MUS R120C - Music Theory III

    Recent Professors
    Scott Wolf
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    MUS R120B
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory II. Through guided composition and analysis, the course will include more advanced chromatic chord functions and voice-leading. Continues study of chromatic harmony, secondary/applied chords, and modulation. The course includes more advanced topics such as borrowed chords (modal mixture), Neapolitan and augmented-sixth chords, chromatic mediants, harmonies beyond seventh chords (such as the 9th, 11th, and 13th), altered chords, and larger-scale formal structures.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:30am–11:45am