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Music Theory 3 Syllabus

Music Theory 3 is designed for the advanced student who has mastered all the concepts in Theory 1 and 2. This challenging course gives an in-depth perspective on the following: modal scales, 20th Century harmonic practices, and secondary dominant chords. This course highlights 12-tone techniques, chorale harmonization, improvisation, aleatory, electronic and computer music.

Prerequisite

The student should have successfully completed Music Theory 1 and 2 or have gained a working knowledge thereof.

Materials Needed

Keyboard and access to Sibelius music software program. Worksheets are given to accompany each lesson and review quizzes when appropriate.

Lesson 1: Modal Scales

Review Quiz 1

Lesson 2: Secondary Dominant Chords

Review Quiz 2

Lesson 3: Modulation to Distant Keys

Lesson 4: The Harmonic Sequence

Review Quiz 3

Lesson 5: The Diminished Seventh Chord

Lesson 6: Chorale Harmonization

Review Quiz 4

Lesson 7: Ninth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Chords

Lesson 8: Borrowed & Altered Chords

• Neapolitan Sixth Chords
• Augmented Sixth Chords

Review Quiz 5

Lesson 9: Twentieth Century Harmonic Practices

• Pandiatonicism
• Polytonality
• Quartal Chords
• Clusters
• Polychords

Review Quiz 7

Lesson 10: Other Contemporary Practices

• Twelve-tone Technique
• Indeterminacy
• Electronic and Computer Music
• Minimalism
• Microtones
• Improvisation
• Aleatory
• Multimedia