Maricopa Community Colleges  MTC110   20006-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/25/00  
MTC110      20006-99999 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Music Notation for Songwriting
Basic musical notational system with emphasis on note reading, staff placement, meter, rhythmic patterns, basic harmonic patterns, chords and chord symbols, lead sheet forms, scales and keys. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MTC110   20006-99999 Music Notation for Songwriting
1. Name and notate all the notes in the treble and bass clefs. (I)
2. Identify and notate basic meters and rhythmic patterns. (II)
3. Identify and notate key signatures. (III)
4. Identify and construct Major and minor scales. (IV)
5. Identify and construct chords. (V)
6. Read and construct melody and chord forms. (VI)
7. Identify and construct basic harmonic patterns. (VII)
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MTC110   20006-99999 Music Notation for Songwriting
    I. Identification of Musical Pitch
        A. All pitches on the staff
        B. All pitches on the keyboard
        C. Enharmonic pitches
        D. Accidentals
        E. Intervals
      II. Meter and Rhythmic Patterns
          A. Note and rest values
          B. Dotted notes and rests
          C. Simple and compound meters
          D. Writing and performing rhythmic patterns
        III. Key Signatures
            A. Major
            B. Minor
          IV. Identification and Construction of Scales
              A. Major
              B. Minor
                1. Pure or natural form
                2. Melodic form
                3. Harmonic form
            V. Construction and Identification of Chords
                A. Triads
                B. Seventh chords
                C. Ninth chords
                D. Symbols used for chords
              VI. Lead Sheet Format
                  A. Choosing chords to harmonize a melody
                  B. Standard notation of melody and chords
                VII. Basic Harmonic Patterns
                    A. Roman numeral identification of triads in relation to a key signature
                    B. Popular chord progressions
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