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MUS 110 Music Appreciation
This course is a basic survey of the music of the Western world. Emphasis is placed on the elements of music, terminology, composers, form, and style within a historical perspective.
MUS 111 Fundamentals of Music
This course is an introductory course for students with little or no music background. Emphasis is placed on music notation, rhythmic patterns, scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords.
MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz
This course introduces the origins and musical components of jazz and the contributions of its major artists. Emphasis is placed on the development of discriminating listening habits, as well as the investigation of the styles and structural forms of the jazz idiom.
MUS 113 American Music
This course introduces various musical styles, influences, and composers of the United States from pre-Colonial times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the broad variety of music particular to American culture.
MUS 114 Non-Western Music
This course provides a basic survey of the music of the non-Western world. Emphasis is placed on non-traditional instruments, sources, and performing practices.
MUS 121 Music Theory
This course provides an in-depth introduction to melody, rhythm, and harmony. Emphasis is placed on fundamental melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic analysis, introduction to part writing, ear-training, and sight-singing.
MUS 122 Music Theory II
This course is a continuation of studies begun in MUS 121. Emphasis is placed on advanced melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic analysis and continued studies in part-writing, ear-training, and sight-singing.
MUS 123 Music Composition
This course provides a study of elementary forms and traditional approaches to the organization of melody, harmony, rhythm, etc. in musical composition. Emphasis is placed on using musical notation to create new musical works.
MUS 131 Chorus I
This course provides an opportunity to gain experience singing in a chorus. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature.
MUS 132 Chorus II
This course provides a continuation of studies begun in MUS131. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature.
MUS 135 Jazz Ensemble I
This course provides an opportunity for those who play an appropriate instrument to gain experience playing in a jazz ensemble. Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles of jazz literature.
MUS 136 Jazz Ensemble II
This course is a continuation of MUS 135. Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of jazz literature.
MUS 137 Orchestra I
This course provides an opportunity for those who play an orchestral instrument to gain experience play in an ensemble. Emphasis is placed on orchestral techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of orchestral and string ensemble literature.
MUS 138 Orchestra II
This course is a continuation of MUS 137. Emphasis is placed on orchestral techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of orchestral and string ensemble literature.
MUS 141 Ensemble I
This course provides an opportunity to perform in any combination of instrumental, vocal, or keyboard groups of two or more. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods of ensemble literature.
MUS 142 Ensemble II
This course is a continuation of MUS 141. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods o ensemble literature.
MUS 151 Class Music I
This course provides group instruction in skills and techniques,of the particular instrument or voice for those with little or no previous experience. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 152 Class Music II
This course is a continuation of MUS 151. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 161 Applied Music I
This course provides individual instruction in the skills and techniques of the particular instrument or voice. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 162 Applied Music II
This course is a continuation of MUS 161. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 175 Recording Techniques I
This course introduces the recording studio from an artistic and operational point of view. Emphasis is placed on audio consoles, microphones, multi-track recorders, and echo chambers.
MUS 176 Recording Techniques II
This course continues the study and application of recording techniques begun in MUS 175. Emphasis is placed on multitrack recording and mix-down, microphone placement, and patch bay function.
MUS 210 History of Rock Music
This course is a survey of Rock music from the early 1950’s to the present. Emphasis is placed on musical groups, soloists, and styles related to the evolution of this idiom and on related historical and social events.
MUS 211 History of Country Music
This course introduces the varied origins of country music and the commercialization of this art form. Emphasis is placed on historical, sociocultural, and stylistic factors related to country music and musicians.
MUS 212 American Musical Theatre
This course covers the origins and development of the musical from Show Boat to the present. Emphasis is placed on the investigation of the structure of the musical and its components through listening and analysis.
MUS 214 Electronic Music
This course provides an opportunity to study and explore various electronic instruments and devices. Emphasis is placed on fundamental MIDI applications and implementation, features and application of sequences, sound modules, and digital keyboards.
MUS 215 Electronic Music II
This course is a continuation of MUS 214. Emphasis is placed on advanced MIDI applications and implementation and continued work with sequencers, sound modules, and digital keyboards.
MUS 221 Music Theory III
This course is a continuation of MUS 122. Emphasis is placed on altered and chromatic harmony, common practice era compositional techniques and forms, and continued studies in part-writing, ear-training, and sight-singing.
MUS 222 Music Theory IV
This course is a continuation of studies begun in MUS 221. Emphasis is placed on continued study of common practice era-compositional techniques and forms, 20th century practices, ear-training, and sight-singing.
MUS 231 Chorus III
This course is a continuation of MUS 132. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature.
MUS 232 Chorus IV
This course is a continuation of MUS 132. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature.
MUS 235 Jazz Ensemble III
This course is a continuation of MUS 136. Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of jazz literature.
MUS 236 Jazz Ensemble IV
This course is a continuation of MUS 136. Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of styles and periods of jazz literature.
MUS 237 Orchestra III
This course is a continuation of MUS 138. Emphasis is placed on orchestral techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of orchestral and string ensemble literature.
MUS 238 Orchestra IV
This course is a continuation of MUS 237. Emphasis is placed on orchestral techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of orchestral and string ensemble literature.
MUS 241 Ensemble III
This course is a continuation of MUS 142. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods of ensemble literature.
MUS 242 Ensemble IV
This course is a continuation of MUS 241. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of styles of ensemble literature.
MUS 251 Class Music III
This course is a continuation of MUS 152. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 252 Class Music IV
This course is a continuation of MUS 251. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 253 Big Band
This course includes the Big Band instrumentation of five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones, and four-piece rhythm section (bass, piano, drums, and guitar). Emphasis is placed on learning the repertoire specifically written for Big Band instrumentation.
MUS 261 Applied Music III
This course is a continuation of MUS 162. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 262 Applied Music IV
This course is a continuation of MUS 261. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature.
MUS 271 Music History I
This course is the first of a two-semester, in-depth study of music history. Emphasis is placed on the history and literature of music from Antiquity through the Baroque Period.
MUS 272 Music History II
This course is the second of a two-semester, in-depth study of music history. Emphasis is placed on the history and literature of music from the Classical Period to the present.
