MUS 101 - Music Appreciation

Course Description: This course will help the student to become an active listener of music, and it will introduce a wide variety of musical styles. Through the understanding of elements, or fundamentals, that all music has in common (such as melody, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, harmony, and structure) and a familiarity with the instruments of the orchestra, the student will become an involved listener. Many different kinds of music from 1600 to the present, ranging from small delicate pieces to dramatic symphonies, will be studied.

ISLOs: This course supports the development of Written and Oral Communications, Critical Thinking and Multicultural/Global Literacy.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities
Note(s): This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education requirement.

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