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Last updated on: Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 06:00:00 am
MUS101
Introduction to Music
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Introduction to Music will teach students how to listen to and understand music more deeply. Students will develop an appreciation for music as a vocation or avocation and will develop an understanding of the role of music in one's life. Students will be introduced to a wide variety of musical styles and genres. | |
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MUS102
Introduction to Western Music
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Introduction to Western Music is a chronological survey of the music of Western civilization from ancient to modern times. Emphasis is on the historical evolution of musical styles. | |
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MUS105
Rock and Roll History
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Beginning with the roots of Rock in the Rockabilly and Blues traditions, and continuing through the "classic" rock of the 50's and 60's, this course will study all styles of Rock, current and past. Listening and identifying specific idiosyncrasies of various performers will be central to the study. | |
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MUS112
Introduction to World Music
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Open/Free, Humanities, Liberal Arts |
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| Course Description | Introduction to World Music will introduce the student to the wide variety of musical styles made by the peoples of the world. The focus will be on learning to listen and understand the musics of cultures other than from Western Civilization. | |
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MUS115
Aural Skills I
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| 1 Credit Hour, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Open/Free, Humanities, Liberal Arts |
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| Course Description | Aural Skills I will help students begin to develop an aural perception of tonal and temporal relationships through the development of beginning sight-singing and rhythmic , melodic, and harmonic dictation skills. | |
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MUS116
Aural Skills II
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| 1 Credit Hour, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS115 Aural Skills I |
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| Course Description | Aural Skills II will further develop the aural perception skills learned in Aural Skills I through sight-singing based on tonic and demominant triads, rhythmic dictation with subdivided beats, melodic dictation on tonic and dominant triads, and harmonic dictation with all primary chords including first inversions. | |
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MUS120
Music Reading and Writing
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Open/Free, Humanities, Liberal Arts |
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| Course Description | Music Reading and Writing will introduce the student to the fundamentals of music notation. Students will learn about reading notes and rhythms and will learn how to use that notation to write music using music notation software. | |
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MUS121
Music Theory I
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Music Theory I will introduce the technical elements of music beginning with a review of music fundamentals and continuing with cadences, melodic organization, textural analysis, and voice leading. Prior experience in music or MUS 120 Music Reading and Writing is recommended. | |
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MUS122
Music Theory II
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS121 Music Theory I |
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| Course Description | Music Theory II will continue the student's development in the principles of music. Topics will include harmonic progression, seventh chords, modulation, secondary dominants, and form. Music Theory I or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for the course. | |
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MUS131
Piano I
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Piano I is designed to provide students with a strong background in playing the piano. Students will receive training in technique, intervals, ear training, rhythm, fingering, basic harmony, performance, and ensemble playing. The course will introduce students to piano literature in its historical perspective and effective practice methods. It is open to beginners or to those who want to improve on skills already acquired. | |
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MUS132
Piano II
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Proficiencies: |
MUS131 Piano I |
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| Course Description | Piano II is designed to continue and further establish a strong foundation in playing the piano. Students will receive more advanced training in technique, intervals, ear training, rhythm, fingering, basic harmony, performance and ensemble playing appropriate to level two. The course develops the effective practice methods introduced in MUS130 Piano I with more challenging piano literature in its historical perspective. | |
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MUS133
Class Guitar
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Class Guitar will teach students how to play basic folk guitar. Students wil learn basic playing techniques including chord patterns, fingering, and strumming patterns. Students will need to provide their own acoustic guitar. | |
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MUS141
Performance Workshop I
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| 1 Credit Hour, 1 Lecture Hour |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Performance Workshop I will help students develop musical skills needed for performing as a soloist and as a member of a musical ensemble through learning and participating in class critiques and through developing principles for lessons, ensemble performance, and concert attendance. | |
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MUS142
Performance Workshop II
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| 1 Credit Hour, 1 Lecture Hour |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS141 Performance Workshop I |
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| Course Description | Performance Workshop II will help students apply the concepts and principles learned in Performance Workshop I through doing beginning level lessons, ensemble performance, concert attendance, and the study of performance techniques.
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MUS151
Chorus I
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Students in Chorus I become the Northern Essex Community College Chorus which performs music from pop to classical in concert. Experience in singing, vocal-part learning and performance is developed. Students will be required to audition in order to be in the Chorus.
