2019-2020 BSC Catalog

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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MU 114 CE Class Voice (1)
An introduction to the discipline of singing with a focus on the fundamentals of vocal
production, breath control, resonance, and articulation and expression. Incorporates both
typical classroom settings and bi-weekly small group lessons. A Creative Expression
designated course.
MU 115 Campus Band (¼)
A mixed instrumentation ensemble that aims to increase musical skills and knowledge.
Prior musical training is helpful, but not necessary. May be repeated for credit. Fall,
Spring.
MU 121 GP Introduction to Music (1)
An introductory-level survey of music literature intended for non-majors. This course
introduces fundamental musical concepts and offers a survey of American vernacular
music, music of selected world cultures, and standard repertory of western art music.
Development of listening skills is emphasized. A Global Perspectives designated course.
Fall, Spring.
MU 122 ES Music in Film (1)
An exploration of music in film using narrative, historical, cognitive, and aesthetic
analysis. The course includes study of diegetic and non-diegetic music as well as how
music creates affect and signification. An Explorations in Scholarship designated course.
MU 124 Emotion and Meaning in Music (1)
An exploration of the perception and meaning of music from the perspective of the
musician and the listener, with specific emphasis on the social and aesthetic signification
of musical experiences as they pertain to cognitive musicology. (Also listed as HON
124.)
MU 126 GP Music of the World’s People (1)
An introductory-level survey of cultures and music outside the tradition of Western
European art music. A Global Perspectives designated course. Fall, Spring.
MU 127 GP Social Identity in Popular Music (1)
An examination of the history of popular music since the 1940s and its role in shaping
personal identity, especially in regard to race and gender roles. A Global Perspectives
designated course.
MU 128 GP History of Jazz and Blues I (1)
A study of the origins of jazz and blues and their development to the present day.
Emphasis will be placed on how these genres of music have helped to shape American
music, the American South, the Civil Rights Movement, and various facets of American
identity. A Global Perspectives designated course.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020