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2006-2008 CATALOGMUSIC 152 (IAI: MUS 908)JAZZ ENSEMBLE IPrerequisite: Consent of instructor1 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 1 hr creditSmall ensemble performance. Open to qualified students ofpiano and band or orchestral instruments.MUSIC 153 (IAI: MUS 908)JAZZ ENSEMBLE IIPrerequisite: MUSIC 1521 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 1 hr creditThis course is a continuation of MUSIC 152. It provides smallensemble experience with an emphasis on improvisation.MUSIC 162 (IAI: MUS 908)VOCAL ENSEMBLE IPrerequisite: Consent of instructor1 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 1 hr creditThis course provides rehearsal and performance experience ina vocal jazz ensemble.MUSIC 163 (IAI: MUS 908)VOCAL ENSEMBLE IIPrerequisite: MUSIC 1621 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 1 hr creditThis course provides continuing rehearsal and performanceexperience in a vocal ensemble.MUSIC 172MUSIC IN FILM AND TELEVISIONPrerequisite: MUSIC 130 or 1323 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis course examines the uses of music in film and televisionand provides an overview of the industry.The breadth of musicis explored through critical analysis of significant works andconsideration of aesthetic, technical, historical, psychological andsocial tools and trends.MUSIC 174COMPUTER-ASSISTED MUSIC PRODUCTIONPrerequisite: None2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditStudents will learn the basics of Musical Instrument DigitalInterface (MIDI), computer sequencing and multitrack recordingusing software applications and tools.Through a series of projects,each student will produce an audio CD using Sonar 3 andFinale applications.MUSIC 181PRIVATE LESSONS IPrerequisite: Consent of instructor1 lecture per week: 1 hr credit (may be repeated 3 times)Private instruction in voice or an instrument is provided for studentswho are not music majors. Students meet weekly with theinstructor for a half-hour lesson emphasizing technique, readingskills and repertoires. Instruction is offered in voice, piano, brass,woodwinds, strings, percussion, organ, bass or guitar.DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSMUSIC 182PRIVATE LESSONS IIPrerequisite: MUSIC 1811 lecture per week: 1 hr credit (may be repeated 3 times)Continued private instruction in voice or an instrument is providedfor students who are not music majors. Students meetweekly with the instructor for a half-hour lesson emphasizingtechnique, reading skills and repertoires. Instruction is offeredin voice, piano, brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, organ, bassor guitar.MUSIC 191 (IAI: MUS 909)PRIVATE APPLIED MUSIC IPrerequisite: Consent of instructor2 lectures per week: 2 hrs credit (may be repeated 3 times)Private instruction is provided in voice or an instrument,emphasizing techniques, performance and pedagogical fundamentals.Students who plan to transfer to an upper-divisionprogram as music majors are required to enroll each semesterin a selected area of performance concentration. Instruction isoffered in voice, piano, brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion,organ, bass or guitar.MUSIC 192 (IAI: MUS 909)PRIVATE APPLIED MUSIC IIPrerequisite: MUSIC 1912 lectures per week: 2 hrs credit (may be repeated 3 times)Continued private instruction in voice or an instrument,emphasizing techniques, performance and pedagogical fundamentals.Students who plan to transfer to an upper-divisionprogram as music majors are required to enroll each semesterin a selected area of performance concentration.MUSIC 201 (IAI: MUS 903)MUSICIANSHIP IIIPrerequisite: MUSIC 1024 lectures hrs per week: 4 hrs creditThis course is the third in a sequence of four that providesextensive training in the fundamentals of music theory and eartraining. It deals with the notational and aural aspects ofWestern music including scales, intervals, meter, rhythm, melodyand chords, and provides an introduction to polyphony andcommon musical forms including binary,ABA and sonata-allegro.It continues a study of chord progressions and training insight-singing, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and chord recognition,and introduces two-part singing and harmonic dictation.MUSIC 202 (IAI: MUS 904)MUSICIANSHIP IVPrerequisite: MUSIC 2014 lectures hrs per week: 4 hrs creditThis course is the fourth in a sequence of four that providesextensive training in music theory and ear training. It deals withthe notational and aural aspects of Western music, with anintroduction to non-Western scales and tonality. It continues astudy of form and focuses on 20th century theory andcompositional developments. It continues a study of chordprogressions and training in sight-singing; melodic, rhythmic, andharmonic dictation; and part singing.DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSES155