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• MUS 104: Concert Band

  1.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Select group of wind and percussion instrumentalists who perform several concerts on campus and throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
  ShareMUS 104 - Concert Band

• MUS 105: Concert Choir

  1.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Mixed vocal ensemble of 80-90 voices who perform a variety of literature from the different periods of music history. Activities include on-campus concerts and an annual tour.
  ShareMUS 105 - Concert Choir

• MUS 109: String Ensemble

  1.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  String Ensemble is primarily made up of students who play instruments of the bowed string family: violin, viola, cello, and bass. Students who play instruments other than bowed strings and who are able to collaborate with string instruments, particularly pianists, are also welcome to participate in the string ensemble. The course is intended to be both instructional and recreational. Students will develop technique while learning music together in preparation for performances. Repertoire will range from chamber orchestra pieces for the entire ensemble to chamber music, such as duets, trios, and quartets. Styles of music learned may range from standard classical repertoire to contemporary popular genres.
  ShareMUS 109 - String Ensemble

• MUS 113: Jazz Ensemble

  1.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Group provides performing opportunities for students interested in jazz literature from the big band era to present. Several concerts on campus and in the mid-Atlantic region are performed each year.
  ShareMUS 113 - Jazz Ensemble

• MUS 117: Madrigal Singers

  1.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Select vocal ensemble comprised of mixed voices. Ensemble performs music of the renaissance as well as works for chamber choir from various periods. They perform a holiday Madrigal dinner, two campus concerts, and an annual spring tour.
  ShareMUS 117 - Madrigal Singers

• MUS 121: Introduction to Music

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Assists the non-music major in developing an aesthetic sensitivity toward music. Objectives are to assist the student in becoming perceptively aware of the components of music and musical form; and to acquaint the student with great musical literature that makes up the nucleus of our Western heritage. Listening to music and developing listening skills emphasized. May have a concert attendance requirement.
  ShareMUS 121 - Introduction to Music

• MUS 129: American Popular Music

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a survey of American Popular Music of the 20th century and the early 21st century. A particular emphasis will be placed on following the threads from styles such as blues, country, jazz, and rock and roll as they grow and develop through the 20th century and are affected by the growth of sound technology and ever more sophisticated forms of mass communication.
  ShareMUS 129 - American Popular Music

• MUS 132: University-Community Orchestra

  1.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Group introduces members to significant masterworks of the western orchestral literature. The ensemble offers two or three concerts per year.
  ShareMUS 132 - University-Community Orchestra

• MUS 140: Class Piano, Level I

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Group instruction and guided practice at the piano for students who have not studied piano, or who have studied less than one year. Students develop beginning skills in reading, technique, accompanying, and applying theoretical principles to the piano (harmonization, transposition, improvisation), and perform solo and ensemble works. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  ShareMUS 140 - Class Piano, Level I

• MUS 150: Basic Guitar

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Involves study of fundamental techniques of guitar performance with a focus on reading music notation and fret board knowledge. Students learn chords and scales, as well as physical approaches to the instrument such as posture, left hand position, and use of the pick. Students will read music that is on an easy to intermediate level from folk, classical, and popular styles of music and will also be introduced to techniques of improvisation that will help improve technique and creativity. Students will be divided into small groups for focused instruction and performance projects. Prospective students need to show ability to progress based on either a prior experience playing guitar or music reading skills apart from the guitar and should own an acoustic (steel or nylon string) guitar. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  ShareMUS 150 - Basic Guitar