Courses

Introduces and studies the instruments of the orchestra and problems of scoring for diverse choirs and full orchestra. Prereqs., MUSC 2101 and 2121. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Provides an overview of the recording process from the performer's perspective from soundcheck through final mastering. Uses recorded material from in-class sessions. Examines differing approaches to recording as well as current technologies. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Introduces and explores basic concepts in audio recording from microphones to digital audio workstations. Also focuses on development of critical listening skills. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Provides hands-on training in various audio recording techniques, acoustics, and sound reinforcement, studio maintenance, and troubleshooting. Real-world experience is gained through individual recording projects and College of Music events. Prereq., MUSC 2081 or instructor consent. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Continuation of MUSC 1111. Reviews secondary dominants, secondary leading-tone chords, and modulation. Covers dissonance and chromaticism, including modal mixture, seventh chords with added dissonance, Neapolitan sixth chord, and augmented sixth chords. Provides structural analysis of musical excerpts. Prereq., MUSC 1111. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Provides an overview of basic principles and practices of the music education profession. Explores public school music teaching through class discussions, directed observations, and a supervised field experience. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Continuation of PMUS 1205. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., PMUS 1205 or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Continuation of MUSC 2101. Focuses on advanced chromaticism including modal mixture, altered dominants, voice leading, and chromatic harmony in larger contexts. Examines impressionism and jazz. Also involves composition projects. Prereq., MUSC 2101. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2101. Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Continuation of MUSC 1131. Studies sight singing of chromatic melodies in major and minor keys (in four clefs). Includes dictation of one- through three-voice examples. Studies harmonic dictation using vocabulary from MUSC 2101. Considers detection of pitch and rhythm performance errors. Prereq., MUSC 1131. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

Continuation of MUSC 2121. Studies sight singing of chromatic and atonal melodies. Includes dictation of one- through three-voice examples. Identifies sonorities studied in MUSC 2111. Considers detection of pitch and rhythm performance errors. Prereq., MUSC 2121. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2121. Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Continuation of MUEL 1184, with more advanced repertoire and vocal techniques. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., MUEL 1184. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Formerly EMUS 2184. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Continuation of Pmus 1184, with more advanced repertoire and vocal techniques. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., Pmus 1184. Restricted to Musc majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Provides an intensive study and application of the harmonic structure of music in a variety of keyboard skills: figured bass realization, chord progressions, harmonization, improvisation, transposition, on-sight harmonic analysis, and playing by ear. Prereqs., MUSC 1111, 1131, and 1325. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music majors or graduate students only.

An overall study in the art of working with instrumentalists and singers including repertoire and orchestral reductions. Requires performance with a student instrumentalist or singer to be critiqued and coached by class and instructor. Prereq., piano major or instructor consent. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Survey of accompanying repertoire for guitar with solo instruments (flute, violin, voice, etc.), including introductory work in basso continuo, playing/improvising from chord charts, and arranging accompaniments from musical scores. Prereq., MUSC 1326. Restricted to College of Music majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

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.

Offers a stylistic and historical examination of trends that have influenced present-day music in the U.S. Formerly EMUS 2752. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Highlights music outside Western art tradition, using current ethnomusicological materials. Spring semester focuses on musical cultures of the Americas, Africa, and Europe; fall semester focuses on musical cultures of Asia and Oceania. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly EMUS 2772. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Study of music outside western art tradition, using current ethnomusicological materials and methodologies. Spring semester focuses on musical cultures of Africa, the Americas, and Europe; fall semester focuses on musical cultures of Asia and Oceana. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Use current ethnomusicological materials and methods in the study of music outside the Western art tradition. Usually taught in the spring, MUSC 2782 focuses on music cultures of Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.

Provides an overview of the role of musical theatre in U.S. culture, emphasizing the 20th century Broadway musical. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Formerly EMUS 2842. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Examines popular music, concentrating on the U.S. after 1950. Considers precursor styles (e.g., blues folk) and contributions to the new rock style; discusses the evolution of rock style from 1960 through the 1990s. Formerly EMUS 2852. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Offered spring only. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Examines the development of filmed musicals from the beginning of sound movies through the Golden Age of Musicals. Emphasizes analysis and relationships of characters, songs, and incidental music. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Formerly EMUS 2862. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.

Explores, 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 are also discussed. Restricted to non-College of Music majors only. Prerequisites: Restricted to non-College of Music majors only.