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MUS 116 Pima Community College Orchestra
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Progressive development of musical skills through interpretation of orchestra literature. Includes participation in regular
rehearsals and performances.
Information:
Students chosen by audition.
May be taken ten times for a maximum of twenty credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 120 Concert Band
3 cr. hrs. 4 periods (2 lec., 2 lab)
Progressive development of musical skills through interpretation of literature. Includes participation in regular rehearsals
and performances.
Information:
Students chosen by audition.
May be taken ten times for a maximum of thirty credit hours.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 125 Structure of Music I
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Review of music fundamentals. Includes form and analysis, nonharmonic tones and harmonic analysis, simple keyboardstyle
harmony, figured bass, chord functions, voicing chords voice leading, part-writing and seventh chords. Also includes
cadences, chords in second inversion, harmonic progression, modulation by common chord, secondary dominants and
chorale harmonizations.
Information:
Required for all other music structure courses.
Students who are music majors take MUS 125 and 127 concurrently.
Music majors must also concurrently enroll in the appropriate level of studio instruction course. Consult a full time music
faculty member for additional information.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 126 Structure of Music II
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Continuation of MUS 125. Includes chromatic harmony and melody, secondary dominants and modulation, seventh and
ninth chords, large forms and genres, neopolitan and augmented sixth chords, and enharmonic relations. Also includes
chromatic mediants and modulation, harmonic sequence, borrowed chords, and technical vocabulary.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 125.
Corequisite(s): MUS 129
Information: Music majors must concurrently enroll in the appropriate level of studio instruction course. Consult a full
time music faculty member for additional information.
Offered: Spring, Summer.
MUS 127 Aural Perception I
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Development of aural techniques. Includes rhythmic dictation, intervallic recognition, sight singing, rhythmic performance,
and clapping and counting rhythms.
Information:
Required for all other music aural perception courses.
Students who are music majors take MUS 125 and 127 concurrently.
Music majors must also concurrently enroll in the appropriate level of studio instruction course. Consult a full time music
faculty member for additional information.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
MUS 129 Aural Perception II
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
Continuation of MUS 127. Includes aural approaches to chromatic harmony, melody, and associated structures, and
advanced applications for rhythmic dictation, intervallic recognition, and general listening techniques.
Prerequisite(s): MUS 127.
Corequisite(s): MUS 126
Information: Music majors must concurrently enroll in the appropriate level of studio instruction course. Consult a full
time music faculty member for additional information.
Offered: Spring, Summer.
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