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MUSIC
(MUSC)
MUSC 1000. Freshman Music Seminar. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major.
Designed to assist with the intellectual, musical, and
social transition from high school to college by cultivating
positive attitudes toward learning, increasing the
involvement of students in departmental activities,
providing an orientation to resources available to students,
and developing habits that ultimately lead to success as a
music major. (Fall)
MUSC 1100. Rudiments of Music.
(2) An introductory course in music literacy, including
clefs, pitches, key signatures, durational values, and
rests. May be taken concurrently with Introduction to Aural
Skills & Sight-Singing (MUSC 1101). Three contact hours.
(Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1101. Introduction to Aural Skills & Sight-Singing. (1)
An introduction to Aural Skills & Sight-Singing, including
pitch-matching, modal identification, and rhythmic
dictation. May be taken concurrently with Rudiments of Music
(MUSC 1100) and/or Class Voice (MUSC 1237). Two contact
hours. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1102. Fundamentals of Musicianship. (3)
An introductory course in basic musicianship, including
music literacy (clefs, pitches, key signatures, durational
values, and rests) and aural skills (the identification and
dictation of modes, melodies, and rhythms). (Summer)
MUSC 1104. The History of Rock Music. (3)
A chronological approach to the evolution of rock music, its
varied styles and artists. (Fall, Summer)
MUSC 1105. The Evolution of Jazz. (3)
A chronological approach to the history of jazz, its main
styles and artists. (Spring)
MUSC 1220. Introduction to Instruments. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. An introduction
to the band and orchestra instruments most often found in
school instrumental music programs for pre-service
choral/general music teachers. Students will explore the
history, acoustics, sound production and basic techniques of
instruments in the brass, woodwind, string and percussion
families. (Fall)
MUSC 1222. Jazz Ensemble Techniques. (1) Prerequisite:
acceptance as a music minor/major. The teaching and
administration of public school jazz ensembles including
rehearsal techniques, and analyzing appropriate literature
and teaching materials. Fieldwork may be required.
(Spring)
MUSC 1223. Woodwind Techniques.
(1) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major.
Corequisite: MUPF 1117. Playing and teaching techniques and
materials for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone.
(Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1225. Brass Techniques. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. Corequisite:
MUPF 1117. Playing and teaching techniques and materials
for trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. (Fall,
Spring)
MUSC 1227. String Techniques. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. Corequisite:
MUPF 1117. Playing and teaching techniques and materials
for violin, viola, cello, and bass. Two contact hours.
(Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1229. Percussion Techniques. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major. Corequisite:
MUPF 1117. Playing and teaching techniques and materials
for snare drum, timpani, mallet percussion, and accessory
instruments. (Fall)
MUSC 1230. Structure & Style of Music I. (2)
Prerequisites: acceptance as a music minor/major and MUSC
1100 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: MUSC 1233
and MUSC 1260. The study of basic music theory, including
the analysis of diatonic harmony, two-part counterpoint, and
the fundamentals of part-writing. Three contact hours.
(Fall)
MUSC 1231. Structure & Style of Music II. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 1230 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites: MUSC 1234 and MUSC 1261. The continued study
of basic music theory, including harmonic sequences, phrase
and period structures, binary form, and an introduction to
chromatic harmony. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 1233. Class Piano I. (1)
Prerequisites: acceptance as a music minor/major and MUSC
1100 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: MUSC 1230
and MUSC 1260. This course is a lab course for MUSC 1230.
Functional keyboard skills and technique in a group setting,
including the harmonization, transposition, and
improvisation of diatonic melodies, as well as sightreading
and repertoire. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 1234. Class Piano II. (1) Prerequisite:
MUSC 1233 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: MUSC
1231 and MUSC 1261. This course is a lab course for MUSC
1231. The continued study of functional keyboard skills and
technique, including the harmonization, transposition, and
improvisation of major and minor melodies in a variety of
keys, as well as sight-reading and repertoire. Three contact
hours. (Spring)
MUSC 1237. Class Voice. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major/minor. Class
instruction in voice. May be repeated for credit. Three
contact hours. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1238. Guitar Class I. (2)
Class instruction in guitar using contemporary popular music
from a text. Three contact hours. For non-music majors
only. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1239. Guitar Class II. (2)
Continuation of MUSC 1238. Three contact hours. For
non-music majors only. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1260. Aural Skills & Sight-Singing I. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music minor/major and MUSC
1101 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: MUSC 1230
and MUSC 1233. This course is a lab course for MUSC 1230.
It contains the practical application of material from MUSC
1230, as well as rhythms through simple and compound meters.
Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 1261. Aural Skills & Sight-Singing II. (1)
Prerequisite: MUSC 1260 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites: MUSC 1231and MUSC 1234. This course is a lab
course for MUSC 1231. It contains the practical application
of material from MUSC 1231, as well as rhythms through
simple and compound meters with varying subdivisions. Three
contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 1300. Recital and Concert Attendance. (0)
Corequisite: Applied Lessons (MUPF 1240-1259). Lab for
Applied Lessons. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis.
