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MUA 1059   UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL BAND

Credit Hour(s): 1.0

University Basketball Band. Repertoire, performance, and technique for enhancing school spirit and university athletic activities. Open to all university students who can perform at required level on an appropriate instrument. Audition required.

MUA 1500   JAZZ:ORIGINS,STYLES,INFLU

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Jazz: Its Origins, Styles, and Influence. Study of the development of jazz from its origins to current trends, including stylistic periods such as New Orleans, swing, bop, cool, avant garde, and fusion. Emphasis on evolution of form, improvisational style, and influential artists.

MUA 1700   BEGIN PIANO/NON-MUS MAJOR

Credit Hour(s): 2.0

Beginning Piano for Non-Music Majors. Two lectures per week. A unified approach to beginning piano study. Skill development in reading music, harmonizing simple tunes, and improvising and transposing. Learning of simple solo and ensemble pieces as well as developing a good technical approach to the keyboard.

MUA 1800   INTRO GUITAR: TECH, METH, STYL

Credit Hour(s): 2.0

Introduction to Guitar: Technique, Methods, and Styles. Principles of guitar performance, including folk, blues, rock, and classical styles. Chords and finger-picking. No prior experience necessary. Acoustic guitar required.

MUA 1900   DRAM MUS:REN THRU 20TH CEN

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Dramatic Music from the Renaissance through the Twentieth Century. For the general college student. A basic history of opera and musical theatre through lecture and listening. Ability to read music is not required.

MUA 1930   MUSIC, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Music, Society, and Culture. The role of music, including its basic elements, forms, styles, and media, in modern culture. Interactive lectures, performance demonstrations, concerts, listening, and participation, including web-based learning. No prior musical experience required.

MUA 1950   WORLD MUSIC

Credit Hour(s): 2.0

World Music. Music acquires its meaning from culture. This introductory course is designed to explore a sampling of the world's musics and so as to understand their meanings within their unique cultural contexts.

MUA 1970   RHYTHM 'N' BLUES, ROCK AND RAP

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Rhythm 'N' Blues, Rock and Rap. Origin and development of contemporary popular music, with a focus on rhythm 'n' blues, rock and rap music.

MUA 3059   UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL BAND

Credit Hour(s): 1.0

University Basketball Band. Repertoire, performance, and technique for enhancing school spirit and university athletic activities. Open to all university students who can perform at required level on an appropriate instrument. Audition required.

MUA 3500   JAZZ:ORIGINS,STYLES,INFLUENCE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Jazz: Its Origins, Styles, and Influence. Study of the development of jazz from its origins to current trends, including stylistic periods such as New Orleans, swing, bop, cool, avant garde, and fusion. Emphasis on evolution of form, improvisational style, and influential artists.

MUA 3800   INTRO GUITAR: TECH, METH, STYL

Credit Hour(s): 2.0

Introduction to Guitar: Technique, Methods, and Styles. Principles of guitar performance, including folk, blues, rock, and classical styles. Chords and finger-picking. No prior experience necessary. Acoustic guitar required.

MUA 3810   HISTORY OF AFR-AMER MUSIC

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

History of African-American Music. (Same as AAS 3810.) Musical and sociological survey of the origins and development of African-American music from its beginnings in Africa to its enculturation into the music of the Americas. Black folk music, blues, jazz, popular, religious, classical Black tradition, and performance practices will be discussed.

MUA 3900   DRAM MUS REN THRU 20TH CEN

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Dramatic Music from the Renaissance through the Twentieth Century. For the general college student. A basic history of opera and musical theatre through lecture and listening. Ability to read music is not required.

MUA 3930   MUSIC, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Music, Society, and Culture. The role of music, including its basic elements, forms, styles, and media, in modern culture. Interactive lectures, performace demonstrations, concerts, listening, and participation, including web-based learning. No prior musical experience required.

MUA 3950   WORLD MUSIC

Credit Hour(s): 2.0

World Music. Music acquires its meaning from culture. This introductory course is designed to explore a sampling of the world's musics and so as to understand their meanings within their unique cultural contexts.

MUA 3970   RHYTHM 'N' BLUES, ROCK AND RAP

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Rhythm 'N' Blues, Rock and Rap. Origin and development of contemporary popular music, with a focus on rhythm 'n' blues, rock and rap music.