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An introductory course for Music Reading (MUS 101R). Course content includes instruction in the recognition/performance of rhythms, pitches, meters and notational systems.
A continuation of MUS 066 which includes instruction in the recognition/performance of rhythms, pitches and meters. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
This class is designed to provide professional concerts to help build strong professional music attitudes concerning repertoire and performance, to provide performing opportunities for soloists or groups presenting professional level concerts, and to raise the level of profssional musical consciousness for many performing mediums and styles.
A basic study of French, German and Italian diction with practical application to singing.
Explores basic concepts of tonality/modality; primary triads and their inversions, modes and modal inflections; secondary triads; standard chord progressions involving these elements; and chord nomenclature.
Music Reading (solfeggio) is a four-semester course designed to aid the Music student in aural recognition of pitch and rhythm by sight and develop the ability to sing back or clap back the same. Sight-singing exercises are of increasing complexity. Recognition of intervals and chords by sight and sound and dictation study (the ability to indicate prescribed pitches and/or rhythmical patterns on music staff paper) are required. Prerequisite for each semester is successful completion of the prior semester.
Covers notation, scales (major, minor and chromatic), tempo designations, intervals, triads, phase structure and cadences, modes and beginning study of four-part harmony and figure bass. Ear training in all areas is included. Prerequisite: Music Theory test and Permission of Instructor.
A continuation of MUS 101K using various musical excerpts embodying first-semester materials. Extensive work is done in the minor mode. There is continued study of chord nomenclature, and non-harmonic tones are introduced. Prerequisite: MUS 101K.
Four-part harmony and figured bass studies are continued; non-harmonic tones are included; instrumental transpositions, arrangements and performances are done; introduction to dodecaphonic technique through analysis is included. Ear training in chord quality and position, two-part melodic dictation and identification of non-harmonic tones are addressed. Prerequisite: MUS 101T or Permission of Instructor.
An introduction to the basic elements of music. Areas explored include the symphony orchestra and other performing media. The course investigates styles and techniques of the 18th and 19th Centuries through the use of recordings and visual aids with the aim of more complete understanding and enjoyment of the art. Designed as an elective for liberal arts students not majoring in music.
An examination of the music of today. Topics include the music of other cultures, various types of popular music, music in relation to other media (films, shows, electronics, etc.), and 20th century orchestral/wind ensemble usage. (MUS 103 not needed for MUS 104.)
A survey of music in western civilization from the Gregorian chant through the baroque period. Not open to non-music majors.
A continuation of MUS 105 from Classic through 20th Century. Not open to non-music majors.
Private study for each student in voice, piano, guitar, electric bass and drum set or an orchestral or band instrument depending upon availability of faculty. Department audition and permission card required. Additional fee for private lessons.
Non-piano majors must study piano for four semesters or until able to pass a proficiency examination.
A beginning course designed for non-music majors to teach basic technique/reading on piano in an electric piano lab.
An intensive study of the history and literature available and/ or the performance methods for each of the instrumental or vocal disciplines for which the course is offered. Four semesters are required for the A.A.S. degree in music.
Provides suitable repertoire for study and performance for the particular ensemble. Provides the vehicles for the successful study and performance of that repertoire. Supplies sufficient performing opportunities whether departmental, college-wide or in the community. Illustrates varied teaching techniques for that particular type of ensemble. Audition REQUIRED or POI; open to all college students. Contact Music department for audition details.
A course in basic music theory, including notation, scales, intervals, rhythmic elements, ear training, chords and modes. Designed for the non-music major and/or prospective music major, as determined by audition process. Does not fulfill Music curriculum requirements.
Continues studies of scales, intervals, key signatures, ear training and chord studies. Minor scales and harmonization of melodies are introduced. Prerequisite: MUS 160 or Permission of Instructor. Not applicable to Music curriculum requirements.
Class instruction for the beginner and the hand drummer needing a refresher course in the fundamentals of hand drumming. Major emphasis given to technique and classic rhythms.
Class instruction for the beginning guitarist. Both pick and finger-style (classical) guitar are taught simultaneously. A primary goal will be to develop sight reading skills.
Class instruction for the beginner and the vocalist needing a refresher course in voice fundamentals. Major emphasis given to breathing exercises and vocalization technique. Classical and folk singing in groups and individual settings.
