This course is designed for students to gain listening, performing, pedagogical, clinical, and proper concert etiquette skills through assignments, attendance and informal performances within this class. Students perform a minimum of once a semester from literature exclusively selected by the applied teachers. Students will document 5 (five) appropriate performances as members of the audience each semester.
$65 accompanist fee.
Undergraduate Courses
Course Delivery DEFINITIONS:
- Online Courses: In online teaching, 100% of instruction takes place online via Canvas and with supplemental platforms like Zoom. There are two types of online courses: asynchronous and synchronous.
- Asynchronous online: Course is fully online, with lessons, assignments, and activities posted in Canvas with due dates. Students complete coursework, engage in discussions, etc., based upon their own schedules, but are required to meet posted deadlines.
- Synchronous online: Online course that includes real-time class meetings using technology (e.g. Zoom). The number of required meetings varies based upon the particular class, but meetings take place during the scheduled class times. Faculty will inform students of the schedule for real-time meetings in their courses.
- Hybrid Courses: Hybrid courses combine both in-person, on-campus meetings with online instruction. All face-to-face activities take place during the regularly-scheduled meeting times in the rooms assigned on the course listing. The number of in-person meetings varies by course. Faculty will notify students of the exact meeting schedule for their courses.
If your class is not listed as online or hybrid, it will meet fully face-to-face following the noted class schedule.
This course is designed for students to gain listening, performing, pedagogical, clinical, and proper concert etiquette skills through assignments, attendance and informal performances within this class. Students perform a minimum of once a semester from literature exclusively selected by the applied teachers. Students will document 5 (five) appropriate performances as members of the audience each semester.
Enrollment in this section is limited to the following: Junior- and Senior-level BS-Music Industry (Voice) students. Prerequisite: Four (4) semesters of MUS 100: Repertoire - Voice.
This course is designed for students to gain listening, performing, pedagogical, clinical, and proper concert etiquette skills through assignments, attendance and informal performances within this class. Students perform a minimum of once a semester from literature exclusively selected by the applied teachers. Students will document 5 (five) appropriate performances as members of the audience each semester.
$65.00 fee
This course is designed for students to gain listening, performing, pedagogical, clinical, and proper concert etiquette skills through assignments, attendance and informal performances within this class. Students perform a minimum of once a semester from literature exclusively selected by the applied teachers. Students will document 5 (five) appropriate performances as members of the audience each semester.
This course is designed for students to gain listening, performing, pedagogical, clinical, and proper concert etiquette skills through assignments, attendance and informal performances within this class. Students perform a minimum of once a semester from literature exclusively selected by the applied teachers. Students will document 5 (five) appropriate performances as members of the audience each semester.
This course is designed for students to gain listening, performing, pedagogical, clinical, and proper concert etiquette skills through assignments, attendance and informal performances within this class. Students perform a minimum of once a semester from literature exclusively selected by the applied teachers. Students will document 5 (five) appropriate performances as members of the audience each semester.
$65 accompanist fee.
An introduction to the elements of music and how these elements are used to create music. Students will gain knowledge through exercises and the study, analysis, creation and performance of music examples. Prerequisite: successfully completed MUS 110 or passed basic musicianship assessment.
An in-depth study of diatonic harmony and voice leading, two-part counterpoint and part writing in the four part chorale style of the Common Practice era. Students will gain knowledge and develop skills in harmony and voice leading through the study, analysis, creation and performance of music examples. Prerequisite: MUS 101.
Intensive training in sight singing and melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation, coordinated with the concepts of Music Theory. Prerequisite: Currently enrolled in or having successfully completed MUS 101.
Intensive training in sight singing and melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation, coordinated with the concepts of Music Theory. Prerequisite: MUS 103.
Classroom piano instruction. Sight reading, harmonization, scales, chord progressions in all keys, and improvisation are incorporated. Prerequisite: MUS 181 before MUS 182 or permission of instructor. (for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
Hybrid course meets both in person and synchronously.
Hybrid course meets both in person and synchronously online via Zoom at days and times listed.
Classroom piano instruction. Sight reading, harmonization, scales, chord progressions in all keys, and improvisation are incorporated. Prerequisite: MUS 181 before MUS 182 or permission of instructor. (for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
Classroom piano instruction. Sight reading, harmonization, scales, chord progressions in all keys, and improvisation are incorporated. Prerequisite: MUS 181 before MUS 182 or permission of instructor. (for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
This section is open to advanced pianists only.
This class is designed for students to develop formal performance, listening and concert etiquette skills. The student's applied teacher exclusively selects the literature for each performance. Students perform a maximum of once a semester according to the performance schedule created during the previous semester.
