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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
during final semester of study.
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.
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
Prerequisite: Music 0030 and 0031.
A continuation of class piano study in small groups.
0033. Piano for Non-Music Majors (1 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: 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 coaching, ensemble coaching,
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) Separate sections for jazz instruction. 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. Separate sections for jazz
instruction.
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. Separate sections for
jazz instruction
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.
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.)
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.
0183. Small Jazz Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Various workshops may be offered focusing on rhythm sections,
brass, saxophone, guitar, percussion, bass, and vocalizing.
0184. Large Jazz Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Experience in jazz/fusion style. Emphasis on reading and
stylization. Arrangements are used in concert performance; weekly
rehearsals.
0189. Collegiate Band Lesson (1 s.h.)
Supplemental instruction for collegiate band participants.
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.)
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.
0249. Pedagogy of the College Non-Music Major (2 s.h.)
Designed to prepare pianists to teach college students who are
not music majors, either in groups or privately, by providing
them with methods and materials of instruction, and understanding
of group dynamics, and techniques for eliciting creative
activities.
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.
0265, 0266. Keyboard Literature (3 s.h. each)
Prerequisite: 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.
0272. Multi-percussion in Orchestra (1-2 s.h.)
This course will enable the student to develop the complex sills
necessary to perform multi-percussion and drum set parts in the
symphony orchestra. Sample works to be covered will be: Creation
of the World (Milhaud), West Side Story (Bernstein), Facade
(Walton), American in Paris (Gershwin), and works from the Jazz
and Popular styles.
0279. Choral Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Three hours per week. Performance of standard choral literature.
At least one public performance per semester.
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: $350.
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
Prerequisite: 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
Study of the phonetic rules and sounds of the classical
pronunciations of Italian and German as found in Art Song and
Opera. The International Phonetic Alphabet is utilized. Singing
is required.
0333. Diction Skills (1 s.h.) FS
Study of the phonetic rules and sounds of the classical
pronunciations of Latin and French as found in Art Song and
Opera. The International Phonetic Alphabet is utilized. Singing
is required.
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.
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.
0360, 0361. Instrumental Ensemble (1 s.h.)
Large or small instrumental ensemble. By audition only. Ensemble
may include Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music Ensemble, Wind
Chamber Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and small
instrumental ensembles.
0364. Percussion Pedagogy (2-3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Mus Ed 0050. Course designed to enable students to
develop the necessary knowledge and skills to make intelligent
and informed decisions about the teaching of percussion
instruments. Using the basic paradigm- Why?What?Who?How?Where?
and When? - students will analyze, compare and critique
curricula, teaching modalities, performance practices, methods,
materials, and literature.
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. Separate sections for jazz
instruction.
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.
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.
0382. Jazz Vocal Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
By audition only.
0383. Jazz Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
By audition only.
0389. Collegiate Band (1 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 (1-2 s.h.)
Problems and teaching techniques; solo and ensemble literature;
available teaching materials at beginning through advanced
levels.
0394. Chamber Music Reading Seminar (1 s.h.)
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 (1-2
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.
0398. Orchestral Repertoire (1-2 s.h.) S
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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02213/Music Studies
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 audition 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.
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 milieu. 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.
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 Music (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.)
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 (1-2 s.h.)
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.)
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.)
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.
0326. Jazz Style and Analysis (2-3 s.h.) S
In-depth examination of the music of one or two artists with an
emphasis upon style, melodic and harmonic content, and importance
of the artist(s) to the jazz canon.
0330. World Music (3 s.h.) 98-99
This course will acquaint students with a diversity of styles of
world music from Africa, Asia, Latin America and elsewhere. It
will also focus brief attention on the history of ethnomusicology
as a discipline, and topics of special interest within that
field.
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.)
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.
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
Prerequisite: 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 (3 s.h.) F
An introduction to the use of MIDI Technology, including basic
synthesis, sound design, sequencing, and sampling.
0347. Computer Music (2 s.h.) S
See Music Studies 0346.
0348, 0349. Composition Senior Seminar (3 s.h. each
semester) FS, respectively
Prerequisite: 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.) 98-99
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.
0363. Classical Keyboard Sonata (3 s.h.)
Representative sampling of the keyboard works of Haydn,
Mozart, and
Beethoven. Emphasis is placed on analytical skills and the
interpretative
questions relevant to the repertoire.
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.
0396. Latin American Music Ensemble (1 s.h.) FS
Students learn to perform a diversity of musical genres from
Cuba, Mexico, and other parts of Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Vocalists and instrumentalists are welcome, as well as others.
Ability to read music is helpful, but not absolutely necessary.
Portions of each rehearsal period will be devoted to
African-influenced percussive styles, music performed on string
instruments and hand percussion, and electrified dance music.
Genres represented in the repertory of the groups include the
Cuban and Mexican Son, the Bolero, Colombia, Danzon, Rumba, and
many others.
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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02211/Music Education
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.)
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.
0331. Technology for Education in Music (3 s.h.) 98-99
Introduction to use of the personal computer and MIDI synthesizer
to produce musical examples in notation and sequenced formats.
Course provides a basic understanding of computer operations
using a graphical user interface. Final project demonstrates
student's ability to create a complete musical production.
History and principles of music notation are discussed and
evaluation of final projects reflects both technical and musical
considerations.
0332. Interactive Multimedia I (3 s.h.) 98-99
This course is designed to teach students how to create
interactive multimedia applications using authoring software,
multimedia hardware, and multimedia elements such as sound files,
digital video, standard MIDI files, and clip art. Students will
complete a final project demonstrating their ability to
effectively use the hardware and software in creating a useful
interactive multimedia application for education.
0333. Interactive Multimedia II (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Music Ed 0332, Interactive Multimedia I. Students
will be able to create multimedia objects using graphics, digital
audio, digital video, and MIDI hardware and software. Each
student will complete a final project demonstrating his or her
ability to effectively use multimedia hardware and software in
creating a useful application for education. The final project
will be deployed both in a standard multimedia authoring program
and on the World Wide Web.
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.)
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.)
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.)
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. Music Therapy Methods I (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. Music Therapy Methods II (3 s.h.)
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. Music Therapy Methods III (3 s.h.)
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.)
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.
0391, 0392. Independent Study (1-3 s.h each) FS
Special Authorization required. The area of study may be selected
by the student with the approval of the supervising teacher.
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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