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Discipline: Arts: Music

Course Name	Course Number	Objectives
Acoustics for Audio Production	MUSA 110	Students will be able to calculate a variety of acoustic phenomena such as wavelength, frequency, amplitude, reverberant time, and transmission loss. Students will be able to use acoustic principles to make creative and technical decisions related to audio production. Students will be able to analyze spaces and apply techniques for managing the acoustic properties of those spaces. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of psychoacoustic responses in humans and be able to account for these responses in audio productions. Students will be able to demonstrate how sound is captured and the ability to control both wanted and unwanted sounds acoustically.
Individual Instruction	MUS 160	Music 16 students will be able to perform the 12 major scales on their instrument. Students who complete MUS 16 will be able to demonstrate proficiency at playing technical exercises as assigned by the private teacher. Students who complete MUS 16 will be able to preform from one to three pieces of music or songs learned during the semester, as requested by the faculty jury. Use appropriate playing or singing techniques. Demonstrate interpretative skills. Demonstrate regular practice habits. Memorize music for performance Perform representative repertoire using good stage presence.
Advanced Guitar	MUS 24	Students who complete MUS 24 will demonstrate their ability to play assigned technical exercises using appropriate technique. Students who have completed MUS 24 will demonstrate their ability to play two assigned pieces of music from the textbook used in the course. Demonstrate skill in performing a variety of musical compositions. Analyze the background of the pieces performed. Utilize appropriate interpretation in performing compositions from a variety of historical style periods. Demonstrate skill in sight reading new music in several positions on the guitar. Demonstrate skill in playing technical exercises such as scales, arpeggios, slurs, and other playing techniques. Demonstrate skill in performing solo or in ensembles
Advanced Jazz Improvisation	MUS 25B	Students will be able to improvise over a standard ii-V7-I progression in multiple keys. Students will be able to identify scales as related to advanced chord symbols, including the most common (melodic minor, diminished and whole-tone scale). Improvise melodic minor, diminished and Lydian dominant scales in all twelve keys. Improvise stylistically correct solos over a rhythm change chord progression Integrate jazz theory through exercises and performances. Develop melodic ideas over extended phrase and song lengths. Perform a coherent improvised solo in an extended song form, based on non-traditional harmonies, including Lydian dominant and altered chords. Identify altered dominant, half diminished, and full diminished scales related to advanced chord symbols
Advanced Piano	MUS 18	Students who complete MUS 18 will demonstrate ability to play assigned technical exercises using appropriate technique. Students who complete MUS18 will be able to play two assigned pieces of music from the textbook used in the course.
Advanced Voice	MUS 21	Students who complete MUS 21 will be able to demonstrate ability to perform three (3) songs of varying styles from memory as assigned from the class curriculum. Demonstrate principles of good vocal technique. Perform songs by memory. Develop a repertoire. Demonstrate skill in singing Italian, German, and French. Students who complete MUS 21 will be able to demonstrate appropriate phrasing, dynamics, diction, and expression within song presentations. Demonstrate good vocal practice habits. Interpret songs from operas and musicals. Sing using correct diction and pronunciation.
American Folk Music	MUS 14B	Describe the role of religion in the development of American song culture Students will be able to recognize the genre and subgenres of the various American folk musical styles discussed in class. Describe and identify, using appropriate terminology, some of the many folk music styles of the United States. Examine these folk music styles in the broader context of American political, social, and cultural history. Aurally identify the musical characteristics of these various folk music styles. Review and analyze the social context of American folk music.
Audio Capstone	MUSA 250	Students will be able to describe the concepts, history, and current trends of producing. Students will be able to critically analyze existing productions from creative and technical perspectives. Students will be able to oversee and manage a complex audio project. Students will be able to apply leadership and communication skills to lead a group of artists and technicians. Students will be able to apply advanced creative and technical techniques to multi-track audio productions. Students will be able to conceptualize and deliver complex audio productions for a specified purpose.
Audio for Multimedia	MUSA 210	Students will be able to describe the history of sound for multimedia. Students will be able to identify key developments and contributions to the field of sound for multimedia. Students will be able to critically analyze soundtracks, scores, and sound for multimedia. Students will be able to edit and synchronize audio and visual media using computer workstations. Students will be able to design and edit musical and nonmusical sounds for a variety of visual media. Students will be able to collaborate with artists and technicians from a variety media fields to produce multimedia recordings.
Audio Recording	MUSA 150	Students will be able to describe the principles of a recording system including signal flow, microphones, signal processing, digital audio, and monitoring. Students will be able to understand and demonstrate proper signal flow and connections between recording components. Students will be able to determine proper microphone selection and placement for a given audio source. Students will be able to operate the hardware, software, and equipment in a modern audio recording system. Students will be able to produce high fidelity audio recordings for a variety of applications.