In order to survive in today’s professional music world, it is incumbent upon all contemporary songwriters and musicians to develop an understanding of the components of modern music, especially 20th century styles. Some essential elements include chord structures of diatonic harmony, voice leading, contemporary chord progressions, fundamental and advanced modes for improvisation and songwriting, and stylistic phrasing. Through active listening and transcription, this course will help students develop the necessary tools to decipher what they are listening to, apply it to their respective instruments, and ultimately incorporate their newly acquired skills into their working tool-bag. Prerequisite: MUS 104.
Contemporary popular music, in all of its forms and genres, makes use of 5 distinct harmonic languages. Each of these harmonic systems have a unique set of rules pertaining to voice leading, counterpoint, and use of chromaticism. Contemporary Harmony I is an introduction to the foundations of these harmonic systems, with analysis of musical examples in each language for the purpose of uncovering how to hear, write, and understand contemporary music. This course will be followed in the Spring 2021 semester by a more advanced class that will explore the most sophisticated and chromatic musical languages used in contemporary and popular music today.
It is incumbent upon all contemporary songwriters/musicians to develop an understanding of the components of modern music (including 20th century styles and their derivatives) if they want to survive in today's professional music world. Essential elements including chord structures (diatonic harmony), voice leading, early and contemporary chord progressions, fundamental and advanced modes for improvisation/songwriting, and stylistic phrasing to name just a few. Through active listening and transcription, Transcription and Contemporary Ear Training II will build upon the skills developed in MUS 206, help students develop the necessary tools to decipher what they are listening to, apply it to their respective instruments, and ultimately incorporate their newly acquired skills into their working tool bag. Prerequisite: MUS 203 or MUS 206.
This course complements the work done in Contemporary Harmony I, adding a global perspective to the theory and practice of popular music traditions. Detailed listening and analysis will accompany composition projects that explore a serious of advanced structural concepts. To fulfill the writing-intensive component of the course, students will participate in content-producing teams that parallel the multi-layered stages of real-world music writing: newsrooms, PR firms, management companies, record labels and academic journals. Prerequisites: MUS 101 and 102.
A study of the development of rock and roll from its rhythm and blues roots to the present. Open to all students. Fulfills diversity requirement. Spring.
Project-based course utilizing computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, database, web and media presentations. Emphasis on music software and hardware encountered in the interaction of music technology with the creative process. Includes MIDI sequencing, notation, CAI, and digital recording. Course activities focus on computer use in a Digital Audio Workstation/Recording Studio environment. (C7)
Enrollment in this section is limited to the following: BS-Music Industry students. $65.00 lab fee.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
Students auditioning for a Music Industry Ensemble(s) or RRLG should register for this section until auditions are held as a placeholder. $65 fee per ensemble.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
Audition required. $65.00 lab fee.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
Audition required. $65.00 lab fee.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
Audition required. $65.00 lab fee.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
Audition required. $65.00 lab fee.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
$65.00 lab fee.
The Studio Musicians Recording Ensemble provides students the opportunity to develop performance and improvisation skills, as well as explore original compositions and arrangements. Small combos of varying instrumentation in actual session rehearsals and recordings.
$65.00 lab fee.
Skills include scales, progressions, inversions, cadences, sight-reading and harmonization in all major and minor keys; diatonic harmonies and all parallel concepts learned in music theory. Basic improvisation, harmonization of classroom and fakebook literature and appropriate repertoire are included. Prerequisite: Previous semester or permission of instructor. (for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
Skills include scales, progressions, inversions, cadences, sight-reading and harmonization in all major and minor keys; diatonic harmonies and all parallel concepts learned in music theory. Basic improvisation, harmonization of classroom and fakebook literature and appropriate repertoire are included. Prerequisite: Previous semester or permission of instructor. (for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
Skills include scales, progressions, inversions, cadences, sight-reading and harmonization in all major and minor keys; diatonic harmonies and all parallel concepts learned in music theory. Basic improvisation, harmonization of classroom and fakebook literature and appropriate repertoire are included. Prerequisite: Previous semester or permission of instructor.(for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
Enrollment in this section is limited to: BS-Music Industry students.
Skills include scales, progressions, inversions, cadences, sight-reading and harmonization in all major and minor keys; diatonic harmonies and all parallel concepts learned in music theory. Basic improvisation, harmonization of classroom and fakebook literature and appropriate repertoire are included. Prerequisite: Previous semester or permission of instructor.(for advanced keyboard harmony students MUS 281-282 may substitute for MUS 181-182).
Enrollment in this course is limited to BS- Music Industry students only.
This ensemble incorporates aspects of modern music performance and recording. The course includes sight reading, improvisation, comping and working with a rhythm section utilizing various recording techniques as applied to different styles of music. Creative assignments of various styles, composed and arranged by each student and performed in the studio by the ensemble, are used in conjunction with other repertoire. Audition or permission of instructor required.
