This course is the first of a two-course sequence (with MUS 305), designed to develop students' written and oral communication skills and information literacy in music. MUS 304 focuses on oral communication. To be taken simultaneously with MUS 302. With MUS 305, satisfies the Graduation Composition and Communications Requirement. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.