MUS     195

195     MUS 195 – TOPICS IN MUSIC: CELTIC TUNES FOR MANDOLIN (3 Crs) – Designed to introduce the advancing mandolin student to melody techniques, chord progressions, and rhythmic styles historically associated with music from the British Isles. Students will develop melody lines and backing arrangements for several pieces considered standard to the genre. Students enrolling in this course should be able to change chords with ease, have a well-developed sense of rhythm and timing, and be moderately fluent in the use of sheet music or mandolin tablature.