This ensemble is a full orchestra consisting of strings, winds, and percussion which presents at least two concerts per academic year. The repertoire studied and performed is comparable to the that of a professional orchestra. The Saint Rose Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and Saint Rose Symphony Orchestra Composition Contest are facilitated throughout this ensemble to features the most outstanding student performers and student composers at the college. Audition not required for music majors with a stringed instrument as their primarily applied instrument. Audition required for non-music majors string players. Winds auditions are linked to the Wind Ensemble auditions.
The Saint Rose Chorale is a multi-genre ensemble that explores vocal traditions of the Americas. As we study popular and folk repertoire, we explore new performance techniques, appreciate distinct approaches to harmony and learn music by ear or with notation as needed. As part of the group, you'll become a more flexible vocalist and build your harmonizing, sight singing and arrangement skills! The Chorale performs for a variety of college and community events during the year. Audition not required for music majors. Permission of instructor required for non-music majors.
The Wind Ensemble features 45-55 of the finest wind and percussion performers at the College. Composed primarily of graduate and undergraduate Music majors, the group performs concerts on campus, as well as at invitational performances locally, and at the state and national level. They perform the highest quality of repertoire available for winds and percussion. Membership is by audition and open to all students. All wind and percussion majors MUST audition each semester for proper placement. Students who do not audition will not receive major ensemble credit toward graduation regardless of enrollment.
Audition required.
A small jazz group that performs the standard jazz repertoire from the 1940s through present-day. Membership is by audition and is open to jazz instrumentalists and vocalists.
Students will meet in a class seminar setting to participate in discussions and activities related to the creation and performance of original musical works.
This course meets in Hearst 118 (Conference Room).
A study of the evolution of music style, the individuals and societal issues influencing that evolution and representative music literature from the pre-Classical era to the present. The course will include units in vernacular music (jazz and popular music) and World Music. To facilitate understanding of issues related to style, students will analyze, perform and create music examples. Spring
A blended approach to arranging and orchestration that moves between MIDI sequencing and staff notation. Students will complete a series of creative exercises (of increasing complexity) for rhythm section and strings. They will build MIDI realizations of score excerpts to master basic expressive parameters in Logic, study the functions of different instruments, and learn notational conventions in a variety of styles. They will also arrange original compositions in Logic and create a clear condensed score for a large ensemble. Prerequisites: MUS 207 or 208.
Students are taught to apply jazz harmonic principles to arranging music for jazz/pop groups. Prerequisite: MUS 334. Spring
Prerequisite course: MUS 334: Orchestration/Instrumentation.
This course explores process, structure and style with the goal of establishing a regular rhythm of independent and collaborative songwriting. Students will present at least six songs during the semester, participate in feedback sessions and reflect on how their work is in dialogue with contemporary musicians in their own genre(s). Prerequisites: MUS 102.
Enrollment in this course is limited to the following: BS-Music Industry students. This section will meet in Hearst 118 (Conference Room).
Introduction of Pro Tool which explores modern technology for recording live instruments, MIDI sequencing, sinphonia sequencing in AVID Pro Tools HDX environment. Prerequisite: MUS 350.
$65.00 lab fee.
Talent development for recording and stage. Emphasis on communication skills and creative problem solving in effective presentation of individual and group acts. Study of concepts and skills relating to entrepreneurship and analysis of entertainment trends in contemporary culture.
An entrepreneurial course in creating and running a 360 degree music company and study of copyright law as it relates to the music industry. Includes contracts, fiduciary relationships, publishing, licensing and legal issues involved in music exploitation.
Students who have completed the Songwriting Workshop course have the option to continue their study and take their songs from drafts to fully-formed compositions. They will attend a section of Songwriting Workshops (MUS 352) throughout the semester, and have regular in-class performance time for feedback from the instructor and classmates. For each songwriting prompt, they will have additional requirements that target fine-tuning of form, lyrics, harmony, notation and laying the foundation for arrangements and production. This 1 credit class is ideal for Music Industry students at the junior level who are preparing proposals for their Senior Projects. Prerequisite: MUS 352.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 50-minute private music lessons.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Fourteen 25-minute, or seven 50-minute, private music lessons.
Private instruction in the areas of music composition, arranging, and songwriting based on students' original work.
Private instruction in the areas of music composition, arranging, and songwriting based on students' original work.
Private instruction in the areas of music composition, arranging, and songwriting based on students' original work.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Private instruction in the areas of music composition, arranging, and songwriting based on students' original work.
Private instruction in the areas of music composition, arranging, and songwriting based on students' original work.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
With faculty approval, students choose a final recital format. This project will include at least one of the following: (1) a one-half hour shared recital, (2) a full-hour solo recital. Students must be enrolled in applied music during the semester in which they present their senior performance.
