2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog

MUSI 120 Music Theory I: Basic Concepts and Skills (A)

An intensive review of music fundamentals is followed by basic elements, including introduction to the tonal framework, scales and modes, intervals, basic chords, and chords in tonal context. Functional harmony is introduced at the basic level to include tonic, subdominant and dominant harmonies. Emphasis is placed on melodic writing and two-voice textures from first through fourth species counterpoint.

Credits

2

Corequisite

MUSI 120L

Core Requirements

Arts

Offered

Every Fall