MUSI 3121: Music Theory III

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: MUSI 2122
For music majors. Advanced correlated study of music theory and harmony of common practice including chromatic harmony and 20th century harmonic techniques. Components include composition, improvisation, literature analysis and practical keyboard application.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Analyze and compose common-practice works, with a focus on chromaticism and 19^th-century music.
Draw connections between common-practice works and other repertoires, including ragtime, pop-rock music, and jazz.
Compose and analyze works using diatonic seventh chords, secondary functions and modulations, mode mixture, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords.
Become better holistically in theory, analysis, and composition. These activities are important for building a strong foundation for your further musical studies and are essential elements in the training of a professional musician.