2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUSI 130 - Music Theory 1

3 CR
Students are required to take MUSI 132  concurrently with MUSI 130. A study of fundamentals, including notation, scales, intervals, basic chord constructions, and the rhythmic/metric aspect of music. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of basic skills necessary for the composition and harmonization of music. Lab Fee

Additional Information: Recommend prior or concurrent: Take MUSI 132 .
Requisites: Next Gen ACCUPLACER® reading score of 244, or at least a grade of C in TSRE 55 .
General Education Requirement: Critical Thinking - General Education Core
Michigan Transfer Agreement Requirement: Humanities and Fine Arts
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Define musical terms and concepts (meter, notation, analysis, etc.).
  2. Identify, write, and sing/play all intervals within an octave.
  3. Identify and sing major scales.
  4. Identify, write, and play major and minor triads in all inversions.
  5. Identify, write, and play diminished and augmented intervals and triads.
  6. Identify, write, and play diatonic 7th chords in root position.