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MUS 231 - Class Piano II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Increased facility in scales in all keys, parallel octaves, sight-reading, harmonization of melodies, transposition, and improvisation. Emphasis on facility with chords in major and minor keys.
Prerequisite: MUS 230 or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 2
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MUS 240 - Voice, Class Instruction I
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Building musicianship through class instruction in voice. Applying all the essential techniques of breathing and diction to basic repertory. Extending the range and enlarging the quality of the vocal sound.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 2
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MUS 241 - Voice, Class Instruction II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Building musicianship through class instruction in voice. Applying all the essential techniques of breathing and diction to basic repertory. Extending the range and enlarging the quality of the vocal sound.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 2
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MUS 285 - Guitar Class Instruction I
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Class instruction in guitar designed to build musicianship. It develops skill in reading notation, basic performance techniques, chord structure, and an introduction to the literature.
Offered: Fall
credit: 2
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MUS 286 - Guitar Class Instruction II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Class instruction in guitar designed to build musicianship. It develops skill in reading notation, basic performance techniques, chord structure, and an introduction to the literature.
Offered: Spring
credit: 2
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MUS 288 - Efficient Body Use in the Performing Arts
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Class and private instruction in relaxation techniques (based on the Alexander Technique) for efficient use of the body for performance in music, theatre, or dance.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 2
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MUS 290 - Wind Ensemble
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the concert band and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement and the ability to play an instrument and read music required. May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 291 - College/Community Orchestra
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the standard orchestra and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester and the ability to sing or play an instrument and read music are required. May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 292 - College Choir
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the mixed chorus and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester and the ability to sing or play an instrument and read music are required. May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 293 - Oswego State Jazz Ensemble
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This jazz ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. The project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the instrumental jazz ensemble and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 294 - Oswego State Singers
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This select vocal ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. It is a project-based course designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the jazz, popular and classical musical literature for chamber choir and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or1
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MUS 295 - Ensemble
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Chamber groups—string, woodwind (including flute and recorder consort), brass, percussion, jazz, guitar, vocal, and opera ensembles.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 297 - Oswego Festival Chorus
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This large choral group is open to all students, regardless of major, as well as to the greater Oswego community. It is a project-based course designed to provide an opportunity for the participants to become acquainted with standard oratorio and choral/orchestral masterworks and to participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 300 - Advanced Music Theory I
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Continuation of materials of MUS 201; altered triads and seventh chords. Emphasis on chorale melody harmonization.
Prerequisite: MUS 201.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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MUS 301 - Advanced Music Theory II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Application of the principles of music theory to major works by eighteenth and nineteenth century composers. Exploration of musical style.
Prerequisite: MUS 300.
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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MUS 302 - Orchestration
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The study of the instruments of the orchestra, their ranges, tonal characteristics and technical possibilities, and the uses of these instruments. Projects include orchestration from original compositions and transcriptions.
Prerequisite: MUS 201 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 303 - Conducting
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Development of the techniques needed to interpret and communicate the written musical score; conducting techniques studied in both classroom and laboratory settings.
Prerequisite: MUS 201 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 304 - Contemporary Improvisation
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course is designed to teach and develop instrumental performance skills in contemporary improvisation. Although the focus is on jazz, the basic performance techniques explored may be used in all forms of contemporary music.
Prerequisite: MUS 230 OR 231.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 305 - Jazz Composition and Arranging
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An introductory course in jazz theory and orchestration. Through this course students will study the transpositions, practical ranges and peculiarities of writing for the standard instruments found in contemporary jazz band. Students will learn the basic harmonic structures and notations of chords most commonly used in jazz today, and the basic functions of these chords. Students will study the most common voicings for the instruments of the jazz band in individual sections and in various combinations.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 307 - Opera: The Rise of Western Musical Drama
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The Rise of Operatic development over the past four centuries with emphasis on major operatic works, structure, and how the genre reflects and influences the trajectory of Western Civilization.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not offered on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 310 - History of Music Survey I
2015-2016 Catalog Year
History of music in Western civilization, stressing the most significant examples of music literature, Ancient to Baroque.
Prerequisite: MUS 113 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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MUS 311 - History of Music Survey II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Continuation of MUS 310, covering the period from Baroque to the present.
