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0001, 0002, 0101, 0102, 0201, 0202, 0301. Instrumental Concentration (2 s.h.) FS
Weekly private lesson with major teacher. With instructor's permission, student may present either half or full recital.
0003, 0004, 0103, 0104, 0203, 0204, 0303, 0304. Instrumental Major (4 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for a Bachelor of Music, performance major. Weekly private lesson with major teacher. Culminates in full recital during final semester of study.
0005, 0006, 0105 0106, 0205, 0206. Secondary Piano for Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Fulfills piano requirements for students in programs of study other than piano major or piano concentration.
0007, 0008, 0107, 0108, 0207, 0208, 0307. Piano Concentration (2 s.h.) FS
Weekly private lesson and regularly scheduled master classes with major teacher. With instructor's permission, student may present either half or full senior recital.
0009, 0010, 0109, 0110, 0209, 0210, 0309, 0310. Piano Major (4 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for a Bachelor of Music, performance major. Weekly private lesson and regularly scheduled master classes with major teacher. Culminates in full recital during final semester of study.
0011, 0012, 0111, 0112. Voice Class (1 s.h.) FS
Fulfills voice requirements for all music majors. Class meets two hours per week.
0013, 0014, 0113, 0114, 0213, 0214, 0313. Voice Concentration (2 s.h.) FS
Weekly private lesson with major teacher in addition to voice class. Recital, partial or full, only with recommendation of voice faculty.
0015, 0016, 0115, 0116, 0215, 0216, 0315, 0316. Voice Majors (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for a Bachelor of Music, performance major. Weekly private lesson with major teacher in addition to voice class. Culminates in recital during final semester study.
0023, 0024. Class Voice (1 s.h.) FS, respectively
Voice class for non-music majors. Two hours per week.
0025. English Diction (1 s.h.) FS
Diction for singing in the English language.
0026. German Diction (1 s.h.) 96-98
Diction for singing in the German language.
0027. Italian Diction (1 s.h.) 96-98
Diction for singing in the Italian language.
0028, 0029. Accompanying and Piano Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS, respectively
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. For all applied piano majors. Training in both vocal and instrumental accompanying; two-piano and four-hand repertory. Senior piano majors should accompany two recitals per semester.
0030. Piano for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
For the beginner. Instruction in groups (piano laboratory). Chords, transposition, sight reading, improvisation, elementary jazz, ensemble playing.
0031. Piano for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Piano 0030 or equivalent. A sequel to Piano 0030 with increased emphasis on playing by ear, development of technique, repertoire, improvisation, and ensemble playing.
0032. Piano for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisites: Music 0030 and 0031. A continuation of class piano study in small groups.
0033. Piano for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisites: Music 0030, 0031, and 0032. A continuation of class piano study in small groups.
0034, 0035. Recital Accompanying (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Practical experience in vocal and/or instrumental accompanying and chamber music. Private coachings, ensemble coachings, independent study. Student participation as an accompanist or chamber player in a full recital program.
0036, 0037, 0038, 0039. Private Piano for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h. each) FS
Individual half-hour private lesson for students outside the College of Music who have reached at least an intermediate level of achievement. Lab fee required.
0040. Introduction to Accompanying (2 s.h.) F
The problems of ensemble playing and sight reading. Accompanying for different media, sonata performance, and lieder.
0041. Introduction to Pedagogy (2 s.h.) S
A general survey course. Key practical and pedagogical aspects of the piano teaching profession.
0046, 0047, 0048, 0049. Private Organ for Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Previous organ study; permission of instructor; open to music majors only. One-half hour private instruction. Emphasis on easy-medium repertoire. Lab fee required.
0056, 0057, 0058, 0059. Private Voice for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Individual half-hour private lesson for students outside the College of Music who have reached at least an intermediate level of achievement. Additional fee required.
0066, 0067, 0068, 0069. Instrumental Study for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
By permission of Instrumental Ensemble Department, based on audition and subject to availability and ensemble balance. Enrollment in a Boyer College instrumental ensemble is a corequisite. Individual half-hour private lesson for non-music majors who have reached at least an intermediate level of achievement on an orchestral instrument or classical guitar. Lab fee required.
0123. Basic Conducting (1 s.h.) FS
Fundamentals of conducting technique for both choral and instrumental organization; musical terminologies; basic conducting patterns, etc.
0124. Conducting-Intermediate (1 s.h.) FS
Continuation of Music 0123. Further development of conducting techniques including irregular and changing meters; involvement with more complex scores emphasizing interpretive conducting and stylistic awareness.
0128. French Diction (1 s.h.) 96-98
Diction for singing in the French language.
0131. Service Playing for Non-Organ Majors (2 s.h.) FS
Open to those with previous organ experience; applicable to all forms of service.
