100

An introduction to musical language through the study of theory, notation, and composition of music, including notation, clefs, key signatures, scales, time signatures, meter, rhythm, intervals, chords and basic keyboard harmony and harmonic progressions. Knowledge of this material is a prerequisite to more advanced music theory courses, such as MUS 101.

Detailed study of musical concepts and elements, with an emphasis on foundations.

Continued study of concepts of music emphasizing the diatonic vocabulary.

Direct and computerized instruction in the development of pitch, interval, chord, and rhythm discrimination. This class is coordinated with MUS 101 through simultaneous enrollment. Open to all students. Required of music majors and minors.

This course continues to a more advanced level of the training begun in MUS 103. It is coordinated with MUS 102.

Beginning piano level course open to all students regardless of major.  Basic class instruction at the piano emphasizing keyboard facility through literature, harmonizing melodies, sight reading and improvising.

For music majors and minors. Basic class introduction to piano emphasizing keyboard facility through literature, harmonizing melodies, sight reading and improvising.