100

MUS 101 Music Theory I

Detailed study of musical concepts and elements, with an emphasis on foundations.

3

Corequisites

MUS 103 or permission of instructor.

MUS 102 Music Theory II

Continued study of concepts of music emphasizing the diatonic vocabulary.

3

Prerequisites

MUS 101

Corequisites

MUS 104 or permission of instructor.

MUS 103 Aural Skills I

Direct and computerized instruction in the development of pitch, interval, chord, and rhythm discrimination. This class is coordinated with MUS 101 through simultaneous enrollment. Open to all students. Required of music majors and minors.

1

Corequisites

MUS 101 or permission of instructor.

MUS 104 Aural Skills II

This course continues to a more advanced level of the training begun in MUS 103. It is coordinated with MUS 102.

1

Prerequisites

MUS 103

Corequisites

MUS 102 or permission of instructor.

MUS 130 Class Piano

Basic class instruction at the piano emphasizing keyboard facility through literature, harmonizing melodies, sight reading, and improvising. Open to all students.

1

MUS 131 Introduction to Piano

Basic class introduction to piano emphasizing keyboard facility through literature, harmonizing melodies, sight reading, improvising. Required of music majors.

1

Prerequisites

Permission of instructor.