School of Music
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The School of Music
The School of Music at the University of Kansas ranks among the finest in America, offering comprehensive programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
The school nurtures and advances the art of music through creation, performance, scholarly inquiry, entrepreneurship, and enhancement of the artistic skills and experiences of the university and regional cultural communities.
The school is a major contributor to the arts community through the student, faculty, and professional performances in the Swarthout Recital Hall (remodeled in 2015), Bales Organ Recital Hall, the Robert Baustian Theatre, and the Lied Center of Kansas.
The School of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The entrance and graduation requirements in this catalog conform to the published guidelines of that organization.
Degrees
Undergraduate Degree Programs
The degree of Bachelor of Music is granted with concentrations in bassoon performance, clarinet performance, double bass performance, euphonium performance, flute performance, French horn performance, harp performance, jazz performance, music composition, music theory, musicology, oboe performance, organ and church music, percussion performance, piano pedagogy, piano performance, saxophone performance, trombone performance, trumpet performance, tuba performance, viola performance, violin performance, violoncello performance, and voice performance.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts in Music is granted with concentrations in music composition, musicology, music performance, music production and technology, music theory and piano pedagogy. It is offered for students with interests in any area of music who also want to pursue a second degree or minor not in the School of Music.
The degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts is granted with a concentration in theatre and voice.
The degree of Bachelor of Music Education is granted in music education.
The degree of Bachelor of Music Therapy is granted in music therapy.
Graduate Degree Programs
The degree of Master of Music is granted in conducting (choral, orchestral, and wind), musicology, music theory or composition (including jazz composition), and music performance (brass, organ and church music, percussion, piano, piano pedagogy, strings, voice and opera, and woodwinds).
The degree of Master of Music Education is granted in music education and music therapy.
The degree of Doctor of Musical Arts is granted in conducting (choral, orchestral, and wind), music composition, and music performance (brass, organ and church music, percussion, piano, piano pedagogy, strings, voice, and woodwinds).
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is granted in musicology, music theory, music education, and music therapy.
Requirements for Graduation
Undergraduate degrees from the School of Music are conferred on candidates who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of 120 credit hours for the B.A., B.M., B.F.A., and B.M.E. degrees, including required subjects. 45 credit hours must be in junior/senior-level courses, numbered 300 and above. A minimum 2.0 grade-point average, both cumulative and in KU courses, is required for graduation. Four (4) hours of the total in each case, except the Music Therapy B.M. and the Music Education B.M.E. degrees, may be in physical education activity courses.
Graduate degrees from the School of Music are conferred on candidates who have satisfactorily completed the required graduate-level credit hours (courses number 500-level or above) for the M.M., M.M.E., D.M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. A minimum cumulative 3.0 grade-point average is required for graduation. Grades of C- and below do not count toward fulfilling degree requirements and cannot be counted toward a degree or certificate. Course credit by examination is not accepted toward graduate degrees or certificates.
Remedial Courses
Remedial courses listed in the catalog and Schedule of Classes are numbered below 100. Such courses include, but are not limited to, MATH 2. Remedial courses do not count toward graduation in the School of Music and may not be counted as distribution courses or electives.
Facilities
Murphy Hall
Murphy Hall, named for former KU Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, houses the School of Music. It is a 5-level facility with offices for faculty members in applied music, music theory and composition, musicology, opera, music education, music therapy, and ensembles. Designed for music and theater, it contains 4 performance areas.
- Crafton-Preyer Theater provides a venue for plays, operas, musical theater shows, and concerts. It is a fully equipped, 1,188-seat proscenium stage facility.
- William Inge Memorial Theater is an intimate black-box facility with seating for up to 125, suitable for plays and small opera productions.
- Swarthout Recital Hall, a 273-seat facility with exceptional acoustics, is dedicated to faculty and student solo and chamber music presentations and occasional opera productions. Swarthout Recital Hall has been fully remodeled and re-opened to public performances in April 2015.
- The Baustian Theater, a black-box facility for opera and musical theater productions, seats 125 and has a dressing room and wardrobe area, set construction and storage area, and office and performance control areas.
Murphy Hall also houses classrooms, practice rooms, rehearsal halls, and storage facilities for instruments and sheet music. The Electronic Music Studio contains a digital workstation for the recording and production of electronic music and video.
The Thomas Gorton Music and Dance Library in Murphy Hall houses more than 111,000 scores, books, sound recordings, videos, and serials, and has the leading music collection in the Great Plains. It features a public computer lab (with both Windows and Macintosh workstations); study carrels; comfortable seating; and public display of new acquisitions, current periodicals, and special exhibitions. Students can make full use of music and dance information resources. The Library also features a high-quality overhead scanner, a listening room with a vinyl record player, a multi-function printer, and an ADA-compliant workstation designed for use by those with impaired vision. The library’s computer lab features a full suite of programs, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and music notation programs such as Sibelius, Finale, and Musescore. Students may also reserve our four meeting rooms for individual study and group meetings by submitting a request at lib.ku.edu/study.
The Music Education and Music Therapy Complex in Murphy Hall contains a model music education classroom, a general music instruction classroom, large and small music therapy clinical spaces, three research spaces (Human Learning Lab, Music Behavior Observation Lab, and Perception & Cognition Lab), faculty offices, and the MEMT Computer Lab. In addition, the complex houses a Vocology Laboratory, which affords excellent resources for research-based understanding of singing voice phenomena. The stationary lab facilitates acquisition and analysis of voice data in a controlled environment. It also provides mobile configurations of resources for field-based research and pedagogy in voice studios, choir rehearsal areas, classrooms, and music therapy clinics. Interactive distance delivery of specific music education and music therapy graduate courses are taught on campus and anywhere in the world.
Lied Center
The Lied Center of Kansas is a 2,020-seat performing arts hall. On KU’s west campus at Irving Hill Road and Constant Avenue, it is the venue for the Lied Center Series. It also presents School of Music productions, Student Union Activities shows, and university and community events. The performing arts hall offers excellent acoustic quality and technical production capabilities. The stage features a 56-foot-wide proscenium opening, resilient wood floor, counterweighted rigging system, and ample wing space. There is a full complement of backstage support areas including seven dressing rooms, dance rehearsal studio, two warm-up rooms, a Greenroom, and a production office.
The Dane and Polly Bales Organ Recital Hall is acoustically designed for the teaching and performance of organ music. It has seating for 200 and is attached to the Lied Center main lobbies at two levels. It houses a 45-stop mechanical key-action (electric stop-action) organ built by Hellmuth Wolff et Associés, one of the finest builders of organs in the world. The hall is available to organ students for practice, lessons, and recitals. Its aesthetics are enhanced by three magnificent stained glass windows designed by Peter Thompson, former Dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Undergraduate Programs
The school acquaints undergraduates with music as an important field of a liberal culture, either as members of a discriminating public or as trained practitioners. It prepares students for careers in music and promotes scholarship and research. It offers curricula for teachers of music in public schools and institutions of higher education and special degree curricula for training music therapists.
View the list of School of Music academic programs.
Applied Music Lessons
All majors, minors, and nonmajors (as space permits) who wish to take lessons must first pass an audition. Students should follow their degree check sheets for level and credit hours required for lessons. Students may state their preferences as to teachers for private lessons, but final authority rests with the director of the division. The minimum acceptable grade to remain in applied music lessons is a B-. A grade of B- or higher must be earned in each semester of lessons.
Courses for Nonmajors and Music minors
Students in other KU schools or the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences may enroll in music courses for credit. First Year Seminar (MUS 177), The Business of Music (MUS 486), two group beginner courses (GUIT 102,PIAN 111), some music theory courses (MTHC 105, MTHC 115, MTHC 301,MTHC 302, MTHC 303), most musicology courses (MUSC 298, MUSC 302, MUSC 309, MUSC 310, MUSC 314, MUSC 315, MUSC 318, MUSC 336, MUSC 408, MUSC 450, MUSC 470, or MUSC 471), and ensembles are open to KU students (BAND 406, BAND 410, CHOR 412, CHOR 414, CHOR 418, JAZZ 409, ORCH 406, and PENS 252 as well as other ensembles by audition. Please see the Ensembles section below.
Minors in music are offered for students in other disciplines.
Most degree programs accept up to 6 hours of electives in music ensembles and performance.
University Honors Program
The school encourages qualified students to participate in the University Honors Program.
Ensembles
The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra (KUSO) provides performance majors the highest quality preparation for a professional career in orchestral playing. KUSO offers a comprehensive course of orchestral studies and performs repertoire spanning from the Baroque to the 21st century, including premieres of new works. In addition to large-scale symphonic programming, each season includes performances of major solo works featuring faculty, student, and leading international guest artists who recently have included Blake Pouliot, Joshua Roman and Simone Porter. The KU Symphony Orchestra also regularly collaborates with KU Theatre and KU Opera productions, for whom it is the resident ensemble. The orchestra combines with KU Choirs for the immensely popular annual Holiday Vespers concerts and in other choral/orchestral literature throughout the year and showcases the works of student composers in the KU Composition studio. In addition to works presented for performance, the Symphony Orchestra also regularly reads and rehearses additional orchestral literature.
The University Orchestra is an ensemble open to all enrolled students at the University of Kansas regardless of major, and typically presents 1-2 concerts per semester. The University Orchestra is open to all players without audition. If you play a wind instrument and would like to get some orchestral experience, this is a great starting place. If you played an instrument in high school and want to keep playing, this is the ensemble for you! The atmosphere is fun and friendly, and a great opportunity to meet new friends on campus. The orchestra is conducted and run by the graduate students in orchestral conducting for whom the ensemble doubles as a repertory orchestra. Repertoire performed includes standard symphonic literature, concertos and new music alongside more popular selections and arrangements.
The Wind Ensemble presents 4 or more concerts annually and tours nationally and internationally. The Symphonic and University Bands perform 2 concerts each semester.
The award-winning KU Jazz program includes 3 jazz ensembles, and several combos.
The Marching Jayhawks are part of the pageantry at football games. The Basketball Bands (Men’s and Women’s) and pep bands also perform for sporting events.
KU Opera’s productions have included The Mikado, The Marriage of Figaro, Albert Herring, Candide, Falstaff, Strawberry Fields, The Magic Flute, Face on the Barroom Floor, The Tales of Hoffman, La Traviata, Gianni Schicchi, Hansel and Gretel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Cosi Fan Tutte.
The Bales Chorale, Chamber Choir, KU Glee, University Singers, and KU Treble Choir perform concerts on campus, tour, and participate in combined choral and orchestral presentations such as the annual Holiday Vespers. All KU students are eligible through audition for placement in a choir.
Recitals of music by KU student composers are presented each semester by the Kansas New Music Guild, a student organization.
Various faculty ensembles present numerous concerts throughout the year.
Visit the School of Music for current information about recitals, concerts, and performances.
Graduate Programs
The School of Music offers Master of Music programs in composition, conducting, musicology, music theory, and areas of performance and Master of Music Education programs in music education or music therapy.
The Doctor of Musical Arts degree is offered in composition, conducting, and areas of performance. We offer the Doctor of Philosophy degree in music education with a concentration in music education or music therapy and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in music with an emphasis in musicology or music theory.
