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• MUS 101: Piano I

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  1-0-1 (Eff. FL21) This course id designed to help the student acquire the basic skills needed for piano playing proficiency. Notation, fingerings, keyboard awareness, treble and bass clef reading, major scales, root position triads, rhythms and time signature will be studied and incorporated in classroom performance. Self-disciplined daily practice is also needed to achieve the course goals. Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.
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• MUS 102: Piano II

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  1-0-1 (Eff. FL21) This course is a continuation of studies begun in Music 101, to further develop skills needed for reading and performing piano music. Students will master compositions in which each hand simulaneously plays an independent part, in order to build left hand-right hand coordination, a necessity for piano performance. Students will also study ten minor scales. In addition, students will learn root position triads for harmonic minor scales, to be played in sequence, ascending and descending, with both hands simultaneously. Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education. Prererq: MUS 101 with a grade of C or better.
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• MUS 103: Introduction to Music

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 This course introduces students to the art and science of listening to music with engagement and understanding, presuming no prior musical knowledge or experience. Students will learn how to listen to music actively and critically, with emphasis on instrumentation, musical form, function, performance practices, cultural influences, and aesthetics. Examples from Western and world music will be used to engage students in discussion and study.
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• MUS 105: Music of Baroque& Classic Eras

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 A survey of music in western civilization focusing on Western music written between 1600-1825, including works by Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
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• MUS 106: Great Romantic Music

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) A survey of music in Western civilization from the nineteenth into the twenty-first century: Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel and others. Students analyze songs, tone poems, symphonies, somatas, operas, ballets, concerti, nationalism and impressionism and connect these elements to modern-day composition.
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• MUS 108: Guitar I

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  1-0-1 (Eff. FL21) Guitar I covers the basics of guitar playing: free stroke, rest stroke, note reading, left and right fingering on the strings, arpeggios, strumming patterns and chord progressions. Weekly performance assignments include right and left hand fingering development, note and tablature reading, strumming patterns, arpeggios, chords in major and minor keys, counting and rhythms. Students must provide their own instruments. Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.
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• MUS 109: Guitar II

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  1-4-1 Guitar II continues basic guitar technique, building on the techniques learned in Guitar I. Weekly performance assignments include more advanced righta nd left hand fingering, note and tablature reading, strumming patterns, arpeggios, chords in major and minor keys, counting, and rhythms. Students must provide their own instruments. Prereq: MUS 108. Prerequisite:    MUS 108.
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• MUS 115: Intro to Music Technology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  2-2-3 This hands-on course teaches students how to create, edit, and manipulate MIDI files in order to layer various tracks to create finished MIDI sequences. Students will learn compositional and editing skills using industry-standard computers and digital audio hardware and software. They will learn how to properly connect various pieces of audio and MIDI hardware and how to set up music applications. In addition to the hands-on curriculum, students will learn about the history of analog and digital synthesis and the evolution of the technology, focusing on the relationship between past and present technologies.
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• MUS 116: Theory I

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  4-0-4 A first-level coordinated study of practical musical literacy (sight-reading and musical dictation) and musical grammar and structure (harmony), demonstrating and reinforcing the common language between the two aspects of musical discipline. Prereq: MUS 100.
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• MUS 118: Theory II

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  4-0-4 An intermediate coordinated study of practical musical literacy (sight-reading and musical dictation) and musical grammar and structure (harmony), reinforcing the common language between the two aspects of musical discipline. Prereq: MUS 116.
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