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MUSX 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 6th chords, modal mixture, and the beginning elements of late romantic harmonic vocabulary. Additionally, students will study forms including binary, ternary, sonata, and fugue.

Prerequisite: MUSX 1102  with a “C’ or higher; or by permission of the instructor.
Corequisite: While not required, it is recommended to take MUSX 2201 Music Ear-Training III concurrently with MUSX 2103 Music Theory III.

Elective Code(s): ARTS, LART
Previous: MUS* 213, MUS 2103