This course provides the instruction and studio equipment necessary to explore self-expression through the use of sound. Instruction assists in the basic process of making aesthetic choices of sound, as well as learning fundamental studio recording techniques. This course is designed primarily for the non-musician and does not require previous musical experience. The basic elements of music including notation, clefs, interval recognition, scale construction, and key signatures. Slightly more sophisticated and longer compositions are encouraged.
More attention is given to the critique of the works written for the class.
MU140 A continuation of MU140 including sight-singing, triadic harmony, chorale harmonization, and keyboard harmony. The Medieval, Renaissance, and the Baroque. History of music literature and styles of western music through 1750. The Classical and the Romantic Eras. The Viennese School through the end of the 19th century.