Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 College Catalog 
    
2021-2022 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


T = Theory (Instruction via lecture, recitation, discussion, demonstration, or seminar.)
L = Laboratory (Practical Application)
C = Clinical

 

Music

  
  • MUS 100 - Convocation


    1 Hour

    This course, required for music majors and minors each semester, is designed to expose the student to a variety of repertory styles and to give the student an opportunity to practice individual performance skills. Emphasis is placed on exposure to performances and lectures by guest artists, faculty, or students, and on personal performance(s) in class each semester.
  
  • MUS 101 - Music Appreciation


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: None
    This is a survey course that requires no previous musical skills. The course covers a minimum of three stylistic periods of music, provides a multicultural perspective, and includes both vocal and instrumental genres. It includes the aesthetic/stylistic characteristics of historical periods and an aural perception of the elements of music.
     
  
  • MUS 110 - Basic Musicianship


    3 Hours

    This course is designed to provide rudimentary music knowledge and skills. Topics include a study of notation, rhythm, scales, keys, intervals, chords, and basic sight singing and/or ear training skills.
  
  • MUS 111 - Music Theory I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: MUS 110  or permission of the instructor
    This course introduces the student to the diatonic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period. Topics include fundamental music materials (rhythm, pitch, scales, intervals, diatonic harmonies) and an introduction to the principles of voice leading and harmonic progression.
  
  • MUS 112 - Music Theory II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: MUS 111  
    This course completes the study of diatonic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period and introduces simple music forms. Topics include principles of voice leading used in three- and four-part triadic harmony and diatonic seventh chords, non-chord tones, cadences, phrases, and periods.
  
  • MUS 113 - Music Theory Lab I


    1 Hour

    Prerequisite: MUS 110 or permission of the instructor
    This course provides the practical application of basic music materials through sight singing; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; and keyboard harmony. Topics include intervals, simple triads, diatonic stepwise melodies, basic rhythmic patterns in simple and compound meter, and four-part triadic progressions in root position.
  
  • MUS 114 - Music Theory Lab II


    1 Hour

    Prerequisite: MUS 113  
    This course continues the practical application of diatonic music materials through sight singing; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; and keyboard harmony. Topics include intervals, scales, diatonic melodies with triadic arpeggiations, more complex rhythmic patterns in simple and compound meter, and four-part diatonic progressions in all inversions.
  
  • MUS 115 - Fundamentals of Music


    3 Hours

    This course is designed to teach the basic fundamentals of music and develop usable musical skills for the classroom teacher. Topics include rhythmic notation, simple and compound meters, pitch notation, correct singing techniques, phrases, keyboard awareness, key signatures, scales, intervals, and harmony using I, IV, and V with a choral instrument. Upon completion, the student should be able to sing a song, harmonize a simple tune, demonstrate rhythmic patterns, and identify musical concepts through written documentation.
  
  • MUS 116 - Computer Applications in Music


    2 Hours

    Prerequisite: MUS 111  
    This course introduces the history and use of computer applications in music. Topics include an introduction to computer skills, MIDI and the application of notation, and sequencing software programs (i.e. Finale). Upon completion, the student should be able to demonstrate basic competency in the use of computers in music.
  
  • MUS 211 - Music Theory III


    3 Hours

    Prerequisite: MUS 112  
    This course introduces the student to the chromatic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period and beyond. Topics include secondary functions, modulatory techniques, and formal analysis.
  
  • MUS 213 - Music Theory Lab III


    1 Hour

    Prerequisite: MUS 114  
    This course provides the practical application of chromatic musal materials through sight singing; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; and keyboard harmony. Topics include melodies with simple modulations, complex rhythms in simple and compound meter, and secondary function chords.