0145. Pedagogy of Technique (2 s.h.) F
Various technical approaches developed since the 18th century. Pedagogical schools will be examined and students will have an opportunity to test their abilities through the actual teaching of technique to peers.
0146. Creative Activities for the Piano Teacher (2 s.h.) 96-98
Objectives include the encouragement of keyboard exploration at various levels of development through a multitude of musical activities and games, devised by the members of the class; translation from theory to practical procedures.
0176. Jazz Rhythm Section Workshop (1 s.h.) FS
Various approaches to traditional and contemporary rhythm section techniques and concepts in both a solo and an ensemble setting.
0177. Jazz Sax Workshop (1 s.h.) FS
Ensemble and solo concepts applied to standards and jazz tunes. Different roles for the saxophone will also be explored.
0178. Jazz Guitar Workshop (1 s.h.) 96-98
Designed for jazz guitar majors. Focus will be on practical aspects of jazz guitar playing. Stylistic analysis of and performance in various idioms will be covered.
0179. Jazz Brass Workshop (1 s.h.) 96-98
Designed for jazz brass majors. Focus will be on brass sectional playing and reading within a jazz idiom. Phrasing and articulation in various styles will be covered.
0180. Percussion Workshop (1 s.h.) 96-98
Designed to prepare percussion majors in the Jazz Studies program to perform music characteristic of shows and name acts. Chart reading, mallet doubling, and miscellaneous instruments will be included.
0181. Jazz Percussion Ensemble (1 s.h.) 96-98
Required of all percussion majors in the Jazz Studies program. Designed to provide experience with ensemble performance and reading percussion music.
0182. Jazz Guitar Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Open only to jazz majors. This ensemble consists of five guitars, bass, drums, and vibes. Rehearsal and performance include reading jazz and standards arranged for this unique instrumentation.
0183. Jazz Workshop (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. An introduction to improvisation through ensemble participation and basic workshop skills. Chord/scale relationships and their application in performance. Standard jazz repertoire introduced, studied, and performed.
0184. Jazz/Fusion Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Experience in jazz/fusion style. Emphasis on reading and stylization. Arrangements are used in concert performance; weekly rehearsals.
0187. Club Date Workshop (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition. Once a week meetings of this ensemble. Emphasis on tune memorization and club-date performance practice. Instrumentation varies and includes a vocalist.
0190. Jazz Bass Workshop (1 s.h.) 96-98
Designed for jazz bass majors. Bass ensemble playing in the form of a bass choir with and without a rhythm section and/or additional players, and coaching in bass rhythm section playing, role and function in various idioms.
0192. Jazz Singers (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Completion of Music Studies 0333 or permission of instructor. Practical course in the techniques employed in the organization and development of group vocal jazz. Emphasis on literature, vocal jazz, improvisation, performance practices, and choreography.
0231. Oratorio Accompaniment (2 s.h.) 96-98
The study of accompaniment techniques in major choral works.
0232. Service Playing for Organ Majors
(2 s.h.) 96-98
Open to organ majors within the College of Music. An in-depth study of techniques in accompaniment of hymnody.
0233. Organ Pedagogy (2 s.h.) 96-98
Survey and evaluation of teaching materials for a complete organ technique. Teaching literature, with emphasis on differences in current schools of organ playing. Some laboratory teaching.
0243. Dalcroze (2 s.h.) F
Study of principles of eurhythmics, the use of the body as the interpreter of musical rhythm, allowing the body to become the musician's first musical instrument. Principles established by Swiss music educator, Emile Jacques Dalcroze.
0247. Pedagogy of Children (2 s.h.) 96-98
A survey of available teaching methods and pedagogical approaches to be used with children in individual or group instruction, including an introduction to the basic Suzuki philosophy.
0250. Applied Lesson-Instrumental (2-4 s.h.) FS
Course designed for music students by advisement only. Additional private lesson fee.
0251. Applied Lesson-Vocal (2-4 s.h.) FS
Course designed for music students by advisement only. Additional private lesson fee.
0252. Applied Lesson-Keyboard (2-4 s.h.) FS
Course designed for music students by advisement only. Additional private lesson fee.
0253. Jazz Lab Band (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition. Ensemble performs contemporary jazz, pop, and rock music. Student arrangements and compositions performed and recorded for analysis. Instrumentation varies.
0265, 0266. Keyboard Literature (2 s.h. each) 96-98
Prerequisites: Open only to candidates for a Bachelor of Music, piano major; permission of instructor. A survey of keyboard literature of various periods and styles. Performance and analysis.
0267, 0268. Vocal Repertoire (2 s.h.) FS, respectively
Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for Bachelor of Music; vocal majors. A survey of solo vocal literature of various periods and styles. Performance and analysis.
