MUSC& 142 Music Theory II (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly MUSIC 112 - CCN
Prerequisite MUSC& 141 with at least a 1.5 grade or equivalent.
Course Description
Intended to follow Music Theory I in sequence, this course includes triads, chord progressions, figured bass, four-part writing, melodic construction, and aural skills. Concurrent enrollment in MUSC 182 or the is strongly recommended.
Course Content
A. AUTHENTIC CADENCES.
B. PLAGAL CADENCE.
C. MELODIC LINE (E.G., PHRASES AND PERIOD, REPETITION AND SEQUENCE).
D. TRANSPOSING INSTRUMENTS.
E. TRIAD INVERSIONS.
F. SUPERTONIC AND LEADING TONE TRIADS.
G. NON-HARMONIC TONES.
H. FIGURED BASS SYMBOLS.
I. RHYTHMIC TRANSCRIPTION.
J. BASIC EAR-TRAINING SKILLS (E.G., INTERVALS, SCALES, CHORDS, MELODIC, AND RHYTHMIC DICTATION)
K. CHORD VOICINGS AND INVERSIONS.
Student Outcomes
1. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE AUTHENTIC CADENCES.
2. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE PLAGAL CADENCES.
3. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE MELODIES INVOLVING ELEMENTS OF PHRASE, PERIOD, REPETITION, AND SEQUENCE.
4. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE MUSIC DEMONSTRATING FEATURES OF TRANSPOSITION.
5. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE TRIADS IN INVERSION.
6. TAKE DICTATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF EAR-TRAINING: MELODIC DICTATION, ERROR DETECTION IN MELODIES, SCALE DEGREES, INTERVALS, CHORDS AND CHORD PROGRESSIONS, SCALES, RHYTHMIC DICTATION.
7. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE SUPERTONIC AND LEADING TONE TRIADS.
8. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE MUSIC USING CORRECT FIGURED BASS SYMBOLS.
9. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE MUSIC USING CORRECT FIGURED BASS SYMBOLS.
10. PLAY, SING, ANALYZE, DICTATE, NOTATE, SPELL, DISCUSS, AND/OR COMPOSE CHORD VOICINGS AND INVERSIONS.
11. DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICE AND STUDY IN THE ACQUISITION OF MUSC&142 STUDENT OUTCOMES.
Degree Outcomes
Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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