100 (0) RECITAL CLASS
Required for all music majors each quarter in residence. May be repeated. P/N only.
101 (1) CONCERT CHOIR
Select ensemble which performs on and off campus. Pre: Audition Required
102 (1) UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CHORALE
Large chorus. Open to all qualified students. Previous singing experience desirable but not required. No audition.
103 (1) CHAMBER SINGERS
A select group of approximately 20 singers who perform works for small ensemble. The group tours regularly in the state and in the region. Pre: Audition Required
104 (1) OPERA CHORUS
Performs choral repertory drawn from operatic literature. Pre: Audition Required
105 (1) MAVERICK MEN'S CHORUS
Open to all qualified students. Previous singing experience desirable but not required. No audition
111 (1) WIND ENSEMBLE
A select group of wind and percussion players. Open to all students who play a band instrument. Concerts on and off campus. Pre: Audition Required
112 (1) SYMPHONIC BAND
Open to all students who play a band instrument. No audition required.
113 (1) PEP BAND
Open to any qualified student who plays a band instrument. Plays for hockey and basketball games. Pre: Audition Required
114 (1) MARCHING BAND
Open to students who play a band instrument. No audition required. (F)
115-01 (1) JAZZ BAND I
A select group which studies and performs the literature for contemporary jazz band. Pre: Audition Required
115-02 (1) JAZZ BAND II (Jazz Combo/Jazz Improvisation)
This ensemble provides an opportunity for students with limited experience with jazz to explore that repertory. Designed as an entry-level course for students who wish to learn about playing in a jazz combo and jazz improvisation. This is both a performance ensemble and a class. In addition to preparing for performances, students are required to learn basic elements of jazz theory and jazz improvisation. Students must have basic performance skills on their instrument and be able to read music if they wish to take this class. Pre: Audition Required
116 (1) UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Open to all qualified students who play an orchestral instrument. Pre: Audition Required
117 (1) THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Plays for theatre productions. Pre: Audition Required
119-01 (1) BRASS ENSEMBLE
Performing with small groups. Pre: Consent
119-02 (1) WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
Performing with small groups. Pre: Consent
119-03 (1) STRING ENSEMBLE
Performing in small groups. Pre: Consent
119-04 (1) PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Performing in small groups. Pre: Consent
119-05 (1) ENSEMBLE: PIANO
Performing in small groups. Pre: Consent
120 (3) INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC
A general course in music appreciation. This course includes a study of styles at different periods, musical forms, and information about composers with emphasis on the elements of music and how these elements have evolved through history.
131 (4) THEORY I
Diatonic and chromatic vocabulary and relationships by means of work in sight-singing, dictation, harmony, keyboard, and aural analysis. Taken in consecutive semesters. (F)
132 (4) THEORY I
Diatonic and chromatic vocabulary, a continuation of 131. Pre: MUS 131 (S)
151 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN SINGING I
Two semester sequence. Fundamentals of posture, tone production, breathing, diction, and expressiveness. (F)
152 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN SINGING II
A continuation of 151. (S)
161 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN PIANO
Class instruction in preparation for piano proficiency exam.
162 (0) PIANO PROFICIENCY EXAM
Required of all music majors. P/N only. Pre: Class piano or Piano lessons.
171 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN BRASS AND ENSEMBLE
Instrumental music majors only. Emphasis on pedagogical methods and techniques of individual instruments. May be repeated.
172 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN WOODWINDS
Instrumental music majors only. Emphasis on pedagogical methods and techniques of individual instruments. May be repeated.
173 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN STRINGS
Instrumental music majors only. Emphasis on pedagogical methods and techniques of individual instruments. May be repeated.
174 (1) CLASS INSTRUCTION IN GUITAR
Beginning instruction for students with no previous experience in guitar, focus on developing a basic chord vocabulary and accompaniment techniques.
