MUN 1031 POP MUSIC ENSEMBLE I 1 credits
Prerequisite: REA 0001. Audition required. Open to both instrumentalists (any instruments) and singers, this course is the study and performance of commercial music. Emphasis is placed on learning a wide variety of popular music styles heard on radio, television, soundtracks and Web-based music distribution systems. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1032 POP MUSIC ENSEMBLE II 1 credits
Prerequisite: MUN 1031. Open to both instrumentalists (any instruments) and singers, this course is a continuation of Pop Music Ensemble I and is a more advanced study of commercial music performance. Members should be competent on their instruments and/or voice and have fluency in music reading and knowledge of chord symbols. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1120 COLLEGE BAND 1 credits
Audition required. This course is the study and performance of standard band literature. Emphasis is placed on exposure and learning the highest quality literature for winds and percussion through rehearsal and performance. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1210 COLLEGE ORCHESTRA 1 credits
Prerequisite: Audition or permission of instructor. The College Orchestra provides instrumentalists in the College and community an opportunity to perform works representative of a broad spectrum of orchestral literature, refine techniques of ensemble playing, and present concerts each term. Membership is by permission of the director. Music majors who are string players are required to participate. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1310 COLLEGE CHORUS 1 credits
Prerequisite: REA 0001 if degree seeking. Open to all students, non-music majors welcomed. The College Chorus is both a training organization and a performance group. Basic techniques of singing are developed through group and sectional rehearsals. This training and the preparation of works for performance, with the experience inherent in this learning process, take precedence. Basic repertoire and rehearsal techniques, valuable tools in the music profession, are also emphasized. 45 contact hours. May be taken every semester.
MUN 1340 MADRIGALIANS 1 credits
Corequisite: MUN 1310. This course is offered as a select choral performance ensemble to those students who have successfully auditioned for the director. Survey and performance of secular choral music from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries will be conducted during the semester. Extensive sight-reading of ensemble literature and frequent performances. Open to all students, non-music majors welcomed. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1440 PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 1 credits
Departmental permission required. This course is the study and performance of literature in the percussion medium. 32 contact hours.
MUN 1710 JAZZ BAND 1 credits
Audition required. This course is the study and performance of instrumental ensemble music in the jazz and popular medium. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1711 JAZZ COMBO 1 credits
Prerequisite: REA 0001. Audition required. This course is the study and performance of instrumental and vocal ensemble music in a Jazz Combo setting. Students will be required to play instrumental and vocal music, in several jazz styles. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1712 JAZZ COMBO II 1 credits
Prerequisite: REA 0001. Audition Required. This course is the study and performance of instrumental and vocal ensemble music in a Jazz Combo setting. Students will be required to play instrumental and vocal music, in several jazz styles. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1718 RHYTHM & BLUES ENSEMBLE 1 credits
Prerequisite: REA 0001. Audition required. This course is the study and performance of instrumental ensemble music in the Rhythm & Blues genre. Students will be required to play instrumental and vocal music, in a Rhythm & Blues style. 47 contact hours.
MUN 1810 STEEL DRUM ENSEMBLE 1 credits
Prerequisite: Departmental permission required. This course involves the study and performance of percussion literature for the steel drum. 32 contact hours.
MUN 2004 RECORDING STUDIO ENSEMBLE 1 credits
Prerequisite: REA 0001. Audition required. This course is the study and performance of ensemble music as it is applied in a recording studio setting. Students will be required to play instrumental and vocal music, in a wide variety of genres, for the purpose of recording by production engineers. 47 contact hours.