MUS 2055 - Music Theory III

3 sem hrs cr

This course is a continuation of MUS 1155 . It introduces the chromatic vocabulary of the Common Practice Period with the use of Secondary Dominant Chords, Secondary Diminished Seventh Chords, Augmented Sixth Chords, the Neapolitan Sixth Chord, Modal Change and Modulation. This course satisfies the program requirement for the TTP agreement in accordance with the A.F.A. degree in music. Prerequisite: MUS 1155  

In rare and unusual circumstances, a course prerequisite can be overridden with the permission of the Department Lead for the discipline.

Formerly/Same As (Formerly MUS 2100)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UT

As a result of taking this course, the student will be able to…

• provide a harmonic analysis (Roman numerals, etc.) of excerpts of standard piano or choral literature, indicating also the chromatic chords listed in the course description.
• write and resolve chromatic chords (root position and their inversions, when appropriate), using accepted part-writing procedures in the SATB format.
• create a melodic soprano line from a given figured bass (with specified chromatic chords), supply alto and tenor voices, and label all non-chord tones.
• harmonize a given melody, using chromatic chords where appropriate, and set it for SATB, solo piano and/or solo with piano accompaniment.
• analyze and write modulatory excerpts.