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  • 1.00 Credits

    Pep band is open to interested instrumentalists. Rehearsals are once a week for 2 hours and performances include home sporting events and other activities. Repertoire includes mainly contemporary rock and pop material. One credit may be earned for each semester of participation. Grading is pass/fail. Available each semester. Does not satisfy CORE fine arts requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examination of the development and use of all types of music in the United States, covering folk traditions, church music, popular and commercial music, the musical stage, and the fine-art tradition. Special emphasis on current phenomena of commercial and media music. Guided listening to recording. No previous musical background is required. Fall semester.
  • 1.00 - 2.00 Credits

    Students can earn credit for participating as musicians in musical productions or performing arts organizations under the guidance of qualified music directors. Music performances may be on the Carroll Campus or elsewhere in the Helena community, such as participation in the Helena Symphony Orchestra and Chorale (subject to openings). Enrollment for credit in Pep Band is under a separate heading. A minimum of thirty (30) hours of participation is required for each hour of credit. Evaluation is conducted by music faculty in consultation with the music director. Optional pass/fail grading. Prerequisite: Interview and/or audition with music faculty. Each semester. Does not satisfy Fine Arts CORE Curriculum requirements.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Further development of musicianship, with emphasis on keyboard repertoire, harmonization, accompanying, score reading, analysis of diatonic materials, composition, transpositions of instruments, and improvisation. Topics include further study in meter and rhythm, major and minor scales, intervals, diatonic triads and seventh chords, chord inversion, non-chord tones, melodic variation, phrase structure and form. Prerequisite: MUS 109 or consent of instructor. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the fine-art music tradition of Western civilization. Intended to acquaint the listener and non-musician with the basic repertoire of concert music. Emphasis on guided listening; concert attendance required. No background in music is required. Each semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Investigation of style developments in music since Stravinsky and Sch?nberg (c. 1900) and in art since the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists (c. 1800). Guided listening, slide lectures, discussion, compositional projects in real and stored-time music, as well as projects in the visual and plastic arts. No background in music is required. Two 90-minute classes per week. Spring semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The study of chromatic harmony and 20th century compositional techniques through analysis, composition, arranging for instruments, keyboard harmony, and improvisation. Continued work on keyboard repertoire and performance. Topics include secondary dominants, modulation, large forms, extended tertian chords, jazz harmony, set theory, and 12-tone serialism. Prerequisite: MUS 209. Spring semester.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    An opportunity for qualified music students to participate in musical productions or performing arts organizations, in roles with a significant amount of responsibility and leadership. Projects may include activities related to music such as performance, directing, research, or internship. Prerequisite: At least twelve (12) credits of college-level music courses and consent of the music faculty following extensive interviews. Offered each semester by prior arrangement. Does not satisfy Fine Arts CORE Curriculum requirements.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Private study on an instrument or in voice with a local private teacher approved by the music faculty. Students must have prior music study on the instrument/voice. Students are personally responsible for financial arrangements with the private teacher. Evaluation is conducted by music faculty in consultation with the private teacher at the end of each semester. Pass/fail grading only. May be repeated each semester. Does not satisfy Fine Arts Core Curriculum requirements.
  • 2.00 Credits

    The purpose of this course is to begin a discovery into the science and art of nursing. Exploration will be focused on the history and future of nursing, nursing as a profession, nursing roles, nursing as an integral part of the healthcare delivery system and health promotion concepts. No prerequisites. Fall and spring semester.
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