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MUS. 351 THE ART OF ROCK, RHYTHM& BLUES II (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 32 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Recommended: MUS. 350 or equivalentperformance experience.An intermediate-advanced performance <strong>course</strong> forsingers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboards andother instrumentalists interested in American contemporarymusic. Learn to organize a band and negotiate themany aspects of the music business. Students will participatein live performances by arrangement. May berepeated twice for credit. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.MUS. 377 GUITAR I (2)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 16 lab hours plus 48 labhours by arrangement/semester. Recommended: MUS.100 or equivalent.Basic guitar instruction. Stringing, tuning, fingering,playing techniques, notation, chords and chord progressions,reading guitar music, strum techniques, fingerpicking,playing simple melodies, and accompaniment.Emphasis on popular and folk music literature.Introduction to music theory for the guitar and voice.Individual and group instruction. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.MUS. 378 GUITAR II (2)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 16 lab hours plus 48 labhours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: MUS. 377or demonstrated equivalent skills.Continuation of skills begun in MUS 377. Areas coveredinclude barre-chords, CAGED chord/scale theory,blues scales, accompaniment techniques, and major andminor scale patterns. Emphasis on popular music literature.Intermediate music theory for the guitar. Individualand group instruction. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.MUS. 379 GUITAR III (2)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 16 lab hours plus 48 labhours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: MUS 378 ordemonstrated equivalent skills.Intermediate/advanced guitar instruction. Principles ofmoveable chord and scale structure (CAGED), advancedstrumming and fingerpicking patterns, advanced theory(scale, secondary dominants, and motif development),improvisation, arpeggios, and reading music. Emphasison American music literature. Individual and groupinstruction. May be repeated twice for credit. Transfercredit: UC; CSU.MUS. 380 GUITAR IV (2)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 16 lab hours plus 48 labhours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: MUS. 379or equivalent.Continuation of the development of skills begun inMUS 379. Additional material includes motif development,improvising, three notes per string scales, bluestechniques, counterpoint, walking bass, modern rhythmictechniques, and other advanced guitar techniques.Individual and group instruction. May be repeated forcredit a maximum of three times. Transfer credit: UC;CSU.MUS. 383 GUITAR ENSEMBLE I (2)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 16 lab hours plus 48 labhours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: MUS 378 orequivalent.A <strong>course</strong> for guitarists in techniques from Doo-Wopand Rhythm and Blues to Rock in a small ensemble.Students work extensively on these styles and within theapplication with the intention of public performance.Public performance required. May be repeated for credit amaximum of three times. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.MUS. 401, 402, 403, 404 *VOICE I, II, III and IV(2, 2, 2, 2)Minimum of 32 lecture hours and 16 lab hours plus 48 labhours by arrangement/semester. Recommended: MUS.401 – MUS. 100 or equivalent. Prerequisites: MUS. 402 –MUS. 401 or placement by audition; MUS. 403 – MUS.402 or placement by audition; MUS. 404 – MUS. 403 orplacement by audition. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.MUS. 401 *VOICE ITraining in vocal technique, musical expression andperformance skills for the beginning singer. Contentincludes posture, breathing, tone production, music fundamentals,English diction, and performance preparationtechniques.MUS. 402 *VOICE IIContinuation of training in vocal technique, musicalexpression and performance skills begun in MUS. 401 forthe intermediate singer. Content includes refinement ofposture, breathing, tone production, and performancepreparation techniques. Further studies in music theoryand language diction. Emphasis placed on song interpretationand vocal styles.MUS. 403 *VOICE IIIContinuation of training in vocal technique, musicalexpression and performance skills begun in MUS. 401and 402 for intermediate/advanced singers. Contentincludes refinement of posture, breathing, tone production,and performance preparation techniques. Furtherstudies in music theory and language diction. Emphasisplaced on song interpretation and vocal styles.MUSICC O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u215

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