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3.00 Credits
Provides an intensive study of chords, voicings, and harmonic progressions as they occur in the jazz style. Prerequisite: MUS 161 Music 101
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to electronic music with hands-on experience in the basics of subtractive, FM, and digital synthesis. Emphasis placed on MIDI and computer applications. No prior experience on synthesizer necessary. Most assignments and projects are to be completed during required lab time. Ability to read music required. Placement test is given at first class meeting. Prerequisite: MUS 158
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Electronic Music I with hands-on lab experience using subtractive synthesis, frequency modulation synthesis, sampling, digital synthesis, and linear arithmetic synthesis. Emphasis placed on musical applications of MIDI and computers and their place in the music profession. Most assignments and projects are to be completed during the required lab time. Prerequisite: Music 258 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The work of the sophomore year continues with the comprehensive development of musicianship by the study of literature in the larger contrapuntal and homophonic forms. Specific areas include chromatic harmony and contemporary harmonic and compositional techniques. Considerable analysis of romantic and twentieth-century literature, as well as correlated written projects, forms the nucleus of this course. Prerequisite: MUS 260 for 261
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3.00 Credits
This is the second year of the beginning piano course for music majors who do not have keyboard facility and should not be chosen by keyboard majors. The work of this course continues the development of the skills begun in MUS 164-165 with more advanced work in technique, transposition, improvisation, score reading, and accompanying and harmonization styles. Music education students must pass a proficiency test upon completion of MUS 265. Prerequisite: Music Majors only 1 credit each
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3.00 Credits
This special section is for keyboard majors and qualified vocal and instrumental majors. The course assumes that the student already possesses considerable keyboard facility. The course is designed to develop the skills needed to utilize the piano in school positions, sacred music posts, and situations other than the solo recital. The skills to be developed include transposition, improvisation, score reading, a thorough working knowledge of chords and their application to creating accompaniments and arrangements from lead sheets. Prerequisite: Music Majors only 1 credit each
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1.00 Credits
Students in the jazz studies program who are not jazz piano majors choose these sections for their second year of Functional Class Piano. These courses continue to develop the skills begun in MUS 164-165, with special emphasis on jazz improvisation, accompanying, and harmonization styles. 1 credit each
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3.00 Credits
Historical aspects of recording and publishing industries and their impact on society. Current trends in publishing and recording, including business structure and role in the industry.
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3.00 Credits
A workshop course that develops compositional skills in the homophonic forms. Two-, three- and five-part song forms, minuet and trio and rondo forms are explored by way of musical analysis. Specific projects of composition are assigned for each of the above-named forms. Student works are performed. Prerequisite: MUS 261 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
In this second semester of Composition Workshop, the development of basic compositional skills is continued with their application to the traditional forms of rondo, theme and variations, ostinato, and sonatina. Prerequisite: MUS 276 or permission of instructor
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