219 (1) PIANO ACCOMPANYING
Experience in accompanying. Advanced pianists may participate in chamber ensembles. May be repeated. Pre: Consent
220 (3) HISTORY OF JAZZ
A historical overview of jazz styles and performers.
221 (3) MUSIC LITERATURE AND HISTORY I
An overview of music of the western world from ancient Greece to 1800. Pre: MUS 132 (F)
222 (3) MUSIC LITERATURE AND HISTORY II
An overview of music of the western world from 1800 to the present. Pre: MUS 132 (S)
230 (3) FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC
Required of all students in elementary education curriculum. Notation, basic keyboard skills.
231 (3) THEORY II
Musical resources of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries through lecture, discussion, and performance. Continued work in ear-training, sight-singing, keyboard skills, and analysis. Pre: MUS 132 (F)
232 (3) THEORY II
Musical resources of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. A continuation of 231. Pre:
MUS 231 (S)240 (2) INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC EDUCATION
251 (1,3) PRIVATE VOICE I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
261 (1,3) PRIVATE PIANO I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
262 (1,3) PRIVATE HARPSICHORD I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
265 (1,3) PRIVATE ORGAN I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
271-01 (1,3) PRIVATE TRUMPET I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
271-02 (1,3) PRIVATE FRENCH HORN I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
271-03 (1,3) PRIVATE TROMBONE I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
271-04 (1,3) PRIVATE BARITONE I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
271-05 (1,3) PRIVATE TUBA I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
272-01 (1,3) PRIVATE FLUTE I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
272-02 (1,3) PRIVATE OBOE I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
272-03 (1,3) PRIVATE CLARINET I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
272-04 (1,3) PRIVATE SAXOPHONE I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
272-05 (1,3) PRIVATE BASSOON I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
273-01 (1,3) PRIVATE VIOLIN I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
273-02 (1,3) PRIVATE VIOLA I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
273-03 (1,3) PRIVATE CELLO I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
273-04 (1,3) PRIVATE STRING BASS I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
274 (1,3) PRIVATE PERCUSSION I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
275 (1,3) PRIVATE CLASSICAL GUITAR I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
278 (1,3) PRIVATE INSTRUMENT I
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Consent
281 (2) INTRODUCTION TO MIDI
An introduction to the basics of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), the means by which music interacts with computers. Pre: MUS 131 and 132
305 (2) OPERA WORKSHOP
Performance of solo and ensemble vocal operatic repertory. Pre: Consent
340 (3) MATERIALS AND METHODS OF TEACHING MUSIC
Kindergarten and elementary grades. For elementary education majors only. Pre: MUS 230
341 (4) GENERAL MUSIC K-12
Required of all music education majors. Techniques and methods leading to licensure to teach general music in K-12. For music majors only.
351 (1,3) PRIVATE VOICE II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
361 (1,3) PRIVATE PIANO II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
362 (1,3) PRIVATE HARPSICHORD II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
365 (1,3) PRIVATE ORGAN II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
371-01 (1,3) PRIVATE TRUMPET II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
371-02 (1,3) PRIVATE FRENCH HORN II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
371-03 (1,3) PRIVATE TROMBONE II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
371-04 (1,3) PRIVATE BARITONE II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
371-05 (1,3) PRIVATE TUBA II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
372-01 (1,3) PRIVATE FLUTE II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
372-02 (1,3) PRIVATE OBOE II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
372-03 (1,3) PRIVATE CLARINET II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
372-04 (1,3) PRIVATE SAXOPHONE II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
372-05 (1,3) PRIVATE BASSOON II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
373-01 (1,3) PRIVATE VIOLIN II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
373-02 (1,3) PRIVATE VIOLA II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
373-03 (1,3) PRIVATE CELLO II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
373-04 (1,3) PRIVATE STRING BASS II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
374 (1,3) PRIVATE PERCUSSION II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
375 (1,3) PRIVATE CLASSICAL GUITAR II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
378 (1,3) PRIVATE INSTRUMENT II
Private lessons: 1 credit = 1/2 hour per week, 3 credits = 1 hour per week. Pre: Upper Level Jury, and consent
379 (2) INSTRUMENT PEDAGOGY AND LITERATURE
Topics to be discussed are methods, literature, and teaching techniques for specific wind, percussion, and stringed instruments.
