Designed as a study of the development of Western music, this course is broken down into four units: I) Chant and 16th Century Polyphony, II) Music of the Common Practice Period, III) Chromatic Harmony and Music of the Romantic Era, IV) Tonal Breakdown and Beyond: Late 19th Century Music to the Present. Specifically, students will explore analytical techniques that include the shift from modal to major/minor tonality, figured bass, chorale analysis, fugue, Classical form, chromatic harmony, modulation to foreign keys, and late 19th and early 20th century techniques. Sight singing, aural and rhythmic dictation, as well as recognition and notation of intervals, chords, and scales comprise the aural skills component of the course. Students will continue to develop skill with Finale and Noteflight music writing software. This course fulfills the Ways of Thinking/Quantitative Literacy catalog requirement. Prerequisite: 152. QL