2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived
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MUS 110 - Music Fundamentals
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3
Description: This course is an introduction to the elements of music and music notation with keyboard applications.
Prerequisite(s): Take ENG 100 , RDG 100 with a minimum grade of C.
Course Topics:
- Pitch notation, accidentals, and half and whole steps
- Simple and compound meters
- Beat subdivisions and syncopation
- Scales and keys
- Intervals
- Chords
- Melody harmonization
- Basic song-writing styles
Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Visually identify the basic constructs of keyboard-based music theory
- Aurally distinguish the different components of foundational musical theory.
- Notate the fundamental forms of basic music theory components.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of fundamental music theory formal structures through writing a song utilizing a basic prescribed style..
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Official Course Syllabus
2023-2024
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