Introduction to Music Theory

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Three lecture. An introduction to the fundamentals of music: reading, notation, rhythm, scales, intervals, triads, sight-singing, and dictation. Students will be able to: identify notation; demonstrate knowledge of major and minor scales, key signatures and the circle of 5ths; demonstrate various expressions of rhythm; demonstrate the rudiments of sight-singing and aural skills; demonstrate the ability to take elementary musical dictation; demonstrate knowledge of intervals and triads. Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.