Description
The fourth of a six-term course sequence in written and aural music theory: learn to analyze, employ, sing and transcribe chromatic music and intermediate forms.
Grading Basis
Graded
Course Learning Outcomes
Core Topics
Written Theory-Fourth Quarter
At the end of the fourth quarter the successful student will have gained and be able to demonstrate fluency, knowledge and/or competency in the curriculum from all previous quarters, as well as in the following areas:
- Identification and spelling of secondary dominant and secondary leading-tone chords.
- Part writing of secondary chords in both major and minor keys.
- Contextual analysis of secondary chords.
- Common chord, altered chords as a common chord, phrase/direct, common-tone, sequential, and monophonic modulatory techniques in both major and minor keys.
- Composition of short works with modulations and/or secondary chords for voice, choir, or a variety of small instrumental ensembles.
Aural Theory-Fourth Quarter
At the end of the fourth quarter the successful student will have gained and be able to demonstrate fluency, knowledge and/or competency in the curriculum from all previous quarters, as well as in the following identification, sight-singing and transcription areas:
- Melodies with raised 1, flat 2, and leaps of a seventh.
- Melodies in major and minor keys that outline the mediant and sub-tonic harmonies, diatonic chords with 7ths, vii(7)/V and V(7)/V chords.
- Outer voices and chords in harmonic dictations in major and minor keys that include mediant and sub-tonic harmonies, diatonic chords with 7ths, vii(7)/V and V(7)/V chords.
- Music that includes 3rd inversion 7th chords, modulations to closely related keys and descending sequences.
- Melodies, rhythms and 2-part rhythms that include time signatures of variable beat values and 1-beat triplets.