Course Descriptions and Objectives

MUSC 129 - Digital Studio Level 3

1. Make a significant contribution to a student’s own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of intermediate techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Present their original work to a panel of their peers at the reinforcement level. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 133 - Jazz Band

1. Perform traditional jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sight read music at intermediate level. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate basic approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at least at a basic level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

MUSC 134 - Jazz Band

1. Perform traditional swing and Latin jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sight read music at advanced-intermediate level. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate intermediate approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an intermediate level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

MUSC 135 - Jazz Band

1. Perform swing, Latin and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sight read music at an advanced level. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

MUSC& 141 - Music Theory I

1. Identify and notate pitches, intervals, and major and minor scales in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs. [REASON]
2. Recognize and utilize various simple and compound time signatures. [REASON]
3. Identify and notate all diatonic triads and 7th chords in root position and inversion. [REASON]
4. Analyze diatonic musical excerpts using roman numerals and inversions symbols. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate proper voice-leading technique. [REASON]
6. Identify the following by ear: Major and minor scales, all simple melodic and harmonic intervals, and root position triads. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Sight-sing examples in simple time signatures and major keys, with stepwise melodies and skips from the tonic triad. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform at the piano any pitch, interval, or diatonic scale and chord. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC& 142 - Music Theory II

1. Write in 4-part chorale style using triads in root position, first inversion, and second inversion. [REASON]
2. Analyze 4-part chorale style writing, and locate spelling, spacing, doubling and voice-leading errors. [REASON]
3. Draw from memory the diagrams of usual harmonic progressions, and create harmonic progressions that follow the diagrams. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Harmonize a melody in 4-part chorale style. [REASON]
5. Identify and label phrases, cadences, and periods in written music. [REASON]
6. Identify and notate the following by ear: triads in inversion; five types of seventh chords in root position; conjunct melodies; melodies with simple skips from the tonic and dominant triads; harmonic progressions of two chords in major and minor keys. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: simple and compound time signatures; major and minor keys; stepwise melodies and skips from the tonic and dominant triads. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Play the following on piano: five types of seventh chords in root position; scales and modes; diatonic triads in major and minor; all part-writing assignments; 4-part voicings of triads, and triads in inversion. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC& 143 - Music Theory III

1. Write in 4-part chorale style using diatonic triads and seventh chords in root position and any inversion. [REASON]
2. Analyze 4-part chorale style writing, and locate spelling, spacing, doubling and voice-leading errors. [REASON]
3. Analyze and realize figured bass lines incorporating diatonic triads and seventh chords in root positions and any inversion. [REASON]
4. Add and label non-chord tones to a 4-part chorale. [REASON]
5. Identify and notate the following by ear: triads in four parts (any inversion); five types of seventh chords in any inversion; melodic dictation (longer diatonic melodies with more and larger skips); harmonic dictation (progressions of three and six diatonic chords in major and minor keys; notation of soprano, bass, and roman numerals). [COMMUNICATE]
6. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: simple and compound time signatures; major and minor keys in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; stepwise melodies and skips from the tonic triad, the dominant triad, and the dominant seventh chord. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Play the following on piano: five types of seventh chords in any inversion; scales and modes; diatonic triads and seventh chords in major and minor, all part-writing assignments. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 146 - Sno-King Chorale

1. Perform the fundamentals of chorale singing including techniques in breathing, phrasing, diction and phonation. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate correct pronunciation of foreign languages while singing. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Demonstrate an understanding of chorale literature in cultural and historical contexts. [REASON]
4. Perform ensemble singing techniques including dynamics, color tone, and the use of vibrato. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate proficiency in stage presence and public performance decorum. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 147 - Symphonic Choir

1. Demonstrate appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing a variety of choral music with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing in foreign languages. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 148 - Symphonic Choir

1. Demonstrate appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing a variety of choral music with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing in foreign languages. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

*Students enrolled in Symphonic Choir for the first time will complete the above objectives at an introductory level; continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 149 - Symphonic Choir

1. Demonstrate appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing a variety of choral music with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing in foreign languages. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

*Students enrolled in Symphonic Choir for the first time will complete the above objectives at an introductory level; continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 150 - Applied Music

1. Sing or play with accurate rhythm. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Read music (pitches and rhythm) at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play or sing with accurate pitches and tone production at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Perform expressively and with attention to appropriate style. [COMMUNICATE]

*Lessons are individualized and level of objectives set by the instructor based on interests and abilities of the student.

