MUS 160 Harmony/Theory I

In the Harmony/Theory courses the student will gain the ability to discern the design, proportions and patterns of music by developing skills in musical analysis. They will also gain an understanding of the styles of music that evolved during the different periods of musical writing. Finally, they will discover insight into the ways in which music is put together and into the forms, elements, and traits of the composer.

Topics covered in Mus 160 include: musical notation, scales, tonality, key, modes, intervals, transposition, and chords.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Outcomes

1. Students will be able to read and write standard musical notation.
2. Students will be able to identify and construct common musical scales and modes.
3. Students will be able to identify and construct intervals and chords.
4. Students will be able to understand the concept of key and tonality.
5. Students will analyze various styles of music from different historical periods.
6. Students will compose music in order to discover its forms, elements, and traits.