31 courses with the subject MUSM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MUSM 100Introduction to Musical Concepts []3
An introductory study of the language and basic concepts of music. (Not applicable for credit towards a music major/minor program).
The nature of music through live performances and through lectures and discussions relating to these performances. The listening will include live performances in class, on campus and in the community.
Music and its function non-Western countries and various Western folk traditions. Listener's point of view. Oceania, East and Southeast Asia, India, Africa (and some American folk traditions). No previous musical experience required.
Introduction to pedagogical and creative applications of computer- based music technology, and development of the skills necessary to further explore music technologies.
Psychological and physiological foundations of musical behavior and expression, including musical ability, musical preference, and human response to music. Applications to music therapy.
Improvisation with clinical clients. Directing movement experiences, selecting appropriate assessment methods. Leadership skills for individual and group therapy settings. Appropriate responses to events in therapy sessions. Pre-Requisite(s): MUSM240, MUSM242
Advanced Western chromatic voice leading and harmonic practices of the common practice and post-romantic periods, and large-scale formal and structural principles in tonal music.
Principles and methods of writing and arranging music for instrumental and vocal ensembles. Instruments of the orchestra, the human voice, Western music literature and arranging for various combinations of instruments. Pre-Requisite(s): MUSM202
Development of audio recording and editing skills using portable digital recorders and in the studio. Sound-art projects reflecting different style of fixed-media electroacoustic art based on recorded sound. History and literature of electroacoustic music.
Create and compose with analog and digital synthesis. Sound-art projects reflecting different styles of fixed-media and real-time electroacoustic art based on synthesized sound. Introduction to history and literature of electroacoustic music featuring analog and digital synthesis.
Collaborative arts creation experience integrating music and other arts. Creating, rehearsing and performing collaborative/cross disciplinary works. Open to students from music and other arts areas: poetry, visual arts, theatre, film, dance.
Keyboard literature from 1600 through the present, including the social and cultural context that influenced its major trends and developments. Pre-Requisite(s): MUSM351, MUSM352
MUSM 437Topics in New Media: Non-Traditional Performance Study
[Credits: 3] Real-time sound manipulation and sound installations in new media. Use of common software in the field. Construction of low-tech, interactive devices. History and current practices of real time or installation sound art.