MUSC 155 - Special Topics

1. Identify prominent figures, techniques, ideas, or styles, within the particular subject, along with their impact(s). [REASON]
2. Compare/contrast the particular subject with alternatives. [REASON]
3. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 160 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize basic jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate beginning approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at a beginning level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

MUSC 161 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize basic jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate beginning approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at a beginning level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

*Students enrolled in Jazz Workshop for the first time will complete the above objectives at an introductory level; continuing students progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 162 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize basic jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate beginning approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at a beginning level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

*Students enrolled in Jazz Workshop for the first time will complete the above objectives at an introductory level; continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 170 - Jazz and Pop Harmony

1. Perform all triads and seventh chords at the keyboard or guitar. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Aurally recognize standard harmonic progressions in jazz and popular songs. [REASON]
3. Perform standard harmonic progressions at the keyboard or on the guitar. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Aurally recognize AABA song forms and 12-bar blues forms in jazz and popular songs. [REASON]
5. Create a functional bass line under jazz and pop progressions. [REASON]

MUSC 171 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Demonstrate appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Prepare appropriately for rehearsal and performance. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Discuss jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 172 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Reinforce appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Reinforce behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Demonstrate ability to prepare solo jazz literature for performance. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Discuss jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 173 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Master appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Master behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Demonstrate competency in preparing lead sheets for solo performance using music notation software. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Master the ability to identify jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 189 - Concert Band I

1. Demonstrate good tone production through proper air support and technique. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music through performance. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sight-read instrumental music. [REASON]
4. Perform a variety of instrumental music using appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 190 - Introduction to Audio Engineering

1. Identify the basic components and equipment used in a recording/project studio. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate the basic principles of acoustics and digital audio theory. [REASON]
3. Set up and run small recording sessions. [REASON]
4. Apply common mixing and mastering techniques to multi-track recordings. [REASON]

MUSC 198 - Individual Project in Music

1. Demonstrate understanding of the research area determined at the start of the course. [REASON]
2. Showcase their original musical work in a tangible format. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Show awareness of new musical topics, ideas, and techniques. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 199 - Special Projects in Music

1. Determine their own objectives in conference with the instructor; these objectives will form the basis upon which the student will be assessed. [REASON]
2. Produce work through the opportunity to use independent exploration and expression in a focused area of need or interest. [EXPLORE]
3. Develop specific skills or techniques within the field of music. [ACT]

MUSC 200 - Digital Music Studio

1. Set up and run small recording sessions. [REASON]
2. Apply common mixing and mastering techniques to multi-track recordings. [REASON]
3. Create original synthesizer and sampler software instruments. [REASON]
4. Integrate music and sound design into video footage. [REASON]
5. Complete a full-length original audio composition/production. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Identify common studio production techniques by ear. [REASON]

MUSC 211 - Class Guitar

1. Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths. [REASON]
3. Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature. [REASON]
4. Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode. [REASON]
5. Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales. [REASON]
7. Define the components of contemporary song form. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform in advanced guitar styles. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 212 - Class Guitar

1. Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths. [REASON]
3. Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature. [REASON]
4. Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode. [REASON]
5. Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales. [REASON]
7. Define the components of contemporary song form. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform in advanced guitar styles. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 213 - Class Guitar

1. Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths. [REASON]
3. Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature. [REASON]
4. Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode. [REASON]
5. Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales. [REASON]
7. Define the components of contemporary song form. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform in advanced guitar styles. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 214 - Class Piano

1. Read standard keyboard notation with fluency. [REASON]
2. Perform music at the keyboard using proper advanced technique. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play keyboard in an advanced ensemble environment. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 215 - Class Piano

1. Read standard keyboard notation with fluency and be able to provide fingerings. [REASON]
2. Perform music at the keyboard using proper advanced technique and dynamic control. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play keyboard in an advanced ensemble environment. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 216 - Class Piano

1. Demonstrate alternative fingerings for music pieces. [REASON]
2. Perform music using advanced dynamic control and articulations. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play keyboard in an advanced ensemble environment. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 217 - Class Voice

1. Lead other singers in an ensemble setting. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Perform music with healthy vocal technique. [REASON]
3. Sing extended solos from memory in front of an audience. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 218 - Class Voice