390 (1-6) STUDY FOR HONORS
Instruction for students in honors program. Pre: Honors Program Status
401 (3) CHORAL MUSICIANSHIP I
Choral conducting, literature and techniques and the administration of school choral programs.
402 (3) CHORAL MUSICIANSHIP II
A continuation of Choral Musicianship I. Pre: MUS 401
411 (3) INSTRUMENTAL MUSICIANSHIP I
Instrumental conducting and the administration of school band and orchestra programs.
412 (3) INSTRUMENTAL MUSICIANSHIP II
A continuation of Instrumental Musicianship I. Pre: MUS 411
419 (3) ADVANCED SCORE READING AND CONDUCTING
Conducting and score reading skills for the advanced instrumental conductor or choral conductor.
422 (3) MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE
An intensive examination of the music of Western Civilization from 1450-1600. Pre: MUS 221
423 (3) MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE ERA
An intensive investigation of the music written from 1600-1750. Pre: MUS 221
424 (3) MUSIC OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD
Music of the age of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Pre: MUS 222
425 (3) MUSIC OF THE 19TH CENTURY
An intensive study of Romanticism in music. Pre: MUS 222
426 (3) MUSIC OF THE MODERN ERA
Music since 1900. Pre: MUS 222
427 (3) MUSIC THEATRE
Methods of presenting musical drama.
429 (3) TOPICS IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
The music of non-Western cultures.
431 (1-3) COMPOSITION
An independent study in compositional techniques. Pre: Consent
432 (3) CONTEMPORARY THEORY
Twentieth-century harmonic, melody, and contrapuntal practices. Pre: MUS 232
433 (3) CONTRAPUNTAL TECHNIQUES
Writing and analyzing 2-part, 3-part, and 4-part counterpoint. Pre: MUS 232
434 (3) FORM AND ANALYSIS
Significant musical forms, past and present. Pre: MUS 232
435 (3) ARRANGING AND ORCHESTRATION
Writing techniques for instrumental groups of various types. Pre: MUS 411
441 (2) MUSIC IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Learning characteristics, teaching strategies, and materials for ages 2-6.
442 (2) MUSIC FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
Music in the education of the special learner.
450 (3) MUSIC MERCHANDISING
A survey of career opportunities in the music business.
451 (3) VOCAL PEDAGOGY AND LITERATURE
Principles of applied voice instruction and an overview of vocal literature.
455 (1) DICTION FOR SINGERS I
Application of the International Phonetic Alphabet to song texts in English, French, Italian, and German.
456 (1) DICTION FOR SINGERS II
A continuation of Diction for Singers I.
459 (2) THE ART SONG
Accompanied solo vocal repertory, with special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.
461 (1) PIANO PEDAGOGY
Technical problems in relationship to different styles.
462 (3) PIANO LITERATURE
A survey of literature for the keyboard from the early baroque to the present.
465 (2) SERVICE PLAYING
For organists: playing hymns, improvising, conducting from the console, and arranging piano accompaniments for organ.
466 (1) ORGAN PEDAGOGY
Pedagogy and methods for organ.
467 (3) ORGAN LITERATURE
Literature from the 15th century to the present day.
479 (2) INSTRUMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Basic techniques.
481 (2) ADVANCED MIDI PRODUCTION
In-depth aspects of MIDI production.
485 (1-4) SELECTED TOPICS
491-02 (1) IS: PERCUSSION TEACHING TECHNIQUES
494 (1-4) WORKSHOP
496 (1) SENIOR RECITAL
Required of Bachelor of Music majors.
497 (1-16) INTERNSHIP
499 (1-4) INDEPENDENT STUDY
