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233 Keyboard Harmony II
A continuation of MUS 232. Fundamental keyboard skills provide the means for the practice and study of musical notation and rhythms, intervals, major and minor keys, and melodic and harmonic structures. These courses complement the Written Theory ones by providing hands- on experience with a piano. Completion or concurrent enrollment in MUS 231 required. (1 credit per semester)
234 Sight-Singing and Aural Skills I
Fundamental vocal skills also provide the means for practice and study of musical notation, rhythms, and intervals. Students will learn to sing melodies by sight in various key signatures, and notate melodies, chord progressions, and rhythm patterns using staff paper. Completion or concurrent enrollment in MUS 230 required. (1 credit per semester)
235 Sight-Singing and Aural Skills II
Fundamental vocal skills also provide the means for practice and study of musical notation, rhythms, and intervals. Students will learn to sing melodies at sight in various key signatures, and notate melodies, chord progressions, and rhythm patterns using staff paper. Completion or concurrent enrollment in MUS 231 required. (1 credit per semester)
246 World Music Survey
This course is an overview of music in non-western cultures. Students will examine significant differences in the role of music in non-western cultures, ranging from aesthetic qualities to ritualistic contexts. Examples of Native American, Central and South-American, African, and Asian music will be analyzed and compared for musical similarities and expression of universal concepts. (3 credits)
250 Survey of Worship Music in Church History
The purpose of music in worship has changed dramatically in the history of the Protestant church. Students will examine music literature for the church in its Biblical context from the earliest practices to the present. Emphasis will be placed on hymnology, liturgy, and special music in the church. (3 credits)
340 Music History I
This course is designed to examine the development of Western music from the Greeks to the end of the Baroque period, with attention to non-western music and sacred music. (3 credits)
341 Music History of the Western World II
This course is the continuation of MUS 240 and examines the development of Western music from the Baroque to the present, with attention to non-western music and sacred music. (3 credits)
385- Special Topics in Music
395 These courses will cover a variety of topics that are not studied in depth in other departmental
courses. Topics will be chosen according to student interest and instructor expertise. (1-3 credits)
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