MUSIC 154 - Music Theory 2

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This is the second course in the Music Theory sequence. Students will be introduced to chord progressions, harmonization, nondominant seventh chords, altered non-harmonic tones, secondary dominants and modulation to closely-related keys. Students will also explore music notation software. Students will create an original composition.

Prerequisites: MUSIC 153
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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Course Competencies

Harmonize a given melody.
Harmonize an original melody.
Identify nondominant seventh chords.
Construct secondary dominant chords.
Analyze excerpts containing secondary dominant chords.
Analyze excerpts containing modulation to closely-related keys.
Analyze complete works of music.
Create music using music notation software.
Compose an original piece of music that adheres to the rules of common practice.