MUS 7 - Theory and Musicianship 4

    Recent Professors
    Brian Johnson
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
    Class Size
    40 students
    Difficulty
    5.0Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    MUS 006 or equivalent college course with a minimum grade of C.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of MUS 7
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This is the fourth in a series of four courses, intended primarily for music majors. The course will incorporate analysis and writing of mode mixture, chromatic mediants, Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, 9th, 11th and 13th chords, altered dominants and the common-tone diminished seventh chord. Compositional topics will include enharmonic modulation, Impressionism, pandiatonicism, polytonality, atonal theory, twelve-tone serialism, and 20th century approaches to rhythm and meter. (C-ID MUS150 and MUS155)
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu 7:55am–9:00am, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 8:10am–9:00am, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 9:10am–10:00am, Tue Wed 8:00am–9:30am