View the list of School of Music academic programs.
The Kansas Board of Regents has designated KU as the sole institution in the Regents system authorized to grant doctoral degrees in music.
Graduate Grade-Point Average (GPA) Requirement
In addition to tracking degree progress with your advisory committee and other requirements appropriate to the graduate degree, a student must attain and maintain at least a 3.0 grade-point average in all graduate courses.
Please note, once you begin enrolling in your graduate career all courses 500 level and above will count towards your graduate GPA, even if you are not counting those courses towards your degree or are taking them as pre-requisite courses. Students who obtain a GPA below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation or dismissed from the School of Music.
Progress towards Degree
All graduate students must have an approved plan of study by the end of their second semester of graduate study. All students must have an up-to-date Plan of Study on record with the Graduate Student Services Coordinator and an advisory committee in place before your final year.
Ensembles
The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra (KUSO) provides performance majors the highest quality preparation for a professional career in orchestral playing. KUSO offers a comprehensive course of orchestral studies and performs repertoire spanning from the Baroque to the 21st century, including premieres of new works. In addition to large-scale symphonic programming, each season includes performances of major solo works featuring faculty, student, and leading international guest artists who recently have included Blake Pouliot, Joshua Roman and Simone Porter. The KU Symphony Orchestra also regularly collaborates with KU Theatre and KU Opera productions, for whom it is the resident ensemble. The orchestra combines with KU Choirs for the immensely popular annual Holiday Vespers concerts and in other choral/orchestral literature throughout the year, and showcases the works of student composers in the KU Composition studio. In addition to works presented for performance, the Symphony Orchestra also regularly reads and rehearses additional orchestral literature.
The University Orchestra is an ensemble open to all enrolled students at the University of Kansas regardless of major, and typically presents 1-2 concerts per semester. The University Orchestra is open to all players without audition. If you play a wind instrument and would like to get some orchestral experience, this is a great starting place. If you played an instrument in high school and want to keep playing, this is the ensemble for you! The atmosphere is fun and friendly, and a great opportunity to meet new friends on campus. The orchestra is conducted and run by the graduate students in orchestral conducting for whom the ensemble doubles as a repertory orchestra. Repertoire performed includes standard symphonic literature, concertos and new music alongside more popular selections and arrangements.
The Wind Ensemble presents 4 or more concerts annually and tours nationally and internationally. The Symphonic and University Bands perform 2 concerts each semester.
The award-winning KU Jazz program includes 3 jazz ensembles, and several combos.
The Marching Jayhawks are part of the pageantry at football games. The Basketball Bands (Men’s and Women’s) and pep bands also perform for sporting events.
KU Opera’s productions have included The Mikado, The Marriage of Figaro, Albert Herring, Candide, Falstaff, Strawberry Fields, The Magic Flute, Face on the Barroom Floor, The Tales of Hoffman, La Traviata, Gianni Schicchi, Hansel and Gretel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and Cosi Fan Tutte.
The Bales Chorale, Concert Choir, KU Glee, University Singers, and Treble Choir perform concerts on campus, tour, and participate in combined choral and orchestral presentations such as the annual Holiday Vespers. All KU students are eligible through audition for placement in a choir.
Recitals of music by KU student composers are presented each semester by the Kansas New Music Guild, a student organization.
Various faculty ensembles present numerous concerts throughout the year.
Visit the School of Music for current information about recitals, concerts, and performances.
Graduate Credit for Non-majors
Performance
Permission to enroll for graduate credit in applied music is determined by audition. This audition should be scheduled with the major division faculty at the beginning of each semester.
Music Education or Music Therapy
Permission to enroll for graduate credit in music education or music therapy is determined by the faculty advisor. Non-majors may enroll with permission from the faculty instructor.
Undergraduate Advising
Music students are advised by their assigned Jayhawk Academic Advisor and their assigned School of Music faculty mentor as well as being supported by the School of Music Student Services office. Faculty and staff in the School of Music work closely with Jayhawk Academic Advising to help undergraduate students achieve their educational goals, and to maintain the academic integrity of our degree programs. Together we welcome students, encourage them to be active participants in their educational experience, and celebrate their successes.
The School of Music encourages students to consult frequently with advisors/mentors/faculty/staff. Academic advisors serve as guides for academic and career interests by working closely with faculty and staff to provide a comprehensive advising experience for each student’s academic journey.
Graduate Advising
Graduate advising for current and prospective graduate students is handled by the major professor or the Area Coordinator for that specific area of study. Faculty contact information can be found in the School of Music Directory.
Undergraduate Scholarships
Academic Scholarships, as well as grants, loans, and need-based financial aid, are available through Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Merit Scholarships in Music are also available. Audition application and information is available on the school’s website.
Tuition and Fees
Information about KU tuition and fees is available from the Office of the University Registrar. Tuition and fees are set by the Board of Regents and are subject to change.
Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships
Financial Aid and Scholarships administers grants, loans, and need-based financial aid, and maintains a net price calculator to estimate your tuition and fees for attending KU.
The School of Music offers Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) annually to well qualified students. Interested students can apply online and talk with faculty in their area of interest. For additional information about graduate assistantships, contact the School of Music Graduate Student Services Coordinator at musicgrad@ku.edu.
For information about music scholarships, fellowships, and awards, see the Funding Resources section of the website or visit the Graduate Studies website (see funding & employment) for information about funding opportunities for graduate students at KU.
Tuition and Fees
Information about KU tuition and fees is available from the Office of the University Registrar. Tuition and fees are set by the Board of Regents and are subject to change.
University Regulations
For information about all university regulations, see Regulations or visit the University of Kansas Policy Library. A few examples specific to undergraduate students in the School of Music are shown below.
All graduate student regulations can be found in the School of Music Graduate Handbook or the Graduate Studies pages of the Academic Catalog. If you have additional questions, contact the Graduate Student Services Coordinator at musicgrad@ku.edu.
Absences
The school defines excessive absence as absence in excess of the number of credit hours in the course. A student with excessive absences may be withdrawn from the course by the dean.
Change of School
To change from one school to another, the student must submit an online Change of School form.
Admission is competitive. Students must have minimum cumulative grade-point averages of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale from all colleges or universities including KU. Music admission is contingent upon a successful audition. Change-of-school applicants must meet the same requirements as transfer applicants.
Credit/No Credit
A Credit/No Credit option is available to all degree-seeking undergraduates. You may enroll in one course a semester under the option, if the course is not in your major or minor. For more information, visit the KU Policy Library.
Warning: Certain undesirable consequences may result from exercising the option. Some schools, scholarship committees, and honorary societies do not accept this grading system and convert grades of No Credit to F when computing grade-point averages.
Graduation with Distinction and Highest Distinction
Students who rank in the upper 10 percent of their graduating class graduate with distinction. The upper third of those awarded distinction graduate with highest distinction. The list is compiled each spring and includes July, December, and May graduates.
Honor Roll
Students with grade-point averages of 3.6 who have completed at least 12 hours with letter grades are recognized on the honor roll or dean’s list in fall and spring. An Honor Roll notation appears on the transcript.
Incompletes
The letter I should not be used when a definite grade can be assigned for the work done. It is not given for the work of a student in any course except to indicate that some part of the work has, for reasons beyond the student’s control, not been done, while the rest has been satisfactorily completed. At the time an I is reported on the electronic roster, the character and amount of work needed, as well as the date required for completion and lapse grade if further work is not completed by this date, should be indicated.
If the instructor specifies that repetition of a portion of the classroom work is required, the student may attend classes but should not officially enroll in that course again.
A student who has an I posted for a course must make up the work by the date determined by the instructor, in consultation with the student, which may not exceed one calendar year, or the last day of the term of graduation, whichever comes first. An I not removed according to this rule shall automatically convert to a grade of F or U, or the lapse grade assigned by the course instructor, and shall be indicated on the student’s record.
Extensions to the time limit may be granted by the dean’s representative upon submission of a petition from the student containing the endorsement of the course instructor who assigned the I grade, or the department chairperson if the instructor is unavailable. After the I grade is converted to a grade of F or U, the grade may only be changed in accordance with USRR Article II, Section 3.
Maximum and Minimum Semester Enrollment
The normal maximum enrollment is 20 hours during fall or spring semesters or 9 hours during the summer session. Students may exceed the normal maximum enrollment only with the permission of the dean.
Probation
Students may be dismissed at any time by the dean for excessive absences or for failure to make satisfactory progress in their studies.
A student not on probation who fails to earn a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in any semester is placed on probation for the following semester.
At the end of the semester in which the student has been on probation, he or she is removed from probation if the grade-point average for the semester is at least 2.0, with a minimum course load of 12 hours and a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0. A student whose course load is fewer than 12 hours or whose cumulative grade-point average is below 2.0 continues on probation even if the semester grade-point average is 2.0 or above.
At the end of the semester in which the student has been on probation, he or she is dismissed for poor scholarship if the grade-point average for the semester is below 2.0.
A student who has been dismissed for poor scholarship is not eligible to enroll again at any time, except with the special permission of the dean. A reinstated student is placed on final probation. If the student fails to achieve a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 for the semester, he or she is dismissed, and readmission is not granted.
Students who take courses at other institutions during the suspension may receive credit for such work only if it meets the approval of the dean.
Required Work in Residence
6 of the final 30 hours may be taken for nonresident credit, with advance permission. Nonresident credit may fill only elective requirements not in the major field of study.
Transfer of Credit
CredTran is a transfer course equivalency system that lists more than 2,200 colleges and universities from which KU has accepted transfer courses in the past. If your school or course is not listed, your evaluation will be completed when you are admitted to KU.
Only grades of C or higher are accepted as transfer credit toward degrees.
Graduate University Regulations
For information about all university regulations, see Regulations or visit the University of Kansas Policy Library. A few examples specific to the School of Music are shown below.
Absences
A leave of absence may be granted on request. View the Graduate Studies policy on leaves of absence.
Credit/No Credit
The Credit/No Credit option is authorized, as of spring 2012, for graduate students (USRR Article II, 2.2.7). The full explanation can be found in the KU Policy Library under University Senate Rules and Regulations.
Incompletes
The letters W and I may be given. The letter I indicates incomplete work that may be completed without re-enrollment in the course. The letter W indicates withdrawal for which no credit or grade point is assigned. For more information, see USRR Article II, Section 3.
Maximum and Minimum Semester Enrollment
The normal maximum enrollment is 16 hours during fall or spring semesters or 6 hours during the summer session. Students may exceed the normal maximum enrollment only with the permission of the dean. International students must comply with the credit requirements for their visa status.
Probation and Dismissal
Upon falling below a cumulative graduate grade-point average of B (3.0), computed with the inclusion of grades earned at KU for all courses acceptable for graduate credit, the student is placed on probation by the Graduate Division of the school or college. The grades of P, S, U, and I, for which no numerical equivalents are defined, are excluded from the computation. If the student's overall graduate average has been raised to B by the end of the next semester of enrollment after being placed on probation, the student may be returned to regular status. If not, the student is not permitted to re-enroll unless the Graduate Division acts favorably on a departmental recommendation fro the student to continue study.
For more information regarding Probation and Dismissal, see the Graduate Studies Policy library.
