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An introduction to the music industry and an examination of career opportunities. Students learn basic marketplace principles and how these principles apply to music merchandising.

This course entails a study of the chromatic harmony of the 19th century.  All theory courses involve computer-assisted music instruction.

Students explore the musical paradigms of the 20th century. All theory courses involve computer-assisted music instruction.

An aural skills and keyboard harmony course, Music Theory 3 Lab continues to develop musicianship by introducing chromatic melody and harmony.

An aural skills and keyboard harmony course, Music Theory 4 Lab introduces advanced chromatic and atonal melodies.

Topics in Music fulfills a requirement for music majors, but is open to Lewis students in all majors. There are no prerequisites. The topic varies each semester the course is offered and might include: Russian music; liturgical music of the Catholic and Orthodox Church; the symphony; opera from Monteverdi to Verdi; chamber music of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries; music of the 20th century; world music.

This course surveys 1000 years of Russian music, beginning with the conversion of Rus to Christianity in 988 and ending with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1988. Topics to be studied include: Znamenny chant; music in the era of Ivan the Terrible; Europeanization in the 18th century under Peter the Great, Empress Elizabeth, and Catherine the Great; Italian-trained composers, e.g., Bortnyansky; the Russian Folk Song; music for the Divine Liturgy and the All-Night Vigil; Romances and Songs of the Golden and Silver Ages; Russian Opera and Ballet; Tchaikovsky and the symphony; tone poems; concertos for piano and violin; music in the Soviet era. There will be opportunities to hear and perform Russian music on and off campus during the semester. Performance is encouraged but not mandatory. Resources will be made available to students on Blackboard and in the Lewis University Library, which has a fine collection of materials on Russian music.  This course satisfies the General Education requirement for Fine Arts.

This course considers music's many functions in film from the 1890s to the present. Viewing films outside of class is required.

This introductory course in the application of the computer to musical functions includes sound generation leading to composition.