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101 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC (3) UC:CSU

Lecture: 3 hours

This course consists of a study of basic rudiments of musical notation, scales, keys, signatures, intervals, common musical terms, ear training, beginning sight singing, elementary keyboard, and clapping of simple rhythms.

 

141 JAZZ APPRECIATION (3) UC:CSU

Lecture: 3 hours

A survey of twentieth-century blues, ragtime, New Orleans and Chicago jazz, swing, bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, third stream, avant-garde and free jazz, fusion and experimental jazz styles. Emphasis is placed on the music and personalities of those artists who made original contributions and whose work influenced that of other important jazz figures.

 

142 WORLD MUSIC (3) UC:CSU

Lecture: 3 hours

This course will survey traditional, folk, and popular genres of Asia, Africa, Latin America, The Pacific Rim, Europe, and North America. By gaining an appreciation for music of other cultures, students will also learn to value their own culture’s contribution to the global mix.

 

321-322-323-324 ELEMENTARY PIANO (I, II, III AND IV) (2, 2, 2, 2) UC:CSU

Lecture: 1 hour; Lab: 2 hours

This course consists of repertoire, technical exercises, transportation, sight reading, memorization, harmonization of simple melodies, and basic music theory as it relates to the material being studied.

 

341 INTERMEDIATE PIANO (2) RPT3 UC:CSU

Lecture: 1 hour; Lab: 2 hours

This course consists of repertoire exercises to develop technical facility, transposition, harmonization of simple melodies using diatonic and chromatic cords, sight reading, memorization, and analysis of form as it relates to the material being studied.

 

411-412-413-414 ELEMENTARY VOICE (I, II, III AND IV) (2, 2, 2, 2) UC:CSU

Lecture: 1 hour; Lab: 2 hours

This course covers the background in learning and presentation of several types of songs and varied literature. Development of facility to express oneself with musical understanding, control of tone, skills of vocal techniques, and poise, including the understanding of the structure and effective use of the human voice.

 

650 BEGINNING GUITAR (2) UC:CSU

Lecture: 1 hour; Lab: 2 hours

This is a beginning course in guitar playing. Skills studied include performance of single line melodies, accompaniment patterns, sight reading, improvisation, and solo repertoire.

 

775 JAZZ ENSEMBLE (0.5) RPT3 UC:CSU

Lab: 3 hours

This course provides training and experience in jazz and in dance band routines. It is designed for qualified players who contemplate a professional career in performance.

 

185 285 385 DIRECTED STUDY

Conference: 1 hour per unit

Credit limit: A maximum of 3 units in Directed Study may be taken for credit.

 

Allows students to pursue Directed Study in Music on a contract basis under the direction of a supervising instructor.

 

185 DIRECTED STUDY - MUSIC (1) UC:CSU

285 DIRECTED STUDY - MUSIC (2) UC:CSU

385 DIRECTED STUDY - MUSIC (3) UC:CSU