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MUSC 131
Keyboard Skills I LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per semester: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Parallel MUSC 165, 165A, and 278.
Introduction for developing functional piano technique for application to music theory, music reading, harmonization, improvisation, and other practical skills.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUAP 231, MUAP 232, MUSC 132, MUSC 160
MUSC 132
Keyboard Skills II LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per semester: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 131; Parallel MUSC 166 and 166A.
Continued development of functional piano skills such as sight-reading, harmonization, and improvisation.
MUSC 160
Music as Art, Discipline and Profession LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Prereqs:
Music major or minor; parallel MUSC 131, 165 or 165H, 165A, and LIBR 110.
Open to music majors and minors only.
Introduction to the degree programs in music and resources for the study of music at the university level. Historical, social, and stylistic views of music in western and non-western cultures. Significance of music in cultural history, and the understanding of music as aesthetic expression. How to listen to and appreciate the human and cultural values of music.
MUSC 164H
Honors: Musicianship I Laboratory LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Course Format: Lab 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or permission as informed by diagnostic testing.
MUSC 164H is letter grade only.
Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany written concepts.
MUSC 165
Musicianship I LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Max credits per semester: 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Permission.
Parallel with MUSC 131, 165A, and 278.
Beginning fundamentals of music. Beginning theory (notation, rhythm, and meter, pitch and melody, harmony and form), overview of historical style periods and musics of other cultures.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 131, MUSC 166
MUSC 165A
Musicianship I Laboratory LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per semester: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 165.
MUSC 165H
Honors: Musicianship I LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by permission.
Parallel: MUSC 131. MUSC 165H is letter grade only.
Fundamentals of music (notation, rhythm and meter, pitch, harmony) and their application to listening, performing, and thinking about music.
MUSC 166
Musicianship II LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Parallel: MUSC 166A.
Diatonic harmony, introduction to modulation, species counterpoint, introduction to form and analysis (compositional processes and small forms).
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 132, MUSC 265, MUSC 274
MUSC 166A
Laboratory-Musicianship II LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per semester: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 166.
MUSC 168
Beginning Jazz Improvisation LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 168
Credit Hours: 2
Max credits per degree: 2
Course Format: Lecture 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Ability to read standard musical notation.
Jazz improvisation for instrumentalists with or without prior improvisation experience.
MUSC 189H
University Honors Seminar LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
University Honors Seminar 189H is required of all students in the University Honors Program.
Topic varies.
MUSC 198
Special Topics in Music LINK
Credit Hours: 1-4
Max credits per semester: 4
Max credits per degree: 24
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
MUSC 25/125
English and Italian Diction and Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Studio 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
The correct pronunciation and diction for singing in Italian and English. Some of the art songs that comprise the standard Italian and English vocal literature.
MUSC 26/126
German Diction and Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Studio 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
The correct pronunciation and diction for singing in German. Some of the art songs that comprise the standard German vocal literature.
MUSC 265
Musicianship III LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 166 or permission.
Parallel with MUSC 265A.
Chromatic harmony; continued study of modulation; invention and fugue; continued study of form and analysis (sonata, rondo, and concerto).
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 266
MUSC 265A
Laboratory-Musicianship III LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per semester: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 265.
MUSC 266
Musicianship IV LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 265 or permission.
Parallel with MUSC 266A.
Continued study of chromatic harmony (later nineteenth-century practice) and of form and analysis (Lied, theme and variation). Twentieth-century materials and techniques (new tonal resources, atonality).
This course is a prerequisite for: MUCP 382, MUCP 485, MUSC 365, MUSC 455, MUSC 457, MUSC 460, MUSC 461, MUSC 465, MUSC 480
MUSC 266A
Laboratory-Musicianship IV LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per degree: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Parallel MUSC 266.
Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 266.
MUSC 268
Intermediate Jazz Improvisation LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 268
Credit Hours: 2
Max credits per degree: 2
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC/MUNM 168.
Jazz improvisation for instrumentalists that builds on the material covered in MUSC/MUNM 168.
MUSC 27/127
French Diction and Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format: Studio 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
The correct pronunciation and diction for singing in French. Some of the art songs that comprise the standard French vocal literature.
MUSC 274
Beginning Conducting LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing; MUSC 166 or 166A.
Introduction to conducting, score analysis, score reading, baton technique, traditional patterns and expressive use of gestures.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUED 374, MUSC 441
MUSC 277
Art Music in the Western World LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 277
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Classical music in the Western European high art tradition from Gregorian chant to the present.
MUSC 280
World Music LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 280
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7, 9
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Introduction to basic ethnomusicological terms and techniques, including the distinction between folk, pop, and art music. The first half of class on traditional folk music of Europe, Africa, and America. The second portion on the art musics of the Near East, India, Indonesia, and China-Japan.
