Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MUSICAL LIVES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Musical biography tends to follow stereotypical patterns that depict composers as heroes who rebel against authority and live on the margins of society. This seminar will focus on the life stories and music of selected 18th and 19th century composers. No musical background necessary. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 111.

Long Title: GREAT LITERATURE IN GREAT MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A study of six famous literary works, from classical civilization to expressionism, and their incarnation in famous musical compositions. Authors include Vergil, Shakespeare, Beaumarchais, Pushkin, Goethe, and Buchner; paired pieces include operas by Berlioz, Verdi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Gounod, and Berg. No technical or reading knowledge of music is required. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 112.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: For non-music majors with minimal music preparation. Rudiments of pitch and duration. Study of scales, chord structure, tonality, and forms.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: By examining selected musical traditions from around the world, this course explores the ways that music is both shaped by and gives shape to its cultural setting. Reading music not required, but students will learn the fundamentals of hearing music.

Long Title: CLASSICAL GUITAR/NON-MAJOR

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Private instruction on guitar. Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FLUTE FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OBOE FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CLARINET FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: BASSOON FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HORN FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TRUMPET FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TROMBONE FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TUBA FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PERCUSSION FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VOICE FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PIANO FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGAN FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HARP FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLIN FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLA FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLONCELLO FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DOUBLE BASS FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORY I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Intensive study of the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and timbre. Introduction to diatonic harmony and harmonic progression.

Long Title: THEORY II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Harmony and counterpoint of the Baroque and Classical Eras.

Long Title: MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ERAS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 211 OR MUSI 317 or permission of instructor

Description: Introduction to the study of Western music history, with emphasis on music before 1600. Score reading ability required. Cross-list: MDST 222.

Long Title: GREEK AND ROMAN SOURCES IN THE HISTORY OF OPERA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of the relationship between classical antiquity and opera. To be discussed: Italian language history, literary criticism (Aristotle and Horace), birth of opera (ca. 1600), Ovid's influence, Greek and Roman history, pastoral poetry, recurrent efforts to 'reform' and correct 'abuses' in compositional style in music and poetry. Cross-list: CLAS 230.

Long Title: AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Preliminary studies in ear-training, sight-singing, and dictation.

Long Title: AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Continuation of MUSI 231.

Long Title: MUSIC HISTORY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An exploration of music history and literature taught electronically.

Long Title: SECONDARY FLUTE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY OBOE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY CLARINET

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY BASSOON

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY HORN

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY TRUMPET

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY TROMBONE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY TUBA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY PERCUSSION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY VOICE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY PIANO

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Fall offerings: Level 1 offered MWF 1-1:50, 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.

Long Title: SECONDARY ORGAN

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY HARPSICHORD

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY HARP

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY VIOLIN

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY VIOLA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY VIOLONCELLO

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SECONDARY DOUBLE BASS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRAD COMPOSITION SEMINAR

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COMPOSITION ELECTIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Must register with the Shepard School and the Registrar's office by the first week of classes. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COMPOSITION FOR NON-MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Creative composition employing 20th and 21st century vocabularies. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORETICAL STUDIES III

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

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

Long Title: THEORETICAL STUDIES IV

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Analysis of selected works composed since 1900

Long Title: THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of harmony, melody, rhythm, and form.

Long Title: THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 317

Description: Continuation of MUSI 317.

Long Title: BAROQUE AND EARLY CLASSICAL ERAS

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 or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced historical studies in music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Score reading ability required.

Long Title: CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC ERAS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 321 or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced historical studies in the music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Score reading ability required.

Long Title: OPERA ON FILM

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of major treatments of cinematic and televised versions of opera, with a focus on aesthetics, interpretation, and representation.

Long Title: MUSIC LITERATURE FOR NON-MAJORS I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Historical survey of music from the Middle Ages to 1750.

Long Title: MUSIC LITERATURE FOR NON-MAJORS II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Historical survey of music from 1750 to the present.

Long Title: SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Special studies in music history. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES III

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Continuation of MUSI 232.

Long Title: AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES IV

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Continuation of MUSI 331.

Long Title: CAMPANILE ORCHESTRA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Registration is by audition only. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE CHORUS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Section 1: Rice Chorale On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE ORCHESTRA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE CHAMBER MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: RICE CONCERT BAND

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Section 1: SYMPHONIC BAND; Section 2: CHAMBER MUSIC FOR NON-MAJORS. OED Band Hall On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: JUNIOR RECITAL

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: RICE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Section 1, Jazz Ensemble; Section 2, Jazz Lab. OSH Band Hall On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSICIANS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Description: 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.

Long Title: ACTING FOR SINGERS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Long Title: APPLIED STUDIES IN JAZZ

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Private lessons on specific advanced techniques in jazz improvisation. Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION FLUTE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION FLUTE INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION OBOE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION OBOE INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION CLARINET

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION CLARINET INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION BASSOON

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION BASSOON INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION HORN

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION HORN INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION TRUMPET

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION TRUMPET INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION TROMBONE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION TROMBONE INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION TUBA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION TUBA INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION PERCUSSION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION PERCUSSION INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VOICE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VOICE INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION PIANO

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION PIANO INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION ORGAN

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION ORGAN INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION HARP

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION HARP INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COLLABORATIVE PIANO SKILLS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 2

Description: 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.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLIN

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLIN INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLA INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLONCELLO

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLONCELLO INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION DOUBLE BASS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CONCENTRATION DOUBLE BASS INTENSIVE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COMPOSITION FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: BASIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to electronic and computer music.

Long Title: ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 403 or permission of instructor

Description: Continuation of MUSI 403.

Long Title: MUSIC BUSINESS AND LAW

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course offering alternates with MUSI 417, "Music for Film." Offered in Spring.

Long Title: CLASSICAL CONCERTO PERFORMANCE CLASS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Study of concerto repertoire for a chosen instrument with emphasis on stylistically informed performance. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE CLASSIC PERIOD

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Performance styles and rhetoric are examined and directed toward performance approaches to the music of Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven, and others. 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.

Long Title: UNACCOMPANIED BACH PERFORMANCE CLASS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE STYLE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: DALCROZE EURHYTHMICS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: A workshop course exploring rhythmic subjects through body movement. Topics (from beginning to advanced) will include the special characteristics of music, polyrhythms, metric modulations & transformations and phrasing. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC LITERATURE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of the classical era with a focus on 20th and 21st century chamber music with piano.

Long Title: BAND ARRANGING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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. Meets in OSH Band Hall.

Long Title: ORCHESTRATION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Intensive study of the individual instruments of the orchestra and orchestrational techniques from the classical period through the present. Works for analysis include those by Mozart, Beethoven, and Ravel. Students will also form an ensemble and arrange/orchestrate works for the ensemble.

Long Title: MUSIC FOR FILM

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course offering alternates with MUSI 405, "Music in Business and Law." Offered in Spring semester.

Long Title: THE MODERN ERA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 322 or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced historical studies in music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Score reading ability required.

Long Title: RENAISSANCE MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: ORGAN LITERATURE I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: ORGAN LITERATURE II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: PIANO LITERATURE - SURVEY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: ORGAN LITERATURE III

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: ORGAN LITERATURE IV

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Long Title: MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A study of the major musical styles and composers of western art music before 1400 and their historical, cultural, and sociological contexts. Cross-list: MDST 429.

Long Title: AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES V

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Continuation of MUSI 332.

Long Title: GRADUATE AURAL SKILLS REVIEW

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A remedial course in ear-training, sight-singing, and musical dictation.

Long Title: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Note: Does not count as chamber music. Not offered regularly. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: The performance of vocal and instrumental music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras in which instrumentalists use period instruments. Specific repertory will depend on student interest and on the availability of instruments. The class entails two hours of evening rehearsal each week and an end-of-semester recital of music prepared. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: MDST 456. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN CHURCH MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Studio

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A seminar in various aspects of church music. For organ majors only. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN CHURCH MUSIC II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 437

Description: Continuation of MUSI 437.

