Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Wind Ensemble. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of wind literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Wind Orchestra. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of wind instrument/band repertoire representing various periods and styles. Open to music majors and non-majors. Prior playing experience and music reading ability required. Placement audition required. (May be repeated for credit.)
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
University Band. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of band repertoire representing various periods and styles. Open to music majors and non-majors. Prior playing experience and music reading ability required. May be repeated for credit. 3 credit hours. No audition required but the ability to read music and perform with proficiency on an instrument used in the ensemble is required.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Marching Band. Repertoire, performance, and technique for enhancing school spirit and university athletic activities. Open to all university students who can perform at required level on an appropriate instrument/visual equipment. Audition required. 1-3 credit hours.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Orchestra. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of orchestral literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Study, rehearsal and concert performance of men's choral literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Choral Ensemble: University Singers. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of choral literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Choral Ensemble: Vocal Jazz. Study and performance of vocal jazz ensemble repertoire.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Women's Chorus. Study, rehearsal, and performance of repertoire for women's chorus. Open to music majors and non-majors. (May be repeated for credit.)
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Jazz Band. Prerequisites: Audition and consent of instructor. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of jazz literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 0.0
Concert Attendance.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Fundamentals of Music. Prerequisite: theory placement examination. Not acceptable for credit for Bachelor of Music candidates. Includes staff notation, the piano keyboard, rhythm and meter, scales and modes, intervals and triads. Designed for students who read music.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Theory I. Prerequisite: Mus 1430 with grade of C or higher, or a score of 70 percent on the School of Music Fundamentals Examination. Corequisite: Mus 1540 or 1550. Beginning study of the materials and structure of music including diatonic harmony, counterpoint, and form analysis. Basic to all subsequent music-theory courses.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Theory II. Prerequisite: Score of 90 percent or higher on the School of Music Fundamentals Examination. Corequisite: Mus 1540, 1550, or 2540. Continuing study of the materials and structure of music, including diatonic harmony, counterpoint, and form analysis.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Aural Skills I. Prerequisite: theory placement examination. Corequisite: Mus 1440. Beginning study of sight singing, keyboard harmony and ear training, including melodic and rhythmic transcriptions and error detection within a diatonic framework.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Aural skills II. Prerequisite: Mus 1540 with grade of C or higher. Corequisite: Mus 1440, 1450, or 2440. Study of sight singing, keyboard harmony, and ear training, including melodic and rhythmic transcription and error detection.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Group Instruction in Piano I. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A unified approach to elementary piano instruction stressing the following skills: reading, harmonizing, chord patterns, transposing, and improvising. Includes work with solo and ensemble literature as well as technical patterns.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Group Instruction in Piano II. Prerequisite: Mus 1710 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Continuation of skills, literature, and technique introduced in Mus 1710 at a more advanced level.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Group Instruction in Voice I. Fundamentals of vocal production. Development of technique through group and solo singing.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Group Instruction in Voice II. Development of singing skills through appropriate level of repertoire and individual and group learning strategies. May be taken prior to or following Mus 1730.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Group Instruction in Guitar I. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Beginning instruction of skills necessary to play the guitar.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Group Instruction in Guitar II. Prerequisite: Mus 1750 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. A continuation of guitar methods and instruction.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
The Music Business for Jazz Musicians. Seminar to acquaint jazz musicians with employment in music performance. Professionals will address students on subjects including the club date business, building a private teaching studio, and the creation of a demo tape.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Art and Music for Early Childhood. Not for art or music majors. Art and music content and teaching methods with an emphasis on integration into general classroom settings.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Theory III. Prerequisite: Mus 1450 with grade of C or higher. Corequisite: Mus 1550, 2540, or 2550. Continuation of common-practice chromatic harmony; study of post-common practice chromaticism including linear chords and remote modulation. Introduction to three-part counter- point and fugue.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Theory IV. Prerequisite: Mus 2440 with grade of C or higher. Corequisite: Mus 2540 or 2550. Analysis of music of the twentieth century to and beyond World War II. Concludes with a summary formal review of music of various style periods including study of concerto.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Basic Conducting. Prerequisites: Mus 1450 and 1550 with grades of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Introduction to beat patterns, baton technique, score reading, and rehearsal techniques.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Aural Skills III. Prerequisite: Mus 1550 with grade of C or higher. Corequisite: Mus 1450, 2440, or 2450. Continuation of the two-year aural skills sequence. Introduction to chromatic materials and increasingly complex rhythms and meters.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Aural Skills IV. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Corequisite: Mus 2440 or 2450. Completion of the two-year aural skills sequence. Further study of chromatic materials; twentieth-century melody and harmony.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Group Instruction in Piano III. Continuation of skills, literature, and technique from Mus 1720.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Group Instruction in Piano IV. Prerequisite: Mus 2710 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Continuation of skills, literature, and technique introduced in Mus 2710.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Beginning Jazz Improvisation I. Prerequisites: Mus 1440 and 1540 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Topics include jazz nomenclature, chord and scale construction, ear training improvisation in major and dorian modes.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Beginning Jazz Improvisation II. Prerequisite: Mus 2780 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Topics include dominant function chords, bebop scales, pentatonic scales, II-V chord progressions, and standard song forms and blues forms.
