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2.00 Credits
1 hours lecture, 2 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MUS 221C or consent of instructor. MUS 222C is the fourth in a four-semester sequence in learning to play the piano. Utilities electronic piano labs. Practice facilities available on weekdays. Upon successful completion of MUS 222C, the student should be able to: Play all major scales, two hands/four octaves, with correct fingering. Improvise an accompaniment from chord symbols. Sight-read simple songs. Perform on level of Chopin Preludes, Bach Two-Part Inventions or higher. Participate in recital with relative confidence.
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3.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): Ability to sing in tune, exhibit basic dance technique, Audition or Consent of Instructor Recommended Preparation: MUS 121B, DNCE 131, or THEA 101. Comment: MUS 229 is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. MUS 229 is a vocal and dance class which focuses on the musical theatre genre. Topics explored in this course include the history of musical theatre, the development and tradition of song and dance, standard musical theatre repertoire, and the necessary preparation for staging a musical production. Activities include song and character analysis as well as basic choreography used in this genre. Upon successful completion of MUS 229, the student should be able to: Discern and demonstrate range, intonation, and good tone production using proper vocal techniques in co-ordination with basic dance skills. Perform at a competent level of musicianship (sing correct pitches, rhythms, the ability to read general musical notation). Perform at a high degree of body awareness necessary for good vocal tone production and basic dance movements. Discuss and recognize basic knowledge in vocal, dramatic and dance interpretation used in musical theatre. Discuss and identify musical theatre repertoire from a historical perspective. 8 Recognize music, dance and drama as an interdisciplinary art form. Demonstrate organizational skills necessary for musical theatre (scheduling, time management). Participate with growing confidence in public performances.
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4.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 4 hours lecture/lab per week. Prerequisite(s): MUS 229, audition or consent of Instructor. Comment: $25.00 for course materials. MUS 230 is repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. MUS 230 is a performance class whereby a musical theatre production is selected as the end of the semester class project. This class is designed to enhance and develop students' voice, dance, and drama skills through the staging of the selected musical theatre production as well as offering a more in-depth study of performing practices in music, dance and drama and their interdisciplinary relationship. Upon successful completion of MUS 230, the student should be able to: Perform at a competent level of vocal and dance skills necessary for any musical theatre audition. Perform vocal, dramatic and dance skills necessary for a musical theatre production as shown through an actual staged production. Demonstrate and recognize the interpretative aspects of a script through vocal and dance skills as shown in rehearsals and the actual staged production. Demonstrate and discuss the different aspects of a musical stage production, such as stage managing, lighting, costuming and set design by staging an actual production. Prepare and write a formal resume for musical theatre production companies during the audition process. Demonstrate the organizational skills required for time management in the performing arena.
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1.00 Credits
1/2 - 1 hour per week private instruction Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MUS 221B or audition and consent of instructor. Comment: MUS 231B is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. Special fee per credit in addition to regular tuition. MUS 231B may not be audited. MUS 231B may not be taken CR/NC. Meeting times arranged between student and instructor on an individual basis. MUS 231B is a course for individual instruction in vocal performance where students meet with the instructor for either 30 minutes per week (one credit) or for 1 hour per week (two credits). Students may start from the elementary to advanced level. Upon successful completion of MUS 231B, the student should be able to: Discern and demonstrate range, good intonation and tone production using proper and vocal techniques. Identify a variety of song types and singing styles ranging from classical music topresent day popular music including musical theater. Perform with a higher degree of body awareness necessary for good vocal tone production. Perform each vocal solo, particularly in English, with a relatively high degree of musicianship throughout all singing styles studied. Distinguish between the different qualities of an artist (interpretation, musicality, the breathing apparatus and stylization). Perform a series of vocal songs in a recital program.
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1.00 Credits
30 minutes to 1 hour individual lesson per week Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MUS 222C or audition and instructor consent. Comment: MUS 231C is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. Special course offered by the Office of Continuing Education and Training; OCET fee per credit in addition to regular tuition. MUS 231C provides individual instruction in piano performance at the elementary level. Student must have access to a piano for practice. 9 Upon successful completion of MUS 231C, the student should be able to: Demonstrate ability to play piano literature from Two-Part Invention by J. S. Bach; First movement of a sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven; and one composition by a Romantic, Impressionistic, or Contemporary composer. Play scales: Major and Harmonic Minor, four octaves, hands together, M.M. 92 to the quarter note. Play arpeggios: Major and minor triads in root position, parallel and contrary motion, two octaves.
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1.00 Credits
30 minutes private instruction, 2.5 hours independent practice per week (for one credit) 1 hour private instruction, 5 hours independent practice per week (for two credits) Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in MUS 221D or consent of instructor. Comment: MUS 231G is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. Special course offered by the Office of Continuing Education and Training; OCET fee per credit in addition to regular tuition. MUS 231G provides advanced individual instruction in classical guitar playing. Upon successful completion of MUS 231G, the student should be able to: Demonstrate an ability to play solo guitar literature (pieces with two or more voices, e.g., melody and harmony), such as Lagrima, by Francisco Tarrega; Romance, anon.; Adelita, by Francisco Tarrega; One etude by Fernando Sor; and One etude by Matteo Carcassi. Demonstrate the ability to play major scales on the entire fingerboard. Demonstrate the ability to play major and minor triads, solid and broken (arpeggios).
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1.00 Credits
30 minutes instruction per week (for one credit) 1 hour instruction per week (for two credits) Recommended Preparation: 2-3 years private instruction and/or band experience. Comment: MUS 231M is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. Special course offered by the Office of Continuing Education and Training; OCET fee per credit in addition to regular tuition. MUS 231M is a performance class with an emphasis toward developing greater flexibility of technique as well as expansion of repertoire. Upon successful completion of MUS 231M, the student should be able to: Demonstrate the development and refinement of basic skills and techniques of playing the flute, to include tonguing, slurring, proper breathing for phrase structure, and dynamic contrast. Demonstrate the ability to sight-read a piece of music. Demonstrate the ability to memorize repertoire for repertoire recitals as well as for board exams. Demonstrate the ability to perform soloistic as well as ensemble literature (ensemble literature will be demonstrated by the student performing with the KCC Synthesizer Ensemble on selected flute features).
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week MUS 253 focuses on music fundamentals for classroom teachers is an engagement in the practice of the components of music, specifically, time, pitch, media, musical expression, and form, and how these interact with each other to comprise a musical experience. The means through which these components will be explored is singing; use of rhythm instruments including body sounds; playing recorder, ukulele, bells, piano, and other appropriate classroom instruments; listening as a primary means of engaging the musical mind; movement as a primary means of engaging the kinesthetic and body senses of responding to music; notating music; performing from notation; and analysis of music aurally and from score. Additionally, the creative use of the components as a means of understanding music will be utilized. 0 Upon successful completion of MUS 253, the student should be able to: Demonstrate and apply basic theoretical components of Western music notation, major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, chords and chord symbols, and chord progressions using primary chords I, IV, and V7 in keys of C, F and G. Demonstrate the ability to notate and read basic rhythm and melodic patterns, both in simple and compound formats. Demonstrate the application of harmony and its application to simple melodies. Compose a mini song in lead sheet format. Demonstrate the ability to perform on the recorder, ukulele and the piano, and teach mini model lessons using the same instruments.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Practical Nursing program. Corequisite(s): NURS 120. Recommended Preparation: ENG 100; basic computer skills. Comment: NURS 101 is offered in the fall semester only. Letter grade only. NURS 101 may not be audited. NURS 101 may not be taken credit/no credit. NURS 101 includes a discussion of the role of the practical nurse, the health care delivery system, legal and ethical concepts in nursing, and vocational relationships in nursing. Upon successful completion of NURS 101, the student should be able to: Describe the role of the licensed practical nurse in health care and nursing teams. Describe factors that influence the practice of nursing. Identify the legal and ethical responsibilities of the practical nurse.
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1.00 Credits
15 hours total - 3 hours per class for 5 days Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Adult Residential Care Home Operator program. Comment: NURS 12 may not be audited. NURS 12 may not be taken credit/no credit. NURS 12 is one of three courses required by state law to open a residential care home. It prepares the adult residential care home (ARCH) operator observe the resident for signs and symptoms of common diseases, communicate with the health care team, make medications available and prepare a balanced diet.
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