Surveys various philosophies of music in writings of philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, composers, critics, and historians. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Engage with music/music business organizations in the community (for profit or non-profit) to pursue specific tasks or projects relevant to the student's career goals. A minimum of 48 hours is required per semester for one credit. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. MUSC 4908 and 5908 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Develop a broad range of tools needed for a professional career in music. Topics include networking, development and use of promotional materials, funding, social media and the internet, and financial management, among others - all taught through an entrepreneurial lens. A range of career opportunities is explored, using the entrepreneurial process to assess and explore a variety of paths and opportunities. Same as MUSC 2918. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Explore the real-world issues of planning and presenting concerts. Learn to program music for all types of audiences, gain confidence speaking about your music, and handle the logistics of concert production. Discuss the role of concerts in the 21st century, and examine new styles of presentation, audience engagement, and outreach. Course culminates in a concert presented in a local venue. Same as MUSC 4958. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 5918 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to graduate students only.
Previously Topics in Arts Entrepreneurship, this course prepares students to evaluate opportunities in their specific arts field by analyzing existing arts organizations and then applying entrepreneurial concepts to create new enterprises. Topics for research and discussion include current issues in the arts, introduction to entrepreneurship, preparing a business feasibility study, market information for new ventures, and funding sources. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Introduce students to current trends in arts administration, explore the fundamentals of managing arts organizations, and develop concrete tools for managing boards, volunteers and staff, effective fund raising, strategic planning, and program development. Current issues, the role of the arts, and arts advocacy will be discussed. Same as MUSC 4978. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Learn the core principles of entrepreneurship, such as idea formation, venture models, opportunity assessment, market analysis, and strategies for launching a venture, and apply them to entrepreneurial ideas. Lectures, projects, entrepreneur interviews, and case studies will culminate in a feasibility study for an original entrepreneurial concept. Recommended prereq., MUSC 5918. Same as MUSC 4998.
Studies significant and distinctive orchestration techniques of the 20th century, concentrating on works written since 1940. Requisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) doctoral graduate students only.
Studies methods and materials for teaching undergraduate music theory, aural skills, and analysis. Department enforced prereq., passed general written theory and aural skills prelim exam or completed remediation.
Surveys historical and philosophical bases of contemporary music education. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) or Music Education (MMED) graduate students only.
Explores curricular models for music education. Emphasizes comprehensive musicianship and standards-based frameworks for curriculum and development. Changed description: Department enforced restriction, graduate students in music education. Offered spring of even-numbered years.
May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) or Music Education (MMED-MMUE) graduate students only.
Provides an overview of psychological concepts relevant to music teaching and learning. Topics include learning theories, selected individual difference variables (motivation, anxiety, creativity, and personality), physiological structures related to hearing, psychoacoustics, and approaches to examining musical ability (e.g. brain research, music aptitude, and skill acquisition). Offered spring only. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Provides an overview of traditional and contemporary approaches to music assessment. Topics include psychometrics, standardized tests, test construction, grade reports, and student portfolios. Offered on a rotating basis during summer session. Requisites: Restricted to Music Education (MMED-MMUE) graduate students only.
Studies sociological perspectives related to music education. Topics include functions and uses of music; teacher and student role/identity development; social aspects of music performance, and cultural perspectives on music learning. Recommended prereq., MUSC 6113. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Requisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) or Music Education (MMED) graduate students only.
Explores four topics (reflective/critical thinking, teacher effectiveness, cultural/program contexts, teachers' lives/career development) relevant to long-term teacher development. Includes individualized feedback on teaching. Open to graduate students in music education and performance-pedagogy. Offered spring of odd-numbered years. Restricted to MME+ students in their second or third year of the program. Recommended prereq., MUSC 6113 and/or significant teaching experience.
Provides a structured, collaborative environment for graduate students with K-12 teaching duties to apply the content from music education courses to their current pedagogical environments. Students will apply inquiry strategies as they design and implement an applied project that synthesizes specific theoretical or conceptual areas. Requisites: Restricted to Music Education (MMED-MMUE) graduate students only.
Provides an intensive study of a selected area of repertoire or history. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) graduate students only.