Credit Hour(s): 0.0
Recital I. Prerequisites: Must be admitted to applied music study at the 3000 level. Half-hour public recital.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Basic Improvisation. Prerequisites: Mus 2440 and 2540 with grades of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Introduction to improvisation, from chord-scale techniques to nonharmonic-based improvisation.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
New Music Ensemble. Prerequisite: audition or consent of instructor. Chamber ensemble that performs primarily post-World War II music, but also some earlier music. Student compositions may be performed. Participation in New Music Week during Spring semester required.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Wind Ensemble. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of wind literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Wind Orchestra. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of wind instrument/band repertoire representing various periods and styles. Open to music majors and non-majors. Prior playing experience and music reading ability required. Placement audition required. (May be repeated for credit.)
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
University Band. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of band repertoire representing various periods and styles. Open to music majors and non-majors. Prior playing experience and music reading ability required. May be repeated for credit. No audition required but the ability to read music and perform with proficiency on an instrument used in the ensemble is required.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Marching Band. Repertoire, performance, and technique for enhancing school spirit and university athletic activities. Open to all university students who can perform at required level on an appropriate instrument/visual equipment. Audition required. 1-3 credit hours.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Orchestra. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of orchestral literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Collaborative Piano. Supervised accompanying and chamber music for pianists. Eligible students may count up to two semesters in lieu of large ensemble. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Study, rehearsal and concert performance of men's choral literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Choral Ensemble: University Singers. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of choral literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Choral Ensemble: Vocal Jazz. Study and performance of vocal jazz ensemble repertoire.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Women's Chorus. Study, rehearsal, and performance of repertoire for women's chorus. Open to music majors and non-majors. (May be repeated for credit.)
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Jazz Band. Study, rehearsal, and concert performance of jazz literature of various periods and styles. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Opera Workshop. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Basic techniques in acting and technical aspects of theatre that are utilized in the performance of an opera scene.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Acting for Singers. Development of the skills needed for new singing actors and actresses. Focus will be on the fundamentals of the stage and character development: stage direction, parts of the theater, subtext, imagination, inner motivation, adaptation, objectives, and movement within a musical framework.
Credit Hour(s): 0.5
Brass Ensemble. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Performance of chamber music for brass instruments; includes historical and stylistic considerations and the study of ensemble performance problems. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of four semester hours.
Credit Hour(s): 0.5
Chamber Music for Strings. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Performance of chamber music for orchestral string instruments; includes historical and stylistic considerations and the study of ensemble performance problems. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of four semester hours.
Credit Hour(s): 0.5
Chamber Music for Woodwinds. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Performance of chamber music for woodwind instruments; includes historical and stylistic considerations and the study of ensemble performance problems. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of four semester hours.
Credit Hour(s): 0.5
Percussion Ensemble. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Performance of chamber music for percussion instruments; includes historical and stylistic considerations and the study of ensemble performance problems. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of four semester hours.
Credit Hour(s): 0.5
Guitar Ensemble. Performance of chamber music for guitar; includes historical and stylistic considerations and the study of ensemble performance problems. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of four semester hours.
Credit Hour(s): 0.5
Jazz Combos. Prerequisites: audition and consent of instructor. Rehearsal and performance of jazz literature for the small jazz combo (trio to sextet) with balanced instrumentation. Basic jazz improvisation, improving listening skills, combo arranging, and memorization of jazz "standards."
