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MUS 3B

THEORY & MUSICIANSHIP II · 5 units · used in 51 transfer pathways

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About this course

Continuation of common practice procedures in music and their application to composition and music literature. Seventh chords, an introduction to two-part counterpoint, secondary dominants and leading tone chords, modulation, and voice-leading techniques in four-part chorale writing. Musicianship skills to include melodic dictation with leaps from the I, IV, and V7 chords, rhythmic dictation in both simple and compound meters, harmonic dictation of typical chord progressions including notation of outer voices and Roman numerals, and sight-singing melodies with leaps from the I, IV, and V7 chords.

Sections this term

Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 7:09 AM UTC
MUS 3BTHEORY & MUSICIANSHIP IIOpen1 section · 40 seats reported · 1 instructor
  • CRN 30731 · 01WElgasseir · TBA TBA · ONLINE / TBA TBA · ONLINEOpen · 40

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: MUS 3A proficiency or equivalent.”

Transfer pathways that use MUS 3B

ASSIST maps MUS 3B to a requirement in 51 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

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