Required Work in Residence
For information about the doctoral residence requirement, see the Graduate Studies section of the online catalog.
Transfer of Credit
View the Graduate Studies policy on graduate credit, including transfer credit, in the Graduate Studies section of the online catalog or the KU Policy Library.
Music Courses
Individual instruction in vocal and/or instrumental accompanying. Open to junior, senior, and graduate pianists with permission of instructor.
A class in the performance of vocal and instrumental accompaniment. Prerequisite: Completion of ACMP 527 or permission of instructor.
Individual instruction in vocal and or instrumental accompanying. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
For graduate students majoring in accompanying. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit one to three hours.
A course in which major vocal and instrumental works are studied with vocal or instrumental participants.
Music Courses
Study and performance of literature written for wind ensembles using an instrumentation somewhat smaller than the traditional concert band. Literature ranges from early wind and band music to contemporary avant-garde wind ensemble literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Audition and permission of instructor.
For freshmen and sophomores. Performances include concerts on campus and tours throughout the area. Literature includes wind music, transcriptions, and other standard concert band literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
For freshmen and sophomores. This concert organization performs on campus as well as in other area concerts. The band studies and performs music from the standard band repertoire. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
For freshmen and sophomores. Open to all qualified University students, regardless of major. Public performances include presentation of maneuvers and pageantry at all home football games as well as several trips each season. Three two-hour rehearsals per week. Offered fall semester only. Membership by audition. May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit.
Study and performance of literature written for wind ensembles using an instrumentation somewhat smaller than the traditional concert band. Literature ranges from early wind and band music to contemporary avant-garde wind ensemble literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Audition and permission of instructor.
For undergraduate students. Performances include concerts on campus and tours throughout the area. Literature includes wind music, transcriptions, and other standard concert band literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
For undergraduate students. This concert organization performs on campus as well as in other area concerts. The band studies and performs music from the standard concert band repertoire. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
For undergraduate students. Open to all qualified University students regardless of major. Public performances include presentation of marching maneuvers and pageantry at all home football games as well as several trips each season. Membership by audition. May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Study and performance of literature written for wind ensembles using an instrumentation somewhat smaller than the traditional concert band. Literature ranges from early wind and band music to contemporary avant-garde wind ensemble literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Audition and permission of instructor.
For graduate students. Performances include concerts on campus and tours throughout the area. Literature includes wind music, transcriptions, and other standard concert band literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
May be repeated for credit.
Study and performance of literature written for wind ensembles using an instrumentation somewhat smaller than the traditional concert band. Literature ranges from early wind and band music to contemporary avant-garde wind ensemble literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Audition and permission of instructor.
For graduate students. Performances include concerts on campus and tours throughout the area. Literature includes wind music, transcriptions, and other standard concert band literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
For Graduate students. This concert organization performs on campus as well as in other area concerts. The band studies and performs music from the standard concert band repertoire. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
Open to all qualified University graduate students regardless of major. Public performances include presentation of marching maneuvers and pageantry at all home football games as well as several trips each season. Membership by audition. May be repeated for credit.
A study of the essential factors necessary for the understanding and subsequent interpretation of various compositions of advanced band music. In addition to the regular course work, students must participate in one of the university concerts bands, attend all rehearsals each week and play in concerts. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
The principles of bassoon reed making, including profiling and shaping of bassoon cane and scraping of bassoon reeds. Open only to freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
The principles of bassoon reed making, including profiling and shaping of bassoon cane and scraping of bassoon reeds. Open only to juniors and seniors. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: BASN 622.
For graduate students not majoring in bassoon. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in BASN 811.
For graduate students majoring in bassoon. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital. The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: BASN 811.
A study of repertoire and performance practice relating to the bassoon during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
A study of repertoire and extended performance techniques of the twentieth century.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in bassoon. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Repertoire, performance practice, pedagogical, and stylistic concerns relating to the music for brass instruments throughout their history. Topics will include the physical development of the instruments, their usage as solo, chamber, and large ensemble instruments in both sacred and secular literature, and a survey of historical and modern bibliographic materials. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
One or two lessons per week. For graduate students not majoring in carillon performance. May be repeated for credit.
For graduate students not majoring in carillon. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
A survey of carillon literature and design. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
For graduate students majoring in carillon. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Studio performance of repertoire for students enrolled in carillon. May be repeated . Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Master's Degree Recital. The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: CARI 811.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. The study of works for various combinations of instruments. May be repeated for credit.
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of seventeenth and eighteenth century chamber music using replicas of period instruments. May be repeated for credit.
The performance of music in the most recent styles as well as masterworks of the 20th century. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
For juniors and seniors. Study and performance of seventeenth and eighteenth century chamber music using replicas of period instruments. May be repeated for credit.
For juniors and seniors. The study of standard chamber music literature with or without piano. May be repeated for credit.
The performance of music in the most recent styles as well as masterworks of the 20th century. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
The performance of music in the most recent styles as well as masterworks of the 20th century. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
The performance of music in the most recent styles as well as masterworks of the 20th century. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Study and performance of seventeenth and eighteenth century chamber music, using replicas of period instruments. Primarily for woodwinds, strings, and keyboards. May be repeated for credit.
A special study of chamber music works, with or without piano, with emphasis on problems of style and interpretation. May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
Open through audition. Study and performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. For freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated for credit.
Open through audition. Study and public performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. For freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble for tenors and basses. The group will study, rehearse, and perform traditional and contemporary choral music for tenors and basses. A formal audition is not required. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble for treble voices. The group will study, rehearse, and perform traditional and contemporary choral music for treble chorus. For freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated for credit.
Intensive study and public performance of significant choral literature. Membership by audition. For freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit. (Same as MUSC 254.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Open through placement audition. Study and performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. May not be used to fulfill music scholarship award requirement. May be repeated for credit.
Open through placement audition. Study and performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. For undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Open through placement audition. Study and public performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. For undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble for tenors and basses. The group will study, rehearse, and perform traditional and contemporary choral music for tenors and basses. A formal audition is not required. May be repeated for credit.
Intensive study and public performance of significant choral literature. Membership by audition. For undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble for treble voices. The group will study, rehearse, and perform traditional and contemporary choral music for treble chorus. For undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Intensive study and public performance of significant choral literature. Membership by audition. For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit. (Same as MUSC 654.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Open through placement audition. Study and performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. May not be used to fulfill music scholarship award requirement. May be repeated for credit.
Open through audition. Study and performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Open through audition. Study and public performance of significant choral music from the major periods of music history. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble for tenors and basses. The group will study, rehearse, and perform traditional and contemporary choral music for tenors and basses. A formal audition is not required. For Graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Intensive study and public performance of significant choral literature. Membership by audition. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble for treble voices. The group will study, rehearse, and perform traditional and contemporary choral music for treble chorus. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Stylistic, expressive, and technical considerations essential for making effective bowing decisions. Prerequisite: A course in conducting.
Study of methods to teach and learn diction in choral music contexts. Attention to International Phonetic Alphabet, acoustic implications of particular phonemes, and contributions of emerging technologies. Application of various languages, including English, Latin, Italian, French, German, and Spanish. (Same as MEMT 825.)
Scientific approaches to the pedagogy of adolescent male and female voices during voice change. (Same as MEMT 826.)
Comprehensive examination of vocal anatomy, respiration, phonation, resonance, articulation, and voice development, with particular attention to research-based vocal/choral pedagogies for working with child through senior adult voices. (Same as MEMT 828.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Music Courses
A choral ensemble directed by student conductors in the Division of Organ and Church Music under the supervision of faculty. May be repeated for credit.
An introduction to Service Playing.
A study of Service Playing techniques.
An introduction to the history and study of Hymnody.
An introduction to the history of Church Music.
Methods and materials of church music. May be repeated.
A choral ensemble directed by student conductors in the Division of Organ and Church Music under the supervision of faculty. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble directed by student conductors in the Division of Organ and Church Music under the supervision of faculty. May be repeated for credit.
A choral ensemble directed by student conductors in the Division of Organ and Church Music under the supervision of faculty. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit.
Hymn playing, service playing techniques, anthem accompaniment, conducting from the console and improvisation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Continuation of CHUR 806. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Church Music in Context: A Study of Judeo-Christian Traditions from its inception to 1500 c.e. Church music is an incredibly expansive topic that exists within a very broad context. This course will introduce you to the broad issues and the major trends in the history of church music, liturgy, religious aesthetics, and the arts. The class will consider three related, generative questions: (1) Institutional: How have music, liturgy, and the arts been integrated into the life of Judeo-Christian religious institutions? (2) Theological: How has the Judeo-Christian tradition thought about music, liturgy, and the arts throughout its history? (3) Practical: What genres or styles of music, liturgy, and the arts have risen to prominence in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Church Music in Context: A Study of Judeo-Christian Traditions from 1500 c.e. to the Present Church music is an incredibly expansive topic that exists within a very broad context. This course will introduce you to the broad issues and the major trends in the history of church music, liturgy, religious aesthetics, and the arts. The class will consider three related, generative questions: (1) Institutional: How have music, liturgy, and the arts been integrated into the life of Judeo-Christian religious institutions? (2) Theological: How has the Judeo-Christian tradition thought about music, liturgy, and the arts throughout its history? (3) Practical: What genres or styles of music, liturgy and the arts have risen to prominence in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor in Music). Must be taken n semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: CLAR 622.
For graduate students not majoring in clarinet. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in CLAR 811.
For graduate students majoring in clarinet. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: CLAR 811.
A study of clarinet repertoire and performance techniques in the 18th and 19th centuries.
A study of clarinet repertoire and performance techniques from 1900 to the present.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in clarinet. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
An introduction to the principles of conducting through exercises and musical examples designed to develop a specific technical skill. A study of the basic conducting patterns and their application.
Continuation of COND 711.
A study of conducting techniques and problems in rehearsal and performance. Score analysis and repertoire development. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Development of skills in the reading of all clefs and the most common transpositions. Simultaneous reading of multiple lines and their practical rendition at the piano. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
A study of conducting techniques as they pertain to developing an expressive and precise choral ensemble. Participating in rehearsals under the supervision of instructor. May involve conducting in public performance. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit one to three hours. Prerequisite: Four hours of conducting and/or consent of instructor.
Refinement of conducting and teaching skills in a choral setting. Focus on relationships between gesture and choral sound, rehearsal structure and optimal learning, and age-appropriate choral literature and development of musicality. (Same as MEMT 820.)
Development of fluency in reading full scores at the piano. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Two semesters of COND 791 or consent of instructor.
The study of literature from the Renaissance to the Early Baroque period.
A study of techniques needed to project the conductor's concept in rehearsal and performance. Participating in rehearsals under the supervision of the instructor. May involve conducting in public performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: COND 811.
Topics in Choral Conducting.
Symphonic repertoire.
Operatic repertoire.
Solo repertoire with orchestra.
A study of literature for wind band including original works and transcriptions. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. program in conducting. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum credit, four hours. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: DBBS 622.
For graduate students not majoring in double bass. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
For graduate students majoring in double bass. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: DBBS 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in double bass. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: EUPH 622.
For graduate students not majoring in euphonium. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in EUPH 811.
