MUS-2021 - Music Theory IV* (3)

Prerequisite: MUS-2011  MUS-2011L
Co-requisite: MUS-2021L

Students study more advanced principles from MUS-2011  , including complex chords and progressions, modulations, advanced figured bass, melodic harmonization and analysis. Musical forms are studied so as to establish the foundation for the creation of original composition throughout the course.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Apply extensions of chromatic harmony in analysis.

CO2 - Employ mathematical/set theory analysis to post-tonal music.

CO3 - Create a written analysis of a piece of music with an emphasis on impressionist, neo-tonal, atonal, extended instrumental techniques, and 12-tone methods.

CO4 - Describe the historical and theoretical contexts of a variety of 20th- and 21st-century music and composers.

CO5 - Utilize the above concepts by creating a short composition.

Course Fee: $25

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