Course | Title | Description | Credits | Prerequisites | Offered | General Education Category |
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MUS 091 | Student Recital Series | Students who are enrolled in MUS 270-289 or 370-389 must attend a specified number of recitals and perform on their principal instruments at least once each semester, beginning with the second semester of study. Graded H, S, U. 1 contact hour. | 0 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 101 | Beginning Piano | Note-reading, rhythm, and finger coordination are studied. Individual practice is required, but no previous musical training is necessary. | 1 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 102 | Beginning Guitar | The basics of fingering melodies, chords, and accompaniments are studied. No previous musical training is required. Students must supply their own guitars. | 1 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 103 | Beginning Voice | Study is made of basic vocal production and singing styles, with emphasis on interpretation. No previous musical training is required. | 1 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 104 | Class Piano I | Students will develop keyboard manipulative skills, including the use of primary triads in accompaniment patterns, transposition, sight reading, improvisation and basic pedaling technique. 3 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 105 | Class Piano II | Students will continue development of keyboard skills learned in MUS 104, including keyboard harmony using primary and secondary triads, altered chords and piano literature from various periods. 3 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Fall, Spring. | ||
MUS 106 | Class Strings | The basic techniques of orchestral strings are studied. Pedagogy and a knowledge of basic materials are also considered. 3 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall. | |
MUS 107 | Class Voice | Basic vocal pedagogy is stressed in preparation for a career in music education. Included are vocal production, diction, interpretation technique, and standard vocal repertoire. 3 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Spring. | |
MUS 110 | Brass Class | The basic techniques of brass instruments are studied. Pedagogy and basic teaching materials are also considered. 3 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall. | |
MUS 111 | Woodwinds Class | The basic techniques of woodwind instruments are studied. Pedagogy and basic teaching materials are also considered. 3 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Spring. | |
MUS 112 | Percussion Class | The basic techniques of percussion instruments are studied. Pedagogy and basic teaching materials are also considered. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall. | |
MUS 113 | Basic Rhythm | Students target and master rhythmic fundamentals through a hands-on approach by isolating rhythm from other elements of music reading. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 161-163 | Large Ensembles | These courses are open to all qualified students by audition. 161 Chorus, 162 Wind Ensemble, 163 Orchestra. 4 contact hours. | 0.5 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 164-166 | Chamber Ensembles | These courses are open to all qualified students by audition. Since balanced groups are necessary, selection of participants is made by the instructor. 164 Chamber Music Ensemble (instrumental and vocal chamber music, including duos, trios, and quartets), 165 Jazz Ensemble, 166 Chamber Singers. 0.5 - 1 contact hours. | 0.5 - 1 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 167 | Music Cultures of Non-Western Worlds | Selected music cultures of the non-Western world are introduced and critical studies are made of the cultural and social contexts of music. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring. | Arts - Visual and Performing |
MUS 168 | Jazz Combo | This is an applied practice of theoretical concepts from jazz theory for student small jazz ensembles. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 170-189 | Applied Music | Private study is given in any of the instruments listed below. Study consists of fourteen weekly, thirty-minute private lessons. A fee is charged in addition to the regular college fees. This course may be repeated for credit. 170 Violin, 171 Viola, 172 Cello, 173 String Bass, 174 Voice, 175 Clarinet-Saxophone, 176 Flute, 177 Oboe-English Horn, 178 Bassoon, 179 Trumpet, 180 French Horn, 181 Trombone-Baritone, 182 Tuba, 183 Organ, 184 Piano, 185 Classical Guitar, 186 Percussion, 187 Applied Jazz, 188 Harp, 189 Harpsichord | 1 credit hour | Consent of department chair. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 201 | Survey of Music | Musical eras, styles, forms, and basic vocabulary are introduced to the nonmusic major through music literature. An ability to read music is not required. Online in summer. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring, Summer. | Arts - Visual and Performing |