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MUS152
Chorus II
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS151 Chorus I |
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| Course Description | Students in Chorus II become the Northern Essex Community College Chorus which performs music from pop to classical music in concert. Experience in singing, vocal part learning and performance is developed. Students will be required to audition in order be in the Chorus. | |
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MUS154
Community Chorus I
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Community Chorus will perform together through singing a variety of choral music from many styles and will present regular concerts. | |
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MUS155
Community Chorus II
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS154 Community Chorus I |
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| Course Description | Community Chorus II will perform together through singing a variety of choral music from many styles and will present regular concerts. Community Chorus II will be a continuation of Community Chorus I with the requirement of further progress and musical development. | |
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MUS160
Harmony
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Harmony is an intensive study of key signature modes, intervals and triads leading to the basic principles involved in part writing, as exemplified by the music of the Common Practice period. Systematic investigation of the problems involving the use of dissonance (non-harmonic tones) within a basic four-part format. Correlated outside work. | |
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MUS161
Jazz/Rock Ensemble I
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Jazz/ Rock Ensemble is a class dedicated to the performance of contemporary music with a small performing ensemble. Students will learn and perform a variety of literature within the medium and give regular concerts. An audition will be required for all participants. | |
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MUS162
Jazz/Rock Ensemble II
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| 3 Credit Hours, 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS161 Jazz/Rock Ensemble I |
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| Course Description | Jazz/ Rock Ensemble II is a continuation of MUS 161 with the requirement of further progress and musical development. An audition is required to sign up for the class. | |
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MUS172
Class Voice
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Open/Free, Humanities, Liberal Arts |
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| Course Description | Class Voice will teach students how to sing. Students will learn basic vocal techniques including vocal production, breathing, phrasing, and musical expression. | |
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MUS210
Audio Portfolio
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| 1 Credit Hour, 1 Lecture Hour |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS122 Music Theory II and MUS141 Performance Workshop I |
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| Course Description | Audio Portfolio will be a class providing guidance for the completion of a final project for music students. The nature of the the project will depend on the student's career focus and previous academic work and may include a short recital, the preparation of an audition tape, or a conducting or composition project which will be recorded for the purpose of creating an audition tape for college transfer or employment. | |
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MUS211
Music Technology: Sound
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Music Technology: Sound will introduce the student to the basic principles of digital audio music through experiential learning. Specific topics will include digital audio sound, complex sound production and manipulation, digital synthesis, sampling, sound modifiers, recording, mixing, and sequencing. | |
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MUS212
Music Technology: Composition
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS121 Music Theory I |
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| Course Description | Music Technology: Composition will teach the student to compose music through the use of a digital audio workstation incorporating digital sequencing and mixing. Students will develop and produce original compositions. | |
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MUS214
Ear Training I
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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| Course Description | Students develop their music hearing ability through ear training skills using the software program MacGAMUT on the Macintosh or Windows computer platforms. Learning involves self-tutorial software, customized program for individual needs, and consultations with the teacher. Students work on aural identification and written spelling of scales, intervals and chords. The program covers ascending and descending 1) major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor and the modal scales 2) melodic and harmonic major, minor, diminished, augmented triads and seventh chords in root position and inversions. 3 hours per week; 3 credits. | |
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MUS217
Aural Skills III
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| 1 Credit Hour, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS116 Aural Skills II |
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| Course Description | Aural Skills III will further develop the aural perception skills learned in Aural Skills II through sight-singing based on primary chords in major and minor keys, rhythmic dictation with syncopations and unusual divisions, melodic dictation with chords in major and minor, and harmonic dictation using modulations. | |
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MUS218
Aural Skills IV
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| 1 Credit Hour, 2 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS217 Aural Skills III |
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| Course Description | Aural Skills IV will futher develop the aural perception skills learned in Aural Skills III through sight-singing based on all triads, rhythmic dictation with cross-rhythms and hemiolas, melodic dictation using all chords and meters, and harmonic dictation including chromatic chords. | |
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MUS223
Music Theory III
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS122 Music Theory II |
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| Course Description | Music Theory III will continue the student's development in the principles of music. Topics will include music chromatic and dissonant harmonies and advanced forms. Music Theory II or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for the course. | |
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MUS224
Music Theory IV
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS223 Music Theory III |
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| Course Description | Music Theory IV will continue the student's development in the principles of music. Topics will include complete parametric analysis of all styles of Western Classic music as well as popular, jazz, and Non-Western musics. Music Theory III or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for the course. | |
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MUS243
Performance Workshop III
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| 1 Credit Hour, 1 Lecture Hour |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS142 Performance Workshop II |
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| Course Description | Performance Workshop III will help students apply the concepts and principles learned in Peformance Workshop II through doing intermediate level lessons, ensemble performance, concert attendance, and the study of performance techniques. | |
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MUS244
Performance Workshop IV
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| 1 Credit Hour, 1 Lecture Hour |
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Electives: |
Fine & Performing Arts, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MUS243 Performance Workshop III |
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| Course Description | Performance Workshop IV will help students apply the concepts and principles learned in Performance Workshop III through doing advanced level lessons, ensemble performance, concert attendance, and the study of performance techniques. | |
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