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.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: None
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 30 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 2 |
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Learning 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
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 97 - 100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 94 - 96.9 |
A |
4.00 |
| 90 - 93.9 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 87 - 89.9 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 83 - 86.9 |
B |
3.00 |
| 80 - 82.9 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 77 - 79.9 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 73 - 76.9 |
C |
2.00 |
| 70 - 72.9 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 60 - 69.9 |
P |
1.00 |
| Less than 60% |
F |
0.00 |
| Did not withdraw |
DNW |
0.00 |
See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.
Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.