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  • MUSC 126: Aural Skills Through Performance

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course begins with an introduction of aural and notational elements of rhythm and pitch and progresses to the aural and notational introduction of scales, intervals, tonality; notation of rhythm and meter, rudiments of harmony, and the concept of musical structure and form. Musical concepts will be derived from major, minor and modal folk songs, and art and popular music examples. In this class the sound to symbol approach will be used. Students will experience the musical concepts through listening, singing, movement and the playing of musical instruments. Theoretical explanations will follow.
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  • MUSC 127: Commercial Music Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This is a music theory course covering modern American music. While there are some similarities to traditional European theory, there are many differences. Special emphasis will be given to how music theory is applied to modern American music (commercial music) from the early 20th century to the present day, writing for modern commercial instrumentation, understanding form such as the blues, song form, rondo, and aesthetics of commercial music including studies in timbre, extended ranges, and other performance practices unique to this style.
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  • MUSC 129: Recording Technology Survey

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is provided as an introductory study of developments in music recording technology. The course will focus on historical innovations in the recording process, a chronology of historical recordings, and the resulting effect of technology on the sonic quality of recorded music.
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  • MUSC 179: Voice Class II

    1.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a continuation of vocal technique developed in Voice Class I. It includes interpretation, stage deportment, programming and song literature.
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  • MUSC 194: French, German and Italian Lyric Diction for Musicians

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a study in the correct manner of singing French, German and Italian lyric diction. Students are introduced to the International Phonetic Alphabet as a means for studying all three languages. The course is designed to be taken by both voice students, who are concurrently enrolled in applied voice and non-voice students, who wish to improve their pronunciation of French, German and Italian. In addition to the study of the lyric diction of all three language, students will also learn the basic conversational skills that a one-month interaction with each language can afford.
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  • MUSC 195: Music in Human Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course considers how music has functioned in human societies around the world and also historically across time. Students will examine music in the context of religion, court traditions, dancing, entertainment, and theatrical presentations in Western European history and also in traditional and popular cultures around the world. Through lecture, discussion, and directed listening, students will gain a better aesthetic appreciation of music in a range of human experience.
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  • MUSC 199: Songwriting

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course will incorporate elements of practical application and technique of the working songwriter. The song as a creative vehicle will be explored, from the creation of ideas through melody, lyrics, and "hooks." Students will learn how to brainstorm ideas, overcome writer's block, and express themselves more effectively in words and music.
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  • MUSC 20: Basic Concepts and Skills of Music

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Designed for students with little or no prior musical experience, this course provides basic knowledge concerning the structure of music, i.e., melody, rhythm, form, harmony, and texture. Along with an orientation to the keyboard, students are introduced to reading, writing, and creating music; sight singing, rhythms, ear training, and dictation.
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  • MUSC 201: Aural Skills II

    2.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a continuation of MUSC 101 Aural Skills I, in which the aural, visual and theoretical aspects of music reading are developed and expanded. Students will continue working with the movable "DO" system of solfeggio, and will sing using these syllables, scale degree numbers, and note letter names. Both treble and bass clefs will be used for the exercises, and both diatonic and chromatic relationships will be studied. Part singing, including canons, duets, trios, and standard SATB four-part writing will be studied. The level of harmony parallels the material in MUSC 202 Harmony and Theory II; it is recommended that these courses be taken concurrently.
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  • MUSC 202: Harmony and Theory II

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is designed to follow a foundation course in diatonic harmony and music theory, extending to chromatic harmony, modulation, and standard part-writing practices. The study of secondary dominants will begin the study of modulation, which will include common chords, common tones, sequential modulation, direct modulation, and monophonic modulation. This course should be taken concurrently with MUSC 201, Aural Skills II, or MUSC 213, Aural Skills III.
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