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This material was developed
to help entering music majors better prepare themselves for freshman level music
classes. While much of this material will be discussed and reviewed in classes, it
is in the student's best interest to have a working knowledge and familiarity with
some theory, terminology and music history.
A theory placement examination is administered to all incoming music students.
Students may wish to take MUS 1190 - Music Fundamentals, for an in-depth review before
beginning the traditional theory sequence.
Please review the material on the following pages prior to your start at Stanislaus.
The faculty would like entering students to be familiar with the following:
- Read both treble and bass clefs.
- Understand basic rhythmic notation
for both notes and rests.
- Know major and minor key signatures.
- Understand whole and half steps
as they relate to scales
- Understand simple triads (three
note chords).
- Understand basic musical terminology
as related to tempo, style and performance.
- Understand a brief overview of
musical periods and a basic knowledge of significant composers for each era.
For additional references,
please consult the following sources:
- Benward, Bruce and Jackson,
Barbara. Practical Beginning Theory: A Fundamentals Worktext. Seventh Edition.
Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publisher, 1991
ISBN 0-697-10635-7
D'Amante, Elvo. Music Fundamentals. New York: Ardsley House Publishers,
1994. ISBN 1-880157-12-8
Harder, Paul and Steinke, Greg. Basic Materials in Music Theory. Seventh
Edition. Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon, 1991. ISBN 0-205-12999-4. Highly recommended.
Henry, Earl. Fundamentals of Music. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1993.
ISBN 0-13-337288-X.
Ottman, Robert and Mainous, Frank. Rudiments of Music. New Jersey:
Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-13-706740-2.
White, Gary. Music First. Third Edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown
and Benchmark, 1995. Highly recommended.
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