MUS 113 - Music Theory III

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MUS 112 (MUS 111, MUS 112, and MUS113 must be taken in sequence, unless Instructor permission is granted.)

Corequisite(s): MUS 116

Course Description: MUS113 continues the examinations of music theory including Chromatic Harmony; Motives, Phrases and Periods; Harmonic Functions; Harmonic Progressions and Circle of Fifths; Secondary Chords and Tonicization; Mode Mixture; and Modulation. Emphasis is on concepts of contextual analysis.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify motives, phrases, and periods. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#2: Explain harmonic functions in various contexts.
CLO#3: Demonstrate an understanding of secondary chords and tonicization.