Courses

Investigates the discoveries and writings of F. M. Alexander regarding kinesthetic perception and coordination. Applies these contexts to specific musical activities. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Introduces music research and writing skills to provide tools necessary for successful composition of formal research papers. Applies interests and curricular goals to specific topics of student choice. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. 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.

Designed for music students. Teaches concepts and skills necessary to develop, host, and maintain Macintosh-based web servers and to create and serve multimedia files including video, MP3, MIDI,and PDF.

Continue of MUSC 2608 with greater concentration on utilizing Alexander principles in specialized activity. Prereq., MUSC 2608 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2608. Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Same as MUSC 4078. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Study of the relationship of kinesthetic perception and postural reflexes to physical coordination in performance. Analysis and research regarding Alexander's principles. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music graduate students only.

Explores basic informational sources about music and musicians; a study of bibliographic forms, research, and writing techniques employed in music research papers, theses, and dissertations. Required in all master's degree programs. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Continues investigation of the benefits of Alexander's principles regarding mind-body awareness begun in MUSC 5608. Increased emphasis on utilizing principles in specialized activity. Analysis and research regarding musical activities. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Prereq., MUSC 5608 or instructor consent.

Examines music teaching within colleges and universities, including the evolution of university music programs, undergraduate and graduate music curricula, music professors and their work, and sociopolitical issues. Offered spring of odd-numbered years.