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COURSE OUTLINE FORM
COURSE TITLE:
MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS I
COURSE PREFIX AND NO. MUSC 1110
LEC
4.5
LAB
0
CREDIT HOURS
4.5
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Musical notation and the musical elements of pitch, melody, rhythm, harmony and form are taught for the
student unacquainted with the language of music.
COURSE PREREQUISITE (S):
None
RATIONALE:
This course is a component of the Associate of Arts Degree and is also used as an elective in various program
areas.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK (S) and/or MATERIALS:
Title:
Practical Theory
Edition:
First edition
Author:
Sandy Feldstein
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company
Materials: None
Attached course outline written by:
Wayne Kallstrom
Reviewed/Revised by:
Effective quarter of course outline:
Academic Dean
Date:
May, 1995
Date:
05/FA
Date:
Date:
Course Objectives, Topical Unit Outlines, and Unit Objectives must be attached to this form.
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COURSE OUTLINE FORM
TITLE:
Music Fundamentals I
PREFIX/NO:
MUS 1110
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1.
Introduce the Grand Staff, treble and bass clefs, as means of notating music.
2.
Introduce notes and rests as measurements of time.
3. Study time signatures.
4.
Study intervals as the measurement of distances between pitches.
5.
Build major and minor scales from simple intervals.
6.
Develop an understanding of key signatures.
7.
Understand the difference between dynamics and tempo.
8.
Develop triads and seventh chords from simple intervals
9.
Construct inversions of triads and seventh chords.
10.
Differentiate between major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads.
11.
Harmonize a melody.
12.
Study passing tones and neighboring tones
13.
Create a melody.
TOPICAL UNIT OUTLINE/UNIT OBJECTIVES:
1. Define the Grand Staff.
A.
Practice drawing the treble and bass clefs.
B.
Locate and name pitches in terms of the treble and bass clefs.
C.
Determine high and low pitches on the Grand Staff.
2. Differentiate between whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes.
A.
Define the relative length of each note in respect to the others.
B.
Add stems to notes on the staff.
C.
Discuss rests of equivalent value to the various notes.
D.
Determine the value of the dot following the note.
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TOPICAL UNIT OUTLINE/UNIT OBJECTIVES: (Cont’d)
3.
Define time signatures.
A. What do the top and bottom numbers signify?
B. Explain accent as it relates to time signatures.
C. Define barline, measure, and double barline.
D. Differentiate between the tie and the slur.
4.
Define interval.
A. Distinguish between whole and half steps.
B. Build whole and half steps on the Grand Staff.
C. Define the octave as an interval composed of half steps.
D. Locate whole and half steps at the piano.
5.
Explain the meaning of the major scale.
A. Construct major scales on the staff and at the piano with the standard pattern of whole and half steps.
B. Distinguish between the three forms of the minor scale.
C. Construct minor scales (three forms) on the staff and at the piano.
6.
Describe a key signature.
A. Define the creation of the key signature as part of the building of the scale.
B. Discuss the addition of sharps or flats in the key signatures according to the circle of fifths.
C. Practice writing key signatures on the staff.
7.
Define the difference between dynamics and temp.
A. Review the Italian terms, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff.
B. Understand the meaning of largo, adagio, moderato, allegro, and presto as temp terms.
C. Differentiate accelerando from ritardando.
8.
Explain the term, chord.
A. Define the major triad.
B. Explain the relation between triads as related to a scale.
C. Discuss chord progression.
D. Differentiate between a triad and a seventh chord.
E. Construct triads and seventh chords.
9.
Explain the term, inversion.
A. Construct inversions of triads and seventh chords on the staff and at the piano.
B. Demonstrate how chord progression is altered by the use of seventh chords.
10.
Discuss the difference between major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads.
A. Discuss the different intervals required to create each of four triads.
B. Construct the four types of triads on the staff and at the keyboard.
C. Build inversions of each type of triad.
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TOPICAL UNIT OUTLINE/UNIT OBJECTIVES: (Cont’d)
11.
Define harmonization.
A. Determine the proper chords that accommodate each note of a given melody.
B. Supply the correct chords below the notes of a melody and link the chords as smoothly as possible.
12.
Define non-chord tones.
A. Explain the difference in approach to and departure from the passing tone and the neighboring tone.
B Illustrate the difference between the passing tone and the neighboring tone as related to chords on the
staff.
13.
Define melody.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS/EVALUATION:
Students will be evaluated on the basis of:
A. Four (4) written exams
B. Regular class attendance and participation
COURSE OBJECTIVES/ASSESSMENT MEASURES
COURSE OBJECTIVES
ASSESSMENT MEASURES
1. Introduce Grand Staff with treble and bass clefs.
1. Practice creating Grand Staff with treble and bass
clefs placed correctly.
2. Practice creating notes with note heads centered
on the correct line or space and stems positioned
correctly.
3. Explain the meaning of the time signature and the
significance of the top and bottom numbers.
4. Practice creating intervals of various sizes on the
staff and at the piano.
5. Build major and minor scales.
6. Derive various key signatures from the major and
minor scales.
7. Use your speaking voice to illustrate different
dynamic levels and the tapping of your hand to
differentiate different tempos.
8. Build triads and seventh chords on the staff and at
the piano.
9. Invert triads and seventh chords constructed.
10. Practice building the four types of triads labeling
the different intervals.
11. Determine the correct chords for harmonizing the
notes of a given melody.
12. Analyze given music for passing tones and
neighboring tones.
13. Write your own melody, incorporating all musical
elements discussed.
2. Introduce notes and rests.
3. Define the time signature.
4. Introduce intervals.
5. Describe the major and minor scales.
6. Develop an understanding of signatures.
7. Define dynamics and tempo.
8. Introduce triads and seventh chords.
9. Discuss inversions of triads and seventh chords.
10. Differentiate between major, minor, augmented,
and diminished triads.
11. Discuss harmonizing a melody.
12. Introduce passing tones.
13. Create a melody.
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