Music (MUS) at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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- MUS 101 - Fundamentals of Music
- Provides the ability to read and identify basic fundamentals of music notation. Teaches major and minor scales, chords and basic harmonic progressions. Covers basic ear training and keyboard exercises. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - MUS 111 - Music Theory I
- Discusses elements of musical construction of scales, intervals, triads, and chord progressions. Develops ability to sing at sight and write from dictation. Introduces the analysis of the Bach chorale style. Expands facility with harmonic dictation and enables the student to use these techniques at the keyboard. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
4 credits - MUS 112 - Music Theory II
- Discusses elements of musical construction of scales, intervals, triads, and chord progressions. Develops ability to sing at sight and write from dictation. Introduces the analysis of the Bach chorale style. Expands facility with harmonic dictation and enables the student to use these techniques at the keyboard. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
4 credits - MUS 121 - Music in Society
- Explores the language of music through an introduction to basic elements, forms and styles across time. Acquaints students with composers' lives and influential creative individualities, discovering representative works and milestones in western society. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically. Reviews historical development and significance of art music within the context of evolving societal structures. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - MUS 136 - Applied Music-Voice
- Teaches singing, proper breath control, diction, and development of tone. Studies the standard vocal repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. One or two half-hour lessons per week. Four to eight hours practice required.Laboratory 4-8 hours per week. Total 4-8 hours per week.
1-2 credits - MUS 137 - Chorus Ensemble
- Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit.Credits 1 - 2. Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
1-2 credits - MUS 138 - Small Vocal Ensemble
- Ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Divisional approval required. May be repeated for credit.Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
1-2 credits - MUS 141 - Class Piano I
- Offers the beginning piano student activities in learning musical notation, in accomplishing sight reading skills, and in mastering techniques of keyboard playing. Presents appropriate literature. Open to all students and may be used to fulfill applied minor instrument requirement for music major. Part I of II.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
2 credits - MUS 142 - Class Piano II
- Offers the beginning piano student activities in learning musical notation, in accomplishing sight reading skills, and in mastering techniques of keyboard playing. Presents appropriate literature. Open to all students and may be used to fulfill applied minor instrument requirement for music major. Part II of II.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
2 credits - MUS 149 - Band Ensemble
- Ensemble consists of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Divisional approval required. May be repeated for credit.Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
1-2 credits - MUS 165 - Applied Music - Strings
- Teaches fundamentals of string instruments, harp, or guitar. Studies the standard repertoire. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. 1-2 half-hour lessons per week, 4-8 hours practice (laboratory) required.Laboratory 4-8 hours per week. Total 4-8 hours per week.
1-2 credits - MUS 221 - History of Western Music Prior to 1750
- Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from Antiquity through the Pre-Classical era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and 222 may transfer as the same course. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - MUS 222 - History of Western Music 1750 to Present
- Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from the Classical Period through the Modern era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and 222 may transfer as the same course. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - MUS 226 - World Music
- Explores music emanating from cultural traditions around the world within their respective socio-cultural contexts. Introduces basic elements of music. Increases global awareness and enhances knowledge of the origins, evolution, aesthetics and purposes of music from an ethnomusicological perspective. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - MUS 236 - Advanced Applied Music - Voice
- Continues MUS 126. Private lessons are available for either 1 or 2 hours of credit per semester. The length of the lessons will be 1/2 hour for 1 hour credit and 1 hour for 2 hours credit per semester. All courses in applied music may be repeated for a total of 8 hours for the major and 4 hours for the minor. Laboratory 1-2 hours per week. & MUS 237 CHORUS (1 CR.) Continues MUS 137. Courses in ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit.Laboratory 4-8 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Divisional approval required.1-2 credits - MUS 237 - Chorus Ensemble
- Courses in ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. May be repeated for credit. Continues MUS 137.Credits 1 - 2. Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
1-2 credits - MUS 238 - Small Vocal Ensemble
- Ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Divisional approval required. May be repeated for credit. Continues MUS 138.Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
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