I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Music Theory and Musicianship I: Written

2. Course Prefix & Number:
MUSC 2512

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

4. Course Description:

The study of the basic elements of music and how they work together. Includes analysis, composition, part writing, ear training, and improvisation of Western and Non-Western musical styles. Emphasis is on beginning harmony and part writing exclusively from the written musical theory perspective. Written recognition of the elements of music through music performance, dictation, and improvisation using a variety of musical styles from Western and non-Western traditions. Students are required to take MUSC 2511 concurrently.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Bemidji State University: MUS 2201: Music Theory and Musicianship I
Moorhead State University: MUS 107A: Music Theory I
St. Cloud State University: MUSM 101: Theory I

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

Bemidji State University, August 24^th, 2020, Bachelors of Music Degree

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Course creation for the articulation agreement with Bemidji State University and the new Associates of Fine Arts Degree in Music.

 

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Write and identify music fundamentals such as pitch notation and rhythm divisions.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Apply analytical techniques learned in class and engage in critical thinking in a paper about a musical composition by a composer studied in the class.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate understanding of simple and compound meters with or without a written signature;
• Demonstrate understanding of major and minor key signatures;
• Identify the key of any given musical excerpt;
• Write and identify simple and compound interval;
• Write and identify triads and seventh chords by chord label and quality;
• Create a triad, seventh chord, or longer progressions through the use of figured bass;
• Recognize chords based on their figured bass notation;
• Write and recognize triadic and seventh chord inversions; and
• Create a short SATB phrase using appropriate techniques including spacing, doubling, voice leading.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Fundamentals–Pitch, Major Scales
2. Meter and Rhythm
3. Key Signatures, Minor Scales
4. Intervals
5. Counterpoint–Writing a Cantus
6. Firmus and 1st Species
7. Counterpoint–2nd and 3rd species
8. Counterpoint–4th species
9. Counterpoint
10. Triads and Seventh Chords
11. Figured Bass
12. Roman Numerals Triads/Sevenths Exam
13. Voice Leading
14. Embellishing Tones
15. Dictation Exam Dictation Exam
16. Dominant Leading-Tone Sevenths and Inversions
17. Fundamentals–Pitch, Major Scales
18. Meter and Rhythm
19. Key Signatures, Minor Scales
20. Intervals
21. Counterpoint–Writing a Cantus
22. Firmus and 1st Species
23. Counterpoint–2nd and 3rd species
24. Counterpoint–4th species
25. Counterpoint
26. Triads and Seventh Chords
27. Figured Bass
28. Roman Numerals Triads/Sevenths Exam
29. Voice Leading
30. Embellishing Tones
31. Dictation Exam Dictation Exam
32. Dominant Leading-Tone Sevenths and Inversions