The Master's Thesis discusses the possibilities of automatic melody harmonization. System use dictionary method for harmonization, this was inspired with comprimation algorithm LZW. System's output file is in MusicXML format.

Title of the thesis: Developing pronunciation through musical activities in French lessons Keywords: communicative approach, phonetics, phonology, pronunciation, prosody, activity, music, rhythm, rhythmisation, melody, tempo, intonation, accent, song, rap, facial expressions Abstract: This thesis deals with the teaching of French phonetics, considers the status of phonetics in communicatively oriented teaching, and comes to the fact that the teaching of phonetics and phonology is not a priority in the communicative approach. The work demonstrates the importance of such teaching, and therefore explores how the teaching of pronunciation or some of its components could be made more attractive. Based on the proven relationship of music and language, both as auditory phenomena, this thesis approaches the interwoven elements of these two areas. The aim is to explore how the musical elements, such as: rhythm, melody, tempo, phrasing, etc., could be used in the teaching of French pronunciation - especially at the suprasegmental level. The work offers a basic inventory of exercises which benefit from this characteristic and which has been verified in practice, and in the final analysis summarises their effectiveness in foreign language teaching.

Goal of this master thesis is to study harmonization based on knowledge of given melody and to design a system which will meaningfully automate this activity. In the work there is covered basics of music theory needed for this topic and previous other approaches to this problematic. There is also covered machine learning, neural networks and recurrent neural networks. In the end, there is outlined design of the system, how to make it work and how to use it. Three experiments were executed with the system. Harmonization of the melodies were unpleasant though. A possible cause might be relatively small used neural network of the system.

This Thesis is focused on the arranging of the melody, which is accompanied by jazz chords. It deals with creating a more harmonious voices using Block Voicing method. Distribution to target notes and passing notes is made using techniques of constraint programming (CSP). Passing notes are reharmonized by dominant seventh chord or by parallel chord. Using CSP a bass part is also created. To solve CSP is used Gecode library. The harmonious voices are arranged by Four Part Close Voicing. The application result is a tool for the music arranger.

Goal of this master thesis is to study harmonization based on knowledge of given melody and to design a system which will meaningfully automate this activity. In the work there is covered basics of music theory needed for this topic and previous other approaches to this problematic. There is also covered machine learning, neural networks and recurrent neural networks. In the end, there is outlined design of the system, how to make it work and how to use it. Four experiments were executed with the system. Harmonization of the short melodies were unpleasant. Harmonization of longer melodies were overall more successful though. A possible cause might be relatively small used neural network of the system.

Die Entwicklung der Musik im 20. Jahrhundert hat das Fach Gehörbildung vor neue Herausforderungen gestellt. Durch einen neuen Umgang mit den musikalischen Parametern (Tonhöhe, Klangfarbe, Dauer und Lautstärke) drohte die übliche Form des Gehörbildungsunterrichts und dessen traditioneller Gegenstand (Melodie, Harmonie, Rhythmus) als überholt betrachtet zu werden. Diese Situation hat ein neues Fach hervorgebracht, das an der Grenze zwischen Gehörbildung und Analyse angesiedelt ist. Angesichts der Komplexität der im 20. Jahrhundert stark individuell geprägten Tonsprache eines jeden Komponisten, die das unmittelbare Verständnis eines Werkes erschweren kann, scheint es absolut notwendig, den Studierenden mehr abzuverlangen als das Erarbeiten technischer Hörreflexe und das Beherrschen handwerklicher Mittel. Sie sollten über die Oberfläche eines ersten Höreindruckes hinausgeführt werden und mit rhythmischen und formalen Strukturen, Klangphänomenen sowie mit Aspekten der Zeitbehandlung oder der Zeitwahrnehmung konfrontiert werden. Ihre Hörfähigkeit sollte hinsichtlich dieser Parameter entwickelt und ihr Bewusstsein für die Problematik der Rezeption des zeitgenössischen Repertoires geschärft werden. Die Gleichbedeutung des Gelesenen und des Gehörten sollte für einen Berufsmusiker die technische Basis bilden und das innere Hören der gelesenen Partituren sowie das unmittelbare Sehen eines Schriftbildes des Gehörten sollten automatisch erfolgen können. Darüber hinaus scheint es wichtig, mit dem Unterschied zwischen dem ›Hörbaren‹ (die wahrnehmbaren musikalischen Strukturen) und dem ›Unhörbaren‹ (dem Intentionalen sowie dem Handwerklichen) konfrontiert zu sein. Am Beispiel der ersten Offrande von Edgar Varèse wird eine höranalytische Arbeit präsentiert, die diese Herausforderung entspricht: Ziel war es, die reine Beschreibung des Ablaufs und der verschiedenen musikalischen Ereignissen des Stückes für eine tiefgreifendere Analyse zu nutzen, die sich nicht auf der Oberfläche der instinktiven Wahrnehmung der Musik beschränkt, sondern versucht, die Homogenität des scheinbar zerstreuten musikalischen Materials und die Interaktion dessen einzelnen Elementen zu erfassen, um die tatsächlich sehr kompakte und dichte Einheitlichkeit des Stückes ans Licht zu bringen. Erst mit einem klaren und präzisen Verständnis dieser engen Verknüpfungen kann ein globales Hören des Stückes zu einem richtigen Hör-Erlebnis werden, das eine tiefere Bedeutungsebene der Musik erreicht. / The development of music in the 20th century has presented new challenges for the subject of ear training. Due to new approaches to musical parameters (pitch, timbre, duration and volume), the usual form of ear training and its traditional object (melody, harmony, rhythm) is threatened with obsolescence. This situation has created a new subject located on the boundary between ear training and analysis. Given the complexity of each composer’s highly individual language in the 20th century, which can obscure the comprehension of these works, it seems necessary to demand more from students than the development of technical listening reflexes and the mastery of craftsmanship. They should be carried beyond the surface of a first impression to be confronted with rhythmic and formal structures, sound phenomena as well as aspects of time treatment or perception of time. Their hearing ability should be developed in consideration of these parameters as well as their awareness of the problem of reception of the contemporary repertoire. Bringing into equivalence that which is read with what is heard should form the technical basis for a professional musician. Thus, the inner hearing of the score as well as the formation of a clear picture of what is sounding should automatically take place. In addition, it seems important to be confronted with the difference between the “audible” (the perceptible musical structures) and the “inaudible” (the musical thinking and craftsmanship). Using the example of the first of Edgar Varèse’s Offrandes, a hearing-analytical work is presented that meets this challenge: the aim was to use a pure description of the piece’s various musical events for a deeper analysis, one which is not limited to the surface of the instinctive perception of the music but tries instead to grasp the homogeneity of the seemingly scattered musical material and illuminate the piece’s compact unity through the interaction of its individual elements. Only with a clear and precise understanding of these close connections can exposure to the piece become a real listening experience that reaches the music’s deeper levels.