MUSI 132 - Music Theory II

3 Credit Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Laboratory Hours

A continuing study of Western music theory, utilizing the basic elements learned in MUSI 131, for the purpose of providing music majors with further experience in the analysis and composition of music. The material covered will include harmonic progression, the circle of fifths, diatonic chords in the major and minor keys, bass arpeggiation, part writing with first and second inversion triads, musical form, cadences, motives and phrases, period forms, non-chord tones and an in-depth study of voice- leading principles when using dominant seventh chords.

Prerequisites: MUSI 131.