Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC I ***** For nonmusic majors with minimal music preparation. Rudiments of pitch and duration. Study of scales, chord structure, tonality, and forms. ***** Enrollment limited to 20.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CLASSICAL GUITAR/NON-MAJOR ***** Private instruction on guitar. Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: FLUTE FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** * Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: OBOE FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CLARINET FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: BASSOON FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: HORN FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: TRUMPET FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: TROMBONE FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: TUBA FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PERCUSSION FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VOICE FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PIANO FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: ORGAN FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: HARP FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VIOLIN FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VIOLA FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VIOLONCELLO FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: DOUBLE BASS FOR NON-MAJORS ***** Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THEORY I ***** For music majors. Intensive study of the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and timbre.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THEORY II ***** For music majors. Harmony and voice-leading in Baroque and Classical Eras.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ERAS ***** Introduction to the study of Western music history, with emphasis on music before 1600. Score reading ability required. ***** Also offered as MDST 222. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 211 or 317 or permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: AURAL SKILLS & PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE I ***** Preliminary studies in ear-training, sight-singing, and dictation.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: AURAL SKILLS & PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE II ***** Continuation of MUSI 231.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC HISTORY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY ***** An exploration of music history and literature combined with the history and development of science and technology.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY FLUTE ***** Secondary Flute. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY OBOE ***** Secondary Oboe. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY CLARINET ***** Secondary Clarinet. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY BASSOON ***** Secondary Bassoon. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY HORN ***** Secondary Horn. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY TRUMPET ***** Secondary Trumpet. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY TROMBONE ***** Secondary Trombone. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY TUBA ***** Secondary Tuba. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY PERCUSSION ***** Secondary Percussion. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY VOICE ***** Secondary Voice. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY PIANO ***** Secondary Piano. Fall offerings: Level 1 offered MWF 12:00-12:50, TR 9:25-10:40. Level 3 offered MWF 8:00- 8:50, MWF 10:00-10:50, TR 8-9:15. Spring offerings: Level 2 offered MWF 1-1:50, TR 9:25-10:40. Level 4 offered MWF 8-8:50, MWF 10-10:50; TR 8:00-9:15. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY ORGAN ***** Secondary Organ. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY HARPSICHORD ***** Secondary Harpsichord. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY HARP ***** Secondary Harp. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY VIOLIN ***** Secondary Violin. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY VIOLA ***** Secondary Viola. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY VIOLONCELLO ***** Secondary Violoncello. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SECONDARY DOUBLE BASS ***** Secondary Double Bass. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: UNDERGRAD COMPOSITION SEMINAR ***** For music majors. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPOSITION ELECTIVE ***** For music majors. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPOSITION-NON-MAJORS ***** Creative composition employing 20th and 21st century vocabularies. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 10. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THEORETICAL STUDIES III ***** An examination of music from the Classical Era through the late Nineteenth Century, with particular focus on phrase structure, form and chromatic harmony.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THEORETICAL STUDIES IV ***** Analysis of music since 1900.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THEORY FOR NON MAJORS I ***** Study of harmony, melody, rhythm, and form. For non-music majors. Approval of instructor is required. ***** Enrollment limited to 20.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 317

Description: THEORY - NON MAJORS II ***** For non-music majors. Continuation of MUSI 317. ***** Enrollment limited to 20. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 317 or equivalent.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (MUSI 212 OR MUSI 317) AND MUSI 222

Description: BAROQUE AND EARLY CLASSICAL ERAS ***** Advanced historical studies in music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Score reading ability required. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 212 or 317; and MUSI 222; or permission of the instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 321

Description: CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC ERAS ***** Advanced historical studies in the music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Score reading ability required. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 321 or permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 421

