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  • 3.00 Credits

    The course begins with a study of the remaining species of counterpoint (3rd-, 4th- & mixed-species). It then moves on to the study of traditional diatonic harmony through four-part writing using figured bass, unfigured bass, melody harmonization, and model composition. The course also includes analysis of excerpts from the music literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in MUSC 1110 OR AP Music Theory Exam score of 5
  • 1.00 Credits

    This aural skills course provides an introduction to sight-singing and dictation. Prerequisites: "C" or better in (MUSC 1100 OR MUSC 1460) OR 75 or higher on the Undergraduate Theory Entrance Exam. Corequisites: MUSC 1110.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This aural skills course provides further development of sight-singing and dictation skills. Prerequisites: "C" or better in (MUSC 1110 AND MUSC 1130). Corequisites: MUSC 1120.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Required of all music majors. First course in a series of four that teaches basic keyboard skills, sight reading, improvisation, performance, figured bass, transposition, and clef reading. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Music.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Required of all music majors. Second course in a series of four that teaches basic keyboard skills, sight reading, improvisation performance, figured bass, transposition, and clef reading. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Music.
  • 3.00 Credits

    For majors and nonmajors. First of two courses that teaches basic jazz technique, musicianship, fingerboard harmony, and literature. Required of all jazz guitar majors.
  • 3.00 Credits

    For majors and nonmajors. Second of two courses that teaches basic jazz technique, musicianship, fingerboard harmony, and literature. Required of all jazz guitar majors. Prerequisites: "C" or better in MUSC 1230.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Survey of Jazz teaches the history and evolution of the art form jazz, and integrates these concepts with cultural, sociological, political, technological, and musical factors. The course exposes students in unique and creative ways to the process in which jazz musicians manipulate musical elements. The relationship between jazz and African American culture is inseparable and complementary, and is a major emphasis of the course. This is a lower-division survey course with a focus on diversity, designed for the non-major as well as the music major.
    General Education Course
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces music production using computer technology. Topics include OS X use and management, servers, file sharing, scripting and macros, music notation, MIDI, video editing and synching, podcasting, streaming, microphone types and placement, mixers, digital audio interfaces, recording and editing, introduction to multi-track recording, audio file types, introduction to physics of audio, music-related desktop publishing, web design, and introduction to software synthesis. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course covers practical use of audio recording and computer technology for music professionals. We will cover topics such as OS X and computer lab management, notation software (Sibelius and MuseScore), file formats (aiff, mp3, wav, m4a, mov, MIDI, pdf and png screenshots), fair use and copyright guidelines, microphone types, audio interfaces and power supplies, setting levels, audio recording and editing software, special MS Word topics for writing about music, intro to web design, and podcasting software (video and audio). Prerequisites: Full Major status in Music.