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MRM 1210 - Backcountry Gourmet
Credit(s): 2
This course provides instruction in backcountry cooking, nutrition, and stove repair. Students help plan and prepare a variety of meals on camp stoves and learn advanced meal preparation as well as baking in the backcountry.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 1310 - Outdoor Adventure Skills
Credit(s): 1
This course studies specific outdoor adventure skills. The course includes seasonal activities such as flatwater canoeing, beginning rock climbing, orienteering, and snowshoeing.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall, and may be repeated for credit.
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MRM 1410 - Introduction to Natural Resource GIS Mapping and Planning
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of GIS/GPS technology as they relate to natural resource planning. Basic introductory concepts of GIS/GPS operations, data processing, digitizing, data formats, projections and datum, remote sensory, and spatial accuracy are introduced as they apply to such natural resource applications as vegetation mapping, accuracy assessment, corridors and buffers of natural and man made features, and the role that mapping plays in developing management planning and policy.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 1710 - Special Topics in Mountain Recreation Management
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Mountain Recreation Management Industry curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MRM 1810 - Outdoor Education Practicum
Credit(s): 3
This course is a 3 to 5 day, overnight, backcountry travel trip that focuses on either backpacking and/or canoeing mode of travel. The curriculum consists of trip planning, risk management, leadership, teaching & instructional strategies, and integrates Leave No Trace principles. The pre-trip classroom instruction sessions occur during the second half of the spring semester. The actual field trip is scheduled just after the conclusion of the spring semester. See each section for trip dates.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring as a second-half mini.
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MRM 2040 - Adventure Programming Leadership Skills
Credit(s): 4
This course provides students who are concentrating in adventure-based program management an opportunity to participate in a variety of hands-on field experiences to begin developing skills necessary for effective outdoor leadership. This course provides instruction and practice in a variety of skills that include but are not limited to technical, safety, environmental, leadership, and facilitation skills. MRM 2850 is offered every fall; MRM 2040 is a spring semester option that focuses on selected outdoor leadership skills in winter settings.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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MRM 2050 - Outdoor Emergency Care
Credit(s): 4
This course provides students with hands-on, competency-based training that prepares candidate ski patrollers and other outdoor rescuers to manage the emergency care problems encountered in the backcountry and other outdoor settings. The knowledge and skills learned place special emphasis on ski and snowboard injuries, high-altitude and cold-weather illness, wilderness extrications, and the special equipment needed for emergency care and transportation in the outdoor environment. Students are required to take a final written exam and demonstrate their skills and knowledge in exam scenarios. Successful completion of this course leads to an NSP Certificate of Achievement and an OEC card (valid for three years).
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2060 - Wilderness First Responder
Credit(s): 3
This course integrates wilderness and medical training that leads to certification in Wilderness First Responder (WFR). The course content meets the Department of Transportation National Standards for First Responder with additional protocols for extended care situations.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2121 - Advanced Single Pitch Rock Climbing
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed for students who are seeking to become competent mountain professionals and/or skilled climbing enthusiasts. Through approximately 8-9 days of rock climbing and technical skills work students learn systems of protection, building anchors, lead climbing, and progress towards becoming a climbing instructor. At the end of this course, motivated students should be able to safely climb in a variety of settings and be prepared to take the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) exam.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1121 or permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall and summer.
