MUSIC THEORY I (HUM 103)
Term: 2017-2018 Spring
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Mon-Wed, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM (1/24/2018 - 5/18/2018) Location: MAIN 1 314
PREREQUISITE: No Pre-requisiteThis course is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills of music reading, writing, and analysis, including notation in all three clefs; reading notes by their letter names, as syllables in both fixed and relative "do", and as numbers; reading and writing key signatures and scales in sharp and flat keys (both major and minor keys); harmonic progressions; instrumentation; and other general knowledge leading to a better understanding of how music works. Students will analyze the melodic, rhythmic, and choral construction of selected simple pieces representing various musical traditions from around the world.