sˌʌm ʌvðə mətˈɪɹiəl kˈʌvɚd ɪnðə kˈoːɹs ɪnvˈɑːlvz lˈoʊ sˈaɪt ɹˈiːdɪŋ, ɪndˈɛpθ tˌɜːmɪnˈɑːlədʒi, mjˈuːzɪkəl fɹˈeɪzɪŋ ænd mjˈuːzɪkəl kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən, mjˈuːzɪk hˈɪstɚɹi, kˈɔːɹd stɹˈʌktʃɚ, kˈeɪdənsᵻz, ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹiəz ʌv mjˈuːzɪk θˈiəɹi.
Some of the material covered in the course involves low sight reading, in-depth terminology, musical phrasing and musical composition, music history, chord structure, cadences, and other areas of music theory.