Music (Mus)
1A-B. Fundamentals of Music (3-3)
For those beginning the collegiate study of music. Fundamentals of musical
theory; ear training and sight singing.
2A-B-C-D. Elementary Stringed Instruments
For prospective teachers majoring in instruments other than strings; open
to students beginning collegiate study of violin, viola, cello, or string
bass. Does not count on music major.
2A. Elementary Violin (1)
2B. Elementary Viola (1)
2C. Elementary Cello (1)
2D. Elementary String Bass (1)
3A-B-C-D. Elementary Woodwind Instruments
For prospective teachers majoring in instruments other than woodwinds; open
to students beginning collegiate study of flute, oboe, clarinet, or bassoon.
Does not count on music major.
3A. Elementary Flute (1)
3B. Elementary Oboe (1)
3C. Elementary Clarinet (1)
D. Elementary Bassoon (1)
4A-B. Musicianship (2-2)
5A-B-C-F. Elementary Brass and Percussion Instruments
For prospective teachers majoring in instruments other than brass or percussion;
open to students beginning collegiate study of French horn, valve brass,
trombone, or percussion. Does not count on music major.
5A. Elementary French Horn (1)
5B. Elementary Valve Brass (1)
5C. Elementary Trombone (1)
5F. Elementary Percussion (1)
7A-B. Elementary Voice (1-1)
Open to nonmusic majors and students beginning collegiate study of voice.
Application of vocal principles to develop singing facility required in
public schools.
8. Elementary Piano (1)
Maximum total credit 2 units. For prospective teachers majoring in instruments
other than piano; open to students beginning the study of piano. Recommended
for elementary credentials. Does not count for music major.
9. Music Fundamentals for the Elementary Teacher (3)
Recommended for elementary credential student. Basic skills and fundamentals
for teaching music in the elementary school; piano keyboard; writing and
reading music; singing unison and part songs; playing simple melodic and
rhythmic instruments; listening to recorded music.
11A-B. Music Appreciation (1-1)
Music from the late fifteenth century to the present; directed listening;
explanations and analysis.
12A-B-C-D. Intermediate String Instruments
Maximum total credit in each course 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to
demonstrate intermediate standing; permission of instructor.
12A. Intermediate Violin (2)
12B. Intermediate Viola (2)
12C. Intermediate Cello (2)
12D. Intermediate String Bass (2)
13A-B-C-D-E. Intermediate Woodwind Instruments
Maximum total credit in each course 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to
demonstrate intermediate standing; permission of instructor.
13A. Intermediate Flute (2)
13B. Intermediate Oboe (2)
13C. Intermediate Clarinet (2)
13D. Intermediate Bassoon (2)
13E. Intermediate Saxophone (2)
14A-B. Harmony (3-3)
Prerequisites: Mus. 1A-B or 4A-B, or equivalent. Fundamentals of harmony
with application to keyboard.
15A-B-C-D-E-F. Intermediate Brass and Percussion Instruments
Maximum total credit in each course 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to
demonstrate intermediate standing; permission of instructor.
15A. Intermediate French Horn (2)
15B. Intermediate Trumpet (2)
15C. Intermediate Trombone (2)
15D. Intermediate Baritone (2)
15E. Intermediate Tuba (2)
15F. Intermediate Percussion (2)
17. Intermediate Voice (2)
Maximum total credit 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to demonstrate intermediate
standing in voice; permission of instructor.
18. Intermediate Piano (2)
Maximum total credit 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to demonstrate intermediate
standing in piano; permission of instructor.
27. College Chorus (1)
Open to college students who like to sing. Recommended to elementary credential
students. Recreational singing; songs of Fresno State College; folk and
patriotic songs. No formal concerts.
37. Fresno Male Chorus (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Study and performance of the best
in choral literature for men's voices. Annual concert. (1 2-hour evening
rehearsal weekly)
42. College Orchestra (1)
Laboratory, for basic orchestral routine, for conducting, composition and
orchestration classes; opportunity for talented student performers to be
heard in solo with orchestra.
43. AFROTC Band (1)
Open only to AFROTC members. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Military
march music, concert repertory, military hand maneuvering, giving and execution
of commands, and basic military drill. Public appearances alone and in conjunction
,with the AFROTC Corps in reviews, parades, rallies.
47. Men's Chorus (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Choral literature for men's voices;
vocal development; choral interpretation; public appearances.
