MUSC 1720 - Fundamentals of Music

3 Credits

This course has been designed and structured for students with very little or no musical background. Its goal is to provide you with the tools for a basic understanding of the rudiments of music. Course topics include: The Keyboard, Notation: Staff, and Melody, Clefs, Major Scales, Key Signatures, Minor Scales, Intervals, Triads and The Dominant Seventh Chord, Introduction to Rhythm and Meter, Basic Ear Training Exercises. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goal 6