MUS 202 | Basic Music Theory for Vocalists | Musical Theatre or Theatre majors enrolled in voice lessons study basic music theory, including sight reading, sight singing, rhythm, basic keyboard skills and more, to become more self-sufficient singers. | 1 credit hour | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 203 | Elementary Music Theory | Fundamentals of scale construction, intervals, syllables, clefs, rhythms, and form are studied, with emphasis on musical acuteness through ear training, sight singing, and dictation. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring, Summer. | Arts - Visual and Performing |
MUS 204 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | Students develop basic sight-singing and rhythm-reading techniques, using the movable "do" system. Included is melodic material based on pentatonic scales, major and minor scales, and triadic patterns. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | None | Spring. | |
MUS 205W | Music History and Literature I | Students become familiar with the first three of six eras of Western art music history (medieval, Renaissance, and baroque) and explore the scores, styles, genres, composers, and historical and cultural events. This is a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course. | 3 credit hours | Fall. | ||
MUS 206W | Music History and Literature II | Students become familiar with the last three of six eras of Western art music history (classical, romantic, and modern) and explore the scores, styles, genres, composers, and historical and cultural events. This is a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course. | 3 credit hours | Spring. | ||
MUS 207 | Electronic Music | This studio course is designed for students with little or no experience in electronic music. Students become familiar with the basic components of the electronic lab and create electronic compositions. | 4 credit hours | None | As needed. | |
MUS 210 | Language Orientation I | Students will develop proficiency in the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to song and choral texts in English, Italian and Latin. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Fall. | ||
MUS 211 | Language Orientation II | Students will develop proficiency in the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to song and choral texts in French and German. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Spring. | ||
MUS 220 | Digital Audio Production I | Students learn to create and analyze digital audio production projects in multiple forms and within different contexts. Studio based voice, music, sound design, and audio storytelling techniques are highlighted. Students cannot receive credit for both COMM 220 and MUS 220. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring, Summer. | Arts - Visual and Performing |
MUS 221 | Advanced Digital Audio Production | This course serves as a project-based continuation and extension of Digital Audio Production I, including sound production, recording and transmission, composition and arranging, editing, mixing and mastering. Offered for EEP credit as an elective only. | 3 credit hours | None | As needed. | |
MUS 222 | Digital Audio Production II | This course serves as a project-based extension of Digital Audio Production I, including continued exploration of sound recording and transmission, composition and arranging, editing, mixing and mastering. Students cannot receive credit for both COMM 222 and MUS 222. | 4 credit hours | None | As needed. | |
MUS 223 | American Popular Music | The growth of popular music in the United States is surveyed from its historical background. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 225 | History of Jazz | Jazz styles, forms, and basic vocabulary are introduced to the non-music major through music literature and sound. Listening outlines will be created and used to help develop skills. An ability to read music is not required. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring. | Arts - Visual and Performing |
MUS 230 | Music Theory I | Students are introduced to the principles of music organization through the study of scales, intervals, triads, cadences, and the harmonization of soprano and bass lines using primary triads. | 3 credit hours | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall. | |
MUS 231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | Study includes basic rhythm, scale, and chord patterns. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Music major or consent of department chair. | Fall. | |
MUS 232 | Music Theory II | A continuation of MUS 230, emphasis is on modulations, seventh chords, chorale writing, binary and ternary forms, and score-reading techniques. | 3 credit hours | Spring. | ||
MUS 233 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | A continuation of MUS 231, emphasis is on seventh chords and more complex rhythmic patterns. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Spring. | ||