With faculty approval, students choose a final recital format. This project will include at least one of the following: (1) a one-half hour shared recital, (2) a full-hour solo recital. Students must be enrolled in applied music during the semester in which they present their senior performance.
Studio course in which the student assumes the role and responsibilities of a staff producer at Saints and Sinners Sound Studio and focuses on mastery of production skills, as well as intermediate and advanced recording and mixing techniques. Prerequisite: MUS 350. In addition to the published class time, an additional 2-hour, weekly lab component is required. Spring.
$65.00 lab fee.
Studio course in which the student assumes the role and responsibilities of a staff producer at Saints and Sinners Sound Studio and focuses on mastery of production skills, as well as intermediate and advanced recording and mixing techniques. Prerequisite: MUS 350. In addition to the published class time, an additional 2-hour, weekly lab component is required. Spring.
$65.00 lab fee.
An individualized semester of studio production in which the student undertakes an album-length project in consultation with the Music Industry Program coordinator. This project gives the student the opportunity to incorporate writing, arranging, performing, producing, engineering and mixing skills acquired during the four-year course of study in a pre-occupational setting. Prerequisites for MUS 453: MUS 350, MUS 351, MUS 352, MUS 354 and MUS 452 with a B in each.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment. $65.00 lab fee.
An individualized semester of studio production in which the student undertakes an album-length project in consultation with the Music Industry Program coordinator. This project gives the student the opportunity to incorporate writing, arranging, performing, producing, engineering and mixing skills acquired during the four-year course of study in a pre-occupational setting. Prerequisites for MUS 453: MUS 350, MUS 351, MUS 352, MUS 354 and MUS 452 with a B in each.
Restricted Instructors permission needed to enroll. $65.00 lab fee.
An individualized semester of studio production in which the student undertakes an album-length project in consultation with the Music Industry Program coordinator. This project gives the student the opportunity to incorporate writing, arranging, performing, producing, engineering and mixing skills acquired during the four-year course of study in a pre-occupational setting. Prerequisites for MUS 453: MUS 350, MUS 351, MUS 352, MUS 354 and MUS 452 with a B in each.
Restricted Instructors permission needed to enroll. $65.00 lab fee.
Field placement in an area of the music industry.
Instructor's permission required prior to enrollment.
Selected topics in the music industry.
$65.00 lab fee.
Selected topics in the music industry.
$65.00 lab fee.
All students must successfully pass this piano proficiency prior to student teaching for music education or the senior project for music industry. It is administered during final exam week and may be taken during subsequent semesters until passed. Students will play scales, progressions, four-part open score, harmonization, solo repertoire, and an accompaniment for four performers. Prerequisites: MUS 281 and MUS 282.
This course is held during Alternate Schedule (Exam Week).
This is a required course for all Music Education K-12 students enrolled in student teaching and is designed to provide support during the student teaching semester. It is a pass/fail course, which allows opportunities for the student teacher to come together with colleagues, and instructors to discuss issues that relate to teaching as a profession, in general, as well as those that relate to individual classroom situations. Topics to be discussed will include classroom management and discipline issues, Inclusion, the use of Language Arts in the music class, assessment issues, unionization of professions, ethics and the law. Co-requisites: MUS 487, MUS 488
This course is a co-requisite of MUS 487: Student Teaching - Vocal and MUS 488: Student Teaching - Instrumental.
This culminating field experience is required of all Instrumental and Vocal Music Education students seeking K-12 certification in Music Education. This experience is a one-semester, full-time experience that includes placement at both elementary and secondary levels. All experiences will incorporate inclusion with special needs students. The student teacher will complete a 15-hour field experience preceding each placement, including observation in the classroom for detection of the objectives and skills used by the cooperating teacher, the use of the NYS Learning Standards for English Language Arts, the inclusion of the NYS and National Standards for the Arts, and school and community research. The student teacher will keep a journal for each placement. The College supervisor and the cooperating teachers provide assessment during all segments of the student teaching experience. Prerequisites: All core professional courses and piano proficiency satisfactorily completed at The College of Saint Rose.
This course is a co-requisite of MUS 486: Student Teaching Seminar & Portfolio.
This culminating field experience is required of all Instrumental and Vocal Music Education students seeking K-12 certification in Music Education. This experience is a one-semester, full-time experience that includes placement at both elementary and secondary levels. All experiences will incorporate inclusion with special needs students. The student teacher will complete a 15-hour field experience preceding each placement, including observation in the classroom for detection of the objectives and skills used by the cooperating teacher, the use of the NYS Learning Standards for English Language Arts, the inclusion of the NYS and National Standards for the Arts, and school and community research. The student teacher will keep a journal for each placement. The College supervisor and the cooperating teachers provide assessment during all segments of the student teaching experience. Prerequisites: All core professional courses and piano proficiency satisfactorily completed at The College of Saint Rose.