MUSA 122 Music Theory I
Previously MUSC 110A. Music Theory I is the first of a four-semester sequence of music theory courses required of all music majors. Together with Ear Training and Musicianship I and Keyboard Skills I, it offers an integrated approach to the study of musical structure that combines written work, ear training, keyboard skills, and sight singing. After a very brief review of notation, rhythm, major and minor scales, and key signatures, students will develop knowledge and understanding of the following: a basic introduction to harmony including intervals, chords, and their inversions; non-harmonic tones; the writing of four-part harmony; and of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic structures and musical form in melody.
Hours Weekly
4 hours lecture and additional practice time weekly