For graduate students majoring in euphonium. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: EUPH 811.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: FLUT 622.
For graduate students not majoring in flute. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in FLUT 811.
For graduate students majoring in flute. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three credits.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: FLUT 811.
A study of repertoire and performance practice relating to the baroque flute and recorder during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
A study of repertoire and extended performance techniques of the twentieth century.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in flute. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the horn. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: FRHN 622.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the horn. May be repeated for credit.
For graduate students not majoring in French horn. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in FRHN 811.
For graduate students majoring in French horn. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three credits.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: FRHN 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in French Horn. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
For beginning students with little or no experience playing guitar. No previous musical background is necessary. Emphasis on guitar basics, using easy exercises, chord structure and scales, sight reading, including lead sheets. May be repeated.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performing majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 16 credits at the 121/221 levels.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: HARP 622.
For graduate students not majoring in harp. Audition required. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit one to three hours.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
One or two lessons per week. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
For graduate students not majoring in harpsichord. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. A performance laboratory specializing in the preparation and presentation of jazz compositions and arrangements. Designed to provide today's student musician with the background and skills necessary to function successfully as a professional studio musician, or as a teacher of popular jazz music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of director.
Study and performance of music designed for the small jazz combo. Emphasis placed on jazz improvisation, and a survey of a wide variety of styles for this medium. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
Study and performance of vocal jazz compositions and arrangements with emphasis on vocal jazz improvisation. Membership by audition. May be repeated for credit.
Study of techniques involved in jazz improvisation, including application of chord/scale relationships to basic blues and II-V-I chord progressions; transcriptions of recorded jazz solos; and memorization of jazz standards and patterns. Prerequisite: JAZZ 105 or JAZZ 305 or permission of instructor.
Study of advanced techniques in jazz improvisation, including third relationships, Coltrane changes, advanced reharmonization and altered pentatonic patterns and scales. Continuation of solo transcriptions, patterns and jazz standard memorization from Jazz Improvisation I. Prerequisite: JAZZ 224 or JAZZ 624 or permission of instructor.
Study of common jazz piano chord voicings, including two hand block chordal voicings and left hand-only voicings. Prerequisite: JAZZ 105 or JAZZ 305 or permission of instructor.
First of four classes covering concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on the basics of melodic line creation, harmonic and melodic dictation (jazz ear training), an introduction to diatonic harmony (up to but not including secondary dominants) and basic major scale analysis (modes and chords.) Prerequisite: MTHC 105 and MTHC 106.
Second of four classes covering intermediate concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on original and traditional melodic line creation, melodic and harmonic embellishment, harmonic and melodic dictation (jazz ear training), and diatonic harmony including secondary dominant, tri-tone substitution and modulation as well as an in-depth study of the 7 modes of melodic minor. Prerequisite: JAZZ 405.
Third of four classes covering concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Deals with chord scale theory, synthetic scales (creation, analysis and harmonization), advanced poly-rhythm, transcription (analysis, deconstruction performance and utilization), Coltrane matrix (tri-tonic), and singing/ear training over chord progressions and standards. Prerequisite: JAZZ 406.
For undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Study and performance of music designed for the small jazz combo. Emphasis placed on jazz improvisation, and a survey of a wide variety of styles for this medium. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
Last of four classes covering advanced concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on the synthesis and integration of materials from the other classes while also dealing with the use of melodic and rhythmic motives, use of space and pacing, group interaction, performance preparation and success, and dealing with performance anxiety. Prerequisite: JAZZ 407.
Study and performance of vocal jazz compositions and arrangements with emphasis on vocal jazz improvisation. Membership by audition. For undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Information and techniques necessary to teach a full jazz studies curriculum in any settings, including the college level. Special emphasis is placed on the teaching of jazz improvisation/theory.
First of four classes covering concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on the basics of melodic line creation, harmonic and melodic dictation (jazz ear training), an introduction to diatonic harmony (up to but not including secondary dominants) and basic major scale analysis (modes and chords.) Prerequisite: MTHC 105.
Second of four classes covering intermediate concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on original and traditional melodic line creation, melodic and harmonic embellishment, harmonic and melodic dictation (jazz ear training), and diatonic harmony including secondary dominant, tri-tone substitution and modulation as well as an in-depth study of the 7 modes of melodic minor. Prerequisite: JAZZ 505.
Third of four classes covering concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Deals with chord scale theory, synthetic scales (creation, analysis and harmonization), advanced poly-rhythm, transcription (analysis, deconstruction performance and utilization), Coltrane matrix (tri-tonic), and singing/ear training over chord progressions and standards. Prerequisite: JAZZ 506.
Last of four classes covering advanced concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on the synthesis and integration of materials from the other classes while also dealing with the use of melodic and rhythmic motives, use of space and pacing, group interaction, performance preparation and success, and dealing with performance anxiety. Prerequisite: JAZZ 605.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Study and performance of music designed for the small jazz combo. Emphasis placed on jazz improvisation, and a survey of a wide variety of styles for this medium. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
Study and performance of vocal jazz compositions and arrangements with emphasis on vocal jazz improvisation. Membership by audition. For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Studio instruction in jazz with emphasis placed on study and performance in jazz improvisation for juniors and seniors majoring in Jazz Studies BM. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Senior recital in Jazz for undergraduate performance majors pursuing the BM in Jazz Studies. Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: JAZZ 622.
Study of techniques involved in jazz improvisation, including application of chord/scale relationships to basic blues and II-V-I chord progressions; transcriptions of recorded jazz solos; and memorization of jazz standards and patterns. Prerequisite: JAZZ 105 or JAZZ 305 or permission of instructor.
Study of advanced techniques in jazz improvisation, including third relationships, Coltrane changes, advanced reharmonization and altered pentatonic patterns and scales. Continuation of solo transcriptions, patterns and jazz standard memorization from Jazz Improvisation I. Prerequisite: JAZZ 224 or JAZZ 624 or permission of instructor.
Study of common jazz piano chord voicings, including two hand block chordal voicings and left hand-only voicings. Prerequisite: JAZZ 105 or JAZZ 305 or permission of instructor.
Information and techniques necessary to teach a full jazz studies curriculum in any settings, including the college level. Special emphasis is placed on the teaching of jazz improvisation/theory.
Study of techniques and practices involved in arranging for the contemporary jazz ensemble (big band) and jazz combo, including voicings, counterpoint, nomenclature and writing for jazz rhythm sections. Prerequisite: JAZZ 105 or JAZZ 305 and JAZZ 230 or permission of instructor.
First of four classes covering concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on the basics of melodic line creation, harmonic and melodic dictation (jazz ear training), an introduction to diatonic harmony (up to but not including secondary dominants) and basic major scale analysis (modes and chords.)
Second of four classes covering intermediate concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on original and traditional melodic line creation, melodic and harmonic embellishment, harmonic and melodic dictation (jazz ear training), and diatonic harmony including secondary dominant, tri-tone substitution and modulation as well as an in-depth study of the 7 modes of melodic minor. Prerequisite: JAZZ 705.
Third of four classes covering concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Deals with chord scale theory, synthetic scales (creation, analysis and harmonization), advanced poly-rhythm, transcription (analysis, deconstruction performance and utilization), Coltrane matrix (tri-tonic), and singing/ear training over chord progressions and standards. Prerequisite: JAZZ 706.
For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Study and performance of music designed for the small jazz combo. Emphasis placed on jazz improvisation, and a survey of a wide variety of styles for this medium. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of director.
Last of four classes covering advanced concepts in jazz improvisation, theory, and performance. Focuses on the synthesis and integration of materials from the other classes while also dealing with the use of melodic and rhythmic motives, use of space and pacing, group interaction, performance preparation and success, and dealing with performance anxiety. Prerequisite: JAZZ 707.
Study and performance of vocal jazz compositions and arrangements with emphasis on vocal jazz improvisation. Membership by audition. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Study of common jazz piano chord voicings, including two hand block chordal voicings and left hand-only voicings. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Information and techniques necessary to teach a full jazz studies curriculum in any settings, including the college level. Special emphasis is placed on the teaching of jazz improvisation/theory.
Study of techniques and practices involved in arranging for the contemporary jazz ensemble (big band) and jazz combo, including voicings, counterpoint, nomenclature and writing for jazz rhythm sections. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Music Courses
Common chords, major and minor triads and major-minor sevenths, and fundamentals of music notation for guitar. Strumming and rudimentary finger picking. Performance of simple melodies on all six strings from standard notation. May be repeated for credit.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach and use percussion functionally in music therapy.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach brass instruments in music education settings.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach flute and clarinet in music education settings.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach and use percussion instruments in music education settings.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach and use voice functionally in music therapy settings.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach string instruments in music education settings.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach and use guitar functionally in music education and music therapy settings.
Fundamentals of solo vocal performance with an emphasis on English diction and communicating the English language.
An overview of the music therapy profession including, but not limited to, history, philosophy, areas of clinical practice, necessary skills and competencies, and career opportunities.
An overview of the music education field. History, philosophy, curricula, necessary skills and competencies for music educators, and alternative careers in music.
Music therapy group leadership skills; leading group singing, playing accompanying instruments, and developing effective delivery skills. Prerequisite: MEMT 150 Introduction to Music Therapy/MEMT 760 Principles of Music Therapy.
Continued development of the knowledge and skills needed to teach and use the singing voice in music education and music therapy settings.
Continued development of the knowledge and skills needed to teach string instruments in music education settings. Prerequisite: MEMT 118 or permission of the instructor.
This course deals with the techniques of the baton, with gestures, signs, and cures as generally used in conducting choral and instrumental organizations. It includes the essentials of conducting techniques in both the choral and instrumental types of ensemble performance.
Music learning and development from infancy through adulthood. Development of musical perception, cognition, performance skills, attitudes, and affective/aesthetic responses. Use of theoretical, knowledge-based rationale for building music instruction systems.
Music therapy treatment techniques (setting goals, selecting/applying treatment, monitoring/evaluating results) for adults in a variety of settings. Clinical observation and application of techniques will be course components.
Instruction in playing barre chords, blues and Latin strums, major and minor scales, position studies, and special effects such as the Travis pick, hammer on, and slurring techniques. Prerequisite: MEMT 116-Guitar; or MEMT 111; or permission of instructor.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach saxophone and double reed instruments in music education settings. Prerequisite: MEMT 114 Performance Media: Woodwinds I.
This course integrates voice, guitar, percussion, and piano skills developed in prior coursework for clinical applications. Students gain proficiency in applying musicianship skills across diverse clinical settings and music therapy methods. Prerequisite: MEMT 117, MEMT 119, and MEMT 112 or permission of instructor.
Rehearsing and conducting non-traditional/ORFF ensemble appropriate for music education and music therapy. Prerequisite: Admission to the MEMT Professional Sequence or permission of the instructor.
Child growth and development in music. Materials as they relate to a sequential music education curriculum in the elementary school. Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Education or the education division of the graduate school.
