Music Fundamentals

Catalog description

<b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> This course is a study of music fundamentals throughout history, including principles and procedures of rhythm, pitch notation, musical symbols, scales, key signatures, intervals, and diatonic chords. Students will study the historical and cultural development of various music notation styles and fundamentals. Students will apply knowledge learned in class to interpret and critique music with regard to its historical and cultural context. The course applies to musicians who have learned to play/sing without training in fundamentals and to beginners in music. This course is open to all students.