Basic Theory I
Overview
- Pitch Notation
- The staff, the grand staff
- Treble and Bass clefs
- Notes
- Ledger lines
- Pitch and the Keyboard
- Octave registers, 8va, 8vb
- Accidentals
- Tones and Semitones
- Enharmonic Equivalents
- Time Notation
- Note values
- Dots
- Stems, flags, beams
- Ties
- Rests
- Meter
- Simple meters
- Compound meters
- Anacrusis
- Guidelines for rhythmic notation
- Tonality
- Tonal centre
- Major scales, key signatures
- Relationship of major and minor keys (relative, parallel)
- Minor scales, key signatures
- Natural, harmonic and melodic forms of minor scale
- Circle of fifths
- Scale degrees
- Intervals
- Numerical value
- Quality
- Inversion
- Melodic and harmonic
- Basic Performance Indications
- Tempo, changes in tempo
- Dynamics, changes in dynamic
- Expressive indications
- Articulation
Lectures will include explanation of concept by the instructor and practice of the concept by the student in the form of written exercises.
Speed Drills (minimum of 10) | 10% |
Homework checks | 5% |
Quizzes (minimum of 10) | 30% |
Tests (minimum of 2) | 10% |
Assignments (minimum of 2) | 10% |
Midterm Exam | 15% |
Final Examination | 20% |
100% |
At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the basic rudiments of music.
A required text, such as the current edition of:
Henry, Earl, Jennifer Snodgrass, and Susan Piagentini. Fundamentals of Music: Rudiments, Musicianship, and Composition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see
Institution | Transfer Details for MUSC 1102 |
---|---|
Athabasca University (AU) | AU MUSI 1XX (3) |
Capilano University (CAPU) | DOUG MUSC 1101 (3) & DOUG MUSC 1102 (3) = CAPU MUS 109 (3) |
College of New Caledonia (CNC) | No credit |
Columbia College (COLU) | No credit |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU MUSI 1XXX (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CA 104 (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU MUSI 1XXX (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU MUSI 1XX (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | DOUG MUSC 1102 (3) & DOUG MUSC 1103 (3) = TWU MUSI 225 (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO MUSC_O 103 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | No credit |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC MUS 111 (1.5) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | Individual Audition Required |