A select treble show choir ensemble drawn from all major areas in the college community. Emphasis on performing literature from the pop, rock and Broadway repertoire. Combines voice, movement, and stage presence into one package. Opportunity to work with professional choreographers and to explore a wide variety of song styles and movement. Enrollment by audition. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. AE

A select, small (12-18 voices) choral ensemble dedicated to performing classical, jazz, Broadway, and pop repertoire. Choreography and solo singing may be included in this versatile organization. Enrollment by audition. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. AE

Fundamental melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic elements of music will be explored and developed. Specific content includes the study of melodic and rhythmic notation, meter, tonality/modality, intervals, chords and inversions, cadences, with attention to harmonic progression and melodic organization. Students will apply fundamental principles of melody, rhythm, and harmony through performance, analysis, and composition. The course will utilize Noteflight music writing software. Prerequisite: MUSC 100 or a minimum of 80% on the Music Fundamentals Proficiency Exam.

Practicum experience of the piano pedagogy emphasis in the piano performance program. The practicum includes observation, teaching, recording, and journaling of applied lessons. A pedagogy contract must be submitted to the supervising faculty, department chair and the college dean before the end of the first week of the semester. Restricted to music majors accepted into the performance program by passing a hearing. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. Permission of department chair required. Prerequisite MUSC 206, 420.

This course presents the rudiments of music (elements of notation, the staff, clefs, scales, chromatic signs, intervals and their inversions, rhythms and rhythmic patterns, time and key signatures, and basic chords and chord structures), utilizing textbook author Andrew Gerles accessible method for teaching singer-actors to learn a score more quickly and understand the connection between storytelling and music. This course is ideal for aspiring musicians and general education students who have a passion for stage music and want to develop their music literacy. Pre-requisite for MUSC 151.

The half-recital consists of a public performance of 20-25 minutes of memorized music from representative styles and periods. Repertoire piano music of contrasting styles and different periods and composers.

A recital of at least one hour with music of representative styles and periods is required of students earning the Bachelor of Music Degree in performance. Prerequisite: 340.

A full recital consists of a public performance of 40-45 minutes in length of memorized music from representative styles and periods. Repertoire shall be art songs and arias in three representative style periods and languages, including but not limited to Italian, French, English, and German. Prerequisite: 350.

A full recital consists of a public performance of 40-45 minutes in length of memorized music from representative styles and periods.Repertoire shall be piano music of contrasting styles and different periods and composers. Prerequisite: 355.

Private music instruction. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit.