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MUS 105 - Music Appreciation 3.00 credits
Provides an introduction to understanding symphonic music in the vocal and instrumental genres from antiquity through the present using a multimedia format. Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in WRI 095, or equivalent placement test scores. Fulfills the General Education requirement in Arts and Letters for the following degrees: AA-OT, AS, AAS, AGS, and AS-OT.
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MUS 110 - Fundamentals of Music 3.00 credits
Covers concepts of sound, music notation, rhythm, meter, intervals, modes, scales, triads, sight singing, and ear training. Introduces the basic terminology of music theory and begins development of musical skills.
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MUS 111 - Music Theory I (Part 1) 3.00 credits
Music Theory 111 is the first course in a three-term sequence of intensive music theory study designed for the music major or minor. Topics include notation, scales, keys, meter, intervals, transposition, triads, figured bass, cadences and non-harmonic tones. This course includes practical experience with keyboard harmony. Corequisite: MUS111C.
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MUS 111C - Aural Skills I (Part 1) 1.00 credits
Develops musical skills emphasizing sight and sound of melodic and rhythmic patterns and musical intervals. Demonstrate musical recognition by singing and/or tapping the musical symbols presented for performance. Introduction to melodic, rhythmic and harmonic dictation. Corequisite: MUS 111.
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MUS 112 - Music Theory I (Part 2) 3.00 credits
Music Theory 112 is the second course in a three-term sequence of intensive music theory study designed for the music major or minor. Topics include consonance and dissonance, species counterpoint, voice-leading, harmonic progression, and working with scores. The course includes practical experience with keyboard harmony. The source material of the course will focus on compositions and techniques of the common-practice tonal era. Prerequisite: MUS 111. Corequisite: MUS 112C.
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MUS 112C - Aural Skills I (Part 2) 1.00 credits
Continues development of skills learned in MUS 111. Develop musical skills emphasizing sight and sound of melodic, rhythmic and harmonic intervals. Demonstrate musical recognition by singing and/or tapping the musical symbols presented for performance. Continued development of melodic, rhythmic and harmonic dictation. Prerequisite: MUS 111. Corequisite: MUS 112.
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MUS 113 - Music Theory I (Part 3) 3.00 credits
Music Theory 113 is the third course in a three-term sequence of intensive music theory study designed for the music major or minor. Topics include part-writing, error detection, non-harmonic tones, harmonic analysis and a final project. The course includes practical experience with keyboard harmony. The source material of the course will focus on compositions and techniques of the common-practice tonal era. Prerequisite: MUS 112. Corequisite: MUS113C.
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MUS 113C - Aural Skills I (Part 3) 1.00 credits
Continues development of skills learned in MUS 112C. Includes two-part melodic and rhythmic notation. Introduces secondary function and diatonic modulation. Part three of three-term sequence. Prerequisite: MUS 112C. Corequisite: MUS 113.
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MUS 201 - Intro to Music & Its Literature I 3.00 credits
Covers the evolution of musical expression, forms, instruments, notation, as well as development of melody, harmony, and rhythm in Western sacred and secular; vocal and instrumental music during the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. Prerequisite: WRI 121.
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MUS 202 - Intro to Music & Its Literature II 3.00 credits
Covers music of the Classic and Romantic eras. Prerequisite: WRI 121 or instructor permission.
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MUS 203 - Intro to Music & Its Literature III 3.00 credits
Covers music of the post-Romantic era and the 20th century. Prerequisite: WRI 121 or instructor permission.
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MUS 205 - History of Jazz Music 3.00 credits
Covers the 90-year history of jazz, an American art form. Eras, styles, and significant artists are examined and analyzed. Prerequisite: WRI 121 or instructor permission.
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MUS 206 - History of Rock Music 3.00 credits
Examines rock music’s roots and development, its innovators and significant events through a cultural, as well as musical, perspective. Prerequisite: WRI 121 or instructor permission.
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MUS 206M - History of Rock Music 5.00 credits
Examines rock music’s roots and development, its innovators and significant events through a cultural, as well as musical, perspective. Prerequisite: WRI 121 or instructor permission.
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MUS 207 - History of Folk Music 3.00 credits
Examines ballads, work songs, bluegrass, country blues, and gospel music, as well as influential non-American styles. Also covers protest songs and the folk revival of the sixties. Prerequisite: WRI 121 or instructor permission.
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MUS 265 - Music for Teachers 3.00 credits
Explores a variety of musical resources and activities appropriate for use in the classroom. This course will emphasize developing skills in understanding, presenting, and interpreting music while developing an awareness of the “how to” and “why” of teaching music to children.
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MUS 298 - Independent Study: Music 3.00 credits
Offers individualized study at an advanced level in areas of MUS not considered in other courses to meet special interests or program requirements. Students must complete a term project and readings approved by the instructor. Offered for variable credit, based on the student’s accomplishments. Instructor permission is required prior to registration. Recommended: Prior study in MUS.
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MUS 299 - Special Studies: Music 3.00 credits
Special topics, activities, or projects in an area of MUS not usually covered in depth in other MUS courses. Offered for variable credit, based on the student’s accomplishments. Instructor permission is required prior to registration. Recommended: Prior study in MUS.
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