MUSC 283
Music Technology: Foundations of Audio Recording and Production LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lab 2, Lecture 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
Introduction to the basic theory, practice, and procedures involved in recording and producing music in the modern digital audio production suite. Principles of sound, acoustics, and the fundamentals of DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software and hardware (microphones and mixing consoles).
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 383
MUSC 284
Music Technology: Foundations of MIDI Sequencing and Notation LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Fundamental skills in personal and professional use of technology for music production with a focus on MIDI sequencing and music notation software. Foundation of MIDI technology including keyboard and instrument programming, internet applications with sound and MIDI in multimedia.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUCP 383, MUCP 384
MUSC 287
The History of Rock Music LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 287
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Survey of the history of rock music including its antecedents in Rhythm & Blues and Country. Two areas: a musical focus on musical characteristics and evolving musical styles, and a consideration of the sociopolitical impact rock music has had on late 20th Century life.
MUSC 361
Fundamentals of Piano Design and Mechanics LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Max credits per semester: 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Fundamental principles of the development, construction, and maintenance of the piano. The theory and practice of tuning in equal temperament.
MUSC 362
Instrument Design and Mechanics LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Max credits per semester: 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Fundamentals of construction and maintenance of brass and woodwind instruments.
MUSC 365
Music History and Literature I LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7
Prereqs:
Open to music majors only.
Music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque. An examination of style and social context from Gregorian chant through the mid-eighteenth century.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 366, MUSC 451
MUSC 366
Music History and Literature II LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 365 or permission.
Music of the Classic and Romantic eras and the twentieth century. Style and social context from mid-eighteenth century to the present.
MUSC 370H
Honors: Women Making Music LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 370H
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Good standing in the University Honors Program or by permission.
Popular and art music from the perspective of women.
MUSC 383
Music Technology: Advanced Audio Recording and Production LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
MUSC 283 or permission
Advanced work in audio recording and production with an emphasis on creating dynamic audio mixes for different musical contexts. Extensive work with DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software and audio hardware such as microphones and mixing consoles, as well as foundational experience in using editing/mastering software.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 483
MUSC 384
Research Proposal Development LINK
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per degree: 1
Course Format: Lecture 1
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
Investigation of topics in music, and the selection of one topic, for the purpose of preparing a proposal for a research document or undergraduate thesis.
A. BA in Music on the Research Track (1 cr) Lec 1.
B. BM in Music History (1 cr) Lec 1.
E. BM in Music Theory (1 cr) Lec 1.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUCP 483, MUCP 484
MUSC 386
History of Rock and Roll: Classic Artists LINKCrosslisted as MUNM 386
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 15
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 7, 8
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing.
An encounter with life and music of the luminaries of rock and roll. The social, ethical, stewardship, civic, and religious themes embedded in the music, as well as an analysis of their landmark albums. A. Bob Dylan (3 cr) B. The Beatles (3 cr) E. Paul Simon (3 cr) J. Pink Floyd (3 cr) K. Bruce Springsteen (3 cr).
MUSC 398
Special Topics in Music LINK
Credit Hours: 1-4
Max credits per degree: 24
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Permission.
Investigation of selected topics in music.
MUSC 422/822
Keyboard Skills I LINKCrosslisted as MUAP 422/822
Credit Hours: 1
Max credits per degree: 1
Course Format: Studio
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Practicum in sight-reading, improvisation, harmonization, and playing by ear.
MUSC 424/824
Piano Pedagogy I: Foundations, Philosophies, and Theories LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
10 hrs applied piano.
The history, materials, and methodologies of piano pedagogy from a perspective of wellness promotion. Special issues pertaining to teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Observation experience and a supervised teaching practicum.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 425
MUSC 425/825
Piano Pedagogy II: Approaches to Studio Teaching LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Issues pertinent to studio piano teaching, including business issues, developing effective strategies for teaching selected musical and technical skills. Observation experience and a supervised teaching practicum.
MUSC 433/833
Keyboard Skills II LINKCrosslisted as MUAP 433/833
Credit Hours: 1
Course Format: Studio
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Permission.
Continuation of MUAP/MUSC 422/822.
MUSC 435/835
Music and Film: History and Analysis LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 435/835 may only be taken once in a lifetime.
Selected films, composers, scores, and the historical contexts. Historical trends in film and film scoring as well as how those trends are being interpreted by contemporary filmmakers.
MUSC 437/837
History of Jazz: Origins to Bop LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 437/837 may only be taken once in a lifetime.
The history of jazz from its musical antecedents in the Nineteenth Century to the birth of modern jazz via Bebop in the 1940s. Important musical artists and trends within the larger context of American history in the Twentieth Century.
MUSC 438/838
History of Jazz: Post Bop LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 438/838 may only be taken once in a lifetime.
The development of modern jazz from the late 1940s to the present. Important artists and trends within the larger context of American history in the Twentieth Century.
