MUSC 2A - Music Theory 1

    Recent Professors
    Mark Anderman
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    50 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course introduces students to music theory and its application in various musical styles. Topics include properties of sound, rhythm and meter, scales and modes, key signatures and the Circle of Fifths, intervals and transposition, chords and progressions, figured bass and Roman numeral analysis, phrases and cadences, and formal structure. The historical and social context of the above concepts will be discussed with musical examples drawn from history and global culture. Development of skill in handwritten notation is expected.
    Usually Held
    Tue 7:00am–9:45am, Tue Thu 8:00am–9:20am