MUSC211 Music Theory III
Department of Arts and Communication: Music
- I. Course Number and Title
- MUSC211 Music Theory III
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- MUSC112 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- MUSC215 Ear Training III
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Music Theory III explores Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century chromaticism (including secondary dominants, primary, secondary, and double mixture, Neapolitan chords, and related chromatically altered sonorities). A continuation of Music Theory II and intended for music majors, MUSC211 must be taken in conjunction with MUSC215 Ear Training III.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will
- Analyze chromatic harmonies such as secondary dominants, primary, secondary, and double-mixture, Neapolitan chords, and related chromatically altered sonorities; and
- Construct chromatic harmonies such as secondary dominants, primary, secondary, and double-mixture, Neapolitan chords, and related chromatically altered sonorities.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- practice principles and applications of diatonic harmony and movable-do chromatic solfege as a brief, intensive review
- define, identify, and construct secondary dominants (definitions of the five classes, their idiomatic resolutions, and their component scale degree/solfege constructs and nomenclatures; applications to chords of the dominant, supertonic, subdominant, mediant, and submediant; related written and aural identification and construction tasks)
- define, analyze, and practice harmonic modulation techniques
- define, identify, and construct mixture chords (definitions of primary, secondary, and double mixture chord types; related written and aural identification and construction tasks)
- define, identify, and construct Neapolitan chords (definition; related written and aural identification and construction tasks)
- practice part-writing tasks involving secondary dominants, mixture chords, Neapolitan chords, and modulation.
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Course-specific content will be assessed via homework assignments (workbook and instructor-generated), quizzes, and exams. A departmentally-generated final comprehensive examination will be administered to assess all subject matter components that are detailed in the Learning Goals for this course. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
A departmentally-selected textbook and workbook are required for this course. See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 4/08; New Core 8/2015;Revised: 6/20/2023