1. Lead other singers in an ensemble setting. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Perform music with healthy vocal technique. [REASON]
3. Sing extended solos from memory in front of an audience. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 219 - Class Voice

1. Lead other singers in an ensemble setting. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Perform music with healthy vocal technique. [REASON]
3. Sing extended solos from memory in front of an audience. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 227 - Digital Studio Level 4

1. Make an extended (or multiple) significant contribution(s) to their own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of advanced techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Present their original work to a panel of their peers at the reinforcement level. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 228 - Digital Studio Level 5

1. Make an extended (or multiple) significant contribution(s) to their own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of advanced techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers at an advanced level. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Co-lead music discussions and/or present their original work to a panel of their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 229 - Digital Studio Level 6

1. Make an extended (or multiple) significant contribution(s) to their own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of advanced techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios while maintaining the highest standards of audio fidelity. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers at the mastery level. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Lead music discussions and/or present their original work to a panel of their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 230 - Digital Music for Media

1. Define and discuss common terms and concepts in the film/video sound industry. [REASON]
2. Navigate through modern digital orchestra sound libraries. [REASON]
3. Dissect and spot a film or piece of visual media for dramatic form and the role of sound. [REASON]
4. Write original underscore to various video clips be included in their portfolio upon completion. [REASON]
5. Recall the evolution of sound in film and television over the past 100 years. [EXPLORE]

MUSC& 241 - Music Theory IV

1. Spell and recognize secondary dominant and secondary leading tone chords in any key. [REASON]
2. Analyze musical excerpts that include any of the following types of modulation: Common chord modulation (diatonic common chords); altered chords as common chords; sequential modulation; modulation by common tone; monophonic modulation; direct modulation. [REASON]
3. Provide formal analysis of musical excerpts in binary, ternary, and sonata allegro forms. [REASON]
4. Write and analyze in 4-part chorale style using diatonic triads, seventh chords, secondary functions, and modulation. [REASON]
5. Analyze and realize (in four parts) figured bass lines incorporating diatonic triads and seventh chords, secondary functions, and modulation. [REASON]
6. Identify and notate the following by ear: compound melodic Intervals; whole tone, pentatonic, and octatonic scales; any type of seventh chord; melodic dictation (melodies with some chromatic tones); harmonic dictation (progressions of nine diatonic chords in major and minor keys; progressions of six chords in major and minor including secondary functions). [COMMUNICATE]
7. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: subdivision of the beat in simple and compound time signatures; major and minor keys; treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; stepwise melodies and skips from the tonic triad, the dominant triad, and the dominant seventh chord; chromatic non-chord tones, V/V harmony, and modulation to the key of the dominant. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Play the following on piano: all types of seventh chords in root position (from any given root); all scales covered in ear training (from any given tonic); secondary dominant and secondary leading tone chords in any key; all part-writing assignments. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC& 242 - Music Theory V

1. Spell and recognize borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords and augmented sixth chords in any key. [REASON]
2. Analyze musical excerpts that include Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, mode mixture, and/or enharmonic modulation. [REASON]
3. Write and analyze in 4-part chorale style using borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords augmented sixth chords, and enharmonic modulation. [REASON]
4. Analyze and realize (in four parts) figured bass lines incorporating borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords and augmented sixth chords. [REASON]
5. Identify and notate the following by ear: compound melodic and harmonic intervals; 1/2 step-minor 3rd, chromatic, and sharp 4-flat 7 scales; seventh chords in four voices (five types of seventh chords, any inversion); 9th chords melodic dictation (longer melodies with increasing chromaticism); harmonic dictation (progressions of six chords in major and minor keys including borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords; notation of soprano, bass, and roman numerals). [COMMUNICATE]
6. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: major and minor keys; treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; syncopation, tuplets, changing time signatures, hemiola, and less common time signatures; modulation to closely related keys; secondary dominant harmonies. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Play the following on piano: borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords in any key; all scales covered in ear training (from any given tonic); all 9th chords covered in ear training (from any given root); all part-writing assignments. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC& 243 - Music Theory VI