Prerequisite: MUS 113 or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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MUS 313 - Music of the Classic Period
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of music written between 1740 and 1810 and its relationship to literature and society of the period through class lecture, score analysis, and selected readings.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 314 - Music of the Romantic Period
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of the music of the nineteenth century and its relationship to literature, political and social trends of the times through class lecture and discussion, recordings, score analysis and selected literary readings.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 316 - American Music
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Music from the seventeenth century to the present with emphasis on styles and techniques that are uniquely American; lectures, discussions, and recorded illustrations.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 317 - The Evolution of Jazz and Rock
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A survey of the evolution of jazz and rock through the development of the elements that make up the music, the people responsible for these developments and the social influences of their times.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 OR MUS 117.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 319 - Piano Literature
2015-2016 Catalog Year
History of the keyboard and its diverse literature, covering all major periods; emphasis on representative composers and their styles, as related to changes in keyboard design from pre-Christian times to the 20th century.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 320 - Renaissance Music in Italy and Its Medieval Origins
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A stylistic survey of music in Renaissance Italy, its relation to other contemporary European trends in music, and its development from medieval origins.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 323 - Women and Music
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of women and music from earliest times to the present in all types of music classical, folk, popular, jazz, rock. It will cover the many roles of women as composers, performers, conductors, educators, scholars, and patrons, as well as amateur musicians and all who make music part of their daily lives.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 329 - Music and Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of politics and music from earliest times through the twentieth century in all kinds of music classical, folk, popular, jazz, and rock. It will cover the many roles of composers, performers, conductors, educators, scholars, and patrons, as well as amateur musicians and all who make music part of their daily lives. There will be an acquaintance with current scholarship regarding the interaction of music and politics and with recent approaches to the study of music gender, culture, as well as revolutionary, messianic, and religious movements.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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MUS 330 - Class Piano III
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Emphasis on the understanding and interpretation of various musical styles from different historical periods, thus enlarging individual piano repertoire; basic techniques for improving keyboard facility in improvisation, modulations and sight reading; ensemble playing; developing skills involved in accompanying a soloist and in reading open choral scores at the piano.
Prerequisite: MUS 230 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 2
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MUS 331 - Piano, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Advanced concepts of musicianship and technique, based on the rate of achievement for each. Also concepts in ensemble musicianship involving keyboard, vocal and instrumental performance.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 333 - Beginning Jazz Piano
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Designed to introduce the piano student to a basic understanding of the system for playing piano in the jazz idiom.
Prerequisite: Formal training and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 2
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MUS 341 - Voice, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Advanced study of vocal techniques, directly related to performance of standard repertory.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 345 - Music Theatre Workshop
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A laboratory workshop approach to opera designed to prepare advanced students in both the vocal and theatrical aspects of operatic production.
Prerequisite: THT 230 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 351 - Violin, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 352 - Viola, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 353 - Cello, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 354 - Double Bass, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 361 - Flute, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 362 - Single Reeds, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Private instruction in clarinet or saxophone.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 363 - Double Reeds, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Private instruction in oboe or bassoon.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 371 - Trumpet, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 372 - French Horn, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 373 - Trombone, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 374 - Baritone or Tuba, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 381 - Percussion, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course will be offered through a semester of studio demonstration lessons. Students will study the techniques needed for performance on percussion instruments and perform in a laboratory group to further utilize these techniques.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 382 - Recording Technology I
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The art of multitrack music recording and production is introduced. Fundamentals of sound, signals and studio acoustics are established. Basic audio principles, modern audio production equipment, methods, practices, procedures, and the attitudes necessary to work effectively in a project recording studio are mastered. Introduction to digital recording systems and theory, with recording to a Digital Audio Workstation (Pro Tools) is featured.
Prerequisite: MUS 206 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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MUS 383 - Recording Technology II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Application and continuing refinement of basic audio production competencies, with an emphasis on the creation of master recordings. Topics include advanced digital recording and editing, signal processing, mixing, and the role of the recording engineer and producer in professional audio. Development of critical listening skills is a featured part of this course. Mastery of recording with a Digital Audio Workstation (Pro Tools) is achieved.
Prerequisite: MUS 382
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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MUS 386 - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Advanced instruction for students who have had previous training. Styles taught include folk, classical, or jazz.