Business of Audio Production	MUSA 130	Students will be able to describe emerging trends in the audio industry. Students will be able to identify key players, organizations, and opportunities in the industry. Students will be able to describe the principles of copyright, publishing, licensing, and royalties as they relate to audio production. Students will be able to describe the function and role of industry personnel and organizations.
Chamber Music	MUS 27	Students will gain experience recognizing common musical stylistic elements, including pitch identification, dynamics, and varied articulation, through music preparation. Play wind repertory in various styles. Students will gain experience in recognizing common classical rhythmic patterns through music preparation. Develop growth in musical and technical skills as instrumentalists
Chambers Singers	MUS 45	Students will be able to identify the correct solfege syllable for example notes in any major key. Students will be able to identify all major key signatures and names of notes in the treble and bass clefs. The Mt SAC Chamber Singers will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio to perform at the ACDA National Conference in the Spring of 2023. The students will have the opportunity to perform their own concert as well as listen to other choirs from around the United States and various countries. The students will be asked to come up with differences and similarities between the different performing ensembles and to evaluate each groups performance. Sight read musical pieces. Develop vocalizing skills. Blend with each voice in groups. Harmonize with each voice in groups. Differentiate tone colors needed for effective interpretation of the music. Memorize music and present public performances as a member of an ensemble.
Choral Workshop	MUS 29	Memorize selected works to be performed by the choir. Define musical terms. Students will be able to identify the names of the notes on both treble and bass clefs, and identify all of the major key signatures. Students will be able to identify the correct solfege syllable for example notes in any major key. Develop and practice skills in basic elements of vocalizing, i.e. proper breath support and exhalation. Blend with other voices in section. Prepare selections for in class or public performance. Harmonize with other voices in section. Differentiate tone colors to express correct meaning of words in text. Exercise skill in watching and following the conductor.
Collegiate Chorale	MUS 30	Students will gain experience recognizing common musical elements (pitch identification, dynamics, and articulation) through music preparation. Demonstrate skills in basic elements of vocalizing, including blend, balance and solfeggio. Demonstrate skills in effectively blending with other voices in section. Demonstrate skill in harmonizing with other voices in the ensemble. Differentiate tone colors to express correct meaning of words in text. Exercise skill in watching and following the conductor. Memorize selected works to be performed by the choir. Prepare and perform a selected solo. Define key musical terms. Student will be able to name the notes as indicated on the music staff in both the treble and bass clefs. Student will be able to hold his/her own part in multi-part harmony, as selected from the ensemble's concert repertoire, when asked to perform in scheduled parts tests. A minimum of 80% accuracy of pitch and rhythm is expected when tested.
Concert Choir	MUS 31	Students will be able to identify the correct solfege syllable for example notes in any major key. Students will be able to identify all major key signatures and names of notes in the treble and bass clefs. Practice and apply elements of vocalizing. Utilize vocalizing skills to blend effectively with each voice in the section. Utilize vocalizing skills to harmonize with other sections of the choir Apply proper breath support to singing Contrast tone colors to express correct meaning of text. Demonstrate skill in effective group singing and following the conductor at all times.
Conducting	MUS 22	Students will be able to conduct multiple patterns in varied styles. Students will be able to conduct simple selections utilizing mixed meters. Show use of effective beat patterns. Read music from a full score. Conduct singers and/or instrumentalists in a rehearsal. Demonstrate effective rehearsal techniques. Use music terminology commonly found in musical scores. Apply effective interpretation skills. Demonstrate effective leadership qualities and physical carriage.
DJ Performance	MUS 180	Improvise in realtime using Musical Instrument Digital Interface and Disc Jockey controllers
Electronic Music	MUSA 120	Students will be able to complete a creative audio project from conceptualization to distribution. Students will be able to describe the principles of digital audio workstations. Students will be able to create prescribed sounds utilizing various synthesis and sampling techniques. Students will be able to create compositions or live performances using a digital audio workstation. Students will be able to apply effects processing appropriately for compositional effect.
Elementary Guitar	MUS 23A	Proper posture, hand positions, and strumming technique Notes, rhythms, and clefs Music fundamentals, practice notes on the first and second strings Note reading chords G, G7, F, and C Scales, chords, strumming patterns, songs in groups Notes on the third string, ensemble practice Ties, rests, eighth and dotted notes Notes on the fourth string Composition of sight reading Sight reading on all six strings Students who complete MUS 23A will demonstrate their ability to play two assigned pieces of music from their textbook used in the course using appropriate technique. Students who complete MUS 23A will be able to demonstrate their ability to tune the guitar with or without the help of a tuner. New strumming patterns Sight reading on the first four strings, work on duets Notes on the fifth string, key signatures Notes on the sixth string Ensemble and chords E, A, and D
Elementary Voice	MUS 20A	Students who complete MUS 20A be able to demonstrate their ability to perform one (1) song from memory as assigned from the class curriculum. Use breathing (breath control), posture, resonance, flexibility, and enunciation. Perform songs from memory. Describe the background of songs. Use effective practice habits. Define musical terms and follow them in the music. Student can describe the elements of breath support that are required for healthy singing.
