Classes
These are the classes I teach at RMC, followed by the
catalog descriptions of the ourses. The list of classes
also appears in the sidebar to the right.
4
semester hours. Offered every fall.
This course examines the fundamental elements of
music--melodic, rhythmic, harmonic--through hearing,
playing and writing of theoretical material. Aural
perception of scales, intervals, and rhythmic patterns is
developed.
4
semester hours. Offered every spring.
This course examines the fundamental elements of
music--melodic, rhythmic, harmonic--through hearing,
playing, and writing of theoretical material. Aural
perception of scales, intervals, and rhythmic patterns is
developed further. Prerequisite: MUS111.
3
semester hours. Offered every fall.
This course provides a study of Western music history and
literature from the medieval world through the cultural
milieu of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
3
semester hours.
This course provides a study of Western music history and
literature from the Rococo through contemporary
compositional trends.
3
semester hours. Offered in summer.
Students study rock and roll, from its roots in blues
through its social and musical evolution to the present
day. Period context, performer personality, and extensive
recorded examples constitute the course
content.
4
semester hours. Offered every fall.
Students are trained in more advanced melodic, harmonic,
and rhythmic aspects of music through hearing, playing, and
writing. Further ear training and sight singing of scales,
harmonies, and intricacies occurs. Prerequisite:
MUS112.
4
semester hours. Offered every spring.
Students are trained in more advanced melodic, harmonic,
and rhythmic aspects of music through hearing, playing, and
writing. Further ear training and sight singing of scales,
harmonies, and intricacies occurs. Prerequisite:
MUS211.
2
semester hours. Offered as needed.
This course emphasizes the reading and writing of
polyphony, based upon sixteenth-century contrapuntal
techniques. Prerequisite: MUS112.
2
semester hours. Offered as needed.
This course emphasizes the reading and writing of
polyphony, based upon eighteenth-century contrapuntal
techniques. Prerequisite: MUS112.
