Basic Harmony I

9 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 9 units This course provides an introduction to harmony in Western classical music from approximately 1600 to 1900. After reviewing fundamentals of Western music theory (scales, keys, intervals, triads, etc.), it teaches the basic grammar of diatonic harmony using chords from major and minor scales, mainly through completing a four-voice texture for a given melody or bass, and through analysis of short passages. This course also addresses form at the level of a few phrases. Course Website: https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/johnito/music_theory/harmony1and2/HarmMain.html