0274. Wind Chamber Symphony (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. Performance of recognized small ensemble literature for a combination of winds and brass.
0279. Choral Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Three hours per week. Performance of standard choral literature. At least one public performance per semester.
0288, 0289. Piano Technology and the Pianist (3 s.h.) FS, respectively
Course surveys the science and art of piano technology as it relates to the pianist. Construction and function of the vertical piano are explored. Skills to develop include diagnostic, adjustments, minor repairs, and unison tuning.
0291, 0292, 0293. Applied (Instrumental) (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Permission of Instrumental Department Chairperson. Open to graduate students wishing a performing emphasis. One hour private lesson per week, which, when taken with the approval of the major adviser, may count toward a graduate degree. Additional private lesson fee.
0294, 0295, 0296. Applied (Vocal) (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Permission of Vocal Department Chairperson. Open to graduate students wishing a performing emphasis. One hour private lesson per week, which, when taken with the approval of the major adviser, may count toward a graduate degree. Additional private lesson fee.
0297, 0298, 0299. Applied (Keyboard) (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Permission of Keyboard Department Chairperson. Open to graduate students wishing a performing emphasis. One hour private lesson per week, which, when taken with the approval of the major adviser, may count toward a graduate degree. Additional private lesson fee.
0300. Recital Extension (2 s.h.) FS
Extension of private applied lessons beyond performance curriculum requirements on both undergraduate and graduate levels in order to complete preparation for the graduation recital. Not applicable toward degree. Offered on pass/fail basis only. Private lesson fee: $300.
0305. Intermediate Piano I (1 s.h.) FS
For music therapy majors. A continuation of Music 0106 with increased emphasis on technical facility, sight-reading, and improvisation.
0306. Intermediate Piano II (1 s.h.) FS
For music therapy majors. A continuation of Music 0106 with increased emphasis on technical facility, sight-reading, and improvisation.
0323, 0324. Vocal Coaching (1 s.h.) FS, respectively
Emphasis on style, diction, phrasing, and performance traditions. Preparation for senior recital. One hour per week.
0325. Advanced Diction (2 s.h.) S
Intensive review of all diction rules and practices with emphasis on English diction.
0327. Vocal Pedagogy (2 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Advanced vocal study. Basic principles and techniques of training the solo voice.
0328, 0329. Piano Pedagogy (2 s.h.) FS, respectively
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The teaching of basic principles of piano playing. Various approaches to the teaching of technique and interpretation. A study and evaluation of materials, and practical experience in student teaching.
0330. Conducting (Choral) (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisites: Music 0123, 0124, or equivalent. The problems correlating vocal and choral idioms; analysis and interpretation of choral literature appropriate for use in school and community.
0331. Conducting (Instrumental) (2 s.h.) FS
Methods of practice ranging from school orchestra and band to symphony orchestra. A small student orchestra is in attendance.
0332. Diction Skills (1 s.h.) FS
Deficiency course for graduate students. Elective course for undergraduate voice majors and concentrations.
0334. Opera Theater (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. Designed to give singers practical experience in the study and performance of operatic roles.
0335. Opera Theater (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. Continuation of Music 0334.
0350. History of the Guitar (2 s.h.) F
The development of the guitar from early primitive techniques in 1550 to the present day. The five-string baroque guitar focusing on the career of Francesco Corbetta.
0351. History of the Guitar (2 s.h.) S
Continuation of Music 0350. The classical guitar of the 19th and 20th centuries as played by Mauro Giuliani and later virtuosos.
0353. Teaching Choral Music (2 s.h.) F
For the prospective teacher of junior and senior high school choral music; practical solutions to problems of audition procedures, development of musical skills within the choral rehearsal, repertoire, and programming, voice classes, performance planning, and execution, the changing voice, etc. Required of music education majors with concentrations in voice and keyboard instruments.
0357. Introduction to Alexander Technique (1 s.h.) S
Course provides a way to overcome the problems related to tension. How to use one's self consciously and constructively in the best way, eliminating tension.
0365. Keyboard Literature (2 s.h.) 96-98
Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for a Bachelor of Music, piano major. Survey of keyboard literature of various periods and styles. Performance and analysis.
0369. Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
To be used only when student is taking more than one ensemble of the same number and/or type.
0370. String and Mixed Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only.
0371. Small Instrumental Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. Includes brass and winds.
0372. Brass Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only.
0373. Percussion Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only.
0374. Graduate Conductor's Choir (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Open only to recipients of concert choir grants-in-aid and to other singers by audition only. Two or three recitals per semester conducted by candidates for the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting. Monitored by the choral faculty.
0375. Orchestra (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. Standard and contemporary repertoire studied intensively. About ten concerts annually on and off campus.
0376. Marching Band (1 s.h.) F
By audition only.
0377. Wind Symphony (1 s.h.) S
By audition only.
