MUSIC THEORY 3

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Class
MUSI 2311, 2312
Advanced harmony part writing and keyboard analysis and writing of more advanced tonal harmony including chromaticism and certain extended structures. Introduction to 20th Century compositional procedures and survey of the traditional large forms of composition. Three hours lecture per week.
Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Introduce students to advanced principles of part writing and keyboard analysis.
  2. Introduce students to chromatic harmony and extended structures.
  3. Introduce students to the analysis and composition of small compositional forms.
  4. Introduce students to 20th century compositional procedures and survey traditional large forms of composition.

Upon successful completion of MUSI 2311, students will demonstrate the ability to:

  1. analyze and explain examples of functional harmony in the common practice period;
  2. write in proper four-part harmony;
  3. explain the stylistic differences between the historic musical periods;
  4. analyze the harmony, form, and melody of a given piece of music; and,
  5. write a short musical composition that is ordered and characteristically correct according to the concepts learned in the study of the common practice period.
Lab Fee
Yes
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-978–125–968676–4

Additional Materials

Pencils, music manuscript paper - 10 stave, 3-hole punched preferred (available at WC bookstore)

ISBN-10
978–125–944709–9
Evaluation Standards

Students are graded in four weighted categories, as follow:

  1. Attendance/Class Participation = 15%
  2. Homework = 20%
  3. Chapter Quizzes = 45%
  4. Final Exam = 20%
Grading Standards

A = Student’s work is exceptional and consistently above average.
B = Student’s work is above average. Required assignments were completed in a timely manner and have met at least the minimum required standards.
C = Student’s work is acceptable. Majority of assignments meet the minimum required standards.
D = Student’s work fails to meet the minimum requirements for a grade of "C." Overall performance was sub-standard in comparison to normal expectations for this class.
F = Student’s work is clearly unacceptable. Student either did not attempt the work, or failed to meet any of the minimum required standards.

Required Institutional Core Learning Outcomes

Communication (COM), Critical Thinking (CT), Social Responsibility (SR), Teamwork (TW)

Disabilities

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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

Revised
Fall 2021
Last Modified
Monday, September 13, 2021, 10:00 AM