Advanced knowledge and skills needed to rehearse and conduct band ensembles, including attention to more difficult concert band literature with ensembles exhibiting increasing sophistication. Prerequisite: MEMT 330 and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Advanced knowledge and skills needed to rehearse and conduct choral ensembles, including attention to more difficult choral literature with ensembles exhibiting increasing sophistication. Prerequisite: MEMT 331 and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Advanced knowledge and skills needed to rehearse and conduct string orchestra ensembles, including attention to more difficult string orchestra literature with ensembles exhibiting increasing sophistication. Prerequisite: MEMT 332 and admission into Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Supervised clinical practice in on-campus or other approved setting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional sequence in music education or music therapy or with permission from the MEMT division.
Skills and knowledge needed to facilitate appropriate and productive integration of exceptional children and youth into music classroom settings. Prerequisite: MEMT 367, SPED 326, and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach voice, with particular attention to lifespan voice anatomy, physiology, and acoustics, diagnosis and correction of vocal inefficiencies, teaching styles, repertoire choice, professional development, and acquaintance with current research in voice science and vocal pedagogy. Includes a voice teaching practicum. (Same as VOIC 408.) Prerequisite: MEMT 160, MEMT 231, MEMT 331 and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence or the Music Therapy Professional Sequence; or with permission from the MEMT division.
An introduction to the role and application of technology in K-12 school music settings, enabling students to become active agents in their growth of technological skills that support learning in the 21st century music classrooms. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence.
Methods and materials for teaching music through singing, playing instruments, moving, listening, and creative activities to students in early childhood through adulthood, including those with disabilities. The course will also deal with music in diverse cultures and integrating music into the general curriculum. Prerequisite: MEMT 367 and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Enhanced methodology and pedagogy course for the general music classroom; advanced instruction in teaching children to improvise, sing, play classroom instruments, listen, move, and create music based on specific pedagogies; advanced instruction in assessment strategies. This course is for undergraduate music majors in their senior year. Prerequisite: MEMT 420 and admission to the Music Education Professional Sequence.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach choral diction in music education settings. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
An examination of the concepts and skills associated with the most influential past and current pedagogical approaches to string education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Music Education Professional Sequence.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach jazz techniques in music education settings. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach and administer marching bands in music education settings. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Application of research-based skills for curriculum development, content selection, and development of teaching strategies for choral music programs to students in early childhood through adulthood including those with disabilities. Prerequisite: MEMT 331, MEMT 420, and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Application of research-based skills for curriculum development, content selection, and development of teaching strategies for instrumental music programs to students in early childhood through adulthood including those with disabilities. Prerequisite: MEMT 330, MEMT 420, and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Psychological bases of music and human musical behavior. Study of musical sound perception, cognition, response, reproduction, and creation. Room Acoustics are studied. Research projects required. Prerequisite: MEMT 367, MEMT 420 (music education majors); and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence or the Music Therapy Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
A study of the various effects of music. The place of functional music in music education. Investigation of effective media and musical patterns. The relation of music to health. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional sequence in music education or music therapy or with permission of the MEMT division.
Issues examined include music therapy concepts in the development of program applications, professional marketing, and job proposals. These applications are based on theoretical constructs concerning the physiological, psychological, and social responses of persons to music. In addition, this course includes current trends in the field along with regulatory guidelines concerning practice design, implementation, evaluation, ethics, and standards of clinical practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional sequence in music education or music therapy or with permission of the MEMT division.
Surveys select educational/clinical research types and techniques applicable to music education. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence or with instructor permission.
Clinical, laboratory, field, or historical research in music education or music therapy. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MEMT 366 or equivalent, and permission of instructor.
Only one enrollment permitted each semester; a maximum of four hours will apply toward the bachelor's degree. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Recommendation of advisor and consent of instructor.
A supervised teaching experience in an approved school setting, with level and subject area to be selected from either elementary general music or a secondary teaching area not covered in MEMT 496. This experience is a minimum of five weeks full time experience. It will begin the spring of the Senior Year right after the new year. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence and MEMT 496.
A supervised internship experience leading to initial music teacher certification. The student assumes the total professional role as a teacher of music in an approved school setting with level and subject area to be the remaining area not experienced in MEMT 498. This experience is a minimum of eleven weeks full time experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence and either completion of or concurrent enrollment with MEMT 498.
This seminar style course will focus on supervision, Ethics, and Professional Involvement in AMTA. Prerequisite: MEMT 586.
Successful completion of six months of full-time clinical experience (minimum of 1,040 hours) as a music therapy intern in an approved setting. May be repeated for credit. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Completion of senior year in music therapy or its equivalent at the graduate level.
Successful completion of six months of full time clinical experience (minimum of 1040 hours) as a music therapy intern in an approved setting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Completion of senior year in music therapy or its equivalent at the graduate level.
A special course of study to meet current needs of education students -- primarily for undergraduates. May be repeated for credit.
Skills and knowledge needed to facilitate appropriate and productive integration of children and youth with disabilities into music classroom settings. Designed specifically for graduate students enrolled in the Graduate Licensure Program, or for those not already in possession of PK-12 Music Teacher Licensure. Prerequisite: SPED 326 and admission into the Music Education Professional Sequence; or with permission of the MEMT division.
Participation in approved professional development conferences. Requires documentation of attendance, an annotated time log of activities, and a short paper. May be repeated for up to 3 credit hours.
Advanced instruction of brass-specific methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials to music education practitioners teaching in instrumental settings or clinical environments.
Advanced instruction of woodwind-specific methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials to music education practitioners teaching in instrumental settings or clinical environments.
Advanced instruction of percussion-specific methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials to music education practitioners teaching in instrumental settings or clinical environments.
Offers advanced methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials specific to cello and bass instruction for the music education practitioner teaching in instrumental settings or clinical environments.
Offers advanced methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials specific to violin and viola instruction for the music education practitioner teaching in instrumental settings or clinical environments.
Offers advanced instruction of the methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials to music education practitioners teaching in instrumental settings or clinical environments.
Psychological bases of music and human musical behavior. Study of musical sound perception, cognition, response, reproduction and creation. Room acoustics are studied. Research projects required.
Examines psychological aspects of music and human musical behavior as they pertain to music instruction. Study of musical development, motivation, practice, performance anxiety, and the acquisition of musical skill.
Music therapy treatment techniques (setting goals, selecting/appling treatment, monitoring, evaluating results) for adults in a variety of settings. Clinical observation and application of techniques will be course components.
A study of the various effects of music. The place of functional music in music education. Investigation of effective media and musical patterns. The relation of music to health. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional sequence in music education or music therapy or with permission from the MEMT division.
Issues examined include music therapy concepts in the development of program applications, professional marketing, and job proposals. These applications are based on theoretical constructs concerning the physiological, psychological, and social responses of persons to music. In addition, this course includes current trends in the field along with regulatory guidelines concerning practice design, implementation, and evaluation, ethics, and standards of clinical practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the professional sequence in music education or music therapy or with permission from the MEMT division.
Clinical, laboratory, field, or historical research in music education or music therapy. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MEMT 366 or equivalent, permission of instructor.
Specific methodologies, strategies, approaches, and materials for music education/music therapy for specific populations, musical media, instructional settings, or clinical environments. May be repeated for credit.
A special course of study to meet current needs of education professionals -- primarily for graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Study of research in music education and music therapy. Required of all candidates for graduate degrees. Enrollment must precede or be concurrent with enrollment in thesis.
A study of music education with reference to its historical development and to educational psychology. Consideration of recent trends and the place of music in the school curriculum. Criteria for the evaluation of activities, courses, materials, and methods in a well-balanced program of music.
A study of societal influence on musical thought and practice, both in historical perspective and in comparative study of contemporary societies. The relations between school and community music. The role of musical organizations, institutions, and agencies in American life.
Examination of musical values in the context of music's functions and uses. Diverse viewpoints are considered, with attention to philosophical and psychological aesthetics. Implications and applications of values systems for music education, music therapy, and other fields.
Refinement of conducting and teaching skills in a choral setting. Focus on relationships between gesture and choral sound, rehearsal structure and optimal learning, and age-appropriate choral literature and development of musicality. (Same as COND 820.)
Examines instrumental music in the public school as a uniquely American phenomenon. A period-by-period approach to its development is taken, beginning with various precursors.
Provides an overview of theoretical concepts and methodologies specific to qualitative research within music education and music therapy. Prerequisite: MEMT 812.
May be repeated for credit.
Study of methods to teach and learn diction in choral music contexts. Attention to International Phonetic Alphabet, acoustic implications of particular phonemes, and contributions of emerging technologies. Application of various languages, including English, Latin, Italian, French, German, and Spanish. (Same as CHOR 825.)
Scientific approaches to the pedagogy of adolescent male and female voices during voice change. (Same as CHOR 826.)
Comprehensive examination of vocal anatomy, respiration, phonation, resonance, articulation, and voice development, with particular attention to research-based vocal/choral pedagogies for working with child through senior adult voices. (Same as CHOR 828.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
The use of the Orff-Shulwerk approach in music education and music therapy. Course includes historical background, philosophical approach and practical application of the process. Prerequisite: Admission to professional sequence or permission from MEMT division.
Development of individual and group improvisation skills and their applications in professional practice.
The use of music therapy in individual and group pediatric settings. Course includes an overview of childhood illnesses, associated medical terminology, and therapy techniques used as contextual and procedural support. Prerequisite: Admission to professional sequence or permission from MEMT division.
Concentrated, interdisciplinary study of conceptual foundations for music therapy.
Advanced music therapy practice including clinical work with a population of the student's choice which incorporates music therapy program design, implementation, and evaluation. The student will work in consultation with qualified Music Therapy staff. May be repeated for credit.
Study and application of theoretical models and supervisory roles applicable to music therapy clinical supervision. Students will review developmental levels for supervisors and practicum students. Supervision of music therapy clinical practicum students will be required.
A model of practicum supervision will be applied in music therapy clinical practicum supervision. Video and/or tape recordings of supervision conferences with practicum students will be reviewed in consultation with qualified music therapy staff.
May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor and instructor.
An independent course in preparation for the non-thesis M.M.E. degree final examination. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
May be repeated for credit.
Knowledge, skills, and dispositions for graduate students in music who are preparing to teach at the college level. This course is directed toward the end of developing competencies and understandings that will contribute to one's becoming an effective college/university teacher.
This course will emphasize strategies and skills for successful completion of the doctoral program, as well as strategies and skills to prepare doctoral students to contribute to the profession as college teachers, researchers, master teachers, and arts administrators. Course may be repeated for zero credit.
Repertoire, performance practice, and pedagogical and stylistic problems relating to stringed instrument music before 1800. (Same as STRG 921.)
Stringed instrument repertoire from 1800 to 1875. (Same as STRG 922.)
Stringed instrument repertoire from 1875 to present. (Same as STRG 923.)
Special topics in Music Education & Music Therapy. May be repeated for credit.
An advanced study of experimental and descriptive research techniques with careful investigation of research design, experimental control, analysis and manuscript composition. Consideration of recent trends in research methods and their place in the schorlarly schemata will be reviewed. Prerequisite: MEMT 812 or permission of instructor.
This course develops the understanding and skills needed to employ correlational design and analysis as a means of inference. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
This course develops the understandings and skills necessary to employ various group experimental designs as a means of inference. The course is limited to univariate (i.e., single dependent variable) analyses.
