Music - Music Emphasis: Sample Transfer Plan

Description: Emphasizes the writing of expository prose. Introduction to the critical reading of nonfiction prose. IAI C1 900

Prerequisite: ENG 096 with a grade of P or other placement options: english-placement-grid.php ESL students need one of the following options: ESL 073 and ESL 074 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 and ESL 086 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 and ESL 099 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 with required writing placement test score; or ESL 074 with required reading placement test score.

Description: Begins the study of functional tonal harmony to be utilized in composition, songwriting, analysis and musicianship. Topics include pitch identification, triads and seventh chords, inversions, Roman Numeral analysis, chord symbols, note-to-note counterpoint, part writing, and basic chord progressions. Students will demonstrate comprehension through analysis as well as creating rudimentary projects using music notation software and digital audio workstations.

Corequisite: MUS 115.

Description: Develops skills in melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing. The following concepts will be covered and explored using the solfeggio system to sing/hear: major and minor tonalities, simple intervals, and diatonic triads of major and minor keys. Melodic dictation examples will include melodies in both major and minor keys; harmonic dictation will be introduced using 2-voice examples.

Corequisite: MUS 111.

Description: Surveys the styles, periods, literature and personalities in each of the commonly accepted music periods, with primary emphasis on hearing music of each style. IAI F1 901

Description: Develops introductory level digital keyboards skills also for music majors whose principal instrument is not the piano. Includes study of music notation, development of basic keyboard playing technique, introduction to sight reading, harmonization, transposition and improvisation.

Description: Continues ENG 101. Reading literature and writing of various types of prose. Introduces methods used in writing investigative papers. IAI C1 901R

Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a grade of C or better, or consent of instructor or department chair.

Description: Explores concepts of diatonic harmony and the study of Baroque-era counterpoint to be utilized in composition, songwriting, analysis and musicianship. Topics include secondary dominants, secondary leading-tone chords, sequences, tonicization, modulation types, invention and fugue forms. Students will demonstrate comprehension through analysis as well as creating multi-instrumental projects using music notation software and digital audio workstations.

Prerequisite: MUS 111 with a grade of C or better.

Corequisite: MUS 116.

Description: Develops skills in melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing. The following concepts will be covered and explored using the solfeggio system to sing/hear: major and minor tonalities, simple intervals, diatonic triads of major and minor keys, diatonic seventh chords of major and minor keys. Dictation will introduce tonicization of the dominant key and modulation to relative keys.

Corequisite: MUS 112.

Description: Develops additional skills from MUS 165 using digital keyboards. Content includes increased focus on playing technique, music reading, simple accompanying and repertoire.

Prerequisite: MUS 165 with a grade of C or better or proficiency examination.

Description: Explores concepts of chromatic harmony with an in-depth look into Binary, Ternary and Sonata forms to be utilized in composition, songwriting, analysis and musicianship. Topics include modal mixture, Neapolitan sixth and Augmented-sixth chords, modulation to remote keys and Sonata form. Students will demonstrate comprehension through analysis as well as creating multi-instrumental projects using music notation software, digital audio workstations, and various 3rd party plugins.

Prerequisite: MUS 112 with a grade of C or better.

Corequisite: MUS 215.

Description: Develops skills in melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing. The following concepts will be covered and explored using the solfeggio system to sing/hear: major and minor tonalities, simple and compound intervals, diatonic triads of major and minor keys, diatonic seventh chords of major and minor keys, and modes. Dictation will introduce tonicization and modulation to any closely related key, and modes.

Corequisite: MUS 211.

Description: Continues development of skills learned in MUS 166. Third of four courses using digital keyboards. Content includes greater emphasis on harmonization, improvisation, sight reading, score reading, musical forms, transposition, modulation and intermediate level repertoire.

Prerequisite: MUS 166 with a grade of C or better or proficiency examination.

Description: Theory and practice of oral communications. Development of poise, confidence and skill in speech organization and delivery. Emphasis on frequent speaking, development of standards of criticism and selection and organization of material. IAI C2 900

Description: Begins the study of 20th Century and Modern musical concepts to be utilized in composition, songwriting, analysis and musicianship. Topics include Extended Tonality, Set Theory, Serialism, Indeterminacy, Minimalism, and Spectralism. Students will demonstrate comprehension through analysis as well as creating multi-instrumental projects using music notation software, digital audio workstations, and various 3rd party plugins.

Prerequisite: MUS 211 with a grade of C or better.

Corequisite: MUS 216.

Description: Develops skills in melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing. The following concepts will be covered and explored using the solfeggio system to sing/hear: pentatonic, octatonic, whole-tone, and chromatic scales as well as modal mixture. Dictation will introduce modal mixture, Neapolitan sixth and Augmented-sixth chords, and post-tonal examples.

Corequisite: MUS 212.

Description: Continues development of skills learned in MUS 265. Fourth of four courses using digital keyboards. Content includes more advanced work on technical development, sight reading, harmonization, improvisation, modulation, transposition, score reading, accompanying, aural skills and playing intermediate to advanced level repertoire.

Prerequisite: MUS 265 with a grade of C or better or proficiency examination.