100
An introduction to musical language through the study of theory, notation, and composition of music, including notation, clefs, key signatures, scales, time signatures, meter, rhythm, intervals, chords and basic keyboard harmony and harmonic progressions. Knowledge of this material is a prerequisite to more advanced music theory courses, such as MUS 101.
3
Detailed study of musical concepts and elements, with an emphasis on foundations.
3
Corequisites
MUS 103 or permission of instructor.
Continued study of concepts of music emphasizing the diatonic vocabulary.
3
Prerequisites
MUS 101
Corequisites
MUS 104 or permission of instructor.
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.
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.
Beginning piano level course open to all students regardless of major. Basic class instruction at the piano emphasizing keyboard facility through literature, harmonizing melodies, sight reading and improvising.
1
For music majors and minors. Basic class introduction to piano emphasizing keyboard facility through literature, harmonizing melodies, sight reading and improvising.
1
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor.