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> MUSC - Music
MUSC - Music
MUSC 101
Music Theory I
MUSC 103
Music of Asia and the Pacific Islands
MUSC 104
Music of Africa and the Middle East
MUSC 105
Topics in American Music
MUSC 106
Voice Class I
MUSC 107
Voice Class II
MUSC 108
European Vernacular Music
MUSC 109
Piano Class
MUSC 111
Topics in Jazz History
MUSC 113
Learning to Compose
MUSC 114
Introduction to the Orchestra
MUSC 115
Topics in Vocal Music
MUSC 116
African American Music: From Slavery to the Present
MUSC 119
Why Music Matters
MUSC 120
College Chorus
MUSC 121
Glee Club (Sopranos/Altos)
MUSC 122
Glee Club (Tenors/Basses)
MUSC 123
Afro-Cuban Drumming
MUSC 124
Son Jarocho Ensemble
MUSC 126
Wind Orchestra
MUSC 127
Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 128
Chamber Jazz and Improvisation
MUSC 129
Chamber Music
MUSC 130
Symphony Orchestra
MUSC 131
Improvisation
MUSC 148
Introduction to Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
MUSC 151
Music Theory II
MUSC 193
Directed Research
MUSC 197
Independent Study
MUSC 200
Music and Disease
MUSC 201
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Sampling
MUSC 231
Piano Proficiency I
MUSC 232
Piano Proficency II
MUSC 241
Cognition of Music and Sound
MUSC 242
Music and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
MUSC 245
Introduction to Music Business
MUSC 246
Live Sound Engineering
MUSC 247
Pro Tools Fundamentals
MUSC 248
Advanced Production: Sampling and Synthesis
MUSC 249
Recording Techniques
MUSC 251
Music Theory III
MUSC 252
Introduction to Songwriting
MUSC 257
Composition Seminar
MUSC 258
Introduction to Film Scoring
MUSC 261
Western Music and Culture: 1580-1829
MUSC 263
Western Music and Culture: 1830 to the Present
MUSC 264
The Total Artwork
MUSC 266
French Culture 1589-1848
MUSC 272
Conducting
MUSC 273
Choral Conducting
MUSC 280
Introduction to Ethnomusicology
MUSC 283
Music of Los Angeles
MUSC 285
Topics in the Critical Study of Music
MUSC 286
Music and Politics of the United States-Mexico Border
MUSC 287
Music and Social Protest
MUSC 288
Music and Festival
MUSC 293
Directed Research
MUSC 295
Topics in Music: Composers
MUSC 297
Independent Study
MUSC 348
Mixing and Mastering
MUSC 350
Music Analysis: Form, Genre, Point of View
MUSC 351
Music Theory IV
MUSC 358
Dramatic Scoring Intensive
MUSC 374
Analysis for Performance
MUSC 385
Advanced Topics in the Critical Study of Music
MUSC 386
Performance and Politics of the United States-Mexico Border
MUSC 393
Directed Research
MUSC 395
Special Topics in Music
MUSC 397
Independent Study
MUSC 474
Senior Production Comprehensives Preparation
MUSC 490
Senior Seminar
MUSC 497
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