0380. Concert Choir (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only.
0381. Chamber Orchestra (1 s.h.) FS
By audition only.
0382. Jazz Vocal Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
By audition only.
0383. Jazz Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
By audition only.
0384. Wind Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
By audition only.
0385. Guitar Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Guitar repertoire studied intensively.
0389. Collegiate Band (1-2 s.h.) S
By audition only.
0391. Independent Study (1-4 s.h.) FS
The area of concentration may be selected by the student with the approval of his or her supervising teacher and the Associate Dean. Special course authorization.
0392. Upper String Pedagogy (2 s.h.) 96-98
Problems and teaching techniques; solo and ensemble literature; available teaching materials at beginning through advanced levels.
0394. Chamber Music Reading Seminar (1 s.h.) 96-98
A practical string seminar covering a large body of chamber music repertoire with emphasis on mastering the art of reading at sight. Large and small groups read repertoire for two hours per week.
0395. Seminar in Guitar Performance and Literature (1 s.h.) S
Open to undergraduate performance majors in classical guitar; others by permission of the instructor. Exploration of issues related to performance. Analysis of representative works. Attention to problems of transcription and performance practice.
0397. Viola for Violinists (1 s.h.) 96-98
Technical differences between the two instruments, experience in sight reading, and an overview of the viola literature.
0398. Orchestral Repertoire (1 s.h.) F
Weekly reading workshop to acquaint orchestral players with standard orchestral repertoire and playing techniques. Emphasis on perfecting tools necessary for successful professional orchestra audition.
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0006. Jazz Secondary Piano (1 s.h.) S
Basic jazz chordal voicing techniques. Reading lead sheets. Basic jazz/pop accompaniments.
0031. Aural Skills I: Jazz (2 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Open only to jazz/studies music majors. The development and refinement of audiation skills through the singing of class and solo patterns. Tonal, rhythm, and harmonic dimensions of aural skills are developed through Music Learning Theory.
0032. Aural Skills II: Jazz (2 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Open only to jazz/studies music majors. Continuation of Aural Skills I. The continued development and refinement of audiation skills based on Music Learning Theory. Jazz content includes chord pattern, jazz patterns, 4.5.6 part chords.
0033. Aural Skills III: Jazz (2 s.h.) F
Continuation of Aural Skills II. The refinement of audiation skills through singing class and solo patterns. Skills in tonal, rhythmic, and harmonic singing, dictation, and recognition will be developed. Jazz content includes modal applications, chord, scales, and advanced progressions.
0041. Aural Theory I (2 s.h.) FS
A basic course in the aural perception and singing of intervals, scales, and triads. Special attention to application of these concepts as well as other musical parameters in the aural perception of a wide variety of literature. Remedial section available.
0042. Aural Theory II (2 s.h.) FS
Further study of intervals, scales, and triads, with
special attention given to tonal music; developing
the power to visualize, sing, and write music from
dictation.
0045. Introduction to Music Theory and Literature (2 s.h.) F
Introduction to basic theoretical concepts of music. A wide range of musical compositions, drawn from different musical cultures and various periods of music history.
0046. Introduction to Music Theory (3 s.h.) F
For non-music majors. Basic musical theory. Some previous training is helpful, but not necessary. Basic scales, intervals, rhythm and chord structures, simple harmonization, rudimentary aural theory.
0047. Learning to Read Music (2 s.h.) FS
No musical background necessary. Elementary music notation. Playing folk, pop, and classical melodies. Using simple chords and playing by ear. Elementary school teachers and community music group members will find the study especially useful. Additional fee: cost of a melodia.
C061. Introduction to Music (3 s.h.) (AR) FS
For non-music majors. An introduction to the elements of music and the evolution of musical styles in representative masterpieces from the baroque to the contemporary periods. To broaden knowledge of music and enhance listening enjoyment.
C073. The Making of a Musical (3 s.h.) S
Exploration of creative expression through a study of musical theater in America from its origins to the present. Broadway shows such as My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, and Phantom of the Opera will be models for class and individual projects. These will include the adaptation of a play into a musical, and the writing of original lyrics for songs to be performed in class with outside assistance from music majors. No previous musical training is required.
H091. Introduction to Music-Honors (3 s.h.) (AR) FS
For University honors students only.
C086. Music in American Society (3 s.h.) (AC) FS
Using a historical framework, this course will survey various styles of music found in the United States. Folk, fine art, and popular music examples will be examined on the basis of their intrinsic qualities, as well as in connection with their social, economic, and political milieux. Issues of racism in American society's musical life will be an ongoing theme.
0105-0106. Jazz Secondary Piano (1 s.h.) FS, respectively
Continuation of voicing techniques, sight reading, comping, and score reading, improvisation, and advanced jazz voicings.
