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• MUS 223: Class Piano 3

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds upon the piano skills and concepts covered in Class Piano 2. It covers additional types of minor scales, seventh chords and transposition. Coursework integrates these music theory concepts with piano keyboard technique. Prerequisite:    MUS 222   
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• MUS 224: Class Piano 4

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds upon the piano skills and concepts covered in Class Piano 3. It covers diatonic modes, extended chords, melody harmonization and improvisation. Coursework integrates these music theory concepts with piano keyboard technique. Prerequisite:    MUS 223   
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• MUS 226: Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 3

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course entails the development of ensemble repertoire and performance technique. It covers a diversity of styles and instrumental configurations. Classroom activities focus on music reading, improvisation and ensemble technique as well as the application of self-evaluation and critical listening skills. Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 3 builds upon the skills and techniques developed in Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 2. Prerequisite:    MUS 127   
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• MUS 227: Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 4

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course entails the development of ensemble repertoire and performance technique. It covers a diversity of styles and instrumental configurations. Classroom activities focus on music reading, improvisation and ensemble technique as well as the application of self-evaluation and critical listening skills. Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 4 builds upon the skills and techniques developed in Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble 3. Prerequisite:    MUS 226   
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• MUS 228: Music Theory and Analysis 3

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds upon the written music theory skills developed in Music Theory and Analysis 2. It covers chromatic elements found in music from the common practice period of Western music history. Coursework includes the study of tonicizations, modulations, sequences, modal mixture and other chromatic chords. Prerequisite:    MUS 129  Corequisite:    MUS 237 recommended
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• MUS 229: Music Theory and Analysis 4

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds upon the written music theory skills developed in Music Theory and Analysis 3. It covers a variety of techniques for analyzing music from the Baroque era to the present. The motives, phrases, themes and large-scale structures of compositions are analyzed with a focus on how all of these elements relate to each other and to the composition as a whole. Prerequisite:    MUS 228  Corequisite:    MUS 238 recommended
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• MUS 230: Class Voice 3

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds on the singing skills developed in Class Voice 2. Students further refine their vocal techniques through rehearsal and performance of classical and musical theatre songs. In addition, this course addresses vocal techniques from various other styles, including jazz, pop, folk, and country. Lectures and activities include exercises designed to address vocal techniques specific to particular musical styles; solo and ensemble rehearsals; and vocal performances representing various musical genres. Prerequisite:    MUS 131   
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• MUS 231: Class Voice 4

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds on the singing skills developed in Class Voice 3. Students further refine their vocal techniques through rehearsal and performance of songs representing various musical styles, including classical, musical theatre, jazz, pop, folk and country. In addition, this course addresses issues pertaining to repertoire selection, and the differences between solo and ensemble singing. Lectures and activities include exercises designed to address vocal techniques specific to particular solo and ensemble settings; student selection of songs; and rehearsals and performances of solo and ensemble repertoire representing various musical genres. Prerequisite:    MUS 230   
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• MUS 237: Musicianship Skills 3

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds upon the aural music theory skills developed in Musicianship Skills 2. It includes sight singing and dictation of melodies containing chromatic elements; rhythmic dictation in simple and compound meters; and two-part dictation. The course material covers tonicizations, modulations, sequences, modal mixture and other chromatic chords. Prerequisite:    MUS 138  Corequisite:    MUS 228 recommended
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• MUS 238: Musicianship Skills 4

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course builds upon the aural music theory skills developed in Musicianship Skills 3. It includes sight singing and dictation exercises that contain chromatic elements, diatonic modes, non-diatonic scales and more advanced rhythmic techniques such as syncopation, mixed meter and borrowed division of the beat. Aural identification of large scale musical forms is included as well. Prerequisite:    MUS 237  Corequisite:    MUS 229 recommended
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