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Jul 16, 2025
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MUSC& 141 Music Theory I 2, 3, 5 credit options
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly MUSIC 110 - CCN
Course Description
This course develops basic music literacy and analysis, and aural skills including: key and time signatures, intervals, triad construction, counterpoint and voice leading. Concurrent enrollment in MUSC 181 is strongly recommended.
Course Content
A. Components of music literacy (e.g. pitch names, rhythmic note-values, intervals, triads, key signatures and time signatures)
B. Basic elements of musical ideas (e.g. pitch, rhythm, intervals, scales and triads)
C. Harmonic progressions analysis using Roman Numeral Analysis with basic figured bass symbols.
D. Pitch and Notation
Pitch on the staff and keyboard
Accidentals
E. Scales and Keys
Major and minor scales, including scale degree names
Circle of fifths
Parallel and relative keys
F. Intervals and Chords
Intervals
Simple chords and progressions
Chord Inversions
Introduction to Roman numeral analysis with figured bass symbols
G. Rhythm and Meter
Time signatures, beat, and simple/compound meters
Rhythmic transcription
H. Ear-Training and Aural Skills
Recognition of intervals, scales, and chords
I. Melodic and rhythmic dictation
Student Outcomes
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Identify basic components of music literacy.
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Convey musical ideas through notation.
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Analyze harmonic progressions.
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Aurally identify basic musical ideas.
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Dictate basic rhythmic and melodic lines from aural examples.
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Sight-sing melodies that are mostly stepwise with simple 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, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions
Lecture Contact Hours 20-50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20-50
Potential Methods
A. Written assignments
B. Analysis
C. Ear-Training quizzes
D. In class performance of ear training/sight singing exercises
E. Class discussion
F. Dictation
G. Written test
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