0130. Music in Advertising and Marketing (2 s.h.) S
The study of music as it relates to the advertising and marketing industries. Topics discussed will include composition and lyric writing for broadcast, advertising, marketing films and videos, and multi-image presentations. MIDI and computer application will be included. Designed for music majors with a theory background.
0131. Pop Song Writing (2 s.h.) S
Composing songs in pop idiom. Emphasis on chord progression, melody, and lyrics, as well as actual performance in class of student compositions. A thorough understanding of jazz harmony is essential.
0132. History of Pop (3 s.h.) F
Popular song styles of the 20th century. Contemporary songs from a variety of idioms: folk, musicals, pop groups, rock groups, film, etc. Historical analysis and detailed listening.
0138. History of Jazz (3 s.h.) S
Musical and historical survey of jazz, starting with the earliest important evolutionary sequence in Africa. History, politics, and socio-economic influences. Musical development is related to history with all of its ramifications. Listening, analysis, and criticism.
0141. Aural Theory III (2 s.h.) FS
Continuation of aural perception of tonal music with concentration on modulation and chromaticism; aural analysis of smaller forms.
0142. Aural Theory IV (2 s.h.) FS
Aural analysis of larger forms emphasizing 20th century literature and the development of 20th century techniques.
C143. Theory I (3 s.h.) FS
Introduction to melody, modal counterpoint, all species of two-part writing and basic voice leading, along with simple diatonic harmony and figured bass. Exercises include writing original second parts to given melodies, four-part harmonization of diatonic melodies, and analysis of music literature excerpts. Separate section for jazz majors.
0144. Theory II (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Music Studies C143. Continuation of the study of tonal harmony; introduction of chromaticism, diatonic modulation, and expanded forms such as sonata allegro and rondo through analysis of larger works and composition of short pieces. Separate section for jazz majors.
0147. Improvisation (2 s.h.) 96-98
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; open only to music majors and others with instrumental or vocal proficiency. An introduction to basic non-jazz improvisational techniques.
0153. Harmony I: Jazz (3 s.h.) S
Basic course in jazz harmony. Harmonic theory, diatonic intervals and triads, root motion, chord symbols. Roman numeral analysis, modern chord progressions, inversions, linear harmonic continuity, dominant and secondary dominant relationships, etc. Standard and popular tunes.
0154. Harmony II: Jazz (3 s.h.) F
Continuation of Music Studies 0153. Modulations, blues progressions, diminished chord patterns, extended principles of modern chord progressions, analysis and synthesis of progressions found in current popular music, extended endings and turnarounds, line cliches, correction and reharmonization of lead sheet progressions, principles of modal harmony, and use of pedal point.
0155. Harmony III: Jazz (3 s.h.) S
Continuation of Music Studies 0154. Harmonic analysis of contemporary tunes and progressions. The use of counterpoint and modality in contemporary music and the relationship of traditional compositional techniques on jazz idioms. Students encouraged to compose and perform original works. Advanced analysis of works of Evans, Monk, Coltrane, Shearing, Peterson, and others.
0160. Music in History (2 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Open only to music majors; others by permission only. The history, style, and musical forms from antiquity through the Renaissance. Musical analysis and individual assignments.
0161. Music in History (2 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Open to music majors; others by permission only. The history, style, and musical forms of the baroque period. Musical analysis and individual assignments.
0205, 0206. Jazz Class Piano (1 s.h.) FS, respectively
Course required for 1) all undergraduate music therapy majors with a piano concentration and 2) graduate music therapy majors who failed the diagnostic piano test and have the necessary piano technique.
0241. Keyboard Harmony (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Music 0106. Specifically for students in the Bachelor of Music curriculum. The playing of chord progressions, sequences, modulations, and harmonization of small forms. Transposition, extemporization, reading from open score.
0242. Orchestration (2 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Harmonic and contrapuntal technique; band and/or orchestral experience; piano. Instrumental characteristics and potential. Varied problems in sectional, ensemble, and orchestral scoring. Laboratory work possible in connection with practice orchestra.
C243. Theory III (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Music Studies 0144. Advanced chromatic harmony; modality, atonality, twelve-tone technique. Works by such composers as Wagner, Debussy, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky; exercises written using these works as models. Separate section for jazz majors.
0245. Keyboard Harmony Music Education Majors (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Music 0106 (for music education majors). Playing chord progressions, sequences, modulations, and harmonization of small forms. Transposition, extemporization, reading from open score.
0248, 0249. Composition (2 s.h. each semester) FS, respectively.
Original composition. Development of inventive ability. Required for theory and composition majors.
0253. Remedial Studies in Music History (1-3 s.h.) FS
Remedial study in music history for graduate students. May be taken by undergraduate music majors with the approval of the adviser and the instructor. A program of study is designed to suit the need of each student with individual tutoring provided by the instructor.
