MUSIC Concurrent enrollment in MUS113: Aural Skills I is strongly recommended. MUS 101 MUSIC APPRECIATION 3 Lecture 0 Lab 3 Credit Hours(s) MUS 116 MUSIC THEORY II This course is designed for musicians and non-musicians. 3 Lecture 0 Lab 3 Credit Hours(s) It develops a basic music theory vocabulary and ability This course is a study of four-part chorale harmonization to actively listen to engage in a historical overview of including all diatonic seventh chords, secondary musical styles through recorded and visual materials. The dominants, modulation, binary and ternary forms, mode aim is to stimulate a discriminating understanding and mixture, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords. enjoyment of music. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 114: Aural Skills II is strongly recommended. MUS 104 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY Prerequisite: MUS115 3 Lecture 0 Lab 3 Credit Hours(s) This course is designed for both musicians and non- MUS 121 CHORUS I musicians. It is a preparatory course for students with little 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) or no prior training in music theory or music reading. The purpose of this course is to improve the student's The class provides students with a solid foundation in ensemble singing through the study and performance of the rudiments of music notation and aural awareness choral music in a variety of musical styles. The course including pitch, accidentals, rhythm, clefs, major and includes at least one public concert providing students an minor scales, and key signatures. The Circle of Fifths, triad opportunity to perform mastered repertoire. types, simple and compound meters, and elementary ear training exercises are incorporated. MUS 122 CHORUS II Pre-requisite: None. 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) The purpose of this course is to improve the student's MUS 113 AURAL SKILLS I ensemble singing through the study and performance of 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) choral music in a variety of musical styles. The course This course is designed for musicians and requires prior includes at least one public concert providing students an knowledge and ability to read music. Students learn how opportunity to perform mastered repertoire. to sing a melody from written music (sightsing), and write down music by ear (dictation). Material includes rhythms MUS 131 JAZZ ENSEMBLE I in simple and compound meter, scales, triads, and simple 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) intervals. Students learn to use moveable “do” solfege This course is designed for musicians and requires and conducting patterns. Concurrent enrollment in MUS prior knowledge and ability to read music. Students 115: Theory I is recommended. rehearse and perform jazz ensemble music. The Pre-requisite: None. course is open to students playing saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass, drums, or percussion. MUS 114 AURAL SKILLS II There is one on-campus concert, and additional 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) performances may be required. Students are expected Aural Skills II increases a student¿s musical cognition to supply their own instruments in working condition. and awareness by focusing on melodic and rhythmic Concurrent enrollment in MUS 135: Jazz History and/ dictation. Harmonic dictation is introduced. Aural or MUS 138: Jazz Improvisation and/or private lessons analysis and dictation proceed from simple to more (MUS 141/142/241/242/161/162/261/262, or complex melodies. Sight-singing and rhythm drills include 210/211) is highly recommended. alto and tenor clef exercises. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 116: Theory II is recommended. Prerequisite: MUS 113 MUS 132 JAZZ ENSEMBLE II 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) MUS 115 MUSIC THEORY I This course is designed for musicians and requires 3 Lecture 0 Lab 3 Credit Hours(s) prior knowledge and ability to read music. Students This course is designed for musicians and requires prior rehearse and perform jazz ensemble music. The course is knowledge and ability to read music. Material covered open to students playing saxophone, trumpet, trombone, includes a review of notation, meter, rhythm, scales, piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, and jazz and key signatures, and continues with a study of vocalists. There is one on-campus concert, and additional intervals, triads, figured bass, Roman Numeral analysis, performances may be required. Students are expected melodic analysis, part writing, and nonchord tones. to supply their own instruments in working condition. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 135: Jazz History and/ www.sunydutchess.edu DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CATALOG | 1 or MUS 138: Jazz Improvisation and/or private lessons MUS 141 APPLIED PIANO LESSONS I (MUS 141/142/241/242/161/162/261/262, or 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) 210/211) is highly recommended. This course provides students with individual piano Prerequisite: MUS 131 lessons in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to modern. Students receive weekly 30 minute lessons, MUS 135 JAZZ HISTORY perform a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an 3 Lecture 0 Lab 3 Credit Hours(s) additional private lesson course fee. Students must attend This course is designed for both musicians and non- a one-time meeting the first Friday of the semester with musicians. It develops a basic music theory vocabulary the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their to engage in a historical overview of jazz. Recorded weekly lessons based on a time that fits both student and and visual materials are utilized in studying the elements, instructor schedules. forms and styles of music with the aim of stimulating a discriminating understanding and enjoyment. MUS 142 APPLIED PIANO LESSONS II 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) MUS 136 ORCHESTRA I This course provides students with individual piano 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) lessons in a variety of styles from classical to jazz to This course is designed for musicians and requires prior modern. Students receive weekly 30 minute lessons, knowledge and ability to read music. Students rehearse perform a jury at the end of the semester, and must pay an and perform orchestral music. The course is open to additional private lesson course fee. Students must attend students playing flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, a one-time meeting the first Friday of the semester with trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, double bass, the Music Coordinator, after which they schedule their or percussion at a level NYSSMA 4 or higher. There is one weekly lessons based on a time that fits both student and on-campus concert, as well as additional public concerts instructor schedules. in the community. Students are expected to supply their Prerequisite or Corequisite: MUS 141 own instruments in working condition. MUS 143 GUITAR ENSEMBLE I MUS 137 ORCHESTRA II 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) This course is designed for musicians and requires prior This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to read music. Students rehearse knowledge and ability to read music. Students rehearse and perform guitar ensemble music. The course is open to and perform orchestral music. The course is open to students who play acoustic guitar. There is one on-campus students playing flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, concert, and additional performances may be required. trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, double bass, Students are expected to supply their own instruments in or percussion at a level NYSSMA 4 or higher. There is one working condition. on-campus concert, as well as additional public concerts in the community. Students are expected to supply their MUS 144 GUITAR ENSEMBLE II own instruments in working condition. 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) Prerequisite: MUS 136 This course is designed for musicians and requires prior knowledge and ability to read music. Students rehearse MUS 138 JAZZ IMPROVISATION and perform guitar ensemble music. The course is open to 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) students who play acoustic guitar. There is one on-campus This course introduces musical concepts and develops concert, and additional performances may be required. performance skills for improvisation in a variety of musical Students are expected to supply their own instruments in contexts. Students bring instruments/voice to class, as working condition. learning is primarily hands-on and experiential. Ability to read music at least at a basic level is necessary. MUS 145 GROUP PIANO I Music theory is also presented and discussed as needed 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) and recorded examples of important developments This course is designed to promote facility at the piano in various styles of improvisation are listened to, and reinforce music reading skills for beginning and analyzed and discussed in class. Concurrent enrollment early intermediate piano students. Students are presented in MUS 131/132/231/232: Jazz Ensemble and/ with general keyboard techniques, and learn solo and or MUS 135: Jazz History and/or private lessons group repertoire, which they perform in class. Please (MUS 141/142/241/242/161/162/261/262, or note: The course is a group class; students who would 210/211) is highly recommended. prefer private piano instruction should instead register for Prerequisites: MUS 104 or MUS 115 MUS 141/142/241/242 or MUS 210/211. Suggested corequisites: MUS 104 or MUS 115 www.sunydutchess.edu DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CATALOG | 2 MUS 146 GROUP PIANO II MUS 201 HISTORY OF MUSIC BEFORE 1750 0 Lecture 2 Lab 1 Credit Hours(s) 3 Lecture 0 Lab 3 Credit Hours(s) is course is designed to promote facility at the piano This course is designed for musicians and requires prior and reinforce music reading skills for intermediate piano knowledge of music.