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    • 3.00 Credits

      Building on the principles learned in MUS 101, this course continues to provide a general survey of theory of the Common Practice period. Special emphasis is placed on tonal harmony from the use of the triad to the dominant seventh chord. Part writing, ear training, and written exercises are included. Prerequisite: MUS 101 with a grade of C- or higher or permission of the Program Coordinator. Co-requisites: MUS 105, MUA 162. Spring.
    • 1.00 Credits

      This course serves as a musicianship skills component required of all music majors. MUS 104 works closely with the Music Theory I to develop hierarchal musicianship skills essential to the performance and study of music, namely the ability to sight read music alone and with others, and to hear, identify, and reproduce harmonic and melodic components of music. Co-requisites: MUS 101, MUA 161. Fall.
    • 1.00 Credits

      This course serves as the second semester of a musicianship skills component required of all music majors. MUS 105 works closely with the Music Theory II to develop hierarchal musicianship skills essential to the performance and study of music, namely the ability to sight read music alone and with others, and to hear, identify, and reproduce harmonic and melodic components of music. Prerequisite: MUS 104 with a grade of C- or higher. Co-requisites: MUS 102, MUA 162. Spring.
    • 3.00 Credits

      This course will be a study of phonetic rules as applied to Ecclesiastical Latin, Italian, German, and English languages through the use of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols. Students will learn to facilitate accurate and authentic pronunciation of those languages and apply those skills to their singing. Co-requisite: Applied Voice Level I-VIII. Spring, odd-numbered years.
    • 3.00 Credits

      A continuation of Music Theory 102, this course emphasizes seventh chords, altered chords, modulation and form. Concentrated study in nineteenth and twentieth-century composition techniques form the basis of MUS 202. Prerequisite: MUS 102 with a grade of C- or higher. Co-requisites: MUS 204, MUA 261. Fall.
    • 3.00 Credits

      A continuation of Music Theory 101-102, this course emphasizes chromatic and extended harmony, mode mixture and twentieth century harmony. Concentrated study in late nineteenth and twentieth-century composition techniques form the basis of MUS 202. Prerequisites: MUS 201 with a grade of C- or higher. Co-requisites: MUS 205 and MUA 262. Spring.
    • 1.00 Credits

      This course serves as the third semester of a musicianship skills component required of all music majors. MUS 204 works closely with Music Theory III to develop hierarchal musicianship skills essential to the performance and study of music, namely the ability to sight read music alone and with others, and to hear, identify, and reproduce harmonic and melodic components of music. Prerequisite: MUS 105 with a grade of C- or higher. Co-requisites: MUS 201, MUA 261. Fall.
    • 1.00 Credits

      This course serves as the fourth semester of a musicianship skills component required of all music majors. MUS 205 works closely with Music Theory IV to develop hierarchal musicianship skills essential to the performance and study of music, namely the ability to sight read music alone and with others, and to hear, identify, and reproduce harmonic and melodic components of music. Prerequisite: MUS 204 with a grade of C- or higher. Co-requisites: MUS 202, MUA 262. Spring.
    • 3.00 Credits

      This course surveys Western art music (classical music) of Western Europe and the United States from Antiquity through the present era. In addition to focusing on the fundamentals of music, historical chronology, and musical styles of vocal and instrumental genres, it also considers the various social functions and cultural contexts of art music in the West. Spring, Summer online.
    • 3.00 Credits

      This course surveys Western art music (classical music) of Western Europe and the United States from Antiquity through the present era. In addition to focusing on the fundamentals of music, historical chronology, and musical styles of vocal and instrumental genres, it also considers the various social functions and cultural contexts of art music in the West. The course serves as one of several options that fulfill the core curriculum requirement in the fine arts. It is open to all students and required for those majoring or minoring in music. This class is also offered online. Fall, Spring.