HUM 140 - Music Theory I

Institution:

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

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Description:

This course is designed for beginning musicians and those who would like to learn to read, write, and understand the basic structure of music. They will study both the sight and sound of different tonal and modal scales. Diatonic intervals, primary chords, and key signatures also will be covered. Students will learn to write simple melodies in staff notation from melodic dictation. In addition, this course will emphasize reading music using treble and bass clefs, singing, and playing simple melodic and harmonic lines, as well as writing simple melodies and primary chords using staff notation.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lagcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 482-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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