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materials and methods in music education. Credit depends on
length of workshop. May be repeated for credit.
MUSI 4321 Music for the Adolescent (3-3-0)
A survey of the
content, organization, and administration of large and small
instrumental or choral ensembles, general music, music
appreciation, and applied music.
Prerequisite: MUSI 3321,
3322. The instrumental course will be taught in the Spring.
The choral course is taught in Fall.
MUSI 4622 Student Teaching in Elementary and
Secondary School (See EDUC 4622
)
Prerequisite: Senior
recital and piano proficiency must be completed before
beginning student teaching. See other requirements in School
MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE (MUHL)
MUHL 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044 Laboratory in Concert
Music (0-0-1)
A remedial listening laboratory assigned to
music majors and minors who are deficient in recital and
concert experiences.
Fall, Spring, Summer
MUHL 1301 Music Appreciation (3-3-0)
From Bach to Rock:
an online course designed to demonstrate the influence of art
music leading to Bach and progressing through musical time
periods. Content will include the study of commercial music
and related genres. Knowledge of musical elements as well
as emphases on historical significance of music from the past
to the present will provide a breadth of knowledge leading to
an appreciation of the role of music in culture.
MUHL 2099 (1-4 credits) Special Studies
Specialized topics
in music history and literature. May be repeated when topic
varies.
MUHL 3241, 3242, 3243 History of Music I, II, III (2-2-1)
The
study of the History of Music from the ancient world to the
modern era, including the influence literature, Christian liturgy,
visual art, and ethnic backgrounds have had on musical
styles.
Prerequisite: MUHL 3241 Fall, 3242 Spring, 3243 Fall.
MUHL 3343 Understanding Music: Classical, Popular,
World (3-3-0)
This course is designed to introduce the liberal
arts student to music as a communicative art. It endeavors to
develop in the student an understanding of the place of music
of all kinds in the life of man, as well as the value of music to
the individual. (Music Majors may NOT register for this
course).
Fall
MUHL 3344 The History of Jazz (3-3-0)
This is a survey
course designed to help familiarize the student with the many
styles of jazz by examining the logical musical development
and the important elements which comprise the individual
styles of jazz. The important musicians and literature of each
era will be the focus of the class. Social aspects of the times
as they directly relate to the development of jazz will be
discussed.
Spring
MUHL 4099 (1-4 credits) Special Studies
Specialized topics
in music history and literature. May be repeated when topic
varies.
MUHL 4241 Music of the Renaissance and Early Baroque
Eras (2-2-0)
A survey of music from Dunstable to Schuetz,
with particular consideration of the influence of the
Reformation upon church music.
Prerequisite: MUHL 3241
and 3242. Offered as needed
MUHL 4242 Music of the Late Baroque and Classic Eras
(2-2-0)
A survey of music from the pre-Bach period through
the time of Haydn and Mozart, with emphasis upon the
transition from baroque idioms to the sonata idea.
Prerequisite: MUHL 3241 and 3242. Offered as needed.
MUHL 4243 Music of the Romantic Era (2-2-0)
A survey of
music from 1800-1900, the music of Beethoven to the
impressionists. Consideration will be given to the importance
of literary associations with music in the work of the
Romanticists and to the trend in the art leading to the
character piece, programmatic music, the music drama, and
the symphonic poem.
Prerequisite: MUHL 3241 and 3242.
Offered as needed.
MUHL 4244 Music in the Twentieth Century (2-2-0)
A
survey of the various trends in music of the twentieth century
from Debussy and the Impressionists to the present.
Prerequisite: MUHL 3241 and 3242. Offered as needed
MUHL 4247 Music in America (2-2-0)
A survey of the history
of music in the United States, both cultivated and vernacular.
Topics will range from the music of Native Americans to the
most recent techniques of the American avant-garde.
Prerequisite: MUHL 3241 and 3242. Offered as needed.
MUHL 43X5 Performance Literature (Instrumental)
A
survey and study of the music literature appropriate to the
student’s performance concentration. (Will not satisfy the core
requirement.)
Prerequisites: MUHL 3241, 3242 or consent of
instructor. Offered as needed.
MUHL 4325 Performance Literature (Vocal)
A survey and
study of the song literature from 1600 to present. (Will not
satisfy the core requirement.)
Prerequisites: MUHL 3241,
3242 or consent of instructor .Fall. (odd years)
MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSITION (MUTC)
MUTC 1131, 1132 Ear-Training I, II (1-2-0) [#]
Includes the
development of musical hearing through exercises and
organized drill in melodic and harmonic singing (using
solfege), and melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation.
Must
be taken concurrently with MUTC 1133, 1134, 1235 and 1236.
Fall (1131) - Spring (1132)
MUTC 1133, 1134 Keyboard I, II (1-1-0) [#]
The practical
application of harmonic materials studied in MUTC 1131,
1132, 1235 and 1236 on the keyboard.
Must be taken
concurrently with MUTC 1131, 1132, 1235 and 1236. Fall
(1133) - Spring (1134)
MUTC 1235, 1236 Harmony I, II (2-2-0) [#]
A study of the
basic materials of music. Also includes principles of voice
leading and composition in four-part chorale style.
Must be
taken concurrently with MUTC 1131, 1132, 1133 and 1134.
Fall (1235), Spring (1236)
MUTC 1331 Fundamentals of Music (3-3-0) [#]
A practical
approach to the fundamentals of music designed to familiarize
students with the meaning of music notation and with the
harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic structure of music through
writing, singing, and playing piano. Students must maintain a
regular practice schedule. Some emphasis is placed on “pop”
and folk music. This course may be counted as a core course
in the humanities block or as an elective.
Fall, Spring.
MUTC 2099 (1-4 credits) Special Studies
Specialized topics
in music theory and composition. May be repeated when topic
varies.
Fall, Spring
MUTC 2131, 2132 Ear-Training III, IV (1-2-0) [#]
A
continuation of 1131 and 1132. Correlated with the materials
studied in 2235 and 2236. Includes the study of chromaticism
and an introduction to contemporary art music
. Must be taken
concurrently with MUTC 2133, 2134, 2235, and 2236. Fall
(2131) - Spring (2132)
MUTC 2133, 2134 Keyboard III, IV (1-1-0) [#]
Practical
application of harmonic materials studied in MUTC 2131,
2132, 2235, and 2236. Includes some transposition.
Must be
taken concurrently with MUTC 2131, 2132, 2235, and 2236.
Fall (2133) - Spring (2134)
MUTC 2235, 2236 Harmony III, IV (2-2-0) [#]
A continuation
of 1235 and 1236. The study of chromatic harmony from
secondary chords to 12-tone music. Also includes basic
composition, and an introduction to post-tonal analysis
. Must
be taken concurrently with MUTC 2131, 2132, 2133, and
2134. Fall (2235) - Spring (2236)
MUTC 2237, 2238 Composition I, II (2-2-0) [#]
Composition
exercises that focus on the acquisition of technique. Also
includes composition using small-scale forms and composing
for piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and voice.
Notational issues will be discussed in detail.
Must be taken
concurrently with MUTC 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2235, and
2236. Prerequisite: 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1137, 1235 and
1236. Fall
MUTC 2338 Computers in Music (3-3-0)
This course is an
introduction to the use of computers for declared music majors
who are preparing for professional music careers. This course
satisfies the University General Education Technological
Competency requirement.
Fall and Spring