MUS 101. MUSIC APPRECIATION
3 lec. 0 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

Music 101 is an appraisal of the art of music. Recorded and visual materials are utilized in studying the elements, forms and styles of music, with the aim of stimulating a discriminating understanding and enjoyment.

MUS 113. AURAL SKILLS I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

This course focuses on the acquisition of ear-training skills beginning with scales, triads and simple intervals; both melodic and harmonic. Extensive rhythmic drills in simple and compound time are explored. Sight-singing exercises proceed from stepwise movement to wider intervals using both scale degree numbers and syllables. Conducting patterns are used for sight-singing. Melodic dictation is introduced.

MUS 114. AURAL SKILLS II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Aural Skills I, Aural Skills II increases a student’s musical cognition and awareness by focusing on melodic and rhymic dictation. Aural analysis and dictation proceeds from simple to more complex melodies. Sight-singing and rhythm drills include modulating melodies, odd meters and alto/ tenor clef exercises.
Prerequisite: MUS 113.

MUS 115. THEORY I
3 lec. 0 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

Notation, pitch, meter, rhythm, scales, key signatures, intervals, triads, inversions, primary chords, cadences, simple keyboard harmony and ear training. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 121 is recommended.

MUS 116. THEORY II
3 lec. 0 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

Four-part writing in the chorale style of Bach, secondary chords, modulations, sevenths, ninths, elevenths, non-chord tones, figured bass, melodies, sight-singing, ear training, keyboard harmony and two-voice counterpoint.
Prerequisite: MUS 115.

MUS 121. CHORUS I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of standard choral literature. Includes participation in winter concerts on campus and in the community.

MUS 122. CHORUS II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of standard choral literature. Includes participation in spring concerts on campus and in the community.

MUS 131. JAZZ ENSEMBLE I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A performing organization for students who have had experience in Jazz Ensemble playing. Concurrent enrollment in MUS 135, Jazz: Its History And Influence, is suggested.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUS 132. JAZZ ENSEMBLE II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of MUS 131.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUS 135. JAZZ: ITS HISTORY AND INFLUENCE
3 lec. 0 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

A study that explores the logical musical derivatives and developments in jazz and how these developments affected and continue to affect individual jazz styles.

MUS 136. ORCHESTRA I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Instrumental performance of symphony orchestra music with the Mid-Hudson Community Orchestra. No audition is required, however, it is expected that the student will enter the course with previous training on a standard orchestral instrument and will have the ability to read music. Student musicians will perform on and off campus concerts.
Prerequisite: Evidence of instrumental proficiency required.

MUS 137. ORCHESTRA II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Orchestra I. This course involves instrumental performance of symphony orchestra music with the Mid-Hudson Community Orchestra. It is expected that the student will enter the course with previous training on a standard orchestral instrument and will have the ability to read music. Student musicians will perform on and off campus concerts.
Prerequisite: Evidence of instrumental proficiency required.

MUS 141. PIANO I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Piano students are assigned to private instructors by the Music Coordinator. Assignments are made based on the entering level of the student. Students must pay instructors directly for their lessons. An agreement between the student and the instructor regarding the cost of the lessons and the schedule of payments will be determined during the first lesson of the semester.

MUS 142. PIANO II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Piano students are assigned to private instructors by the Music Coordinator. Assignments are made based on the entering level of the student. Students must pay instructors directly for their lessons. An agreement between the student and the instructor regarding the cost of the lessons and the schedule of payments will be determined during the first lesson of the semester.

MUS 143. GUITAR CONSORT I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A performing ensemble for students who have had experience playing guitar. An acoustic guitar is necessary to participate in this ensemble. Music reading and ensemble playing techniques will be emphasized. A variety of musical styles will be explored. Concerts will be presented.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.

MUS 144. GUITAR CONSORT II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Guitar Consort I, this course provides a performing ensemble for students who have had experience playing guitar. An acoustic guitar is necessary to participate in this ensemble. Music reading and ensemble playing techniques will be emphasized. A variety of musical styles will be explored. Concerts will be presented.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.