For students who are sufficiently qualified to conduct original investigations in this field. Consent of instructor necessary. May be repeated for credit.
A special course of study to meet current needs of education professionals -- primarily for post-master's level students. May be repeated for credit.
Supervised and directed experiences in selected educational settings. The advisor will schedule regular observations of the field experience and conferences with the student. Written summaries and evaluations of the field experiences will be prepared independently by the student, a representative of the cooperating agency, and the advisor. Open only to advanced students. Field experience credit in any one semester may not exceed five hours, and total credit may not exceed eight hours. May be repeated for credit.
College teaching experience, guided by a major professor in the department. Open only to doctoral aspirants or candidates.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Prior graduate course work in the area of study and consent of Instructor.
May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
The first semester of a two-year theory sequence that examines the harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and formal organization of music. Open to all KU students. Music majors and minors should take concurrently with MTHC 106.
The first semester of a one-year aural skills course that trains students to hear and sing the melodies, rhythms, and harmonies associated with common-practice tonal music. Must be taken concurrently with MTHC 105.
An introduction to techniques for composing Western music in various styles. Designed for students with little or no prior training in music. May not contribute to major requirements for School of Music students.
Fundamentals of guitar technique and writing for the instrument, using in-class workshops to focus on composition assignments for guitar. No musical experience is required and players of all levels are welcome to take the course. Students must supply their own guitar.
The fourth semester of an integrated two-year theory sequence that examines the harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and formal organization of music while developing critical listening and keyboard skills. Includes study of musical forms from the common practice period and analytical techniques for post-tonal music. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
Investigation of a subject by means of directed readings using primary scholarly sources. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A review of basic harmonic and voice-leading principles relevant to the common-practice period. For graduate students deficient in undergraduate harmonic theory.
A review of aural and sight-reading skills relevant to the common-practice period. For graduate students deficient in undergraduate aural theory.
A review of basic forms relevant to the common-practice period. For graduate students deficient in undergraduate form.
A review of basic theories and techniques relevant for understanding post-tonal music. For graduate students deficient in undergraduate post-tonal theory.
Analysis of the formal designs of movement-length forms from the Baroque to the present day with an emphasis on performance and interpretation. Prerequisite: MTHC 315.
Introductory course in the sequence, presenting the basic tools of post-tonal and 20th century composition, including, serial techniques, set theory, extended tertian harmony, minimalist techniques, contemporary tonality and other trends. Exploration of form and complex rhythmic structures as well as aural skills appropriate to the subject matter. Prerequisite: MTHC 315.
Analysis seminar, emphasizing intense study of larger contemporary works. Further content will vary according to the instructor. Includes aural skills work appropriate to the subject matter.
A study of modal counterpoint with original work and analysis. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
Investigation of a subject by means of directed readings of primary scholarly sources. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MTHC 410 and consent of instructor.
Introduction to arranging and compositing for choruses of various genres, ages and abilities. Prerequisite: MTHC 315.
Analysis of jazz composition and orchestration, beginning with early procedures (Louis Armstrong through the "Big Band Era") and culminating with analysis of scores by Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
Collaborative workshop for composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Collaborative performance and analysis of recent art song. Collaborative composition and performance of new art song. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A study of tonal counterpoint with original work and analysis. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
A study of the four families of orchestral instruments (woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings) concentrating on ranges, transpositions, timbres, and techniques of the various instruments. Scoring projects concentrate on voicing and balance within the individual choirs of the orchestra. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
Survey of concepts and practices of electronic sound synthesis. Required of music theory and composition majors, and open to other music majors by consent of department. Prerequisite: MTHC 315.
Basic concepts and techniques of electronic composition. For majors in music theory and composition. Prerequisite: MTHC 477.
Composition recital for undergraduate music composition majors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
For seniors majoring in music theory who will normally enroll for two credits in each of the last two semesters. Students will write a scholarly paper on an approved topic. May be repeated for credit.
A study of eighteenth century style with analysis and original work. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
A study of sixteenth-century style with analysis and original work. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
Analysis of jazz composition and orchestration, beginning with early procedures (Louis Armstrong through the "Big Band Era") and culminating with analysis of scores by Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
Advanced composition including larger forms in a variety of media. Composition majors will present a public recital of original works during the fourth semester of enrollment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MTHC 253 or consent of instructor.
Investigation of a subject by means of directed readings of primary scholarly sources. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MTHC 410 and consent of instructor.
Collaborative workshop for composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Collaborative performance and analysis of recent art song.Collaborative composition and performance of new art song. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A study of the four families of orchestral instruments (woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings) concentrating on ranges, transpositions, timbres, and techniques of the various instruments. Scoring projects concentrate on voicing and balance within the individual choirs of the orchestra. Prerequisite: MTHC 205.
Survey of concepts and practices of electronic sound synthesis. Required of music theory and composition majors, and open to other music majors by consent of department. Prerequisite: MTHC 315 or MTHC 316.
Basic concepts and techniques of electronic composition. For majors in music theory and composition. Prerequisite: MTHC 678 and consent of division.
The analysis of music videos from 1981-present.
Introductory course in the sequence, presenting the basic tools of post-tonal and 20th century composition, including, serial techniques, set theory, extended tertian harmony, minimalist techniques, contemporary tonality and other trends. Exploration of form and complex rhythmic structures as well as aural skills appropriate to the subject matter. Prerequisite: MTHC 315 or MTHC 316.
Analysis seminar, emphasizing intense study of larger contemporary works. Further content will vary according to the instructor. Includes aural skills work appropriate to the subject matter.
A study of modal counterpoint with original work and analysis.
Comprehensive overview of major composers and works of the past beginning in the mid 20th Century, but focusing on music written in the last 40 years, major contemporary ensembles and granting organizations. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in MTHC or permission of instructor.
Investigation of a subject by means of directed readings of primary scholarly sources. For Graduate students. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Introduction to arranging and composing for choruses of various genres, ages and abilities. Prerequisite: MTHC 315, graduate standing in MTHC, or permission of instructor.
Analysis of jazz composition and orchestration, beginning with early procedures (Louis Armstrong through the "Big Band Era") and culminating with analysis of scores by Gil Evans and Bob Brookmeyer. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
Collaborative workshop for composers, singers, and collaborative pianists. Collaborative performance and analysis of recent art song. Collaborative composition and performance of new art song. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A study of tonal counterpoint with original work and analysis.
A study of the four families of orchestral instruments (woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings) concentrating on ranges, transpositions, timbres, and techniques of the various instruments. Scoring projects concentrate on voicing and balance within the individual choirs of the orchestra.
Survey of concepts and practices of electronic sound synthesis. For music theory and composition majors, open to other music majors by consent of department.
A historical survey of music theory, both practical and speculative, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century. (Same as MUSC 778.)
Basic concepts and techniques of electronic composition. For majors in music theory and composition. Prerequisite: MTHC 777 and consent of division.
Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit.
A bibliographic survey intended to explore aspects of both structure (rhythm, texture and timber) and methodology (semiotics, gesture and cognition) that variously complement the pitch-based approaches to musical interpretation associated with Schenkerian tonal analysis and pitch-class theory. Prerequisite: MTHC 732 Introduction to the Analysis of Contemporary Music or permission of instructor.
A bibliographic survey intended to explore in depth the pitch grammars developed by composers of Western Art Music since circa 1910, and the various methodologies assembled to codify them. Prerequisite: MTHC 732 Introduction to the Analysis of Contemporary Music or permission of instructor.
A study of the theories and analytical methodologies developed by the Austrian theorist Heinrich Schenker. Prerequisite: MTHC 410 or permission of the instructor.
Procedures for teaching theoretical concepts and skills. Survey of available texts and related materials. Three credits when offered during a full academic term; one-two credits when offered as a short-term institute. Prerequisite: MTHC 315 or MTHC 316 or permission of instructor.
This course provides an overview of pedagogical philosophies in music composition and is designed to prepare students for a teaching position in higher education. The course emphasizes broad critical understanding of historic, aesthetic, and theoretical perspectives pertinent to the field of composition pedagogy. Teaching methodologies are explored for one-on-one studio instruction, group lesson instruction, masterclass, and classroom instruction. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Essentially for theory and composition majors on the master's level. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit one to three hours.
Prerequisite: MTHC 776, or consent of department. May be repeated for credit.
Recorded grade for MM Composition recital.
May be repeated for credit.
Essentially for theory and composition majors on the doctoral level. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit one to three hours.
May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
This is an all-purpose fill in the blank course for freshmen and sophomores. It can be used when need arises. May be repeated for credit.
A limited-enrollment seminar course for first-time freshmen, organized around current issues in music. Course designed to meet the critical thinking learning outcome of the KU Core. May not contribute to major requirements for School of Music students. First year seminar topics are coordinated and approved by the Office of Academic Programs and Experiential Learning. Prerequisite: Open to Freshmen only (less than 30 hours).
This is an all-purpose fill in the blank course for juniors and seniors. It can be used when need arises. May be repeated for credit.
Independent study. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
This is designed to provide foundational understanding and experiences in the technologies and techniques of music recording. The intent of the course is to allow students to explore how to combine their own musical interests and priorities with the tools and concepts necessary to record, edit, and produce music recordings, either in a commercial studio or a home studio.
A course covering commercial aspects of the music business, including publishing, copyright law, recording, live performance, the motion picture and radio business, composition, teaching, and music merchandising.
An expansion of knowledge of current entrepreneurship trends and approaches to arts management. Prerequisite: MUS 486 or instructor permission.
A comprehensive overview of the arts management field. Prerequisite: MUS 486 or instructor permission.
Capstone where students produce a professional portfolio for their Music BA with a concentration in Music Production and Technology. Students will build a portfolio showcasing the professional work they have produced throughout their degree program. This portfolio will demonstration skills, aptitudes, and achievements to potential employers and future collaborators. May include, but not limited to links to recordings you (re-)mixed, mastered, recorded, or collaborated on; videos you produced, performed, or collaborated on; business plan(s) you developed; artifacts to demonstrate your experience booking, promoting or producing live music; and original scores or arrangements. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Introduction to Music Recording is designed to provide foundational understanding and experiences in the technologies and techniques of music recording. The intent of the course is to allow students to explore how to combine their own musical interests and priorities with the tools and concepts necessary to record, edit, and produce music recordings, either in a commercial studio or a home studio.
A course covering commercial aspects of the music business, including publishing, copyright law, recording, live performance, the motion picture and radio business, composition, teaching, and music merchandising.
An expansion of knowledge of current entrepreneurship trends and approaches to arts management. Prerequisite: MUS 786.
A comprehensive overview of the arts management field. Prerequisite: MUS 786.
This is an all-purpose fill in the blank course for graduate students. It can be used when need arises. May be repeated for credit.
Independent study. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Music Courses
Honors version of MUSC 136/MUSC 336. Open only to students in the University Honors Program or by permission of instructor. Designed to aid non-music majors in developing skills needed for listening to music. Emphasis on masterworks of Western music. A student may receive credit for only one of the four courses numbers: MUSC 135, MUSC 335, MUSC 136, MUSC 336.
