STCC Course Descriptions for Music

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MUSC-110 - HISTORY OF MUSIC  3 credits    Course Offered Thru SCE Only
This course will focus on the history and influence of the western music tradition. Forms and styles of music from the Middle Ages to the present will be examined in relation to the timeline of historical events. Representative works by noted composers will be listened to and discussed. Three hours lecture.
MUSC-120 - HIP HOP CULTURE  3 credits
The history of Hip Hop and its cultural underpinnings and influence will be explored in a lecture/workshop format, which will equip students with the necessary skills of basic production and lyric composition/analysis. Students will be assigned roles as producers and emcees, and in those capacities, form collaborations resulting in final performances.
MUSC-130 - MUSIC APPRECIATION  3 credits
A survey course for the general student in which significant works from the several periods of music history will be heard and discussed. This course will be open to all students at the College. Outside listening and reading assignments will be scheduled and attendance at live concerts will be encouraged.
MUSC-133 - INTRODUCTION TO PIANO AND THEORY  3 credits
A beginning piano course for adult students without prior musical knowledge or skills. The course will combine both music theory and a laboratory skills program with major emphasis on the basic structure of keyboard music. Melody, chords, rhythm, form, dynamics and style will be studied by the student at the keyboard and discussed in lecture sessions. Students will be encouraged to proceed as their individual abilities permit, requiring considerable individualization of instruction as they gain technical mastery. Open to all students at the College. PREREQUISITES: None.
MUSC-150 - APPLIED MUSIC INSTRUCTION  1 credit
Private instrumental or vocal instruction for college credit, given by arrangement with the faculty of the Community Music School of Springfield.
MUSC-151 - APPLIED MUSIC 2  1 credit
Private instrumental or vocal instruction for college credit, given by arrangement with the faculty of the Community Music School of Springfield.
MUSC-152 - APPLIED MUSIC 3  1 credit
Private instrumental or vocal instruction for college credit, given by arrangement with the faculty of the Community Music School of Springfield.
MUSC-234 - INTERMEDIATE PIANO AND THEORY  3 credits
A continuation of the introduction to keyboard skills course. Mastery of major and minor scales, arpeggios, and chords in all keys will be taught. The emphasis will be on developing mastery of sight-reading skill, providing the student with skills for further self-exploration of the keyboard upon completion of the program. Course open with the permission of the instructor or satisfactory completion of MUSC-133.
MUSC-300 - HISTORY OF ROCK  3 credits
The course will address both the history and aesthetics of America's unique contribution to music - Rock. Study of both the music's origins and its historical and sociological phases will be complemented with careful listening and analysis. Great emphasis will be placed upon the contributions and biographies of individual artists whose musical visions helped to shape and re-define the music in successive generations. The role of improvisation in combination with other common musical practices will be considered, in exploring the contributions of great rock bands and soloists.
MUSC-344 - HISTORY OF JAZZ  3 credits
The course will address both the history and aesthetics of America's unique contribution to music - Jazz. Study of both the music's origins and its historical and stylistic phases will be complemented with careful listening and analysis. Great emphasis will be placed upon the contributions and biographies of individual artists whose musical visions helped to shape and re-define the music in successive generations. The role of improvisation in combination with other common musical practices will be considered, in exploring the contributions of great jazz soloists. PREREQUISITE: ENGL-100