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MUS 2103 - Music Theory III


Credits: 3

This course is the third in a required sequence of four music theory classes for music majors. Students will continue the study of harmony and voice leading through writing and analysis. In addition to secondary dominant and leading tone chords, students will learn to recognize and write Neapolitan chords, augmented 6thchords, modal mixture, and the beginning elements of late romantic harmonic vocabulary. Additionally, students will study forms including binary, ternary, sonata, and fugue. The aural component of the material studied in this course is covered in MUS 2201 , therefore the courses must be taken concurrently.

Prerequisite: MUS 1202  with a “C’ or better; or by permission of the instructor
Corequisite: MUS 2201  This corequisite can only be override by permission of the instructor upon the successful completion of a placement test.
Elective Code(s): ARTS, LART
Additional Info: Only offered in the fall semester. Open to any student at the college.
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