Analysis and writing of tonal melody and diatonic harmony up to and including the chords. Analysis and writing of small compositional forms. Three hours lecture per week.
Course Requirements
- Attendance – Daily attendance will be taken. Three or more unexcused absences will lower semester grade by one letter.
- Class Participation – Regular input and willingness to answer questions
- Homework – Pages from workbook and other assigned work.
- Final Exam – Final Exam is cumulative.
Course Learning Objectives
- Master concepts and common practices in music theory.
- Master concepts of functional harmony of the 17th and 19th century.
- Application of voice leading principles, part writing, and compositional form.
Student Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing MUSI 1311, students will demonstrate mastery of the following competencies:
Melodic Line:
Write a melodic line appropriate in pitch, phrase, rhythm, and form suitable for the figured-bass period.
Part-writing:
Observe all part-writing rules – chord connection, voice range, doubling, distance between voices, cadences, dominant seventh chord, figured bass, triad inversions, non-harmonic tones, chord progressions, elementary modulation – as they apply to the figured bass period.
Required Textbooks
Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music 8th edition, by Kostka and Payne. Workbook to Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music ISBN-9781259686764
Additional Materials
Pencils, music manuscript paper (10 stave, 3 hole punched preferred)
Evaluation Standards
Students are graded in each of the following areas:
- Class Participation
- Homework
- Chapter Quizzes
- Final Exam (continued on back)
Grading:
- Class Participation 25%
- Homework 25%
- Mid Term 25%
- Final Exam 25%
Instructional Methods
Lectures, listening to music, musical examples from sources other than the text, and live performance will be used to present this course.
Required Institutional Core Learning Outcomes
Communication (COM), Critical Thinking (CT), Social Responsibility (SR), Teamwork (TW)
Disabilities
ADA Statement:
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) may contact the Office on the Weatherford College Weatherford Campus to request reasonable accommodations. Phone: 817-598-6350 Office Location: Office Number 118 in the Student Services Building, upper floor. Physical Address: Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is fundamental to the educational mission of Weatherford College, and the College expects its students to maintain high standards of personal and scholarly conduct. Academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials including unauthorized use of Generative AI. Departments may adopt discipline specific guidelines on Generative AI usage approved by the instructional dean. Any student who is demonstrated to have engaged in any of these activities will be subject to immediate disciplinary action in accordance with institutional procedures.
Hope Statement
Any student who faces challenges securing basic resources such as food, clothing, or housing and believes this may affect their performance in their course of study is urged to contact the Director of Student Resources, Dr. Deborah Cregger, for support at (817) 598-6444. Her office is on the first floor of Student Services. If the student prefers, they may contact their instructor, who can reach out on their behalf. Weatherford College also provides the Coyote Pantry. The Pantry maintains boxed and canned foods for students in need. The location of the Coyote Pantry is two blocks west of the Weatherford campus at the Baptist Student Ministry (118 E. Park Ave., Weatherford). Pantry hours are Mon-Thurs. 8:30 am-4:30 pm and Fri. 8.30 am-12:00 pm (817-599-6586).
Student Intellectual Property Rights
A student shall retain all rights to work created as part of instruction or using College District technology resources.
Grading Key
100-90 = A
89-80 = B
79-70 = C
69-60 = D
59-below = F
Last Modified
Monday, September 13, 2021, 9:48 AM
