MUS 212 - Music Theory V

(MUS 211 , MUS212, MUS 213  courses must be taken in sequence, unless Instructor permission is granted.)

Corequisite(s): MUS 225  

Course Description: Offers students a clear and thorough introduction to the resources and practice of Western music with a focus on the music of the Classical and Romantic periods and the ways that their renderings apply to music of our time. Forms to examine include rondo and variation. Includes study of extended tertial harmony (9th, 11th, 13th chords), altered dominants, chromatic mediants, and enharmonic modulation.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Demonstrate an ability to identify Rondo and Variations on paper and by listening.
• CLO#2: Demonstrate an ability to identify and describe altered chords. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#3: Demonstrate an understanding of enharmonic modulations.