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MRM 2122 - Advanced Mountain Biking
Credit(s): 2
This course teaches advanced cross country and downhill mountain bike riding and repair skills through several days of riding and bike repair work at Kingdom Trails and Burke Bike Park. Students need their own bike or be willing to rent.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1122 or permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2123 - Advanced Canoeing
Credit(s): 2
This course provides an introduction to advanced canoe skills. Topics include paddling rivers, catching large eddies, performing simple peel outs and ferries, recognizing and avoiding hazards, performing rescues, responding to emergencies on moving water, navigating rivers, and instructing basic canoe skills. This course may result in up to a level 3 ACA certification.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1123 or permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
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MRM 2124 - Advanced Ropes Course Facilitation
Credit(s): 2
This course exposes students to a variety of low and high ropes course elements and their professional operation, providing real-time program planning and implementation with are groups and/or class programs.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1124. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2125 - Advanced Kayaking
Credit(s): 2
This course introduces paddlers to safe and enjoyable kayaking on calm rivers and moderate whitewater. Students will acquire intermediate level skills with a focus on learning to instruct in public, private, and commercial settings. Students may earn up to level 3 American Canoe Association (ACA) kayak certification.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1125 or permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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MRM 2126 - Advanced Ice Climbing
Credit(s): 2
This course introduces students to climbing steep ice and mixed rock/ice terrain, and provides instruction to the safety systems involved ice climbing and strategies to teach ice climbing. Students may participate in multipitch ice climbing experiences and/or learn lead climbing.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1126. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 2127 - Advanced Alpine Climbing
Credit(s): 2
This course builds on existing skills in traveling over rock, snow, and ice, and introduces climbers to techniques essential to traveling and living in more technical and challenging mountain terrain.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1127. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 2128 - Level 2 Avalanche
Credit(s): 2
This course addresses advanced knowledge and decision-making skills. Topics include advanced understanding of avalanche terrain, stability analysis, snowpack development, and forecasting frameworks, and instruction in advanced companion rescue skills including multiple and deep burials. Successful completion of this course results in the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) Level 2 certification.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1128. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 2130 - Wilderness Mind
Credit(s): 3
[LGNR7] This course explores the interface between wilderness and the self from historical, cultural, psychological, and personal perspectives, aimed toward the student’s development of her or his own wilderness ethic. The course examines historical American perspectives on wilderness and assesses how our relationship with wilderness has changed over time. These perspectives are then compared and contrasted with views presented by other cultures. These explorations will be advanced through the use of lecture, dialogue, and experiential learning. Throughout the course, the student will be challenged to examine her or his own views on the meaning, purpose, and value of wilderness and to develop a set of personal ethics and practices that correspond with those views. This course includes a two day Leave No Trace trainer course leading to certification with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2150 - Backcountry Skiing and Riding
Credit(s): 2
This course introduces the advanced skier or rider to the necessary skills to minimize risk and maximize enjoyment in backcountry ski terrain. Students may be exposed to a variety of terrain from remote glades to steep chutes, depending upon conditions. Proper equipment for uphill travel or willingness to rent is required.
Prerequisites: Permission is required. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 2210 - Lift Functions and Maintenance
Credit(s): 3
This course provides students with the basic knowledge about passenger ropeway systems and how they operate, including such components as tensioning, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and braking systems, and their required maintenance. Workplace skills and required safety equipment, risk-management procedures, and ANSI-regulations are reviewed and demonstrated.
Prerequisites: Upon completion of the course, students may test out of the Level I Vermont State Lift Apprentice program. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2230 - Mountain Resort Software Technologies
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to software technology exclusive to the resort industry through lectures focusing on the foundations of the software design as well as the considerations of a needs assessment for the resort industry. Students will explore reservations, ticketing, and point of sale systems, including the use of virtual software tours and scenarios through off-line tutorial programs supported by industry leaders in resort technologies.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2240 - Backcountry Leadership
Credit(s): 3
This course provides experience leading a group in the wilderness allowing opportunities for feedback and practice leading others. This class aids students in transitioning from being participants in programs to designing, implementing, leading, and evaluating adventure education programs.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1110. The co-requisite is MRM 2850. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2710 - Special Topics in Mountain Recreation Management
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Mountain Recreation Management Industry curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MRM 2720 - Management Intern Seminar
Credit(s): 1
This seminar focuses on personal skill assessment, resume preparation and interview skills, site identification, development of learning objectives, special intern projects, and contract/agreement negotiations for the management internship. Students should enroll in the seminar during their second year in order to have a resume in place for an internship. This course is a prerequisite for Management Internship (MRM 4820).
