1987-1988 Academic Catalog

124 MUSIC THEORY THMU-101 Theoryl-A 3hours An introduction to the basic materials and concepts of music. Funda– mental harmonic progression and introduction to the piano keyboard. Elementary ear training and dictation. Competency equivalency required of all music majors, minors, and elementary education majors. Open to all students. THMU-111 Theory II - W 3 hours A study of fundamental harmonies and tone relations used in musical composition including elementary written and keyboard harmony, melody writing and analysis. Prerequisite: THMU-101 Theory I or passing grade on placement examinations. THMU-112 Theory III - Sp 3 hmus A study of the principles of diatonic harmony, including two-, three-, and four-part writing, analysis, keyboard harmony, and creative work. Prerequisite: THMU-111 Theory II. THMU-113 Them·y IV -A 3 hours A study of non-chord tones, seventh chords, and secondary domin– ants. Continuing emphasis on four-part writing, analysis, keyboard har– mony, and creative work. Prerequisite: THMU-112 Theory III. THMU-110 Aural Skills I - A 1 hour Basic technique of dictation, sight singing, and rhythmic reading. To be taken concurrently with THMU-101 Theory I. Open to all students. THMU-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 concur– rently with THMU-111 Theory II. Prerequisite: THMU-110 Aural Skills I or passing grade on placement examinations. THMU-115 Aural Skills III-Sp 2 hours Singing and writing of chromatic scales, tonal and rhy1hmic groups, more difficult tonal melodies, and two-part work. To be taken concur– rently with THMU-112 Theory JII. Prerequisite: THMU-114 Aural Skills II. THMU-H6 Aurnl Skills IV-A 2 hmm; Singing and writing of seventh- and ninth-chord outlines, tonal melodies, harmonic progressions with modulations, syncopated rhythmic figures, and two-part work. To be taken concurrently with THMU-1l3 Theory IV. Prerequisite: THMU-1I5 Aural Skills Ill. THMU-212 Them·y V - W 4 hours Critical study and analysis of the chromatic harmony and formal struc– ture of 18th and 19th century music. Creative work in traditional com– positional forms. Prerequisite: THMU-1 I3 Theory IV. THMU<H3 Theory VI·~~ Sp 4 lm11rs A survey of 16th and 18th century contrapuntal techniques and analyli– cal study of 20th century compositional techniques, including impres– sionistic, serial, neo-classical, and electronic practices; crealive work in contemporary slyles. Prerequisite: THMU-212 Theory V. THMU-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. THMU-310 Counterpoint -A 3 hours A survey of polyphonic music of the 18th century including analysis and experimental writing of species counterpoint, canons, two-part in– ventions, fugal expositions, and trio sonata movements. Prerequisite: THMU-212, THMU-213 Theory V, VI. (odd years) THMU-311 Form and Analysis-A 3 hours A study of the structure of music approached through analysis of repre– sentative works. Prerequisite: THMU-212, THMU-213 TheoryV, VI. (even years) THMU-413 Orchestration -A 3 hours A development of skills in scoring for vadous instrumental groups. Prerequisite: THMU-212, THMU-213 Theory V, VI. HISTORY AND LITERATURE HLMU-331 Music History I-Medieval and Renaissance -A 4 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 ofMonteverdi and Schuetz. HLMU-332 Music History II-Baroque and Classical -W 4 hourn A study of the music of western civilization traced from 1580 through the early works of Beethoven with special attention given to the major musical forms in vocal and instrumental music as demonstrated in the works of Monteverdi, Schuetz, Lully, Corelli, Vivaldi, Rameau, J. S. Bach, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, and Mozart. HLMU-333 Music Hislory III-Romantic and Modem --Sp 4 hourn A study of the music of western civilization traced from the time of Beethoven to the present. HLMU-335 Symphonic Literahffe - W 4 hmm; A survey of orchestral music from the classical period to the present. Prerequisite: THMU-311 Form and Analysis or permission of the in– stmctor. (odd years) EDMU-187 High B1·ass Methods~~~ A 2 hm1rn Historical background, pedagogical and perfo1mance techniques of trumpet and French horn. (odd years) EDMU.Jl88 JLow Bniss Methods"~ A 2 limffs Historical background, pedagogical and performance techniques of trombone, baritone, and tuba. (even years)