1. Analyze musical excerpts from the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century. [REASON]
2. Identify various common scale usages, chord structures, and metric considerations of twentieth century music. [REASON]
3. Compose short pieces incorporating the following: bitonality; pandiatonicism; secundal, quartal, and/or quintal harmony; twelve-tone technique; asymmetric meter, mixed meter, and/or metric modulation. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Use pitch class set theory to notate the normal order, the normal order of the inversion, the best normal order, and the prime form for any group of pitches. [REASON]
5. Analyze musical excerpts composed with twelve-tone technique. [REASON]
6. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: modes of major and minor keys in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; syncopation, tuplets, changing time signatures, hemiola, and less common time signatures; extended chromaticism, remote modulation, and nontonal lines. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 247 - Symphonic Choir

1. Model to less-experienced singers, appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing independently, varied choral music literature with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing choral music in multiple languages with correct phonetic pronunciation. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate advanced skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 248 - Symphonic Choir

1. Model to less-experienced singers, appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing independently, varied choral music literature with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing choral music in multiple languages with correct phonetic pronunciation. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate advanced skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 249 - Symphonic Choir

1. Model to less-experienced singers, appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing independently, a variety of choral music with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing choral music in multiple languages with correct phonetic pronunciation. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate advanced skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

*Students enrolled in Symphonic Choir for the first time will complete the above objectives at an introductory level; continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 250 - Applied Music

1. Sing or play with accurate rhythm. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Read music (pitches and rhythm) at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play or sing with accurate pitches and intonation, at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Sing or play with good tone quality. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Perform expressively and with attention to appropriate style. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read music at sight at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]

*Lessons are individualized and objectives set by the instructor based on interests and abilities of the student.

MUSC 255 - Special Topics

1. Identify prominent figures, techniques, ideas, or styles, within the particular subject, along with their impact(s). [REASON]
2. Compare/contrast and contextualize the particular subject with alternatives. [REASON]
3. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, oral presentation, and/or musical performance. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 260 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize advanced jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

MUSC 261 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize advanced jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

*Continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 262 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize advanced jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

*Continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 270 - Jazz and Pop Harmony

1. Play 7th chords with extensions at the keyboard. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize 7th chords with extensions in jazz and popular songs. [REASON]
3. Play standard and advanced harmonic progressions using extended harmony. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Aurally analyze advanced jazz chord progressions involving ii V I variations. [REASON]
5. Create a functional bass line under complex jazz progressions. [REASON]
6. Arrange a jazz or popular song for vocal or instrumental ensemble. [REASON]

MUSC 271 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Model to less-experienced musicians, appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Model to less-experienced musicians, behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Demonstrate competencies to effectively lead a sectional rehearsal outside of class. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Compare and contrast jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 272 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Reinforce modeling to less-experienced musicians, appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Reinforce modeling to less-experienced musicians, behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Provide feedback to other students regarding their solo performances in class. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Reinforce enhanced awareness of jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 273 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Master modeling to less-experienced musicians, appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Master modeling to less-experienced musicians, behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Perform a solo set of jazz literature consisting of 3-4 pieces with an instrumental combo. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate mastery of jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 289 - Concert Band II

1. Demonstrate superior tone production through proper air support and technique. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate advanced sight-reading skill. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate and play advanced music sections for this genre. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate and produce sound and music with an awareness of balance of the surrounding ensemble. [REASON]
6. Prepare and perform solo passages when needed. [REASON]
7. Perform a variety of instrumental music using appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 290 - Advanced Audio Engineering

1. Demonstrate the advanced principles of recording acoustics. [REASON]
2. Set up and run large-scale recording sessions. [REASON]
3. Apply common mixing and mastering techniques to multi-track recordings at the advanced level. [REASON]

MUSC 298 - Individual Project in Music

1. Demonstrate a high level of research to be determined at the start of the course. [REASON]
2. Showcase their work in a tangible format. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Show awareness of advanced musical topics, ideas, and techniques. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 299 - Special Projects in Music

1. Determine their own objectives in conference with the instructor; these objectives will form the basis upon which the student will be graded. [REASON]
2. Produce advanced work through independent exploration and expression in a focused area of need or interest. [EXPLORE]
3. Develop an advanced skill or technique within the field of music or performance. [ACT]

