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MUSI-1303-001 Fundamentals of Music
Introduction to the basic elements of music theory, including scales, intervals, keys, triads, elementary ear training, notation, meter, and rhythm. Course does not apply to a music major degree.
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Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
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(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Online Course
uTHEORY Student Pack Required
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You will need your own Student Pack on the first day of class to complete assignments.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Construct all major and minor scales and key signatures.
Identify and construct all major and minor scales.
Identify and construct all major and minor key signatures.
Construct simple and compound intervals, triads and seventh chords of any quality.
Identify, write, and sing simple intervals.
Identify and write triads and seventh chords.
Identify and perform basic rhythmic and pitch patterns common in tonal music, and properly notate basic rhythms in simple or compound meters.
Read and write traditional pitch notation in treble and bass clefs.
Read and write traditional rhythmic notation in simple and compound meters.
Identify fundamental musical elements aurally and/or on the keyboard.
Identify basic elements of musical form.
Sing simple melodies using moveable do.
Sing simple rhythms using the 1 E & A counting system.
Use appropriate musical vocabulary to describe theoretical concepts.
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Students are expected to log in and being completing assignments on the FIRST day of this class, and continue working within the class daily throughout the semester. If you anticipate a day or two interruption to your classwork, it is your responsibility to work ahead to ensure you do not get behind in your skill development and course submissions.
All assignments are available and open for students to complete for a time period of no less than three days to allow ample time for submission of materials. Students are accountable for planning their time wisely and submitting work well before deadlines to avoid last-minute technical or human complications. Course deadlines will NOT be extended.
The structure of this course is pretty fast and furious. Some of the concepts may seem fairly basic, but will quickly build into ideas that will be completely new to you. KEEP PRACTICING, and keep at it. For incoming music majors, when you come across something that feels overwhelming, please know that these are the terms and skills you will be using throughout your four-semester Music Theory and Aural Skills and Sightsinging courses. IT WILL GET EASIER, but you must keep working. Setting a daily routine of practicing these skills (and your instrument!) is the foundation of every successful musician.
UTheory has video lessons, skills practice, and checkpoints. The most effective approach to learning is to practice every day, and I’ve set up UTheory with due dates to keep you on track. However, I highly recommend you work several days ahead of the due dates - our goal is not only to meet course competencies, but to recall these skills quickly and accurately.
Your final grade will be an average of the following:
General Class Discussion Board Introduction
Syllabus Quiz
Set Up Your uTheory Account
UTheory lessons and skills will provide automatic feedback and grading. Remember, you are expected to repeat these activities until you know the material well -- there is no excuse for not making an A in this course. Keep in mind that it is common to be over-confident if you do well at the beginning, so be careful to take this seriously and keep up with the checkpoints!
Watching the lessons will be tracked to make up a portion of your final grade.
UTheory Skills Competence = 60% of UTheory Grade
Practice the skills for each lesson until you feel confident with your knowledge of the material, and your grade for the skill. The more you practice, the higher your grade will be. A minimum score of 80% must be reached in all rhythm lessons and skills.
UTheory Checkpoints = 30% of UTheory Grade
These skills are crucial to your success as a student and professional. You therefore must demonstrate fluency in order to pass this course. Please pay close attention to these strict grading policies for the UTheory checkpoints:
Pianos, clefs and accidentals (due July 12)
Major scales and keys (due July 19)
Minor scales and keys (due July 22)
Intervals (due July 26)
Triads (due August 9)
Grade scale is as follows:
Students are expected to spend approximately 3-5 hours per day (8-week and summer terms) logged into the course. The entire course takes place on the web.
INTRODUCTION - THE BASICS (no longer than 2 days)
Objectives: By the end of this module, you will navigate this course, identify course expectations, obtain materials needed, and demonstrate how to submit assignments.
After these steps are complete, go ahead and start in on the next set of Lessons and Skills!
MODULE 1 - ELEMENTS OF PITCH (2 weeks)
Objectives: By the end of this module, you will, with 85% accuracy on all checkpoints
MODULE 2 – ELEMENTS OF RHYTHM (2 weeks)
Objectives: By the end of this module, you will, with 80% accuracy in all skills
MODULE 3 – INTRODUCTION TO TRIADS AND SEVENTH CHORDS (1 week)
Objectives: By the end of this module, you will, with 85% accuracy on all checkpoints
MODULE 4 – EXPANDING ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE (1 week)
Objectives: By the end of this module, you will
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