52. Symphony Orchestra (1)
Open to any college student whose technique is adequate. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. Standard orchestral repertory. Several formal, public concerts
each season.
53. Band (1)
Open to any college student whose technique is adequate. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. Standard band repertory. Public appearances at football games,
rallies, and concerts.
57. Women's Chorus (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Choral literature for women's voices;
independence and skill in part singing; care and development of the voice;
choral interpretation; performances in public concerts and campus functions.
62. Chamber Music (1)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Open to qualified players. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. Standard string and woodwind ensemble literature. Public
performances in trios, quartets, and quintets.
67. Small Vocal Ensembles (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Vocal trios, quartets, sextettes
for men's, women's, and mixed voices.
76. Listener's Guide to Music (2)
Maximum total credi 4 units. For students untrained in music; may not count
on music major except by special arrangement. Practical approach to hearing
music with understanding and pleasure.
77. A Cappella Choir (1)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Choral literature for mixed voices
without accompaniment; major choral works with accompaniment.
104. Counterpoint (2)
Prerequisite: Mus. 14A-B. Modal polyphony of the late sixteenth century;
analysis; composition of single lines, simple counterpoint, all types of
imitation; writing of three-voice motets with text.
108. Piano Repertoire (2) (Former Mus. 118)
Maximum total credit 12 units. Prerequisites; audition to demonstrate advanced
standing in piano; permission of instructor. Survey of piano literature.
Class work; individual study and performance.
111A-B. History of Music (2-2)
A chronological survey and analysis of the development of music.
112A-B-C-D. Advanced String Instruments
Maximum total credit each course 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to demonstrate
advanced standing; Permission of instructor. Advanced technical studies
and repertory. Membership in symphony orchestra required. (3 hours)
112A. Advanced Violin (2)
112B. Advanced Viola (2)
112C. Advanced Cello (2)
112D. Advanced String Bass (2)
113 A-B-C-D-E. Advanced Woodwind Instruments
Maximum total credit in each course 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to
demonstrate advanced standing; permission of instructor. Advanced technical
studies and repertory. Membership in symphony orchestra and/or band required.
(3 hours)
113A. Advanced Flute (2)
113B. Advanced Oboe (2)
113C. Advanced Clarinet (2)
113D. Advanced Bassoon (2)
113C. Advanced Saxophone (2)
114A-B. Advanced Theory (2-2)
Prerequisite: Mus. 14A-B. Analysis and application of traditional and contemporary
harmonic practices.
115A-B-C-D-E-F. Advanced Brass and Percussion Instruments
Maximum total credit in each course 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to
demonstrate advanced standing; permission of instructor. Advanced technical
studies and repertory. Membership in symphony orchestra and/or band required.
(3 hours)
115A. Advanced French Horn (2)
115B. Advanced Trumpet (2)
115C. Advanced Trombone (2)
115D. Advanced Baritone (2)
115E. Advanced Tuba (2)
115F. Advanced Percussion (2)
116. Conducting (2)
Candidates for teaching credentials should take this course prior to student
teaching. Instrumental and choral conducting; essential personal traits
and baton techniques. Individual participation; supplementary reading with
observation of successful conductors.
117. Advanced Voice (2)
Maximum total credit 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to demonstrate advanced
standing in voice; permission of instructor. Advanced technical studies
and repertory. Membership in A Cappella Choir, Men's Chorus, or Women's
Chorus required. (3 hours)
118. Advanced Piano (2) (Former Music 108)
Maximum total credit 12 units. Prerequisites: audition to demonstrate advanced
standing in piano; permission of instructor. Advanced technical studies
and repertory. (3 hours)
121A-B. Survey of Music Literature (2-2)
Introduction to musical styles, periods, and important composers for historical
perspective through listening to music.
124. Form and Analysis (2)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B. Analysis of the principal music forms.
126. Instrumentation (2)
Prerequisites: Mus. 14A-B or equivalent. Tuning, transpositions, registers,
ranges; manner of scoring for orchestral instruments, singly and in combination.
127. College Chorus (1) (See Mus. 27)
128. Accompanying (1)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Prerequisites: advanced standing in piano;
permission of instructor. Accompanying under supervision.