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MRM 2830 - Applied Field Techniques in Recreation Resource Mapping
Credit(s): 4
This is an experiential course for students interested in applying field techniques for GPS and GIS mapping. Field projects include lab and additional classroom time to cover spatial data processing techniques as well as the fundmentals of spatial data projects. Additional areas of study will include introduction to Surveying/CAD or CAD-like software. Students have an opportunity in this course to apply classroom theory and hands on technological applications while under the supervision of trained professionals.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2841 - Mountain Resort Management Practicum I
Credit(s): 4
This course allows students concentrating in mountain resort management an opportunity to engage in hands-on learning at various mountain resorts while participating in fall mountain operations and to meet managers and supervisors to discuss resort trends and issues.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2842 - Mountain Resort Management Practicum II
Credit(s): 4
This course is an experiential course which includes rotation to several resorts through a variety of operations such as lift and skier services, snowmaking, ski patrol, sales and marketing, rentals, and shadowing of mountain managers. Students engage in on-mountain problem solving exercises.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are MRM 2841 and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 2850 - Adventure Programming II
Credit(s): 4
This course provides students who are concentrating in Adventure Leadership an opportunity to participate in a variety of hands-on field experiences to begin developing skills necessary for effective outdoor leadership. This course provides instruction and practice in a variety of skills that include but are not limited to technical, safety, environmental, leadership, and facilitation skills.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2852 - Snow Maintenance
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an overview of the technical aspects of snow production and maintenance. The unique properties of both natural and artificial snow will be examined. Students will visit various mountain resorts, meet with industry professionals, and learn about water resource management, off-season terrain preparation, and snow making equipment care and maintenance.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and MRM 1140. There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 2855 - Summer Mountain Operations
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the evolution of mountain resorts and their transition into year-round destinations for outdoor recreation. Students gain hands-on experience in summer mountain operations such as canopy tours, adventure parks and downhill mountain biking. In meetings and interviews with industry professionals, students learn about summer operation management trends and issues.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and MRM 1140. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 2900 - Outdoor Expedition
Credit(s): 1 to 4
This course provides students with an opportunity to help plan and participate in extended wilderness trips and expeditions, or any activity-oriented program in ski resort or outdoor recreation settings. This course may be repeated for credit, but only 4 credits may count toward program requirements.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission required. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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MRM 3020 - Program and Event Planning
Credit(s): 3
This course covers the principles for administering recreation programs and special events in public, private or commercial settings, including fiscal administration and budgeting, organization, leadership, and program evaluation. The course includes opportunities for practical applications.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 1080, or permission. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 3050 - Resort Law and Risk Management
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to introduce students to legal liability and the law, as well as the concepts, practices, and tools of risk management in mountain recreation management settings. The curriculum focuses on legal terms and concepts, hazard identification, risk analysis, incident investigation, developing a risk management plan, and loss prevention in agency contexts.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is junior standing or permission. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 3060 - Risk Management in Adventure Programming
Credit(s): 3
This course examines principles and practices of safety and risk management in adventure program settings. The instruction explores such topics as general program safety concepts, program ethics, staff training and development, legal liability, safety skills, and risk management plans.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is junior standing or permission. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 3070 - Leave No Trace Master Educator
Credit(s): 3
This 5-day course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of Leave No Trace skills and ethics through practical application in a field-based setting. The first day is spent in a classroom, introducing the course and schedule, providing in-depth information on the overall Leave No Trace program and the Center for Outdoor Ethics, reviewing gear, and packing. The field course includes 4 field days and 3 overnights in a backcountry/wilderness setting offering students the opportunity to practice teaching the LNT curriculum. Successful participation and demonstration of desired competence may result in the nationally recognized LNT Master Educator certification.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every summer.
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MRM 3110 - Public Relations
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on public relationships between an organization and its stakeholders and on the theory and practice of PR. The course addresses the development of PR, and offers practical tools for relating to the media, gaining publicity, and dealing with crises.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 3121 - Advanced Rock Climbing and Rescue
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed for students who are seeking to become proficient mountain professionals and/or skilled climbing enthusiasts. Students will learn about advanced rock climbing systems through approximately 8-9 days instruction in a variety of contexts. Students transition towards becoming climbing instructors as well as mastering the technical skills of multipitch climbing systems and self-rescue in a variety of settings.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MRM 2121 or permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 3710 - Special Topics in Mountain Recreation Management
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Mountain Recreation Management Industry curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MRM 3810 - Co-op in Recreation
Credit(s): 1 to 6
A cooperative education experience in natural resource GIS mapping and planning, ski resort or adventure-based program management in a field placement within a recreation-related agency which provides entry-level, practical applications of academic theories and principles. The placement must be approved by a recreation advisor before the closing date of the semester for adding a course, and involves developing a learning contract between a site supervisor, student, and faculty advisor. See also the section on cooperative education elsewhere in this catalog. Elective credit for the co-op is based on a formula of fifty work hours per credit. This course is open to recreation majors only.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
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MRM 4020 - Management in Mountain Recreation Services
Credit(s): 3
This project-based course examines management in mountain recreation services, principles, and practices with the intent of enhancing community well-being and promoting economic sustainability. The instruction examines managerial leadership, budget practices, community relations, and area and facility maintenance.