Ensemble	MUS 38	The ensemble course, MUS 38, is comprised of variously sized ensembles on any given semesters. However, students should be able to start, finish, and perform musical excerpts and selections on their own, without the assistance of a conductor. Students participating in MUS 38 will develop the skills necessary to perform in an ensemble, follow a conductor, and perform on stage. Play or sing in time with section and ensemble as directed.
Fundamentals of Audio Technology	MUSA 100	Students will be able to describe the properties and components of audio systems. Students will be able to explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of audio including waveforms, frequency, amplitude, and harmonics. Students will be able to demonstrate a conceptual and practical understanding of digital audio workstations including audio and MIDI sequencing. Students will be able to describe the history of and current trends in audio technology.
History and Appreciation of Rock and Popular Music - Honors	MUS 15H	Synthesize the different musical genres that came together to create rock music, including blues and country, and discuss the continuing influences of those styles on current music. Evaluate the sociological trends as reflected in musical styles and song lyrics. Critically analyze live concerts or a live video recording of a performance Compare and contrast historical, cultural, and socio-political contexts of different musical genres. Identify important writers and producers of rock music. Define the musical characteristics such as form and instrumentation of various different rock styles. Identify various people important in the creation of rock music and the musical instruments they play(ed).
History of Jazz	MUS 12	Compare and contrast soloists associated within the same historical style period. Explain general musical concepts including pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, form and syncopation. Discuss the origins of jazz and the cultural and sociological significance of the music. Explain musical characteristics and identify musical instruments common to various styles of jazz. Evaluate and assess the artistic and musical skills of various live performers. Students who complete MUS 12 will be able to identify the jazz style of a piece of music when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam. Students who complete MUS 12 will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including featured instruments are played in class during the final exam. Differentiate between musical styles and performers
Intermediate Guitar	MUS 23B	Students who complete MUS 23B will demonstrate their ability to play two assigned pieces of music from the textbook used in the course using appropriate technique. Demonstrate skillful dominant hand techniques in playing polyphonic music using both rest and free strokes. Demonstrate skillful subordinate hand technique in playing polyphonic music. Sight read musical pieces. Interpret pieces performed based on stylistic period. Perform pieces from memory. Play guitar duets. Students who complete MUS 23B will be able to identify any note on the treble clef, including those on ledger lines, within the guitar pitch range in two enharmonically equivalent ways.
Intermediate Piano	MUS 17B	Students who complete MUS17B will demonstrate their ability to play two assigned pieces of music from the textbook used in the course. Students who complete MUS 17B will demonstrate their ability to play natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales in at least one octave, right hand alone, in the keys of a minor, d minor, and e minor.
Intermediate Voice	MUS 20B	Students who complete MUS 20B will be able to demonstrate appropriate phrasing, dynamics, diction, and expression within their song presentation. Students who complete MUS 20B Will be able to demonstrate their ability to perform two (2) songs of differing styles from memory as assigned from the class curriculum. Demonstrate breathing (breath control), posture, resonance, flexibility, and enunciation. Sight read musical compositions. Correctly identify musical terms utilized on songs. Perform selections at varying tempi, including adagio, moderato, and allegro. Perform songs in a foreign language from memory. Interpret songs from different style periods. Correctly pronounce foreign text while singing.
Introduction to Western Classical Music	MUS 100	Recognize major composers of each style period, including the Classical and Baroque eras, and identify aspects of their lives that affected their music. Critically analyze live or recorded musical examples. Identify musical compositions or performances. Students will be able to accurately relate the musical elements of a work to its structure and/or compositional techniques, including but not limited to programmatic content and form. Students will be able to aurally identify the instruments of the symphony orchestra. Students will understand the musical trends of the major style periods in music history (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical/Enlightenment, Romantic, Modernism, and Postmodernism), and relate these issues to the critical analysis of a musical work. Students will understand the cultural and social trends of the major style periods in music history (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical/Enlightenment, Romantic, Modernism, and Postmodernism), and relate these issues to the critical analysis of a musical work. Recognize and define musical elements relating to rhythm, melody, dynamics, tone color, and harmony and identify concepts in musical examples. Identify musical stylistic features of each period.
