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| 550-302-DW |
Music History |
2 - 1 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course introduces students to the major style periods of Western art music from the Middle Ages to the present. The defining features of each period will be examined along with principal composers and important musical genres. Students will understand the cultural and historical contexts which influence the evolution of music. |
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| 550-432-DW |
Voice: Musical Performance |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will provide students with musical and vocal techniques required to carry out performance projects; students will gain an understanding of the vocal mechanism and sound production, as well as the musical expressive elements that are required for song performances. Students will be introduced to vocal and musical terminology and they will be provided with critical feedback tools in order to critique their solo and group performances. |
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| 550-901-DW |
Appreciating Music |
2 - 1 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will help students to develop their aesthetic creative & critical listening skills. It will introduce students to the concepts and terminology required to understand and appreciate music. Through the works of outstanding artists, students will be exposed to a diversity of musical styles and genres. Students will also learn how to listen perceptively to the techniques composers use to achieve their artistic goals. |
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| 550-902-DW |
Jazz Culture |
2 - 1 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to the development of jazz musical culture from its birth in New Orleans to its contemporary forms. Students will acquire an appreciation for the compositions and performances of major jazz artists. Students will also learn general musical concepts and terminology as well as those specific to jazz. |
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| 550-903-DW |
Popular Music Culture |
2 - 1 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is an introduction to a diversity of popular styles that flourished after 1945 in the US, Canada and the UK. Students will explore leading styles, major artists and groups, and significant song themes. Emphasis will be given to rock and roll which, in the mid-1950's, revolutionized popular music and has become its predominant expression. |
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| 550-921-DW |
Introduction to Singing |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to the basic principles of singing and vocal techniques. Students will be taught the fundamental elements of music theory as well as how to harmonize contemporary songs through a creative collaborative process. |
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| 550-922-DW |
Vocal Expression |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to the principles of the vocal mechanism, sound production, pitch control, rhythmic accuracy, and musical expression. Students will gain an understanding of basic ear training, musical vocabulary and theory; they will learn how to apply these concepts to singing. |
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| 550-923-DW |
Vocal Interpretation |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to singing and interpreting an eclectic repertoire of contemporary songs. Students will have the opportunity to explore the contextual meaning and significance of song lyrics. Students will be taught the fundamental principles of voice production, theory & ear training. |
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| 550-924-DW |
Vocal Performance |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will provide students with musical and vocal techniques required to create and produce performance projects; students will gain an understanding of the vocal mechanism and sound production, as well as the musical expressive elements that are required for song performances. Students will be introduced to vocal and musical terminology as well as critical feedback tools in order to critique their solo, duo and group performances. |
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| 550-931-DW |
Guitar 1 |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This beginner's class will help students to explore and experiment with different basic techniques (mostly finger style) in simple classical and popular guitar repertoire. The students will apply these different technical difficulties to reflect specific main cultural visions. |
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| 550-932-DW |
Guitar 2 |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is an introduction to pickstyle guitar. Students will explore a variety of musical styles and will learn to play song accompaniments as well as compositions specially arranged for ensemble performance. |
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| 550-933-DW |
Comprehensive Guitar Techniques |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This introductory course is a comprehensive approach to right hand guitar techniques. Students will acquire both pickstyle and fingerstyle techniques, and will understand the relative advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods, enabling them to make effective choices in their creative projects. With these techniques students will explore a variety of musical styles and will learn to use the guitar for song accompaniment as well as ensemble performance. |
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| 550-BWA-03 |
Music Appreciation |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to the broad spectrum of music appreciation. Students will engage in aesthetic musical experience by listening, understanding and sharing the meanings available in musical expressive forms. |
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| 550-BWA-03 |
Music History |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will introduce students to the broad spectrum of music history. The main styles from ancient to modern music and from Art to Popular music will be considered along with the main composers in the specific periods. |
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| 550-BXA-03 |
Introduction to Guitar |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Mostly through finger style playing, this course introduces students to a simple guitar repertoire, reflecting different main cultural visions (classical, folk, popular) with their specific technical difficulties. |
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| 550-BXA-03 |
Musical Expression: Guitar |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Please note that this course number provides two different course options: singing or guitar. This course will introduce students to the various stylistic possibilities of popular guitar or vocal music interpretation. |
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| 550-BXA-03 |
Musical Expression: Singing |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Please note that this course number provides two different course options: singing or guitar. This course will introduce students to the various stylistic possibilities of popular guitar or vocal music interpretation. |
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