MUSC 174: Contemporary Harmony I. This course covers basic harmonic theory and common musical notation used in the music industry today. Topics include clefs, note recognition, key signatures, scales, intervals, triad and seventh chord construction, available tensions and basic harmonic functions. Upon successful completion of the course students will have a comprehensive and literate vocabulary of basic musical terms and symbols, and a working knowledge of basic harmonic functions.
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standard statementCourse Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Hours | 30 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 2 |
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Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- identify and write intervals;
- identify and write triads and 7th chords;
- apply harmonic analysis to chord progressions;
- apply melodic analysis to melodies; and
- identify and write diatonic modes.
Grading Table
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