May be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1401. Music Practicum. (1)
Prerequisite: MUSC 1000. Practical application of work in
the areas of equipment management, publicity, box office,
house management, and stage management. May be repeated for
credit. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 1402. Opera and Musical Theatre Practicum. (1) Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Practical application of
production work in the areas of: introductory stage
rigging, lighting adjustments, supertitling, costume, props,
backstage management and backstage crew for final rehearsals
and performances of the Opera Workshop ensemble. May be
repeated for credit. (Spring)
MUSC 2001. Topics in Music. (1‑6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Special topic in
music. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)
MUSC 2101. Introduction to Music Business. (2) Prerequisite:
acceptance as a music major/minor. An overview of various
aspects of the music business, including marketing,
promotion, communication, conduct, organization, accounting,
and administration. Class projects may include the creation
of promotional materials and planning a CD/DVD recording
project. (Spring)
MUSC 2137. Phonetics and Articulation for Singers I.
(2) Prerequisite: acceptance as a music
major/minor. Pronunciation and articulation in vocal music
in English and Italian. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2138. Phonetics and Articulation for Singers II. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2137. Pronunciation and articulation in
vocal music in German and French. Three contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 2140. Oboe Reedmaking. (1)
Designing and adjusting American-style oboe reeds, including
techniques for cane gouging, shaping, and sharpening the
double-hollow-ground knife. May be repeated for credit.
Two contact hours. (On demand)
MUSC 2150. Accompanying for Pianists. (1)
Corequisite: MUPF 1248. Accompanying techniques for
pianists. Required accompanying of solos by other student
musicians. May be repeated for credit. One contact hour.
(Fall, Spring)
MUSC 2151. Introduction to Music Technology. (2)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music minor/major. The study
of contemporary MIDI and computer related technologies
available to musicians. (Spring)
MUSC 2160. Guitar History and Literature. (2)
A study of the development of the classical guitar
repertoire, the styles and techniques of playing and the
performance practices and the major composers from the 16th
century to the present. Three contact hours. (On demand)
MUSC 2191. Incorporating Music Into the Elementary
Classroom. (3)
Students will develop basic music skills that will allow
them to choose, prepare, and teach appropriate music
materials for inclusion in the classroom curricula.
Non-music majors only. Three contact hours. Field work
required. (Summer)
MUSC 2222. Marching Band Techniques. (2)
Prerequisite: acceptance as a music major/minor. The
organization and administration of marching band programs in
school settings, the application of teaching techniques for
the outdoor program and the practical use of computerized
software for designing and teaching of field drills.
Field-experience observations of school groups are required.
Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2230. Structure & Style of Music III. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 1231 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites: MUSC 2233 and MUSC 2260. The study of
intermediate music theory, including chromatic harmony,
modulation, and simple forms. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2231. Structure & Style of Music IV. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2230 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites: MUSC 2234 and MUSC 2261. The continued study
of intermediate music theory, including advanced
chromaticism, largescale forms, and an introduction to
serialism and basic set theory. Three contact hours.
(Spring)
MUSC 2233. Class Piano III. (1)
Prerequisite: MUSC 1234 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites: MUSC 2230 and MUSC 2260. This course is a lab
course for MUSC 2230. The continued study of functional
keyboard skills and technique, including chromatic
harmonization, the transposition and improvisation of
melodies with simple harmonic accompaniments, sight-reading,
repertoire, and accompanying. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2234. Class Piano IV. (1)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2233 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites: MUSC 2231 and MUSC 2261. This course is a lab
course for MUSC 2231. The continued study of functional
keyboard skills and technique, including chromatic
harmonization, the transposition and improvisation of
melodies with four-part accompaniments, score reading,
sight-reading, repertoire, and accompanying. Three contact
hours. (Spring)
MUSC 2235. Jazz Improvisation I. (2)
Prerequisites: MUSC 1230, MUSC 1231 and/or permission of
instructor. An introduction to jazz theory and its
execution through instrumental improvisation. Detailed
study of harmony, chord/scale relationships, musical forms,
and the integration of this knowledge into performance. (Fall)
MUSC 2236. Jazz Improvisation II. (2)
Prerequisites: MUSC 2235 and permission of instructor. A
continuation of MUSC 2235, with greater emphasis on
performance and integration of advanced harmonic/melodic
devices and concepts, solo transcriptions, basic piano
voicings, and composition memorization. (Spring)
MUSC 2260. Aural Skills & Sight-Singing III. (1) Prerequisite:
MUSC 1261 with a grade of C or better. Corequisite: MUSC
2230. This course is a lab course for MUSC 2230. The
practical application of material from MUSC 2230, as well as
cross-rhythms involving duplets and triplets. Three contact
hours. (Fall)
MUSC 2261. Aural Skills & Sight-Singing IV. (1) Prerequisite:
MUSC 2260 with a grade of C or better. Corequisites: MUSC
2231 and MUSC 2234. This course is a lab course for MUSC
2231. The practical application of material from MUSC 2231,
as well mixed meters and advanced cross-rhythms. Three
contact hours. (Spring)
MUSC 2271. Fundamental Recording Techniques. (1)
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. This course
will provide music majors with a comprehensive and
well-rounded education in fundamental areas of audio
recording. One credit hour, once contact hour. Open to all
music majors and other majors by permission of the
instructor. (Spring)
MUSC 3130. Counterpoint. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. A detailed study of contrapuntal
styles of the 16th and 18th centuries through extensive
exploration of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic designs with
an emphasis on the composition of motets, inventions, and
fugues. (Fall)
MUSC 3134. Fundamentals of Conducting. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. Conducting techniques for
instrumental and choral ensembles. Field work required.
Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 3135. Choral Conducting. (2)
Prerequisites: MUSC 2138, 3134, and 3170. Developing
conducting skills for interpreting choral music. Field work
required. (Spring)
MUSC 3136. Instrumental Conducting. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 3134. Developing conducting skills for
interpreting instrumental music. Field work required. (Spring)
MUSC 3150. Advanced Accompanying for Pianists.
(1) Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. Corequisite: MUPF 3284.
Advanced accompanying techniques for pianists. Required
accompanying of solos by other student musicians. May be
repeated for credit. One contact hour. (Fall, Spring)
MUSC 3151. Accompanying for Music Educators. (1)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. Accompanying techniques for
pre-service choral/general music teachers, with an emphasis
on techniques appropriate for use in the classroom and
rehearsals. May be repeated for credit. One contact hour.
(Fall, Spring)
MUSC 3170. Music History I. (3) (W)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. Limited to music majors only. The
intensive study of the development of ideas and styles in
the western musical tradition from Classical Antiquity
through the Baroque Period. (Fall)
MUSC 3171. Music History II. (3) (W) (O)
Prerequisite: MUSC 3170. The intensive study of the
development of ideas and styles in the western musical
tradition from the Classical period to the present.
(Spring)
MUSC 4001. Advanced Topics in Music. (1-6) Prerequisites:
MUSC 2400 and permission of instructor. Special advanced
topic in music. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)
MUSC 4132. Guitar Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. An introduction to the teaching of
the principles of classical guitar playing, including the
performance practices and the music of major composers from
the 16th century to the present. Three contact hours. (On
demand)
MUSC 4133. Wind Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. A methodology course dealing with
the techniques and materials necessary for offering private
instruction on woodwind and brass instruments. (Fall)
MUSC 4134. String Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. A methodology course outlining the
teaching techniques, materials and related literature
necessary for offering applied instruction on string
instruments. (Fall)
MUSC 4135. Percussion Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. A methodology course dealing with
the techniques and materials necessary for offering private
instruction on percussion instruments. (Fall)
MUSC 4136. Keyboard Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. A methodology course dealing with
piano performance and teaching including: technique,
learning procedures/styles, performance, physiology,
methods, wellness issues, and technology. (Fall)
MUSC 4137. Vocal Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. A methodology course designed to
present the physiological and acoustical bases for a
coherent approach to the teaching of singing. Areas of vocal
technique to be studied include the physiology of the voice,
posture, breathing, onset of sound, articulation, vocal
registration, and other related areas. (Spring)
MUSC 4138. Jazz Pedagogy and Materials. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. The teaching and conducting of
public school instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles,
including rehearsal techniques, concert presentation, the
history and theory of jazz, sources for appropriate teaching
materials and improvisation techniques. Field work required.
Three contact hours. (On demand)
MUSC 4145. Orchestration and Arranging. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. Orchestration and the techniques
used to transcribe and arrange music for vocal and
instrumental ensembles with a focus on writing and
performance. Three contact hours. (Fall)
MUSC 4230. Form and Analysis. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400. The impact of form and process on
the analysis and interpretation of music. A detailed
examination of common practice forms such as Binary,
Ternary, Rondo, Theme and Variation, and Sonata form.
(Fall)
MUSC 4231. Post-Tonal Processes. (3)
Prerequisite: MUSC 4230. The study of contemporary music
through the implementation of a variety of analytical
techniques such as modal analysis, set theory, and serial
analysis, including an exploration of contemporary styles
including Impressionism, Modernism, Neoclassicism,
Post-Serialism, Minimalism, and Neo-Romanticism. (Spring)
MUSC 4240. Composition. (2)
Prerequisite: MUSC 2400, MUSC 4145, and permission of
instructor. An introduction to compositional techniques of
melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and instrumentation with an
emphasis on writing, listening, and performance. May be
repeated for credit. One contact hour. (Spring)
MUSC 4900. Senior Project. (3)
Prerequisites: MUSC 2400 and permission of the department
chair. The project may consist of written historical,
theoretical, or technological research; original
compositions recorded and performed; or a lecture supported
by written original research and documentation. (Fall,
Spring)
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