NURS 114 - Pathophysiology

NURS 115 - Nursing Foundations

NURS 118 - Communication in Nursing

NURS 123 - Health Assessment

NURS 124 - Clinical Skills Lab 1

NURS 125 - Nursing Foundations Practicum I

NURS 126 - Principles of Medication Administration

NURS 127 - Nursing Foundations Practicum II

NURS 128 - Clinical Skills Lab II

NURS 130 - Mental Health Nursing

NURS 132 - Gerentology

NURS 133 - Pharmacology for Nurses

NURS 135 - Nursing Care of Families

NURS 141 - Medical Surgical Nursing I

NURS 142 - Medical Surgical Clinical Practicum I

NURS 151 - Medical Surgical Nursing II

NURS 152 - Medical Surgical Nursing Practicum II

NURS 155 - Special Topics

NURS 198 - Individual Project in Nursing

NURS 210 - Transition to Practice

NURS 220 - Medical Surgical Nursing Preceptorship

NURS 255 - Special Topics

NUTR& 101 - Nutrition

1. Define, describe and differentiate between each of the nutrient classes (including their subclasses) plus other beneficial but “non-nutritive” components of foods, especially phytochemicals and antioxidants. [REASON]
2. Explain the relationships between diet and health, including the effects on health of malnutrition and over-nutrition, whole foods, processed foods, vitamin/mineral/antioxidant/herbal supplementation, and relative intake of the macronutrients and their subcategories. [REASON]
3. Evaluate foods to predict their healthfulness based on food labels (if processed), cooking and preservation method, additives used, and potential for contaminant load; determine whether a food is whole or processed. [REASON]
4. Evaluate nutrition claims in the media and marketing for scientific validity. [ACT]
5. Explain the relationships between diet, exercise, weight and health; understand the costs and benefits of various weight treatment options. [REASON]
6. Describe and explain nutritional concerns of specific life stages. [REASON]
7. Explain the functions and potential costs of common food additives. [REASON]
8. Describe and explain the impact of food, the food industry, and agriculture on global health and sustainability; apply consumer choices that minimize personal negative impact. [ACT]
9. Communicate effectively using language and understanding of nutrition science. [COMMUNICATE]
10. Correctly and appropriately collect, analyze data and interpret. [REASON]

OSH 100 - Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health

1. Identify the various fields of safety and risk management. (i.e., industrial hygiene, safety management, risk management, etc.). [REASON]
2. Describe the regulatory agencies that deal with occupational and environmental safety and health and describe each organizations purpose and authority. (i.e., OSHA, L&I, EPA, DOT, etc.). [REASON]
3. Understand basic terminology used in the field of occupational safety and health and apply it appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate how to access applicable rules and regulations. [ACT]
5. Analyze the history and evolution of occupational safety and health as it pertains to a variety of communities and stake holders. [EXPLORE]
6. Evaluate the impact (financial and social) of occupational injuries and illnesses. [EXPLORE]
7. Explore the process of worker’s compensation and its effects on various stake holders. [REASON]
8. Adopt a proactive approach to safety by following best practices in the field. [ACT]

OSH 110 - Safety Management

1. Collect and evaluate data to identify safety and health trends. [REASON]
2. Identify and address risks and hazards in a variety of occupational settings. [REASON]
3. Create written policies and procedures to prevent and reduce risks and hazards. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Develop appropriate plans for hazard mitigation and business continuity. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Produce site-specific programs, policies and procedures that incorporate the needs of a diverse workforce. [EXPLORE]
6. Adopt a proactive versus reactive approach to managing risk and hazards in the workplace. [ACT]

OSH 140 - Regulatory Environment

1. Locate and utilize relevant laws and regulations related to occupational safety and health. [REASON]
2. Describe the history and evolution of regulatory and political environments in the U.S. and Internationally. [EXPLORE]
3. Identify the various local, state, federal and international agencies and organizations involved with occupational safety and health and describe their authority and levels of interaction. (i.e., OSHA, EPA, DOT, WISHA, L&I, etc.). [EXPLORE]
4. Analyze and respond to the audit results of a regulatory inspection. [REASON]
5. Explain the penalties and violation structure. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Propose policies and procedures to ensure compliance and create a culture of safety in an organization. [ACT]

OSH 150 - Workers Compensation and Risk Management

1. Explain the reasons and roles for managing risk in the workplace. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Identify and analyze various risk analysis methods. [REASON]
3. Describe the process of handling risk, including the assumption of risk and transfer of risk. [REASON]
4. Analyze the history and evolution of risk management and workers’ compensation laws in the United States and internationally (Including ADA, FMLA, etc.). [EXPLORE]
5. Manage a workers’ compensation claim from opening to closing of a claim with empathy for all stakeholders involved. [ACT]
6. Adopt an ethical approach to mitigating risks and hazards in the workplace. [ACT]

