Course Number: 228-2*/3.0 1P (Course Code Explanation)

Open To: B.Mus. and B.Mus./B.Ed. students

Area(s): Musicianship

Instructor(s): Mr. Thomas Davidson

Term(s): A, B

Day(s) and Time(s): W: 12.30-1.30

Room: HLH 229

Calendar Description

The continued development of keyboard skills (harmonization, figured bass and improvisation) using traditional harmony, and a comprehensive study of score reading and analysis leading to a practical command of open score.

Prerequisite(s) / Corequisite(s) / Exclusion(s)

• PREREQUISITE MUSC 128/3.0.

Additional Information

This course continues to develop the keyboard skills gained in MUSC 128*. Instruction is in class format and includes the realization of figured bass, more complex harmonic progressions including applied dominants and chromatic chords, diatonic sequences, simple modulation, score reading and transposition. Evaluation is based on a series of five prepared assignments, each worth 20%.