Music Theory

Music Theory is a year-long course that examines the harmony and form of Western European music with a focus on the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, approximately 1700–1900. This course also includes instruction in sight-singing and ear-training. It is recommended that students enter the course with the ability to read pitch and rhythm at a basic level. Other fundamentals such as recognizing all 24 key signatures; the natural, harmonic, and melodic scales; and compound and syncopated rhythm will be covered at the beginning of the first semester.