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College Catalog 2025 - 2026

MUS-101 Music Fundamentals

This course serves as an introduction to reading and making music. Topics include pitches, rhythms, scales, intervals, chords, and other music terminology. This course also introduces critical thinking about music and how it relates to society and culture. This course is designed for beginners with little or no experience in reading music. This course is not a qualifying elective in the Music Concentration (Music Concentration majors should enroll in the required course MUS-103 Introduction to Music Theory , or contact the Department Chairperson to take a placement examination). This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work.
Prerequisites ESL-088  and ESL-089 ; or RDG-090  and ENG-090 ; or ELL-101 ; minimum grade C; or exemption by placing into higher-level courses.
Gen. Ed. Course Yes
Mass Transfer Course Yes
Credits: 3