Introduction to Western Classical Music - Honors	MUS 100H	Students who complete MUS 13H will be able to identify the style period (medieval, Renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, 20th century, or 21st century) during which each of three pieces of music was composed when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam. identify trends (i.e. reception, repertoire) within a period Students who have completed MUS 13H will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including the instruments are played in class during the final exam. to accurately relate the musical elements of a programmatic work to its narrative compare and contrast the reception of a musician (or a group of musicians) in different ethnic and nationalistic cultures within a historical period
Jazz Encemble	MUS 47	Students will gain experience in recognizing common jazz and commercial rhythmic patterns through music preparation. Students will gain experience recognizing common musical elements, including pitch identification, dynamics, and varied articulation, through music preparation. To measure the benefits of travel with performing ensembles. The Mt SAC Jazz Ensemble will travel to compete at the Reno Jazz Festival. Competition is important in measuring student success as well as gaining recognition for the college as a whole. Students also gain exposure to other community college programs as well a 4 year university programs. This exposure shows the students the level that must be attained to perform with a high level university program. Students will also gain an educational benefit through the various master classes offered throughout the festival. Play jazz repertory in various styles. Develop growth in musical and technical skills as instrumentalists. Apply sight-reading skills. Identify stylistic characteristics related to historical accuracy of arrangements
Jazz Improvisation	MUS 25A	Improvise using major, dominant and minor scales in all twelve keys. Improvise stylistically correct solos over a blues chord progression. Apply jazz theory into performance and written exercises. Develop melodic ideas Demonstrate aural development by imitating short melodic phrases. Perform coherent improvised solos on a simple jazz song. Classify major, dominant, and minor scales related to chord symbols.
Jazz Improvisation and Performance Choir	MUS 50	Students will be able to perform a bass line, melody line, and a scat solo to an assigned jazz chart. Students will perform an assigned transcribed scat solo with appropriate scat syllables using correct rhythms and pitches. They will perform these solos with at least 80% accuracy. The Mt SAC Jazz Improv and Performance Choir will travel to compete at the Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey. Competition is important in measuring student success as well as gaining recognition for the college as a whole. This SLO will be measured by the scores and comments acquired during competition. It is expected that the students should score a minimum of 80 out of 100 from each of the 4 judges. Students will also gain exposure to other community college programs as well a 4 year university programs. Students will also gain an educational benefit through the various master classes offered throughout the festival. Discuss and define the qualities of good vocal jazz solo singing. Determine keys and modes for various vocal jazz charts. Write out transcriptions of vocal and instrumental improvisation solos. Demonstrate appropriate vocal-jazz articulations (pure vowels, clipped consonants, etc.) while performing. Prepare small group song interpretations of vocal jazz charts Perform scat solos and critique them in rehearsal.
Laboratory Band	MUS 39	Identify stylistic characteristics related to historical accuracy of arrangements. Students will gain experience in recognizing common jazz and commercial music rhythmic patterns through music preparation. Students will gain experience recognizing common musical elements (pitch identification, dynamics, and articulation) through music preparation. Play jazz repertory in various styles. Develop growth in musical and technical skills as instrumentalists. Apply sight-reading skills
Live Sound Engineering	MUSA 160	Students will be able to describe the principles of a live sound system including signal flow, microphones, signal processing, and monitoring. Students will be able to diagnose and troubleshoot common problems encountered in a live sound reinforcement environment. Students will be able to understand the interaction of audio electronics and acoustics in various environments Students will be able to engineer live performances in a variety of genres. Students will be able to collaborate with other engineers and non-engineers to put on a live sound event.
Men's Vocal Ensemble	MUS 48	Blend voices and achieve a well balanced sound. Perform for the college and community. Demonstrate professional musicianship skills Students will be able to identify the correct solfege syllable for example notes in any major key. Students will be able to identify all chromatic intervals within an octave or chromatic scale. Demonstrate skill in sight reading music. Sing music of different styles effectively.
MUS 106 Western Music History II: 1750 to Present	MUS 106	to accurately describe developments in music history by relating them to cultural, social, scientific, and/or economic circumstances of the period MUS 11B students will be able to identify the solo or featured musical instrument when one minute of each of two recordings including those instruments are played in class. MUS 11B students will be able to identify the style period (classical, romantic, and 20th/21st centuries) during which each of three pieces of music was composed when one minute from each piece is played in class. describe the use of text painting in a song by relating specific musical elements to textual ones. Define technical musical terms and make use of those terms in written reports. Analyze basic elements of musical sound such as rhythms, melody, tonality, and harmony as those elements apply to Western music in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as non-western music that influenced that music. Distinguish different instrumental timbres. Analyze and evaluate the structure and form of the music being studied. Synthesize the contributions of important composers and assess ways in which their context affected their music.