Prerequisites: Mountain Recreation majors only. The prerequisite is junior standing or permission. This course is offered every semester.
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MRM 4710 - Special Topics in Mountain Recreation Management
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Mountain Recreation Management Industry curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MRM 4740 - Research and Evaluation Capstone
Credit(s): 4
This course requires students to identify, design, and implement an evaluative research study resulting in a capstone research paper. Topics include an overview of the principles and applications of evaluative research design, literature reviews, questionnaire construction, data collection, data analysis, reporting results, and presenting and defending findings. Laboratory sessions provide students with data analysis practice using new and existing data sets.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is junior standing. MAT 2021 is strongly recommended. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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MRM 4750 - Leadership Portfolio
Credit(s): 2
This course requires the recording of leadership experience throughout a student’s time at Lyndon and helps him or her demonstrate the required number of leadership days has been completed. The concept of ‘leadership days’ will be introduced in previous courses and serves as a platform for completing an essential program requirement documenting experience.
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MRM 4820 - Management Internship
Credit(s): 9 to 15
The management internship provides a full-time placement of a senior recreation resource and ski resort management major at an approved site for the purpose of developing and fulfilling career goals under the supervision of a qualified professional.
Prerequisites: The prerequisites are MRM 2720 and permission. This course is offered every semester.
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MUS 1XXX - Musical Skills I
Credit(s): 2
Musical Skills I is the first course in a four-course musical skills sequence at Northern Vermont University-Johnson. Students will practice and develop basic skills in listening, singing, and keyboard proficiency that are crucial to any career in music.
Corequisites: MUS 1231
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1XXX - Musical Skills II
Credit(s): 2
Musical Skills II is the second course in a four-course musical skills sequence at Northern Vermont University-Johnson. Students will practice and advance their skills in listening, singing, and keyboard proficiency that are crucial to any career in music.
Prerequisites: MUS 1XXX Musical Skills I
Corequisites: MUS 1232
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2XXX - Musical Skills III
Credit(s): 2
Musical Skills III is the third course in a four-course musical skills sequence at Northern Vermont University-Johnson. Students will continue their development of skills in listening, singing, and keyboard proficiency that are crucial to any career in music.
Prerequisites: MUS 1XXX Musical Skills I and MUS 1XXX Musical Skills II
Corequisites: MUS 2313
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2XXX - Musical Skills IV
Credit(s): 2
Musical Skills IV is the last course in a four-course musical skills sequence at Northern Vermont University-Johnson. Students will develop and experience advanced skills in listening, singing, and keyboard proficiency that are crucial to any career in music.
Prerequisites: MUS 1XXX Musical Skills I, MUS 1XXX Musical Skills II, and MUS 2XXX Musical Skills III
Corequisites: MUS 2314
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1015 - Meet the Masters
Credit(s): 3
The goal of this course is to demystify and make accessible the world of classical music. We will develop some basic ideas and terminology with which we can discuss and share ideas about music. We will listen to the music in the context of the lives of the various composers and will use the above ideas and terminology to develop listening skills that will enable us to understand and, consequently, to appreciate and enjoy what we are hearing.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1030 - Music Fundamentals
Credit(s): 3
This is a course for beginning students interested in learning how to read and write music. Includes basic writing skills such as staff notation (pitch, rhythm, dynamic markings) and basic reading, ear training and listening skills.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1041 - Class Piano I
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the beginning student to the piano as a medium for performing and accompanying music. In addition to developing a proficiency on the instrument, the instruction introduces the student to a variety of different styles of music which may include folk, classical, jazz, and popular music for piano. The basics of music theory and musicianship are also covered. Daily practice is expected.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MUS 1042 - Class Piano II
Credit(s): 3
[LGAD3] This course continues piano instruction begun in MUS 1041 Class Piano I. It can also serve as a vehicle to enable intermediate-level piano students to carry on their course of study begun before entering Lyndon State College. In addition to continuing to develop proficiency on the keyboard, students will be exposed to music of many styles including classical, popular and jazz; and, students will learn more advanced theoretical and practical aspects of music and musicianship. Daily practice is expected.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MUS 1041 or permission, which may include a placement audition. There is a course fee.
