Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22
Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22
Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22
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MUS 158<br />
World Percussion Ensemble I<br />
1 Unit Grade or P/NP<br />
Prerequisite: Audition or MUS 138.<br />
A course for percussionists in the study,<br />
rehearsal, and performance percussion<br />
ensemble chamber music from Latin<br />
American, Middle Eastern and various<br />
other ethnic cultures with a focus on the<br />
small to medium size (4-16) ensemble setting.<br />
Students will explore the rhythmic<br />
and stylistic idiosyncrasies of this group of<br />
musical styles in sectional and full ensemble<br />
settings, with the intention of public<br />
performance. Public performance required.<br />
This course may be taken four<br />
times. 18 lecture hours, 36 lab hours. CSU<br />
MUS 161<br />
Keyboard Skills for the Music Major<br />
3 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
A keyboard skills class for music majors.<br />
Co<strong>ver</strong>s all basic elements of piano; includes<br />
skills that are specifically essential<br />
for musicians, such as: accompaniment,<br />
score reading, harmonization, sigh-reading,<br />
keyboard, harmony, and ensemble<br />
playing. 54 lecture hours.<br />
MUS 205<br />
Intermediate Piano I<br />
2 Units<br />
Prerequisite: MUS <strong>10</strong>6 or Audition.<br />
Continued development of essential keyboard<br />
skills. This course emphasizes improvisation,<br />
melodic harmonization, and<br />
reading music at sight. 36 lecture hours.<br />
CSU;UC<br />
MUS 206<br />
Intermediate Piano II<br />
2 Units<br />
Prerequisite: MUS 205 or Audition.<br />
Continued development of essential keyboard<br />
skills learned in Intermediate Piano<br />
I. This course emphasizes working with<br />
lead sheets, interpretation of chord symbols,<br />
advanced scale types, and transcription.<br />
36 lecture hours. CSU;UC<br />
MUS 207<br />
Laboratory Band<br />
2 Units<br />
Prerequisite: Audition.<br />
Corequisites: MUS <strong>10</strong>8 or <strong>10</strong>9 and<br />
290 or 291 or 292.<br />
Introductory study and performance of<br />
jazz and commercial music. Topics include<br />
scales, chords, patterns, improvisation and<br />
development of musical style. Public performance<br />
required. This course may be<br />
taken four times. 36 lecture hours, 126 lab<br />
hours. CSU;UC<br />
MUS 208<br />
Studio Orchestra<br />
4 Units<br />
Prerequisite: Audition.<br />
Corequisite: MUS 290 or 291 or 292.<br />
Study and performance of commercial musical<br />
styles including Broadway show<br />
styles, variety show, stage productions,<br />
and recording session. Public and studio<br />
performance required. This course may be<br />
taken four times. 36 lecture hours, 54 lab<br />
hours, 72 lab hours arranged. CSU<br />
MUS 216<br />
Brass Choir I<br />
3 Units<br />
Prerequisite: Audition.<br />
Corequisites: MUS 290, 291 or 292.<br />
Study and performance of brass ensemble<br />
music. This course provides an opportunity<br />
to learn performance practices of<br />
brass music in various styles through the<br />
medium of a large brass ensemble. Literature<br />
from the Renaissance through the<br />
Classical period will be co<strong>ver</strong>ed. Public<br />
performance required. This course may be<br />
taken four times. 36 lecture hours, 54 lab<br />
hours. CSU;UC<br />
MUS 217<br />
Chamber Winds I<br />
4 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Study of band literature from the Renaissance<br />
to Classical Era. Working soloists<br />
and guest artists will be emphasized in addition<br />
to the study of different performance<br />
practices. Public performance<br />
required. This course may be taken four<br />
times. 36 lecture hours, <strong>10</strong>8 lab hours.<br />
CSU;UC<br />
MUS <strong>22</strong>1<br />
Drum and Bugle Corps<br />
2 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Prerequisite: Audition.<br />
Students will be part of a performing drum<br />
and bugle corps, performing in preconceived<br />
and free-form formations and routines,<br />
playing brass and percussion<br />
instruments, with accompanying visual<br />
units appropriate to the ensemble. This<br />
course may be taken four times. 18 lecture<br />
hours, 54 lab hours. CSU<br />
MUS <strong>22</strong>3<br />
Handbell Ensemble<br />
2 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Corequisite: MUS 116.<br />
An advanced course for the music major.<br />
This course provides the skills of coordination,<br />
dexterity and musicianship through<br />
the use of 5-octave English hand bells.<br />
Emphasis is placed on skills necessary for<br />
the development of professional quality<br />
musical performance in an ensemble setting.<br />
This course may be taken four times.<br />
9 lecture hours, 54 lab hours. CSU<br />
MUS <strong>22</strong>6<br />
Brass Choir II<br />
3 Units<br />
Prerequisite: Audition.<br />
Corequisites. Mus 290, 291 or 292.<br />
Study and performance of contemporary<br />
brass ensemble music. This course provides<br />
an opportunity to learn performance<br />
practices of brass music in various styles<br />
through the medium of a large brass ensemble.<br />
Literature from the Romantic Era<br />
to the 20th Century will be co<strong>ver</strong>ed. Public<br />
performance required. This course may be<br />
taken four times. 36 lecture hours, 54 lab<br />
hours. CSU<br />
MUS <strong>22</strong>7<br />
Chamber Winds II<br />
4 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Study of band literature from the Romantic<br />
Era to the 20th Century. Working<br />
soloists and guest artists will be emphasized<br />
in addition to the study of different<br />
performance practices. Public performance<br />
required. This course may be taken four<br />
times. 36 lecture hours, <strong>10</strong>8 lab hours.<br />
CSU;UC<br />
MUS <strong>22</strong>9<br />
Summer Instrumental Music<br />
Academy<br />
3 Units<br />
The Summer Instrumental Music Academy<br />
provides the beginning musician with the<br />
necessary fundamentals of music reading<br />
ability, historical framework and basic<br />
technique on the student's chosen instrument.<br />
The course culminates with a summer<br />
concert, which provides students with<br />
the training and experience to play successfully<br />
in a variety of concert settings.<br />
This course may be taken four times. 18<br />
lecture hours, <strong>10</strong>8 lab hours. CSU<br />
MUS 234<br />
Wind Symphony I<br />
4 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Prerequisite: Audition.<br />
The study and performance of advanced<br />
wind band literature, with an emphasis on<br />
the exploration of traditional wind and<br />
percussion music and the development of<br />
the highest standards of personal and musical<br />
professionalism. This course may be<br />
taken four times. 36 lecture hours, 18 lab<br />
hours, 90 lab hours arranged. CSU;UC<br />
MUS 235<br />
Advanced Piano I<br />
2 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Prerequisite: MUS 205 or Audition.<br />
This course continues the development of<br />
skills begun in MUS <strong>10</strong>5 and <strong>10</strong>6 with emphasis<br />
on increased proficiency. Included<br />
in the repertoire are moderately difficult<br />
compositions representative of selected<br />
stylistic periods of piano literature. This<br />
course, or a similar background, is required<br />
for music majors. 36 lecture hours.<br />
CSU;UC<br />
MUS 236<br />
Advanced Piano II<br />
2 Units Grade or P/NP<br />
Prerequisite: MUS 235 or Audition.<br />
This course is a continuation of the first<br />
semester of second year piano and emphasizes<br />
the further development of those<br />
skills previously set forth. This course, or a<br />
similar background, required of all music<br />
majors. 36 lecture hours. CSU;UC<br />
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