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MUSC& 242 Music Theory V (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly MUSIC 212 - CCN

Prerequisite MUSC& 241  with at least a 1.5 grade.

Course Description
Intended to follow Music Theory IV, this course continues the study of advanced chromatic harmony, more advanced formal analysis and related aural skills. Piano skills equal to or above intermediate level piano (MUS182) are highly recommended.

Course Content
A. Diatonic seventh chords
B. Borrowed chords
C. Augmented sixth chords
D. Augmented sixth chords in modulations
E. Ninth, eleventh and thirteenth chords

Student Outcomes
1. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss and/or compose diatonic seventh chords.

2. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss and/or compose borrowed chords.

3. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss and/or compose augmented sixth chords.

4. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss and/or compose augmented sixth chords used in modulations.

5. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss and/or compose chords with extensions.

6. Demonstrate the importance of practice and study in the acquisition of MUSC&242 student outcomes.

7. Play, sing, analyze, dictate, notate, spell, discuss and/or compose harmonic and select non-harmonic principles contributing to style in music.

8. take dictation in the following areas of ear-training: melodic dictation, error detection in melodies, identify scale degrees, identify intervals, identify chord progressions, four-part harmonic dictation, harmonic rhythm, non-harmonic tones, rhythm dictation, and error detection in rhythms.

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, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50



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