MUS 111 - Music Theory I

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Music

Description:

This course explores the fundamental concepts of music theory including scales, intervals, chords, melody and harmony. Classes will include lectures, exercises and ear-training to provide students the skills to understand and analyze musical structures in a variety of genres. Students will have opportunities to apply these concepts to practical applications including composition, arranging and improvisation. NOTE: Prerequisites: MUS 101 or appropriate placement test score may be accepted. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify and construct major, minor, chromatic and pentatonic scales; Identify and construct major, minor, diminished and augmented intervals and triads; Identify and construct major, minor, dominant and diminished seventh chords; Compose harmonic progressions that include the use of cadences; Utilize basic music theory concepts to analyze music compositions in a variety of genres; Perform fundamental ear-training skills with exercises in interval identification, chord identification and melodic dictation; Implement theoretical concepts to create original compositions, arrangements and improvisations.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

MUS 101 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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