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MUSIC
(MUSI) Lecture and (MUEN)
Ensemble
MUSI 1159 (or DRAM 1162). Musical
Theater.
1:0:3
Study
of and practical experience in the integration of music, acting, and staging
through the production of a full-length musical theater presentation.
Serves as an opera workshop. May
be counted as Music or Drama but not both.
May be repeated for a total of two semester hours. Prerequisite: None. [Offered as demand requires.]
MUSI 1181. Class Piano.
1:0:3
Provides
basic knowledge of the nomenclature and function of the instrument through the
study of keyboard skills. Includes all major scales, hands
separately, harmonization of simple melodies at sight, sight-reading,
transposition, and simple repertoire. Prerequisite: Consent
of department heard. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
MUSI 1182.
Class Piano.
1:0:3
Includes
all major scales, hands together, two octaves; harmonic minor scales two
octaves, harmonization of simple melodies
at sight, sight-reading, transposition, and repertoire. The second course is a continuation
with increasing difficulty of the skills studied in MUSI 1181.
A minimum of three
hours practice a week. Prerequisite: Grade
of C or better in MUSI 1181. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
MUSI 1183.
Class Voice.
1:1:1
Class
instruction in the fundamentals of correct breathing, tone production, and
diction. Laboratory course designed
for students with little or no previous voice training to aid in developing a
pleasing quality produced with care and proper enunciation.
Fundamentals of singing such as tone quality; controlled breathing;
resonance; use of the tongue, palate, lips, and jaw; pronunciation; and phrasing
are developed. Students memorize the songs studied in this class.
May be taken two semesters for credit. Minimum of three practice hours a
week. Prerequisite: None.
MUSI 1211.
Harmony I.
2:3:0
Introduction
to the fundamental materials of music. Includes
a review of music fundamentals, the tonic, dominant, subdominant and leading
tone triads, the triad in inversion, and the C clefs.
Music majors should enroll in piano class as part of their theory
instruction. Prerequisites: Satisfactory
score on Music Placement Test or grade of C or better in MUSI 1301.
Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1216.
[Offered fall semester.]
MUSI 1212.
Harmony II.
2:3:0
Continuation
of MUSI 1211, expanding the tertian vocabulary to include all diatonic triads
and secondary dominants, non-harmonic tones, diatonic seventh chords, and
elementary modulation. Includes
binary and ternary forms. Music
majors should enroll in piano class as part of their theory instruction.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MUSI 1211 and 1216 and concurrent
registration in MUSI 1217. [Offered spring semester.]
MUSI 1216.
Sight Singing and Ear Training I.
2:3:0
Development
of aural skills through readings and dictation coordinated with materials in
MUSI 1211, Elementary Harmony I. Extensive
use of computer in aural skill development. Prerequisite:
Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1211. [Offered fall semester.]
MUSI 1217.
Sight Singing and Ear Training II.
2:3:0
Continued
development of aural skills coordinated with MUSI 1212, Elementary Harmony II.
Extensive use of computer in aural skill development. Prerequisite:
Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1212. [Offered
spring semester.]
MUSI 1300.
Foundations in Music.
3:3:0
Designed
for elementary education students and music majors who desire a review of the essentials
of music notation. Emphasis on music reading; competency skills on playing the
piano, guitar, autoharp and recorder, teaching songs and rhythm instruments;
basic understanding of major and minor scales, major and minor triads; basic
understanding of reading and notating rhythm. Computer programs to supplement
course work may be required. Prerequisite: THEA reading requirement met or
concurrent enrollment in READ 0307. [Offered fall and spring semesters, and
summer II.]
MUSI 1301.
Music Fundamentals.
3:3:0
For
music majors who have had little or no theory in high school, and for non-music
majors to fulfill Fine Art requirements. Course
work includes staff, clefs, scales, key signatures, triads, meter and
rhythm, application of theory at the keyboard, and aural skill development.
Computer programs to supplement course work may re required. Prerequisite:
Consent of department head. [Offered
spring semester and summer II.]
MUSI 1306.
Music Appreciation. (Core
050)
3:3:0
Provides
a foundation for the enjoyment of music through the use of recorded and live music.
Prerequisite: THEA reading requirement met. [Offered fall and spring
semesters.]
MUSI 1308.
Survey of Music Literature. (Core 050)
3:3:0
Detailed
survey of the principal forms, periods, and composers of music presented in
lectures with laboratory listening periods. Includes Antiquity and the Medieval,
Renaissance, Baroque and Classical style periods. Prerequisite:
Must be music major or minor
or have consent of instructor.
THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Offered fall semester.]
MUSI 1309.
Survey of Music Literature. (Core 050)
3:3:0
Continuation
of MUSI 1308. Three outside listening hours a week. Includes the
Romantic and Contemporary style periods. Prerequisites: THEA reading and
writing requirements met and MUSI
1308 or consent of the instructor.
[Offered spring semester.]
MUSI 1310.
American Music. (Core 050)
3:3:0
Detailed
survey of American music from the 1890s to the present.
Includes ragtime, jazz, Broadway musical theater, rock, and folk music.
Two outside listening hours a week. Prerequisite:
THEA reading requirement met.
MUSI
2181. Class
Piano.
1:0:3
Continuation,
with increased difficulty, of the development of keyboard skills begun in the
freshman courses (MUSI 1181 and 1182). Includes
all major and three minor scales, triad inversions and cadences in three
positions, harmonization of
melodies, sight-reading, transposition, and repertoire.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MUSI 1182. [Offered fall and spring
semesters.]
MUSI
2182. Class Piano.
1:0:3
Continuation,
with increased difficulty, of the development of keyboard skills begun in the
freshman courses (MUSI 1181 and 1182), and continued with MUSI 2181.
Includes scales, harmonization of melodies, sight-reading, transposition,
and repertoire. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MUSI 2181. [Offered fall and spring
semesters.]
MUSI
2211. Harmony
III.
2:3:0
Expansion
of the study of the harmonic materials of tonal music including all diatonic and
chromatic resources and their application to creative projects.
Includes formal procedures such as the rondo, fugue, and sonata-allegro.
Music majors should enroll in piano class as part of their theory instruction.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better
in MUSI 1212 and MUSI 1217.
Concurrent registration in MUSI 2216. [Offered fall semester.]
MUSI
2212. Harmony
IV.
2:3:0
Continuation
of MUSI 2211 including an introduction to techniques of the late 19th and 20th
centuries. Emphasis on analysis of traditional structured procedures.
Music majors should enroll in piano class as part of their theory instruction.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MUSI 2211 and MUSI 2216. Concurrent
registration in MUSI 2217. [Offered
spring semester.]
MUSI
2216. Sight Singing and
Ear Training
III.
2:3:0
Development
of aural skills coordinated with MUSI 2211.
Extensive use of computer in aural skill development. Prerequisite:
Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 2211. [Offered fall semester.]
MUSI
2217. Sight Singing and Ear Training IV.
2:3:0
Development
of aural skills coordinated with MUSI 2212.
Extensive use of computer in aural skill development. Prerequisite:
Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 2212. [Offered spring semester.]
MUEN
1125. Ensemble—Jazz Band.
1:0:3
Emphasis
on performing music from all the stylistic periods of jazz.
Includes general jazz history and basic jazz improvisation.
May be taken for four semesters for credit toward graduation.
A standard jazz band instrumentation is chosen each semester by the
instructor based on auditions. Prerequisite: Open to any college student who has had experience playing an
instrument used in a standard jazz band. Ability to read music notation is
essential. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
MUEN
1127. Ensemble—Pioneer
Band.
1:0:5
Performs
concerts and represents the college at parades and special functions. Emphasis
on the performance of serious band literature.
May be taken for four semesters for credit toward graduation. Chair
placement is determined by audition. Prerequisite:
Open to any college student who has had at least three years of
high-school band experience. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
MUEN
1132.
Ensemble—Piano.
1:0:3
Designed
for the student who plans to transfer and major or minor in piano with emphasis
on two pianos, piano four hands, chamber music, and piano accompaniment.
Emphasis on sight reading, piano technique, and interpretation of both
original and specially arranged compositions for piano ensemble.
May be taken four semesters for credit toward graduation. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
MUEN
1141. Ensemble—WCJC
Choir.
1:0:5
The
WCJC Choir is required of all students who plan to major in voice at a four-year
institution but is open to all students by auditions.
The choir engages in study and performance of choral literature from the
Renaissance to the present including a major work usually in the spring
semester. Performances consist of various campus programs, for civic
organizations, and performances for the public at holidays, etc.
May be taken for four semesters for credit toward graduation.
Prerequisite: Admission by audition. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
MUEN
1154. Ensemble Chamber Singers.
1:0:3
Designed
for 16 to twenty 20 singers chosen by audition.
The repertoire consists of all styles of 15th‑ and 16th-century
vocal music through present-day compositions and vocal music for jazz and show
choirs. May be taken for four
semesters for credit toward graduation. Prerequisites:
Selected by audition. Selection
is by instructor only. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
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