1979-1980 Academic Catalog

Music 111 Theory II - W 3 hours A study of fundamental harmonies and tone relations used in musical composition includ– ing elementary written and keyboard harmony, melody writing and analysis. Prerequisite: MU 101 or passing grade on placement examinations. 112 Theory Ill - Sp 3 hours A study of the principles of diatonic harmony, including two, three and four-part writing, analysis, keyboard harmony and creative work. Prerequisite: MU 111 . 113 Theory IV - A 3 hours A study of non-chord tones, seventh chords and secondary dominants. Continuing em– phasis on four-part writing, analysis, keyboard harmony and creative work. Prerequisite: MU 112. 110 Aural Skills I - A 1 hour Basic technique of dictation, sight singing and rhythmic reading. To be taken concurrently with MU 101. Open to all students. 114 Aural Skills II - W 2 hours Singing and writing of major and minor scales, intervals, triads, tonal and rhythmic groups, tonal - melodies and canons. To be taken concurrently with MU 111 . Prerequisite: MU 110 or passing grades on placement examinations. 115 Aural Skills Ill - S 2 hours Singing and writing of Chromatic scales, tonal and rhythmic groups, more difficult tonal melodies and two-part work. To be taken concurrently with MU 112. Prerequisite: MU 114. 116 Aural Skills IV - A 2 hours Singing and writing of seventh and ninth-chord outlines, tonal melodies, harmonic progres– sions with modulations, syncopated rhythmic figures, and two part work. To be taken con– currently with MU113. Prerequisite: MU 115. 212 Theory V - W 4 hours Critical study and analysis of the chromatic harmony and formal structure of 18th and 19th century music. Creative work in traditional compositional forms. Prerequisite: MU 113. 213 Theory VI - S 4 hours A survey of 17th and 18th century contrapuntal techniques and analytical study of 20th century compositional techniques including impressionistic, serial, neo-classical and elec– tronic practices; creative work in contemporary styles. Prerequisite: MU 212. 214 Functional Piano -A 3 hours The development of skills in harmonization at sight. transposition, playing by ear and other keyboard harmony skills specifically designed to meet the piano proficiency requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. 310 Counterpoint - A 3 hours A survey of polyphonic music of the 18th Century including analysis and experimental writ– ing of species counterpoint, canons, two part inventions, fugal expositions, and trio sonata movements. Prerequisite: MU 211-212-213. (Alternate, odd years) 311 Form and Analysis - W 3 hours A study of the structure of music approached through analysis of representative works. Prerequisite: MU 211-212-213. (Alternate, odd years) 413 Orchestration - A 3 hours A development of skills in scoring for various instrumental groups. Prerequisite: MU 211- 212-213. (Alternate, even years) COURSES IN HISTORY AND LITERATURE 331 Music History I - Medieval and Renaissance - A 5 hours A study of the music of Western Civilization traced from its primitive sources with special attention given to Medieval and Renaissance music, the beginnings of opera and the early works of Monteverdi and Schutz.