MATC 2024-25 Catalog

MUSIC – NRSAD

musicians, developing ensembles, musical arranging, improving personal technical and musical abilities, proper performance etiquette, professional work ethic and attitude, and re fi ning playing in various styles. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-163. MUSIC-192 Credits: 3 Performance Techniques 2 A continuation of MUSIC-191. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-191. MUSIC-193 Credits: 1 Voice Lab2 Students continue to develop good vocal techniques through solo singing and develop skills in sight singing. Prerequisite(s): Complete Honors Ensemble An advanced performance group created by audition or faculty appointment. This group serves as the fl agship performance group representing the department and school in various venues, and as a recording group producing CDs in collaboration with music business and recording students. With guidance from the instructor, members of the class are responsible for choosing repertoire, arranging materials, rehearsing, memorizing and performing a minimum of three department concerts per semester. Prerequisite(s): Complete Music Appreciation This course introduces music elements such as rhythm, melody, harmony, texture in vocal and instrumentals forms to analyze and appreciate music from the 1400s to present including historical musical periods as well as contemporary popular American genres. Composers studied include Pope Gregory, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Copland, Gershwin and Joplin. This course is lecture and guided listening with analysis and discussion. Students will be required to attend concerts, listen to music and write reports. MUSIC-206 Credits: 3 History of Rock Music This course provides students with a survey of popular American music of the 20th century, tracing the development, evolution and maturation of musical styles, techniques and compositions. Development of analytical listening skills is a course focus. MUSIC-207 Credits: 3 Jazz History This course will focus principally on America’s indigenous music — jazz. Course will explore the development of this music over the last 150+ years to present. Course will explore musical, multicultural and historic perspectives, tracing the evolution of the music. Selective listening as well as analysis of rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and form structures will be a course focus. Open elective to all majors. MUSIC-189. MUSIC-194 Credits: 1 MUSIC-192. MUSIC-205 Credits: 3

editing original pieces of music for the purposes of licensing for the world of radio, television and advertising. Prerequisite(s): Complete

MUSIC-173

Credits: 1

Music Reading This course is designed to provide the student with the ability to read standard music notation and play music on their primary instrument. Instruction begins with the fundamental tools and terminology of music notation. It moves through simple melodies in simple rhythms and meters and progresses to longer and more dif fi cult melodies in moredif fi cult rhythms and compound meters. MUSIC-174 Credits: 2 Ear Training 1 This class will emphasize the ability to accurately recognize melodic, harmonic and rhythmic musical sounds. This will be done through sight singing, dictation and transcription, and incorporation of theory fundamentals. Prerequisite(s): Complete Piano Lab1 A beginning piano class designed to develop skills in music reading and proper keyboard technique as well as the functional use of scales, chords, transposition and other elements of music theory. Taught in a group class setting on Roland digital pianos. Elementary to late elementary level. MUSIC-178 Credits: 1 Piano Lab2 A continuation of MUSIC-177, this class is designed to improve skills in music reading and proper keyboard technique as well as the functional use of scales, chords, transposition Conducting This course will develop basic conducting skills. It will explore and develop techniques associated with historically classical instrumental and vocal conducting as well as contemporary genres and conducting/leading a group while also playing in the group. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-151. MUSIC-182 Credits: 3 Composition for Advertising Is a class that applies music composition skills to the area of broadcast advertising music for radio and television commercials, in-house instructional videos, convention theme songs, and variations on a melodic theme for multi commercial campaigns, all within the con fi nes of the predetermined guidelines of the client’s speci fi c direction. The details of running a commercial production company will also be emphasized including establishing a client base, demo writing, producing a fi nal production, keeping good books, fee structures and pitching skills. Prerequisite(s): MUSIC-151. MUSIC-183 Credits: 3 Library Licensed Music Library Licensed Music introduces the concepts and techniques of composing, mixing and and other elements of music theory. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-177. MUSIC-181 Credits: 1 MUSIC-151. MUSIC-177 Credits: 1

MUSIC-152. MUSIC-184

Credits: 2

Ear Training 2 This course is a continuation of MUSIC-174 Ear Training. This class will emphasize the ability to accurately recognize melodic, harmonic and rhythmic musical sounds. This will be done through sight singing, dictation and transcription and incorporation of theory fundamentals. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-174. MUSIC-185 Credits: 1 Bass Lab1 Bass Lab is designed to meet the needs of the beginning bass guitar player. The course will acquaint the student with tuning, parts of the bass guitar and proper playing techniques. Course will also cover the basic skills of reading music in the bass clef. The student will perform simple music examples in class on their instrument. MUSIC-187 Credits: 1 Guitar Lab 1 Group lessons instruction for beginners or guitarists who want to learn to read standard notation, including basic technique, music reading, chording, fundamentals of music theory, effective practice habits, lead sheets and tablature. Students must provide their own guitar. MUSIC-188 Credits: 1 Guitar Lab 2 A continuation of MUSIC-187. Group lesson instruction to improve music reading skills, expand chord vocabulary, scales, understanding chord progressions, fi nger style guitar basics and bare chords. Students must provide their own guitar. Prerequisite(s): Complete MUSIC-187. MUSIC-189 Credits: 1 Voice Lab1 Students learn basic vocal techniques and improve their singing ability through solo singing. MUSIC-190 Credits: 1 Choir 1 Students develop vocal skills, learn basic note reading techniques and learn how to sing in harmony with others in a choral group that sings a variety of vocal styles such as gospel, jazz, classical and pop. Choir 1 is open to all MATC students and especially to anyone who would enjoy choral singing. MUSIC-191 Credits: 3 Performance Techniques 1 Students will develop their performance abilities on their particular instrument(s). Solos or ensembles will be formed from the class. Students will learn through lecture, coaching, interactive discussion, preparing selections for performance and performing music and non music presentations. The class will emphasize learning to prepare adequately for successful performances, working successfully with other

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