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MUSI 1116   Musicianship I (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 161.
Prerequisite: Music 1300 and 1371 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
Keyboard skills and aural skills (including sight-singing and ear training) are developed. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 1311 enroll in this course. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045630

MUSI 1117   Musicianship II (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 162.
Prerequisite: Music 1116.
This course is a continuation of Music 1116. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 1312 enroll in this course. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045630

MUSI 1181   Piano Class I (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 117.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is primarily for students with no piano background. It develops basic musicianship and piano skills. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009075126

MUSI 1182   Piano Class II (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 118
Prerequisite: Music 1181 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
The study of piano is continued. Included are technique, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, accompanying, sight reading, and performing various styles of repertoire. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009075130

MUSI 1183   Voice Class I (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 151.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is for non-voice majors. It presents the principles of breathing, voice production, tone control, enunciation, and phrasing in two group lessons a week. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009085130

MUSI 1184   Voice Class II (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 152.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is a continuation of Music 1183. It is open to all non-voice majors. Emphasis is on solo singing, appearance in studio recital, stage deportment, and personality development. Two group lessons are given a week. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009085130

MUSI 1192   Guitar Class I (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 119.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is primarily for students with limited knowledge in reading music or playing the guitar. It develops basic guitar skills. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009035130

MUSI 1193   Guitar Class II (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 120.
Prerequisite: Music 1192 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course is a continuation of Music 1192. Emphasis is on classical guitar techniques and music reading skills. This course may be repeated for credit. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009035130

MUSI 1300   Foundations Of Music I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 113.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is the initial course to prepare students with limited music training for Music 1311. It focuses on notation (music reading), musical terminology, analysis, listening to and creating rhythmic and melodic responses. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045430

MUSI 1306   Music Appreciation (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 104.
Prerequisite: None.
The basic elements of music are surveyed and examined in the music literature of western civilization, particularly from the Baroque Period to the present. Cultural influences on the music of each era are observed. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009025130

MUSI 1308   Music Literature (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 110.
Prerequisite: None.
The music of recognized composers in the major periods of music history is examined. Topics include the characteristics of sound, elements of music, performance media, and musical texture. Emphasis is on the music of the late Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009025230

MUSI 1309   Music Literature (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 111.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is a continuation of Music 1308. The compositional procedures and forms used by composers are studied. Emphasis is on the Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009025230

MUSI 1311   Music Theory I (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 145.
Prerequisite: Music 1300 and 1371 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course is designed for music majors and minors. Emphasis is on notation, cadences, classification of diatonic triads, scales, and modes. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 1116 enroll in this course. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045130

MUSI 1312   Music Theory II (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 146.
Prerequisite: Music 1311 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course focuses on part-writing and harmonization with triads and their inversions. Also included is a chord vocabulary expanded to include materials from the common practice period as well as contemporary periods. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 1117 enroll in this course. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045130

MUSI 2116   Musicianship III (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 271.
Prerequisite: Music 1116 and 1117 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
Keyboard and aural skills (including sight-singing and ear training) are developed. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 2311 enroll in this course. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045730

MUSI 2117   Musicianship IV (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 272/MUSI 2118.
Prerequisite: Music 2116 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course is a continuation of Music 2116. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 2312 enroll in this course. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045730

MUSI 2181   Piano Class III (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 217.
Prerequisite: Music 1181 and 1182 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course is a continuation of functional keyboard skills, including harmonization, sight-reading, accompanying styles, improvisation, and technical exercises. It is designed for the music major preparing for the piano proficiency exam, but is also open to any interested student. It is recommended that music majors also study privately. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009075130

MUSI 2182   Piano Class IV (1)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 218.
Prerequisite: Music 2181 or demonstrated competence of the instructor.
This course is a continuation of functional keyboard skills in Music 2181 with greater emphasis on advanced harmonization and appropriate technical skills. It is designed as a preparation for the piano proficiency exam for the music major, but is also open to any interested student. It is recommended that music majors also study privately. (2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009075130

MUSI 2311   Music Theory III (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 245.
Prerequisite: Music 1311 and 1312 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course is a continuation of the study of music theory. It includes the materials of modulation, larger forms, and thematic development, and more advanced analysis. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 2116 enroll in this course. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045230

MUSI 2312   Music Theory IV (3)
This is a common course number. Former course prefix/number MUS 246.
Prerequisite: Music 2311 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
This course is a continuation of the topics developed in Music 2311. The preceding materials are expanded to include melody, harmony, tonality, and the formal processes of 20th century music. It is recommended that students enrolled in Music 2118 enroll in this course. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5009045230

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.

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