MUS 234 | Music Theory III | A continuation of MUS 232, emphases are on the polyphonic techniques of the eighteenth century, altered chords, borrowed chords, and forms of the baroque and classical periods, such as the sonata, inventions, fugues, and canons. | 3 credit hours | Fall. | ||
MUS 235 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | A continuation of MUS 233, emphasis is on melodies and harmonic progressions using altered chords and modulations. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Fall. | ||
MUS 236 | Music Theory IV | A continuation of MUS 234, emphasis is on chromatic harmony and extended chords, forms of the romantic period, and twentieth-century compositional practices. | 3 credit hours | Spring. | ||
MUS 237 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | Advanced study includes atonal melodies and contemporary rhythm patterns. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Spring. | ||
MUS 238 | Jazz Theory I | This is an introduction to the application of the diatonic major-minor modes, chord changes, and use of the supertonic seventh, dominant seventh, and tonic chords for improvisation, composition, and arranging. | 3 credit hours | MUS 203 or consent of department chair. | Fall. | |
MUS 239 | Jazz Theory II | Students are introduced to chromatic chord substitutes, including all nondiatonic diminished, whole tone scales, and tritone applications that are normally not found in the major/minor scales. | 3 credit hours | As needed. | ||
MUS 241 | Musical Theatre Singing | Students learn to sing in ways that are technically sound, functionally healthy, and stylistically accurate for musical theatre. 1-2 contact hours. | (1-2) 1 credit hour | Consent of department chair. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 242 | Jazz Piano Improvisation for Beginner Pianists | Students learn improvisational skills through simple and easily reproduced patterns of harmonic progression, no terminology or music reading required The gradual and logical introduction of melody and form are introduced step-by-step. | 4 credit hours | None | Fall, Spring | |
MUS 261 | Music and Multimedia | This course will investigate the history and aesthetics of music and multimedia through five constituent aspects: integration, interactivity, hypermedia, immersion, and narrativity through readings as well as selected media works. | 4 credit hours | As needed. | Connections | |
MUS 268 | Opera Workshop | Singers and pianists are prepared to better meet the demands of the musical stage. Emphasis is on the skills necessary for a career in opera and musical theatre as singers and/or coaches. 4 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Consent of instructor and department chair. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 269 | Master Class in Applied Music | Students enrolled in applied music augment their knowledge of literature and performance techniques. Topics include pedagogy, memorization, practice techniques, and other topics relevant to appropriate applied sections. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Consent of instructor and department chair. | As needed. | |
MUS 270-289 | Applied Music | Advanced private study is given in voice or any one of the instruments listed below. A fee is charged in addition to the regular college fees. 270 Violin, 271 Viola, 272 Cello, 273 String Bass, 274 Voice, 275 Clarinet-Saxophone, 276 Flute, 277 Oboe-English Horn, 278 Bassoon, 279 Trumpet, 280 French Horn, 281 Trombone-Baritone, 282 Tuba, 283 Organ, 284 Piano, 285 Classical Guitar, 286 Percussion, 287 Applied Jazz, 288 Harp, 289 Harpsichord. 1 contact hour. | 2 credit hours | Except for students enrolled in MUS 287, students must be concurrently enrolled in MUS 091. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | A detailed study of the design and style of musical structure is presented. The small and large forms covered include binary and ternary design, song form, variations, rondo, sonata form, and various hybrid forms. | 3 credit hours | MUS 232 or consent of instructor. | Fall (odd years). | |
MUS 307 | Composition Seminar | Techniques of musical composition in the smaller forms are studied. Extensive experience in form and analysis is required to complete original compositions. | 3 credit hours | Fall, Spring. | ||
MUS 308 | Fundamentals of Conducting I | Students study instrumental conducting techniques and score reading. Includes practical experience with ensembles. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Fall. | ||
MUS 309 | Fundamentals of Conducting II | Students study choral conducting techniques and score reading. Includes practical experience with ensembles. 2 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Spring. | ||
MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | Music literature from its ancient beginnings through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance is studied. Included are plainchant, polyphony, sacred and secular music, and problems in early notation. | 3 credit hours | MUS 205 or MUS 205W and either MUS 203 or MUS 230, or consent of instructor. | Spring (even years). | |
MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | Music literature from the last decade of the sixteenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century is presented. Included is the development of instrumental and vocal music, culminating in the music of J. S. Bach and Handel. | 3 credit hours | MUS 205 or MUC 205W and MUS 206 or MUS 206W and either MUS 203 or MUS 230, or consent of instructor. | Fall (even years). | |
MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | Music literature from the mid-eighteenth century to about 1825 is studied, including precedents in the rococo period. Representative works are analyzed. | 3 credit hours | MUS 205 or MUS 205W and MUS 206 or MUS 206W and either MUS 203 or MUS 230, or consent of instructor. | Spring (odd years). | |
MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | Music literature during the nineteenth century is studied, including the late romantic composers. Representative works in various forms are analyzed. | 3 credit hours | MUS 205 or MUS 205W and MUS 206 or MUS 2065W and either MUS 203 or MUS 230, or consent of instructor. | Fall (odd years). | |
MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | Music literature since 1900 is studied, with emphasis on major contemporary developments as seen in the music of Schoenberg, Bartok, Stravinsky, Webern, Berg, and Hindemith. | 3 credit hours | MUS 205 or MUS 205W and MUS 206 or MUS 206W and either MUS 203 or MUS 230, or consent of instructor. | Spring (even years). | |
MUS 321 | Orchestration | The range, tonal quality, and characteristics of various orchestral and band instruments are studied. Included are problems and projects in scoring for various ensembles. | 3 credit hours | MUS 232 or consent of instructor. | Spring (odd years). | |
MUS 323 | Counterpoint | Contrapuntal practices, including species counterpoint through twentieth-century styles, are studied. Forms include canon, invention, fugue, passacaglia, and others. Extensive writing and special projects are included. | 3 credit hours | Spring (even years). | ||
MUS 360 | Seminar in Music Literature | Students concentrate on a selected topic and engage in intensive study and discussion of a major composer or an important historical development. Emphasis is on research techniques. 3 contact hours. | 2 credit hours | MUS 205 or MUS 205W, MUS 206 or MUS 206W, MUS 232, and one course from MUS 310, MUS 311, MUS 312, MUS 313, MUS 314; or consent of instructor. | Spring. | |
MUS 366 | Accompanying | Practical experience is provided in accompanying for instrumental and vocal soloists. This course may be repeated for elective or degree-required credit hours. Open to pianists, organists, and guitarists. | 1 credit hour | Consent of instructor. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 370-389 | Applied Music | Advanced private study is given in voice or any one of the instruments listed below. A fee is charged in addition to the regular college fees. 370 Violin, 371 Viola, 372 Cello, 373 String Bass, 374 Voice, 375 Clarinet-Saxophone, 376 Flute, 377 Oboe-English Horn, 378 Bassoon, 379 Trumpet, 380 French Horn, 381 Trombone-Baritone, 382 Tuba, 383 Organ, 384 Piano, 385 Classical Guitar, 386 Percussion, 388 Harp, 389 Harpsichord. 1 contact hour. | 3 credit hours | Concurrent enrollment in MUS 091 and acceptance into the B.M. in music with concentration in performance program. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 374 | Voice | Advanced private study is given in voice. A fee is charged in addition to the regular college fees. | 3 credit hours | Concurrent enrollment in MUS 091 and acceptance into the B.M. in music with a concentration in performance program. | — | |
MUS 390 | Directed Study | Directed study is designed to be a substitute for a traditional course under the instruction of a faculty member. | 3 credit hours | Consent of instructor, department chair and dean. | As needed. | |
MUS 391W | Junior Recital | This is a half-hour solo recital of appropriate literature. Students must be enrolled in Applied Music in the semester in which the recital is performed. Graded H, S, U. This is a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course | 0 credit hour | 15 credit hours (five semesters) of Applied Music in the appropriate instrument. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 408 | Advanced Conducting | A continuation of MUS 308, this course further develops the student's technical skill in choral and instrumental conducting. | 3 credit hours | MUS 308 and MUS 309, or consent of department chair. | Spring. | |
MUS 461W | Senior Seminar | Senior candidates for the B.A. in music complete a project appropriate to their interests and field within the performing arts. This project includes a written component and possibly a performance element. This is a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course. | 3 credit hours | Senior standing in the B.A. in music program. | Spring. | |
