MUS 212 - Music Theory IV

3 Hrs.

Prerequisite: MUS 211.
Corequisite: MUS 214, if ear training lab is a separate course.
This course completes the study of chromatic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period and introduces the student to twentieth-century practices. Topics include the Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, sonata form, late nineteenth-century tonal harmony, and twentieth-century practices and forms. Upon completion, the student should be able to demonstrate competence using chromatic harmony and basic twentieth-century techniques through analysis, writing, sight singing, dictation, and keyboard skills.