| MUSI001-007 PERFORMANCE ATTENDANCE |
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| This course is designed to broaden the experiences of the
music major as a listener, performer, and critic. Through attendance at designated
concerts and approved events, the music major will be better able to gauge his/her own
needs and effectiveness as a music director/conductor. Satisfactory attendance at 80% of
the Music Department designated concerts and events each term will satisfy this
requirement, and result in a satisfactory notation on each student's transcript. |
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| MUSI101 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC |
3 sh |
| This course introduces the student to music of the Western
world and its cultures through a variety of listening experiences. Selected masterpieces,
most dating from the 16th century through to the present, are the subject of exploration.
The students' aural perceptions will be enhanced by guided instruction in (1) the basic
materials and traditional techniques of music, (2) the genres and forms which have come
into contemporary use, (3) the nature and variety of music styles that can be examined,
and (4) the extraordinary people who created our musical art. As music is an aural art,
listening in and out of the class will challenge and sharpen listening skills. |
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| MUSI103 BASIC MUSICIANSHIP |
3 sh |
| This course develops musicianship through the study and
performance of music. Guided activities in voice, keyboard, and classroom instruments will
be available for performance experience. Learning to read music notation will be
emphasized. MUSI103 meets the general education requirements in Elementary, Early
Childhood Education and Special Education. |
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| MUSI105 MUSIC: EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN ROCK,
JAZZ AND MUSICAL THEATER |
3 sh |
| This course is designed to provide students with the
opportunity to develop a structure for future listening experiences in the Rock, Jazz, and
Musical Theater idioms. The unique characteristics of each idiom will be explored. The
basis for the class interaction will include exploration of (a) the similarities and
differences within the sub-cultures from whence the idioms have sprung; (b) the borrowing
from idiom to idiom which has taken place; and (c) the musical integrity and structural
strengths within each idiom today. Strategies and techniques useful in evaluation of the
music will be put to use, and experiences in evaluating current music will be on-going
throughout the course. The major thrust of this course will be toward helping students
develop the means to more logically assess and more independently evaluate these modern
idioms as a reflection of contemporary society. |
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| MUSI108 MUSIC EXPLORATIONS |
3 sh |
| The course is an alternative general education elective for
students desiring a non-traditional approach to music learning. Opportunities for musical
creation, development of active listening and performance will be offered through a
variety of music experiences and learning environments. Music learning environments will
include exposure to mixed-media, including music technology, collaborative sessions, and
portfolio/journal construction. |
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| MUSI110 INTRODUCTION TO SINGING (f or sp) |
2 sh |
| A study of choral and vocal literature of various style
periods. Emphasis given to musicianship and singing techniques. Activities include a
performance with the University Choir once each semester, and solo and small ensemble
performance (or a research paper) as part of the class work. Open to all students who can
sing in tune as determined by the instructor prior to registration. This course is
recommended as a prerequisite to MUSI111, Performance Ensemble--Choir. |
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| MUSI111-116 MUSIC ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (f or sp)
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1 sh ea |
| Open to any student who has vocal or instrumental
performing ability. This series of courses is designed to acquaint the student with
problems of musical performance, and to offer means and experience to solve those
problems. Technical demands, interpretation of music, and exploration of representative
literature are included. Emphasis throughout will be on performance, with listening and
background study as corollary activities. Students who elect this course will participate
in groups according to their performing capabilities and interests, including small vocal
and instrumental ensembles, the University Band, and the University Choral Union (Choral
Seminar, Men's Ensemble, Women's Ensemble, and the University Choir and Soloists.) Prerequisite:
permission. MUSI110 is recommended as a prerequisite for entrance into vocal ensembles.