Designed to aid non-music majors in developing skills needed for listening to and understanding music. Main emphasis on Western classical music, though other musical traditions are discussed. A student may receive credit in either MUSC 136 or MUSC 336, but not both. Satisfies: Goal 3 Arts and Humanities (GE3H), H Humanities (H), HT Historical Studies PC (HT).
May be repeated for credit. (Same as CHOR 254.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
A survey of the history of jazz from its beginnings in the early twentieth century to the present. Open to music and non-music majors.
A survey of the Broadway Musical from the early twentieth century to the present.
Survey of the history of rock and roll, starting with its origins in rhythm and blues and continuing to the present day. Open to both majors and non-majors.
A survey course for non-majors on the history of film music from silent films to the present. Students will use written texts, website materials such as streaming video and audio, and regular screening in an auditorium setting for assignments and papers.
This course explores the artistry and career of Taylor Swift. It encompasses an analysis of her approaches to songwriting, performing, and producing as well as her approaches to marketing within the music business and the broader entertainment industry.
Exploring Hip Hop & Intersections in American Culture. This course examines the multicultural origins of hip hop and how this small, African American Bronx-based subculture expanded into one of the most influential styles of music in the world. The course will begin by analyzing the cultural conditions out of which hip hop arose in the mid-1970s; from there it will turn to examining how hip hop music, over the last forty years, has sounded the identity of its creators. This includes critical analysis of music and lyrics, as well as musical production practices.
Study of country music in the U.S. from the early 1920's to the present, including performers, styles, historical context, and technology.
Survey of drumming styles and its influence on culture, history, aesthetics, and beliefs from around the world (West Africa, the Caribbean, South America, East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America). Includes evolution of the drum set and the global hip hop phenomenon. The main goal of this course is to learn about how these varied musical styles are interconnected. Open to all majors.
An introduction to music as an academic discipline, the fields of musicology and ethnomusicology, and a survey of representative world music cultures. Prerequisite: One year of music theory.
A study abroad class in which students will develop skills in listening to music and placing that music into its cultural context with examples drawn from the Western repertories associated with the places to where the class will travel during the winter interterm, returning just before the spring semester begins. Not open to students with credit in: MUSC 135, MUSC 136, or MUSC 336.
Designed to aid non-music majors in developing skills needed for listening to and understanding music. Main emphasis on Western classical music, though other musical traditions are discussed. A student may receive credit in either MUSC 136 or MUSC 336, but not both. Satisfies: Goal 3 Arts and Humanities (GE3H), H Humanities (H), HT Historical Studies PC (HT).
A survey of major developments in Western music and its social, cultural, and political contexts from Antiquity to 1750. Prerequisite: MUSC 320.
A survey of major developments in Western music and its social, cultural, and political contexts from 1750 to the present. Prerequisite: MUSC 340.
A survey of music in the United States from the colonial period to the present, including classical and vernacular styles. Prerequisite: MUSC 440.
Survey of selected East Asian forms of musical theater and classical, popular, and traditional musics, with emphasis on historical, stylistic, and cultural considerations. Open to all KU students. (Same as EALC 408.)
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
An introduction to classical, folk, and popular musics and traditions of selected regions of the world, with emphasis on aural analysis and cultural considerations. Open to all KU students.
Survey of selected musics and traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on historical, stylistic, and cultural considerations. Open to all KU students.
A review of the practice of Western art music composed between c. 437 and 1420. It examines the genres, forms, styles, and performance practice of representative works by a variety of composers. This is a 6-week online course offered online as a review class to remediate music history deficiencies as determined by the graduate diagnostic exam. Open only to School of Music graduate students.
A review of the practice of Western art music composed between c. 1420 and 1600. It examines the genres, forms, styles, and performance practice of representative works by a variety of composers. This is a 6-week online course offered online as a review class to remediate music history deficiencies as determined by the graduate diagnostic exam. Open only to School of Music graduate students.
A review of the practice of Western art music composed between c. 1600 and 1750. It examines the genres, forms, styles, and performance practice of representative works by a variety of composers. This is a 6-week online course offered online as a review class to remediate music history deficiencies as determined by the graduate diagnostic exam. Open only to School of Music graduate students.
A review of the practice of Western art music composed between c. 1750 and 1815. It examines the genres, forms, styles, and performance practice of representative works by a variety of composers. This is a 6-week online course offered online as a review class to remediate music history deficiencies as determined by the graduate diagnostic exam. Open only to School of Music graduate students.
A review of the practice of Western art music composed between c. 1815 and 1900. It examines the genres, forms, styles, and performance practice of representative works by a variety of composers. This is a 6-week online course offered online as a review class to remediate music history deficiencies as determined by the graduate diagnostic exam. Open only to School of Music graduate students.
A review of the practice of Western art music composed between c. 1900 and the present day. It examines the genres, forms, styles, and performance practice of representative works by a variety of composers. This is a 6-week online course offered online as a review class to remediate music history deficiencies as determined by the graduate diagnostic exam. Open only to School of Music graduate students.
A concentrated survey of Western music from about 500 to 1400. Prerequisite: MUSC 320.
A concentrated survey of Western music from about 1400 to 1600. Prerequisite: MUSC 340.
A concentrated survey of Western music from about 1600 1750. Prerequisite: MUSC 340 and MUSC 440.
A concentrated survey of Western music from about 1750 to 1815. Prerequisite: MUSC 440.
A concentrated survey of Western music from about 1815 to 1900. Prerequisite: MUSC 440 and MUSC 480.
A concentrated survey of Western music during the twentieth century. Prerequisite: MUSC 480.
A concentrated survey of music in the United States. Prerequisite: One course in the field of musicology or permission of the instructor.
A concentrated survey of the history of opera. Prerequisite: MUSC 340, MUSC 440, and MUSC 480.
A concentrated survey of the history of the symphony. Prerequisite: MUSC 440 and MUSC 480.
A chronological survey of the development of the wind band/ensemble and its music, using standard musical works from each historical period. Prerequisite: MUSC 440 and MUSC 480 or permission of the instructor.
An original research project that will result in a scholarly paper of moderate size. May be repeated once for credit.
An introduction to music as part of the cultural experience in India, Southeast Asia, the Orient, and Africa, with comparisons to Western traditions and influences on contemporary music.
May be repeated for credit. (Same as CHOR 654.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Survey of selected East Asian forms of musical theater and classical, popular, and traditional musics, with emphasis on historical, stylistic, and cultural considerations. Open to all KU students.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 320.
Prerequisite: MUSC 340.
Prerequisite: MUSC 340 and MUSC 440.
Prerequisite: MUSC 440.
Prerequisite: MUSC 440 and MUSC 480.
Prerequisite: MUSC 480.
A survey of historical developments from the Pilgrims to the present. (Same as AMS 737.) Prerequisite: One course in the field of music history or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 440 and MUSC 480, or permission of instructor.
A chronological survey of the development of the wind band/ensemble and its music, using standard musical works from each historical period. Prerequisite: MUSC 440, MUSC 480, or permission of instructor.
An introduction to classical, folk, and popular musics and traditions of selected regions of the world, with emphasis on aural analysis and cultural considerations. Open to all KU students.
Survey of selected musics and traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on historical, stylistic, and cultural considerations. Open to all KU students.
A historical survey of music theory, both practical and speculative, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century. (Same as MTHC 778.)
Investigation of a subject by means of directed reading of primary literary sources. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: A grade average of "B" in two musicology courses numbered 500 or above and consent of instructor.
Bibliography, research methods, and scholarly writing in music for entering graduate students. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit.
Primary and secondary sources in performance practices dealing mainly with the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, with implications applicable to student's performance medium.
Each semester a topic (to be inserted in the blank) will be the basis for discussion, reports, and a research paper. May be repeated for credit provided no course duplication takes place.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
The principles of oboe reed making, including tube cane selection, pre-gouging, gouging, shaping, tying and scraping reeds. Knife sharpening and tool maintenance will also be covered. Open only to freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
The principles of oboe reed making, including tube cane selection, pre-gouging, gouging, shaping, tying and scraping reeds. Knife sharpening and tool maintenance will also be covered. Open only to juniors and seniors. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: OBOE 622.
For graduate students not majoring in oboe. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in OBOE 811.
For graduate students majoring in oboe. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: OBOE 811.
A study of repertoire and performance practice relating to the baroque oboe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
A study of repertoire and extended performance techniques of the twentieth century.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in oboe. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit one to three credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. Four hours full rehearsal and one hour sectional (string only) rehearsal each week throughout the school year. An intensive study of the symphonic repertoire, instrumental and vocal accompaniments, and complete major opera. Two public concerts each semester and numerous out-of-town concerts, radio broadcasts, and local vespers performances. Acceptance for membership and playing positions is determined by tryout. May be repeated for credit.
An intensive study of the symphonic repertoire, instrumental and vocal accompaniments, and complete major opera. Two public concerts each semester as well as out-of-town concerts, radio broadcasts, and local vespers performances. Acceptance for membership and playing positions is determined by audition. May be repeated for credit.
For undergraduate students. Open to all students without audition. This chamber organization performs on campus as well as locally. The orchestra studies and performs music from the standard orchestral repertoire, along with lighter, popular works. May be repeated for credit.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
An intensive study of the symphonic repertoire, instrumental and vocal accompaniments, and complete major opera. Two public concerts each semester as well as out-of-town concerts, radio broadcasts, and local vespers performances. Acceptance for membership and playing positions is determined by audition. For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
May be repeated for credit.
For graduate students. This chamber organization performs on campus as well as locally. The orchestra studies and performs music from the standard orchestral repertoire, along with lighter, popular works. May be repeated for credits.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
A survey of Renaissance and Baroque Organ Literature and Organs.
A survey of the Bach organ and Bach's organ music.
A survey of French organs and organ music from the 19th century to the present.
A survey of 19th and 20th century organs and organ music outside of France.
Studio performance of works prepared under individual instruction. May be repeated.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
A class in the performance of advanced organ repertoire. For organ majors only or by consent of instructor. May be repeated.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
A class in the performance of advanced organ repertoire. For organ majors only or by consent of instructor. May be repeated.
For seniors and graduate students majoring in organ or by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Materials and methods of pedagogy. Lectures, discussion, demonstration teaching, planning, and evaluation. One beginning or lower level organ student assigned to each class member with teaching done under supervision of class instructor.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: ORGN 622.
A class in the performance of advanced organ repertoire. For organ majors only or by consent of instructor. May be repeated.
For graduate students not majoring in organ. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
Studio performance of works prepared under individual instruction. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Organ literature and organ design from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Spanish, Italian, and English Baroque.
Organ literature and organ design in the Dutch and German Baroque with special emphasis on J.S. Bach. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
French organ literature and organ design from the 17th century to the present.
German, North American, British, Scandinavian and Eastern European organ literature and organ design from the Classic era to the present. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
An exploration of selected topics in organ design and literature. Topics change by semester. May be repeated for credit.
Philosophy, methods, and materials of organ pedagogy. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Study of European or North American organs through reading and site visits to instruments.
For graduate students majoring in organ. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: ORGN 811.
A detailed study of organ repertoire, performance practice, the history of organ building as it affects the performance of a particular body of literature, liturgical or other extra-musical contexts, and other influences on musical style. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. program in organ. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum credit, seven hours. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: PCUS 622.