MUSC 441/841
Skills for the Church Musician LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 274 and MUAP 232. Keyboard facility recommended.
Skills and philosophical issues for those providing and organizing music for sacred institutions.
MUSC 442/842
Great Composers & Performers in Music LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or equivalent.
Historical and stylistic study of the life and music of one or more important composers and/or performers in the European-American or non-Western musical traditions.
MUSC 445
Analysis for Performance LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Senior standing and MUSC 366.
MUSC 445 is a capstone course and includes an outcome assessment component for the bachelor of music degree.
Relationship between musical analysis and musical performance. Individual performance project of a suitable composition and a research paper devoted to the work and its performance.
MUSC 449/849
Medieval Music LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Historical and stylistic study of medieval music and its antecedents.
MUSC 450/850
Johann Sebastian Bach LINK
Credit Hours: 2-3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or equivalent.
Life and music of J.S. Bach, with emphasis on the most recent developments in Bach scholarship.
MUSC 451/851
Music and the Church LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 365 or RELG 150 or JUDS/RELG 205 or CLAS/HIST/RELG 307, or permission.
Historical relationship of music and the church: a survey of the major developments in the history of church music in light of theological presuppositions.
MUSC 452/852
Hymnology LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
History and literature of hymnology (texts and tunes) and their significance for music, church, and society.
MUSC 455/855
Techniques of Counterpoint LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Counterpoint from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Analysis of excerpts from the literature and composition of representative musical examples.
MUSC 457/857
Post-Tonal Theory LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Overview of recent techniques for the analysis of twentieth-century music. Evaluation of the theories of Schönberg, Forte, Babbitt, Perle, Lewin, Morris, and others. Application of musical examples.
MUSC 458/858
History of the Opera LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Senior standing or MUSC 366.
Literature of the opera from its prehistory and beginnings to the present.
MUSC 459/859
Symphonic Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Senior or graduate standing or MUSC 366.
Literature of the symphony orchestra from the Baroque era to the present.
MUSC 460/860
Musical Form LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
The formal structure and design in music of the common practice period and the present, smaller structural units, motivic processes, binary and ternary forms, vocal forms, theme and variation, sonata, rondo, concerto, suite, ostinato, and contrapuntal forms.
MUSC 461/861
Comprehensive Analysis LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Analysis of music within historical and stylistic contexts with the goal of informing score study and preparation for performers, conductors, and music educators. Analysis of music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary eras.
MUSC 462/862
Instrumental Literature and Pedagogy LINK
Credit Hours: 2-3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Max 3 is per each subgroup.
Survey of the pedagogy and the solo, chamber and pedagogical literature of instruments from elementary to advanced levels, for class as well as private instruction. A. Brass/Percussion Instruments (2-3 cr, max 3) D. String Instruments (2-3 cr, max 3) E. Woodwind Instruments (2-3 cr, max 3) I. Violin (2-3 cr, max 3) J. Viola (2-3 cr, max 3) K. Cello (2-3 cr, max 3) L. Double Bass (2-3 cr, max 3) M. Trumpet (2-3 cr, max 3) N. French Horn (2-3 cr, max 3) P. Trombone (2-3 cr, max 3) Q. Euphonium, Tuba (2-3 cr, max 3) R. Flute (2-3 cr, max 3) T. Oboe (2-3 cr, max 3) U. Clarinet (2-3 cr, max 3) V. Bassoon (2-3 cr, max 3) W. Saxophone (2-3 cr, max 3) Y. Percussion (2-3 cr, max 3) Z. Guitar (2-3 cr, max 3)
MUSC 465/865
Jazz Theory LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Theoretical foundation of jazz composition and performance. Ear training and keyboard skills.
MUSC 466/866
Jazz Styles LINK
Credit Hours: 2
Max credits per degree: 2
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 and 387 or equivalent or permission.
Jazz styles from 1920 to the present, with emphasis on the development of listening skills required to aurally identify improvisors, composer/arrangers and stylistic characteristics within the jazz idiom.
This course is a prerequisite for: MUSC 467
MUSC 467/867
Jazz Improvisation LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 466/866 or equivalent.
Formal and harmonic analysis of standard tunes and jazz classics. Application of modal and scalar approach to performance of jazz chord progressions. Analysis of recorded jazz solos.
MUSC 468/868
Jazz Pedagogy LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Acquaints student with musical repertoire and rehearsal technique of the school jazz ensemble, the various methods of jazz improvisation instruction, the musical roles of the rhythm section, and the materials (books, audio, and video recordings, etc.) that are available to the jazz teacher.
MUSC 469/869
Organ Design and Construction LINK
Credit Hours: 2-3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
10 hours of applied organ.
Comparison of the most important methods of designing and constructing organs in Europe and America from 1500 to the present.
