57-149 Basic Harmony I

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course provides an introduction to harmony in Western classical music from approximately 1600 to 1900. After reviewing fundamentals of Western music theory (scales, keys, intervals, triads, etc.), it teaches the basic grammar of diatonic harmony using chords from major and minor scales, mainly through completing a four-voice texture for a given melody or bass, and through analysis of short passages. This course also addresses form at the level of a few phrases.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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