COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
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Humanities Department<br />
HUM171 Guitar II<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is a continuation of HUM170. Guitar techniques,<br />
including: strumming, slurring, guitar picking and exercises to<br />
facilitate more advanced left hand with right hand coordination<br />
will be continued. Further study in music theory, chord analysis<br />
and the essentials of various styles (classical, pop, and jazz) will<br />
also be included. Guitars will be provided for student use.<br />
Prerequisite: HUM170 with a grade of C or better or audition<br />
HUM173 Blues, Rock and Jazz Ensemble<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
The Rock, Blues, and Jazz Ensemble is for all instrumentalists<br />
seeking to improve their skills as ensemble performers. This course<br />
is designed to enable students to perform cohesive ensemble music<br />
with attention to skills such as, reading, improvisation, performing<br />
a variety of styles, rhythm section techniques, good stage presence,<br />
communication in musical terms & band equipment set up. Class<br />
sessions consist of small group rehearsal and culminate in one or<br />
more public performances near the end of the semester.<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE095, ESL097<br />
HUM180 Piano I<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is open to all students interested in playing the piano<br />
but who have had no previous experience. Students in this class<br />
will develop the ability to play simple melodies and simple accompanying<br />
techniques for folk songs, sight read at the keyboard and<br />
play easy piano literature from a variety of stylistic eras.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095<br />
HUM181 Piano II<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
A continuation of HUM180, this course will train students to play<br />
more complex compositions. Students also will learn to sight read<br />
more difficult musical selections, and will learn to improvise<br />
simple accompaniments for folk songs.<br />
Prerequisite: HUM180 with grade of C or better or audition<br />
HUM182 Piano III<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
A continuation of HUM181, this course is designed to give the<br />
student an increased technical and reading capability. The student<br />
will learn about scales and finger exercises which will aid in the<br />
study of pieces representative of the various periods of musical<br />
composition. Upon completion of the course, the student should<br />
be able to play pieces appropriate for the advanced beginner from<br />
both the classical and popular repertoire.<br />
Prerequisite: HUM180 and HUM181 or audition<br />
HUM191 Percussion II<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is designed as a continuation of HUM190, Percussion<br />
I. It is intended to increase the students’ knowledge and technical<br />
ability as percussionists on a variety of instruments. The students<br />
will study and perform music in varying styles intended to increase<br />
their proficiency in reading written music. In addition, they will<br />
enhance their playing and reading ability by studying gradually<br />
more advanced technical percussion exercises. There will be inclass<br />
and public performances.<br />
Prerequisite: HUM190 with a grade of C or better or audition<br />
HUM193 Popular Percussion Ensemble<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is designed to allow students to participate in percussion<br />
groups of various sizes. Students will study and perform<br />
music from published and/or original arrangements, which reflects<br />
a variety of percussion styles. Music Fundamentals and Techniques<br />
(rudimentary music theory) as applied to the different<br />
pitched or non-pitched percussion instruments will be studied. No<br />
prior musical experience necessary.<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE095, ESL097<br />
HUM210 American Music<br />
3 credits, 3 hours<br />
American music is an exploration of the various musical developments<br />
in the United States. Through listening, reading, and<br />
discussion, students will investigate folk music, entertainment and<br />
commercial music, art music and other musical traditions of the<br />
United States. The Broadway musical and the current musical<br />
scene will also be studied.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />
New Media Technology<br />
HUW111 E-Commerce Technology<br />
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)<br />
This course provides students with the fundamental steps required<br />
to build a successful e-commerce system. Topics include: client/<br />
server technologies, Web servers (e.g., Apache, IIS), connectivity<br />
with database systems, obtain/connect with secure certificates. This<br />
course will provide students with hands-on experience designing,<br />
implementing, and monitoring business-customer websites.<br />
Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101, HUW161 or HUW166<br />
HUW112 Introduction to New Media<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course introduces students to new media. It explores the<br />
applications of new media and discusses underlying technologies<br />
such as digital video/audio, Web pages, programming, physical<br />
computing, compression and file transfer. The course will build<br />
from file and directory manipulation through to the design of<br />
interactive materials. The lab portion of the course will explore<br />
digital video and audio editing; Web page design; image editing;<br />
and a computer scripting language.<br />
Prerequisite: BTC100 or BTC101 or MAC101<br />
HUW161 Principles of Multimedia and Web Design<br />
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)<br />
This course explores various aesthetic and ergonomic issues from<br />
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