MUSC 1060 - Theory 1

Credit Hours: 2.00

Objectives:

1. Name the major and relative minor key signatures.
2. Identify the major or minor tonality when given a key signature.
3. 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:

1. Build all major scales ascending and descending for one octave.
2. 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:

1. Spell the tonic, sub-dominant, and dominant triads in both major and minor key signatures.
2. Explain how to find the sub-dominant and dominant scale degrees within a given key signature.
3. 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:

1. Identify triad positions of root, first inversion, and second inversion.
2. Construct triads in positions of root, first inversion, and second inversion.
3. Analyze triads as having positions of root, first inversion, and second inversion from printed music.

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1. The fundamental of music notation
   1. Pitch in both common clefs
   2. Scales - major and minor
   3. Intervals
   4. Key signatures
   5. Rhythm and meter
2. Overview of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic materials
3. Interval and chord construction
4. Rhythm - simple and compound meter
5. The melodic line
   1. Pitch
   2. Rhythm
   3. Form
6. Chord connection
   1. Cadence writing - authentic and plagal
   2. Use of the principle triads in major and minor keys
   3. Figured bass
7. Chord inversions in harmonization