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MUS 1045 - FYS: Songwriting for Beginners
Credit(s): 3
This course provides a pathway to the ability to write original songs of various types. Topics include fundamental aspects of music, basics songwriting skills and an historical perspective on successful songwriters from the distant past to today. Extensive use of YouTube allows students to observe, listen and analyze songs directly performed by master songwriters. Students will write at least three complete songs during the semester, along with many exercises during the process. Each song will be recorded. At the end of the semester, a CD recording will be produced, and there will be a final performance of each student’s best works.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1050 - Elementary Piano Class
Credit(s): 2
Students in this class learn basic keyboard techniques through group instruction. The fundamentals of musical theory and structure and fundamental keyboard harmony are also stressed. No prior instruction required.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1085 - Elements of Music
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the fundamentals of music. Students develop basic musicianship, and performance skills through the rudiments of music theory, and participation in an ensemble.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MUS 1120 - Applied Music Lessons
Credit(s): 0.5
This is a half-hour, intensive private study in music through the performance of advanced concert repertoire. (Students taking applied lessons will automatically be registered for a 0-credit applied music lesson lab. See MUS 1120L .)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1120L - Applied Music Lesson Lab
Credit(s): 0
This is a performance lab extension for all levels and sections of applied music lessons. The performance lab is designed to help students develop solo and small ensemble performance skills leading up to the end of the semester jury and final senior recital. The performance lab also gives students the opportunity to share their music with one another and to offer a community supporting the technical growth of the individual performing musicians. (Music majors are automatically enrolled in this lab for 0 credits each semester that they register for applied lessons until they complete the required lessons for their major.)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1160 - FYS: Music & Culture of New Orleans
Credit(s): 3
This course looks at the musical and cultural “gumbo” of New Orleans. Beginning with the history of its founding and the development and natural history, the city’s African- American, Franco-American and Anglo-American cultural traditions and the music that developed from them will be examined, as well as how they function and are expressed in present day New Orleans. Styles covered will include traditional jazz, r & b/funk, Cajun, zydeco, brass bands and Mardi Gras Indians music. The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the culture and music of New Orleans will also be considered. The course will culminate with a trip to the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans in mid-April to experience the music and culture firsthand.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1175 - History of Western Music: A Survey
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an overview of Western European musical tradition from early times to the present, with an introduction to major composers, stylistic periods, and representative works. Music will be discussed through various historical perspectives providing students with a basic understanding of music’s place in and influence on the flow of history.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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MUS 1231 - Music Theory I
Credit(s): 3
This is an intermediate theory course designed for music majors who already have a grasp of music fundamentals. The course includes form and analysis, and four-part harmony and voice leading. This course is a prerequisite for advanced classical or jazz/contemporary theory.
Prerequisites: MUS 1030 or permission of instructor
Corequisites: *Required concurrent enrollment with MUS 1051 & MUS 1061 .
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1232 - Music Theory II
Credit(s): 3
This is a continuation of MUS 1231 , with continued study of non-harmonic tones, figured bass and the musical.
Prerequisites: MUS 1231 or permission of instructor
Corequisites: *Required concurrent enrollment with MUS 1052 & MUS 1062 .
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 1431 - Music Theory I and Ear Training
Credit(s): 3
This course is a continuation of MUS 1085 and focuses on intensive study of diatonic harmony, voice leading, sight singing, and contextual listening.
Prerequisites: MUS 1085 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MUS 1710 - Special Topics in Music
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Music curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MUS 1730 - Special Performance
Credit(s): 1
This course is designed for the student engaged in musical activities not otherwise sponsored by the Music Department. Students are required to take part in public solo and/or ensemble performances, log rehearsal hours, participate as audience, and write critical responses to peer performances.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every semester.
