Music fundamentals and the beginning of diatonic harmony,
part-writing, and analysis.
Athena Title
Music Theory I
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Corequisite
MUSI 1110
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to write all major and minor scales, key signatures, and triads from within keys.
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to write short diatonic harmonization of given melodies using root position chords,
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to compose diatonic melody using symmetrical phrase structure.
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to identify patterns in simple musical excerpts using roman numerals and appropriate non-harmonic tone designation, drawing on all prior musical instruction including knowledge being learned in other courses such as applied music and class piano, leading to appropriate interpretation of the data.
Topical Outline
1. Fundamentals of Music (scales, keys, triads, chords)
2. Elementary part-writing and voice-leading
3. Composition of music in small forms for a single melodic line
4. Simple analysis of diatonic musical excerpts
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
