MUS 113 - Music Theory I

2. Recognize and notate all diatonic and chromatic intervals.

3. Recognize and notate rythmic concepts within the context of metrical division.

4. Notate diatonic major scales and the three forms of minor scales with and without the use of their associated key signatures.

5. Practice chromatic transposition and demonstrate the use of transposition in standard score reading.

6. Explain the meaning and use of enharmonic intervals.

7. Recognize and build all diatonic triads and the augmented triad in root position and inversions, using figured bass to describe and realize hamonic context against the bass.

8. Recognize and build diatonic triads in close and open voicing.

9. Introduce the diatonic tetrachord through the typical diatonic use of the V7 function and vii-diminished function.

10. Use Roman Numeral analysis to describe functional harmony and standard chord symbols to describe chord structures in musical examples.

11. Recognize chords within various musical textures.

12. Analyze and compose two-voice, first species counterpoint

13. Analyze and identify non-chord tones.

14. Analyze and name standard harmonic cadences and periodic phrase structures.
Course Outline:
I. Pitch Reading and Notation

II. Intervals

III. Scales and Key Signatures

IV. Rythm and Meter Signatures

V. First-Species Counterpoint

VI. Diatonid Triads, Voicings, and Inversions

VII. Functional Harmony and Roman Numeral Analysis

VIII. Diatonic Tetrachords

IX. Non Chord Tones

X. Harmonic Analysis in various textures.

XI. Harmonic Cadences

XII. Phrase Analysis

Facilitated discussion: 50-60%

Mediated instruction (video, computer, etc.): 15-20%

Group work: 5-10%
Mandatory Course Components:
Final Exam
Equivalent Courses:
None