MUS 213 Music Theory 6

Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credits: 3

Expands upon the elements of common-practice harmony, and introduces late and post-Romantic techniques. Introduces concepts of post-tonal theory; and 20th and 21st century composers, styles, and techniques.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and completion of MUS 211 and MUS 212; or consent of the instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify and analyze elements of chromatic and non-traditional harmony.
Identify and utilize extended chords, altered chords, and chromatic mediators.
Acquire a set of theoretical and conceptual abstractions useful for the understanding of historical music by learning to identify Impressionistic, neoclassical, and serial composer styles and techniques.
Learn to identify and analyze pitch-class sets, interval vectors, and 12-tone compositions.
Learn to identify 20th and 21st century composers, styles, and techniques.
Compose 4-part exercises and harmonization incorporating all chords and concepts.
Identify qualities of triads, seventh chords, altered chords, modes, synthetic scales, vertical sonorities, and compositional techniques.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Interpret and engage in the Arts and Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life.
Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.

Content Outline

Advanced Harmonies
- Chromatic harmonies
- Modulatory harmonies
- Non-Traditional harmonies
- Extended chords
- Altered chords
- Chromatic mediators
Modern Harmonic Techniques (Tonal)
- Impressionism
- Expressionism
- Neo-classicalism
Modern Harmonic Techniques (Non-Tonal)
- Serialism
- Twelve-tone
- Tone rows
  - Pitch class sets
  - Internal vectors
  - Tone row manipulation
20th and 21st Century Techniques
- Contemporary four-part writing
- Harmonic dictation