The catalog numbers for each group are as follows: MUSI111, University Choir, Men's
Ensemble, Women's Ensemble; MUSI112, University Band; MUSI113, Percussion Ensemble;
MUSI114, Jazz/Rock Ensemble; MUSI115 and 116, Small Ensembles. |
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| MUSI121 APPLIED MUSIC (f, sp or alt s) |
1 sh |
| A concentrated approach to musical performance (voice,
piano, etc.) through individual instruction in private lessons. Encompasses playing
technique, tone production, sight reading, performance practice, and interpretation of
significant music literature. Prerequisite: Regular enrollment as a BA Music Major
or declared Minor. |
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| MUSI122 APPLIED MUSIC (f, sp or alt s) |
2 sh |
| Similar to MUSI121 with twice as much lesson time. Prerequisite:
regular enrollment as a BFA in Music major. |
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| MUSI200 MUSIC FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
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3 sh |
| This course is designed for education majors. In it the
student will examine methods, strategies, techniques, tools, materials, and the reasons
for using music as a means for providing learning experiences for children with special
needs. The student will also develop techniques and skills to help children understand and
enjoy music's unique form of expression. Does not fulfill GE. |
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| MUSI202 MUSIC FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD |
3 sh |
| This course deals with (1) experiences in musicality and
basic music skill development, (2) strategies, tools, and materials that will encourage
musicality in young children, (3) research findings that provide a basis for defining the
cognitive, kinesthetic and attitudinal objectives for musical behavior that can be
expected of young children, and (4) strategies for developing relationships between
musical concepts and their counterparts in other subject areas. Does not fulfill GE. Prerequisite:
MUSI103, Basic Musicianship. |
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| MUSI203 MUSIC THEORY I (f) |
3 sh |
| A basic music course that integrates harmony,
sight-singing, ear training, and keyboard harmony skills. The fundamentals of traditional
harmony are established through the writing and analysis of primary and secondary triads,
good voice leading, and use of non-harmonic tones. |
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| MUSI204 MUSIC THEORY II (sp) |
3 sh |
| A continuation of MUSI203, using more advanced harmonic
concepts and introducing elementary contrapuntal devices. Prerequisite: MUSI203 or
permission of the instructor. Study beyond MUSI204, in Advanced Music Theory, is
available, arrangements being made through the instructor and the Department Chairperson.
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| MUSI209 GROUP PIANO I |
2 sh |
| Designed as a functional study of the piano through class
instruction, this course should meet the needs of those who wish a working background for
better understanding of music and the handling of musical activities in elementary
classrooms, as well as for those who wish to develop a primary ability on the piano for
personal use. Stress is placed on the learning of melodic and chordal execution to
accompanying simple songs and rhythmic activities. Prerequisite: MUSI103,
or equivalent ability. |
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| MUSI210 GROUP PIANO II |
2 sh |
| Building on the skills developed in MUSI209, this course
promotes proficiency in chording, accompanying, and reading at the keyboard. The
objectives, major units and activities of MUSI209 are continued at a more advanced level
and include experience with Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Contemporary and popular keyboard
styles. Prerequisite: MUSI209 or permission of the instructor. |
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| MUSI224 FOLK INSTRUMENTS |
2 sh |
| Open to all students, this course deals with performance
skills on folk instruments, principally the guitar and the recorder. Prerequisite: MUSI103
or permission of the instructor. |
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| MUSI300 CONDUCTING |
3 sh |
| This course introduces the student to the art and craft of
conducting. It is a skill development study which begins with simple score reading and the
use of the baton in handling basic patterns, and which moves through skill areas of
progressively greater difficulty, including the left-hand techniques, expressive gestures,
reading large ensemble scores, complex patterns, and rehearsal techniques. |
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| MUSI301 MUSIC FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES (sp) |
3 sh |
| This course provides experiences in (1) ways of using the
activities of listening, singing, playing classroom instruments, moving, and creating
music to teach concepts basic to music's structure, (2) strategies for making
relationships between music and other subject areas, (3) locating and using resource
materials, and (4) assisting the music specialist by participation in clinical teaching
situations with peer groups and with children. Does not fulfill GE. Prerequisite: MUSI103
or permission of the instructor. |
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| MUSI305 JAZZ STUDIES |
3 sh |
| This course is designed as an upper-level general education
offering which addresses cultural diversity and offers the students historical, cultural,
and musical insights into a style of music other than traditional Western European
classical tradition. American nationalism is available in the jazz style and will be
employed to raise students' pride in unique musical and cultural developments within this
country. Additionally, the course will develop the active listening skills of the students
through interaction with masterworks drawn from the historical style periods of jazz.