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MUS 2040 - Foreign Language Diction
Credit(s): 2
This course provides the necessary tools to facilitate the pronunciation of all of the Indo-European languages encountered in the field of vocal music. Students will be introduced to the symbols that comprise the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and will then systematically apply these in the transliteration of texts.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2070 - Basic Songwriting
Credit(s): 3
This course in musical composition is designed to allow any student a chance to explore creativity through the medium of music. Students will experiment with various music forms associated with folk, rock, and/or pop musical genres. Study will include issues relating to intellectual property.
Prerequisites: MUS 1085 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MUS 2080 - Songwriting I
Credit(s): 2
Through studying the techniques that proven songwriters use, students will learn the fundamentals in the art of songwriting. Class discussions and projects will focus on jazz standards, rock and roll, blues and popular songs of today. Artists such as the Beatles will be examined to see what makes a song a hit. Each student will have a final project that will include a recording of their original composition to be recorded in conjunction with the recording studio at Johnson State College. Other topics will include: publishing your works, copywriting your works and how to make a professional promotion kit for your music.
Restrictions: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2120 - String Instrument Teaching Methods
Credit(s): 2
Basic techniques of violin, viola, cello and double bass are covered, as well as selection and presentation of teaching materials.
Prerequisites: MUS 1231 or concurrent enrollment
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2160 - Introduction to Technology in Music
Credit(s): 2
This course introduces students to the new music technologies by surveying software applications for music composition, orchestration, recording, etc. Topics include music synthesis, MIDI and sequencing. Hands-on experience.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2190 - Electronic Music Composition
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to sound as a compositional medium. Students will explore digitally sampled sounds and will learn to construct pitch envelopes using ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release) techniques that can be applied to either digital or analogue platforms. Although the course will include some mathematical applications, the focus of the course will be on compositional aspects of electronic music.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MUS 1030. There is a course fee.
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MUS 2220 - Music Ensemble (J)
Credit(s): 0 or 0.5 or 1
Ensembles include: Chorale, Chamber Singers (must be concurrently enrolled in Concert Chorale), Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band, String Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Funk Fusion Ensemble and Guitar Ensemble.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2220 - Music Ensembles
Credit(s): 1
This course offers performance experience for students in either choral or instrumental settings.
Prerequisites: It may be repeated for credit. Depending upon the ensemble, there may be a course fee.
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MUS 2231 - Studio Recording I
Credit(s): 3
This course offers students a hands-on opportunity to explore the exciting world of multitrack recording. Topics include studio setup, use of the equipment in the recording studio, over-dubbing, mixing and general producing concepts.
Prerequisites: MUS 2160 or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2250 - Introduction to Music Education
Credit(s): 2
This introductory course in Music Education is intended to provide historical, philosophical and practical foundations for the teaching of music. Initial exposure to the methods, tools, language and literature of the professional music education will be reviewed to help the student explore and confirm his or her decision to enter the field. Students will become collegiate members of the National Association for Music Education, read articles in its professional journal and attend the annual Vermont Music Educators Conference. Field observations in area schools will provide real world examples of public school music instruction.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2280 - Drumming Across Cultures
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to diverse musical traditions from a wide range of geographical areas across the globe. Students study various aspects of World Music in terms of structure, performance practice, social use, aesthetics, and cross-cultural contact through the lens of the percussion ensemble. Instruction focuses primarily on musics transmitted through oral/aural traditions allowing students to gain experience without the need to understanding written music. While the framework of the course is a musical one, cultural perspectives are also stressed, giving students a deeper understanding of context and meaning across cultures.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MUS 2313 - Music Theory III
Credit(s): 3
Advanced music theory for music majors. Classical studies of advanced form and analysis including baroque, classical, romantic and 20th-century forms.
Prerequisites: MUS 1232 or permission of instructor
Corequisites: *Required concurrent enrollment with MUS 2023 & MUS 2053 .
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2314 - Music Theory IV
Credit(s): 3
This is a continuation of MUS 2313 .
Prerequisites: MUS 2313 or permission of instructor
Corequisites: *Required concurrent enrollment with MUS 2024 & MUS 2054 .