OSH 155 - Special Topics

1. Discuss a specific topic of current interest in occupational safety and health. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Relate the special topic to other course work and best practices in occupational safety and health. [REASON]

OSH 160 - Incident Investigation

1. Analyze proper methods, protocol, and documentation for an incident investigation. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Conduct a complete investigation of a workplace incident. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the documentation and record-keeping system for reporting injuries and illnesses. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Describe the methods of review, action, and follow-up by the employee(s), the supervisor, the safety committee and management. [EXPLORE]
5. Adopt an objective and professional approach to the investigation process, [ACT]

OSH 170 - Safety Training Techniques

1. Identify the variety of different learning styles and the most effective training methods to reach each student. [EXPLORE]
2. Demonstrate advantages/disadvantages of the different training medias and the associated costs. [REASON]
3. Describe effective refresher training methods. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Prepare and present a complete training module. [COMMUNICATE]

OSH 190 - Industrial Security

1. Describe the history and evolution of Terrorism (Historical Perspective) including specific hazardous threats: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive/Energetic (CBRNE). [REASON]
2. Apply the best practices of Industrial Security including: a. Equipment use b. Methods c. Control of facility and grounds d. Internal Security threats (i.e., disgruntled employees). [REASON]
3. Identify the potential for workplace violence, analyze its causes and impact, and suggest preventative procedures and safeguards. [EXPLORE]
4. Explain site-specific vulnerability assessment processes. [ACT]
5. Recognize how the National Incident Management System (NIMS) applies to industrial security and emergency response. [REASON]
6. Develop and implement site specific Health and Safety Plans that include emergency response elements. [COMMUNICATE]

OSH 199 - Special Projects in Occupational Safety and Health

1. Submit a written proposal outlining the purpose and scope of their special project. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate completion of the agreed upon requirement based on the approved proposal. [ACT]

OSH 220 - Industrial Hygiene

1. Explain the key elements of an industrial hygiene program and its relationship to other aspects of a company’s overall safety program. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Understand the basics of toxicology including the four major ways the human body is exposure to various substances that can cause harm. [REASON]
3. Identify different types of hazards (i.e. airborne, physical, etc.) and determine the appropriate monitoring and sampling techniques. [REASON]
4. Locate and utilize the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in an emergency response. [ACT]

OSH 230 - Ergonomics

1. Describe the history and evolution of ergonomics including the new focus related to the aging workforce. [EXPLORE]
2. Understand and apply basic ergonomic terminology. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Explain the principles of body mechanics. [REASON]
4. Recognize and analyze ergonomic risk factors. [REASON]
5. Identify corrective solutions (including training, engineering and procedural modifications) to address ergonomic risks. [REASON]
6. Communicate basic ergonomic concepts and solutions to workforce and management through training and report writing. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Demonstrate proper ergonomic practices including NIOSH lifting guidelines. [ACT]

OSH 240 - Handling Hazardous Materials

1. Explain the requirements of 29CFR1910.120. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize and mitigate for a variety of hazards, particularly the handling of chemicals. [REASON]
3. Describe the purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE) and under which circumstances different PPE is used. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of chemical, biological and radiological toxicology and the associated medical surveillance requirements. [REASON]
5. Implement appropriate sampling and monitoring procedures. [ACT]
6. Execute emergency response procedures including appropriate decontamination procedures. [ACT]

OSH 255 - Special Topics

1. Discuss a specific topic of current interest in occupational safety and health. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Relate the special topic to other course work and best practices in occupational safety and health. [REASON]
3. Apply the content of the course into professional practice. [ACT]

OSH 291 - OSH Internship/Capstone

OSH 299 - Special Projects in Occupational Safety and Health

1. Submit a written proposal outlining the purpose and scope of their special project. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate completion of the agreed upon requirement based on the approved proposal. [ACT]

LEGAL 200 - Introduction to Law and the Legal Process:CD

1. Demonstrate how to read, analyze and brief a case. [REASON]
2. Summarize, from an overview, the civil and criminal litigation process. [REASON]
3. Differentiate the role of the lawyers and paralegals in delivering legal services and the ethical and professional practice standards applicable. [Reason]
4. Evaluate how to file cases in the American judicial system with state common law courts and the federal courts. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate good communication skills in a legal context. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Explain basic legal terms, definitions and distinctions. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Distinguish how law may or may not result in Justice, especially in regards the role law has played in the treatment of minority groups in America. [EXPLORE]
8. Use the basic resources of a law library for research. [EXPLORE]