For graduate students not majoring in percussion. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PCUS 811.
For graduate students majoring in percussion. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three credits.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: PCUS 811.
A study of the interpretive problems encountered in percussion music from the various historical periods, and a study of the performance practices in orchestral, band, chamber ensemble, and solo literature.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in percussion. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of works for various percussion instrument combinations. May be repeated for credit.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Study and performance of works for various percussion instrument combinations. May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
The development of keyboard skills in sightreading, transposition, harmonization, improvisation, score reading, and playing by ear. Open to all students not majoring in music who have little or no music training.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
The development of keyboard skills in sightreading, transposition, harmonization, improvisation, score reading, and playing by ear. Open to all music majors with little or no piano background.
A continuation of PIAN 144.
For freshmen and sophomores majoring in piano. The study of chamber music literature for piano and various instrumental combinations. Development of rehearsal conducting techniques and leadership skills through collaboration with other musicians. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
A class in the performance of vocal and instrumental accompaniment. Prerequisite: May be repeated for credit.
Instruction in dance accompanying. Open to freshman and sophomore pianists with permission of instructor.
Continuation of PIAN 148. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Continuation of PIAN 284. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
The development of functional keyboard skills in sight reading, transposition, harmonization, improvisation, score reading, and playing by ear. Prerequisite: MTHC 115 or permission of instructor.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
For juniors and seniors majoring in piano. The study of chamber music literature for piano and various instrumental combinations. Development of rehearsal conducting techniques and leadership skills through collaboration with other musicians. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Capstone for seniors pursuing the Piano Pedagogy concentration in the Bachelor of Music and the Piano Pedagogy concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Music. Students will perform a Pedagogy-focused recital on a faculty-approved topic of the student's choice. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
A class in the performance of vocal and instrumental accompaniment. May be repeated for credit.
Instruction in dance accompanying. Open to junior and senior pianists with permission of instructor.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from its beginning through the Baroque period.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from the Classical period. Prerequisite: PIAN 443 or instructor permission.
Observation and research of the techniques and materials relevant to piano instruction at the elementary to intermediate levels. Additional topics pertinent to music education to include child development, learning, communication, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Observation and research of the techniques and materials relevant to piano instruction at the elementary to intermediate levels. Additional topics pertinent to music education to include child development, learning, communication, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: PIAN 450 or instructor permission.
An introduction to the principles of design, theory of operation, maintenance, and tuning of the piano. Lecture and laboratory. Open to junior, senior, and graduate students.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: PIAN 622.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from its beginning through the Classical period.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire of the Romantic and Modern periods.
Practicum in piano instruction at the elementary to intermediate levels. Prerequisite: PIAN 640 or permission of instructor.
For graduate students not majoring in piano. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from its beginning through the Baroque period.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from the Classical period.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from the Romantic period.
Study and analysis of keyboard repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
For graduate students majoring in piano. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
The techniques and materials for the development of keyboard literacy at the elementary and intermediate levels.
The techniques and materials for the development of keyboard literacy at the elementary and intermediate levels. Prerequisite: PIAN 840.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: PIAN 811.
A detailed study of repertoire, performance practice, pedagogical, and stylistic problems relating to keyboard music. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Fundamental principles of teaching advanced repertoire and technic. Prerequisite: PIAN 846.
Further study of the fundamental principles of teaching advanced repertoire, technic, and general pedagogy. Prerequisite: PIAN 840.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in piano. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum credit, seven hours. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the field of piano pedagogy. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in Performance and Pedagogy. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Music Courses
This course deals with the performance of music. The goal is to increase the understanding of music and music performance through exposure to a wide variety of repertory and performance styles, mediums, techniques, and related issues. May be repeated.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: SAXO 622.
For graduate students not majoring in saxophone. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in SAXO 811.
For graduate students majoring in saxophone. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: SAXO 811.
A study of repertoire and performance techniques from the saxophone's inception to 1950.
A study of repertoire and extended performance techniques from 1950 to the present.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in saxophone. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to the candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Lectures, demonstrations, and discussions of such topics as physiological factors, style and interpretation, music editing, teaching materials and repertoire, planning, and evaluation. May be repeated for credit as instrument varies.
Repertoire, performance practice, and pedagogical and stylistic problems relating to stringed instrument music before 1800. (Same as MEMT 921.)
Stringed instrument repertoire from 1800 to 1875. (Same as MEMT 922.)
Stringed instrument repertoire from 1875 to present. (Same as MEMT 923.)
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the trombone. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: TROM 622.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the trombone. May be repeated for credit.
For graduate students not majoring in trombone. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in TROM 811.
For graduate students majoring in trombone. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's Recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: TROM 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in trombone. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the trumpet. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: TRUM 622.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the trumpet. May be repeated for credit.
For graduate students not majoring in trumpet. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in TRUM 811.
For graduate students majoring in trumpet. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: TRUM 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in trumpet. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum credit, seven hours. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: TUBA 622.
For graduate students not majoring in tuba. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
Non-degree elective recital for Master's students. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in TUBA 811.
For graduate students majoring in tuba. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: TUBA 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in tuba. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a topic pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the tuba and euphonium. May be repeated for credit.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Study and performance of ensemble literature for the tuba and euphonium. May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VIOA 622.
For graduate students not majoring in viola. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
For graduate students majoring in viola. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VIOA 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in viola. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of seven hours.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VION 622.
For graduate students not majoring in violin. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
For graduate students majoring in violin. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VION 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in violin. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum of seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (8 for performance majors).
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits (3 each semester for 4 semesters) at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VNCL 622.
For graduate students not majoring in violoncello. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
For graduate students majoring in violoncello. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VNCL 811.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in violoncello. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
May be repeated for credit to a maximum of seven hours.
Music Courses
Applied music lessons for freshmen and sophomores not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Fundamentals of solo vocal performance with an emphasis on English and Italian diction and communicating the English language.
Applied music lessons for freshmen majoring in music. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for sophomores majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 121-level until the music major has accumulated 4 credits (6 for performance majors).
Pronunciation in a specific language to be chosen from Italian, French, English, German, or other languages pertinent to the singer. Open to voice and theatre/voice majors, and to others with approval of instructor. May be repeated for credit as language varies.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors not majoring in music. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and audition may be required.
Solo vocal performance in a class situation with emphasis including the preparation, planning of repertoire, and interpretive skills appropriate to a recital. Designed for junior/senior voice and theatre-voice majors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Eligibility for VOIC 622.
Applied music lessons for juniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 221-level until the music major has accumulated 8 credits.
A survey of English song.
A survey of German song.
Knowledge and skills needed to teach voice, with particular attention to lifespan voice anatomy, physiology, and acoustics, diagnosis and correction of vocal inefficiencies, teaching styles, repertoire choice, professional development, and acquaintance with current research in voice science and vocal pedagogy. Includes a voice teaching practicum. (Same as MEMT 408.)
Applied music lessons for seniors majoring in music. Not for performance majors. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 321-level until the music major has accumulated 12 credits.
Applied music lessons. Must be taken in the semester a recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Not for performance majors.
Pronunciation in French, and German pertinent to the singer. Open to voice and theatre/voice majors, and to others with approval of instructor.
The study of various aspects of opera, such as character development, aria, chorus, and opera scene study, staging, body movement, and audition techniques. May be repeated for credit.
The preparation and performance of an opera role. May be repeated for credit.
Investigation of a special topic or project. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
In-depth investigation of elements of vocal performance such as language, musical style, tradition, and dramatic content and the communication thereof in preparation for the senior recital. Open to undergraduates majoring in voice and theatre/voice in the senior year, with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Applied music lessons for juniors and seniors majoring in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Performance majors must accumulate 12 credits at the 121/221 levels.
Applied music lessons for undergraduate performance majors (Bachelor of Music). Must be taken in semester the senior recital is being performed and as required by the degree program. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VOIC 622.
Pronunciation in a specific language to be chosen from Italian, French, English, German, or other languages pertinent to the singer. Open to graduate students in voice and opera performance, and to others with approval of instructor. May be repeated for credit as language varies.
A survey of selected topics in vocal repertoire to be chosen from categories such as: Italian, German, French, and English songs, oratorio literature, and art songs by women composers. The course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.
For graduate students not majoring in voice. Audition required. May be repeated for credit.
Solo vocal performance in a class situation with emphasis including the preparation, planning of repertoire, and interpretive skills appropriate to a recital. Advanced repertoire and appropriate level of vocal and musical comprehension shall be expected from the graduate student. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
This course is the culminating event and is required for the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Music Performance.
For graduate students majoring in voice. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
In-depth investigation of elements of vocal performance such as: language, musical style, tradition, dramatic content and the communication thereof. Open to graduate voice majors with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
The study of various aspects of opera, such as character development, aria, chorus, and opera scene study, staging, body movement, and audition techniques. May be repeated for credit.
The preparation and performance of an opera role. May be repeated for credit.
Master's Degree Recital: The Master's recital is the culminating event for the Master of Music degree and must be given before the Master's Final Oral Exam. Prerequisite: Corequisite: VOIC 811.
Investigation of a special topic or project. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A detailed study of vocal repertoire, performance practice, and stylistic problems on a selected topic from areas such as oratorio, cantata, song cycles, vocal chamber music, song, or opera of specific composers (i.e., Verdi, Wagner, Mozart, Debussy, Poulenc, Wolf, Strauss), or twentieth century song. May be repeated for credit.
Individual instruction. Open only to students who have been admitted to the D.M.A. curriculum in voice. May be repeated for credit. Summer session limit three hours.
Maximum seven hours credit. May be repeated for credit.
A lecture-recital and scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A scholarly paper on a subject pertinent to the student's major field. Open only to candidates for the D.M.A. in performance and conducting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. Materials and concepts for teaching beginning and intermediate instrumental students; instrument repair, adjustments and modification; reed making and adjustment where appropriate; solo and ensemble repertoire. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Corequisite: Applied instruction for the appropriate instrument. (e.g. FRHN 121, PCUS 221).
For freshmen and sophomores. Weekly reading sessions for wind, percussion and harp students with the objective of acquainting the student with important orchestral passages for his or her particular instrument. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment controlled by the instructor in charge.
The study of orchestral literature for wind and percussion instruments. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of advisor and instructor.
Physiological factors of woodwind playing, teaching materials and techniques, practice methods, solo and chamber music repertoire, mouthpieces and reeds, discography, techniques of tone production, articulation, embouchure, and intonation. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of five hours.
Physiological factors of brass playing, teaching materials and techniques, practice methods, solo and chamber music repertoire, mouthpieces, discography, techniques of tone production, articulation, embouchure, and intonation. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of five hours.
The study of percussion pedagogy of Membrane Percussion; Keyboard Percussion; and Jazz/Rock/Commercial Drum Set, Marching and World Percussion. Study will include but not limited to such areas as teaching materials and techniques, repertoire, performance practice, and discography. Course may concentrate on one of the three areas listed above, or be taught as a survey course covering all three topics. May be repeated for credit to maximum of five hours.
Music Courses
For freshmen and sophomores. Study and performance of original works for various wind instrument combinations. May be repeated for credit.
For juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Study and performance of original works for various wind instrument combinations. May be repeated for credit.