MUS 157 - Music Theory II

4 Credits
SPRING

A continuation of Theory I, placing emphasis on structural elements of music such as melodic organization, texture and textural reduction, voice leading in four-part chorale writing, harmonic progression and harmonic rhythm, the dominant seventh chord, and the leading-tone seventh chords. Students will analyze and compose original music. Further training in sight singing and dictation skills will occur in the lab classes. Lab requirement.

Prerequisite: MUS 156