Music Fundamentals	MUS 110	Students will develop the ability to correctly interpret musical notation, or what is called "basic music literacy." Music 7 students will be able to identify any key on the piano keyboard using all enharmonic possibilities, including, where possible, single and double accidentals. Designate and identify pitches and octave registers on the grand staff and piano keyboard. Interpret rhythm notation. Recognize and construct all major and minor scales and key signatures. Calculate the size and quality of intervals and construct intervals of an indicated size using musical notation. Analyze triadic harmonies for their root, quality and inversion, and construct triads using musical notation.
Music Fundamentals for Musicians	MUS 110A	Students will know, by the number and type of accidentals, all 15 major keys and 15 minor keys. MUS 2 students will be able to name the chord quality of all diatonic triads and seventh chords in both the major and minor modes. Identify pitches and pitch registers when notated on the staff using G, F or C clefs, or when designated on the piano keyboard. Calculate the duration of notes and rests. Calculate the beat value, beat division, beat type and meter for any regular time signature. Recognize and construct major scales, minor scales and their respective key signatures. Memorize, recall and interpret the circle of fifths Memorize and recall all diatonic triad and seventh chord qualities in major and minor. Analyze diatonic music for harmony using Roman numerals and bass position figures when the non-chord tones have been omitted or identified for the student Recognize and distinguish the four types of contrapuntal motion. Evaluate two-voice first species tonal counterpoint on the basis of its adherence to style rules and aesthetic guidelines Identify and construct triads and seventh chords Evaluate minor melodies for tonal problems and employ accidentals to correct these problems. Calculate interval inversions. Recognize, calculate and construct intervals between pitches. Distinguish between consonant and dissonant intervals in music notation. Classify cadences by type MUS 5A students will be able to sing on sight a short diatonic melody mixing stepwise motion and occasional skips through the tonic harmony. MUS 5A students will be able to transcribe a diatonic melody played four times at the piano. This melody may use stepwise motion only, except for skips through the tonic triad and skips between 're' and 'ti'. Students will demonstrate, through dictation, an aural understanding of major-mode melodies making use of rhythmic divisions, stepwise motion and occasional leaps through adjacent tones of the tonic and dominant triads.
Music Theory I	MUS 120	MUS 3A students will be able to analyze a diatonic chorale phrase for harmony and non-chord tones. MUS 3A students will be able to realize a diatonic figured bass and analyze its figures for harmony (using Roman numerals). This figured bass may include figures for diatonic triads in any inversion and figures for the dominant seventh chord in any inversion. Locate deviations from normative chord syntax in major and minor chord progressions. Locate and identify contrapuntal errors, voicing errors and line errors in part writing. Realize, in four-part keyboard and SATB style, diatonic figured basses employing the figures 5/3, 6/3, 6/4, 7 and their common variants. Harmonize in four-part keyboard and SATB style a diatonic melody using diatonic triads in any acceptable inversion and the dominant seventh in root position. Compose music in four-part keyboard and SATB style from Roman numerals, outer voices with Roman numerals, basses with Roman numerals, sopranos with Roman numerals and unfigured outer voices. Analyze a diatonic figured bass for harmony using Roman numerals and bass position figures. Analyze, using Roman numerals and bass position figures, diatonic passages from Bach-style chorales employing passing tones, neighbor tones and suspensions. Embellish four-part writing with passing tones, neighbor tones and single suspensions. Locate and classify passing tones, neighbor tones and suspensions in diatonic music employing a chorale texture.
Music Theory II	MUS 130	Students will be able to analyze a short passage of Classical or Romantic era piano repertoire for harmony and non-chord tones. This passage will incorporate secondary chromaticism and a common chord modulation to the dominant or mediant. Students will be able to realize a chromatic figured bass and analyze its figures for harmony (using Roman numerals). This figured bass may include triadic, seventh chord and single suspension figures in any inversion; it may use diatonic and secondary function chords. Students will be able to spell secondary function chords. Realize in three or four parts a figured bass that employs chromatic chords with a secondary function, with or without sevenths and in any bass position; and 2-3, 4-3, 7-6 and 9-8 suspensions, single or double. Harmonize in three or four parts a chorale tune using chromatic chords with a secondary function in modulating and non-modulating progressions. Compose music in three and four parts from Roman numerals, outer voices with Roman numerals, basses with Roman numerals, sopranos with Roman numerals and unfigured outer voices using chords with a secondary function and modulation. Compose parallel modulating, parallel non-modulating, contrasting modulating and contrasting non-modulating periods in unembellished SAB or SATB format. Compose a rounded binary in unembellished SAB or SATB format. Embellish SAB or SATB reductions in a classical style. Analyze a chromatic figured bass for harmony using Roman numerals and bass position symbols. Analyze, using Roman numerals and bass position figures, keyboard music employing secondary function chords, common chord modulations, phrase modulations, sequential modulations and non-chord tones Recognize, identify and diagram period, binary and ternary forms. Identify by ear themes and variations chosen at random from an assigned listening list.
