Dec 04, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog
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MUS 108 - The Language of Music


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3A
An introduction to the materials and structure of Western tonal art music, including notation, pitch, rhythm, meter, scales and keys, intervals, chords, harmonic progressions and voice-leading, and form.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3A - Arts
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
  1. Communicate in some basic technical aspects of the art; 
  2. Demonstrate the value of theory and listening as a form of self expression; 
  3. Identify the importance of design and form in music; 
  4. Increase student’s listening ability and sensitivity to various musical styles


GE-3A. Arts Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate the impact of the arts on their life.
  2. Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the arts.
  3. Describe the ways that diverse identities influence the creation and experience of art.
  4. Identify the role of art in diverse settings.



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