondo, sonata) showing sections, bar numbers and the cadence that closes each section
Musical forms and structures: binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, variation, fugue and song forms & Historical periods and styles: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th century and contemporary
Trace the variation techniques (melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural) across a theme-and-variations set
Identify the subject, answer, countersubject and episodes in a fugue exposition and middle section
Match Baroque formal conventions (ritornello, da capo, ground bass) to representative repertoire
Compare how the same form is treated in Baroque and Classical practice
Your checkpoint
A written commentary of about 300 words on one fugue and one variation movement, naming each structural component with bar references
Historical periods and styles: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th century and contemporary & Musical parameters and analysis methodology: rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, timbre, dynamics and notation
Characterise the stylistic fingerprints of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music across texture, notation and timbre
Distinguish modal from tonal organisation in two short excerpts
Identify characteristic textures (monody, imitative polyphony, homophony, basso continuo) by ear and score
Annotate a score with dynamics, articulation and instrumentation observations that support a period attribution
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of three periods (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque) across six parameters, plus a one-paragraph justification for attributing an unseen excerpt to one of them
Historical periods and styles: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th century and contemporary & Score commentary and guided listening: contextualization, formal segmentation and stylistic identification
Distinguish Classical from Romantic style through phrase regularity, chromaticism, orchestration and dynamics
Characterise twentieth-century and contemporary idioms (extended tonality, atonality, serialism, minimalism) with concrete musical evidence
Perform a guided listening of a full movement, noting timestamps for formal sections
Contextualise a work by composer, date, genre and stylistic period in a short written paragraph
Your checkpoint
A guided-listening log for two contrasting works (one Classical or Romantic, one twentieth-century) with timestamped formal sections and a stylistic justification for each
Score commentary and guided listening: contextualization, formal segmentation and stylistic identification & Terminology and technical vocabulary in Valencian/Catalan and Spanish
Write a full score commentary that contextualises, segments formally and identifies style within a time limit
Use precise analytical vocabulary in Valencian/Catalan and Spanish consistently in written answers
Translate and apply at least 60 technical terms across the two languages
Self-assess two timed commentaries against a marking rubric and list concrete weaknesses
Your checkpoint
One timed score commentary (45 minutes) of around 400 words plus a bilingual terminology test scored at 90% or above
Score commentary and guided listening: contextualization, formal segmentation and stylistic identification & Harmonic analysis: tonal functions, cadences, modulations, chord identification and figured bass conventions & Musical forms and structures: binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, variation, fugue and song forms
Complete two full mock papers under exam conditions and mark them against the rubric
Review every error and re-analyse the underlying concept until it is reproducible without notes
Consolidate harmonic, formal and stylistic identification into a single one-page decision checklist
Rehearse rapid score-reading tasks: cadence spotting, form labelling and period attribution in under five minutes each
Your checkpoint
Two marked mock papers with an error log and a final one-page revision checklist covering all six domains
Milestones
Week 2: You can label the chords, inversions and cadences of an unseen eight-bar tonal phrase with at least 80% accuracy and name any modulation it contains
Week 4: You can segment an unseen binary, ternary or sonata-form movement into sections with correct bar numbers and identify the cadence closing each section
Week 6: You can attribute an unseen excerpt to a historical period and defend the attribution with at least three concrete musical parameters
Week 8: You score at or above 70% on two timed mock papers and can produce a structured commentary with context, segmentation and stylistic identification within 45 minutes