Long Title: CHORAL CONDUCTING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

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

Long Title: CHORAL CONDUCTING II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: SENIOR RECITAL

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: RECITAL ACCOMPANYING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: STUDIO ACCOMPANYING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Accompanying private lessons in studios as assigned for a total of four hours per week. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PRACTICUM IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: 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. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: KEYBOARD SKILLS I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: For organ majors only.

Long Title: KEYBOARD SKILLS II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: For organ majors only.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PIANO TECHNOLOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: 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.

Long Title: PIANO TECHNOLOGY PRACTICUM FOR PIANISTS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

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

Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: QUALIFYING RECITAL

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: FLUTE FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OBOE FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OBOE TECHNOLOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A hands on study of the basic maintenance and regulation of the oboe, as well as an overview of available equipment for gouging and shaping. Course offered irregularly. Recommended prerequisite(s): DMA enrollment in oboe performance.

Long Title: CLARINET FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: BASSOON FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORY OF WOOD WIND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Primarily for conductors and composers.

Long Title: HORN FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TRUMPET FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TROMBONE FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TUBA FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORY OF BRASS PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Primarily for conductors and composers.

Long Title: PERCUSSION FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GENERAL PERCUSSION STUDIES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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. drum set, jazz kits, rudimental drumming, instrument building, playing shows, sight-reading, etc. The emphasis of the class will vary each semester. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VOICE FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Undergraduate Performance Seminar is required for all freshmen and sophomores. The seminar will meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00-1:50. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OPERA THEATER WORKSHOP

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORY OF VOCAL PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Primarily for conductors and composers.

Long Title: THEORY OF PERCUSSION PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Primarily for conductors and composers.

Long Title: PIANO FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGAN FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FIGURED BASS AND CONTINUO REALIZATION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The semester begins with intensive drills to achieve complete fluency in reading figures and establishing effective keyboard techniques appropriate for continuo playing. The remainder of the semester is spent realizing continuo parts for vocal and instrumental genres from a wide variety of epochs. Course not offered regularly. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: HARP FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLIN FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: STRING TECHNOLOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: An introduction and practicum in the maintenance and repair of string instruments. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: VIOLA FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THEORY OF STRING PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Primarily for conductors and composers.

Long Title: ACOUSTICS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Course not offered regularly.

Long Title: COMPUTER ASSISTED MUSIC COMPOSITION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course not offered regularly. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Course not offered regularly. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: PREPARATORY TEACHER TRAINING COURSE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: The course is designed to develop and articulate an individual teaching philosophy and through observation and teaching. Students will be exposed to pedagogical methods and material and relevant learning theories.

Long Title: GRADUATE THEORY REVIEW

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A comprehensive review of Common Practice theory, plus a brief introduction to 20th Century analysis.

Long Title: ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Practical applications of principal analytical systems.

Long Title: MODAL COUNTERPOINT

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Applied contrapuntal techniques of the 16th century, and analysis of selected works.

Long Title: SCORE READING AND THEORY AT THE KEYBOARD

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced studies in reading an orchestral score at the keyboard.

Long Title: ADVANCED ORCHESTRATION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 416 or permission of instructor

Description: Advanced studies in orchestrational techniques from the classical era through the present day.

Long Title: EARLY MODERN MASTERS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Analysis of music from 1900-1950. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VERDI AND WAGNER

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: GRADUATE REVIEW OF MUSIC HISTORY I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music for graduate students. Assigned on the basis of placement exam only.

Long Title: GRADUATE REVIEW OF MUSIC HISTORY II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of Classical, Romantic and 20th century music for graduate students. Assigned on the basis of placement exam only.

Long Title: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH METHODS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of bibliography methods and techniques in research methodology.

Long Title: AMERICAN MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 421

Description: Exploration of art music in the United States, ca. 1800-ca. 1940, with reference to earlier American and European styles.

Long Title: PERFORMANCE PRACTICES SEMINAR

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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 continuo realization, improvisation, vibrato, and articulation. Course not offered regularly.

Long Title: WOMEN IN MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Cross-list: SWGS 440.

Long Title: TOPICS IN EARLY MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: TOPICS IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TOPICS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: 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.

Long Title: GRADUATE CONDUCTING SEMINAR

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SERVICE SKILLS I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: For organ majors only.

Long Title: SERVICE SKILLS II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: For organ majors only.

Long Title: ORGAN PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A course devoted to the musical and administrative skills required of church music programs serving persons of all ages. Studetns will develop choral conducting techniques in addtion to a knowledg of choral literature, liturgy, and the musical and theological materials available to those who create worship.

Long Title: VOCAL PHYSIOLOGY & FUNCTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Introduction to anatomy, physiology and function of the singing voice.

Long Title: MUSIC OF RICHARD STRAUSS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of Strauss's musical style and professional reputation in the context of changing aesthetic and political perspectives from the 1880s to the 1940s. Analysis of selected lieder, symphonic poems, and operas, including "Salome" and "Der Rosenkavalier".

Long Title: WORDS AND MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A study of the relationship between text and music in non-operatic solo vocal repertory drawn from a wide historical range. Topics will include: correspondences between musical and poetic forms, how a song transforms the text that it sets, how text expression has led composers to experiment with musical style.

Long Title: WOODWIND PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 2

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: BRASS PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Long Title: VOCAL COACHING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OPERA PERFORMANCE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 2

Description: After audition, opera director makes role assignments and grants credit to roles. Leading roles get 2 credits, small roles and chorus in Opera get 1 credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ITALIAN DICTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Long Title: GERMAN DICTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Long Title: VOICE REPERTOIRE I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Long Title: VOICE REPERTOIRE II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Long Title: ENGLISH DICTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Long Title: FRENCH DICTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Long Title: PERCUSSION PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Long Title: INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANYING TECHNIQUES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A course for piano majors, emphasizing practical skills of accompanying strings and wind instruments in a wide variety of repertoire.

Long Title: VOCAL COACHING TECHNIQUES FOR PIANISTS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: 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. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: THE CREATIVE SONG RECITAL

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Evening seminar with 5 TBA sessions 2 hours each, devoted to creation of song recitals that are unique and appealing with regard to programming and presentation.

Long Title: PIANO PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: 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.

Long Title: STRING PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: Section 1 Violin(open to all violin students); Section 2 Viola; Section 3 Cello; Section 4 Double Bass.

Long Title: COMPOSITION FOR MAJORS ADVANCED AND GRADUATES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE COMPOSITION SEMINAR

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER MUSIC SYSTEMS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced topics and applications in computer and electronic music composition. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOUND SYNTHESIS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 605

Description: Continuation of MUSI 605. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED OPERA WORKSHOP

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: 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. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CLASSROOM PEDAGOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The practical application of various teaching methods, and an in depth study of college-level materials. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: TONAL COUNTERPOINT

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 18th Century counterpoint in the style of J.S. Bach. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC THEORY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. Course not offered regularly. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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. Recommended prerequisite(s): Ability to read music well and some previous study in music theory.

Long Title: MUSIC SINCE 1950

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study and analysis of composers and music from Post- World War II to the present.

Long Title: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY PIANISM

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A critical survey of the great pianists of the 20th century covering the stylistic and pianistic traits of each, including a selective discography for each pianist. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF PIANO TECHNIQUE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A survey of the teaching of piano technique from the historical perspective. The focus will be on documents and quotes from historical pedagogues such as C.P.E Bach, Clementi, Chopin, and the pianists of the 20th century. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SELECTED STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar on individual topics in music history. Content varies. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: EARLY OPERA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: J.S. BACH: CAREER, WORKS, AND CRITICAL RECEPTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: SEMINAR ON A SELECTED COMPOSER

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced study of the music of a single composer. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additional information. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MOZART OPERAS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

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

Long Title: THE CLASSICAL STYLE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: ROMANTIC SONGS AND PIANO PIECES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of songs and piano character pieces of Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Schubert from analytical and historical perspectives.

