MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Theory

3 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Designed to help the beginning music student

or those students with limited background in

music theory. Focuses upon the basic elements

of music, including notation, rhythm, scales, key

signatures, intervals, and chords.

MUS 105 Introduction to Electronic/Computer Music

3 Credit hours  45 Contact hours

Explores the elements of electronic music and
demonstrates some of the most popular music software
for the MacIntosh and IBGM computers, including
music notation and music sequencing programs.
Achieving a fundamental working knowledge of setup
and recording procedures on a personal computer is stressed.
Equipment is provided and beginner’s knowledge on either the
MacIntosh or IBM computer is helpful but not essential.

MUS 110 Music Theory I

3 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Prerequisite: MUS 100 or permission of Music

Department Coordinator

Co-requisite: MUS 112 Ear Training / Sight Singing I

Reviews music fundamentals and emphasizes

diatonic four-part harmony and analysis.

MUS 111 Music Theory II

3 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Prerequisite: MUS 110 and MUS 112, Corequisite:

MUS 113 Ear Training / Sight Singing II

Emphasizes chromatic four-part harmony,

analysis.

MUS 112 Ear Training / Sight Singing Lab I

1 Credit hour 30 Contact hours

Prerequisite: MUS 100 or permission of Music

Department Coordinator

Co-requisite: MUS 111 Music Theory I

Exercises in melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic

dictation and sight singing.

MUS 113 Ear Training / Sight Singing Lab II

1 Credit hour 30 Contact hours

Prerequisite: MUS 110 and MUS 112, Corequisite:

MUS 111 Music Theory II

Exercises in melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic

dictation and sight singing.
 

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MUS 120 Music Appreciation - Syllabus     
All Syllabi are samples only. Current copies are given at the first class each semester.

3 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Covers the basic materials of music, musical

forms, media, genres, and musical periods.

Emphasizes the development of tools for

intelligent listening and appreciation. This is a

statewide guaranteed transfer course.

MUS 121 Music History I - Syllabus

3 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Studies of the various periods of music history

with regard to the composers, aesthetics,

forms, and genres of each period. Considers

music from the Middle Ages through the

Classical period. This is a statewide guaranteed

transfer course.

MUS 122 Music History II - Syllabus

3 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Prerequisite: MUS 120 or MUS 121

Continues Music History I with a study of music

from the early Romantic period to the present.

This is a statewide guaranteed transfer course.

MUS 123 Survey of World Music

Provides an overview of non-Western music

from around the world; provides basic

listening skills and the historical/cultural context

for a variety of world music styles to enable an

understanding and appreciation of non-Western.

This is a statewide guaranteed transfer course.

MUS 131 Music Class: Guitar

2 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Introduction to basic guitar techniques which

are applicable to all styles of electric and

acoustic guitar performance.

MUS 131 Music Class: Piano - Syllabus

2 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Introduction to basic piano techniques.

Emphasis on scales, chords, and beginning to

intermediate music. Additional applications

include sight reading, ensemble performance,

and accompaniment patterns.

MUS 131 Music Class: Voice

2 Credit hours 45 Contact hours

Intended for the beginning singer or singers

with previous training who wish to review the

fundamentals of vocal technique. Correct breath

management, range development, projection,

interpretation, performance, and care of the

voice are taught in both group and individual

sessions.

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MUS 141 - 144 Private Instruction - Syllabus
guitar, piano, voice, flute, violin and composition

Private instruction consists of one lesson per

week plus private student performance class

participation. Prerequisites: MUS 131 or

audition for guitar, piano, and voice; audition for

all other instruments; MUS 100 or

composition/song writing experience for

composition.  Since private lessons may be

repeated for credit for a total of eight semesters,

they must be taken in sequence, beginning with

MUS 141. A private instruction registration

permission form is required for enrollment each

semester. Also, a fee is added to tuition.

Scheduling lessons depends on the availability

of an instructor and space. To arrange for an

audition, or to schedule lessons, contact the

Music Department Coordinator at 303.361.

7425.

MUS 151-155 Jazz Band

1 Credit hour  30 Contact hours

Course Note: This course is also available
as a continuing ed. non credit option for $100.
Weekly rehearsals are required for the public
concerts. May be repeated for credit for four semesters.

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