MUS     195

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195     MUS 195 – INTRODUCTION TO LYRIC WRITING: TURNING PASSION AND INSPIRATION INTO A WELL CRAFTED SONG (3 Crs) – Introductory course into the basic techniques of writing a well-crafted song lyric. The course requires extensive creative writing, and informal, in-class performance. The ability to play an instrument or a skilled vocal is not mandatory. Classroom instruction will include A/V material, lecture, question and answer sessions, discussions, and both individual and group reinforcement exercises. There will be periodic quizzes, weekly writing assignments shared in class, a critique project, a mid-term exam, and a final writing project presented in class.

MUS     195

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195     MUS 195 – GOSPEL JAM (3 Crs) – Will lead students playing various acoustic instruments in a group setting. Students will expand their repertoire of gospel songs. The ability to play an instrument is not mandatory as students can take the class using their voices as instruments.

MUS     195

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195     MUS 195 – EVENT AND FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT (3 Crs) – Focuses on the detailed aspects of how to produce, stage, script, and manage special events within the context of achieving organizational goals. Emphasizes the five critical stages in planning and managing successful special events: research needs and make goal assesments; design events to meet organizational purposes; planning the effective event; coordination and on-site management; and post-event evaluation. Lecture 3 hours per week.

MUS     218

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218     MUS 218 – TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND MUSICIANS OF CENTRAL APPALACHIA (3 Crs) – Introduces students to the traditional music and musicians, historical and contemporary, of the central Appalachian region. Explore influences of the music of various cultures, both within and outside the region, on the musical styles. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

MUS     218

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218     MUS 218 – TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND MUSICIANS OF CENTRAL APPALACHIA (3 Crs) – Introduces students to the traditional music and musicians, historical and contemporary, of the central Appalachian region. Explore influences of the music of various cultures, both within and outside the region, on the musical styles. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

MUS     218

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218     MUS 218 – TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND MUSICIANS OF CENTRAL APPALACHIA (3 Crs) – Introduces students to the traditional music and musicians, historical and contemporary, of the central Appalachian region. Explore influences of the music of various cultures, both within and outside the region, on the musical styles. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

MUS     225

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225     MUS 225 – THE HISTORY OF JAZZ (3 Crs) – Studies the underlying elements of jazz, concentrating on its cultural and historical development from earliest stages to the present. No previous knowledge of music is required. Lecture 3 hours per week.

MUS     225

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225     MUS 225 – THE HISTORY OF JAZZ (3 Crs) – Studies the underlying elements of jazz, concentrating on its cultural and historical development from earliest stages to the present. No previous knowledge of music is required. Lecture 3 hours per week.

MUS     290

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290     MUS 290 – INTERNSHIP IN RECORDING – Supervised on-the-job training in a recording studio coordinated by the college. Total 4 hours per week.

MUS     295

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295     MUS 295 – INTERMEDIATE MANDOLIN (3 Crs) – Continues to explore the history of the mandolin, regional musicians, influences and performance with emphasis on the old time styles found in the central Appalachian region.

MUS     295

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295     MUS 295 – INTERMEDIATE MANDOLIN (3 Crs) – Continues to explore the history of the mandolin, regional musicians, influences and performance with emphasis on the old time styles found in the central Appalachian region.

MUS     295

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295     MUS 295 – INTERMEDIATE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE (3 Crs) – Introduces music students to additional percussion instruments and performance techniques for individual and group performance.

MUS     295

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295     MUS 295 – INTERMEDIATE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE (3 Crs) – Introduces music students to additional percussion instruments and performance techniques for individual and group performance.

MUS     295

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295     MUS 295 – TOPICS IN MUSIC: CHORD MELODY FOR JAZZ GUITAR (3 Crs) – Designed to introduce the advancing guitar student to chord structures and resultant melody framing commonly found in jazz music. Students will develop melody lines for several pieces considered standard to the genre by increasing their knowledge of jazz-styled chords and inversions of those chords which complement the melody line with appropriate harmonic content. Students enrolling in this course should be able to change chords with ease, be able to form a few basic barre chords, have a well developed sense of rhythm and timing, and approach their improvement as a guitarist with a willingness to be challenged by a course that will include material and techniques which initially seem difficult to master. Students will also need to be relatively fluent in the use of either sheet music or guitar tablature.

MUS     295

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295     MUS 295 – INTERMEDIATE MANDOLIN (3 Crs) – Continues to explore the history of the mandolin, regional musicians, influences and performance with emphasis on the old time styles found in the central Appalachian region.