Music Theory III	MUS 140	MUS 3C students will be able to analyze a short passage of Classical or Romantic era piano repertoire for harmony and non-chord tones. This passage may incorporate secondary chromaticism, common chord modulation, enharmonic modulation, mode mixture and chromatic "voice leading" chords such as the Neapolitan, augmented sixth and common tone diminished chord. Analyze for harmony, using Roman numerals and bass position figures, any chromatic figured bass. Analyze for harmony, using Roman numerals and bass position figures, any music or musical excerpt from the common practice period, including solo music, keyboard music and ensemble music. Identify by ear sonata form sections and subsections for pieces from an assigned listening list. Locate and identify on a printed musical score the sections and subsections of sonata form. Describe the location and function of each section and subsection of Darcy-Hepokoski Type 3 sonata form. MUS 3C students will, upon hearing 10 one-minute excerpts of pre-assigned sonata form repertoire, be able to identify the composer, composition and formal section or sections (slow introduction, exposition, development, recapitulation or coda) spanned by each excerpt. Realize in three or four parts a figured bass that employs mode mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords, common tone diminished chords and advanced techniques of modulation. Harmonize in three or four parts a chorale tune using advanced chromatic techniques, including mode mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords, the common tone diminished seventh chord, altered dominants, extended dominants and advanced techniques of modulation. Compose music in three or four parts from Roman numerals, outer voices with Roman numerals, basses with Roman numerals, sopranos with Roman numerals and unfigured outer voices using advanced chromatic techniques, including mode mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords, the common tone diminished seventh chord, altered dominants, extended dominants and advanced techniques of modulation. Compose phrases in unembellished SAB or SATB format that modulate to foreign keys using chromatic chords and advanced techniques of modulation. Construct mode mixture chords, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords and altered dominants in music notation from Roman numerals and bass position figures. Construct church modes and modes of limited transposition in music notation.
Musicianship I	MUS 125	Dictate, in correct music notation and Roman numerals, the chords, soprano and bass for phrase-length four-part progressions that make use of diatonic triads in any inversion and V7 in root position. Dictate, in correct music notation, rhythm pieces and patterns that employ a compound beat and values no smaller than the subdivision. Dictate, in correct music notation, melodies and melodic patterns that outline any diatonic triads and V7. MUS 5B students will be able to sing on sight a short diatonic melody mixing stepwise motion and frequent skips through the tonic, subdominant and dominant harmonies. MUS 5B students will be able to transcribe the soprano voice, bass voice and harmony (using Roman numerals and figures) of a six-chord four-part progression played four times at the piano. This progression may use only diatonic triads in root position. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and rhythm patterns in simple meters that use a quarter note beat and include subdivisions. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns in compound meters that use a dotted quarter note beat and include subdivisions. Sing memorized melodies, melodic patterns and duets outlining any diatonic triads and V7 using moveable-do solfege. Sing at sight diatonic melodies, melodic patterns and duets outlining any diatonic triads and V7 using moveable-do solfege. Aurally distinguish between the intervals of the m7, TT and M7 when played melodically. Dictate, in correct music notation, rhythm pieces and patterns that employ a simple beat and values no smaller than the subdivision.
Musicianship II	MUS 135	Dictate, in correct music notation and Roman numerals, the chords, soprano and bass for phrase-length four-part progressions that make use of secondary function chords. Dictate, in correct music notation, rhythm pieces and patterns that employ a compound beat and create syncopation. Dictate, in correct music notation, melodies and melodic patterns that make use of non-essential chromaticism, secondary function chromaticism and diatonic descending fifths sequences Students will be able to sing melodies at sight that incorporate skips through diatonic triads and raised chromatic tones used in a passing or neighboring capacity. Students will be able to transcribe the soprano voice, bass voice and harmony (using Roman numerals and figures) of a six-chord four-part progression played four times at the piano. This progression may use diatonic triads and sevenths in any inversion. It may also use secondary dominants, with or without sevenths, in any inversion. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns in simple meters that use a half note or an eighth note beat. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns in compound meters that use a dotted half note or dotted eighth note beat. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns in simple meters that create syncopation at the beat and divisional level. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns in compound meters that create syncopation. Sing memorized melodies, melodic patterns and duets outlining diatonic descending fifths sequences using moveable-do solfege. Sing memorized melodies, melodic patterns and duets with non-essential chromaticism, secondary function chromaticism and modulations to closely-related keys using moveable-do solfege. Sing at sight melodies, melodic patterns and duets outlining diatonic descending fifths sequences using moveable-do solfege. Sing at sight melodies, melodic patterns and duets with non-essential chromaticism, secondary function chromaticism and modulations to the dominant or, in minor keys, the relative major. Aurally recognize the quality and bass position of major, minor and diminished triads. Aurally recognize the bass position of major-minor seventh chords. Dictate, in correct music notation, rhythm pieces and patterns that employ a compound beat and create syncopation.
