Course · MUS 101

Music Theory I

A music course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
Fall

Course Description

Designed for music majors and minors. Introduction to the vertical and linear aspects of tonal music: music fundamentals (major/minor scales, key signatures, intervals, triads, seventh chords); basic diatonic harmony (tonic, dominant, predominant harmonies, figured bass, chorale melodies, non-chord tones); formal period structures; analysis of Common Practice Period works, and use of NoteFlight music notation program.

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Fall Traditional.

Daniel Burroughs

2026-2027: Fall Traditional

Prerequisites

  • See Catalog Prerequisite Notes

Corequisites

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of music theory i as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats music as a craft worth doing well — a way of engaging beauty, skill, and worship with the seriousness any vocation deserves.

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