MUS 151. DUTCHESS MADRIGAL SINGERS I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of a cappella and accompanied choral literature for the small vocal ensemble. Includes participation in winter concerts on campus and in the community.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 121 or 221 and permission of instructor.

MUS 152. DUTCHESS MADRIGAL SINGERS II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of a cappella and accompanied choral literature for the small choral ensemble. Includes participation in spring concerts on campus and in the community.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 122 or MUS 222 and permission of instructor required.

MUS 161. PERFORMANCE AND APPLIED MUSIC I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

This course provides music students (except pianists) with an opportunity to develop their musical abilities through weekly private half-hour lessons under supervision of qualified teachers. Voice lessons are available. Instrumental lessons are available for certain instruments. Students must pay additional fees beyond the lab credit charge to the instructor for the lesson time.

MUS 162. PERFORMANCE AND APPLIED MUSIC II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

This course provides music students (except pianists) with an opportunity to develop their musical abilities through weekly private half-hour lessons under supervision of qualified teachers. Voice lessons are available. Instrumental lessons are available for certain instruments. Students must pay additional fees beyond the lab credit charge to the instructor for the lesson time.

MUS 201. HISTORY OF MUSIC I
3 lec. 0 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

The place of music in Western civilization, as studied in representative works of each period. A comprehensive, chronological study of the periods and schools of vocal and instrumental music, sacred and secular. A study of the beginnings of Western musical thought in ancient Greece to the end of the Baroque era in 1750.

MUS 202. HISTORY OF MUSIC II
3 lec. 0 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

A continuation of MUS 201, from 1750 to the present. Developments, trends, styles, and instrumental and vocal genres of representative composers of the classic, romantic, impressionist and modern periods are studied and compared.

MUS 205. VOCAL REPERTOIRE I
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

This course provides a laboratory environment for the aspiring musical theater students to enhance their vocal skills and overall stage presentation through the study of selected repertoire from the musical theater genre. Songs from different periods of musical theater will be studied to familiarize the student with the wide variety of repertoire in the genre. Classroom performance of the repertoire is required.
Prerequisite: MUS 113 or concurrent enrollment in MUS 113 is acceptable.

MUS 206. VOCAL REPERTOIRE II
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Vocal Repertoire I, Vocal Repertoire II provides a more advanced laboratory environment for the aspiring musical theater students to enhance their vocal skills and overall stage presentation through the study of selected repertoire from the musical theater genre. Songs from different periods of musical theater are studied to familiarize the student with the wide variety of repertoire in the genre. Classroom performance of the repertoire is required.

Prerequisites: MUS 205 and MUS 113.

MUS 210. ADVANCED MUSIC PERFORMANCE I
0 lec. 6 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

Individual intensive private study of an instrument or voice directed toward auditions for entrance into a four-year college or conservatory applied music program. Students should have previous private instrumental or vocal instruction. Students are responsible for substantial additional fees to private lesson instructors.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Music Coordinator or MUS 211.

MUS 211. ADVANCED MUSIC PERFORMANCE II
0 lec. 6 lab. 3 cr. hrs.
Individual intensive private study of an instrument or voice directed toward auditions for entrance into a four-year college or conservatory applied music program. Students should have previous private instrumental or vocal instruction. Students are responsible for substantial additional fees to private lesson instructors.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Music Coordinator or MUS 210.

MUS 219. ELECTRONIC MUSIC WORKSHOP
2 lec. 2 lab. 3 cr. hrs.

Basic techniques of creating electronic music will be explored beginning with simple techno and techno-ambient loops gradually moving into the more experimental and complex structures of avant-guard electro-acoustic music. A basic music course or some basic knowledge of the notes on a keyboard and ability to play an instrument is helpful. More serious music study is useful but not required. Students unsure of their background should seek permission of the instructor.

MUS 221. CHORUS III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of standard choral literature. Includes participation in winter concerts on campus and in the community.
Prerequisite: MUS 121.

MUS 222. CHORUS IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of standard choral literature. Includes
participation in spring concerts on campus and in the community.
Prerequisite: MUS 122.

