College Catalog - SUNY Adirondack

COuRSE DESCRIpTIONS
muS 140 > Guitar Ensemble
1 CREDIT HouR • OTHER: 2 HOURS
128
A study and performance of guitar ensemble literature
representing a variety of styles. Students who earn a C
or above may continue by registration for credit. Prerequisites:
Students must be able to read music beyond
chord symbols and have previous guitar playing experience.
muS 160 > History of Rock Music
3 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 3 HOURS
beginning with an analysis of the styles that influenced
rock music, this class will survey the styles from the
1950s to the 1980s. The class will emphasize the historical
context of each style and analyze some of the
music elements that have come to define it. (Rhythm,
texture, meter, instrumentation, harmony...)
muS 190 > Digital Sound Recording Studio I
3 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 2 HOURS | lAb: 3 HOURS
This course is a lecture plus hands-on course in understanding
medium of recorded sound through three key
perspectives: designing a recording studio (including
the selection and use of equipment), following the signal
path from recording through the mixing and mastering
phase, and producing a physical sound for the
target listener. This course is open to both music and
non-music majors. The course cannot be used towards
major requirements of the music A.S. degree.
muS 202 > Topics in Music Seminar
3 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 3 HOURS
The study of a specialized topic drawn from the general
areas of music history and appreciation. Possible seminar
topics include American music, History of Opera
and musical Theater and History of Popular music and
Jazz. may be repeated for credit with change of topic.
muS 203 > The Music Business
3 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 3 HOURS
A course intended for students with some formal background
in music who wish to study the business of music,
including merchandising and the commercial aspects
of music. Publishing, retailing, arts management,
recording industry, and copyright laws are addressed.
muS 219 > Aural Skills III
1 CREDIT HouR • lAb: 2 HOURS
A continuation of Aural Skills I-II dealing with more advanced
aspects of sight-singing, melodic, rhythmic and
harmonic dictation, and keyboard skills. Prerequisites:
MUS 120 and MUS 125 and MUS 126 and MUS 128.
muS 220 > Aural Skills IV
1 CREDIT HouR • lAb: 2 HOURS
A continuation of mus 219. Prerequisites: MUS 120 and
MUS 125 and MUS 126 and MUS 128 and MUS 219.
muS 224 > Music Theory III
2 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 2 HOURS
A continuation of music Theory I-II dealing with more
advanced aspects of harmony; includes borrowed
chords, altered chords, ninth, eleventh and thirteenth
chords, and modulations to foreign keys. Prerequisites:
MUS 120 and MUS 125 and MUS 126 and MUS 128.
muS 225 > Music Theory IV
2 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 2 HOURS
A continuation of mus 224. Prerequisites: MUS 120 and
MUS 125 and MUS 126 and MUS 128 and MUS 224.
muS 288 > Comp Music Notation & MIDI Sequencing
3 CREDIT HouRS • lECTURE: 3 HOURS
Students use the mIDI controller (piano keyboard) acquire
the necessary skills for creating and printing publisher
quality musical arrangements for any grouping of
instruments or voices using the Sibelius music notation
application. The course then explores the concepts of
techniques of mIDI (musical Instrument Digital Interface)
technology using virtual instruments to record
(on the Sonar application) their previous notation projects
onto finished CDs. This course is designed for music
students with at least one year of music theory in
addition to fundamental piano skills. Prerequisites: MUS
124 & MUS 125, MUS 115 & MUS 116, or MUS 117 & 118, or
permission of instructor.
suny adirondack 2010/12