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MUSIC 103 121
KEYBOARD HARMONY I HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC
2.0 Units 3.0 Units
There are four families within Music (See page
94 for more information on course families): MUSIC 103 is designed for students who MUSIC 121 is a course in the evolution of
have a basic knowledge of music and music popular music in the United States since
Piano (Music 160-166). In the Piano Family, notation. Students review bass and treble World War II. Students fi rst study the musical
students advance their skills in playing the clefs, notes and note values, meter signatures infl uences which led to the rise of rock and
piano, including reading music, interpretation, and key signatures; identify notes of a piano roll in the mid-1950. They then follow the
and development of technique, style, tone, color, keyboard; and develop a basic understanding development of the various musical styles
dynamics, and phrasing; of melody, harmony, and rhythm. In addition, which are collectively referred to as rock
Classical Guitar (Music 150, 156, 157, 158). students learn basic piano technique and music. Emerging musical innovations are
The Classical Guitar Family teaches students begin the study of harmony in the context viewed as refl ections of changes within our
to advance from learning music reading and of the piano keyboard. These concepts are society. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: None.
guitar notation to learning about chord struc- used in the analysis and performance of Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.
ture as applied to the fi ngerboard in classical musical exercises and literature. This course Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
guitar pieces; prepares students for advanced harmony 122
Contemporary Guitar (Music 153-155). The and musicianship classes. Note: MUSIC 103 HISTORY OF JAZZ
Contemporary Guitar Family allows the is designed for students who have a basic 3.0 Units
student to develop contemporary guitar tech- knowledge of music. Students should be able MUSIC 122 traces the evolution of jazz music
niques in a variety of contemporary (electric) to read musical notation and understand from its earliest infl uences in the nineteenth
guitar skills including but not limited to concepts of melody, harmony, and rhythm. century to current styles. Special emphasis
country, rock, blues, and jazz; Lecture 1.5 hours/Laboratory 1.5 hours.
Recommended Preparation: MUSIC 160. is placed on understanding how to listen
Voice Training (Music 135-137). The Voice for greater enjoyment. Students learn basic
Training Family guides students through Course Typically Off ered: Fall. Transfer elements of music, such as meter, form, and
proper vocal training, stressing the principles Credit: CSU, UC, USC. structure, and how the elements of music are
of correct vocal production and developing an 113 used in jazz. Students learn to distinguish
appreciation for the vocal arts. KEYBOARD HARMONY II the instruments used in jazz performance
101 2.0 Units as well as examining the diff erent types of
MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS MUSIC 113 is designed for students who jazz ensembles. Students learn about the
3.0 Units have basic keyboard skills. Students learn leading practitioners of jazz and listen to the
transposition, harmonization of melodies, masterworks of jazz. Lecture 3 hours. Prereq-
MUSIC 101 is an introductory course
designed to provide students with a basic and to work with harmonic progressions in uisite: None. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/
knowledge of the fundamentals of tonal the context of the piano keyboard. In addi- Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
music and music notation. It incorporates tion, students continue the study of piano 125
the concepts of pitch, rhythm and meter, technique and literature. These concepts HISTORY AND LITERATURE
intervals, diatonic scales, Major and minor are used in the analysis and performance of 3.0 Units
keys, triads and inversions, and beginning musical exercises and literature. This course MUSIC 125 covers the history of music from
harmonic analysis. Students learn to notate prepares students for advanced harmony the early Christian era through the Baroque
these elements in bass and treble clefs, and to and musicianship classes. Lecture 1.5 hours/ Period. In addition to lectures and read-
relate these elements to the piano keyboard. Laboratory 1.5 hours. Prerequisite: MUSIC ings, the course includes a study of live and
Development of skill in handwritten notation 103 or equivalent. Course Typically Off ered: recorded musical performances. Recogni-
is expected. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. tion of composers and styles is emphasized.
None. Course Typically Off ered: Winter/ 120 Note: Students are required to attend six (6)
Spring/Summer/Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, MUSIC APPRECIATION concerts featuring music from the historical
UC, USC. (C-ID MUS 110) 3.0 Units periods being studied, and to submit six
MUSIC 120 traces the evolution of music over (6) concert reports. Students are urged to
the past 1500 years, with a special emphasis take MUSIC 125 and 126 within the same
on understanding how to listen for greater academic year. Lecture 3 hours. Recom-
enjoyment. Students learn the basic elements mended Preparation: It is strongly recom-
of music, such as form and structure, fami- mended that students entering MUSIC 125 be
lies and subgroups of musical instruments, able to read music well enough to identify key
as well as learning about specifi c compos- signatures and transpositions, and be able
ers and works. Note: This course may not to follow a musical score. Course Typically
be taken for credit by students who have Off ered: Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
completed MUSIC 125 or 126. This course is
designed especially for non-music majors.
Music majors should enroll in MUSIC 125 and
126. The student is required to attend fi ve (5)
classical concerts and submit concert reports.
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: None. Course
Typically Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.

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