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and harmonic structure. Students develop the skills of musical notation as well as
recognizing and writing intervals, scales and chords. There is also some work with
ear training, (aural recognition and oral reproduction of melody and rhythms.)
General Education Electives: Humanities
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
17128 01
instrument setup, microphone choice and placement, students will practice
recording, editing and mixing in a professional recording studio. Production software
for editing, mixing and mastering, as well as MIDI applications, are also covered.
General Education Elective: Humanities
Note: Class meets off campus at Wonka Studio, 225 Stedman St. #2, Lowell MA
Note: Technology/Lab Fee $100.
17132 50
influences music production and performance. Topics to be covered will include
basic computer/Internet skills, digital audio, basic acoustics and music synthesis,
MIDI, sequencing, and music notation. Students will acquire skills by completing
independent projects utilizing various music software applications in the electronic
music lab.
General Education Electives: Humanities
Note: Technology/Lab fee - $100.
11386 01
such as reading music, understanding rhythm, coordinating both hands, and
phrasing.
General Education Electives: Humanities
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
requirement.
Note: Technology/Lab fee - $100.
11080 01
reading and tuning techniques. Students will learn both plectrum and finger-style
strumming techniques, and will play basic jazz, pop and blues chord progressions.
Chord theory and symbol notation will be explained, and the course will conclude
with the introduction to basic arranging techniques. Students will complete a
performance project. Periodic in-class performances will be required. Students must
have an acoustic guitar.
General Education Electives: Humanities
11387 50
breathing, tone and vocal production, and interpretation and performance practices.
Students sing songs from the classical literature as well as popular tunes.
General Education Electives: Humanities
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
14904 01
incorporating both history and practice. We will look at the historical development of
percussion and percussion instruments, as well as their use in various cultural
traditions, not only in western classical music, but in the music of indigenous peoples
throughout the world. We will also look at the way those traditions have influenced
one another to shape the use of percussion today.
The performance aspect of this course will focus on the basic percussion rudiments
and building technique for performance. Students may work in groups and
individually on percussion exercises and repertoire. This course is designed to be
informative for students of any background and is open to all students regardless of
ability.
General Education Electives: Humanities
15976 50
study of chord progressions, figured bass, and the harmonization of melodies.
Prerequisite: Completion of MUS 110; or permission of course instructor.
General Education Elective: Humanities
11385 01
class students must have established basic fingerpicking and plectrum techniques
and be able to read in the 1st position. Sight-reading will be reviewed and expanded
to the 2nd and 5th positions of the guitar. Rock, jazz and blues improvisational
techniques will be studied using modes, minor scales, pentatonic scales, blues
scales, arpeggios and memorized patterns. Chord symbols and chord progressions
will be studied in detail. Ensemble playing, ear-training and advanced rhythmic skills
will be focused on throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Completion of MUS 131.
General Education Elective: Humanities
Note: Acoustic and electric guitars (bring your own small amp) welcome.
16646 50
Prerequisite: Completion of MUS 132.
General Education Elective: Humanities
14528 50
Prerequisite:Completion of MUS 131 and MUS 181; or permission of course instructor.
General Education Elective: Humanities
17133 50