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2330 - Elementary Voice Class
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed for the beginning vocal student wishing to improve his or her voice. Proper vocal technique is employed along with an introduction to beginning vocal literature. The anatomy of the vocal mechanism is discussed.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2340 - Class Instruction in Voice
Credit(s): 3
[LGAD3] This course introduces the beginning student to the voice as a medium for performing music. In addition to developing a proficiency as a singer, the instruction introduces the student to a large body of folk, classical, jazz, and popular music for the voice and teaches fundamental theoretical and practical aspects of music and musicianship. Daily practice is expected.
Prerequisites: There may be a course fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
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MUS 2341 - Class Guitar I
Credit(s): 3
[LGAD3] This course introduces the beginning student to the guitar as a medium for performing and accompanying music. In addition to developing proficiency on the instrument, the instruction introduces the student to a large body of music that may include classical, folk, jazz and other cultural styles. The student will also learn fundamental and practical aspects of music and musicianship as a result of the instruction. Daily practice is expected. Students must be willing to provide a suitable guitar for class use. The instructor will have final say as to its appropriateness for this course.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every semester. There is a course fee.
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MUS 2342 - Guitar II
Credit(s): 3
This course allows students to build on elementary skills and to explore a variety of guitar styles. It includes further development of individual techniques and continued study of musical notation, history, and theory. Access to a guitar is required.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MUS 2341 or permission by audition. There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MUS 2350 - Music Theater Production
Credit(s): 0 or 3
This course is designed to give students a complete experience preparing for a performance of either a full book musical or a musical theater revue. Meetings will be scheduled from two to four times per week; students will be guided through the process of exploring and creating a character through the medium of singing. Emphasis will be placed on the differences between the rigors of moving from speech to song and vice versa that are presented by the musical theater medium. Students will also learn how to work in cooperation with on -stage colleagues, musicians and crew. In addition, they will learn how to care for their general and vocal health during the critical pre- and mid-production periods. In addition, the cast will study the particular attributes of each show or shows being performed, vis-a-vis political and social/historical context as well as any significant literary connections or foundations.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2361 - Instrumental Techniques I
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to prepare music education students to teach woodwind instruments to beginning and intermediate-level students. Techniques for successful beginning woodwind instruction and performance are studied, along with instructional planning procedures and resource materials. Students’ teaching and playing competencies will be centered on the flute, clarinet and saxophone. Students will also become familiar with the oboe and bassoon.
Prerequisites: MUS 2250
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2362 - Instrumental Techniques II
Credit(s): 3
This course picks up where MUS 2361 leaves off and should be taken sequentially. This course is designed to prepare music education students to teach brass and percussion instruments to beginning and intermediate-level students. Techniques for successful beginning brass and percussion instruction and performance are studied, along with instructional planning procedures and resource materials. Students’ teaching and playing competencies will be centered on the trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba and snare drum as well as many other percussion instruments including bass drum, timpani, cymbals, band and orchestra auxiliary percussion and Latin/African hand percussion.
Prerequisites: MUS 2361
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2410 - Collaborative Creativity in Music
Credit(s): 1
This course provides a guided environment in which students learn from fellow classmates as they gain individualized knowledge and experience in the field. This course can be repeated for credit, but no more than 2 credits may be used toward program requirements.
Prerequisites: This course is open to Music Business and Industry majors only. The course is offered every semester.
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MUS 2430 - Music Theory II and Ear Training
Credit(s): 3
This course is a continuation of MUS 1431 and focuses on music analysis, written theory, model composition, and contextual listening.
Prerequisites: MUS 1431 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MUS 2710 - Special Topics in Music
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Music curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MUS 2740 - Music Studies Seminar
Credit(s): 3
[LGWL2] This course addresses a particular topic in music studies, such as Jazz, Film Music, American Music Theater, Opera, Rock & Roll, or Hip-Hop & Rap. This course may be repeated with a change of topic but may count only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
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MUS 2810 - Internship in Music
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 2910 - Independent Study in Music
Credit(s): 1 to 3
This course gives the student an opportunity to work on a special area of interest that is not possible through the standard curriculum.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is permission. The Independent Study contract must be approved, signed and submitted before the current semester’s registration period closes.
