Applied Popular Theory I
Overview
- Foundations:
- Rhythm
- Meter
- Intervals, scales, keys
- Major-minor system
- Modes
- Other scales
- Chords
- Triads
- Sevenths
- Extended chords
- Other chords
- Chord Symbols
- Jazz / pop
- Roman numeral
- Other - Nashville, etc.
- Harmonic Practices:
- Folk traditions (diatonic)
- Pop traditions (diatonic / chromatic)
- Form:
- Phrase constructions
- Refrain forms
- Sectional forms
- Written and aural analysis of selected repertoire from the following song styles:
- 12-bar Blues
- 16-bar folk songs
- Popular American 32-bar forms
- Other topics:
- Writing charts for a small ensemble
- Basic instrumentation
Lecture and practical demonstration
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
The following is an example evaluation scheme:
Quizzes (minimum of 4) |
20% |
Assignments (minimum of 2) | 30% |
Midterm exam | 20% |
Final exam | 20% |
Professionalism | 10% |
Total | 100% |
Professionalism is assessed on consistent attendance, punctuality, taking responsibility for deadlines, constructive and considerate inter-personal communication and contribution to class discussion and group work.
At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to:
- Understand and apply the core theoretical concepts used to create the characteristic sounds in popular music.
- Compose short examples within various idioms.
- Create simple charts, scores and parts.
- Demonstrate understanding of the idiomatic practices of popular music.
The instructor may assign a textbook such as:
Harrison, Mark. Contemporary Music Theory - Level One: A Complete Harmony and Theory Method for the Pop and Jazz Musician, Hal Leonard, current edition.
Requisites
Prerequisites
No prerequisite courses.
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer details for MUSC 1176 |
---|---|
Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX HUMN 1XX (3) |
Athabasca University (AU) | AU MUSI 2XX (3) |
Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | No credit |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | No credit |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU MUSI 3550 (3) |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG ARTS 1XXX (3) |
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) | No credit |
Northern Lights College (NLC) | No credit |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CA 1XX (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | DOUG MUSC 1176 (3) & DOUG MUSC 1276 (3) = SFU CA 142 (3) & SFU CA 249 (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU MUSI 100 (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO MUSC_O 1st (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | DOUG MUSC 1176 (3) & DOUG MUSC 1276 (3) = UBCO MUSC_O 103 (3) & UBCO MUSC_O 115 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | No credit |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC MUS 1XX (1.5) |