Spring 2020 MUS 112: Date topic was covered is shown in parentheses
Basics of Diatonic Harmony (Review: Jan 13)
- Tertial Harmonies, including inversions (Review: Jan 13)
- Diatonic Harmonic Functions (Jan 15)
- Harmonic Cadences & Harmonic Rhythm (Review: Jan 17)
- Non-harmonic tones (Jan 22)
Melodic Writing
- Basics of Melody & Motives (Jan 27-Feb 14)
- Setting Lyrics (Jan 29/31)
- Non-Major Diatonic Melody: Minor & Modes (Feb 10-14)
Harmony and Stylistic Norms
- Harmonic Progression & Four-Part Writing (March 3-April 3)
- Popular Music Harmony and Harmonic Loops (April 6-8)
- Secondary Dominants & Tonicization (April 20)
- Modulation (April 24)
Form (Review: Jan 17)
- Phrasing in music (Review: Jan 17)
- Phrase Type: The Sentence (Review: Jan 17)
- Phrase Type: Period (Review: Jan 17)
- Small-Scale Forms: Popular Music (April 15-17)
- Small-Scale Forms: Classical Music
Meter & Beats
- Basics of Rhythm & Meter (Review: Jan 24)
- Metrical Deviations: Dissonance and Syncopation (Feb. 24/26)
- Rhythmic Alterations: Swing, Rubato
Timbre & Notation
- Instrumental color
- Transposing instruments (Feb. 26-28)
- Scoring
- Writing for instruments
- Guitar & Drum Tablature
Stefanie Acevedo 