Musicianship III	MUS 145	MUS 6B students will be able to sing on sight a short melody that mixes stepwise motion and occasional skips to outline a tonicized half cadence. MUS 6B students will be able to transcribe the soprano voice, bass voice and harmony (using Roman numerals and figures) of a six-chord four-part progression played four times at the piano. This progression may use any of the harmonic devices covered in MUS 5B and 6A with the addition of the Neapolitan sixth and the root position augmented sixth chord. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns in simple meters that create syncopation at the subdivisional level. Dictate, in correct music notation, rhythm pieces and patterns with tuplets. Dictate, in correct music notation, melodies and melodic patterns that incorporate mode mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords and modulations to closely-related keys. Perform at sight rhythm pieces and patterns with irregular meters, changing time signatures and tuplets. Sing memorized melodies, melodic patterns and duets outlining chord progressions that incorporate mode mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords and modulations to foreign keys using moveable-do solfege. Sing at sight melodies, melodic patterns and duets outlining chord progressions that incorporate mode mixture, the Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords using moveable-do solfege. Sing at sight melodies, melodic patterns and duets that modulate to closely-related keys. Sing the chromatic scale, the whole tone scale, the octatonic scale and all church modes from a given starting pitch. Aurally distinguish between major triads, minor triads, diminished triads, augmented triads, major seventh chords, minor seventh chords, major-minor seventh chords, half-diminished seventh chords and fully-diminished seventh chords. Aurally recognize all simple and compound intervals. Dictate, in correct music notation, rhythm pieces and patterns that employ a simple beat and create syncopation at the subdivisional level. Dictate, in correct music notation and Roman numerals, the chords, soprano and bass for phrase-length four-part progressions that make use of mode mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords, common tone diminished seventh chords and modulations to closely-related keys.
Piano I	MUS 170	Students who complete MUS17A will be able to demonstrate ability to play C, G, D, A, and E major scales with hands together. Students who successfully complete MUS17A will be able to demonstrate ability to play two assigned pieces of music from the textbook used in the course.
Piano II	MUS 171	Students will be able to realize a figured bass-line at the piano. Read grand staff notation, Roman numeral notation and lead sheet symbols Play scales up to two octaves, hands separately and together, as well as scale patterns for the keys of B, E, A, D, G, and C major. Play primary triads and the dominant seventh chord in the keys of C major, F major, G major, A minor and D minor. Harmonize at sight diatonic melodies using do-fa-sol bass lines, block primary triads and the dominant seventh. Transpose at sight melodies and harmonic patterns between the major keys of C, F and G and the minor keys of A and D. Perform at sight beginning to early intermediate solo piano repertoire. Perform within an ensemble and demonstrate playing techniques (fingerings, pedaling, phrasing).
Piano III	MUS 172	Students will be able to play any and all major and harmonic minor scales, ascending and descending, two octaves. Read grand staff notation, Roman numeral notation, lead-sheet symbols and bass figures. Perform within an ensemble and demonstrate playing techniques (fingerings, pedaling, phrasing). Perform at sight intermediate solo piano repertoire. Perform at sight two simultaneous parts of vocal and C score instrumental music from open score format Play scales up to two octaves, hands separately and together, as well as scale patterns for the major keys of B, E, A, D, G, C, F and B-flat. Play natural, harmonic and melodic scales up to two octaves, with hands separately and together, as well as scale patterns for the minor keys of A, E, B, D, G, C and F. Harmonize with one and two hands at sight diatonic melodies using diatonic triads and the dominant seventh. Transpose at sight melodies and their accompanying harmonies up or down a minor and major second.
Rock Music History and Appreciation	MUS 15	Synthesize the different musical genres that came together to create rock music, including blues and country, and discuss the continuing influences of those styles on current music. Evaluate the sociological trends as reflected in musical styles and song lyrics. Identify important writers and producers of rock music. Define the musical characteristics such as form and instrumentation of various different rock styles. Identify various people important in the creation of rock music and the musical instruments they play(ed).
Songwriting	MUSA 230	Students will be able to describe the history and development of songwriting. Students will be able to compose original songs and lyrics in specified genres. Students will be able to analyze songs for genre, form, structure, groove, and lyrical elements. Students will be able to perform original songs as a soloist or with an ensemble. Students will be able to create lead sheets for original compositions. Students will be able to collaborate with others to produce a recording of a song.
Sound Design for Live Performance	MUSA 220	Students will be able to collaborate effectively with artists, performers, technicians, and organizers to produce audio for live events. Students will be able to design sounds for non-musical live performances. Students will be able to create new and unique sounds for a variety of live applications. Students will be able to critically analyze live sound performances from creative and technical perspectives. Students will be able to use current technology to design and playback sound in live performance settings. Students will be able to perform audio productions in front of an audience.
