Introduces diatonic harmony and voice leading with intensive work on fundamentals (keys, intervals, triads, seventh chords and four-voice writing). The study of theoretical concepts is closely coordinated with aural skills. Feeds into the intensive section of MUSC 1111. Offered fall only. Requisites: Requires corequisite course of MUSC 1121. Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
Introduces the fundamentals of diatonic harmony and voice leading, focusing on model composition (including one-, two- and four-voice writing) and analysis of excerpts from music literature. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Introduces the keyboard, music reading in the treble and bass clefs, basic theory and keyboard harmony, technical patterns, and improvisation. Studies easy classical and pop repertoire. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Continuation of MUSC 1101. Explores principles of harmony, voice leading and form. Continues emphasis on both model composition and analysis. Introduces chromatic elements (such as applied dominants and modulation), harmonic syntax and structural analysis of excerpts from music literature. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1101 or 1081 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.
Focuses on sight singing, rhythm and dictation of diatonic melodies in major and minor keys (treble, alto and bass clefs). Covers identification of scale types, intervals, triads and dominant seventh chords. Includes individual and group improvisation.. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Continuation of MUSC 1121. Focuses on sight singing, rhythm and dictation of diatonic melodies; adds chromatic elements, more complex rhythms and two-part dictation. Includes harmonic dictation using vocabulary from MUSC 1111. Includes individual and group improvisation within harmonic contexts. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1121 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.
Involves basic vocal technique and easy solo repertoire taught through a group medium, for beginner and intermediate level students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Studies techniques for improving sight-reading skills at the keyboard, with practical work in solo, ensemble and choral literature. Also covers score reading and transposition. Restricted to piano majors or instructor consent required. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Activities in sight-reading, fretboard harmony and comprehension of harmony and texture. Some work will be tied to the repertoire being studied in studio lessons. Open only to students with an emphasis on guitar performance in their degree plan. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Offers small group instruction in the concepts and skills required to learn jazz piano. Students not only learn basic techniques required to play jazz but also become familiar with the theory, grammar, and lexicon of the jazz language. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 1205 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Designed for the understanding of lyric Italian diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing. Required for freshmen BM voice majors. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Designed for the understanding of lyric English diction, the international phonetic alphabet, and its application to classical singing as well as various musical styles of English classical voice literature. Required for Freshmen BM voice majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1544 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Introduces the world or music and surveys selected music cultures. Develops bibliographic, listening, critical reading and writing skills to build a general music understanding. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Introduces the instruments in the orchestra by studying their ranges, idioms, histories and performance practices. Assignments center around hands-on scoring for instruments. Student arrangements will be performed in class during the semester. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2102 and 2121 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) 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. Same as CMDP 2860. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students 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. Same as CMDP 2870. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2081 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Continuation of MUSC 1111. Reviews harmonic and formal concepts from MUSC 1111. Introduces advanced chromatic concepts such as modal mixture, seventh chords with added dissonance, Neapolitan sixth chord and augmented-sixth chords. Explores in-depth structural analysis of musical works. Offered fall only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1111 (minimum grade D-) and a corequisite course of MUSC 2121. Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) 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. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Continuation of PMUS 1205. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 1205 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) majors or graduate students only.
Continuation of MUSC 2101. Builds on and synthesizes harmonic, melodic and formal concepts from semesters 1-3. Includes writing about musical structure and analyzing relationships of musical structure to extramusical elements (such as text, performance technique, dance, staging, etc.). Introduces 20th century compositional techniques. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2101 (minimum grade D-) and a corequisite course of MUSC 2131. Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors only.
Continuation of MUSC 1131. Applies concepts from MUSC 2101 in performance (prepared, from sight and improvised) and analytical listening (transcription, diction and aural analysis). Offered fall only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 1131 (minimum grade D-) and a corequisite course of MUSC 2101. Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Continuation of MUSC 2121. Applies concepts from MUSC 2111 in performance (prepared, from sight and improvised) and analytical listening (transcription, dictation and aural analysis. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2121 (minimum grade D-) and a corequisite course of MUSC 2111. Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors only.
Continuation of Pmus 1184, with more advanced repertoire and vocal techniques. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of PMUS 1184 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