MUSC 470/870
Introduction to Vocal Pedagogy LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
The processes of teaching singing, basic physiology, and scientific and acoustical terms. Developing processes to teach breathing, phonation, registration, resonance strategies, and sound concept through discussion and evaluation of practice teaching, and on how to manage a private studio.
MUSC 471/871
Art Song I LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Junior standing or above or permission.
Development of the art song, emphasizing the European and New World traditions from the eighteenth century to the present.
MUSC 472/872
Art Song II LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Intensive study of the German, French and American art song literature from the eighteenth century to the present.
MUSC 474/874
Organ Literature and Pedagogy LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
10 hrs organ or equivalent.
Survey of the most important trends in organ literature and pedagogy from medieval times to the present day. The interrelationships between the music and organ design.
MUSC 475/875
Organ Literature Seminar LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 15
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
10 hrs organ or equivalent.
Topics will rotate.
Seminar in specific focus areas of organ literature.
A. German Organ Music to 1800 (3 cr)
B. Organ Music of France (3 cr)
E. Organ Music of America (3 cr)
J. Organ Music Since 1950 (3 cr)
K. Historic Organ Technique (3 cr)
MUSC 476/876
Piano Literature LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
12 hrs undergraduate piano.
Literature for solo piano from the early Baroque through the Twentieth Century, with emphasis on musical styles.
MUSC 477/877
Piano Literature Seminar LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Literature and Pedagogy (MUSC)
Prereqs:
12 hrs undergraduate piano.
Literature for solo piano. Specific style periods rotate. A. Baroque/Classical (3 cr, max 3) B. Romantic (3 cr, max 3) D. Twentieth Century Reperoire (3 cr, max 3)
MUSC 478/878
Music of the Twentieth Century I LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or equivalent.
Historical and stylistic study of the music composed from the last decade of the nineteenth century through World War II.
MUSC 48
Graduate Review of Ear Training LINK
Campus:
Course Delivery: Classroom
Successful completion removes the deficiency in undergraduate ear training. Self-directed review of ear training using text/computer software.
MUSC 480/880
Advanced Tonal Theory LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format: Lecture 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music Theory (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Compositional practices of late nineteenth-century European music. Chromatic harmony and devices of tonal and motivic expansion. Analytical concepts of Schenker, Schönberg, and others. Application of music examples.
MUSC 482/882
Music of the Twentieth Century II LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or equivalent.
Historical and stylistic study of the music composed since World War II.
MUSC 483/883
Music Technology: Advanced Techniques and Applications LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per degree: 6
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Prereqs:
MUSC 483/883 is presented in a seminar format.
Advanced music technology focusing on particular areas of interest such as: MIDI/audio music production; advanced music notation; and software development for audio, multi-media, and/or mobile applications.
MUSC 484
Music Technology: Capstone LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Culminating experience in music technology. Proposal and production of project blending music and technology.
MUSC 485/885
Music of the Classic Period LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or permission.
Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of the classic period.
MUSC 486
Music of the Renaissance LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per semester: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or permission.
Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of music of the Renaissance.
MUSC 487/887
Music of the Baroque Era LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of the Baroque Era.
MUSC 488/888
Music of the Romantic Period LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of the Romantic Era.
MUSC 489/889
American Music LINK
Credit Hours: 3
Max credits per degree: 3
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or equivalent.
American music and musical life in its cultivated and vernacular traditions including a consideration of its cultural and social background as well as principal stylistic trends and predominant musical attitudes.
MUSC 498/898
Special Topics in Music LINK
Credit Hours: 1-4
Max credits per degree: 24
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
MUSC 499
Undergraduate Thesis LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per semester: 6
Course Delivery: Classroom
ACE Outcomes: 10
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Permission.
MUSC 499H
Honors: Special Problems LINK
Credit Hours: 1-4
Max credits per semester: 8
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Open to candidates for degrees with distinction, with high distinction, and with highest distinction in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
MUSC 64
Senior Assessment in Music LINK
Credit Hours: 0
Course Format: Lecture
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Core Curriculum (MUSC)
Prereqs:
MUSC 366 or equivalent.
Pass/No Pass only.
Demonstration of knowledge in music theory and history through completion of the Major Field Test in Music.
MUSC 94/494/894
Music Internship LINK
Credit Hours: 1-3
Max credits per semester: 6
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Independent Study, Seminars, or Thesis (MUSC)
Prereqs:
Permission.
Supervised practicum and/or field work in an area related to music under the direction of a university staff/faculty member and a cooperating professional in the particular area(s) of interest.
MUSC 99
Doctoral Colloquium LINK
Credit Hours: 0
Course Delivery: Classroom
Groups: Music History (MUSC)
Required for doctoral students during each semester of residence, the colloquium is a regularly scheduled meeting of faculty and doctoral students for the purpose of sharing ideas and the results of scholarly research.
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