20 courses with the subject MUS, 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.
MUS 110Choir1
The study, rehearsal and performance of choral music. Every semester the music selections change, with the exception of the National Anthem and Alma Mater. All vocal levels (even beginners) are welcome! May be repeated up to 11 credits.
Introductory study covering a variety of types of music, including works by major composers from various historic periods. Emphasis on development of structured listening based on the elements of music.
Study, rehearsal, and performance of music for concert band. Basic knowlege of how to play a band instrument is required. Different music every semester. May be taken up to 12 credits.
Basic hand drumming techniques: (tone, bass slap, muffle), and their application to the rhythms from different parts of Africa. Ewe people and culture, ensemble playing, call and response, improvisation. May be taken up to three times for credit.
Techniques of instrumental performance and styles through listening, discussion, and performance. Experience required in particular genre offered. Audition may be required.
Survey of Western music from its Greek origins through the Baroque period, emphasizing the development of styles and forms and the relationships between music and the other arts and their times.
Survey of Western music from the latter part of the Baroque period to the present, emphasizing the development of styles and forms and the relationships between music and the other arts and their times.
MUS 250Intermediate Group Instruction: Instrumental1
Group instruction in specific instruments. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit three times provided instrument is not the same.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit three times provided instrument is not the same.
Study, reharsal and performance of music for string ensemble. Incoming basic knowlege of how to play a string instrument is required. May be repeated up to 12 credits.
Hip Hop forms, contributors, political and historical contexts, and outstanding musical performers. Hip Hop’s pre-history, early history, structure and culture, genres, and personalities, and its impacts on the music we listen to today.
Explore music from an array of cultural communities through the lens of sound, setting, and significance. Students will examine case studies, interact with on campus cultural associations, view live and pre-recorded performances of diverse cultural style, and experience firsthand the community music making process.
American music through a study of the contributions of various ethnic groups, folk and art sources, leaders in composition, and outstanding musical performers.
Students will participate in a professor-approved creative pursuit outside of class and show what they achieved in a manner appropriate to their discipline in the continuing development of their portfolio. Class time will be spent on portfolio development. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 credits. Instructor Permission required. FIA 340 , THE 340 , FLM 340 , HUM 340
