Music Theory IV
Prerequisite: MUSC 344 or permission of chair.
Continued examination of the structural aspects of music with a focus on contrapuntal forms. Study of the compositional vocabularies of 20th century music. Continued development of aural, keyboard, sightsinging, compositional and analytical skills in class, computer lab and weekly skills sessions.
Outcomes: Expansion and deepening of knowledge of the language and grammar of music and their interaction; Ability to use this understanding in both written and aural analysis and to form and defend evaluative judgments about music.
Continued examination of the structural aspects of music with a focus on contrapuntal forms. Study of the compositional vocabularies of 20th century music. Continued development of aural, keyboard, sightsinging, compositional and analytical skills in class, computer lab and weekly skills sessions.
Outcomes: Expansion and deepening of knowledge of the language and grammar of music and their interaction; Ability to use this understanding in both written and aural analysis and to form and defend evaluative judgments about music.