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Course Info for MUSC - 101 - 23, Fall 2026
Class number: 3437 Title: Understanding Music I Department: Music
Career: Undergraduate Component: Laboratory Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.25
Enrollment limited to 13 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 8
Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: R: 1:40PM-2:30PM, AAC - 104 Instructor(s): Shih, Pi-Hsun
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement
Course Description:
An introduction to the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic structure of tonal music, with the emphasis on the development of a chordal vocabulary equally adaptable to classical and popular music. A required weekly practicum will stress ear-training (recognition of intervals, chords, rhythms, etc.) and its practical applications at the keyboard. Prerequisite for Music 201, may not be counted toward the major in music.