Class instruction for the vocalist, from beginning to advanced, focusing on jazz and pop performance techniques that comprise the skills of what is traditionally called popular singing. This is not a course in voice fundamentals (MUS 162U), but rather a class-oriented setting designed to enhance the vocalist's abilities specifically in the jazz/pop idiom.
A continuation of techniques from 162T.
A study of African music and its influence on other cultures, including Middle Eastern, South American, Caribbean, and North American/European music.
Basic rhythmic reading skills taught in a class situation. Additional material covered includes basic hand technique, coordination exercises, chart reading. Playing time on drum set dependent on class size/background of those registered. No prerequisite, but some musical background is preferable.
The purpose of this course is to study the power structure and operation of the music business from large companies to retail stores, and to understand the way money is being distributed in a multiplicity of jobs from individual artists to company presidents.
A study of the historical development of the piano and its literature traced through the most important works written for the harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and piano in the 18th century. Will emphasize aural differentiation among the instruments and the styles of J.S. Bach, Handel, D. Scarlatti, Bach's sons, Haydn, Mozart, Clementi, and the young Beethoven. Prerequisite: MUS piano major.
A study of the historical development of piano literature traced through the most important works written between 1800 and 1850. Will emphasize aural differentiation of the styles of Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Weber, Mendelssohn and the young Liszt. Prerequisite: MUS piano major.
A study of the historical development of piano literature traced through the most important works written between 1850 and 1900. Will emphasize aural differentiation of the styles of Brahms, the mature Liszt, Grieg, Franck, Albeniz, Reger, and the young Busoni. Prerequisite: MUS piano major.
A study of the historical development of piano literature traced through the most important works written during the 20th century. Will emphasize aural differentiation of the styles of Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Bartok, Stravinsky, Busoni, Schoenberg, Boulez, Stockhausen. Prerequisite: MUS piano major.
A study of MIDI applications using hardware and software as a tool to improve musicianship. The course will utilize the new technology to enhance and reinforce basic classroom concepts. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on involvement using software programs for Music Theory, Music History, and Jazz Improvisation.
Explores secondary dominants, diminished seventh chords, augmented sixth chords, chord substitution, and chord nomenclature; pieces embodying these elements are studied. Prerequisite: MUS 101K, MUS 102K or Permission of Instructor.
Diatonic chords and progression are reviewed. Seventh chords are analyzed along with non-dominant seventh chords and their progressions. Altered non-harmonic tones and secondary dominants are studied along with modulation to closely related keys and harmonization of melodies. Four-part diction is introduced. Prerequisite: MUS 101T, MUS 102T or Permission of Instructor. Honors: Prerequisite: 3.5 G.P.A. or Permission of Instructor.
Playing styles are discussed, more chord substitutions are introduced, playing from lead sheets and harmonizing unmarked melodies are explained, and compound and polytonal chords are defined. Prerequisite: MUS 101K, MUS 102K, MUS 201K or Permission of Instructor.
Chromatic harmony will be reviewed through harmonic, structural and textural analysis. 18th century counterpoint, terminology and contrapuntal forms (invention, canon, fugue) and basic principles of two-part writing will be introduced through analysis. Classical sonata form will be studied and an analytical paper based on a standard classical sonata form piece will be required. The rise of non-functional harmony will be introduced along with developments in the early and mid-20th century, to include impressionism generally along with the expansion of timbral resources, modal and non-diatonic scales, upper-overtone harmony, non-tertian harmony, serialism, pandiatonicism, neoclassicism, minimalism, aleatoric principles and free atonality. Prerequisites: MUS 101T, 102T, and 201T, or Permission of Instructor.
This is a course in beginning music composition. Aesthetic concepts and specific detailed theoretical concepts and techniques, particularly of the 20th century, will be covered as will introductory 18th century counterpart. Students must have one year of basic music theory and be able to read music to take this course. Prerequisites: MUS 102T and MUS 106 or Permission of Instructor.
Private study in voice, piano, guitar, organ, electric bass drum set or an orchestrial or band instrument- brass, woodwind, strings, percussion. Department audition and permission card required. Additional fee for private lessons.