MUS 214 - Music Theory and Ear Training 4

4 credit hours - Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
Continues studies completed in MUS 213, Music Theory and Ear Training 3. Conduct an in-depth study of chromatic harmony; examine some techniques of 20th century composition, including 12-tone and serial music. Learn writing in small forms. Continue developing sight singing, dictation and keyboard skills. Analysis of works relating to problems being studied. Lab fee $3.

Prerequisite(s): MUS 213 or permission of department chair.

Note: Typically offered at MC; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

Explain the historical context of 19th Century Form and Theory
- Identify and describe characteristics of tonal music
- Describe how the various styles of music influenced the development of 19th Century Form
- Articulate how the three different trends in Common Practice
Describe the transition to early Romanticism
- Explain the emergence of Romanticism
- Identify stylistic characteristics of late 19th century music
- Identify and describe Neapolitan, Mode Mixture, and Augmented 6th Chords
Analyze situations involving 20th Century Music
- Define the musical revolution
- Provide a qualitative description of Set Theory and Serialism
- Draw a diagram of a timeline of the first 40 years of 20th Century Music
Analyze 12-tone Music in terms of 20th Century Technique
- Identify the main groups
- Diagram and analyze tone-rows and compositional devices of the 12-tone composers
- Explain how one group differs from another
Explain the differences and interconnections between Common Practice, Romanticism and 20th Century compositional techniques
- Explain Common Practice theory and compositional techniques
- Characterize the various composers according to style periods
- Give an example of how certain crossover composers exemplify more than one style period in compositional practices
Identify and transcribe 2-part melodies and chord progressions
- listening and transcribing techniques
- Characterize patterns of chord progressions
- Notate 3-chord, 5-chord, and extended sequences
Perform rhythmic and melodic sightsinging examples
- Interpret direct relationships of intervals
- Infer the implications of relationships of rhythm and pitch
- Sing chromatic melodies
- Clap or play syncopation, hemiola, and compound rhythmic gestures