MUS 3B - Intermediate Harmony and Musicianship II

    Recent Professors
    M. Hough
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    An introduction to the post-functional vocabulary of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and a continued study in extended forms. Topics addressed include ninth, eleventh, thirteenth chords; chord symbols and jazz lead sheet notation; the diatonic modes; pentatonic and symmetrical scales; pitch sets; parallelism, bitonality, and non-tertian sonorities; free atonality; and serialism. The course also includes short composition exercises, part-writing exercises, analysis of compositions, sight-singing, and ear training.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:25am–11:30am