Prerequisites: Instrumental or vocal background is required with keyboard experience suggested.

Course Description

A four-hour class that meets for six weeks and offers ten credits for grades 10 – 12.  This is the introduction of theory, musical materials and procedures.  Normally in a university setting, this would be the introductory or first year college course (Basic Musicianship) in the music curriculum.  Specifically, this course integrates the areas of the elements of music such as: melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, form, analysis, elementary composition and to some extent, aesthetics and critisim.  Musicianship skills such as dictation, sight singing and other listening skills are also a part of this course.  The student’s ability to read and write musical notation is fundamental to this course.  Access to a laptop is recommended.  It is also assumed that the student has acquired basic performance skills on their voice or instrument. Student will need to purchase text and pay an additional $10.00 lab fee.  The class is U.C. approved.