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Brass Techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Technique, literature, and notation for brass instruments. A comparative, homogeneous approach to performing on trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
String Techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Technique, literature, and notation for string instruments. A comparative, heterogeneous approach to performing on violin, viola, cello, and bass.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Woodwind Techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Technique, literature, and notation for woodwind instruments. A comparative, homogeneous approach to performing on flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Percussion Techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Technique, literature, and notation for percussion instruments. A comparative, homogeneous approach to performing on drums, mallets, and auxiliary percussion instruments.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Introduction to Music Education. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Foundations of music teaching and learning, with emphasis on school settings. Issues and knowledge applicable to general, choral, and instrumental music education. Includes observation and field experience.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
General Music in Early Childhood. Prerequisite: admission to music education program, or consent of instructor. Principles and techniques for teaching music to children in preschool through fourth grade. Includes musical development of the young child, program goals and content, methods, and assessment strategies. Correlated with national standards in music education. Field experience in a school setting.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
General Music in Middle and Secondary Schools. Prerequisite: admission to music education program, or consent of instructor. Principles and techniques for teaching general music in middle school and high school. Includes musical development of the adolescent, program goals and content, methods, and assessment strategies. Correlated with national standards in music education. Field experience in school setting.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Choral Music in the Schools. Prerequisite: admission to music education program, or consent of instructor. Overview of choral music education in school settings from elementary through high school. Applications of choral conducting, arranging, and vocal pedagogy. Vocal development among children and adolescents, building the choral program, selecting repertoire, classroom management, methods, and rehearsal techniques. Observation and field experience in school settings.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Techniques of Classroom Instruments. Performance/teaching techniques for guitar, recorder, and other rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic classroom instruments.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Teaching Beginning Strings. Prerequisite: Mus 3240 with grade of C or higher and MUS 3310 with grade of B or higher; or consent of instructor. Music education students must meet course prerequisites; performance students are restricted to those who have passed an audition for the School of Music and are admitted to the class by consent of instructor. Organizing and teaching beginning string programs for groups and individuals. Contextual emphasis on school settings, including recruiting/retention, program development, motivation, repertoire and methods assessment/evaluation, and major pedagogues. Teaching pedagogy consistent with national standards. Students will demonstrate ability to mode m primary and secondary instruments. Field experience in a school setting is required for music education students; performance students may select projects related to studio teaching.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Teaching Beginning Winds and Percussion. Prerequisites: Mus 3230, 3240, 3250, and 3260 with grades of C or higher; and Mus 3358 with grade of B or higher; or consent of instructor. Music education students must follow published course prerequisites; performance student restricted to those who have passed an audition for the School of Music and are admitted to the class by consent of instructor. Organizing/teaching beginning band instruments for groups and individuals. Contextual emphasis on band programs in school settings. Includes recruiting/retention, program development, motivation, assessment/evaluation, repertoire and major methods, national standards, and major pedagogues. Students will peer-teach individuals and groups and will model on primary and secondary instruments. Field experience required for music education students. Performance students may elect field experience or projects related to studio teaching.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Teaching Intermediate and Advanced Instrumental Music. Prerequisite: Mus 3359 with grade of B or higher, or consent of instructor. Organizing and teaching band and orchestra at intermediate and advanced levels. Developing student musicianship repertoire, teaching/rehearsal techniques and materials, curriculum development, program development and organization, motivation scheduling, budgeting, inventory management, booster clubs, professional relationships, travel, competitions/festivals, discipline, student leadership, pyramid/feeder alignment, fundraising, and professional development. Demonstration of ability to model on primary instrument at intermediate and advanced levels. Required field experience in school setting.
Credit Hour(s): 0.0
Recital II. Prerequisite: must be admitted to applied music study at the 3000 level. One-hour public recital.
Credit Hour(s): 0.0
Performance Laboratory. Coached chamber ensemble and/or studio-class performance. Includes repertoire review, master classes, peer analysis and critique, and recital preparation. (May be repeated.)