0254. Contemporary Practices, Literature, and Techniques I (3 s.h.) F
Required for all composition majors. Late 19th century orchestral practices; theories of Sessions, Hindemith, Bartok, Wuorinen; concentration on neoclassic style. Labs included.
0255. Contemporary Practices, Literature, and Techniques II (3 s.h.) S
Required for all composition majors. Nationalism, Stravinskian orchestration and figurational patterning, minimalism, indeterminacy, electronic sound, and invention and growth of musical ideas in an interacting musical medium. Labs and practicum included.
W260. Music in History (3 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Music Studies 0161. The history, style, and musical forms from the preclassic to the early romantic. Musical analysis and listening assignments.
W261. Music in History (3 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Music Studies W260. The history, style, and musical forms from the late romantic through the contemporary periods. Musical analysis and listening assignments.
0270. Theory Seminar (1-2 s.h.) 96-98
Practical application of current pedagogical principles with outside projects. Weekly seminar designed for and required of all theory majors in the junior and senior years. (Four semesters required.)
W271. Theory Seminar (2 s.h.) 96-98
Practical application of current pedagogical principles with outside projects. Required weekly writing intensive seminar for theory majors, emphasizing critical writing and discussion.
0314. The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (3 s.h.) 96-98
A detailed study of the hardware and software used to connect digital music devices and personal computers. Experiments with MIDI application programs including real-time sequential control of digital synthesis devices.
C315. Computers in Musical Applications (2 s.h.) (SB) S
Introduction to theory and practice of digital synthesis of musical sound. Sampling theory, additive synthesis, and modulation synthesis are examined using models.
0316. Computer Synthesis of Music
(3 s.h.) 96-98
Advanced study of software synthesis methods building on Music Studies C315. Subtractive synthesis and reverberation techniques are examined. Synthesis algorithms are implemented using the C programming language.
0318. Business of Music I (2 s.h.) F
Professional involvement with the recording industry, artists' contracts, labor agreements, theatrical agents, managers, and record production. Publishing copyright laws, songwriter contracts, show music, motion pictures, etc.
0320. Audio Engineering (2 s.h.) 96-98
Prerequisite: Special authorization. Basic as well as advanced techniques in audio engineering. Microphone placement, equalization, mixing, bouncing, noise reduction, and other techniques discussed. Laboratory time in an 8-track recording studio.
0321. Advanced Audio Engineering (2 s.h.) 96-98
Prerequisites: Special authorization and completion of Music Studies 0320. Continuation of Audio Engineering 0320.
0326. Jazz Style and Analysis (2-3 s.h.) S
Transcribed jazz solos (artists will vary with each offering) with consideration of style. Harmonic, motivic, and other idiomatic devices.
0331. Jazz Arranging I (3 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Basic harmony and orchestration. Writing for combos, rock bands, and jazz groups, directed toward commercial sale and publication. Basic musical essentials, varied backgrounds, chord substitutions, voicings, and arrangement layouts. Readings by Temple Jazz Ensemble.
0333, 0334. Jazz Improvisation: Theory and Practice I & II (2-3 s.h.) 96-98
Prerequisite: By audition only. Chord scales, substitutions, phrasing, rhythms and melodic development, dynamic and harmonic sensitivity. A laboratory workshop following a lecture enables the student to play jazz heads and to improvise with a back-up rhythm section.
0335. Composing Music for Films (3 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Music Studies C315. Students learn to use MIDI equipment and software to compose music for synchronization to film and video. The vocabulary and technology of film production are taught, as well as an understanding of the function of music in documentary and experimental film and video. The course contains a laboratory component in which students develop sequencing skills and work with synchronized video tape.
0336. Jazz Arranging II (3 s.h.) S
Continuation of Music Studies 0331. Big Band, studio scoring, vocal arrangements included.
0337. Seminar in Jazz Composition and Arranging (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: For non-majors, permission of instructor. Weekly seminar meetings. Current and past trends in jazz and pop composition. Students compose and perform original music. Class analysis of works.
0338. Seminar in Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging (2 s.h.) FS
Advanced arranging in the jazz idiom. String writing, vocal background arrangements, choir and small group scoring, as well as studio orchestration. Score analysis, analytical listening, arranging, and performing class projects.
0341. Comparative Theory (3 s.h.) 96-98
For the theory and composition major. Systems of notation, analysis, and basic theories of music. Individual investigation and reports. Some historical research.
0342. Advanced Orchestration (2 s.h.) S
Full scoring for orchestra and band, ranging from monody to complex texture.
0343. Counterpoint (2 s.h.) FS
Prerequisites: Music Studies C143 and 0144. The principles of two and three-part counterpoint and practical application in the form of the invention and three-part initiative writing of the 18th century.
