200

MUSC-21000 Introduction to Music Business

An introduction to the music industry and an examination of career opportunities. Students learn basic marketplace principles and how these principles apply to music merchandising.
3

MUSC-22000 Music Theory 3

This course entails a study of the chromatic harmony of the 19th century.  All theory courses involve computer-assisted music instruction.
3

Prerequisites

MUSC 12100 or consent

Corequisites

MUSC 22200

MUSC-22100 Music Theory 4

Students explore the musical paradigms of the 20th century. All theory courses involve computer-assisted music instruction.
3

Prerequisites

MUSC 22000

Corequisites

MUSC 22300

MUSC-22200 Music Theory 3 Lab

An aural skills and keyboard harmony course, Music Theory 3 Lab continues to develop musicianship by introducing chromatic melody and harmony.

1

Prerequisites

MUSC 12100

Corequisites

MUSC 22000

MUSC-22300 Music Theory 4 Lab

An aural skills and keyboard harmony course, Music Theory 4 Lab introduces advanced chromatic and atonal melodies.

1

Prerequisites

MUSC 22000

Corequisites

MUSC 22100

MUSC-22600 Topics in Music

Topics in Music fulfills a requirement for music majors, but is open to Lewis students in all majors. There are no prerequisites. The topic varies each semester the course is offered and might include: Russian music; liturgical music of the Catholic and Orthodox Church; the symphony; opera from Monteverdi to Verdi; chamber music of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries; music of the 20th century; world music.
3

MUSC-22700 History of Russian Music

This course surveys 1000 years of Russian music, beginning with the conversion of Rus to Christianity in 988 and ending with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1988. Topics to be studied include: Znamenny chant; music in the era of Ivan the Terrible; Europeanization in the 18th century under Peter the Great, Empress Elizabeth, and Catherine the Great; Italian-trained composers, e.g., Bortnyansky; the Russian Folk Song; music for the Divine Liturgy and the All-Night Vigil; Romances and Songs of the Golden and Silver Ages; Russian Opera and Ballet; Tchaikovsky and the symphony; tone poems; concertos for piano and violin; music in the Soviet era. There will be opportunities to hear and perform Russian music on and off campus during the semester. Performance is encouraged but not mandatory. Resources will be made available to students on Blackboard and in the Lewis University Library, which has a fine collection of materials on Russian music.  This course satisfies the General Education requirement for Fine Arts.
3

MUSC-23000 Film, Music, and History

This course considers music's many functions in film from the 1890s to the present. Viewing films outside of class is required.

3

MUSC-29900 Introduction to Recording and Computer Music

This introductory course in the application of the computer to musical functions includes sound generation leading to composition.
3