MUS 211 - Music Theory 2: (First Term)

3 Credit(s)

Further studies of compositional techniques in tonal harmony. Emphasis is on chromaticism and analysis. Includes altered chords (N6 and augmented sixths chords), modal mixture and diatonic modulation. Designed to be taken with MUS 214 and MUS 224 concurrently.

Prerequisite: MUS 113, MUS 116, and MUS 129
Corequisite: MUS 214 and MUS 224

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

Demonstrate and apply knowledge of complex elements of music theory through part writing and analysis at a basic level (CLO 1.3, 3.4, 5.2)
Realize chords from a given figured bass for complex harmonic progressions at a basic level (CLO 5.2)
Analyze the form and structure of music involving chromatic harmony through listening and analysis (CLO 1.1, 1.5, 3.1, 4.4, 5.2)

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