MUSC103 - Elementary Theory and Practice I

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Academic Year 2004/2005

Elementary Theory and Practice I
MUSC 103 FA

The students acquire a thorough grounding in contemporary Euro-American notation including reading movable clefs, notating moderately advanced rhythmic constructions, and writing a clear and efficient manuscript. They learn to transcribe melodies, to describe the scales and meters of their transcriptions, and to sing on sight and reproduce by ear scales, melodies and rhythms. They are also introduced to systems for naming and classifying intervals and meters and to the basic vocabulary of music-theoretic discourse.

MAJOR READINGS

Kostka and Payne, WORKBOOK FOR TONAL HARMONY, fifth edition.
Ottman, MUSIC FOR SIGHTSINGING, sixth edition. Horvit, Koozin, and Nelson, MUSIC FOR EAR TRAINING, second edition.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Attendance mandatory. There will be weekly homework assignments, quizzes, a midterm and final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students are required to attend one hour-long ear-training session per week on Friday between 1:00 and 3:00pm.

All applicants for admission to the music major are required to have passed this course, or to be enrolled in it, at the time of application. Students considering the music major should take it at the earliest possible time.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Malin,Yonatan

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; .....F. 01:00PM-03:00PM; Location: RHH003; RHH003;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 70)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 10 Jr. non-major: 10 SO: 20 FR: 20

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning

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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005