MUSC211 Music Theory III

Department of The Arts: Music

  1. Course Number and Title

    MUSC211 Music Theory III

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250 minutes

  4. Prerequisites

    MUSC112 (C or better) and by qualifying exam

    Corequisites

    MUSC215 Ear Training III

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    None

  6. Catalog Course Description

    Music Theory III explores Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century chromaticism (including secondary dominants, primary, secondary, and double mixture, Neapolitan chords, and related chromatically altered sonorities). A continuation of Music Theory II and intended for music majors, MUSC211 must be taken in conjunction with MUSC215 Ear Training III.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course Learning Goals

        2. Students will be able to
        1. analyze and construct chromatic harmonies using techniques of Roman Numeral harmonic analysis, figured bass, and related symbolic nomenclatures; and
        2. define, analyze, and construct secondary dominants, primary, secondary, and double mixture, Neapolitan chords, and related chromatically altered sonorities.

      2. Core Learning Goals


        3. This course is not in the Core.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      1. Practice principles and applications of diatonic harmony and movable-do chromatic solfege as a brief, intensive review.
      2. Define, identify, and construct secondary dominants (definitions of the five classes, their idiomatic resolutions, and their component scale degree/solfege constructs and nomenclatures; applications to chords of the dominant, supertonic, subdominant, mediant, and submediant; related written and aural identification and construction tasks).
      3. Define, analyze, and practice harmonic modulation techniques.
      4. Define, identify, and construct mixture chords (definitions of primary, secondary, and double mixture chord types; related written and aural identification and construction tasks).
      5. Define, identify, and construct Neapolitan chords (definition; related written and aural identification and construction tasks).
      6. Practice part-writing tasks involving secondary dominants, mixture chords, Neapolitan chords, and modulation.

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

        2. Course-specific content will be assessed via homework assignments (workbook and instructor-generated), quizzes, and exams. A departmentally-generated final comprehensive examination will be administered to assess all subject matter components that are detailed in the Learning Goals for this course.

      2. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals


        3. This course is not in the Core.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      A departmentally selected textbook and workbook are required for this course. (See course format.)

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Teaching methods employed may include, but are not limited to, specific topics, projects, assignments, approaches, time frames, A-V, etc.

    Lecture
    In-class drill/practice tasks
    Computer-based drill
    Demonstration and live performance
    Reading assignments from textbooks
    Homework assignments (workbook and instructor-generated)
    Score reading and analysis
    Quizzes and exams

Review/Approval Date - 4/08