MUSI101

This course will provide a foundational understanding of the language of music notation. The basic elements of music -- rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, timbre, and form - will be examined through a study of scales, intervals, keys, triads, vocabulary, symbols, conducting skills, and meter. Students will apply those skills to a piano keyboard where they will also build ear training and sight-reading skills. This course assumes that the student has little or no prior knowledge of musical notation.