Special Projects in Music	MUS 99	Identify and accurately perform stylistic characteristics related to historical style periods for all repertoire Develop growth in musical and technical skills as a musician Apply sight-reading skills Student will work cooperatively with the instructor to set and attain specific musical and technical goals through practice, performance, and individual instruction. Students will be able to perform a designated work (or group of works, for vocalists), chosen in cooperation with the instructor, to be taken from the standard repertoire for their voice or instrument, at a level appropriate for a successful junior level undergraduate transfer audition. Students will prepare professional audition and application materials, appropriate for undergraduate, music major level transfer. Play repertory in various styles.
Studio Engineering	MUSA 200	Students will be able to capture, edit, and mix high fidelity multi-track audio productions. Students will be able to serve in a variety of roles in a recording setting, including runner, assistant, lead, and mix engineer. Students will be able to apply a wide range of signal processing to audio for desired effect. Students will be able to design and set up multi-track recording sessions in a studio. Students will be able to engineer all technical components in studio recording and mixing sessions. Students will be able to manage the workflow and division of labor in studio recording and mixing sessions. Students will be able to use critical listening to make technical and creative decisions while recording and mixing.
Vocal Jazz Ensemble	MUS 44	Perform concerts for the college and the local community. Students will be able to identify all chromatic intervals within an octave or chromatic scale. Students will be able to recognize and differentiate between various song forms, including 12-bar blues, AABA, and 'other.' Perform in different vocal jazz styles. Demonstrate effective techniques for using a microphone in live performance Memorize music and perform in public as a group and as a soloist. Demonstrate an attitude of professionalism and responsible work ethic in rehearsals.
Western Music History I: Antiquity to 1750	MUS 105	Synthesize the contributions of important composers, their works, and formal structures. MUS 11A students will, upon hearing a one-minute excerpt of pre-assigned music repertoire along with the excerpted score between the Medieval and late Classical periods, be able to identify the compositional techniques and stylistic characteristics unique to the period. MUS 11A students will, upon hearing a one-minute excerpt of pre-assigned music repertoire along with the excerpted score between the Medieval and late Classical periods, be able to describe the stylistic characteristics unique to the genre and period. test Define technical musical terms and make use of those terms in written reports. Analyze basic elements of musical sound such as rhythms, melody, tonality, harmony, and counterpoint as those elements apply to a variety of examples both western and non- western Distinguish different instrumental timbres. Analyze and evaluate the development of structure and form in the music of the time periods being studied.
Wind Ensemble	MUS 49	Develop growth in musical and technical skills as instrumentalists Students will gain experience recognizing and identifying common musical stylistic elements including pitch identification, dynamics, and other compulsory musical knowledge. Students will gain experience in recognizing common classical rhythmic patterns through music preparation. Play wind repertory in various styles.
Wind Symphony	MUS 36	Students will gain experience in recognizing common classical rhythmic patterns through music preparation. Students will gain experience recognizing common musical elements, including pitch identification, dynamics, and varied articulation, through music preparation.
Women in Music	MUS 101	Combine subjective and objective responses in order to articulate a critical opinion about selected musicalworks. Identify and discuss musical elements, using accurate terminology to describe melody, rhythm, harmony, tonecolor, form, and dynamics. Apply critical listening skills to the analysis of musical performances, in both recorded and live formats. Identify stylistic trends, genres, and historical time periods in music. Identify the interactions between gender and the social systems which have historically influenced the creation of musical works. Identify female composers and musicians, and place their lives and work in an historical and cultural context.
Women's Vocal Ensemble	MUS 34	Demonstrate professional musicianship skills. Students will be able to identify all major key signatures and names of notes in the treble and bass clefs. Students will be able to identify the correct solfege syllable for example notes in any major key. Demonstrate skill in sight reading music. Sing music of different styles effectively. Blend voices to achieve a well balanced sound. Perform for the college and the community.
Work Experience in Audio Arts	MUSA 299	Students will be able to produce audio to the standards and direction of site supervisor. Students will be able to examine and analyze roles in the organization. Students will be able to explain the entry-level and advancement opportunities available in the chosen area of audio production. Students will be able to identify skills needed to successfully operate as an individual or within a team to produce audio. Students will be able to self-assess knowledge and skills gained though the work experience.
World Music	MUS 14A	Students who complete MUS14A will be able to identify the ethnological classification (chordophone, aerophone, idiophone, or membranophone) of each of two musical musical instruments when recordings of each are played in class during the final exam. Students who complete MUS 14A will be able to identify the ethnic culture that produced each of three pieces of music when one minute from each piece is played in class during the final exam.

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