Music

This course is designed to expose students to a variety of repertory styles and give them an opportunity to practice individual performance skills. Emphasis is placed on exposure to performances and lectures by guest artists, faculty, or students.

This course is designed for non-music majors and requires no previous musical experience. It is a survey course that incorporates several modes of instruction, including lectures, guided listening, and similar experiences involving music. The course will cover at least three (3) stylistic periods, provide a multicultural perspective, and include both vocal and instrumental genres. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of music fundamentals, the aesthetic/stylistic characteristics of historical periods, and an aural perception of style and structure in music.

This course introduces the student to the diatonic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period. Topics include fundamental musical material (rhythm, pitch, scales, intervals, diatonic harmonies) and an introduction to voice leading and harmonic progression principles. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic competency in using diatonic harmony through analysis, writing, sight singing, dictation, and keyboard skills.

This course completes the study of diatonic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period and introduces simple musical forms. Topics include principles of voice leading used in three- and four-part triadic harmony and diatonic seventh chords, non-chord tones, cadences, phrases, and periods. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence using diatonic harmony through analysis, writing, sight singing, dictation, and keyboard skills.