MUSIC

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MUS 101 - Elements Music
Credits: 3.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
An introductory course in music and its notation through analysis of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic elements of music. Study of scales, intervals, triads, and seventh chords. First experiences in sight-singing and ear-training provide the basis for further study of music theory and composition.

MUS 107 - Listen in Music
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed-Humanities
Emphasis on selected works of classical, jazz and pop composers, fundamental musical concepts and active listening.

MUS 110 - MUS 110
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Topics designed to meet current needs of students.

MUS 111 - Music Theory
Credits: 3.00
Gen Ed-Language & Logic
Tonal harmony in common practice: Study of scales, intervals, triads and harmonic progressions in terms of structure, procedures and application to four part music writing. Part of core curriculum for music majors. Taken concurrently with MUS 112, MUS 192, and MUS 140. This course is part of the block schedule for music majors and minors. Prerequisite: Musical background or MUS 101 rec

MUS 112 - Aural Skills
Credits: 2.00
Development of aural perception through sight singing and diatonic melodies, duets and canons, and melodic and harmonic dictation. Taken concurrently with MUS 111, MUS 192, and MUS 140. This course is part of the block schedule for music majors and minors. Prerequisite: Musical background or MUS 101 recommended.

MUS 113 - Music Theory
Credits: 3.00
Gen Ed-Language & Logic
Tonal harmony in common practice: Study of scales, intervals, triads and harmonic progressions in terms of structure, procedures and application to four part music writing. Part of core curriculum for music majors. Taken concurrently with MUS 114, 193, and 225. This course is part of the block schedule for music majors and minors. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MUS 111

MUS 114 - Aural Skills
Credits: 2.00
Development of aural perception through sight singing of diatonic melodies, duets and canons, and melodic and harmonic dictation. Taken concurrently with MUS 113, 193, and 225. This course is part of the block schedule for music majors and minors. Prerequisite: MUS 112.

MUS 115 - Music Theory
Credits: 3.00
Gen Ed-Language & Logic
Tonal harmony in common practice: Study of scales, intervals, triads and harmonic progressions in terms of structure, procedures and application to four part music writing. Part of core curriculum for music majors. Taken concurrently with MUS 116, 194. This course is part of the block schedule for music majors and minors. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in MUS 113

MUS 116 - Aural Skills
Credits: 2.00
Development of aural perception through sight singing of diatonic melodies, duets and canons, and melodic and harmonic dictation. Taken concurrently with MUS 115, 194. This course is part of the block schedule for music majors and minors. Prerequisite: MUS 114.

MUS 140 - Electronic Music I
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Study of the uses of computers and digital synthesizers for music composition and realization, including notation, sequencing, sampling and recording techniques. Prerequisite: Recommended - MUS 101 or equivalent.

MUS 192 - Class Lesson
Credits: 1.00
Elementary course in three progressive terms treating the fundamental musical and technical problems of the voice or instrument concerned. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUS 193 - Class Lesson
Credits: 1.00
Elementary course in three progressive terms treating the fundamental musical and technical problems of the voice or instrument concerned. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUS 194 - Class Lesson
Credits: 1.00
Elementary course in three progressive terms treating the fundamental musical and technical problems of the voice or instrument concerned. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUS 195 - MUS 195
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Participation in large organized performance ensembles. Open to students who pass necessary tests of ability and skills. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUS 196 - MUS 196
Credits: 1.00
Participation in organized chamber ensembles. Open to students who pass necessary tests of ability and skills. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUS 201 - Famous Composers
Credits: 4.00
Gen Ed-Humanities
A survey of music history from its beginnings to the present, with emphasis on major composers, pieces, forms, and developments. Prerequisite: Musical background or MUS 107 recommended.

MUS 202 - World Music
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed-Humanities
An exploration of the music of non-Western cultures, with special emphasis on contemporary African music.

MUS 203 - Jazz: Amer Music
Credits: 3.00
Gen Ed-Humanities
An introductory course in the history of America's most enduring native music, jazz. Beginning with African music imported here through slavery, the course will explore the roots of jazz through blues and ragtime, early jazz, swing, bebop, hard bop, avant-garde, and jazz-rock fusion.

MUS 204 - Popular Music In Amer
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed-Humanities
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the various musical styles, i.e., blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, folk, gospel, etc., which laid the foundation for American contemporary popular music. As a major social force during the last forty years, contemporary popular music has helped to define our "image" to ourselves and the "image" we portray to the rest of the w

MUS 209 - MUS 209
Credits: 1.00 to 10.00
A planned and supervised work experience at an introductory level designed to offer students opportunity to explore or finalize career goals. The work experience extends the student's learning experience beyond the classroom through approved learning objectives.

