Course Title: Music Theory V
Title Abbreviation: MUSIC THEORY V
Department: MUSC&
Course #: 242
Credits: 5
Variable: No
IUs: 5
CIP: 500901
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
This course continues the study of music theory from Music Theory IV. Counterpoint techniques in music literature will be examined and composed.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: MUSC& 241 with a grade of C or better or instructor's permission.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 55
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Academic Elective
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline. 2.9 Apply and/or create problem-solving strategies to successfully adapt to unpredictable and/or changing environments.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills. 3.5 Recognize, comprehend, and use non-verbal behaviors appropriate to a given context. 3.6 Recognize, comprehend, and use visual communication appropriate to a given context.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.2 Understand, value and respect human differences and commonalities as they relate to issues of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally. 6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community. 6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects. 6.5 Develop self-monitoring and self-advocacy skills to effect positive life changes.
7. Aesthetics & Creativity
Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 7.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process. 7.2 Demonstrate knowledge of aesthetic principles. 7.3 Use knowledge of creative processes and aesthetic principles to understand humans and the world around them. 7.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of arts and creative expression in societies.
Course Contents