Description: ROMANTIC SYMPHONY ***** Exploration of the genre of the symphony in the nineteenth century in the wake of Beethoven. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 421 or permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: OPERA ON FILM ***** Study of major treatments of cinematic and televised versions of opera, with a focus on aesthetics, interpretation, and representation. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC LIT-NON-MAJORS I ***** Historical survey of music from the Middle Ages to 1750. No prerequisites.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC LIT-NON MAJORS II ***** Historical survey of music from 1750 to the present. No prerequisites.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORY ***** Special studies in music history. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: AURAL SKILLS & PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES III ***** Continuation of MUSI 232 plus chromaticism.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: AURAL SKILLS & PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES IV ***** Continuation of MUSI 331.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: CAMPANILE ORCHESTRA ***** Campanile Orchestra. ***** Prerequisite(s): By audition only. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: UNDERGRADUATE CHORUS ***** Section 1, Shepherd Singers (by audition only); Section 2, Rice Chorale; Section 3, Sallyport. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: UNDERGRADUATE ORCHESTRA ***** Undergraduate Orchestra. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: CHAMBER MUSIC ***** Chamber Music-Undergraduate. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: CONCERT BAND ***** Section 1: SYMPHONIC BAND; Section 2: WIND ENSEMBLE Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: JUNIOR RECITAL ***** Junior Recital. ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: JAZZ ENSEMBLE ***** Section 1, Jazz Ensemble I; Section 2, Jazz Ensemble II. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSICIANS ***** This course will explore the practical aspects of building and sustaining a career in music. Using networking, self-promotion, and presentation skills, students will create projects needed for pursuing their careers. Guest speakers will offer additional resources for students as they learn how to navigate the world of the Music Business. ***** Prerequisite(s): Upper level undergraduate and graduate students only. ***** Enrollment limited to 25. ***** Instructor(s): Rarick

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: ACTING FOR SINGERS ***** Acting for singers

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: APPLIED STUDIES IN JAZZ ***** Private lessons on specific advanced techniques in jazz improvisation. Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the second week of classes. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION FLUTE ***** Concentration Flute. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION FLUTE-INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Flute-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION OBOE ***** Concentration Oboe. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION CLARINET ***** Concentration Clarinet. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION CLARINET-INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Clarinet-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION BASSOON ***** Concentration Bassoon. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION BASSOON INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Bassoon Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION HORN ***** Concentration Horn. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION HORN INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Horn-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION TRUMPET ***** Concentration Trumpet. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION TRUMPET INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Trumpet-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION TROMBONE ***** Concentration Trombone. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION TROMBONE INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Trombone-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION TUBA ***** Concentration Tuba. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION TUBA INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Tuba-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION PERCUSSION ***** Concentration Percussion. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION PERCUSSION INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Percussion-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION VOICE ***** Concentration Voice. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION VOICE INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Voice-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION PIANO ***** Concentration Piano. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION PIANO INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Piano-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION ORGAN ***** Concentration Organ. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION ORGAN INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Organ-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION HARP ***** Concentration Harp. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION HARP INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Harp-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 2

Description: COLLABORATIVE PIANO SKILLS ***** A practicum exploring the pianist as an ensemble player. 3 sessions weekly. Performance class for pianists in partnership with instrumentalists and singers-particular techniques discovered in balance, pedaling, articulation, style, etc.; Supervised sight-reading private appointment with instructor on individual repertoire-songs, sonatas, concerto reductions, etc. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION VIOLIN ***** Concentration Violin. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION VIOLIN INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Violin-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION VIOLA ***** Concentration Viola. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION VIOLA INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Viola-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION VIOLONCELLO ***** Concentration Violoncello. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION VIOLONCELLO INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Violoncello-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: CONCENTRATION DOUBLE BASS ***** Concentration Double Bass. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CONCENTRATION DOUBLE BASS INTENSIVE ***** Concentration Double Bass-Intensive. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPOSITION FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BASIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC ***** A general introduction to fundamental concepts in electronic and computer music. Four hours of lab time per week required. ***** Enrollment limited to 12.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 403

