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MUSC 165 History of Jazz. A survey of the music of the jazz idiom from its origins to the present. Included is a chronological study of important soloists, bands, vocalists, and composers. Classes will be partly lecture aided by video clips and partly analysis with intensive listening.

MUSC 168 Rudiments of Music. This introductory course covers the rudiments of music theory, terms, rhythm, symbols, and music notation. Topics include beams, flags, barlines, rests, dynamics, articulation, road maps, and lead sheets.

MUSC 170 Arranging I. An introductory course in commercial arranging dealing primarily with the rhythm section. Specific topics will include ranges of instruments, arranging from lead sheets, planning an arrangement as well as detailed analysis of the function and common practice notational systems for the electric bass, guitar, piano, and drums. This course is designed to give students a working

MUSC 171 Arranging II. Expanding on the concepts presented in Arranging I, this course will include writing for small horn sections, and multiple vocal parts with a rhythm section.

MUSC 174 Contemporary Harmony I. This course covers basic harmonic theory and common musical notation used in the music industry today. Topics include clefs, note recognition, key signatures, scales, intervals, triad and seventh chord construction, available tensions and basic harmonic functions. Upon successful completion of the course students will have a comprehensive and literate vocabulary of

MUSC 175 Contemporary Harmony II. This course covers harmonic functions currently in use in all styles of popular music. Extensive use of recorded and written examples are used to show the harmony/melody relationships. Basic harmonic analysis as a tool is presented with an introduction to secondary dominant chords, extended dominant chords, modal interchange chords, and basic minor key and blues

MUSC 180 Ear Training I. This course is the first of a four-level program focusing on aural recognition of intervals, triads, seventh chords, rhythms, melodies, diatonic chord progressions and diatonic relative pitch. Students begin to learn the language of solfege and sight singing. This ear training class provides aural perception of the theory learned in MUSC 174, which is taught concurrently

MUSC 181 Ear Training II. A continuation of the skills learned in MUSC 180. The focus is on harmonically based melodies with larger intervallic skips. Rhythms are explored primarily through syncopated eighth notes, triplets and sixteenth notes. This ear training class provides an aural perception of MUSC 175, which is taught concurrently.

MUSC 235 Production Studio Management I provides an examination of methods designed to facilitate the successful management of studio recording projects. The course will cover session set-ups, use of templates for album recording, tracking and take sheets, archiving and final delivery. It will also explore professional session protocol and strategies for cultivating excellent relationships with

MUSC 236 Production Studio Management II provides an examination of an expanded range of recording management tools and techniques that include budgets and estimates, contracts, scheduling, billing and delivery for CD, film, video, web and multi-media. Students will assist in and run a number of real-world studio sessions including full band live-from-the-floor, single instrument overdubbing

MUSC 245 Live Sound Production I provides an introduction to the theory and practice of PA and sound reinforcement. Students will explore the fundamentals of live sound systems (portable and in-house), monitors, microphone techniques, live mixing and concert recording (stereo and multi-track). Also covered are best practices for sound checking, eliminating feedback, troubleshooting and file

MUSC 246 Live Sound Production II is a second-level exploration, where students deepen their understanding of the many aspects that constitute live sound production including effects processing, advanced file management and custom set-ups that involve multi-media, in-ear monitors and click tracks. Each student's final project will be to develop and run front-of-house and back-of-house sound for at

MUSC 250 Private Lesson III. A weekly one-hour private instrumental or vocal lesson is provided for all Music Performance and Music Songwriting majors. Instruction is available on keyboard, woodwinds, saxophone, percussion, guitar, electric and acoustic, bass, and voice. Lessons are designed to increase students' technical and musical abilities.

MUSC 250B Directed Studies - Mentorship is a weekly bi-weekly (every other week) 1/2 hour private tutorship is provided for all Directed Studies majors. Students will consult with their mentor on a consistent basis (for a total of six meetings per semester). Instruction is designed to increase student?s technical, artistic, and musical quality relating to final project goals, as pertaining to

MUSC 251 Private Lesson IV. A weekly one-hour private instrumental or vocal lesson is provided for all Music Performance and Music Songwriting majors. Instruction is available on keyboard, woodwinds, saxophone, percussion, guitar, electric and acoustic, bass, and voice. Lessons are designed to increase students' technical and musical abilities.

MUSC 251B Directed Studies - Mentorship. A bi-monthly (every other week) 1/2 hour private tutorship is provided for all Directed Studies majors. Students will consult with their mentor on a consistent basis (for a total of six meetings per semester). Instruction is designed to increase student's technical, artistic, and musical quality relating to final project goals, as pertaining to student's

MUSC 252 Private Lesson III A. A weekly half-hour private instrumental or vocal lesson is provided for all Music Production, Composition, and General Music majors. Instruction is available on keyboard, woodwinds, saxophone, percussion, guitar, electric and acoustic bass, and voice. Lessons are designed to increase students' technical and musical abilities.

MUSC 253 Private Lesson IV A. A weekly one-hour private instrumental or vocal lesson is provided for all first year students. Instruction is available on keyboard, woodwinds, saxophone, percussion, guitar, electric and acoustic, bass, and voice. Lessons are designed to increase students' technical and musical abilities.

MUSC 256 Stage Performance Techniques I. Students will learn how to construct and organize a concert from A to Z. Students will have to produce arrangements for all instruments involved, and assume a leadership role in rehearsals. They will be required to perform a wide variety of music at their instrument.

MUSC 257 Stage Performance Techniques II. Students will be asked to select five to eight musical pieces of any style (could also include original material) to form a 30 minute showcase to be performed in public as a graduating recital. Students will have to produce partitions for all instruments involved, and assume a leadership role in all rehearsals

MUSC 258 Ensemble III. Ensembles, required of all students, are the focal point of the Music program. All students are placed by audition in one or more ensembles. Students must participate in a minimum of four ensembles to graduate. Types of ensembles offered will focus on contemporary music including rock, funk, fusion, jazz and vocal, with the goal of developing both the student's repertoire

MUSC 258Q Preceptorship I. This practicum is a recipient for performance and songwriter majors to register live performances or teaching experiences that are accomplished above and beyond regular school activities. These events can take place within the community or abroad.

MUSC 259 Ensemble IV, required of all students, are the focal point of the Music program. All students are placed by audition in one or more ensembles. Students must participate in a minimum of four ensembles to graduate. Types of ensembles offered will focus on contemporary music including rock, funk, fusion, jazz and vocal, with the goal of developing both the student's repertoire and

MUSC 259Q Preceptorship II. This practicum is a recipient for performance and songwriter majors to register live performances or teaching experiences that are accomplished above and beyond regular school activities. These events can take place within the community or abroad.

MUSC 260 Mixdown and Editing I. In this course the functional, financial, and legal aspects of production entrepreneurship is examined. Topics covered include technical and artistic preparation through pre- and post- production, recognition of standard recording techniques, the effects of signal processing, and the analysis of various production styles in rock, pop, jazz and classical recordings