MUSC 1060 - Theory 1 Credit Hours: 2.00 Prerequisites: MUSC 1050
Corequisites: MUSC 1160
The study of written harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic structures, including scales, triad construction, and inversions of principal triads. The course additionally includes correlated keyboard work.
Billable Contact Hours: 2
Search for Sections Transfer Possibilities Michigan Transfer Network (MiTransfer) - Utilize this website to easily search how your credits transfer to colleges and universities. OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify all major and minor key signatures by name.Objectives: - Name the major and relative minor key signatures.
- Identify the major or minor tonality when given a key signature.
- Interpret the specific mode (major or minor) from printed music.
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to construct all major and minor scales. Objectives: - Build all major scales ascending and descending for one octave.
- Build all minor scales in natural, harmonic, and melodic forms ascending and descending for one octave.
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain all triads on the tonic, sub-dominant, and dominant scale degrees in major and minor keys. Objectives: - Spell the tonic, sub-dominant, and dominant triads in both major and minor key signatures.
- Explain how to find the sub-dominant and dominant scale degrees within a given key signature.
- Identify the tonic, sub-dominant, and dominant triads from printed music.
Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to calculate triad positions as root, first inversion, or second inversion. Objectives: - Identify triad positions of root, first inversion, and second inversion.
- Construct triads in positions of root, first inversion, and second inversion.
- Analyze triads as having positions of root, first inversion, and second inversion from printed music.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
- Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
- Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
- Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
- Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
- Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
- Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course: Communication: YES Critical Thinking: YES Information Literacy: YES Quantitative Reasoning: YES COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE - The fundamental of music notation
- Pitch in both common clefs
- Scales - major and minor
- Intervals
- Key signatures
- Rhythm and meter
- Overview of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic materials
- Interval and chord construction
- Rhythm - simple and compound meter
- The melodic line
- Pitch
- Rhythm
- Form
- Chord connection
- Cadence writing - authentic and plagal
- Use of the principle triads in major and minor keys
- Figured bass
- Chord inversions in harmonization
Primary Faculty Moses, Todd Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Parker, Catherine Dean Pritchett, Marie
Primary Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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