RC CATALOG2015

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Course Descriptions

2015-2016 Catalog

Music

MUSIC (MUS)

MUSIC THEORY I

3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126 and

Mathematics 201.

This course will study music notation in G, F, and

C clefs; intervals, scales, modes, key signatures, triads, seventh

chords,non-harmonic tones, transposition, modality and

tonality, analysis. Required of all music majors and minors.

(A, CSU, UC) (C-IDMUS 120: MUS 1AMUS 1BMUS 7A)

MUSIC THEORY II

3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)

PREREQUISITES: Music 1A. ADVISORIES:

Eligibility for English 126 and Mathematics 201.

This course is a continuation of Music 1A: principles

of voice leading; four-part writing in choral and keyboard

styles;harmonization of melodies; realization of figured bass;

detailed investigation of the functional harmonic system used

in western tonal music including triads, seventh chords and

secondary function chords; basic principles of form inWestern

Art Music; analysis of representative musical literature.

Emphasis is on music of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Required of all music majors and minors. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID

MUS 120: MUS 1A MUS 1B MUS 7A) (C-ID MUS 130)

2A MUSIC THEORY III

3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)

PREREQUISITES: Music 1B. ADVISORIES:

Eligibility for English 126 and Mathematics 201.

This course is the continuation of MUS 1A

and MUS 1B. Figured bass and part writing emphasizing

secondary dominants, diminished sevenths, chromaticism,

altered chords, extended tonality, and remote modulation.

Study and analysis of representative musical literature.

Detailed study of form in Western art music. Required of all

music majors. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID MUS 140)

MUSIC THEORY IV

3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)

PREREQUISITES: Music 2A. ADVISORIES:

Eligibility for English 126.

This course is the continuation of Music 2A. It

includes the study of modes, Parallelism, Polychords and

Polytonality, expanded metric and rhythmic resources,

other scales systems and chord formations, Synthetic scales,

Nontertian harmonies, Twelve-tone techniques. Study and

analysis of representative musical literature with relation to

style and structure is also included. Required of all music

majors.. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID MUS 150)

MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS

3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)

ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126.

This course is the introduction to the fundamentals

of music. It is specifically for non-majors or preparation for

Music 1A. Included is music notation, clefs, intervals, scales,

chords, key and time signatures, melodic design, ear and

rhythmic training, some keyboard application, sight-singing..

(A, CSU, UC) (C-ID MUS 110)

MIDI MUSIC PRODUCTION

2 units, 2 lecture hours, 1 lab hour

ADVISORIES: Music 3 and 20. Eligibility for

English 125, 126 and Mathematics 201.

Use of synthesizers, computers, and MIDI

sequencing software to compose, edit, and record music.

(A, CSU)

7A EAR TRAINING: LEVEL I

1 unit, 1 lecture hour, 1 lab hour, (Pass/No

Pass)

COREQUISITES: Music 1A previously or

concurrently. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126 and

Mathematics 201.

This course is the practical application of material

learned in MUS 1A. It includes sight singing, rhythmic drills,

score reading, and melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation.

Required of all music majors and minors. (A, CSU, UC) (C-ID

MUS 125) (C-ID MUS 120: MUS 1A MUS 1B MUS 7A)

7B EAR TRAINING: LEVEL II

1 unit, 1 lecture hour, 1 lab hour, (Pass/No

Pass)

PREREQUISITES: Music 7A. COREQUISITES:

Music 1B taken previously or concurrently. ADVISORIES:

Eligibility for English 126 and Mathematics 201.

This course is the continuation of MUS 7A. It

includes the practical application of material learned in MUS

1A and MUS 1B. Includes sight singing, rhythmic drills, score

reading and melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation.

Required of all music majors and minors. (A, CSU, UC)

(C-ID MUS 135)