MUS 111 - Music Theory I

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MUS 101 or equivalent knowledge. (MUS111, MUS 112, MUS 113 must be taken in sequence, unless Instructor permission is granted.)

Corequisite(s): WR 115 and MUS 114

Course Description: Examines the fundamentals of music theory including pitch and pitch class, simple meter and compound meter, scales including major and minor scales and diatonic modes, intervals, chords, and voice leading.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify simple meter and compound meter.
CLO#2: Describe all major and minor keys and their relationship. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Compose all major, minor, and seventh chords.
CLO#4: Explain the principles of voice-leading.