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1.50 Credits
Freshman Seminar for Music Majors introduces first semester music majors to the college experience and to the music program at SCCC. Students will gain skills that increase their level of preparedness and success in the college setting. Topics include academic advisement, time management, study skills, library research, and campus resources. In addition, the course will cover topics relevant to the major, such as music careers, transfer to four-year music schools, auditions, and performance. Offered on: A / 1.5 cr. hrs.
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3.00 Credits
For students with little or no previous theoretical music training. Provides understanding of basic music reading, notation, scales, keys, rhythm and meter. Recommended for non-music major who would like to learn rudiments of music theory. Cannot be taken by music majors as a music elective. No prerequisite. Note: Fulfills SUNY General Education Requirement for The Arts.
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3.00 Credits
For students with little or no previous theoretical music training. Provides understanding of basic music reading, notation, scales, keys, rhythm and meter. Recommended for non-music major who would like to learn rudiments of music theory. Cannot be taken by music majors as a music elective. Offered on: A-G / 3 cr. hrs.
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3.00 Credits
Considers development of singing voice. Concepts include principles of posture, breathing, vocalization, projection, selection of repertoire, diction, notation, interpretation, meaning and expression in singing, musicianship, stage presence and artistry. Skills acquired in class serve as foundation for more in-depth vocal study on private level. Offered on: G / 3 cr. hrs.
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3.00 Credits
For students seeking a thorough understanding of music theory. Emphasis on all scales, meters, intervals, chords, and their inversion. Study of species counterpoint.Introduction to four-part writing with figured bass. Prerequisite: C or better in MUS117 or equivalent knowledge determined by placement exam; corequisites: MUS123 and MUS124. Note: Fulfills SUNY General Education Requirement for The Arts.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to basic skills of ear-training and sight-singing necessary for competent musicianship. Students learn to sing at sight and transcribe by ear all intervals, simple rhythms, and modal and diatonic melodies in simple and compound meters and in any mode or key. Harmonic dictation covers all diatonic harmonies in a key and their inversions in four voices, as well as introduction to non-harmonic tones in a chorale context. Sight-singing component conducted using the moveable "DO" system of solfége. Parallels theoretical concepts covered in MUS122; corequisite: MUS122 and MUS124 Note: Fulfills SUNY General Education Requirement for The Arts.
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2.00 Credits
Class instruction in fundamentals of piano playing, designed to enable those who have no piano background to play simple compositions and scales. Pianos available for additional practice. Required for Music Theory I students. Prerequisite: C or better in MUS117; corequisites: MUS122 and MUS123. Note: This course restricted to music majors. It cannot be used as a humanities or liberal arts elective in any degree program.
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1.00 Credits
Private instruction in piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, strings, percussion, or brass instruments. Students develop technical skills while preparing solo repertoire for Jury Examination I. One 45- minute lesson plus five hours of practice weekly and three required recitations. Open to Music Majors only. Applied Music fee. Offered on: A / 1 cr. hr.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth study of four-part writing utilizing seventh chords, secondary dominants, leading tone dominants and their resolutions. Also includes modulation, non-harmonic tones and cadences. Creation of a four-part musical phrase from a given melody or bass line. Analysis of examples from repertoire. Offered on: A-G / 3 cr. hrs.
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2.00 Credits
Continuation of eartraining and sightsinging skills developed in MUS123: Aural Skills I. Students proceed with more diverse and challenging exercises in rhythm and meter, melody and four-voice harmony, including additional non-harmonic tones, dominant seventh chord and seventh chords on all diatonic scale degrees of a key and their inversions. Basic chromatic alterations of tones within a key¿those associated with secondary dominants¿are covered, and modulation to closely related keys is introduced. Chromatic solf¿ge used in sightsinging. Parallels theoretical concepts covered in MUS126: Music Theory II. Offered on: A-G / 2 cr. hrs.
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