Courses

    Studies the musics, dances, and cultures of various peoples of Africa. Includes African diaspora music and Afro-pop. Offered fall only. Same as MUSC 5012. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) 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. Offered spring of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2111 and 2131 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) 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. Recommended prereq., MUSC 3081. Offered fall semester only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2111 and 2131 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Studies advanced orchestration techniques through score analysis and student projects. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2071 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) 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. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2111 and 2131 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Focus on theory and analysis of post-tonal literature pre-1945. Offered every other fall. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2111 and 2131 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) 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. Same as MUSC 5078. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Surveys the various tools and techniques in the field of music technology. Topics include an introduction to basic synthesis, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) sequencing, audio sequencing, digital signal processing, music notation, and a historical perspective on electronic music. Prerequisites: College of Music (MUSCU) majors are excluded from this course.
    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 (MUSCU) 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. Recommended prereq., MUSC 3081. Offered spring of odd-numbered years. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 4031 (minimum grade D-). 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 (MUSC) 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. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 4113, 4313, or 4443 and EDUC 3023 or 4023 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.
    Assigned projects, both vocal and instrumental, are coached by collaborative piano faculty and others. May involve recital, jury, or master class performances. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1325 and MUSC 2365 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music students only.
    An analytical and historical survey of the repertory of the guitar and its antecedents from the renaissance to the present day. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Discover strategies and techniques for generating and manipulating sound at the computer. Student projects will include compositions, soundscapes, ambient environments, and soundtracks for multimedia. Available to students without prior experience with computer music or composition. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 4081 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Examines the definition, scope, and methods of ethnomusicology, the discipline that focuses on approaches to the study of music theory, history, and performance practices of world cultures. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite class of MUSC 2772 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Music majors only.
    Provides an in-depth examination of teaching and learning processes in the elementary general music classroom, based on the integration of child development and musical development theories with content and delivery skills appropriate for K-5 general music classrooms. Students implement and evaluate music instruction, design curricular projects, and build a repertoire of vocal, instrumental, and speech-based arrangements. Offered fall only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2103 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
    Exploration of issues, techniques and tools of music technology. Topics vary from term to term and may include: interactive system for performance, teaching, and learning; computer music instrument design; digital synthesis and signal processing; music in intermedia; sound design and analysis. Lectures and work sessions will support student projects. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. For non-music majors only. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 4081 or MUEL 4081 (minimum grade D-). College of Music (MUSCU) majors are excluded from this course.
    Exploration of issues, techniques, and tools of music technology. Topics vary from term to term and may include: interactive systems for performance; teaching and learning; computer music instrument design; digital synthesis and signal processing; music in intermedia; sound design and analysis. Lectures on work sessions will support student projects. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 4081 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Examination of a specific topic of current or critical interest within areas of music history, ethnomusicology, critical theory, and practice across the spectrum of Western, Popular, and World Music traditions. Designed as a capstone course for music majors who have completed a full complement of Music History and World Music courses. Topics vary from term to term. Department enforced prereq., MUSC 2772 or MUSC 3802 or MUSC 3812. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
    Offers practice teaching under the guidance of a master music teacher. Secondary level. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 4103 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Addresses issues related to young artist development. Areas of concentration include (but are not limited to) acting technique, resume preparation, audition technique, scene analysis, and role preparation. The acting technique is addressed in this course through textbook reading and exercise. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
    Examines Native North American musical cultures, with an emphasis on music as an integral part of religious expression and community life. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Music (MUSCU) majors only.
    Examines the musical skills, teaching techniques, and administrative procedures necessary for developing a children's choir. Same as MUSC 5143. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2103 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
    Continuation of PMUS 4137. Further scene analysis andmovement exercises are addressed in this class. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 4137 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.

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