Prerequisite: MUS 285 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 390 - African Music in the Americas
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course introduces students to the music of West Africa, and then studies how those musical characteristics were transplanted to Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, among others. The class also examines cultural, social and anthropological practices in West Africa, Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean islands and the United States.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Advisement recommendation: Basic music knowledge
credit: 3
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MUS 397 - The Business of Music
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An overview of the music profession, industry and business, including the recording industry, artist management and promotion, copyright laws, and the use of music in broadcasting and film.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 399 - Independent Study
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An in-depth study for students with a particular interest or need.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 1 to 3
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MUS 403 - Intermediate Conducting
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Practice and Theory of conducting at the intermediate level. Conducting experience with College ensembles.
Prerequisite: One year of music theory and MUS 303.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 413 - Beethoven
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of the life and times of Beethoven, with examination of representative works from all fields of his creative activity and the place of these works in the history of the arts.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 431 - Piano, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Advanced concepts of musicianship and technique, based on the rate of achievement for each. Also concepts in ensemble musicianship involving keyboard, vocal and instrumental performance.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 435 - Piano Pedagogy
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of the techniques of teaching piano, including the fundamentals of piano playing, traditional and contemporary teaching materials, famous pedagogues and in-class experience.
Prerequisite: MUS 231 or 431 and MUS 330, or instructor permission.
credit: 3
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MUS 441 - Voice, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Advanced study of vocal techniques, directly related to performance of standard repertory.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 451 - Violin, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 452 - Viola, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 453 - Cello, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 454 - Double Bass, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 461 - Flute, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 462 - Single Reeds, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Private instruction in clarinet or saxophone.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 463 - Double Reeds, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Private instruction in oboe or bassoon.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 471 - Trumpet, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 472 - French Horn, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 473 - Trombone, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 474 - Baritone or Tuba, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Applied music instruction is available to qualified students. For further information, contact the Music Department Office.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 481 - Percussion, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course will be offered through a semester of studio demonstration lessons. Students will study the techniques needed for performance on percussion instruments and perform in a laboratory group to further utilize these techniques.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 482 - Recording Technology III
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of advanced audio production techniques and practices, with an emphasis on the creation of industry-standard master recordings. Topics include advanced digital recording and editing, signal processing, mixing, mastering, and the role of the recording engineer and producer in professional audio. High-level critical listening skills, and mastery of complex mixing techniques are achieved.
Prerequisite: MUS 383
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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MUS 486 - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Individual Instruction
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Advanced instruction for students who have had previous training. Styles taught include folk, classical, or jazz.
Prerequisite: MUS 285 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 1 or 2
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MUS 488 - Efficient Body Use in the Performing Arts
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Class and private instruction in relaxation techniques (based on the Alexander Technique) for efficient use of the body for performance in music, theatre, or dance.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 2
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MUS 490 - Wind Ensemble
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the concert band and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester and the ability to sing or play an instrument and read music are required. May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 491 - College/Community Orchestra
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the standard orchestra and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester and the ability to sing or play an instrument and read music are required. May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 492 - College Choir
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the mixed chorus and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester and the ability to sing or play an instrument and read music are required. May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 493 - Oswego State Jazz Ensemble
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This jazz ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. The project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the instrumental jazz ensemble and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 494 - Oswego State Singers
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This select vocal ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. It is a project-based course designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the jazz, popular and classical musical literature for chamber choir and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
Offered: Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 495 - Ensemble
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Chamber groups-string, woodwind (including flute and recorder consort), brass, percussion, jazz, guitar, vocal, and opera ensembles.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 496 - Senior Seminar/Capstone Experience
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Preparation and planning for the Capstone Project in the major. The project may involve a senior recital, preparation and presentation of a portfolio or internship project. This culminating experience is an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge gained in the discipline at an intense level during the senior year.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 2
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MUS 497 - Oswego Festival Chorus
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This large choral group is open to all students, regardless of major, as well as to the greater Oswego community. It is a project-based course designed to provide an opportunity for the participants to become acquainted with standard oratorio and choral/orchestral masterworks and to participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 0 or 1
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MUS 498 - Music Internship
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A course designed for those who wish to participate in a semester Experiential Learning placement in the field of music. Students will work in a position in a music setting for the purposes of testing academic learning in a work situation. Available for 1 to 5 credits.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Experiential Learning Program and permission of the department.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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MUS 499 - Independent Study
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An in-depth study for students with a particular interest or need.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 1 to 3
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NAS 100 - Introduction to Native American Studies
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course provides an introduction to the major areas that make up Native American Studies. It provides an overview of contemporary Native Americans and the social, political, economic, and religious issues of special concern to them, as well as an examination of their prehistory, history, and traditional cultural patterns.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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NAS 240 - American Indian Philosophies and Religions
2015-2016 Catalog Year
We explore Native American religions and philosophies by examining cosmological narratives (creation stories) and their influences on ideology. We seek to understand how various Native American peoples perceive the natural world and their relationship and responsibilities to it, and the effects of these beliefs on their philosophies and religious practices.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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NAS 350 - Contemporary Native America
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Current issues in Indian country. The course focuses on contemporary social and political trends, and on their implications. Comparisons will be made between United States and Canadian Native communities, issues and policies.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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NAS 360 - American Indian Sovereignty
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines the unique political relationships established between North American Indians and European colonial powers, and the effects of those relationships on subsequent sovereignty issues involving the United States. The focus is on the historical, legal, and cultural factors underlying interpretations of sovereignty, past and present.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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NAS 390 - Images of Native Americans in Film
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This is a course in the cinematic representations of Native Americans. Significant attention will be paid to the relationship between those representations and the construction of America and American identity.
