SCC Course Catalog

Music (MUS)

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	110	Music Appreciation	3/3

This course is a basic survey of the music of the Western world. Emphasis is placed on the elements of music, terminology, composers, form, and style within a historical perspective. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in basic listening and understanding of the art of music.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	111	Fundamentals of Music	3/3

This course is an introductory course for students with little or no music background. Emphasis is placed on music notation, rhythmic patterns, scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the rudiments of music.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	112	Introduction to Jazz	3/3

This course introduces the origins and musical components of jazz and the contributions of its major artists. Emphasis is placed on the development of discriminating listening habits, as well as the investigation of the styles and structural forms of the jazz idiom. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in listening and understanding this form of American music.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	131	Chorus I	2/1

This course provides an opportunity to gain experience singing in a chorus. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in choral singing leading to performance.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	132	Chorus II	2/1

This course provides a continuation of studies begun in MUS 131. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in choral singing leading to performance.

Prerequisite: Take MUS-131

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	141	Ensemble I	2/1

This course provides an opportunity to perform in any combination of instrumental, vocal, or keyboard groups of two or more. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods of ensemble literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	142	Ensemble II	2/1

This course is a continuation of MUS 141. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods of ensemble literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.

Prerequisite: Take MUS-141

Corequisite: none

Prefix	Number	Title	Contact / Credit Hours
MUS	210	History of Rock Music	3/3

This course is a survey of Rock music from the early 1950's to the present. Emphasis is placed on musical groups, soloists, and styles related to the evolution of this idiom and on related historical and social events. Upon completion, students should be able to identify specific styles and to explain the influence of selected performers within their respective eras.

Prerequisite: none

Corequisite: none