Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

MUS 100 Recitals, Concerts and Productions

Each semester, students will attend Common Hour Convocations plus a minimum of 5 concerts or productions in which they do not perform. S/U graded.
0

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Music (and) Music Education Major(s)/Minor(s)

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

MUS 104 Foundations of Music Theory

A rigorous curriculum that focuses on the foundational elements of music theory including clef reading, calligraphy, rhythmic notation, intervals, scales, key signatures, triads and diatonic chords. Extensive work in ear training and sight singing.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Music (and) Music Education Major(s)/Minor(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 113 Music Theory I

Introduction to basic diatonic harmony, phrase structure, analysis, period form and four part writing in root position. Weekly keyboard labs reinforce the coursework.
3

Prerequisites

MUS 104 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 114 Aural Skills and Sight Singing I

Exercises in sight singing, rhythmic reading and dictation. Sight singing of diatonic melodies, intervals, triads. Performance of rhythmic reading exercises. Ear training includes intervals, triad types, diatonic melodies, cadences and rhythmic dictation.
1

Prerequisites

MUS 104 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 115 Music Theory II

Introduction to harmony through four-part writing. Principles of harmonic progression, modulation, diatonic seventh chords and secondary dominants are included. Analysis of Binary and Ternary forms. Weekly keyboard labs reinforce the written material.
3

Prerequisites

(MUS 113 and MUS 114 with a minimum grade of C-)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 116 Aural Skills and Sight Singing II

Exercises in sight singing, rhythmic reading and dictation. Sight singing of diatonic, modulating and chromatic melodies. Performance of rhythmic reading exercises which include syncopation and asymmetrical meters. Dictation includes diatonic chord progressions, diatonic and chromatic melodies, seventh chords, and rhythmic dictation with syncopation, and meters including 5/8 and 7/8.
1

Prerequisites

(MUS 113 and MUS 114 with a minimum grade of C-)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 140 Exploration of Music through American Identities

A non-technical course on the enjoyment and appreciation of diverse music that has been available in the United States since ca. 1750. From a contemporary American and global standpoint, as well as in pursuit of improving social awareness and cultural competence, this course explores our multicultural past and present through musical examples and figures of diverse identities that have existed since the beginning of our country’s history.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT Arts

MUS 143 Musical Styles and Context

Music in its historical and cultural contexts: stylistic development and connections to the other arts. Intended for majors and musically literate non majors with a knowledge of basic music theory.
3

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

MUS 144 Exploring Music in Film

This course explores music in film, focusing on common musical styles and sound design techniques and the way they work with visual and theatrical elements to tell the story. This class is intended for students with little or no musical background.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall, Winter Interim, Spring, and/or Summer Annually

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

MUS 145 Music for Cartoons: Disney to Animé

This course is an elementary exploration of animation and music in cartoons and is designed for undergraduates from a variety of disciplines. No special musical knowledge is required. Much of the content of the course will be drawn from early cartoons, c. 1930-1960 and then from 1990 to the present. Study of this subject is a study of music literature, particularly in the realms of jazz and classical music, cultural reflections of social interactions and politics, and technological development in both image and sound in the past 100 years.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and GT Arts

MUS 150 History of Rock and Roll

This course is a survey of the development of the Rock genre from its roots in African-American music and the Blues into the 21st century. The advances in the music will be connected to the social, political, multicultural, and technological changes that shaped those developments.
3

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT Arts

MUS 155 Beats and Grooves in Hispanic and Latinx Music

A non-technical course on the enjoyment and appreciation of Hispanic and Latinx music and culture. This course explores a variety of musical styles and genres that incorporate distinctive beats and grooves of Spanish, Chicano/Chicana, and Latin American roots music, in close connection with social, political, and multicultural movements that have shaped their spirits and sounds.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT Arts

MUS 160 Class Piano I

An introduction to functional keyboard skills for students with little or no background in piano.
1

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Music (and) Music Education Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 161 Class Piano II

For music majors continuing to develop reading skills, technique and style necessary for playing elementary piano music.
1

Prerequisites

MUS 160 with a minimum grade of C-

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Music (and) Music Education Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Course Fee Required

MUS 170 Performance Study

Individual instruction on technique, performance, and literature for performance majors.
1

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Private Music Lesson Fee Required

MUS 181 Jazz and Latin Theory I

An exploration of harmonic syntax, melodic construction, song forms, rhythms, and grooves in jazz and Latin music.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

MUS 182 Jazz and Latin Aural Skills I

Study and development of skills in hearing and vocalizing melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements of jazz and Latin music styles.

1

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

MUS 183 Jazz and Latin Theory II

An in-depth study of harmonic syntax, melodic construction, song forms, rhythms, and grooves in jazz and Latin music.
3

Prerequisites

MUS 181 with a minimum grade of C-

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

MUS 184 Jazz and Latin Aural Skills II

Continued study and development of skills in hearing and vocalizing melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements of jazz and Latin music styles.

1

Prerequisites

MUS 182 with a minimum grade of C-

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required