Prerequisite: Six hours of NAS credit OR nine hours of English credit and Upper division standing, or instructor permission.
EQUIVALENT COURSE: ENG 390
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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NAS 499 - Independent Study
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Individual study in the field of native american studies under the direct supervision of a department faculty member.
Prerequisite: Senior standing, permission of instructor and program director.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 1 to 6
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OCE 100 - Oceanography
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Survey of the primary physical, chemical, geological, and biological phenomena of the oceans. Includes study of ocean currents, waves, tides, structure and physiography of the ocean basins, marine sediments and marine ecology, heat budget and thermal processes, and the impact of humans on the ocean environment.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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OCE 100L - Oceanography Laboratory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Optional laboratory to accompany OCE 100. Exercises on physical, chemical, geological and biological oceanography. Will include cruises on Lake Ontario, if possible, and collection of samples by standard oceanographic equipment to be analyzed for chemical constituents, plankton, sediment types, etc.
Offered: Fall
NOTE: May not be taken without OCE 100.
credit: 1
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OCE 399 - Independent Study
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Requires preparation by a superior student (cumulative GPA at least 3.0) who presents a written plan for a study not available as a regular course and nine hours in subject area.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 1 to 6
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PBJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An introductory survey of historical, cross cultural, and interdisciplinary contributions to understanding the basic concepts of justice, norms, deviation and control, and civil and criminal justice systems and processes.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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PBJ 102 - Introduction to Human Services
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This introductory course explores the wide variety of human service professions and policies from historical, political, and social perspectives. The course examines how these forces influence the roles, responsibilities, and goals of human service professionals working in fields as diverse as child protection, geriatrics, probation, and public assistance.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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PBJ 201 - American Criminal Courts and Judicial Process
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy and process of American criminal courts. It will examine the functions, structures, and processes of the trial and appellate courts and examine the role and influence of the U.S. Supreme Court on the administration of justice. It will explain the legal actors involved and the different perspectives each brings to the court process.
Prerequisite: PBJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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PBJ 202 - Helping Skills
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course explores the variety of methods that human service personnel use to meet the needs of clients, whether they are individuals, families, groups, or organizations. The course will examine both oral and written approaches to service delivery utilized by entry level professionals.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PBJ 205 - History of Policing in America
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course will examine the evolution of the police role in America from simple watch organizations in early Boston and New York, to the evolution of complex law enforcement agencies. Concentration will be on the late nineteenth and twentieth century law enforcement. Emphasis will be placed on the unique police models exclusive to the United States.
EQUIVALENT COURSE: HIS 205
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PBJ 300 - Topics in Public Justice
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Courses offered as special topics in Public Justice are designed to introduce students to a variety of different issues and topics related to the various areas defined as Public Justice. These issues and topics will vary from time to time, as these are usually the most current and/or developing issues in the field. Each special topics syllabus will contain a detailed description of the particular course’s topic(s).
Prerequisite: Nine hours social science credit and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PBJ 301 - Organizational Structure and Communication
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines the nature of the public justice system and exposes students to a variety of theories and methodologies used in that system. It covers such issues as: the definition of public justice; theories of management and complex organization; theories of communication; qualitative methods, including participant observation and in- depth interviewing, the relationship of theory to practice in public justice agencies; and the impact of public opinion and support on agencies in the public justice system.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and PBJ 101 and 201.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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