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Page | 123Music courses (MUSI):Note: ONLY MUSI 1310 and MUSI 1306 fulfill general education requirements for non-Commercial Music majorstudents.Credit:Lec:Lab1116 Sight Singing & Ear Training I ............................................................................................................................ 1:1:1Application of Music Theory I, emphasizing melodic diction and sight-singing by solfeggio.1117 Sight Singing & Ear Training II ........................................................................................................................... 1:1:1Continuation of MUSI 1116 with attention to increasingly sophisticated vocal and aural study. Singing tonal musicin treble, bass, alto and tenor clefs. Aural study includes dictation, of rhythm, melody and diatonic harmony.Prerequisite: MUSI 1116 plus concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1312 required.1151 and 1152 Seahawk Acapella Choir........................................................................................................................ 1:0:3An advanced choir, singing challenging soprano/alto/tenor/bass voice music from all genres and styles with a focus onthe choral tradition.Prerequisite: An individual audition and choir director permission are required.1159 Musical Theater I ................................................................................................................................................. 1:0:5Study and performance of works from the musical theater repertoire.1181 Piano Class Instruction I ...................................................................................................................................... 1:2:1Classroom instruction in keyboard technique fundamentals for students with limited piano background. Includesscales chord progressions, sight reading drills and selections from solo literature.1182 Piano Class Instruction II ..................................................................................................................................... 1:2:1Prerequisite: MUSI 11811183 Voice Class Instruction I ....................................................................................................................................... 1:0:31184 Voice Class Instruction II ..................................................................................................................................... 1:0:3Instruction in a group setting in the singing fundamentals including breathing, tone production, and diction.Designed for students with little or no previous voice training. Open to non-music majors.1301 Music Fundamentals ............................................................................................................................................ 3:3:0Preparation for the study of music theory, including scales, terminology, chords, key and time signatures, thestructures of music and musical notation.1306 Music Appreciation ............................................................................................................................................... 3:3:0Survey of music for non-music students. Covers the major style periods from the Renaissance to the present withemphasis on development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. Requires attendance at instructor-specifiedrecitals or concerts.Fulfills general education requirement for non-Commercial Music Majors.1310 American Music .................................................................................................................................................... 3:3:0A study of the evolution of popular American music styles that are powerful reflections of American culture. Includesa survey of music created, performed and reflective of a unique American style, including jazz, ragtime, southernmusic, blues, swing, folk, country, western and newer popular music styles, such as rock and roll and hip-hop.Fulfills general education requirement for non-Commercial Music Majors.1311 Music Theory I ...................................................................................................................................................... 3:3:0The fundamentals of pitch, rhythm and timbre with emphasis on intervals, keys, melodic and harmonic relationshipsand part-writing.Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1116 is required.Prerequisite: MUSI 13011312 Music Theory II .................................................................................................................................................... 3:3:0Analysis and writing of tonal melody and diatonic harmony up to and including the chords. Analysis and writing ofsmall compositional forms. Correlated study at the keyboard.Prerequisite: MUSI 1311 plus concurrent enrollment in MUSI 1117.2116 Sight Singing & Ear Training III .......................................................................................................................... 1:1:1Singing more complicated tonal music including modal, ethnic and 20th century materials. Aural study of morecomplex rhythm, melody, chromatic harmony and extended tertian structures.Prerequisite: MUSI 1117, plus concurrent enrollment in MUSI 2311 is required.2117 Sight Singing & Ear Training IV .......................................................................................................................... 1:1:1A continuation of MUSI 2116 with attention to more complex rhythm, melody, chromatic harmony and extendedtertian structures.Prerequisite: MUSI 2116 plus concurrent enrollment in MUSI 2312 required.2181 Piano Class Instruction III ................................................................................................................................... 1:0:32182 Piano Class Instruction IV .................................................................................................................................... 1:0:3