40 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 111Music Theory I4
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Discusses elements of musical construction of scales, intervals, triads, and chord progressions. Develops ability to sing at sight and write from dictation. Introduces the analysis of the Bach chorale style. Expands facility with harmonic dictation and enables the student to use these techniques at the keyboard. Part I of II. 5
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Discusses elements of musical construction of scales, intervals, triads, and chord progressions. Develops ability to sing at sight and write from dictation. Introduces the analysis of the Bach chorale style. Expands facility with harmonic dictation and enables the student to use these techniques at the keyboard. Part II of II. 5
Lecture hours per week: 3 Explores the language of music through and introduction to basic elements, forms and styles across time. Acquaints students with composers’ lives and. influential creative individuality’s, discovering representative works and milestones in western society. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically. Reviews historical development and significance of art music within the context of evolving societal structures. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Increases the variety and depth of the student’s interest, knowledge, and involvement in music and related cultural activities. Acquaints the student with traditional and twentieth century music literature, emphasizing the relationship music has as an art form with man and society. Increases the student’s awareness of the composers and performers of all eras through listening and concert experiences.
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Introduces the many aspects of singing from the physical act through the aesthetic experience. The course is designed for the beginning singer who desires vocal improvement, and for the voice major as an addition to and extension of skills and knowledge necessary for artistic development. Introduces appropriate repertoire. 3
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Introduces the many aspects of singing from the physical act through the aesthetic experience. The course is designed for the beginning singer who desires vocal improvement, and for the voice major as an addition to and extension of skills and knowledge necessary for artistic development. Introduces appropriate repertoire. 3
Laboratory hours per week: 3 Consists of performance from Standard Jazz and American Songbook Repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques, interpretation, and improvisation. May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval required. Total 3-6 hours per week.
Laboratory hours per week: 2 Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval required.
Laboratory hours per week: 3 Ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval required.
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Offers the beginning piano student activities in learning musical notation, in accomplishing sight reading skills, and in mastering techniques of keyboard playing. Presents appropriate literature. Open to all students and may be used to fulfill applied minor instrument requirement for music major. 3
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Offers the beginning piano student activities in learning musical notation, in accomplishing sight reading skills, and in mastering techniques of keyboard playing. Presents appropriate literature. Open to all students and may be used to fulfill applied minor instrument requirement for music major. 3
Laboratory hours per week: 3 Consists of performance in a select ensemble, designed for high-level, artistic, public performances of major literature strings, winds, brass, percussion, keyboard and voice. Membership in the Chamber Ensemble is open to any student who qualifies through audition. May be repeated for credit. Total 3-6 hours per week.
Lecture hours per week: 0 Laboratory hours per week: 3 Consists of performance from the standard jazz small group repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques, improvisation, and arranging. Divisional approval and performing experience required. May be repeated for credit.
Lecture hours per week: .5 Laboratory hours per week: 1 Teaches piano, organ, harpsichord, or synthesizer. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
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1
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Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Laboratory hours per week: 2 Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval required.
Lecture hours per week: 4 Laboratory hours per week: 4 Teaches fundamentals of the woodwind instruments. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Lecture hours per week: 2 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Introduces the principles of improvisation using harmonic structures and progressions from the period of common practice. Includes listening to and performing music of the standard jazz and popular repertoire. Develops performance skills utilizing specific improvisational devices employed in different historical periods. 4
Lecture hours per week: 2 Laboratory hours per week: 3 Studies the fundamentals of sound production, music theory, and harmony as they apply to guitar. Builds proficiency in both the techniques of playing the guitar and in the application of music fundamentals to these techniques. Presents different types of guitars and related instruments. Emphasizes music as entertainment and as a communication skill.
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 4 Teaches fundamentals of string instruments, harp, or guitar. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Lecture hours per week: .5 Laboratory hours per week: 1 Teaches fundamentals of brass instruments. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Lecture hours per week: 4 Laboratory hours per week: 4 Teaches fundamentals of percussion instruments. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be repeated for credit. May be used for special honors courses. Variable hours.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Increases facility in the analysis and usage of diatonic and chromatic harmonies. Continues harmonic analysis of Bach style. Includes exercises in sight-singing, ear-training, and keyboard harmony. Part I of II. 5
Lecture hours per week: 3 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Increases facility in the analysis and usage of diatonic and chromatic harmonies. Continues harmonic analysis of Bach style. Includes exercises in sight-singing, ear-training, and keyboard harmony. Part II of II. 5
Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from Antiquity through the Pre-Classical era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and 222 may transfer as the same course. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from the Classical Period through the Modern era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and 222 may transfer as the same course. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture hours per week: 3 Explores music emanating from cultural traditions around the world within their respective socio-cultural contexts. Introduces basic elements of music. Increases global awareness and enhances knowledge of the origins, evolution, aesthetics and purposes of music from an ethnomusicological perspective. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Continues MUS 131 - MUS 132 . Continues the expansion of appropriate vocal repertoire. Part I of II. 3
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Continues MUS 131 - MUS 132 . Continues the expansion of appropriate vocal repertoire. Part II of II. 3
Laboratory hours per week: 2 Courses in ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Continues MUS 137 . Credits 1 - 2. May be repeated for credit.
Laboratory hours per week: 2 Ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Continues MUS 138 . May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval required.
Laboratory hours per week: 2 Consists of performance from Standard Jazz and American Songbook Repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques, interpretation, and improvisation. Divisional approval and completion of Jazz Ensemble required. May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval and completion of Jazz Ensemble required. Total 3-6 hours per week.
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Teaches advanced applications of keyboard fundamentals and technical skills. Includes exercises in intervals, triads, all major and major scales, and simple and compound meters. Uses advanced repertoire. Part I of II. 3
Lecture hours per week: 1 Laboratory hours per week: 2 Teaches advanced applications of keyboard fundamentals and technical skills. Includes exercises in intervals, triads, all major and major scales, and simple and compound meters. Uses advanced repertoire. Part II of II. 3
Lecture hours per week: 4 Laboratory hours per week: 4 Continues Applied Music - Keyboard MUS 145 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Laboratory hours per week: 2 Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Continues MUS 149 . May be repeated for credit. Divisional approval required.
Lecture hours per week: 4 Laboratory hours per week: 4 Continues Applied Music - Woodwinds Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Lecture hours per week: .5 Laboratory hours per week: 3.5 Continues Applied Music - Strings Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Continues Applied Music Brass MUS 175 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. Laboratory 1-2 hours per week. & MUS 276 BRASS ENSEMBLE (1 CR.) Continues Brass Ensemble MUS 176 . Courses in ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit.
Subject
MUS
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
Lecture hours per week: .5 Laboratory hours per week: 1 Continues Applied Music - Percussion MUS 185 . Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. Laboratory 1-2 hours per week. & MUS 286 PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE (1 CR.) Continues Percussion Ensemble MUS 186 . Courses in ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit.
Subject
MUS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor.