MUS 210 - MUS 210
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Gen Ed-Humanities
Topics designed to meet current needs of students. Prerequisite: Some musical background recommended.

MUS 225 - Basic Conducting
Credits: 2.00
Basic work with baton technique, use of the left hand score reading development (including transposition and elementary score analysis), and rhythmic skill development. Prerequisite: MUS 111 and 112.

MUS 292 - Class Lesson
Credits: 1.00
Intermediate course in three progressive terms treating the fundamental musical and technical problems of the instrument concerned. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

MUS 293 - Class Lesson
Credits: 1.00
Intermediate course in three progressive terms treating the fundamental musical and technical problems of the instrument concerned. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

MUS 294 - Class Lesson
Credits: 1.00
Intermediate course in three progressive terms treating the fundamental musical and technical problems of the instrument concerned. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

MUS 310 - MUS 310
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Topics designed to meet current needs of students. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing required.Musical background recommended.

MUS 311 - Advanced Theory
Credits: 3.00
An extensive study of rhythmic, harmonic and melodic devices associated with tonality. Much of the course will be devoted to the chromatic harmony of the 19th century and the new musical directions of the 20th century. Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: MUS 311; MUS 115; MUS 313 - MUS 311; MUS 315 - MUS 313.

MUS 312 - Aural Skills
Credits: 1.00
Development of aural perception through sight-singing (both diatonic and chromatic) and dictation. Sight-singing transforms music from notation into sound, while ear-training transforms music from sound into notation. Inclusive in this study will be the development of a good sense of rhythm, tempo, and relative pitch. Prerequisite: MUS 116, MUS 314-MUS 312; MUS 316-MUS 314

MUS 313 - Advanced Theory
Credits: 3.00
An extensive study of rhythmic, harmonic and melodic devices associated with tonality. Much of the course will be devoted to the chromatic harmony of the 19th century and the new musical directions of the 20th century. Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: MUS 311 - MUS 115; MUS 313 - MUS 311; MUS 315 - MUS 313.

MUS 314 - Aural Skills
Credits: 1.00
Development of aural perception through sight-singing (both diatonic and chromatic) and dictation. Sight-singing transforms music from notation into sound, while ear-training transforms music from sound into notation. Inclusive in this study will be the development of a good sense of rhythm, tempo, and relative pitch. Prerequisite: MUS 116, MUS 314-MUS 312; MUS 316-MUS 314

MUS 315 - Advanced Theory
Credits: 3.00
An extensive study of rhythmic, harmonic and melodic devices associated with tonality. Much of the course will be devoted to the chromatic harmony of the 19th century and the new musical directions of the 20th century. Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: MUS 311 - MUS 115; MUS 313 - MUS 311; MUS 315 - MUS 313.

MUS 316 - Aural Skills II
Credits: 1.00
Development of aural perception through sight-singing (both diatonic and chromatic) and dictation. Sight-singing transforms music from notation into sound, while ear-training transforms music from sound into notation. Inclusive in this study will be the development of a good sense of rhythm, tempo, and relative pitch. Prerequisite: MUS 116, MUS 314-MUS 312; MUS 316-MUS 314

MUS 320 - Improvisation
Credits: 2.00
Study of concepts and skills related to the art of improvisation, with emphasis on chord changes in a jazz context. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MUS 115 or equivalent.

MUS 340 - Electronic Music II
Credits: 2.00
Advanced study of the uses of computers and synthesizers for music composition and realization, including notation, sequencing, and recording techniques. Emphasis on MIDI interface using Macintosh computers. Prerequisite: MUS 140 or equivalent.

MUS 350 - Accompanying
Credits: 1.00
Study of the art of the keyboard accompanist. Practical application with singers and instrumentalists. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUS 361 - Hist West Music
Credits: 4.00
(Writing Intensive) The development of Western musical styles, forms, performance practices, literature and composers from Ancient Greece to the present related to the sociological, economic, philosophical, political and artistic influence of the historical eras. Prerequisite: MUS 115 or consent of instructor.

MUS 362 - Hist West Music
Credits: 4.00
(Writing Intensive) The development of Western musical styles, forms, performance practices, literature and composers from Ancient Greece to the present related to the sociological, economic, philosophical, political and artistic influence of the historical eras. Prerequisite: MUS 115 or consent of instructor.

MUS 363 - Hist West Music
Credits: 4.00
(Writing Intensive) The development of Western musical styles, forms, performance practices, literature and composers from Ancient Greece to the present related to the sociological, economic, philosophical, political and artistic influence of the historical eras. Prerequisite: MUS 115 or consent of instructor.

