MUSIC 105 - Music Theory for Non-Majors

Number of Credits: 3
Examine the reading and writing of music. Explore elements of music, notation and terminology, theory, scale formation, triads, chords and their inversions, sight-singing, ear training, and an introduction to the keyboard. Advanced Placement Exam (Music Theory) accepted. Music 105 should not be taken by AFA.Music majors. (Fall, Spring & Summer Only) Three hours lecture each week. Three Credits. Three billable hours.

GENERAL EDUCATION. Category: Arts and Humanities

Pre-requisite(s): eligibility for ENGL 101.
Course Topics:
-Rhythmic notation

-Pitch notation

-Introduction to the keyboard

-Introduction to sight singing

-Simple meters

-Compound meters

-Major scales and keys

-Minor scales and keys

-Intervals

-Triads, chords, and their inversions

-Diatonic triads and chords in major and minor keys

-Cadences

Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Name the letter names on the treble and bass clefs. (GE2, GE3)
Count and clap rhythms in duple, triple, and compound meters up to divisions of the beat in fourths. (GE2, GE3)
Identify the key signatures of all major and minor keys. (GE2, GE3)
Use the piano keyboard to identify scales up to five sharps and five flats. (GE2, GE3)
Outline basic sight-singing concepts. (GE2, GE3)
Construct all intervals on the staff and on the keyboard. (GE2, GE3)
Construct all triads and seventh chords. (GE2, GE3)
Analyze music through listening to live and recorded performances. (GE1, GE3, GE4, GE5)