Transfers ToCSUDescriptionC-ID: MUS 120 This course is a study of the fundamental elements of music, which include scales, modes, and key signatures; chords; melodic and harmonic intervals; and the handwritten notation of pitch and rhythms of simple and compound meters. This course also studies the structural elements of music including the anatomy of harmony and melody; four part harmonic writing; non-harmonic tones; basic chord progressions; and cadential formulas. This course also includes the integration of both ear training and sight-singing. Analysis of music and composition will be concurrent with materials studied, which include phrase structure, figured bass symbols, and introductory dominant sevenths. This course is designed for the Music Core Program and is the first course of the four- semester music theory sequence required to satisfy the Music Core Program and lower division music transfer. This course may be challenged and is transferable. (CSU/UC transferable)Usually HeldMon Tue Wed Thu 12:30pm–1:20pm