MUS 395 - MUS 395
Credits: 1.00
Participation in large organized performance ensembles. Open to students who pass necessary tests of ability and skills. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and six separate terms of MUS 195 in the same area (vocal or instrumental).

MUS 396 - MUS 396
Credits: 1.00
Participation in organized chamber ensembles. Open to students who pass necessary tests of ability and skills. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor and six separate terms of MUS 196 in the same area (vocal or instrumental).

MUS 402 - Indep Study
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 405 - MUS 405
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Topics will be selected according to the individual student's needs from the various musical styles, forms and genres, or theoretical techniques of music. Assigned readings and assignments by instructor will be discussed on a regularly arranged basis. Course work will culminate in a research paper or another appropriate project.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 406 - Senior Project
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Senior recital, lecture-recital, major research paper, or concert of music composed as part of composition studies at Eastern. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Students projecting a recital must concurrently be enrolled in Performance Studies (MUP) at the 300 level.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 407 - MUS 407
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 408 - Workshop
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 409 - Practicum
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 410 - MUS 410
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Topics may include orchestration, counterpoint, baroque performance practice, introduction to Orff-Schulwerk, and others. Prerequisite: Upper division standing required.Musical background recommended.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 421 - Std In Ethnomusicology
Credits: 1.00
A study in seminar format of the music of non-Western cultures and the role of music in the lives of non-Western peoples. Emphasis on ethnomusicological concepts and trends. Prerequisite: MUS 315 and 316.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 425 - Advanced Conducting
Credits: 2.00
An extended look at large orchestral and choral works. The course will focus on score study, writing about music, 20th century conducting techniques, mixed meter conducting and rehearsal techniques. Class presentations and one research paper are required. Prerequisite: MUS 225.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 430 - Composition
Credits: 3.00
The course will focus on advanced decision-making processes in music composition. Students will be encouraged to experiment with new compositional techniques and new approaches to musical performance. Opportunities for composing for both acoustic and electronic instruments will be made available. Prerequisite: MUS 315, 316 or submission of scores to instructor.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 435 - Applied Composition
Credits: 1.00
Individual or small group instruction in musical composition. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MUS 235 and consent of instructor.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUS 480 - Senior Project
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUSIC PERFORMANCE COURSES DESCRIPTIONS

Music Performance

MUP 171 - Perf:Piano
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
New Gen Ed-Arts/Creative Proc
Individual instruction in the technical and stylistic aspects of artistic solo performance. Recital and concert attendance required. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. MUP 171: Piano; MUP 173: Organ; MUP 174: Voice; MUP 175: Strings; MUP 180: Guitar; MUP 181: Woodwinds; MUP 186: Brass; MUP 191: Percussion.

MUP 173 - Perf:Organ
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 174 - Perf:Voice
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 175 - Perf:Strings
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 180 - MUP 180
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 181 - Perf:Woodwinds
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 186 - Perf:Brass
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 191 - Perf:Percussion
Credits: 1.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 271 - Perf:Piano
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
New Gen Ed-Arts/Creative Proc
Individual instruction in the technical and stylistic aspects of artistic solo performance. Open to students who meet the necessary level of ability. Recital and concert attendance required. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.

MUP 273 - Perf:Organ
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 274 - Perf:Voice
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 275 - Perf:Strings
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 280 - MUP 280
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 281 - Perf:Woodwinds
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 286 - Perf:Brass
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 291 - Perf:Percussion
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Social Science

MUP 371 - Perf:Piano
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
New Gen Ed-Arts/Creative Proc
Individual instruction in the technical and stylistic aspects of artistic solo performance. Open to students who meet the necessary level of ability. Recital and concert attendance required. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and successful faculty-juried audition of 15-20 minutes is required.

MUP 373 - Perf:Organ
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 374 - Perf:Voice
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 375 - Perf:Strings
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 380 - Perf:Guitar
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 381 - Perf:Woodwinds
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 386 - Perf:Brass
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 391 - Perf:Percussion
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation

MUP 471 - Perf:Piano
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Individual instruction in the technical and stylistic aspects of artistic solo performance. Open to students who meet the necessary level of ability. Recital and concert attendance required. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor and previous experience of MUP 371-392.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 473 - Perf:Organ
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 474 - Perf:Voice
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 475 - Perf:Strings
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 480 - Perf:Guitar
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 481 - Perf:Woodwinds
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 486 - Perf:Brass
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore

MUP 491 - Perf:Percussion
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Gen Ed-Artistic Creation
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore