CARTS 201 : Composing Tonal Music

This course, which requires basic music literacy skills, focuses on composing music based on the “common-practice tonal” tradition of European art music. Students will learn the key elements of tonal theory and practice, develop aural, keyboard, and notation skills, and create a series of compositions aimed at imaginative expression in the tonal idiom.

Prerequisites

CARTS 101, 102, or Instructor Consent.

Overview

GE Area/Program

GE Creative ArtsCreative Arts Program

Subjects

Music Composition

Units

3