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MUSC 1149 - Rock and Pop Band

Credits: 0-1

Catalog Description
Rock and Pop Band provides students with the opportunity to experience, practice, and perform a variety of popular music styles with other students in small groups. The styles of music covered can range from rock to country, hip hop, metal, folk, and many others. Students with some basic skills on an instrument or voice are welcome to join. This can include guitar, bass, drum set, keyboard/piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, as well as others. Other topics discussed in this class include song writing, music business, production, recording, promotion, and music theory. Students perform in small groups at a variety of venues and events including both on and off campus events. Students can repeat this class up to four times for credit.

Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Basic skills on an instrument or voice.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts

Additional fee to student: No

Learner Outcomes
  1. Perform appropriately within a group setting.
  2. Make interpretative judgments regarding musical style based on the theoretical, social, and historical context of the piece.
  3. Show sensitivity to the music being created by others.
  4. Develop an awareness of various styles of popular music.
  5. Develop an appreciation for quality popular music.
  6. Develop an intelligent, standard, and correct musical vocabulary.
  7. Differentiate between group performance and solo performance.
  8. Critique the performance of the ensemble based on the group’s technical and musical achievements.

Major Areas of Course Content
  1. Group and individual study of a diverse variety of rock and pop literature
  2. Concert performances of a variety of rock and popular music
  3. Study of the historical and social context of the various selections
  4. Study and explanation of musical vocabulary and terminology
  5. Development of proper tone production techniques
  6. Development of sensitivity and good listening habits

Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.


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