0344. Score Reading (2 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Music Studies 0241. A continuation of Music Studies 0241. Emphasis on reading from open score with the alto, tenor, and soprano clefs in addition to the G and F clefs. Also, modulation to remote keys, varied sequences, extemporization in advanced harmonic idioms.
0345. Analysis (2 s.h.) S
A supplement and sequel to the analysis introduced in Music Studies 0160-W261. Development of aural perception techniques. Individual assignments.
0346. MIDI Composition (3 s.h.) F
Extensive compositional activity with studio equipment; original tape compositions, with or without external sound sources, film, or television backgrounds, theater music, etc. Possible computer synthesis of musical sound.
0347. Computer Music (2 s.h.) S
See Music Studies 0346.
0348, 0349. Composition Senior Seminar (3 s.h. each semester) FS, respectively
Prerequisites: Music Studies 0248 and 0249, or equivalent. Original composition. Continued attention to inventive skills with additional emphasis on expansion of technique and statement.
0362. Survey of Opera (3 s.h.) 96-98
Opera in the 18th century: Handel, Gluck, Mozart. Trends in the 19th century romantic opera: Verdi, Wagner, modernism in opera. One period is the focus of concentration in a semester.
C382. Contemporary Players and Singers (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. Performance of contemporary repertoire, past and present.
0391. Independent Study (1-4 s.h.) FS
The area of concentration selected by the student with the approval of the supervising teacher and Associate Dean. Special authorization.
0397. Early Music Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: By audition only. An opportunity to perform music from medieval through preclassic times. Reproduction of original instruments; principles of performance practice in original form and as they emerge through modern efforts at reconstruction. Limited to 20 singers and instrumentalists.
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0050. Percussion (1 s.h.) FS
Required of all music education majors. Teaching the instruments of the percussion family to beginning students. Advanced literature and methods for assisting young musicians who participate in large school ensembles. Students perform percussion ensemble literature and consider problems of purchasing, maintenance, and repair.
0051. Woodwinds I (1 s.h.) FS
Required of all music education majors. Teaching the instruments of the woodwind family in schools. Assembling, holding, and maintaining these instruments; embouchure and tone production, transposition, fingerings, and range; problems in teaching young players, examination of methods and materials for each instrument; makes of instruments, quality, prices, etc. Students required to develop a fundamental playing knowledge of two single-reed woodwind instruments.
0052, 0053. Upper Strings; Lower Strings (1 s.h. each) FS
Required of all instrumental music education majors. Those in the performance medium: voice, piano, or organ programs may take either 0052 or 0053 (0052 is recommended). Teaching the instruments of the string family in the schools. Problems in teaching young players; methods and materials for each instrument, fingering and bowing patterns, shifting, vibrato, and tone production. Students required to develop a fundamental playing knowledge of at least one of the stringed instruments.
0054. Brass I (1 s.h.) FS
Required of all music education majors. Teaching brass instruments in the school systems: two selected in consultation with instructor. Assembling, holding, and maintenance of these instruments; embouchure and tone production, transposition, fingerings, and range; problems in teaching young players, examination of methods and materials for each instrument; makes of instruments, quality, prices, etc. Students required to develop a fundamental playing knowledge of both instruments.
0055. Classical Guitar (1 s.h.) FS
Non-music majors only. A general elective for undergraduate students.
0056. Brass II (1 s.h.) S
Required of all instrumental music education majors. An advanced study of teaching brass instruments in the schools. Performance on two brass instruments (not student's own instrument), and an examination of brass, standard brass literature, brass mutes, and basic repairs. Specific problem analysis and correcting procedures.
0057. Woodwinds II (1 s.h.) F
Required of all music education majors, who are instrumentalists (no keyboard or voice). Teaching double reed instruments (oboe and bassoon) in the schools. Assembling, holding, and maintenance of these instruments, embouchure and tone production, transposition, fingerings, and range; problems in teaching young players, examination of methods and materials for each instrument; makes of instruments, quality, prices, etc. Students required to develop a fundamental knowledge of both instruments.
0058. Guitar I (1 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Open only to music education and therapy majors. Presumes a background in musicianship including reading and aural skills. Carefully sequenced developmental technical exercises designed to achieve competency with basic chord formations in all keys.
0059. Guitar II (1 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Open only to music education and therapy majors. A continuation of Music Education 0058 in which skills are further developed to include positions and more advanced folk and popular accompaniment techniques.
0220. Teaching Music to Exceptional Children (2 s.h.) FS
A foundation for understanding the characteristics of exceptional children and the implications of these characteristics to music education. A variety of music materials especially designed or adaptable for teaching music to handicapped children discussed in terms of their practical use for classroom instruction.