Social and technological changes which have occurred in the past 25 years will be examined
in depth to derive possible/likely directions for the future of jazz. |
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| MUSI312 MUSIC FROM 1450 TO 1800 |
3 sh |
| A study of the history and literature of music of the
Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical style periods. The variety of genres, forms,
techniques and practices of composition used by major composers in Italy, Germany and the
Franco-Netherlandish provinces is examined, with attention given to the social history and
the artistic ideals of each period and geographic area. |
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| MUSI313 MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD |
3 sh |
| A study of the history and literature of music of the 19th
century. Includes an examination of the variety of genres, forms, techniques and styles of
composition used and developed by major composers representing nations/cultural domains on
the European continent from the West across to Russia. Attention is given to the national
schools that emerged during this period. |
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| MUSI314 TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC |
3 sh |
| This course studies the history and literature of music
dating from c.1880 to the present. It includes an examination of the various schools and
new idioms and ideals that European, North, Central and South-American composers have
fostered. Emphasis is placed upon the new techniques and innovations that have become part
of the musical language of this century. |
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| MUSI315 AMERICAN MUSIC |
3 sh |
| A study of the various native composers, compositions,
epochs, and musical styles which constitute the history of American music from Colonial
times to the present. |
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| MUSI319 SYMPHONIC MUSIC |
3 sh |
| A study of music for the symphony orchestra. Examples from
several periods, composers, and styles are compared and evaluated. The growth and
development of the symphony orchestra and the effect of this growth on the music produced
are also considered. |
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| MUSI320 MUSIC FOR THE THEATER |
3 sh |
| Study of music written in various dramatic forms in several
cultures. Examples from opera, oratorio, ballet, musical comedy, operetta, and films are
examined in terms of style, technique, historical context, and dramatic function.
Comparisons of the uses of theater music in various cultures will be emphasized. |
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| MUSI321 PIANO PEDAGOGY |
3 sh |
| Piano Pedagogy is structured to provide pianists and
teachers with knowledge of, and experience with, piano teaching methods and materials.
Basic piano technique, piano literature and performance practices are included. Teaching
demonstrations by class participants and observations of group piano teaching are planned.
Prerequisite: intermediate playing ability. |
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| MUSI322 MUSIC THEORY III (f) |
3 sh |
| This is the third semester of the sequence. It traces the
transition from contrapuntal style of the 16th century to the harmonic style of the 18th
and 19th centuries. The student will analyze important works by recognized composers,
learn to compose using contrapuntal techniques and standard forms, develop a chord
vocabulary beyond diatonic harmony, and apply these techniques to larger formal
structures. Work in music reading skills, aural perception, and keyboard harmony will be
continued. Prerequisite: MUSI204 or permission of the instructor. |
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| MUSI323 MUSIC THEORY IV (sp) |
3 sh |
| This course completes a four-semester sequence that
encompasses the theoretical and practical skills of music composition. Studies in the
fourth term concentrate on the advanced chromaticism of the 19th century and progress to
the most recent developments of the 20th century. Students will apply analytical skills to
selected pieces of contemporary music, write musical examples that demonstrate their grasp
of compositional techniques, and discuss and perform sample portions from 19th and 20th
century music literature. Prerequisite: MUSI322 or permission of the instructor. |
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| MUSI328 MUSIC IN POLITICS |
3 sh |
| This seminar will study music from about the world which
exists as a product of or as a tool of political action and forces. One portion of the
semester is spent examining selected compositions that were conceived to influence or
comment upon circumstances and events of national concern. Another portion is devoted to
musical works and practices which were shaped by the political doctrines of prominent
nations. Fulfills humanities seminar in Liberal Arts. Does not fulfill GE Fine Arts.
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| MUSI328 SEMINAR IN ETHNIC MUSIC |
3 sh |
| This seminar will provide a general survey of music as it
is used in the daily lives of various ethnic groups. The study will enable the student to
(1) understand the ways in which folk and ritual music represent a particular ethnic
group, (2) recognize and distinguish the sounds of representative styles of ethnic music,
and (3) develop techniques for the study of ethnic music that will enable the student to
carry out independent research. Fulfills humanities seminar in Liberal Arts. Does not
fulfill GE Fine Arts. |
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| MUSI499 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MUSIC |
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| MUSI500 PROBLEMS IN ELEMENTARY MUSIC |
3 sh |
| This course provides in depth study of various problems in
music learning in the elementary grades. Preparing the school musical/concert, teaching
harmony, and integrating music with other subjects will be some of the areas explored. Prerequisite:
MUSI103 or music reading ability strongly recommended or by permission of the instructor
and Chairperson. |
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