Music 152 - Music Theory II
Jim Scully, Instructor
Jim Scully
Office: MUS 107
Phone: 654.2511
Cell: 330.9304
Email: jscully@csub.edu
Course Information:
Days and Times: M, W, F from 12:20 to 1:40 PM in Music Building, room 111.
Office Hours: T, TH from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. I am also available for appointments outside of these times if need be. Contact me by phone or email to request an appointment.
CSU Employee Furloughs – Impact on Classes: This year across this campus and around the CSU system some class days will be cancelled because of furloughs. A furlough is mandatory un-paid time off; faculty and staff on each CSU campus are being “furloughed” two days per month. These cancelled class days are January 27, January 29 and March 1. It is important to recognize that these days off are not holidays. Instead, they are concrete examples of how massive state budget cuts have consequences for you as students and for me as a faculty member.
Textbook Information:
The Complete Musician by Steven G. Laitz (2007 editions)
(Textbook and Workbook #1 – REQUIRED).
The Textbook and Workbook are available in the Runner Bookstore.
Grading Information:
Daily Attendance: Daily attendance is required in Music 152.
Quizzes: There are between 10-15 quizzes in Music 152. The quizzes take place at the beginning of class and will cover material from the previous lecture. There are NO make-up opportunities for these quizzes. Quizzes are worth 35% of your final grade.
Homework: Homework will consist of workbook assignments and composition assignments. Homework is worth 20% of your final grade.
Midterm Exam: The midterm exam is worth 15% of your final grade and is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10 during class time.
Final Exam: The final exam is worth 30% of your final grade and is TBD.
Event Attendance: Students in Music 152 are urged to attend THREE events each quarter while at CSUB. To make that as easy as possible, music majors are allowed to attend all Music Department events for free. Keep track of events you attend, and enjoy seeing your peers perform.
Weekly Topics
Week I: Chapter 11 – Inverted V7 and the Leading Tone Chord
Week II: Chapter 12 & 13 - The Pre-Dominant Function and the Phrase Model & Accented and Chromatic Dissonances
Week III: Chapter 14 - Six-Four Chords
Week IV: Chapter 16 - The Motive
Week V: Chapter 17 - The Phrase Model Refined
Week VI: Chapter 18 & 19 - The Submediant and The Mediant
Week VII: Chapters 20 and 21 - The Period and other Small Musical Structures.
Week VIII: Chapters 22 & 23 - Harmonic Sequences and Sequences Within Larger Musical Contexts
Week IX: Chapter 24 - Applied Chords
Week X: Chapter 25 - Tonicization and Modulation