This course includes the study of the fundamental elements of music. Content will focus on part writing, composition, and analysis. This course is required of all music-majors and minors and is recommended for serious students of voice, piano or other instruments. This course must be taken in sequence, and concurrently with MUSC 1130. During the first week of class, a placement exam will be administered - - a score of 70% or better must be achieved on this exam, or the student will be placed in MUSC 1100 Fundamentals of Music. If students receive a score of 4 or higher on their high school Advance Placement (AP) Music Theory exam, they may choose to waive this course.
This course, required of music majors in all NASM-accredited music programs, prepares music majors for transfer with full junior status to music programs of the four year colleges and universities. It will also serve to develop musical literacy in the non-majors. Similar courses are offered in most USHE university music programs. MUSC 1110 is the common number in the USHE system for this course.
Students will develop knowledge and skills relating to the following concepts:• staves; • keys; • scales; melody;• rhythm;• harmony;• meters; • intervals; • tempo;• dynamics. Music literature will be chosen from a variety of sources and styles, including various nations, ethnic groups, time periods, genders, etc.. Discussions during class will address said musical styles and their importance. All students in the course will be treated with respect and fairness.