73 FALL 2023 925.424.1000 | [email protected] FALL 2023 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. to the semester. This course is designed to prepare students to register for the calculus sequence with confidence, having learned key math concepts and learning skills necessary to succeed in college courses. For more information on math supports please visit: https://www.laspositascollege.edu/math/ mathjam.php MUSIC MUS 1 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC 3.0 Units Music for enjoyment and understanding through informed listening, analysis, evaluation and discernment of musical elements, forms, and repertoire. Attendance at concerts and listening to a variety of music may be required. MUS 4 JAZZ IN AMERICAN CULTURE 3.0 Units History, trends, and influences of the phenomenon of jazz through integration of the cultures of (but not limited to) African-American, European-American and the Latin-American communities. Required listening, reading and concert attendance will guide the student to value jazz as a form of selfexpression and improve the ability to listen and understand the various eras in jazz from pre-Dixieland to present day. MUS 5 AMERICAN CULTURES IN MUSIC 3.0 Units Music in twentieth century United States through the study of contributions of three selected groups from the following: African-Americans, Latin-Americans, Asian-Americans, European-Americans, and Native Americans. Emphasis on understanding diverse styles, and on integrating these styles into American music. Concert, religious, and folk-pop music will be included. MUS 8A THEORY AND MUSICIANSHIP 1 4.0 Units Elements of diatonic harmony through part writing and ear training exercises as typified by musical practice from 1600 to the present. Includes keys, modes, scales, tonality, intervals, solfeggio, consonance/dissonance, rhythmic organization, chord structure, chord and interval recognition, melodic and rhythmic dictation, voice leading principles, non-chord tones, four-part voice leading with selected primary and secondary chords, and figured bass realization. Recommended Course Preparation: MUS 6, MUS 21A with a minimum grade of C MUS 10A THEORY AND MUSICIANSHIP 3 4.0 Units This course incorporates the concepts from the Mus 8 series. In addition, through analysis and composition, the course will include: introduction to chromatic harmony; secondary/ applied chords; modulation; borrowed chords; modulation; borrowed chords; introduction to Neapolitan and augmentedsixth chords. Mus 10A also applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of the musicianship portion of Mus 8 series through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation. Prerequisite: MUS 8B with a minimum grade of C MUS 11 COMMERCIAL MUSIC COMBO 1.0 Units For instrumentalists and vocalists who want experience in performing and interpreting small-group commercial music literature. Emphasis will be on articulations, stylistic differences, composition, arranging, and common performance practices. Recommended Course Preparation: MUS 18A and MUS 6 with a minimum grade of C Enrollment by audition only. MUS 13 HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL 3.0 Units A cultural survey of original American music traditions, forms and trends influenced by cultural, socio-economic, sociopolitical and economic changes including blues, jazz, early rock, the British Invasion, rap, hip hop culture, Latino rock, heavy metal, jazz-rock fusion, electronic, modern rock, and pop. MUS 15 JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1.0 Units This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of standard jazz ensemble literature, with an emphasis on the development of skills needed to perform within an ensemble. New literature will be studied each term so that different technical and artistic issues are addressed. Opportunities to arrange and compose for the ensemble as well as to conduct. Opportunity to apply improvisation techniques in a group setting. MUS 16 PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 1.0 Units This course is for the study, rehearsal, and public performance of the standard Classical orchestra literature, with an emphasis on the development of skills needed to perform within an ensemble. Different literature is studied each semester so that different technical, historical and artistic issues are addressed. Attendance at all scheduled performances is required. Enrollment by audition only. MUS 17A JAZZ COMBO 1 1.0 Units For instrumentalists who want experience in performing and interpreting small-group literature. The music literature will cover important aspects of Jazz band development and works of all styles and periods. Emphasis will be on articulations, stylistic differences, composition, arranging, and common performance practices of the various periods of music. Recommended Course Preparation: MUS 18A, MUS 6 with a minimum grade of C Enrollment by audition only. MUS 21A BEGINNING PIANO 1.0 Units Group instruction in piano for the absolute beginner with emphasis on developing technique, reading music, and performing. Recommended Course Preparation: MUS 6 MUS 21B INTERMEDIATE PIANO 1.0 Units Development of skills learned in Music 21A. Emphasis on further development of technique and performance. Prerequisite: Mus 21A with a minimum grade of C MUS 22A SCORING FILM AND MULTIMEDIA 1 3.0 Units Applications and techniques of composition and sound effects for film and other visual media. Musical and technical elements of producing digital audio tracks are covered. Recommended Course Preparation: MUS 35 with a minimum grade of C MUS 22B SCORING FILM AND MULTIMEDIA 2 3.0 Units Building on material covered in Scoring for Film and Multimedia 1, students will continue to hone compositional technique for film and other visual media. Upon successful completion of Scan here to visit the current Fall 2023 class schedule online
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