Academic

music, various types of music literature, terminology, simple
elements of form and analytical listening to music with attention
to historical backgrounds.
MUS 131 - Piano Class - 1 cr.
Beginning instruction to develop proficiency. Open to all students.
MUS 132 - Piano Class - 1 cr.
Continuation of MUS 131. Prerequisite: MUS 131. Music Majors/
Minors Only.
MUS 150 - Survey of Music Literature - 1 cr.
An historical survey of music, with primary emphasis on broad
stylistic considerations. Some study of forms and composers.
Open to all students.
MUS 155 - Voice Class I - 1 cr.
Freshman Level. This course is an introduction to singing. Students
will study the foundational elements of vocal production with
emphasis on breath support and control, body alignment, vocal
health, phrasing, tone production, and beginning level vocalises and
repertoire. Students are required to practice a minimum of one
(1) hour daily.
MUS 156 - Voice Class II - 1 cr.
Continuation of MUS 155.
MUS 197 - Midday Recital - 0 cr.
Required of all music majors. This course is designed to provide
a public performance environment in which students may present
compositions that they are currently studying. Attendance to all
recitals is mandatory. Course is Pass/Fail.
MUS 198 - Midday Recital - 0 cr.
Continuation of MUS 197. Required of all music majors. See MUS
197 for course description.
MUS 200 - Introduction to Jazz Studies - 3 cr.
This course covers the origins and development of jazz music and
is an introduction to its major contributors. This course explores
the musical and social issues associated with jazz. Open to all
students.
MUS 207 - French Diction - 1 cr.
Students enrolled in this course will learn French diction for singers
based upon the usage of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
The first portion of the course will focus on learning the IPA.
Students will be given written assignments and quizzes on their
ability to accurately write and speak song texts phonetically, as
well as their memorization of the rules of pronunciation. The
second portion of the course will focus upon the performance
(singing) of French repertoire. Students must concurrently be
enrolled in FFR 121 or 122 or higher or have completed FFR 121
or FFR 122 or higher.
MUS 208 - German Diction - 1 cr.
Students enrolled in this course will learn German diction
for singers based upon the usage of the International Phonetic
Alphabet (IPA). The first portion of the course will focus on
learning the IPA. Students will be given written assignments
and quizzes on their ability to accurately write and speak song
texts phonetically, as well as their memorization of the rules of
pronunciation. The second portion of the course will focus upon
the performance (singing) of German repertoire. Students must
concurrently be enrolled in FGR 121 or 122 or higher or have
completed FGR 121 or 122 or higher.
MUS 213 - Music Theory III - 2 cr.
Diatonic harmony including analysis and part writing. Nonharmonic
tones and their application. Pre-dominant chords.
Predominant seventh chords. VI-III chords. Leading tone seventh
chords. Cadences, Tonicization. Prerequisite: MUS 110
MUS 214 - Music Theory IV - 2 cr.
Modulation to close tonalities, altered chords, more extensive
original writing. Prerequisite: MUS 213
MUS 223 - Music History - 3 cr.
An historical survey of composers and their music during the
Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Open to music
majors only.
MUS 224 - The History of Western Music - 3 cr.
An historical survey of composers and their music during the
Classical Period, Romantic Period, and the Twentieth Century.
Open to music majors only. Prerequisite: MUS 223
MUS 231 - Piano Class - 1 cr.
Continuation of MUS 132. Prerequisite: MUS 132. Music Majors/
Minors Only.
MUS 232 - Piano Class - 1 cr.
Continuation of MUS 231. Prerequisite: MUS 231. Music Majors/
Minors Only.
MUS 255 - Voice Class III - 1 cr.
This class will focus on intermediate concepts involved in
vocal production, including placement, diction, performance,
musicianship, interpretation, and artistry. Students will also be
assigned advanced beginner to intermediate level vocalises and
repertoire. Students are required to practice a mini mum of two
(2) hours daily.
MUS 256 - Voice Class IV - 1 cr.
Continuation of MUS 255.
MUS 297 - Midday Recital - 0 cr.
Sophomore Level. See MUS 197 for course description.
MUS 298 - Midday Recital - 0 cr.
Continuation of MUS 297. See MUS 197 for course description.
MUS 300 - Junior Recital - 0 cr.
Student demonstrates vocal/instrumental proficiency by
participating in a thirty (30) minute recital on his/her principal
instrument. Recital must receive departmental approval prior to
performance. Course is Pass/Fail.
MUS 301 - Form and Analysis - 2 cr.
A study of the traditional forms from simple binary to the sonata.
Procedures of analysis will be exam ined. Prerequisite: MUS 202.
MUS 302 - Vocal and Instrumental Arranging - 2 cr.
Techniques of arranging standard works for vocal and instrumental
combinations. Music majors only.
MUS 304 - Music Theory V - 2 cr.
Offers advanced music theory, modulation, and chromatic
harmony. Ninth, eleventh, thirteenth chords, Altered chords,
(modal exchange, Neapolitan chords, augmented sixth chords),
Modulation to foreign keys. Prerequisite: MUS 214.
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