Long Title: BRAHMS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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).

Long Title: OPERA 1875-1925

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: GRADUATE CHORAL CONDUCTING SEMINAR

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MOCK AUDITION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: ADVANCED ORCHESTRA

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 2

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED CHAMBER MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED CONDUCTING FOR MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED CHORUS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Section 1: Rice Chorale On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the Instructor regarding possible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MASTER'S RECITAL I

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: ACCOMPANYING

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Taken in lieu of MUSI 635 or 640. Student to fulfill requirements of MUSI 442 or 443. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGAN CONSTRUCTION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A historical study of organ literature coordinated with a study of the development of the organ as a musical instrument. Students will study and research organ music before 1750, developing familiarity with the period and national syles, an understanding of characteristic instruments, as well as practices of registration and performance.

Long Title: MASTER'S THESIS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: FLUTE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: OBOE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: CLARINET FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: BASSOON FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HORN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TRUMPET FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TROMBONE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TUBA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PERCUSSION FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VOICE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PIANO FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ORGAN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HARP FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

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.

Long Title: INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT COACHING FOR STRING QUARTET MAJORS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Advanced individual instrumental coaching for students in the M.Mus. string quartet program. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLIN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORS-ADVANCED

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED STRING QUARTETS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Private lessons for graduate students enrolled in the M.Mus. string quartet program. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GRADUATE RESEARCH

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 9

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: APPRENTICESHIP -

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DOCTORAL INDEPENDENT STUDY, COMPOSITION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Independent project at the doctoral level. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ANALYTICAL APPROACHES

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In depth exploration of tonal and post-tonal analytical procedures. Required of all doctoral students. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended prerequisite(s): MUSI 512 or equivalent.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN ADVANCED ANALYSIS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): MUSI 711

Description: 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. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MUSIC OF SCHOENBERG

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: 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.

Long Title: MUSIC OF STRAVINSKY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of Igor Stravinsky's major ballets.

Long Title: AESTHETICS OF MUSIC

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to music aesthetics, focusing on contemporary theories and writings.

Long Title: DOCTORAL SEMINAR I: CAREER SKILLS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Practical training in digital recording, editing, and producing and preparation for academic jobs. Required of, and limited to, doctoral music majors. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: DOCTORAL SEMINAR II: REPERTORY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In-depth study of chamber music and concert repertory. Required of, and limited to, all doctoral music students. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: SOLO REPERTORY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: One semester required of all doctoral students in performance areas. Additional semesters may be taken at the discretion of the major teacher. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DOCTORAL INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A substantial project in an area of the student's interest. Working with a faculty member, each doctoral music student will propose, carry out and then give a public report on the project. Proposals must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: PEDAGOGY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The study of methods and materials specific to each student's major, focusing on the teaching of private studio lessons and instrumental or vocal classes for college-level students. Includes practical training. Each student will work with their major teacher or a faculty member designated by their department. Section 001 - PIANO; 002 - VOICE; 003 - FLUTE; 004 - CLARINET; 005 - OBOE; 006 - VIOLIN; 007 - VIOLA; 008 - CELLO; 009 - DOUBLEBASS; 010 - PERCUSSION. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: MASTER'S RECITAL II

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: STRING QUARTET RECITAL

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 0

Description: 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. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SURVEY-ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 2

Description: A survey of the techniques of orchestral playing with emphasis on preparation of orchestral excerpts for professional auditions.

Long Title: VOCAL PHYSIOLOGY & FUNCTION FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to anatomy, physiology & function of the singing voice.

Long Title: DOCTORAL DOCUMENT

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Supervised research and writing of doctoral document. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DOCTORAL RECITAL

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 0

Description: Section 1, solo; section 2, chamber; section 3, concerto; section 4, lecture. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DISSERTATION

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Substantial original music composition. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.