MUS 231. JAZZ ENSEMBLE III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

For selected students.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUS 232. JAZZ ENSEMBLE IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

For selected students.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUS 236. ORCHESTRA III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Orchestra II, this course involves instrumental performance of symphony orchestra music with the Mid-Hudson Community Orchestra. It is expected that the student will enter the course with previous training on a standard orchestral instrument and will have the ability to read music. Student musicians will perform on and off campus concerts.
Prerequisites: MUS 136 and evidence of instrumental proficiency required.

MUS 237. ORCHESTRA IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Orchestra III, this course involves instrumental performance of symphony orchestra music with the Mid-Hudson Community Orchestra. It is expected that the student will enter the course with previous training on a standard orchestral instrument and will have the ability to read music. Student musicians will perform on and off campus concerts.
Prerequisites: MUS 137 and evidence of instrumental proficiency required.

MUS 241. PIANO III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Piano students are assigned to private instructors by the Music Coordinator. Assignments are made based on the entering level of the student. Students must pay instructors directly for their lessons. An agreement between the student and the instructor regarding the cost of the lessons and the schedule of payments will be determined during the first lesson of the semester.
Prerequisite: MUS 141.

MUS 242. PIANO IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Piano students are assigned to private instructors by the Music Coordinator. Assignments are made based on the entering level of the student. Students must pay instructors directly for their lessons. An agreement between the student and the instructor regarding the cost of the lessons and the schedule of payments will be determined during the first lesson of the semester.
Prerequisite: MUS 142.

MUS 243. GUITAR CONSORT III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Guitar Consort II, this course provides a performing ensemble for students who have had experience playing guitar. An acoustic guitar is necessary to participate in this ensemble. Music reading and ensemble playing techniques will be emphasized. A variety of musical styles will be explored. Concerts will be presented.
Prerequisite: MUS 143 and permission of instructor required.

MUS 244. GUITAR CONSORT IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

A continuation of Guitar Consort III, this course provides a performing ensemble for students who have had experience playing guitar. An acoustic guitar is necessary to participate in this ensemble. Music reading and ensemble playing techniques will be emphasized. A variety of musical styles will be explored. Concerts will be presented.
Prerequisites: MUS 144 and permission of instructor required.

MUS 251. DUTCHESS MADRIGAL SINGERS III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of a cappella and accompanied choral literature for the small choral ensemble. Includes participation in winter concerts on campus and in the community.
Prerequisites: MUS 151, concurrent enrollment in MUS 221 and permission of instructor.

MUS 252. DUTCHESS MADRIGAL SINGERS IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

Study and performance of a cappella and accompanied choral literature for the small choral ensemble. Includes participation in spring concerts on campus and in the community.
Prerequisites: MUS 152, concurrent enrollment in MUS 222 and permission of the instructor.

MUS 261. PERFORMANCE AND APPLIED MUSIC III
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

This course provides music students (except pianists) with an opportunity to develop their musical abilities through weekly private half-hour lessons under supervision of qualified teachers. Voice lessons are available. Instrumental lessons are available for certain instruments. Students must pay additional fees beyond the lab credit charge to the instructor for the lesson time.
Prerequisite: MUS 161.

MUS 262. PERFORMANCE AND APPLIED MUSIC IV
0 lec. 2 lab. 1 cr. hr.

This course provides music students (except pianists) with an opportunity to develop their musical abilities through weekly private half-hour lessons under supervision of qualified teachers. Voice lessons are available. Instrumental lessons are available for certain instruments. Students must pay additional fees beyond the lab credit charge to the instructor for the lesson time.
Prerequisite: MUS 162.

MUS 271. SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT I
1 cr. hr.

A special learning experience designed by one or more students with the cooperation and approval of a faculty member. Proposed study plans require departmental approval. Projects may be based on reading, research, community service, work experience, or other activities that advance the student’s knowledge and competence in the field of music or other related areas. The student’s time commitment to the project will be approximately 35-50 hours.

MUS 272. SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT II
2 cr. hrs.

Similar to MUS 271, except that the student’s time commitment to the project will be approximately 70-90 hours.

MUS 273. SPECIAL STUDY PROJECT III
3 cr. hrs.

Similar to MUS 271, except that the student’s time commitment to the project will be approximately 105-135 hours.