Description: ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION ***** Continuation of MUSI 403. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 403 or permission of instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 12.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC BUSINESS AND LAW ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: CLASSICAL CONCERTO PERFORMANCE CLASS ***** Study of concerto repertoire for a chosen instrument with emphasis on stylistically informed performance. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE CLASSIC PERIOD ***** Performance styles and rhetoric are examined and directed toward performance approaches to the music of Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven. Practical application of dances, textures, and popular topics of the time as well as an understanding of harmonic and formal implications. String quartet majors only - other music majors may audit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: UNACCOMP BACH PERFORM CLASS ***** Performance with commentary about stylistic and historic aspects of the works for one unaccompanied instrument of J. S. Bach. Students will perform versions in original form or transcribed for their instrument when applicable. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: SEMINAR IN CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE STYLE ***** Haydn, Mozart, early Beethoven, CPE Bach and other repertoire of the period. You must belong to a group that has already been coached and is prepared to perform at least one movement. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC LITERATURE ***** Survey of the history and development of chamber music with piano.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: BAND ARRANGING ***** Creative band arranging for marching, jazz, and concert bands. Study of contemporary harmony, musical style, and scoring supported by practical performance and analysis of student projects.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORCHESTRATION ***** Intensive study of the individual instruments of the orchestra and orchestrational techniques from the classical period through the present. ***** Enrollment limited to 20.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC FOR FILM ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 35.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 322

Description: THE MODERN ERA ***** Twentieth century and contemporary. Advanced historical studies in music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Score reading ability required. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 322 or permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: RENAISSANCE MUSIC ***** A study of the major musical styles and composers of Western art and music between 1400 and 1600 and their historical, cultural, and sociological contexts. ***** Course offered every other year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORGAN LITERATURE I ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORGAN LITERATURE II ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PIANO LITERATURE - SURVEY ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORGAN LITERATURE III ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SYMPHONIC LITERATURE ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGES ***** A study of the major musical styles and composers of western art music before 1400 and their historical, cultural, and sociological contexts. ***** Course offered every other year. ***** Also offered as MDST 429.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: AURAL SKILLS & PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES V ***** Continuation of MUSI 332.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: GRADUATE AURAL SKILLS REVIEW ***** Previously offered as MUSI 437, a remedial course in ear-training, sight-singing, and musical dictation. ***** Course offered Spring. ***** Instructor(s): Gottschalk

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE ***** Note: Does not count as chamber music. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: COLLEGIUM ***** Performance of music up to the early 17th century. Note: Does not count as chamber music. ***** Also offered as MDST 456. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SEMINAR IN CHURCH MUSIC ***** A seminar in various aspects of church music. For organ majors only. ***** Instructor(s): Simpson Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CHORAL CONDUCTING ***** The fundamental skills of choral conducting, including baton techniques, score reading, and rehearsal procedures. Conducting materials will be selected from representative choral works.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CHORAL CONDUCTING II ***** Advanced techniques of choral conducting with emphasis on expressive gestures and phrasal conducting, interpretation and chironomy of chant, recitative conducting, repertoire selection, score preparation, and conducting of choral-instrumental works.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: SENIOR RECITAL ***** No description. ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: RECITAL ACCOMPANYING ***** Accompanying a single student recital, including the preview, dress rehearsal, performance, their lessons with the soloist's teacher, and practice times mutually agreeable to soloist and accompanist. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: STUDIO ACCOMPANYING ***** Accompanying private lessons in studios as assigned for a total of four hours per week. ***** Prerequisite(s): Need written permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PRACTICUM IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ***** For music majors. Each student will write a piece for an ensemble formed within the class. The piece will be rehearsed and coached as it is being written, and will be performed on various recitals. May be repeated for credit. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: KEYBOARD SKILLS I ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: KEYBOARD SKILLS II ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: INTRODUCTION TO PIANO TECHNOLOGY ***** Introduction to the tuning and maintenance of pianos. Includes the theory and acoustics of tuning, a brief history of the piano, and a general exposure to restoration, as well as "hands-on" experience.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PIANO TECHNOLOGY PRACTICUM FOR PIANISTS ***** A practicum exploring the basic maintenance procedures of the modern pianoforte. Students will learn cleaning and unison tuning as well as basic action regulation.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: UNDERGRAD INDEPENDENT STUDY ***** Department approval required. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: QUALIFYING RECITAL ***** Department approval required.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: FLUTE FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: OBOE FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 2

