Course Description

This course in Theory of Music is the second semester of a four-semester/two-year sequence of coursework designed for students who are pursuing music as an academic major or minor. The first year includes the basic materials of music: the structures of tonality, harmonic progression, and the technique of harmonization. Students are required to complete and analyze music using practices listed above. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

3

Lecture Hours

3

Required Prerequisites

MUS 101, MUS 103, MUS 106; or equivalent competency

Corequisites

MUS 104, MUS 107

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Identify music theory terminology used in 4- part voice leading, non-chord tones, and secondary functions.

Application:

• Label diatonic triads and seventh chords as well as secondary dominant and secondary leading-tone chords and non-chord tones in composition excerpts.

Integration:

• Demonstrate use of all musical elements studied thus far through written examples.

Human Dimension:

• See themselves as artists.
• Collaborate with others in a creative environment.
• Recognize the personal and societal importance of self-expression and creativity.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Express interest in music from other cultures and genres.
• Value differences in cultural expressions of creativity.
• Recognize the role music plays as an expression of social concerns.

Learning How to Learn:

• Read study effectively.
• Frame useful questions.
• Develop educational goals.
• Direct/regulate their own learning.
• Learn through collaboration.