MUSC203 - Beginning Harmony and Tonal Counterpoint

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Academic Year 2001/2002

Beginning Harmony and Tonal Counterpoint
MUSC 203 SP

This course is designed to give a thorough grounding in the basic compositional techniques of tonal harmony, part-writing (counterpoint), and formal structures of the "common practice" era in Western art music. LECTURES (T,TH) will introduce concepts on a theoretical level and provide guidance of ways in which they can be meaningfully applied to actual music. EAR-TRAINING SECTIONS (M,W), led by a TA, will focus on the development of aural and keyboard skills.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly homework exercises, periodic tests, an analytic paper, and a final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Ability to read music is required. Students will be expected to know the major and minor scales and the signatures (circle of fifths) and all major and minor intervals and triads.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: MUSC103

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Alden,Jane

Times: .M.W... 09:00AM-09:50AM; ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: MST301

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 18)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002