Required for all music student teachers. Addresses topics of concern to beginning teachers including classroom management, interpersonal skills, legal issues, job search strategies and capstone project development. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 4103 (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. Instructor consent is required for non-music majors. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2772 and MUSC 3802 and MUSC 3812 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Music (MUSC) majors only.
Taken concurrently with either MUSC 4313 or 4443. Provides students with opportunities to observe and practice the use of various teaching techniques and relate them to concepts presented in the methods course. Students consult with the instructor to determine appropriate placements in schools. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2103 (minimum grade D-). Requires corequisite course of MUSC 4313 or 4443. Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Study of church music for liturgical and non-liturgical denominations; includes hymn playing, anthem accompaniments, basics of conducting from the organ console and improvisation, and selection of organ music appropriate to the requirements of the church year and other special services. Same as MUSC 5255. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Survey of organ repertoire and the history of organ building from the sixteenth century to the present. See also MUSC 4295. Same as MUSC 5285. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) 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. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Survey of organ repertoire and the history of organ building from the 16th century to the present. See also MUSC 4285. Same as MUSC 5295. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Examines choral music curricula, instructional materials and teaching techniques appropriate for secondary choral settings. Also addresses administrative strategies for choral music programs. Recommended prereq., MUSC 2103. Same as MUSC 5313. Offered spring only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Surveys keyboard music from 1600 to 1830. Offered fall semester of even-numbered years. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Surveys keyboard music from 1830 to the present. Offered spring semester of even-numbered years. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Studies the history, theory, and practice of Basso-continuo accompaniment. Provides practical instruction in realizing harmony from a given bass line (figured or unfigured), projecting affect and creating dynamics at the harpsichord. Emphasizes individual cognition and creativity. Same as MUSC 5405. Offered fall only. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Examines instrumental music curricula, instructional materials, and teaching techniques appropriate for rehearsal, class, and lesson settings. Also addresses administration strategies for instrumental music programs. Same as MUSC 5443. Offered spring only. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2103 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Group coaching class to prepare for voice recitals as well as to learn vocal repertoire including historical background, composers, styles, and poetic interpretation. May be repeated up to 12 credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Trains practice techniques for string players to master orchestral excerpts needed for all orchestra and festival auditions. Through careful listening students learn the four basic elements of orchestral excerpt preparation: rhythm, intonation, tone quality, interpretation. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) majors or graduate students only.
Surveys strategies necessary for teaching music to all students, including those with special needs. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Recommended prereq., MUSC 4113. Same as MUSC 5583. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of MUSC 2103 and 3133 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Continues investigation of the benefits of Alexander's principles regarding mind-body awareness begun in MUSC 2608. Increased emphasis on utilizing principles in specialized activity. Analysis and research regarding musical activities. Same as MUSC 5808. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 2608 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.
Provides repertory and analysis of polyphonic music 1400-1600. Same as MUSC 5712. Requisites: Requires prerequisite class of MUSC 3802 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music undergraduate students only.
Examines the role of women as creators and performers of Western Music. Explores related issues in musicology, including canon formation, reception history, and feminist aesthetics. Same as MUSC 5752. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Music (MUSC) majors only.
Examines representative operas from the 17th through the 21st centuries. Emphasizes both cultural and analytical aspects and surveys related musicological literature. Same as MUSC 5772. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 3812 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Offers intensified work in history of music in the 20th century. Topics vary from year to year. Same as MUSC 5802. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 3812 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Music (MUSCU) majors only.
Examines music and writings about music from the Baroque era. Emphasizes cultural and musical analysis and surveys current musicological literature. Recommended prereq or coreq., MUSC 3802. Same as MUSSC 5852. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 3812 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to College of Music (MUSCU) undergraduate students only.
Studies European and American music from the last developments of the gallant styles through romanticism and its later 19th century reverberations. Recommended prereq. or coreq., MUSC 3812. Same as MUSC 5872. Requisites: Restricted to College of Music (MUSC) undergraduate students only.
Explores music of cultures of the Americas south of the United States and in the diaspora, emphasizing the relationships of music and culture in folk, popular and arts styles. Same as MUSC 5892. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) College of Music (MUSC) majors only.
