MUS 107 - Music Theory II

1. Learn voice leading in four-part chorale writing
   1. Define voice leading in four-part chorale writing
   2. Trace the historic development of voice leading in four-part chorale writing through study of the chorales of J.S. Bach
   3. Apply knowledge of voice leading in four-part chorale writing to musical analysis
   4. Generate examples of stylistic four-part chorale writing
2. Learn the principles of harmonic chord progressions
   1. Define harmonic chord progression
   2. Trace the historical development of harmonic chord progression
   3. Play harmonic chord progressions.
   4. Learn to harmonize a tonal melody
3. Study the dominant seventh chord
   1. Define the dominant seventh chord
   2. Trace the historical development of the dominant seventh chord
   3. Identify the dominant seventh chord.
   4. Play the dominant seventh chord
   5. Utilize knowledge of the dominant seventh chord in harmonic analysis
4. Study the leading-tone seventh chord
   1. Define the leading-tone seventh chord
   2. Trace the historical development of the leading-tone seventh chord
   3. Identify the leading-tone seventh chord.
   4. Play the leading-tone seventh chord
   5. Utilize knowledge of the leading-tone seventh chord in harmonic analysis.
5. Study nondominant seventh chords.
   1. Define the nondominant seventh chord
   2. Trace the historical development of the nondominant seventh chord
   3. Identify the nondominant seventh chord.
   4. Play the nondominant seventh chord
   5. Utilize knowledge of the nondominant seventh chord in harmonic analysis
6. Study harmonic modulation
   1. Define harmonic modulation
   2. Trace the historical development of harmonic modulation.
   3. Play traditional harmonic modulations.
   4. Perform harmonizing melodies that modulate
7. Study secondary dominant chords
   1. Define secondary dominant chords
   2. Trace the historical development of secondary dominant chords
   3. Identify secondary dominant chords.
   4. Play secondary dominant chords
   5. Utilize knowledge of secondary dominant chords in harmonic analysis.
8. Study leading-tone chords
   1. Define leading-tone chords
   2. Trace the historical development of leading-tone chords
   3. Identify leading-tone chords
   4. Play leading-tone chords
   5. Utilize knowledge of leading-tone chords in harmonic analysis.
9. Study two-part (binary) form.
   1. Define two-part (binary) form.
   2. Trace the historic development of two-part (binary) form
   3. Apply knowledge of two-part (binary) form to musical analysis
10. Study three-part (ternary) form.
    1. Define three-part (ternary) form
    2. Trace the historic development of three-part (ternary) form
    3. Apply knowledge of three-part (ternary) form to musical analysis.