The fundamentals of music and their application in composition and analysis.
Athena Title
Music Theory for Non-Majors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in MUSI 1100 or MUSI 1110
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to identify visually and write scales, keys, triads, intervals, and chords,
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to write accompaniment to given melodies in two or four parts,
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to compose short works using the materials learned in a number of different musical styles.
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, intervals, chords),
2. Part-writing in two and four parts in a key,
3. Comoposition of short works in a variety of musical styles.
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
