MUSC& 143 Music Theory III (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly MUSIC 114 - CCN
Prerequisite MUSC& 142 with at least a 1.5 grade or the equivalent.
Course Description
Intended to follow Music Theory II, this course includes more advanced principles regarding chords, chord progressions, figured-bass, melodic construction, part-writing, and aural skills. Concurrent enrollment in MUSC 183 is strongly recommended.
Course Content
A. Non-harmonic tones
B. Dominant seventh and supertonic seventh chords
C. Sub-mediant and mediant triads
D. Melodic line (e.g., double periods, extensions)
E. Cadences
F. Harmonic sequence
G. Secondary dominant chords, elementary modulation
H. Basic ear-training skills (e.g., intervals, scales, chords and chord progressions, melodic and rhythmic dictation, cadences)
I. Related figured bass symbols.
Student Outcomes
1. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss, and/or compose music using non-harmonic tones.
2. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss, and/or compose dominant seventh and supertonic seventh chords.
3. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss, and/or compose melodies involving elements of extension and double phrase.
4. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss, and/or compose cadences.
5. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss, and/or compose harmonic sequences.
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 music that features secondary dominant chords and elementary modulation.
8. Demonstrate the importance of practice and study in the acquisition of MUSC&143 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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