MUSC& 133 - Music Theory 3

3 Credits

The third quarter of a sequential study of the fundamentals of diatonic music. Topics include diatonic seventh chords, secondary dominants, augmented sixth chords, Neapolitan sixth chords, nonharmonic tones, advanced part writing and voice leading, modulation and simple part forms, and fourth and fifth species of 16th century counterpoint.

Pre-requisite(s) MUSC& 132
Course Note Concurrent enrollment in MUSC& 123 is strongly recommended until student can pass sight-singing proficiency exam. Previously MUSIC 103.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Fall Day

Designed to Serve Students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and/or needing Humanities Area II distribution credits. The music major or music minor as well as any student with a stronger than average interest in music.
Active Date 2011-06-14

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area II

Course Outline
Non-harmonic tones Dominant seventh chords and other diatonic seventh chords Secondary dominants Augmented sixth chords and Neapolitan sixths Modulation Advanced 18th Century part-writing and voice leading Simple part forms: binary forms, ternary forms Fourth and Fifth Species of 16th Century Counterpoint

Student Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate proficiency with the use of dominant sevenths in all inversions.

Demonstrate proficiency with the use of secondary dominants in all inversions.

Write and/or identify diatonic seventh chords and their inversions.

Write and/or identify the augmented sixth chords.

Write and/or identify the Neapolitan sixth chord.

Write and/or identify non-harmonic tones.

Demonstrate understanding of advanced principles of 18th Century part-writing and voice leading.

Identify simple part forms.

Demonstrate Mastery of Fourth and Fifth Species of 16th Century Counterpoint