MUS 119 Blues & Rock: Singing, Writing, and Improvising, for the Non-Music Major
This course is geared toward vocalists and instrumentalists at any level who would like to hone their musical knowledge and skills. Blues progressions will be used as a medium for improvising and expanding the musical vocabulary. The course will introduce topics such as basic pitch notation, chord progressions and scales, internal rhythm, and improvisatory techniques. All students will sing during class, but a well-trained voice is not necessary. No prerequisite; no audition required. Humanities elective open to all students of the University other than music majors.