*This course may be waived for students who demonstrate adequate background in music through examination.

**Music majors are encouraged to take this course during the fall semester of their freshman year.

***Eight semester units of private instruction in an instrument or voice are required, including four semesters at the advanced level (400 numbered courses).

****Music majors are required to participate in a performing ensemble each semester of attendance for a minimum of 12 units.

ART 110: Art Appreciation (3 units)

• Discussion of the history, vocabulary, methods and media of art through presentation of examples from various art movements and cultures.

MUS 101: Elements of Musicianship (3 units)

• Essential knowledge and skills in music reading and performing are emphasized in this class. Prospective elementary school teachers will find the material useful in preparation for classroom experience. Students with an interest in a music major, but with limited musical experience, will find it to be a valuable introduction to the major. Students with demonstrable skills equal to this course will enroll directly in Music 110L. This course fulfills the requirements for the liberal studies major.

MUS 103: Introduction to American Popular Music (3 units)

• This course is a survey of the various types of music that have evolved into today's popular music styles, including influences from African, European, Latino, Brazilian and Caribbean cultures. The class does briefly consider the origins of a few early American hymns that are still popular (e.g., "Amazing Grace"), but the course material mainly begins with popular music from about the mid-19th century. The development of jazz is pivotal, as many earlier styles converge into this form, and later styles branch out from it. Students enhance their learning experience by attending and critiquing at least two live performances of popular music, and by giving an in-class presentation on a topic of their choice that is pertinent to the semester's study.

MUS 110L: Music Theory and Ear Training (4 units)

• This course introduces the basic principles of musicianship and harmonic theory. Special attention will be devoted to ear training.

MUS 210L: Music Theory and Counterpoint (4 units)

• This course includes continued study in musicianship and harmonic theory with the introduction of counterpoint. Special attention will be devoted to sight singing, ear training and melodic dictation.

MUS 230: Lyric Diction I (2 units)

• This course is required for all voice majors and highly recommended for all students involved in vocal music, including music education and conducting majors, and as a corollary to vocal teaching skills. The basis for the course is the International Phonetic Alphabet, used for pronunciation guides in all languages. This course addresses enunciation, pronunciation of the English, Latin, Italian and Spanish as commonly used in voice study and understanding how the sounds are formed and applied to the singer's art. Recommended for students in their second year of vocal study.

MUS 231: Lyric Diction II (2 units)

• This is required for all voice majors and highly recommended for all students involved in vocal music, including music education and conducting majors, and as a corollary to vocal teaching skills. This course assumes a working knowledge of International Phonetic Alphabet and addresses enunciation, pronunciation of German, French and Slavic languages as commonly used in voice study and understanding how the sounds are formed and applied to the singer's art. Recommended for students in their second year of voice study.

MUS 310: Music Theory and Analysis (4 units)

• The course will be equally divided between advanced harmonic theory and musical analysis.

MUS 349: Music Research (1 unit)

• This course, which must be taken concurrently with the student's first semester of music history, introduces music research techniques and the writing of a significant paper on a relevant topic.

MUS 350: Early Music History (3 units)

• An overview of music history from antiquity until 1725.

MUS 351: Music History: 1725-1900 (3 units)

• A study of the history of music in the Western European tradition from 1725 until 1900.

MUS 352: Music History and World Music Since 1900 (4 units)

• A study of concert music, with emphasis on listening to the major works of the period. A significant portion of the class will be devoted to a study of music outside the concert traditions of the Western world.

MUS 400: Music in the Church (3 units)

• The purpose of this course is to assist in integrating the student's education thus far, and to provide a scriptural basis on which to build a Christian life and work ethic, specifically in, but not limited to, the field of music, by examining theological reasons to choose excellence over fleeting trends. Along with fundamental questions relative to the Gospel and worship, the current issues of "traditional" vs. "contemporary" worship are addressed and examined in light of their respective purposes in the service. Students can expect to study selected writings, including Scripture; to become acquainted with various types of Psalms and their numerous uses; to examine hymnody as well as "worship" music—not only today's, but that of earlier years; and to engage in discussion in the classroom, and with some who are actively invovled in pastoral church music ministry. There is a significant final project for this course, integrating the semester's work into a thoughtful, personal experience relative to church music ministry.

MUS 410: Music Theory Since Debussy (4 units)

• Study of late 19th and early 20th century harmonic theory will constitute approximately half of this class. The other half will be devoted to listening to and analyzing compositions of the period.

MUS 411: Scoring and Arranging (3 units)

• This course covers techniques of arranging music for various vocal and choral combinations, and scoring music for small and large instrumental ensembles.

MUS 450: Conducting I (3 units)

• This course assumes the basic skills a student has acquired in Music Theory and Counterpoint (MUS: 210L). In addition to conducting skills, the student will be instructed in rehearsal techniques and music literature selection.

MUS 451: Conducting II (3 units)

• This course is a continuation of material covered in MUS: 450. Particular attention will be given to more complex conducting problems in the vocal and instrumental genres.

MUS 460: Vocal Pedagogy (2 units)

• Methods of vocal instruction and solutions to various vocal problems are explored. The class is designed for those who plan to teach singing or work with choirs. Each class member will work with a private voice student as part of the course subject matter.

MUS 461: Piano Pedagogy (2 units)

• In this course methods of piano instruction for beginners, as well as more advanced students, will be reviewed. Selection of teaching material and the practical aspects of operating a teaching studio will be discussed. Each class member will work with a private piano student as part of the course subject matter.

MUS 495: Senior Project (1-3 units)

• All music majors are required to complete a project in their senior year. This project is usually a solo recital in the area of their applied instrument. In some cases alternative projects are arranged, such as composition recitals, research or conducting recitals. Students should make arrangements with the program director.