Course Descriptions

The Clinical Applications course is intended to broaden the learner's knowledge and correlate laboratory testing theories with states of health and disease across various clinical courses. Students will evaluate case studies, research new methods, correlate test results to states of health and disease, and prepare for entering the workforce.

This course surveys professional issues in preparation for career entry. Emphasis is placed on professional issues, ethics, current topics in health care delivery, governmental regulations, state licensure, societal concerns, cultural diversity, disease prevention, research, public health and environmental testing.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6F. This course provides class instruction in the healthy use of the voice in singing and speaking and practical application of vocal techniques. Recommended for beginning voice students, for non-signers who would like to learn to sing, for anyone who uses his/her voice but especially for music, theater, speech, speech therapy and elementary education majors. A maximum of two semesters may be taken for a credit.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6F. Group piano lessons are designed for students with no piano experience. The course includes an emphasis on solo and ensemble playing as well as improvisation, technique and theory.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. This survey course for the general college student introduces the elements, structural designs and historical styles of music. Emphasis is placed on expansion of listening skills, musical experiences, field research and cultural contexts of American music styles, including jazz, country, R&B, hip hop, rap, salsa, reggae and urban folk styles.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 8.This survey course for the general college student introduces the elements, structural designs and historical styles of music. Emphasis is on expansion of listening skills and musical experiences with music of the Western notated tradition (classical music), Native America, Africa, India, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6F. Group guitar lessons are designed for students with no guitar experience. Includes emphasis on solo and ensemble playing as well as technique and theory.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. This survey of rock and pop music for all students provides a comprehensive history of pop music in the United States from its origins leading up to Elvis Presley to the Beatles to the current sounds of today. Emphasis is placed on the music itself through analysis and critique and covers all styles of rock and pop music such as pop, R&B, country western, soul, Motown, folk, folk rock, heavy metal, rap and hip hop and beyond.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. This survey course for the general college student introduces the elements, structural designs, culture and historical styles of hip-hop music. Students explore how the music is made and learn about the origins of hip-hop culture.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. This course introduces the principal topics of music technology: acoustics, computers, MIDI, digital audio and tools for music production and scoring. Hands-on experience is used extensively to enhance understanding. This course serves as a springboard to further study and exploration of hardware and software tools for music creation.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 6. This course provides basic approaches to the study of music in the Western notated tradition from the 17th century to the present day. It clarifies the fundamental musical elements of melody, harmony, rhythm and form, with emphasis in the tonic-dominant harmony. The course involves analysis and composition and must be taken concurrently with MUSC 1123.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 6. This course provides basic approaches to the study of music in the Western notated tradition as the organization and interaction of musical elements: melody, harmony, rhythm, form and color, with emphasis in the tonic-dominant harmony. Involves analysis and composition. It must be taken concurrently with MUSC1124.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6F. This course is designed to improve skills in two areas: 1) to recognize and notate tonal melodies and rhythmic patterns, and 2) to reproduce at sight what is notated. It must be taken concurrently with MUSC 1121.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6F. This course is designed to improve skills in two areas: 1) to recognize and notate tonal melodies and rhythmic patterns, and 2) to reproduce "at sight" what is notated. It must be taken with MUSC 1122.

The Civic Orchestra is a community orchestra that performs one concert each semester. The group meets one evening per week on a regularly scheduled basis. May be repeated for credit.