Theory and Analysis I: Basic Harmony and Voice-Leading

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This is the first course in a four-semester sequence. Theory of musical structure, derived from close analytical study of musical works from the earliest notated sources to the present day. Solidification of fundamental knowledge (reading from notation; spelling and identifying scales, intervals, and chords), development of part-writing skills (in two and four voices, using figured bass and roman numerals), and introductory composition and improvisation in classical and related styles.