23 courses with the subject MUTC, 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.
This course will cover keyboard harmony techniques and skills utilizing traditional harmonic progressions. Skill development in chord voicings, chord/scale relationships that facilitate improvisation and realization of standard lead sheets are included. Credit(s): 1
This course will cover keyboard harmony techniques and skills utilizing secondary harmonic progressions and figured bass. Ongoing skill development in chord voicings, chord/scale relationships that facilitate improvisation and realization of standard lead sheets are included. Credit(s): 1
This course provides a review and contextualization of musical fundamentals within keys, introduces sight reading and ear training, harmonic analysis and phrase types. Credit(s): 3
This course incorporates advanced diatonic concepts such as seventh chords, sequences, modal borrowing, applied chords and modulations. Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to introduce the student to concepts in jazz performance with a focus on style, jazz theory topics and improvisation. It emphasizes lead sheet notation, jazz rhythm and style, chord/scale theory and harmonic analysis. Credit(s): 2
This course addresses complex rhythms, more advanced tonal relationships such as enharmonic reinterpretation, extended harmony and modulatory techniques. Credit(s): 3
This course covers materials, techniques and aesthetic principles of non-tonal music written after 1900. Credit(s): 2
This course applies concepts from MUTC 115, 120, and 215 through focused, critical listening and analysis of forms, processes and relationships both internal (e.g., motivic, thematic, tonal) and external (e.g., contextual, intertextual). Credit(s): 2
This is a practical course in music notation that covers correct practices for instrumental, vocal and keyboard music in all combinations, editing, proofreading, layout, and extractions of parts from a score. This course also includes pencil/pen techniques (studio and publisher styles) and computer music notation and printing. Credit(s): 2
This course is a continuation of Jazz Theory I. It reviews chord/scale relationships, and introduces modal interchange, voicings and voice leading, non-harmonic tone treatment, melodic elaboration, chord substitution, rhythm changes, the Coltrane matrix and extensive exploration of solo analysis. Credit(s): 2
MUTC 540 This course introduces important styles within popular and contemporary music through listening and analysis. Students learn to write, record and produce musical arrangements for the rhythm section (e.g., keyboard, bass, guitar, drums, percussion, melody and voice). Credit(s): 2
MUTC 541 This course advances the study of important styles within popular and contemporary music through listening and analysis. Students learn to write, record and produce musical arrangements for various ensembles including string quartet, brass quartet and others while building on knowledge of writing for the rhythm section. Credit(s): 2
This course offers a study of various structural elements of Western classical music, including rhythm, melody, harmony and texture, focusing on music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Credit(s): 3
MUTC-508 This course offers students the opportunity to study and apply principles of modal counterpoint, and includes text-setting. Credit(s): 2
MUTC-509 This course offers students the opportunity to study and apply principles of tonal counterpoint, including imitative textures. Credit(s): 2
This is a basic course in arranging techniques, focusing on the small jazz ensemble. Voicing techniques, nonharmonic tone treatment, style, instrumentation and jazz form are emphasized. Credit(s): 2
This course is devoted to the study of large jazz ensemble arranging techniques. It is a continuation of the concepts explored in MUTC 413 as applied to big band writing. Credit(s): 2
This course covers the fundamentals of arranging techniques and emphasizes vocal arranging. Learning is supported by practical writing assignments. Credit(s): 2
This course covers principles and techniques for use of orchestral instruments. It includes the study of ranges, voicings, timbre and idiomatic characteristics. Learning is supported by practical scoring for each instrument group and for various combinations of all instruments. Credit(s): 2
This course builds upon the principles and techniques of orchestral instrumentation to present a thorough survey of and practicum in the craft of orchestration for large ensembles. Credit(s): 2
This course provides a thorough analysis of the techniques of composing music in the “pop” idiom including analysis of harmonic and melodic structures, lyrics and instrumentation. Exploration of the industry and techniques for radio/television commercial jingle writing will be covered. Class assignments include several written compositions, including a “pop” song for vocal quartet, a complete song in the “top 40” idiom and a 30-second commercial spot. Credit(s): 2
This course is an investigation of a specialized topic within music theory. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
This course allows for guided individualized study of projects in music theory, which may be used to fulfill music electives only. Projects must be approved by the associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and the division chair and/or program coordinator prior to registration. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3, dependent upon topic.
Source: Shenandoah University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