Description: OBOE TECHNOLOGY ***** A hands on study of the basic maintenance and regulation of the oboe, as wll as an overview of available equipment for gonging and shaping. ***** Prerequisite(s): DMA enrollment in oboe performance.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CLARINET FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BASSOON FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: WOODWIND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE ***** Primarily for conductors and composers. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HORN FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TRUMPET FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TROMBONE FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TUBA FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: THEORY OF BRASS PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES ***** Primarily for conductors and composers. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PERCUSSION FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: GENERAL PERCUSSION STUDIES ***** A class that will address other issues of percussion playing to prepare for a job that is not related to regular classical studies, i.e. drumset, jazz kits, rudimental drumming, instrument building, playing shows, sight-reading, etc. The emphasis of the class will vary each semester. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VOICE FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: OPERA THEATER WORKSHOP ***** Operatic techniques for the singer/actor: the cultivation, through study and performance, of free, expressive and significant movement on stage, and the development of musical, dramatic and muscular sensitivity as the basis of good opera theater. Participation, according to ability, in scenes recitals and major productions. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: VOCAL PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE ***** Primarily for conductors and composers. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: THEORY, PERCUSSSION PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE ***** Primarily for conductors and composers. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PIANO FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORGAN FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HARP FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLIN FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: STRING TECHNOLOGY ***** An introduction and practicum in the maintenance and repair of string instruments. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of Director of Graduate Studies required. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VIOLA FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: STRING PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE ***** Primarily for conductors and composers. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ACOUSTICS ***** An introduction to the physical acoustics of sound and its psychological perception. Intended for those interested in applying these principles towards the composition of music using computer software systems.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPUTER ASSISTED MUSIC COMPOSITION ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MULTIMEDIA INTERACTIVE AUTHORING ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: GRADUATE THEORY REVIEW ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS ***** Practical applications of principal analytical systems.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MODAL COUNTERPOINT ***** Contrapuntal techniques of the 16th century, and analysis of selected works.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SCORE READING AND THEORY AT THE KEYBOARD ***** Advanced studies in reading an orchestral score at the keyboard. ***** Enrollment limited to 6.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED ORCHESTRATION ***** Advanced studies in orchestrational techniques from the classical era through the present day. ***** Enrollment limited to 12. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 416 or equivalent.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: EARLY MODERN MASTERS ***** Analysis of music from 1900-1945. ***** Enrollment limited to 20. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VERDI & WAGNER ***** In-depth explanation of two operas of each composer (recent choices are Rigoletto, Falstaff, Tristan und Isolde, & Parsifal), and comparison of the style & influence of the two figures. We also place these composers & works in cultural context, especially nationalism and the "music of the future" debate. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GRADUATE REVIEW OF MUSIC HISTORY I ***** Survey of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music for graduate students.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GRADUATE REVIEW OF MUSIC HISTORY II ***** Survey of Classical, Romantic and 20th century music for graduate students.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH METHODS ***** Study of bibliography methods and techniques in research methodology. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 421

Description: AMERICAN MUSIC ***** Exploration of art music in the United States, ca. 1800-ca. 1940, with reference to earlier American and European styles. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 421 or permission of instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PERFORMANCE PRACTICES SEMINAR ***** The study of performing practices of music prior to the Romantic era. Topics will range from pre-performance considerations of pitch and tuning systems to those of performance, such as basso continno realization, improvisation, vibrato, and articulation. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: WOMEN IN MUSIC ***** Study of gender in music, including aesthetics and representation, and of the major roles women have assumed in music, especially as composers, performers and patrons. While the course emphasizes the western art tradition, other types of music are explored as well. ***** Also offered as WGST 440. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TOPICS IN EARLY MUSIC ***** Advanced study in selected topics in music history prior to 1600. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TOPICS IN THE 17TH & 18TH CENTURIES ***** Topics in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TOPICS IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES ***** Advanced study in selected topics in music history of the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE ***** Section 1: violin; Section 2: viola; Section 3: cello; Section 4: double bass; Section 5: woodwinds; Section 6: brass; Section 7: percussion; Section 8: harp. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: GRADUATE CONDUCTING SEMINAR ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SERVICE SKILLS I ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SERVICE SKILLS II ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: ORGAN PEDAGOGY ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VOICE PEDAGOGY ***** Course offered irregularly. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 2

