Course Descriptions

Music

Please find below a selection of the courses associated with the Music program. For a complete list of courses, please consult the Academic Calendar. 

Introductory Courses

311.10 – MUS: Music Rudiments
An introductory course dealing with the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic basics of music theory. Designed for the non-music major. May NOT be taken by music majors for credit.

312.13 – MUS: Introduction to Music: Music and Culture
An introduction to the contributing elements in music: sonority, harmony, melody, rhythm, and form. The course will survey all periods of western art music. A variety of non-western, traditional, popular, American, and Canadian music will also be explored. (Cross credited with English for Music Majors, and open to all students)

Music Theory

311.11 – MUS: Music Theory I
This is a study of melody and harmony through the writing and an alyzing of western art music. Students will develop fluency in: melodic and harmonic intervals, modes and scales, rhythm and metre, triads and inversions, and the principals of melodic and homophonic design. Students registered in Music Theory I must also be registered in Musicianship I.

311.15 – MUS: Musicianship I
A practical approach to the development of aural skills: recognizing intervals, rhythms and melodic patterns. Students will develop skills relating to sight-singing and transcription. Aural recognition of melo dies and harmonies parallels the studies in 311.11 – MUS: Music Theory I. (1.5 credit hours) (Lab fees ap ply.)

Music History

312.21 – MUS: Music History I: Medieval/Renais sance
A study of western art music during the Medieval and Renaissance periods (900 to approx.1600)

312.22 – MUS: Music History II: Baroque
A study of Western Art Music from the 17th and early 18th centuries.

Conducting

313.11 – MUS: Conducting I
A study of the basic elements of choral conducting including elementary score study.

313.12 – MUS: Conducting II
A continuation of 313.11 with more advanced study of multi-meter music, score analysis, and an introduction to instrumental conducting. (Prerequisite: 313.11T – MUS: Conducting I)

Church Music

315.11 – MUS: Music in Christian Wo ship
A brief overview of the philosophical, biblical, and historical background upon which the use of music in worship is based. Special emphasis will be given to the topic of worship itself and how music can be utilized to revitalize worship in the church. (Cross-credited with Worship Studies for Worship Studies Majors)

315.22T– MUS: Music Education of Children
A study of current pedagogical methods used in the teaching of group music, including Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze. Special emphasis will be give to the application of these methods to schools and churches. (Cross-credited with Education for Education Majors) (Prerequisite: 311.10 – MUS: Music Rudiments or its equivalent)