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Music
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
MUS 052 Introduction to Ear Training
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Ear training for individuals with little or no musical background. Includes identification of keys on a piano keyboard and
notes on the musical staff (treble and bass clef), visual and aural recognition of intervals, and dictation and performance
of simple rhythmic patterns. Also includes sight singing of simple melodies, identifying major and minor key signatures
and scales, singing of major and minor scales, and intervals. Also includes aural identification of individual pitches within
major scales, and listening to short melodic figures and playing them back on keyboards.
Recommendation: Students considering music as a major are encouraged to take MUS 052 and 102 concurrently.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 055 Introduction to Piano
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Basic principles and techniques of piano playing in a group situation. Includes study of major/minor scales and key
signatures, chords, repertory pieces, technique and finger strength, and learning and practice methods. Also includes
transposition of simple compositions, sight reading, and harmonizations of melodies.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 100 Guitar I
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Development of the principles of guitar playing with emphasis on a variety of styles and guitar repertoire. Includes parts of
the guitar, music symbols, tuning, playing position, right and left hand techniques, notes on the first through third strings,
notes on the fourth string, thumb technique, chord strumming, and right-hand arpeggio patterns. Also includes notes on
the fifth and sixth strings, sharps and flats, twelve (12) bar blues, right hand chord technique, and open position chords.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 101 Guitar II
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Continuation of MUS 100. Includes more detailed development of guitar skills, musicianship, sight-reading, repertoire
development, ensemble playing, and improvisation.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 100.
Information: Prerequisites may be waived with consent of instructor.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
MUS 102 Music Fundamentals
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to fundamentals of music designed to develop basic literacy in music. Includes definitions, notation, rhythm
and meter, intervals, scales and transposition, key signatures, and triads. Also includes specific size of intervals, chords
and harmony, simple forms, and analyzing music.
Recommendation: Students considering music as a major are encouraged to concurrently enroll in MUS 052 and
MUS 102.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 103 Music Theory Review
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Intensive review of music fundamentals. Includes clefs and basic pitch notation, scales, key signatures, intervals, and triads.
Information: May be taken three times for a maximum of three credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 108 Pima Jazz Band
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Rehearsal and performance of many styles of music in the jazz idiom. Includes progressive development of musical skills
through interpretation of literature.
Information:
Students chosen by audition.
May be taken ten times for a maximum of twenty credit hours, but a maximum of 3 credits will apply toward the AGEC.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 111 Exploring Music through Piano
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Keyboard application skills and music fundamentals. Includes keyboard orientation, tonality, piano proficiency, musical
structure, musical texture, and style. Also includes global topics of arts in education and society and historical/stylistic
trends through the evolution of keyboard instruments and composition.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
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