Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2016
Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.
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MUSC 1230. Structure and Style of Music I. (2) Prerequisites: Music minor/major and MUSC 1100 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 1230L and MUSC 1233 and MUSC 1260. The study of basic music theory, including the analysis of diatonic harmony, two-part counterpoint, and the fundamentals of part-writing. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 1231. Structure and Style of Music II. (2) Prerequisite: MUSC 1230 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 1231L and MUSC 1234 and MUSC 1261. The continued study of basic music theory, including harmonic sequences, phrase and period structures, binary form, and an introduction to chromatic harmony and simple forms. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 1233. Class Piano I. (1) Prerequisites: Music minor/major and MUSC 1100 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 1230 and MUSC 1260 MUSC 1230L. This course is a lab course for MUSC 1230. Functional keyboard skills and technique in a group setting, including the harmonization, transposition, and improvisation of diatonic melodies, as well as sightreading and repertoire. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 1234. Class Piano II. (1) Prerequisite: MUSC 1233 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 1231 and MUSC 1261 MUSC 1231L. This course is a lab course for MUSC 1231. The continued study of functional keyboard skills and technique, including the harmonization, transposition, and improvisation of major and minor melodies in a variety of keys, as well as sight-reading and repertoire. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 1260 1230L. Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I. (1) Prerequisite: Music minor/major and MUSC 1102 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 1230 and MUSC 1233. This course is a lab course for MUSC 1230. It contains the practical application of material from MUSC 1230, as well as rhythms through simple and compound meters. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 1261 1231L. Aural Skills and Sight-Singing II. (1) Prerequisite: MUSC 1260 MUSC 1230L with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 1231 and MUSC 1234. This course is a lab course for MUSC 1231. It contains the practical application of material from MUSC 1231, as well as rhythms through simple and compound meters with varying subdivisions. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 2230. Structure and Style of Music III. (2) Prerequisite: MUSC 1231 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 2230L and MUSC 2233 and MUSC 2260. The study of intermediate music theory, including chromatic harmony, modulation, and simple forms. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2231. Structure and Style of Music IV. (2) Prerequisite: MUSC 2230 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 2231L and MUSC 2234 and MUSC 2261. The continued study of intermediate music theory, including advanced chromaticism, largescale forms, and an introduction to serialism and basic set theory. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 2233. Class Piano III. (1) Prerequisite: MUSC 1234 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 2230 and MUSC 2260 MUSC 2230L. This course is a lab course for MUSC 2230. The continued study of functional keyboard skills and technique, including chromatic harmonization, the transposition and improvisation of melodies with simple harmonic accompaniments, sight-reading, repertoire, and accompanying. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2234. Class Piano IV. (1) Prerequisite: MUSC 2233 with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 2231 and MUSC 2261 MUSC 2231L. This course is a lab course for MUSC 2231. The continued study of functional keyboard skills and technique, including chromatic harmonization, the transposition and improvisation of melodies with four-part accompaniments, score reading, sight-reading, repertoire, and accompanying. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 2260 2230L. Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III. (1) Prerequisite: MUSC 1261 MUSC 1231L with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 2230 and MUSC 2233. This course is a lab course for MUSC 2230. The practical application of material from MUSC 2230, as well as cross-rhythms involving duplets and triplets. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2261 2231L. Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV. (1) Prerequisite: MUSC 2260 MUSC 2230L with grade of C or above. Corequisites: MUSC 2231 and MUSC 2234. This course is a lab course for MUSC 2231. The practical application of material from MUSC 2231, as well mixed meters and advanced cross-rhythms. Three contact hours. (Spring)