Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16
( MUSI) Music
Note: ONLY MUSI 1310 and MUSI 1306 fulfill general education requirements for non-Commercial Music majors.
MUSI 1159 Musical Theater I.................... 1:0:4
Study and performance of works from the musical theater repertoire.
MUSI 1181 Piano Class Instruction I....... 1:0:3
Class instruction in the fundamentals of keyboard technique for beginning piano students.
MUSI 1182 Piano Class Instruction II...... 1:0:3
Further class instruction in the fundamentals of keyboard technique for beginning piano students. Prerequisite( s): MUSI 1181.
MUSI 1183 Voice Class Instruction I....... 1:0:3
Class instruction in the fundamentals of singing including breathing, tone production, and diction. Designed for students with little or no previous voice training. Open to non-music majors.
MUSI 1184 Voice Class Instruction II...... 1:0:3
Class instruction in a group setting in the singing fundamentals including breathing, tone production, and diction. Designed for students with little or no previous voice training. Open to non-music majors.
MUSI 1390 Electronic Music I........................... 3:3:0
Introduction to the use of synthesizers, computers, sequencing and music printing software, multi-track recorders and other MIDI( Music Instrument Digital Interface) devices in the notation, arrangement, composition and performance of music. Prerequisite( s): MUSI 1301.
MUSI 1301 Fundamentals of Music I............... 3:3:0
Introduction to the basic elements of music theory for non-music majors: scales, intervals, keys, triads, elementary ear training, keyboard harmony, notation, meter, and rhythm which promotes the appreciation of cultural expressions.( Does not apply to a music major degree.)
MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation................ 3:3:0
Understanding music through the study of cultural periods, major composers, and musical elements. Illustrated with audio recordings and live performances.
MUSI 1310 American Music..................... 3:3:0
General survey of various styles of music in America. Topics may include jazz, ragtime, folk, rock, and contemporary art music which promotes the appreciation of cultural expressions.
( MUSP) Commercial Music Ensemble, Piano, Individual Instruction
Note: Courses do not satisfy general education requirements for non-Commercial Music major students.
MUSP 1148 Small Commercial Music Ensemble – Improvisation........................ 1:0:3
Participation in a small ensemble concentrating on improvisation of commercial music performance styles.
MUSP 1204 Applied Commercial Music: Bass Guitar.......................................................... 2:1:3
Private instruction in bass guitar with goals related to commercial music.
MUSP 1205 Applied Commercial Music: Commercial Guitar..................................... 2:1:3
Private instruction in commercial guitar with goals related to commercial music.
MUSP 1210 Applied Commercial Music: Piano..................................................................... 2:1:3
Private instruction in piano with goals related to commercial music.
MUSP 1217 Applied Commercial Music: Percussion.................................................. 2:1:3
Private instruction in percussion with goals related to commercial music.
MUSP 1227 Applied Commercial Music: Voice..................................................................... 2:1:3
Private instruction in voice with goals related to commercial music.
MUSP 1242 Small Commercial Music Ensemble.................................................... 2:1:4
Participation in a small commercial ensemble concentrating performance styles in a recording studio environment.
MUSP 2103 Commercial Class Piano...... 1:0:3
Development of keyboard skills for commercial music majors. Includes selected chord progressions and scales, modal harmony, and extensive use of the ii-V7-I progression with appropriate keyboard voicing. May be repeated twice for credit. Prerequisite( s): MUSI 1181 and MUSI 1182.
( NURA) Nurse Aide
NURA 1160 Clinical Nursing Assistant / Aide and Patient Assistant / Aide....................... 1:0:3
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