Elements of Music Theory II

3 Units

This course deepens the student's understanding of musical structures, focusing on the domains of musical form, colorful (chromatic) harmony, and meter. Course content centers genres popular in North America--hip hop, rock, top-40 pop, etc.--alongside music for film and video games, jazz, and classical traditions. Successful students will analyze multiple musical domains by ear and on paper, annotate and illustrate their interpretations, and write descriptively about music. Prereq: MUTH 111 and MUTH 161 . Coreq: MUTH 162 .