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Singing in Italian and Latin. Two lab classes per week. Developing the ability to pronounce the Italian and Latin languages on sight through the study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to Italian vocal literature as well as vocal literature in Latin.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Singing in German. Two lab classes per week. Developing the ability to pronounce the German language on sight through the study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to German vocal literature.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Singing in French. Two lab classes per week. Developing the ability to pronounce the French language on sight through the study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to French vocal literature.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Singing in English. Two lab classes per week. Developing the ability to pronounce the classical English language on sight through the study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to English vocal literature.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Jazz Combo Arranging. Prerequisite: Mus 2400 with grade of C or higher, or consent or instructor. Concepts of arranging for small jazz group, jazz instrumentation, and nomenclature; concepts in jazz theory.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Instrumentation and Orchestration. Prerequisites: Mus 2450 and Mus 2550 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Exploration of the technical capabilities and idiomatic performance practices of instruments found in the orchestra and the wind ensemble. Additional instruction in arranging and transcribing techniques for chamber ensembles, the orchestra, and wind ensemble.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Arranging for Chorus. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Arranging for large and small vocal ensembles with and without accompaniment.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Arranging for the Large Jazz Ensemble. Prerequisite: Mus 4100 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Contemporary arranging techniques for rhythm section and two, three, and four wind instruments.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Developing Rhythmic Sensitivity. Prerequisites: Mus 2450 and 2550 with grades of C or higher. Practical applications of concepts necessary to perform, teach, notate, and take dictation of beginning, intermediate, and advanced rhythmic patterns.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Composition Seminar. Prerequisites: Mus 1440 and Mus 1540 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Two lecture hours a week. Exploration of the processes and aesthetics of contemporary musical composition with additional topics to include a survey of contemporary music since 1960, advanced musical notation, advanced orchestration, and an exploration of the business of being a composer. Repeatable for credit and required of all students working in the composition area.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Jazz Ensemble Techniques. Study and performance of current jazz ensemble techniques and materials for school use. Special emphasis on basic improvisation; understanding and performing jazz styles. Field experience with secondary pupils is required.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Music in Special Education. Principles and strategies for teaching music to special-needs children. Methods for self-contained classes and inclusive classrooms. Includes planning, content, teaching strategies, and assessment.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Practicum in Music Education. Prerequisite: Approval of music education faculty. Part-time supervised teaching of music in school settings.
Credit Hour(s): 9.0
(TE) Student Teaching in Music. Prerequisite: Approval of music education faculty. Full-time supervised teaching of music in school settings.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
(TE) Senior Seminar in Music Education. Prerequisite: Approval of music education faculty. Selected topics for beginning teachers, including classroom management; cooperative learning environments; student diversity; administration of music programs; program evaluation; national standards; and others, as appropriate. To be taken concurrently with Mus 4270 or Mus 4830.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Internship in Music Education I. Prerequisite: Approval of music education faculty. Part-time supervised on-the-job music teaching internship in a school setting.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Advanced Keyboard Skills. Development of advanced keyboard skills in sight playing, chord patterns, transposing, harmonizing classical, folk and popular melodies, arranging for keyboards, improvising; accompanying pedagogy majors waives the piano proficiency.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Piano Pedagogy I. Approaches and materials for children and high-school students at the elementary and intermediate levels. Focus will include the job market, methods, curriculum building, musicianship training, technical development, practice strategies, ensemble playing, use of technology in teaching, and professional etiquette as a clinician/adjudicator.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Piano Pedagogy II. Prerequisite: Mus 4410 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Approaches and materials for the adult student at the beginner through advanced levels. Focus will include piano class teaching, methods, curriculum building, musicianship training, technical development, practice strategies, memorization, musical style and interpretation, ensemble playing, philosophical bases, piano laboratory technology, and professional etiquette as a clinician/ adjudicator.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Vocal Pedagogy. Principles of vocal pedagogy and development of teaching skills in applied vocal instruction.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Advanced Tonal Analysis. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Advanced structural and stylistic analysis of large one-movement and multi-movement works from the common-practice period.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Analysis of Post-Tonal Music. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher. Three lecture hours a week. Theories of musical structure in the post-tonal idiom, with analytical applications to literature from major composers of the twentieth century. Compositional exercises will provide orientation to diverse styles and demonstrate creative applications of theoretical concepts.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Choral Conducting. Prerequisite: Mus 2490 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Conducting techniques, with and without the baton, that communicate the conductor's interpretation of the musical score to the performers.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Instrumental Conducting. Prerequisites: Mus 2450 and 2490 with grades of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Advanced baton techniques, score reading and interpretation, and rehearsal procedures for instrumental conductors.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Historical Counterpoint. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Exploration, through composition and analysis, of the style and contrapuntal techniques of the Renaissance (Palestrina-style modal counterpoint) and Baroque (Bach-style harmonic counterpoint).
