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  • 6.00 Credits

    32 Credits 2 Class Hours 6 Practice Hours Prerequisite: MUS 132 The playing and reading of accompaniments, hymns, and folk songs with increased fluency; ability to read at sight and transpose compositions of moderate difficulty; marches, anthems, and other ceremonial music.
  • 6.00 Credits

    42 Credits 2 Class Hours 6 Practice Hours Prerequisite: MUS 231 The playing and reading of more advanced accompaniments; ability to read at sight and transpose more advanced compositions; modulation and improvisation; reduction of scores, and conducting from the keyboard.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits 2 Class Hours Prerequisite: MUS 212 Species and free counterpointbased on 18th-century practice. Techniques for the writing of imitative forms, including canon and invention, as well as invertible counterpoint and short two-voice pieces.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits 2 Class Hours Prerequisite: MUS 212 Arranging for woodwind, brass, string, and percussion instruments. Technical factors relevant to performance, range limits, melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic potentials. Chart construction, transposition, and sectional balance and blend. Reharmonization of melodies; use of counter-melodies and secondary lines; performing and recording of arrangements.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits 2 Class Hours Prerequisite: MUS 314 Arranging techniques for various size ensembles. Substitute harmonizations, countermelodies, and backgrounds forvocal and instrumental solos. Utilization of electronic instruments. Laboratory sessions for scoring, performing, recording, and evaluation of arrangements.
  • 4.00 Credits

    12 Credits 2 Class Hours 4 Practice Hours Prerequisite: MUS 212 Improvisationin theory andpractice. Application ofmelody-harmony relationships to instrumental/vocal performance. Techniques for the composition and improvisation of original melodies with emphasis on melodic sequences, nuance, and mixed rhythmic patterns. Articulation, phrasing, and other elements of style are developed through application to standard and current repertory.
  • 4.00 Credits

    22 Credits 2 Class Hours 4 Practice Hours Prerequisite: MUS 318 Improvisation in theory and practice. Application of ad-vancedmelodic/harmonic relationships to instrumental/vocal performance. Detailed analysis of selectedjazz idioms and their application to individual creative expression.
  • 5.00 Credits

    2 Credit 2 Class Hours 6 Practice Hours Prerequisite: MUS 232 Musicianship training and keyboard facility. Harmonization of melodies, modulation, transposition, improvisation, accompaniment techniques and other background styles. Application of chord voicings and progressions to selected melodic material.
  • 6.00 Credits

    2 Credit 2 Class Hours 6 Practice Hours Prerequisite: MUS 331 Advanced musicianship training, modulation, transposition, harmonization of melodies and keyboard facility. Score reduction and accompaniment techniques. Contemporary chord voicings and alterations and their application to the reharmonization of melodies.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits 2 Class Hours Prerequisite: MUS 212,314 Conducting techniques applicable to instrumental ensembles. Score reading and analysis, application of principles of orchestration and arranging. Organization of the effective rehearsal with emphasis on the rearrangement of parts in preparation for public performance. Reduction and simplification of scores. Conducting techniques for the pit orchesWband and the recording studio.
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