Introduction for developing functional piano technique for application to music theory, music reading, harmonization, improvisation, and other practical skills.

Continued development of functional piano skills such as sight-reading, harmonization, and improvisation.

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.

Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany written concepts.

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.

Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 165.

Fundamentals of music (notation, rhythm and meter, pitch, harmony) and their application to listening, performing, and thinking about music.

Diatonic harmony, introduction to modulation, species counterpoint, introduction to form and analysis (compositional processes and small forms).

Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 166.

Jazz improvisation for instrumentalists with or without prior improvisation experience.

Topic varies.

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.

The correct pronunciation and diction for singing in German. Some of the art songs that comprise the standard German vocal literature.

Chromatic harmony; continued study of modulation; invention and fugue; continued study of form and analysis (sonata, rondo, and concerto).

Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 265.

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).

Intensive drill in skills (ear training, sight singing, and keyboard) to accompany MUSC 266.

Jazz improvisation for instrumentalists that builds on the material covered in MUSC/MUNM 168.

The correct pronunciation and diction for singing in French. Some of the art songs that comprise the standard French vocal literature.

Introduction to conducting, score analysis, score reading, baton technique, traditional patterns and expressive use of gestures.

Classical music in the Western European high art tradition from Gregorian chant to the present.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Fundamental principles of the development, construction, and maintenance of the piano. The theory and practice of tuning in equal temperament.

Fundamentals of construction and maintenance of brass and woodwind instruments.

Music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque. An examination of style and social context from Gregorian chant through the mid-eighteenth century.

Music of the Classic and Romantic eras and the twentieth century. Style and social context from mid-eighteenth century to the present.

Popular and art music from the perspective of women.

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.

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.

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).

Investigation of selected topics in music.

Practicum in sight-reading, improvisation, harmonization, and playing by ear.

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.

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.

Continuation of MUAP/MUSC 422/822.

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.

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.

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.

Skills and philosophical issues for those providing and organizing music for sacred institutions.

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.

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.

Historical and stylistic study of medieval music and its antecedents.

Life and music of J.S. Bach, with emphasis on the most recent developments in Bach scholarship.

Historical relationship of music and the church: a survey of the major developments in the history of church music in light of theological presuppositions.

History and literature of hymnology (texts and tunes) and their significance for music, church, and society.

Counterpoint from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Analysis of excerpts from the literature and composition of representative musical examples.

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.

Literature of the opera from its prehistory and beginnings to the present.

Literature of the symphony orchestra from the Baroque era to the present.

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.

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.

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)

Theoretical foundation of jazz composition and performance. Ear training and keyboard skills.

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.

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.

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.

Comparison of the most important methods of designing and constructing organs in Europe and America from 1500 to the present.

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.

Development of the art song, emphasizing the European and New World traditions from the eighteenth century to the present.

Intensive study of the German, French and American art song literature from the eighteenth century to the present.

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.

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)

Literature for solo piano from the early Baroque through the Twentieth Century, with emphasis on musical styles.

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)

Historical and stylistic study of the music composed from the last decade of the nineteenth century through World War II.

Successful completion removes the deficiency in undergraduate ear training. Self-directed review of ear training using text/computer software.

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.

Historical and stylistic study of the music composed since World War II.

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.

Culminating experience in music technology. Proposal and production of project blending music and technology.

Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of the classic period.

Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of music of the Renaissance.

Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of the Baroque Era.

Forms, styles, composers, and aesthetics of the Romantic Era.

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.

Demonstration of knowledge in music theory and history through completion of the Major Field Test in Music.

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.

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.