W230. Teaching General Music (3 s.h.) FS
The principles, practices, and materials central to the general music program in elementary and secondary education.
0257. Functional Music Skills (1 s.h.) F
Students will develop functional skills and repertoire for leading and accompanying vocal and instrumental activities in the music therapy setting.
0258. Functional Music Skills (1 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Music Education 0257. Second semester is a continuation.
0267-0268. Functional Guitar (1 s.h.) FS respectively
Students will develop functional singing and accompanying skills on guitar using the music therapy song literature. Second semester is a continuation.
0305. Psychology of Music (3 s.h.) 96-98
Introduction to research and theory on the psychology of performing, improvising, and listening to music. Topics include: psychoacoustics, neurophysiology of music, musical attention, perception memory, affect, and preferences.
0310. Curricular Options in Secondary School Music (3 s.h.) FS
Pedagogy; development of skills; materials appropriate for the successful instruction of elective courses and ensembles in the secondary school.
0330. Multicultural Music (3 s.h.) FS
A study of various music systems and the cultures that embrace them.
0335. Music Learning Theory (3 s.h.) FS
A basic course in learning theory applied to the teaching of music. Skill, content, and pattern learning sequences; implications drawn for vocal, instrumental, and general music instruction.
0340. Assessment of Music Learning (2 s.h.) FS
Differences between measurement and evaluation and between music aptitude and music achievement will be addressed. Measuring music aptitude and music achievement also studied. Explanation of published music aptitude and achievement tests and construction of rating scales.
0341. Senior Student Teaching Seminar (1-2 s.h.) FS
Seminar for senior music education majors enrolled in Music Education 0351 and/or 0352.
0343. Music Therapy Field Work Seminar (1 s.h.) FS
Academic supervision of clinical experiences in music therapy with various client populations. To be taken concurrently with Field Work in Music Therapy 0362.
0350. Teaching Instrumental Music (3 s.h.) S
For the prospective teacher of instrumental music in the elementary and secondary schools. A synthesis of all previous work in instrumental music courses. Emphasis on conducting an efficient rehearsal; developing musical and technical skills of students within both large and small ensembles and the private lesson; recruiting and auditioning; repertoire and programming; performance planning and execution; administration and evaluation. Required of music education majors in the instrumental concentration.
0351. Student Teaching-Elementary (3 s.h.) FS
Field experience in elementary grades for senior music education majors.
0352. Student Teaching-Secondary (3 s.h.) FS
Field experience in secondary grades for senior music education majors.
0354. Music Therapy Applications (3 s.h.) F
A survey of the literature on how music therapy is used with various client populations. Topics include: diagnostic classifications, clinical and musical characteristics of each population, and goals and methods of music therapy.
0356. Music Therapy Applications (3 s.h.) S
A continuation of 0354.
0357. Music Therapy Assessment (3 s.h.) 96-98
Methods for observing and analyzing client responses within different models of music therapy are examined. Practice is given in conducting and writing assessments.
0362. Field Work in Music Therapy (1-3 s.h.) FS
Supervised field placements where students learn how to plan and conduct music therapy sessions with different client populations.
W364. Music Therapy Research (3 s.h.) 96-98
A survey of music therapy research provides a foundation for developing skills in formulating research questions, reviewing the literature, designing a study, analyzing and interpreting data, and writing reports. Ethical issues are considered.
0368. Performance Anxiety (1-2 s.h.) 96-98
Designed for performers who want to understand and prevent performance anxiety. The course will survey research on the topic and provide opportunities for students to learn a variety of anxiety-reduction strategies such as: progressive and autogenic relaxation, biofeedback, systematic desensitization, meditation, and music imaging.
0371. Improvisational Methods of Music Therapy (3 s.h.) F
An examination of the therapeutic uses of musical improvisation with various populations. Laboratory training is given in how to engage clients in various types of improvisatory experiences. Existing models and techniques are surveyed.
0372. Re-creative Methods of Music Therapy (3 s.h.) 96-98
An examination of therapeutic uses of music performance with various populations. Laboratory training is given in how to engage clients in singing, instrument playing, and other forms of structured musical activity. Methods and materials are surveyed.
0373. Receptive Methods of Music Therapy (3 s.h.) 96-98
An examination of the therapeutic uses of music listening with various populations. Laboratory training is given in how to plan and conduct various types of listening experiences. Clinical procedures are surveyed.
0374. Music Therapy Ethics (1-2 s.h.) 96-98
An examination of ethical issues in music therapy practice, research, education, and supervision.
0376. Music Therapy Internship (2-7 s.h.) FS
The student works in a clinical agency under the guidance of academic and field supervisors, and learns to assume the full range of responsibilities of a professional music therapist. Weekly seminars with other interns are required.
0393. Special Problems in Music Education (1-4 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson. Registration by special course authorization.
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