Courses

Examines instructional methods/materials and pedagogical approaches appropriate for beginning to advanced string students in private studio, small ensemble, or large ensemble contexts. Topics may include group teaching strategies, as well as contemporary approaches including Rolland and Suzuki. Recommended prereqs., MUSC 2103 and 3163. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Discusses teaching philosophies, objectives, and procedures. Examines and evaluates methods and materials. Studies practical aspects with which the private teacher is concerned. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Materials and techniques for teaching piano with a focus on the intermediate level student. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered only in spring of odd-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Helps develop the skills needed to administer and teach all aspects of a contemporary high school marching band. Includes drill conception and design, instruction, organization, and administration. Prereqs., MUSC 2103 and EMUS 1287. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Designed for the understanding of lyric French diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing, as well as various musical styles of French classical vocal literature. Prereq., MUSC 1554. Recommended prereq., MUSC 3464. Required of Junior BM voice majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Provides practical experience teaching piano at the elementary and early intermediate levels under faculty supervision. May be repeated up to 2 total credit hours. Recommended prereqs., MUSC 3345, 3355. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Designed for the understanding of lyric German diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing, as well as various musical styles of German classical vocal literature. Prereq., MUSC 1554. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Required of sophomore BM voice majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Studies the distinctly American art form of jazz music from its origins to the present, including the various traditions, practices, historical events and people most important to its evolution. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Provides hands-on and experiential enrichment for students to interact at several levels with a local community in Ghana. Classroom lectures will be combined with direct participation in drumming and dancing, field trips to participate in festivals and court ceremonies, field trips to kente weaving village, adinkra cloth making, wood carving villages, and museums. Prereq., MUSC 2782/MUEL 2772. Restricted to sophomore, non-College of Music majors only or instructor consent required. MUSC 3772 and MUEL 3772 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to sophomore non-College of Music majors only.

Surveys Western art music with stylistic analysis of representative works from all major periods through the Baroque. See also MUSC 3812. Prereq., MUSC 2111. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of MUSC 2111. Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Surveys Western art music with stylistic analysis of representative works from all major periods after the Baroque. See also MUSC 3802. Prereq., MUSC 2111. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2111. Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Prereq., MUSC 2997. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite class of MUSC 2997. Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Studies the style of Palestrina and his contemporaries through analysis, species counterpoint exercises, and composing in the style. Prereqs., MUSC 2111 and 2131. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered every other year. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Studies the style of Palestrina and his contemporaries through analysis, species counterpoint exercises, and composing in the style. Prereqs., Musc 2111 and 2131. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Studies the musics, dances, and cultures of various peoples of Africa. Includes African diaspora music and Afro-pop. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Provides a stylistic study of main contrapuntal genres of the period including invention, suite, and fugue. Provides a foundation in species counterpoint; stresses analysis and composing in the style. Prereqs., MUSC 2111 and 2131. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered spring of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Study of notation, score layout, transpositions, basic harmonic and melodic analysis, basic chord voicings, and composition for a small and large jazz ensemble. Use of notation software such as Finale or Sibelius. Prereqs., MUSC 2111 and 2131. Recommended prereq., MUSC 3081. Offered fall of odd-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Studies advanced orchestration techniques through score analysis and student projects. Prereq., MUSC 2071 or instructor consent. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Surveys tonal analytical techniques and forms of tonal music, including binary forms, sonata forms, ternary forms, rondo (and others) through study of selected works from the 18th and 19th centuries. Prereqs., MUSC 2111 and 2131. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Focus on theory and analysis of post-tonal literature pre-1945. Prereqs., MUSC 2111 and 2131. Offered every other fall. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Familiarizes pianists with the development of the modern grand piano, its construction, and the proper terminology of parts and specifications. Trains pianists in minor repairs and adjustments of the grand piano action, and in minor tuning tasks. Recommended restriction, piano majors. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Same as MUSC 5078. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Topics include basic synthesis, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) sequencing, and music notation by computer. Offered fall and spring. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Continuation and expansion of studies in MUSC 4031. Survey and analysis of major composers and arrangers of the idiom. Course focuses on creating several arranging projects for a large jazz ensemble. Prereq., MUSC 4031. Recommended prereq., MUSC 3081. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Reviews tonal harmony, voice leading, and essential aural skills. Includes diatonic triads and seventh chords, modulation, chromaticism, and structural analysis of representative compositions. Prepares graduate students for more advanced work in music theory. Students may register for aural skills only (1 credit), theory only (2 credits), or both theory and aural skills (3 credits). May not be taken pass/fail. For graduate students only. Offered summer and fall. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music graduate students only.

Represents the first half of the professional internship year. Familiarizes students with the schools and music programs in which they plan to student teach. Music placements may consist of elementary and high school, elementary and middle school, or middle school and high school. Prereqs., MUSC 4113, 4313, or 4443; and EDUC 3023. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 4113, 4313, or 4443 and EDUC 3023 or 4023. Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.