Description: WOODWIND PEDAGOGY ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: BRASS PEDAGOGY ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: VOCAL COACHING ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: ITALIAN DICTION ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: GERMAN DICTION ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VOICE REPERTOIRE I ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VOICE REPERTOIRE II ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: ENGLISH DICTION ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: FRENCH DICTION ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PERCUSSION PEDAGOGY ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANYING TECHNIQUES ***** A course for piano majors, emphasizing practical skills of accompanying string and wind instruments in a wide variety of repertoire. ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: VOCAL COACHING TECHNIQUES FOR PIANISTS ***** A course for piano majors, to develop skills of accompanying and coaching singers. Topics will include basic vocal production and terminology, lieder, opera, and oratorio. ***** Course offered irregularly.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PIANO PEDAGOGY I ***** An overview of the group piano area which includes a comprehensive study of standard methods, in-depth discussion of group vs individual lessons, and a supervised student teaching practicum.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: PIANO PEDAGOGY II ***** An intensive study of studio teaching with an overview of different methods as well as guidance in studio organization and management. Each student will participate in a private teaching practicum as well.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: STRING PEDAGOGY ***** Section 1 Violin; Section 2 Viola; Section 3 Cello; Section 4 Double Bass. ***** Course not offered every year.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPOSITION FOR MAJORS ADVANCED AND GRADUATES ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: GRADUATE COMPOSITION SEMINAR ***** For music composition majors. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER MUSIC SYSTEMS ***** Advanced topics in computer and electronic music for those who already have extensive experience in the medium. May be repeated for credit. ***** Enrollment limited to 6. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOUND SYNTHESIS ***** Continuation of MUSI 605. Use of sound-processing and sound synthesis software. May be repeated for credit. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 605 or permission of instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 8.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: ADVANCED OPERA WORKSHOP ***** For Doctoral students only. Provides singers with broad understanding of opera production. Lectures emphasize the exploration of music and text to develop the director's concept, the development of underlying themes through staging, technical aspects of opera production, and methods for coaching singing actors. Students will direct and perform in opera scenes. Course may be repeated for credit. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PEDAGOGY OF THEORY ***** The practical application of various teaching methods, and an in depth study of college-level materials. ***** Enrollment limited to 10.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TONAL COUNTERPOINT ***** 18th Century counterpoint in the style of J.S. Bach.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC THEORY ***** Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ ***** Topics in jazz analysis and performance. Examination of important jazz recordings and a consideration of the music's historical development and social context. Open to both music and non-music majors and to both jazz and classical performers. ***** Prerequisite(s): Ability to read music well and some previous study in music theory.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC SINCE 1950 ***** Study and analysis of composers and music from Post- World War II to the present. ***** Enrollment limited to 20.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SELECTED STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORY ***** Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THE AGE OF MONTEVERDI ***** A study of opera history from the beginning of the seventeenth Century through Mozart's early works of the 1770's. We will consider literary sources, versification, musical forms, and the periodic "reforms" within the first two centuries of opera. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: J.S. BACH: CAREER, WORKS, AND CRITICAL RECEPTION ***** An examination of Bach's music and the social circumstances in which he created it. A substantial portion of the course will focus on issues and controversies in recent Bach scholarship. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SEMINAR ON A SELECTED COMPOSER ***** Advanced study of the music of a single composer. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MOZART OPERAS ***** Study of three or four of Mozart's operas in-depth, with a focus on how music shapes drama, interpretation, characterization, and meaning. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSICAL MEANING AND THE CLASSICAL STYLE ***** A study of the way in which Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven create large musical forms that have purely musical meaning which does not derive from a text. We will consider various approaches to understanding musical meaning including rhetoric, structure, and style. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ROMANTIC SONGS AND PIANO PIECES ***** Study of songs and piano character pieces of Shumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Schubert from analytical and historical perspectives. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BRAHMS ***** Study of Brahms in the context of 19th-century music and culture. Selected works are analyzed in detail and interpreted in light of formative influences (Schumann and older music) and contemporary debates (Wagnerism and Viennese musical politics). ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: OPERA 1875-1925 ***** In-depth study of Bizet's carmen, Verdi's Otello, Strauss's Elektra, and Berg's Wozzeck. The course emphasizes the role of music in shaping drama, characterization, and meaning. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: GRADUATE CHORAL CONDUCTING SEMINAR ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: MOCK AUDITION ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICUM IN PIANO TUNING ***** The complete restoration of a studio or performance piano under the scrutiny of the instructor. Areas of emphasis include restringing, the installation of new action parts and dampers, and the finish regulation and voicing of these parts.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: ADVANCED ORCHESTRA ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: CHAMBER MUSIC ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ADVANCED CONDUCTING FOR MAJORS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: ADVANCED CHORUS ***** Section 1, Shepherd Singers (by audition only); Section 2, Rice Chorale; Section 3, Sallyport. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: MASTER'S RECITAL I ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: ACCOMPANYING FOR ENSEMBLE ***** Taken in lieu of MUSI 635 or 640. Student to fulfill requirements of MUSI 442 or 443. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: ORGAN CONSTRUCTION ***** No description.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MASTER'S THESIS ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: GRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDY ***** Approval of department required. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: FLUTE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: OBOE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: CLARINET FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: BASSOON FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HORN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TRUMPET FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TROMBONE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TUBA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: TUBA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VOICE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: PIANO FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ORGAN FOR MAJORS-ADV ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: APPLIED PIANO TECHNOLOGY ***** The comprehensive study of tuning all important historical and modern temperaments; supervised work on action voicing, regulation, and restoration. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HARP FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: HARP FOR MAJORS-ADV ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PIANO FOR CHAMBER MUSIC AND ACCOMPANYING MAJORS, ADVANCED/GRADUATE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: INSTRUMENTAL COACHING FOR STRING QUARTET MAJORS ***** Advanced instrumental coaching for students in the M.Mus. string quartet program. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VIOLIN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VIOLA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: ADVANCED STRING QUARTETS ***** Private lessons for graduate students enrolled in the string quartet program. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 9

