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Recital attendance credit for Music majors/minors/teacher certification candidates. May be repeated for credit. Lab fee.

Recital attendance credit for Music majors/minors/teacher certification candidates. May be repeated for credit. Lab fee.

Recital attendance credit for Music majors/minors/teacher certification candidates. May be repeated for credit. Lab fee.

Recital attendance credit for Music majors/minors/teacher certification candidates. May be repeated for credit. Lab fee.

Instrumental ensemble performing at athletic events, parades, etc. Prerequisite: Audition or interview with instructor.

FOR NON MAJORS ONLY. A hands-on study of how to play the guitar in a group setting. No experience required. Students must provide their own classical or acoustic guitar.

A beginning group piano instruction experience. Four semester of class piano may prepare students for the Applied Music Proficiency Examination in piano.

A beginning group piano instruction experience. Four semester of class piano may prepare students for the Applied Music Proficiency Examination in piano.

A group piano instruction experience. A continuation of MUSI 1115 Class Piano I. Prerequisite: MUSI 1115 Class Piano I.

FOR NON-MAJORS ONLY. Fundamentals of voice for beginning singers. Group sessions. Music reading ability is not a prerequisite. Lab fee.

A 'hands-on' orientation to three major areas of music technology; computer assisted music notation; MIDI programming; and, digital recording techniques. Lab fee.

Study of music theory through development of analytical, critical listening skills, vocal technical exercises, and sight-singing using solfege system. Should be taken concurrently with MUSI 1331. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on Theory Placement Exam.

Continuation of MUSI 1131. Should be taken concurrently with MUSI 1332. Prerequisite: MUSI 1131.

 

Pedagogical and practical study in understanding and teaching brass instruments to students. Instruction in performing and teaching trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba.

Pedagogical and practical study in understanding and teaching strings instruments to students. Instruction in performing and teaching violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

Pedagogical and practical study in understanding and teaching percussion instruments to students. Instruction in performing and teaching timpani, snare drum, and various auxiliary percussion instruments.

Pedagogical and practical study in understanding and teaching woodwind instruments to students. Instruction in performing and teaching clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, and bassoon.

Church Music ministry experience in a “field service” setting (paid or unpaid). Require­ments include field-based observation by church and faculty supervisors. May be repeated for credit.

Assignments in applied studio situations. Supervision by piano faculty. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Audition.

Fundamentals of pronunciation of the English, Italian, and Latin languages. Phonetic study of texts of songs and/or choral works in these languages.

Fundamentals of pronunciation of the German and French languages. Phonetic study of texts of songs and/or arias in these languages. Prerequisite: MUSI 1219.

Basic theoretical concepts and skills relating to the music of the common practice period. The course covers basic concepts of notation, melody, rhythm, harmony, and analysis, with an emphasis on harmonic structure and progression. Should be taken concurrently with MUSI 1131. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on Theory Placement Exam.

Continuation of MUSI 1331. Includes counterpoint, all diatonic triads and seventh chords, inversions, and non-chord tones and emphasizes four-voice part writing as a tool for learning melodic structure, principles of voice leading, and harmonic progression. Should be taken concurrently with MUSI 1132. Prerequisite: MUSI 1331.

FOR NON-MAJORS ONLY. A course designed to develop a deeper appreciation of music through the discovery of the design of melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, and contrapuntal aspects of music. A study of the musical forms represented in the various periods of the history of Western Civilization.