Campus
Broome
907 Upper Front Street Binghamton, NY 13901-1001
Record Status
Active
General Education
The following is fulfilled by this course:
- Humanities
- The Arts
SUNY Transfer Paths
Broome has listed this a core course in the following categories:
The core course can be applied to following SUNY Transfer Paths:
MUS 104
Fundamentals of Music
This course is for those students having little or no prior knowledge of music theory but desiring to learn and explore the basic tools of music: clefs, note names, scales, rhythm, intervals, key signatures, form and familiarity with the piano keyboard.
Credits: 3
Hours: 3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
Course content/topics:
The Tools of Music.
Rhythm and Meter.
Scales.
Key Signatures.
Intervals.
Learning Outcomes:
Aurally distinguish the differences between simple and compound meter.
Correctly identify the key names of the piano keyboard.
Identify and construct major and minor key signatures.
Name pitches in all of the commonly used clefs.
Identify the basic intervals used in musical composition and performance.