Description: GRADUATE RESEARCH ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DOCTORAL INDEPENDENT STUDY, COMPOSITION ***** Independent project at the doctoral level.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ANALYTICAL APPROACHES ***** In depth exploration of tonal and post-tonal analytical procedures. Required of all doctoral students.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SEMINAR IN ADVANCED ANALYSIS ***** This class will build on the concept and materials presented in MUSI 711. Students will do in-depth analyses of significant pieces from several style periods. ***** Prerequisite(s): MUSI 711 or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 6.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC OF SCHOENBERG ***** Study of the music of Arnold Schoenberg in the context of the major musical centers and artistic movements that colored his works: Vienna, Berlin, romanticism, expressionism and the New Objectivity. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MUSIC OF STRAVINSKY ***** Study of Igor Stravinsky's major works to ca.1925 in the context of his early training, commissions from Diaghilev, exile in Switzerland, and post-war prominence in Paris. ***** Enrollment limited to 15.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: AESTHETICS IN MUSIC ***** An introduction to music aesthetics, focusing on contemporary theories and writings. ***** Enrollment limited to 12. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: ILLUMINATED MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS ***** The study of illuminated music manuscripts from the Middle Ages through the mid-sixteenth century, with discussion of change in production, design, decoration, and function throughout this period. Non-music manuscripts will also be examined in order to place music collections in the context of contemporary manuscript culture. ***** Also offered as MDST 486. ***** Enrollment limited to 12.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SOLO, CHAMBER AND CONCERTO REPERTOIRE ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: MASTER'S RECITAL II ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: STRING QUARTET RECITAL ***** Each recital will include a format chosen by the quartet and natural to them in which they relate to the general public in a meaningful, non-technical way (i.e., pre-concert question and answer session, etc.). These are not lecture-recitals in the traditional, academic sense: their aim is to give the quartet guidance and experience in how to impart substantive information that help non-musicians deepen their concert-going experience. ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: SURVEY-ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE ***** A survey of the techniques of orchestral playing with emphasis on preparation of orchestral excerpts for professional auditions.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 6

Description: DOCTORAL RECITAL RESEARCH ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: APPRENTICESHIP ***** No description. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DOCTORAL DOCUMENT ***** Supervised research and writing in areas of performance study. Not limited to areas of original research. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 0

Description: DOCTORAL RECITAL ***** Section 1, solo; section 2, chamber; section 3, concerto; section 4, lecture. ***** Prerequisite(s): Department approval required. Repeatable for Credit.

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: DISSERTATION ***** Substantial original music composition. ***** Prerequisite(s): Faculty approval required. Repeatable for Credit.