MUS 211 Music Theory 2 (First Term)

Further studies of compositional techniques in tonal harmony. Emphasis is given to chromaticism and harmonic analysis. Topics include elaborate usage of secondary dominant and predominant, altered chords (N6 and augmented sixths chords), modal mixture and diatonic modulation. Designed to be taken with MUS 214 and MUS 224 concurrently.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MUS 113, MUS 116, and MUS 129

Corequisite

MUS 214 and MUS 224

General Education Requirements

Arts and Letters

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Analyze music containing secondary predominant & dominants, Neapolitan sixth, augmented sixth chords, sequence and modulatory passages in various compositions from 1700 to the present time
2. Interpret harmonic context and structure at an intermediate level
3. Realize chords with correct voice leading from a given figured-bass in SATB
4. Create diatonic modulation plan