131. History of the Opera Through Verdi (2)
Early musico-drama of Italy, France, England, Germany; evolution of
operatic forms and styles; relationship to development of instrumental music;
operas of Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Weber, Rossini, Wagner,
Verdi. Outside listening to recordings and studying of scores. Understanding
various operatic forms and styles, forces influential in causing them to
change, an awareness of the relationship of the development of musico-drama
to that of instrumental music general.
134. Composition (2; max total 8)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B, permission of instructor. Original composition
in various forms, styles, and techniques.
136. Elementary Orchestration (2)
Prerequisite: Mus. 126 or equivalent. Introduction to writing for orchestral
instruments and handling resources of the modern orchestra.
137. Fresno Male Chorus (1) (See Mus. 37)
141. History of the Symphony (2)
Symphonic form from the early sinfonias and concerti grossi to modern
experiments; history of the symphony orchestra; representative works of
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Brahms, Tschaikowsky,
Cesar Franck, Sibelius, Richard Strauss, Debussy, Stravinsky, Prokofiev,
Hindemith, Vaughn Williams, Roy Harris.
142. College Orchestra (1) (See Mus. 42)
143. AFROTC Band (1) (See Mus. 43)
144. Advanced Composition (2)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Prerequisites: Mus. 14A-B, 104, 134 or equivalent;
permission of instructor. Original composition in various forms and styles;
based on both classical and modem harmonic models for various media of musical
expression -- voice, orchestra, piano -- and related fields of creative
expression. Students work to show acquaintance with and regard for established
principles.
146. Advanced Orchestration (2)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Prerequisites: Mus. 136; permission of instructor.
Writing for the complete modem symphony orchestra; scoring of original creative
work.
147. Men's Chorus (1) (See Mus. 47)
152. Symphony Orchestra (1) (See Mus. 52)
153. Band (1) (See Mus. 53)
154A-B. Keyboard Harmony (2-2)
Recommended to students needing additional harmonic drill at the keyboard
to increase sensitiveness to music and its structure. Application at the
keyboard of all the harmonic materials studied in previous courses.
157. Women's Chorus (1) (See Mus. 57)
162. Chamber Music (1) (See Mus. 62)
167. Small Vocal Ensembles (1) (See Mus. 67)
177. A Cappella Choir (1) (See Mus. 77)
180A-B-C-D-E. Teaching Instrumental Music in Public Schools
Procedures, methods and materials for teaching instrumental music and
for conducting bands, orchestras, and all instrumental groups in the public
schools. (a) violin, (b) cello, (c) woodwind, (d) brass, (e) percussion.
Practical playing experience.
181A-B. Problems in Elementary Music Education (2-2)
(a) Primary grades. Principles of modem music education. Active participation
in singing, rhythms, rhythm band, making and playing simple instruments,
composing simple songs, music reading and listening. (b) Intermediate grades.
Classroom music problems in singing, listening, rhythms, instrumental playing,
music reading, and creative activities.
184. Interpretation for Teachers (2)
Fundamental elements of music as determining interpretation; simple compositions.
187. Teaching Vocal Music in Public Schools (3)
Required of students taking the special secondary limited credential in
voice. Methods and materials for teaching voice and for conducting glee
clubs, choruses, voice classes, and choral groups in the public schools.
188. Teaching Piano in Public Schools (3)
Modern methods of piano teaching; classes in public schools; individual
and class teaching; application of methods in Laboratory School.
189A. Elementary Music Education (3)
Prerequisite: Mus. 9 or equivalent. Philosophy of music education in
the elementary school; teaching methods with laboratory experiences in singing,
rhythms, listening, instrumental playing, music reading, and creative activities;
survey of state texts and supplementary materials.
189B. Secondary Music Education (3)
Place and function of music in the high school curriculum; survey of teaching
methods and materials; band, orchestra and choral problems.
190. Independent Study (1-5)
(See Course Numbering System.)
Music (Mus)
224. Studies in Musical Analysis (2)
Directed individual studies in the analysis of selected works; form, thematic
and motive development, harmonic structure, compositional devices and their
significance.
234. Studies in Composition (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Directed individual studies in composition;
reference to works of acknowledged composers; development of contemporary
technique in structural and harmonic methods. One work in a given classical
form required with choice of harmonic and rhythmic style.
236. Studies in Orchestration (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Directed individual studies in writing
for the modern symphony orchestra; preparation of scores based on models;
from Ravel, Bartok, Roussel, and Stravinsky, development of the symphony
orchestra and classical scores.
290. Independent Study (1-5)