Music (MUSI)
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1000 Level Courses
1101. Introduction to Music Teaching (1). Overview of music teaching careers. Includes field-based observations and guest lecturers from the music professions. Open to all music majors.
1200. Introduction to Research and Style Analysis (2). Music research, reading, writing, and study skills required for academic success.
1300. Creating the Critical Listener (3). Drawing on classical, folk, popular, and world music traditions, this course cultivates a set of analytical tools that enables one to listen, read, speak, and write accurately, critically, and insightfully about music from a variety of global traditions.Back to Top
2000 Level Courses
2000. Independent Studies in Music (V1-3). Individual study at the freshman and sophomore levels, providing greater depth than required by the established curricula. Enrollment and credit hours subject to the approval of divisional coordinators.
2301. [MUSI 1304] Essential Elements of Music (3). Basic elements of music with appropriate techniques and principles of singing, playing, moving to, and listening to music. For students preparing to teach young children. Not for music majors. Fulfills core Visual and Performing Arts requirement.Back to Top
3000 Level Courses
3216. Choral Techniques (2). Prerequisites: MUAP 3206 and 3207 (choral conducting). Materials, repertoire, and procedures for developing instructional programs in choir. Field experiences required.
3217. Choral Techniques (2). Prerequisites: MUAP 3206 and 3207 (choral conducting); MUSI 3216. Materials, repertoire, and procedures for developing instructional programs in choir. Field experiences required
3218. Orchestra Techniques (2). Prerequisites: MUAP 3206 and 3208 (instrumental conducting). Materials, repertoire, and procedures for developing instructional programs in orchestra. Field experiences required.
3219. Orchestra Techniques (2). Prerequisites: MUAP 3206 and 3208 (instrumental conducting); MUSI 3218. Materials, repertoire, and procedures for developing instructional programs in orchestra. Field experiences required
3225. Band Techniques (2). Prerequisites: MUAP 3206 and 3208 (instrumental conducting. Materials, repertoire, and procedures for developing instructional programs in band. Field experiences required.
3226. Band Techniques (2). Prerequisites: MUAP 3206 and 3208 (instrumental conducting, MUSI 3225. Materials, repertoire, and procedures for developing instructional programs in band. Field experiences required.
3237. Music for Children (2). Comprehensive study of musical skill development in primary grades. Contemporary pedagogical approaches to music teaching; skill development in children emphasized. Music majors only. Field experiences required.
3238. Music for Children (2). Prerequisite: MUSI 3237. Comprehensive study of musical skill development in primary grades. Contemporary pedagogical approaches to music teaching; skill development in children emphasized. Music majors only. Field experiences required.
3341. Introduction to Technology for Musicians (3). Outlines development and impact of music technology from outset of electric/electronic music synthesis to the present. Provides basic knowledge of website design, sound synthesis, elements of sound, MIDI, digital audio recording and FX, computer generated notation and MIDI sequencing. For both majors and non-majors. Fulfills core Technology and Applied Science requirement.Back to Top
4000 Level Course
4000. Individual Studies in Music (V1-3). Back to Top
5000 Level Courses
5100. Teaching Music in College (1).
5305. Administration in Music (3). Study of basic structure of music programs in higher education; organizational characteristics related to curriculum, budget, and personnel; leadership principles; and administrative activities.
5310. Historical and Critical Perspectives in Music (3). Historical and critical overview of the field including introduction to major theories and methodologies, study of particular artists, works or movements that provide insight into specific creative techniques, basic media and techniques of the field; and interdisciplinary relationships with the other arts. Not for music majors.
5314. Music in Contemporary Context (3). Contemporary issues in the field including current artistic trends, theory and criticism, organization (e.g., funding, administration), and cultural policy (e.g., education, assessment, multicultural issues, censorship).
5341. Introduction to Technology for Musicians (3). Introduction to technological resources for all aspects of the musical experience, primarily from the standpoint of the Macintosh operating system. Topics covered include computer-assisted instruction, music printing, MIDI sequencing, digital sampling, HyperCard software development, and nonmusic topics such as word processing, graphics, multimedia, and electronic communication.Back to Top
7000 Level Courses
7000. Research (V1-12).
7301. Music Bibliography and Research (3). Required of all doctoral students.Back to Top
8000 Level Courses
8000. Doctor’s Dissertation (V1-12).
8301. Doctoral Performance Project I (3). Individual directed project in music performance or composition.
8302. Doctoral Performance Project II (3). Individual directed project in music performance or composition.
8303. Doctoral Performance Project III (3). Individual directed project in music performance or composition.
8304. Doctoral Performance Project IV (3). Individual directed project in music performance or composition.Back to Top