LEGAL 205 - Civil Procedure

1. Apply knowledge of the court system and an understanding of the law of civil procedure to complete litigation related tasks. [REASON]
2. Identify and use appropriate court rules, statutes and procedures necessary for the preparation and presentation of civil cases. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate the practical skills necessary for a legal assistant to successfully work with attorneys on civil cases. [REASON]
4. Draft basic pleadings and other papers used in prosecuting and defending civil cases. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 210 - Legal Research

1. Identify whether a resource is primary or secondary authority, or research finding aid. [REASON]
2. Use hardbound and electronic federal and state statutory and administrative codes to locate constitutions, statutes and agency rules. [REASON]
3. Use hardbound and electronic court reporters and case digests to locate relevant state and federal case law. [REASON]
4. Use hardbound and electronic sources to locate legal treatises, annotated law reports, legal encyclopedias, legal periodicals and other secondary authorities. [REASON]
5. Use hardbound and electronic sources to verify reliability and update primary and secondary legal authority. [REASON]
6. Use effective strategies to organize and perform basic legal research, cite-checking, and writing assignments. [REASON]
7. Write correct, complete and accurate citations to hardbound and electronic legal authorities in compliance with the Uniform System of Citations and Washington Style Sheet. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Prepare documents using the basic components for legal correspondence, legal memoranda, and legal briefs. [COMMUNICATE]
9. Prepare documents using correct English grammar and legal terminology in tone and style appropriate for the intended audience. [COMMUNICATE]
10. Use word processing software to format professional quality legal documents and correspondence. [COMMUNICATE]
11. Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical rules of competence, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and unauthorized practice of law to avoid situations that may be in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct when performing research and communication tasks as a paralegal. [ACT]

LEGAL 214 - Legal Ethics

1. Analyze and discuss the ethical standards and rules of professional conduct that govern paralegals and other legal professionals. [REASON]
2. Analyze and discuss the methods for resolving potential conflicts of interest and other types of everyday ethical dilemmas faced by paralegals. [REASON]
3. Access and use relevant print and electronic sources of authority including Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs), ethics opinions, and case law to research answers to resolve ethical issues and dilemmas faced by paralegals. [REASON]
4. Explain and apply the ethical rules and procedures required to protect confidentiality and to avoid conflicts of interest. [REASON]
5. Analyze and explain the similarities and difference between the rule of confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege, and the work product rule. [REASON]
6. Describe what constitutes the practice of law and identify methods to avoid engaging in the Unauthorized Practice of Law. (UPL). [REASON]
7. Describe the limitations on attorney advertising and solicitation of clients, and how to avoid violations when using electronic communications such as emails, websites, and blogs. [REASON]
8. Describe the various types of fees used by attorneys, limitations on use of various fees, how client funds must be handled, and requirements for IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts) trust accounts. [REASON]
9. Describe the current issues involving paralegal licensing at the state and national levels and the legal technician rule in Washington. [EXPLORE]
10. Describe the relationship and interactions among attorneys, paralegals, state bar associations, the American Bar Association, state legislatures, courts, and national paralegal associations. [REASON]

LEGAL 215 - Administrative Law

1. Explain the relationship and function of administrative agencies at all levels of government. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the methods used by the branches of government, at both federal and state levels, to maintain accountability and control of administrative agencies. [REASON]
3. Explain the application of constitutional concepts of federalism, separation of powers, due process, equal protection, delegation doctrine, Fourth and Fifth Amendments to an administrative law problem. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the provisions of the federal and Washington Administrative Procedures Acts applicable to agency rulemaking, agency adjudications, and judicial review. [REASON]
5. Analyze the major issues and apply substantive and procedural federal and state administrative laws and rules in resolving an administrative law problem. [REASON]
6. Locate, acquire, evaluate and apply information from federal and state statutes, agency rules and case law in hardbound and electronic sources in response to an administrative law problem. [REASON]
7. Prepare appropriate documents for various procedures common to administrative agencies, in compliance with the applicable administrative procedures act and agency rules. [COMMUNICATE]