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Applied Music Faculty: Gary Adams (tuba), George Bachmann (guitar), Daniel Barber (piano), Matthew Bassett (percussion), Charles Carleton (string bass), Jocelyn Chang (harp), Treneere Cheshier (French horn), Charles Couch (trumpet), Mark DeMio (bassoon), Bryan Dumm (cello), Molly Fung Dumm (violin), Erich Eichhorn (violin), Robert Fraser (guitar), Tom Freer (percussion), Sean Gabriel (flute), Louis Gangale (clarinet), Michelle George (viola), Hanne-berit Hahnemann (violin), Geoffrey Hardcastle (trumpet), David Alan Harrell (cello), Daniel Hathaway (organ), Christine Hill (piano), Glenn Holmes (jazz string bass), Theodore Johnson (clarinet), Nicole Keller (organ), Arthur Klima (viola), Harold Levin (viola), Jesse McCormick (French horn), David McGuire (oboe), Eileen Moore (voice), Noriko Paukert (voice), Maria Pla (piano), William Ransom (jazz drums), George Shernit (saxophone), Margaret Scharf (organ), Rebecca Schweigert (oboe), Jason Smith (trombone & euphonium), James Taylor (trombone), Rock Wehrmann (jazz piano).
Course Descriptions
MUA 101 Class Piano (0-2-1). Beginning piano skills and keyboard orientation for the nonmusic major. Designed for students with no previous piano experience. Return to top
MUA 102 Keyboard Skills I (0-4-2). Prerequisite: Open to music majors only. Intensive training in the application of manual keyboard skills toward the production of simple accompaniments. Drills consist of primary triads in major and minor keys, use of chord inversions, and common finger pattern technique. Return to top
MUA 103 Keyboard Skills II (0-4-2). Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MUA 102. Intensive training in the application of manual keyboard skills toward the production of accompaniments in common figurations. Includes transposition, improvisation, and harmonizing melodies. Drills consist of primary triads in major and minor keys, secondary dominants, triads of the 2nd, 3rd and 6th degrees in major mode, common harmonic formulas, and interpretation of chord symbols. Return to top
Private lessons
MUA 111 Piano (1 credit)
Harpsichord (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 112 Piano (2 credits)
Harpsichord (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 121 Voice (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 122 Voice (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 131 Organ (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 132 Organ (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 141 Strings (1 credit)
Classical Guitar (1 credit)
Electric Guitar (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 142 Strings (2 credits)
Classical Guitar (2 credits)
Electric Guitar (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 151 Woodwinds (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 152 Woodwinds (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 161 Brass (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 162 Brass (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 171 Percussion (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 172 Percussion (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 181 Harp (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 182 Harp (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 311 Piano (1 credit)
Harpsichord (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 312 Piano (2 credits)
Harpsichord (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 321 Voice (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 322 Voice (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 331 Organ (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 332 Organ (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 341 Strings (1 credit)
Classical Guitar (1 credit)
Electric Guitar (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 342 Strings (2 credits)
Classical Guitar (2 credits)
Electric Guitar (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 351 Woodwinds (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 352 Woodwinds (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 361 Brass (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 362 Brass (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 371 Percussion (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 372 Percussion (2 credits) Return to top
MUA 381 Harp (1 credit) Return to top
MUA 382 Harp (2 credits) Return to top