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Accompanying. Prerequisite: Keyboard proficiency. Developing musical sensitivity at the keyboard to enhance the performance of vocalists or instrumentalists. May be repeated for credit.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Piano Literature. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A comprehensive investigation of keyboard music from a historical and stylistic viewpoint, emphasizing major keyboard works and composers from the Baroque to the present.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Vocal Literature. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The art song and concert aria from Mozart to the present.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Choral Literature. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Literature for large and small vocal ensembles, including madrigals, masses, motets; 1500 to the present.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Dramatic Music. Prerequisite: Mus 1450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. History of dramatic music, principally opera and larger sacred works, from 1600 to the present.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Seminar in Music History and Literature. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics in the history and literature of music.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Computer Applications in Music. Basic computer literacy in music-related software programs for Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Word processing, graphics, music notation, and music sequencing will be studied, along with use of resources on the Internet.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Group Instruction in Jazz Keyboard. Prerequisite: Mus 2720 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. One lecture and one lab hour per week. Basic and intermediate jazz keyboard realization. Harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic elements will be investigated. Principles of chord progressions, comping techniques, modes, extension tones, and bass lines for lead-sheet realization.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Advanced Keyboard Harmony. Realization of figured bass, improvisation of chord progressions, transposition, instrumental score reading, and rhythm reading at the keyboard. Satisfies the requirements in keyboard proficiency for the concentration in music theory.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Advanced Aural Skills. Prerequisite: Mus 2550 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Two lecture hours a week. Continued development of aural skills, with particular emphasis on aural analysis and the transcription of chromatic music.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Advanced Jazz Improvisation I. Prerequisite: Mus 2780 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Jazz improvisation including compositional techniques, altered dominant scales, minor ii-v7s, ballad interpretation, memorization, and chord substitutions.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0
Advanced Jazz Improvisation II. Prerequisite: Mus 4790 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Continuation of Mus 4790. Advanced improvisation concepts and performance skills emphasizing composition, altered dominant scales, minor ii-v7s, ballad interpretation, memorization, and chord substitutions.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Jazz Theory. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Major and minor scale harmony; modulation, minor key analysis, dominants, reharmonization, and modal interchange.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Music History from Antiquity through the Baroque Period. Prerequisite: Mus 1450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. An investigation of western art music from the late Christian era through 1740.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Music History from the Classical Period to the Present-CTW. Prerequisite: Mus 1450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. An investigation of western art music from 1740 through the contemporary era. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all music majors.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
World Music-CTW. Comparative survey of various non-western musical cultures. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all music majors.
Credit Hour(s): 9.0
Internship Music Education II. Prerequisite: Approval of music education faculty. Full-time, supervised on-the-job music teaching internship in a school setting.
Credit Hour(s): 2.0
Jazz Styles. Prerequisites: Mus 2450 and 2780 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Examines important events in musical figures in the evolution of jazz by analysis of playing styles, compositions and innovations that influenced the direction of jazz in the twentieth century. African roots of jazz and music of Armstrong, Morton, Ellington, Parker/Gillespie, Coltrane, and Miles Davis.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Selected Topics. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Discussion and readings on selected topics.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Chamber Literature. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Literature for small string and wind chamber ensemble.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Orchestral Literature. Prerequisite: Mus 2450 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Orchestral literature from 1700 to the present.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Computer Music. Prerequisite: Mus 4730 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Introduction to software synthesis computer music using the Csound acoustic compiler. Survey of fundamental synthesis techniques, fundamentals of Csound programming, and strategies for sound design and composition. Required laboratory work.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Advanced Topics in Computer Music. Prerequisite: Mus 4981 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Advanced topics in software synthesis computer music using the Csound acoustic compiler. Survey of digital signal processing, advanced synthesis methods and score development. Course work culminates in a significant computer music project. Required laboratory work.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0 TO 4.0
Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW. Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students. This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements.