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• MUSC 106: History of Jazz

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course surveys the development of jazz from its origins to the present time, investigates representative composers, and examines the musical characteristics, compositional practices, and instrumental/vocal techniques associated with ragtime, blues, bebop, swing, progressive, and other styles.
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• MUSC 107: American Pop Culture: History of Rock

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course focuses on American popular culture through the lens of rock-n-roll music, including rock's roots, influences, and impact on popular culture. Students experience the subtleties, power, and excitement of the music.
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• MUSC 111: Music Theory I

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Music Theory I explores elements of diatonic harmony (including triads, chord progressions, cadences, and part-writing principles). This course, intended for music majors, must be taken in conjunction with MUSC115 Ear Training I. Prerequisite:    MUSC100 (C or better) or permission of the Arts and Communication Department. Corequisite:    MUSC115 Ear Training I
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• MUSC 112: Music Theory II

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Music Theory II explores elements of diatonic harmony (including qualities and inversions of triads and seventh chords, non-harmonic tones, and modulation to closely related keys). A continuation of Music Theory I and intended for music majors, MUSC112 must be taken in conjunction with MUSC116 Ear Training II. Prerequisite:    MUSC111 (C or better) Corequisite:    MUSC116 Ear Training II
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• MUSC 115: Ear Training I

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Ear Training I applies the aural skills of sight-singing, rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation in diatonic relationships (including triads, chord progressions and cadences). This course, intended for music majors, must be taken in conjunction with MUSC111 Music Theory I. Prerequisite:    MUSC100 (C or better) or permission of the Arts and Communication Department Corequisite:    MUSC111 Music Theory I
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• MUSC 116: Ear Training II

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  MUSC116 applies sight-singing and dictation to diatonic relationships (including qualities and inversions of triads and seventh chords, non-harmonic tones and modulation to closely related keys). A continuation of Ear Training I and intended for music majors, MUSC116 must be taken in conjunction with MUSC112 Music Theory II. Prerequisite:    MUSC115 (C or better) Corequisite:    MUSC112 Music Theory II
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• MUSC 124: Music Technology

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Following a general historical survey of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) technology, this course examines entry, transmission, and editing of MIDI data, and its musical notation via industry standard software and hardware. Students apply music technology in creative projects ranging from song writing to film scoring to studio preproduction.
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• MUSC 129: Digital Recording Technology

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  In this studio course students utilize a hands-on approach in applying principles and techniques of studio configuration, microphone placement, digital recording, digital signal processing, editing digital audio, and mixing.
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• MUSC 201: Music Styles and Literature: Music before 1750

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course is an historical and analytical study of Western music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods. Students explore lives and works of prominent composers in an historical context while examining representative forms, styles, genres, and compositional techniques of the respective musical eras in both written and aural contexts. Prerequisite:    MUSC112 (C or better)
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• MUSC 202: Music Styles and Literature: Music after 1750

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course is an historical and analytical study of Western music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods. Students explore lives and works of prominent composers in an historic context, while examining representative forms, styles, genres, and compositional techniques of the respective musical eras in both written and aural contexts. Prerequisite:    MUSC112 (C or better)
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