MUS V02C - Music Theory III

    Recent Professors
    Ashley Walters, Ollie Powers
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    MUS V02B , MUS V02BL
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is a study of chromaticism in tonal music harmony. Topics will include: ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords; chromatic chords, including augmented sixth chords; mixed modes; extended modulation; linear chords; elements of musical development; harmonizing melody; and, chromatic embellishment. Course requirements will include written exercises, keyboard exercises, analysis, composition, and the study of representative masterworks by composers from the 18th through the 19th centuries.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:00am–11:15am, Mon Wed 10:00am–11:15am