Theory, Harmony & Ear Training

Complete These 4 Required Courses

• Music Theory 101 (OHARM-101 • Level 1 Course)

  Learn music theory and gain the foundation you need to take your skills to a higher level by reading, writing, and critically listening to music.

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• Basic Ear Training (OEART-115 • Level 1 Course)

  Build your confidence as a performer with this practical approach to ear training by learning how to notate rhythms and identify different parts of a song.

• Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function (OHARM-201 • Level 2 Course)

  Become a more effective player and writer by studying harmony and furthering your music theory background to understand the rhythms, progressions, and complex chords in jazz, pop, blues, and rock.

• Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm (OHARM-301 • Level 3 Course)

  Prepare yourself for any future musical endeavor and gain a professional command of the mechanics of contemporary music in this advanced music theory course.

Choose 4 Theory, Harmony & Ear Training Electives

• Arranging 1: Rhythm Section (OCWPR-130 • Level 1 Course)

  Explore all of the aspects of writing and arranging for the rhythm section and essential techniques for arranging music for a band.

• Arranging and Producing Contemporary Music Styles (OCWPR-250 • Level 2 Course)

  Expand your vocabulary of musical styles to create the contemporary grooves needed in today’s market, including explorations in rock, pop, Brazilian, Latin, R&B, funk, hip-hop, and more.

• Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns (OCWPR-231 • Level 2 Course)

  Develop your writing and arranging skills for small and large ensembles and learn techniques that you can apply to both live instrumentation and sequences.

• Ear Training 1 (OEART-119 • Level 1 Course)

  Ear Training 1 is all about learning how to accurately recognize, imagine, remember, and notate musical sounds, while gaining the ability to read music notation.

• Ear Training 2 (OEART-120 • Level 2 Course)

  Building off of Ear Training 1, Ear Training 2 will improve your improvisation skills, musical interaction in performance, and music perception in listening.

• Ear Training for Live Performance (OEART-215 • Level 2 Course)

  Learn to play what you hear more quickly, become more certain of the notes you are performing, and respond to music with greater conviction and expression.

• Harmonic Ear Training: Recognizing Chord Progressions (OEART-320 • Level 3 Course)

  Learn techniques that will improve your performance, arranging, and compositional skills by learning to recognize what is going on within chord progressions.

• Harmony 2 (OHARM-212 • Level 2 Course)

  Harmony 2 studies concepts such as melodic construction and motif development and builds upon principles of linear harmonic continuity (voice leading). The course also introduces concepts like guide tones, modal interchange, blues theory, chord progressions, melodic rhythm, form and melody/harmony relationships.

• Music Application and Theory (OHARM-105 • Level 1 Course)

  Music Application and Theory provides a study of music fundamentals and their use in contemporary popular music.

• Music for Beginners (OHARM-100 • Level 1 Course)

  Learn the essential concepts in harmony and ear training to strengthen your musicianship, regardless of the instrument or style of music that you play.

• Music Notation and Score Preparation using Sibelius Ultimate (OCWPR-103 • Level 1 Course)

  Learn to use Sibelius to create lead sheets, scores, and parts, as well as how to enter and format notation so it conforms to current music publishing standards.

• Music Theory and Sight-Singing for Vocalists (OVOIC-100 • Level 1 Course)

  This course is a basic to Intermediate level class introducing the elements of music theory and sight-reading for vocalists who would like to develop a strong fundamental knowledge of music theory and improve sight-singing skills.

• Music Theory Fundamentals (OHARM-104 • Level 1 Course)

  Music Theory Fundamentals will lead you to a basic understanding of scales, harmony, bass lines, rhythmic language, and music notation. Geared towards students with no prior literacy in music, in this course you will explore music fundamentals and their use in contemporary popular music.

• Reharmonization Techniques (OHARM-412 • Level 4 Course)

  Take your musical vocabulary and skill set to a whole new level for writing, arranging, and performing music of any genre by learning reharmonization.

Elective Requirements

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