32-1170 Music Theory for Musical Theatre

Music Theory for Musical Theatre is a fundamental course tailored to Musical Theatre BA and Musical Theatre Performance BFA students. The course concentrates on the core theoretical concepts utilized in music and provides basic aural skills training incorporating music of the musical theatre genre. The course combines study of the concepts of notation, rhythm, tonality, and harmony in the context of reading and aural perception of music through performance and dictation of melodies, intervals, triads, major and minor scales, chord progressions, and basic chord structures. Students learn the written musical theory for concepts addressed in the course and have the ability to demonstrate and apply them through dictation and performance.

3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 32-1100 Music Prep or Music Theory Exam score >= 77