The Carthage Choir presents concerts of both anthems and longer works, sings for school and community functions, hosts an annual choral workshop, takes an annual spring tour, and tours in Europe every third J-Term. Membership by individual audition. 0-2 credits.

The Chapel Choir is a mixed choral ensemble that regularly sings both sacred and secular music in a variety of venues. Membership by individual audition. 0 or 1 credit.

A historical-analytical approach to the study of theory and harmony. Includes music notation, rhythmic analysis, concepts of key and scale, interval quality and inversion, tertian harmony, chord analysis, and non-harmonic tone analysis.

The development of aural skills, applied to the musical concepts studied in Music Theory I, through sight-singing, rhythmic reading, and melodic and harmonic dictation.

A continuation of Music Theory I. Includes tonicization and modulation, small melodic forms, binary and ternary forms, and principles of melodic analysis.

A continuation of Aural Skills I, applied to musical concepts studied in Music Theory II.

A basic music appreciation course covering a representative body of Western music from the 18th through the 20th centuries. The course intends to enable students to learn the basic language needed to talk and write about music, to be able to recognize and differentiate the standard styles, structures, and mediums of music, and to appreciate different styles of music in their cultural contexts. Fall/Spring.

A course for music majors that works to build facility in musical communication within and aligned with performance. Students will explore stylistic characteristics of western art music, using that background to develop fundamental skills in music listening, reading, writing and discourse. (Fall only)

A course for music majors to explore the range of business applications inherent in the music industry. Certain practical skills in technology such as recording techniques, website development, and other computer-assisted music applications will support a general survey of the current climate for professional musicians. (Spring only)

The Pep Band regularly plays at all home football and basketball games. Membership by individual audition.

The Gospel Messengers perform gospel music.

Introduction to the basic fundamentals of keyboard study including elementary solo repertoire.

Accompaniment patterns, transposition and basic improvisation skills through harmonization study. Continued development of keyboard technique through solo and ensemble literature.

Intermediate study of chord progressions, improvisation, harmonization and accompaniment patterns. Beginning study of four-part sight-reading, analysis of hymns, and score reading. Solo and ensemble literature will focus on intermediate level standard repertoire.

Chord progressions correlated to chromatic harmonic materials of Music Theory III and basic jazz chords. Four- part open choral score, hymn reading and applied composition. Intermediate level solo and accompaniment standard literature.

A continuation of Music Theory II. Music Theory III includes a study of the fugue, counterpoint, harmonization, and analysis of larger forms (variation, rondo, sonata).

A continuation of Aural Skills II, applied to the musical concepts studied in Music Theory III, with particular emphasis on secondary key areas, modulations, and nineteenth-century harmony.

A continuation of Music Theory III. Music Theory IV includes early and late chromaticism, musical form within larger structures, and the extension of traditional tonality with emphasis on twentieth century compositional techniques, including serial music, electronic music, and other avant-garde music.

A continuation of Aural Skills III, applied to musical concepts studied in Music Theory IV and with particular focus on twentieth century melody, harmony, and rhythm.

A course designed to acquaint the music student with techniques and problems involved in the teaching and performance of woodwind instruments in grades five through twelve. Spring.

A course designed to acquaint the music student with techniques and problems involved in the teaching and performance of brass instruments in grades five through twelve. Spring.

A course designed to acquaint the music student with techniques and problems involved in the teaching and performance of percussion instruments in grades five through twelve. Fall.

A course designed to acquaint the music student with techniques and problems involved in the teaching and performance of stringed instruments in grades five through twelve. Fall.

A survey of materials for teaching global music in the classroom.Emphasis will be placed on non-Western art music, including music from cultures around the world as well as indigenous American music such as jazz, blues, and Native American music.Students will develop an understanding of culturally authentic music through listening, participating, and leading activities.Global improvisation lab required - a lab experience in the folk, popular, and art music of Western and non-Western cultures, incorporating ethnic and non-Western instruments suitable for classroom use.

The Carthage College Masterworks Chorale is comprised of students and community performers.

The Carthage Women's Ensemble regularly sings both sacred and secular music on and off- campus. Membership by individual audition. 0 or 1 credit.

Fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing in English, Italian, German, and French. Study of representative vocal literature of each language. Fall.

Continues development of topics described in Piano Pedagogy and Literature I; also includes the acquisition of bibliographic information and the importance of continuing education and ongoing professional development. The focus of pre-collegiate literature in this term is intermediate and early advanced repertoire. Fall.

This course for the singer-actor provides formal and informal venues to develop Music Theater skills: character development and portrayal, scene study, and audition skills. The laboratory format allows students to learn from the instructor as well as each other as they cover varied repertory. The course culminates in a performance at the end of each term.

The Lincoln Chamber Singers is a select, small vocal ensemble that performs secular and sacred music of a more intimate nature both on and off-campus. 0 or 1 credit.

The study and application of the various facets involved in opera production: scenes from the operatic repertoire and/or full-scale operas will be studied and performed. May be repeated.

Advanced formal and stylistic analysis of selected major works from the Baroque to the present.

A study of hymns and psalms in Christian worship from an historical perspective as well as a survey of contemporary hymns and performance practices.

This segment of the two-part music history survey covers the music of the Western classical tradition from chant through Beethoven. The course will acquaint the student with a substantial body of musical works by placing them within the larger context of European history. In examining these works and their aesthetic underpinnings, the course employs various techniques, including music analysis, critical listening, cultural critique, and aesthetic theory.

This segment of the two-part music history survey covers the music of the Western classical and popular traditions from Romanticism through the present day. The course will acquaint the student with a substantial body of musical works by placing them within the larger context of European and American history. In examining these works and their aesthetic underpinnings, the course employs various techniques, including music analysis, critical listening, cultural critique, and aesthetic theory. Fall.