MUS 490 | Independent Study in Music | Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research or creative activity under the mentorship of a faculty member. The independent study in music may be repeated with a different topic or continuation of a non-honors project. | 3 credit hours | Junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. | As needed. | |
MUS 491 | Independent Study I | Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research or creative activity under the mentorship of a faculty member. | 3 credit hours | Junior or senior standing, consent of instructor, department chair and dean, and admission to the music honors program. | As needed. | |
MUS 492W | Senior Recital-Music Education | This is a half-hour solo recital of representative literature. Students must be enrolled in Applied Music in the semester in which the recital is performed. Graded H, S, U. This is a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course | 0 credit hours | 12 credit hours (six semesters) of Applied Music in the appropriate instrument. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 493W | Senior Recital-Music Performance Majors | This is a one-hour solo recital of representative literature. Students must be enrolled in Applied Music in the semester in which the recital is performed. Graded H, S, U. This is a Writing in the Discipline (WID) course | 0 credit hour | MUS 391W and 21 credit hours (seven semesters) of Applied Music in the appropriate instrument. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 494 | Independent Study II | This course continues the development of research or activity begun in MUS 491. For departmental honors, the project requires final assessment from the department. | 3 credit hour | MUS 491 and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. | As needed. | |
MUS 505 | Systems of Musical Analysis | Music from the Gregorian Chant to contemporary works are analyzed. Emphasis is on modal theory, theories of Schenker and Hindemith, and set theory. | 3 credit hours | Graduate status or consent of department chair. | Fall (even years). | |
MUS 508 | Applied Conducting | Private lessons are given in instrumental and/or choral conducting, leading to a graduate recital in conducting. This course may be repeated for credit. 2-3 contact hours. | (2-3) 2 credit hours | Matriculation into the M.M.Ed. or the M.A.T. program and consent of department chair. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 521 | The Symphony | Focus is on the history of the symphony, with emphasis on its continuous stylistic and formal development. Students investigate individual symphonies. Analytical procedures are stressed. | 3 credit hours | Graduate status. | Fall (even years). | |
MUS 522 | Opera | The opera from Monteverdi to the present is explored, with equal emphasis on each century involved. Analytical procedures are stressed. | 3 credit hours | Graduate status. | Spring (odd years). | |
MUS 560 | Seminar in Music Literature | Students concentrate on a selected topic and engage in intensive study of a major composer or of an important historical development. Emphasis is on research techniques. | 3 credit hours | Graduate status and consent of instructor. | Spring (even years). | |
MUS 561-563 | Large Ensembles | These courses are open to all qualified students by audition. 4 contact hours. | 0.5 credit hours | Graduate status. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 564-566 | Chamber Ensembles | These courses are open to all qualified students by audition. Since balanced groups are necessary, selection of participants is made by the instructor. 4 contact hours. | 1 credit hour | Graduate status. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 567 | Master Class in Conducting | Instrumental or choral conducting is presented in a one-day participatory master class, which includes conducting with a lab ensemble, coaching by a guest clinician, a videotape review, and writing a reflective paper. 8-10 contact hours. | (8-10) 1 credit hour | Graduate standing. | As needed. | |
MUS 568 | Opera Workshop | Focus is on the skills necessary for a career in opera and musical theatre as singers and/or coaches. 4 contact hours. | 2 credit hours | Graduate status, consent of instructor and department chair. | Fall, Spring. | |
MUS 570-589 | Applied Music | Private study is available in voice or any one of the instruments listed below. A fee is charged in addition to the regular college fees. 1 contact hour. | 2 credit hours | Graduate status. | Fall, Spring, Summer. | |
MUS 590 | Independent Study | Students select a topic and undertake concentrated research under the supervision of a faculty advisor. | 1-6 credit hours | Graduate status. | As needed. | |
MUS 591 | Graduate Recital | Students perform a public recital of literature from various stylistic periods. | 0 credit hour | Graduate status and consent of departmental graduate committee. | As needed. |
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