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MUS 2910 - Independent Study in Music (J)
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3031 - History of Western Music I
Credit(s): 3
This is a detailed survey of the art of music, covering the history of musical styles through the study of composers, their works and pertinent historical relationships. Periods include the origins of music, Greek music systems and thought, church liturgy and Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, pre-classical and classical music.
Prerequisites: MUS 1231 ; MUS 1232 ; or the equivalent
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3032 - History of Western Music II
Credit(s): 3
This is a detailed survey of the art of music from the Romantic Period to the present, including Impressionism, Atonalism, Verism, “Neoclassicism,” Expressionism, serial music, aleatory music, electronic techniques and the influence of folk and popular music. The course covers the study of composers, their works and pertinent historical relationships.
Prerequisites: MUS 1231 ; MUS 1232 ; or the equivalent
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3040 - Jazz in America
Credit(s): 3
This course combines a look at the historical development of jazz in America (including a stylistic examination of such major figures as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane) with a discussion of various critical issues pertaining to its evolution and how it expresses and illuminates aspects of American history and culture. Students will sharpen their appreciation and understanding of historically important styles of jazz and develop an awareness of how the music and its performers have contributed to and reflected America’s ongoing social and cultural development.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3045 - Jazz in Theory and Practice
Credit(s): 3
This course builds from the foundation of traditional music theory but will focus on advanced aspects of theory unique to the jazz idiom. Emphasis is on the use of standard notation combined with chord symbols in a ‘lead sheet’ format. Composition and analysis are core ingrediants of the course.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MUS 1231, or permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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MUS 3050 - The Social History of Rock & Roll
Credit(s): 3
This course is an interdisciplinary study of the evolution of rock music from 1950 to the present, with attention to the social climate of this period. Social issues examined include rock ‘n’ roll and racism, the hippie culture, technological advances, economic forces and the political climate. Students study a specific rock style as a field project. Open to all students; previous background or experience in musical study and performance is not required.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3055 - Rock and Roll: Form and Style
Credit(s): 4
This course will address the evolution of Rock & Roll as a moving force in 20th Century world music. Students will study the cultural roots of Rock & Roll as well as the historical forces that helped to shape the varied forms and styles in Rock music. In addition, students will have the opportunity to sample selected works within the genre as they recreate music representative of various stylistic decades beginning with primitive 12-bar Blues to Rock of the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and into current trends. The course will consist of three credits of lecture plus a one credit lab to give students an opportunity to experience both the theory and practice associated with musical forms and styles in Rock & Roll.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MUS 1030, or permission. The course is offered every fall.
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MUS 3060 - Vocal Pedagogy
Credit(s): 2
Students in the course will receive grounding in the structure and function of the vocal mechanism, combined with a survey of basic pedagogical approaches to healthy vocal production and singing technique. Students will have introductory experiences in teaching basic constructs for both group and individual contexts. Students will be introduced to the International Phonetic Alphabet as a tool for teaching diction in both the choral and solo arenas. Attention will be given to psychological and technical problems that may occur at all stages of vocal development. Time granted for an introduction to solo vocal repertoire may be considered. While this course focuses on foundational singing technique in Bel Canto style, course discussions and projects are expected to branch into other styles, techniques of singing, and specialized areas of interest such as Belt Technique, jazz style, the changing adolescent voice, the agiing voice, vocal issues in relation to gender transitions, etc. – the final goal being a platform from which to deal more effectively with teaching voices of all types in both the group and individual contexts.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3080 - Choral Literature
Credit(s): 2
This course comprises the study and performance of choral literature written for vocal ensembles of all sizes. Literature studied spans all historical periods and styles from the early Renaissance through the 20th century.
Restrictions: Permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3130 - Composition
Credit(s): 3
Students learn to write in styles from Baroque to Contemporary. During the latter part of the class, the development of personal style is stressed, and students often meet with the instructor on a one-to-one basis.
Prerequisites: MUS 1231 ; MUS 1232 ; or equivalent
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MUS 3140 - Arranging/Orchestration
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces students to the essential materials needed to orchestrate and arrange music in a variety of idioms. Students will study specific combinations of instrumentation and learn how to apply them to a score and parts. Students will complete a minimum of three major arrangements during the semester as well as other assignments. Sibelius notation program will be used during class and will be an additional skill needed.
Prerequisites: MUS 1231 ; MUS 1232 ; or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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