Courses

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.

Same as EMUS 1467 and EMUS 5467. Restricted to Juniors or Seniors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

Study and performance of various vocal jazz styles, development of improvisational techniques, and investigation of the challenges of music making in a small group setting. Same as EMUS 1477 and EMUS 5477.

Restricted to Juniors or Seniors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Same as EMUS 1517. Restricted to Juniors or Seniors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior).

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. For nonmusic majors. Formerly EMUS 3642. Offered fall and spring. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors 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.

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.

Explores the interaction between words and music in song. Students will consider how such features as rhyme, rhythm, tone, and the connotations of particular words contribute to meaning in poetry; how rhythm, tempo, dynamics, mood, and instrumentation contribute to meaning in music; and how words and music coalesce in song to make a new meaning. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Formerly EMUS 3822. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Addresses literature that seeks either to explore the meaning of music or to make music out of words. Students will consider how musical concepts and techniques can be incorporated into poetry and prose, and will analyze the roles that writers have attributed to music in society, politics, and the life of the individual. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Formerly EMUS 3832. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Explore, discuss, debate and develop deeper understanding of Heavy metal. Included are study of musical style characteristics and lyrical content, innovative performers, unifying elements of Heavy Metal culture and the diversity within it, and its role in the larger Rock and societal contexts. Issues of gender, religion, and sexuality in the Heavy Metal construct area also discussed.

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. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Formerly EMUS 4012. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors 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.