This course is an introduction to the keyboard for music majors with limited keyboard background. Emphasis is on functional skills such as reading, transposing, harmonizing, improvising, and playing by ear, along with keyboard theory, technique, and repertoire.

This course is a continuation of Keyboard Musicianship I with further development of keyboard skills focused on raising the level of technical proficiency and increasing the students’ competence in keyboard improvisation, harmonization, sight reading, and scales.

• MU125 Keyboard Musicianship I

This course is designed to be an introduction to music reading and understanding. The fundamentals of pitch and rhythm are covered along with ear training and score reading in this computer-assisted course.

This is a continuation of Music Fundamentals I.

• MU130 Music Fundamentals I

This course is designed to stimulate interest in and enjoyment of music from its beginnings through medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, and 20th century styles, including various styles of non-Western music.

This course is designed for students interested in increasing their knowledge of the basic elements of music. Concepts covered include: keys, scales, simple and compound rhythms, intervals, triads, 7th chords, principles of voice leading, harmonic progression, cadences, phrases and periods.

• MU130 Music Fundamentals I
• MU131 Music Fundamentals II

This course is a continuation of Music Theory I. Concepts covered are non-chord tones, use of triad inversions, secondary functions, modulation, binary and ternary forms, mode mixture.

• MU160 Music Theory I

This is a lab course. The objective of this course is to develop aural skills involving melody, rhythm and harmony. Concepts covered include: identification of intervals, scales, triads, sight-singing and one voice melodic and rhythmic dictations.

This is a lab course and is a continuation of Ear Training I. The objective of this course is to continue to develop aural skills involving melody, rhythm and harmony. Concepts covered include: sight-singing, advanced one voice dictation, simple two voice dictation, identification of chord structures, error detection and simple harmonic dictation.

• MU170 Ear Training I

An introduction to vocal production, breathing, tone development, diction, vocal improvisation and appropriate repertoire.

A practical introduction to the guitar designed for beginning students. Basic technique, chords, styles and simple melodies are covered.

Please contact the department chair for more information.

Please contact the department chair for more information.

Please contact the department chair for more information.

These courses are designed to acquaint the music student with the materials, techniques and problems involved in the teaching, conducting and performance of the various instruments.

This course is a continuation of Music Theory II. Music Theory III, along with its predecessors, Music Theory I-II, enables the student to think critically about music of all periods and styles. The course teaches the student the technical vocabulary to discuss music with other music professionals, and how to approach music intellectually to enhance the understanding and performance of the music. Concepts covered include Neapolitan and Augmented Sixth chords, Sonata form, Rondo, Sonata-Rondo and Fugue.

• MU165 Music Theory II

This is a lab course and is a continuation of Ear Training II. The objective of this course is to continue to develop aural skills involving melody, rhythm and harmony. Concepts covered include: complex one voice dictation, two voice dictation, harmonic dictation and complex sight singing.

• MU175 Ear Training II

A comprehensive review of transcripts, a portfolio of work, and a juried performance examination normally occurring during the second semester of the sophomore year.

This course is intended to give students an introduction to the history of electronic music, MIDI applications including computer interfacing, and provide an introduction to music scoring, editing, recording and printing music using computers, music education software and music resources on the internet.

This course is a writing intensive study of music history covering ancient, medieval, renaissance, and baroque western art music. A basic understanding of the history of western civilization is expected.

This course is a continuation of MU341. It is a writing intensive study of music history continuing through the classical, romantic and contemporary periods.

• MU341 Music History I

This is an advanced course designed for students who plan to conduct instrumental and choral groups in private and public schools, churches, communities.

This course presents a detailed study of the major instrument families and the human voice, and how to score and arrange for them.

• MU160 Music Theory I
• MU300 Introduction to Electronic Music & MIDI

The half recital is required for music performance majors as a preparation for senior recital and for music education majors.

This course content includes current methodologies, teaching strategies, procedures and resources specific to elementary and middle school music teaching.

This course includes resources, methodology, strategies, and procedures for meeting problems specific to teaching music at the middle and secondary level.

Special topics may be offered depending on student and faculty interests. Past topics have included advanced conducting, chamber music literature and current issues in music education.