Music (MUSI)

This course will discuss topics related to jazz with special emphasis on its development and contribution to American culture. It is structured for the student interested in jazz music.

Singing tonal music in treble and bass clefs, and aural study of elements of music, such as scales, intervals and chords, and dictation of basic rhythm, melody and diatonic harmony.

Singing tonal music in various clefs, continued aural study of the elements of music, and dictation of intermediate rhythm, melody and diatonic harmony.

This course is class instruction in the fundamentals of keyboard technique for beginning piano students.

This course covers advanced beginning class instruction in the fundamentals of keyboard technique.

This course is class instruction in the fundamentals of singing including breathing, tone production, and diction. Designed for students with little or no previous voice training. Does not apply to a music major degree.

This course is Class instruction in the fundamental techniques of playing percussion instruments.

This course is Class instruction in the fundamental techniques of playing guitar.

This course is designed as an introduction to the basic elements of music theory, including scales, intervals, keys, triads, elementary ear training, notation, meter, and rhythm. Course does not apply to a music major degree.

This course is an overview for understanding music through the study of cultural periods, major composers, and musical elements, illustrated with audio recordings and live performances. Course does not apply to a music major degree.

This course provides a survey of the styles and forms of music as it developed from the middle ages to the present. This course will familiarize the student with cultural context, terminology, genres, and notation.

This course covers a general survey of various styles of music of the Americas, including but not limited to jazz, folk, rock, and contemporary music.

The study of analysis and writing of tonal melody and diatonic harmony, including fundamental music concepts, scales, intervals, chords, 7th chords, and early four-part writing. Analysis of small compositional forms. Optional correlated study at the keyboard.

The study of analysis and writing of tonal melody and diatonic harmony, including all diatonic chords and sevenths chords in root position and inversions, non-chord tones, and functional harmony. Introduction to more complex topics, such as modulation, may occur. Optional correlated study at the keyboard.

Singing more difficult tonal music in various clefs, aural study including dictation of more complex rhythm, melody, chromatic harmony, and extended tertian structures.

Singing advanced tonal music and introduction of modal and post-tonal melodies. Aural study including dictation of advanced rhythm, melody, and harmony.

This course covers intermediate class instruction of keyboard technique.

This course is an advanced class instruction of keyboard technique.

Advanced harmony voice leading, score analysis and writing of more advanced tonal harmony including chromaticism and extended-tertian structures. Optional correlated study at keyboard.

Continuation of advanced chromaticism and survey of analytical and compositional procedures in post-tonal music. Optional correlated study at the keyboard.