2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

MUS 227 Intermediate Theory II

A continuation of elementary theory; chords of the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth; and a beginning of the study of chromatic harmony including altered chords and their resolutions. Special emphasis is given to modulation, both in score and on the keyboard. Correlated studies include sight singing, keyboard harmony, and simple harmonic dictation. Techniques of impressionistic, polytonal, and serial composition, among others.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MUS 126 - GPA 1.000 AND MUS 126L GPA 1.000 AND MUS 127 - GPA 1.000 AND MUS 127L GPA 1.000 AND MUS 226 - GPA 1.000 AND MUS 226L GPA 1.000

Corequisite

MUS 227L