Aug 07, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 The department offers selected courses from this catalog as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty. Specific offerings for each term may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Course Renumbering Project

Effective the Fall 2017 semester, all undergraduate and graduate courses at Oakland University were renumbered from 3 digits to 4 digits.

Most subject codes will remain the same, but the new four-digit course numbers may in some cases be similar to the previous three-digit course numbers and in other cases be different because academic departments have resequenced their course numbers.

Follow this link to the conversion list.

This searchable PDF is a guide to see how the course numbers have changed. Each row represents a course, and the columns represent: the subject code, the previous three-digit course number,and the new four-digit course number for that course, beginning in Fall 2017.

To search this PDF for a specific course using the old number, you can just hit “Control” (or “Command” if on Mac) and “F,” then type in a specific course (e.g. “WRT 160”) to find the new course number .

The following subject codes have changed:

  • Studio Art (SA) changed to (ART)
  • Some English (ENG) courses changed to Creative Writing (CW)
  • Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Computer and Information Technology (CIT) changed to Computer Science and Informatics (CSI)
  • Music Theory and Composition (MUT) changed to either Applied Music (MUA) or Musicology and Music Education (MUS)
  • (MLS) changed to (CDS)
  • Some (JRN) courses changed to (PR)

For more information, please contact your academic adviser. Graduate students, please contact your academic department for advising.

NOTE: If you enrolled or transferred after fall 2014 please be sure to search the 2017-18 catalog courses and review the 3 to 4 digit conversions list.

 

Music History, Literature, Appreciation and Education

  
  • MUS 1006 - Exploring Film Music

    (4)
    Survey of music written for film from the early sound films to recent contributions using the range of genres from symphonic to popular idioms. Emphasis on how music shapes a film’s emotion, pacing and subtext. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
  
  • MUS 1007 - Exploring Jazz

    (4)
    Survey of jazz and blues styles, performers and examples, in the context of the historical, social, economic and political background. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity.
  
  • MUS 1010 - Exploring African Music

    (4)
    Study of music traditions in Africa and the African Diaspora, focusing on cultural context and the relationship of music to language, dance, ritual, and social activities. Some performance required. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area or in the global perspective knowledge exploration area, not both.
  
  • MUS 1011 - Exploring Caribbean Music

    (4)
    Study of the African-based music traditions found in the Caribbean Islands, South America and the United States. Emphasis on cultural context and the development of new musical forms by African-Americans. Some performance required. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement in U.S. diversity.
  
  • MUS 1012 - Exploring Indian Music

    (4)
    Study of music traditions in India and the Indian Diaspora, focusing on cultural context and the relationship of music to language, dance, ritual, and social activities. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
  
  • MUS 1100 - Vocal Techniques for Non-Majors

    (2)
    Introduction to the technique of singing geared to the non-major. Basic breath control, voice placement, and diction, with an emphasis on healthy voice production crossing musical styles.
  
  • MUS 1101 - Beginning Piano for Non-Majors

    (2)
    Introduction to basic keyboard skills, designed for students with little or no musical background.
  
  • MUS 1103 - Beginning Guitar for Non-Majors

    (2)
    Introduction to basic guitar, designed for students with little or no prior experience. Student must have access to a playable guitar.
  
  • MUS 1104 - Intermediate Guitar for Non-Majors

    (2)
    Playing guitar in small jazz, classical, and popular music ensembles. An extension of MUS 1103 . Student must own or have access to a playable guitar.
    Prerequisite(s): completion of MUS 1103  with a grade of (B-) or higher or successfully passing a placement exam.
  
  • MUS 1160 - Vocal Techniques

    (2)
    Techniques of singing, including diction, breath control, projection and repertoire. This course is a prerequisite to private voice study.
    Prerequisite(s): open to music and music theatre majors only.
  
  • MUS 1161 - Vocal Techniques for Instrumentalists I

    (1)
    Introduction to singing with emphasis on alignment, breath control, projection, basic anatomy of the voice, and voice health, including the speaking voice.
  
  • MUS 1162 - Vocal Techniques for Instrumentalists II

    (2)
    Continuation of the basic techniques of MUS 1161  with more detailed attention to diction (International Phonetic Alphabet). Winter semester.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1161 
  
  • MUS 1171 - Keyboard Technique I

    (2)
    Development of the basic keyboard facility essential to any musician and some acquaintance with keyboard literature. May not be repeated for credit.
    Prerequisite(s): open to music majors only.
    Corequisite(s): MUS 1212  or equivalent.
  
  • MUS 1172 - Keyboard Technique II

    (2)
    Development of the basic keyboard facility essential to any musician and some acquaintance with keyboard literature. May not be repeated for credit. Open to music majors only.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1171 
    Corequisite(s): MUS 1214  or equivalent.
  
  • MUS 1175 - Piano Technique Seminar

    (1)
    Provides piano majors and minors with basic terminology and instructions relating to piano technique, music learning and musical interpretation. Assists students in developing a clearer, and stronger understanding of how to become a more successful learner and performer.
  
  • MUS 1205 - Basic Musicianship for Musical Theatre Majors I

    (2)
    Develops understanding of the elements of music and how they interact within musical works, to enable students who use music in musical theatre performance to develop sufficient understanding of music concepts to use music effectively in performance and grasp basic rudiments of reading written music, including melody, rhythm, chords.
    Prerequisite(s): musical theatre majors only.
  
  • MUS 1206 - Basic Musicianship for Musical Theatre Majors II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUS 1205 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1205 . Musical theatre majors only.
  
  • MUS 1207 - Basic Musicianship for Dancers

    (2)
    Study of musical comprehension with particular focus on rhythm and sound organization and their relationship to physical impulse and response.
  
  • MUS 1211 - Basic Musicianship for Music Students

    (2)
    A study of traditional Western music notation systems, focusing on how those systems indicate to the performer the various elements of music. Emphasis on diatonic relationships within major and minor keys. Intended for the music major who needs remedial preparation for MUS 1212 .
  
  • MUS 1212 - Music Theory I

    (3)
    Fundamentals of musical structure, form, analysis and style. Intended for music majors. To be taken with MUS 1213 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1211  or placement exam.
    Corequisite(s): MUS 1213 
  
  • MUS 1213 - Aural Skills I

    (1)
    A laboratory experience to accompany MUS 1212 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1211  or placement exam.
  
  
  • MUS 1215 - Aural Skills II

    (1)
    A laboratory experience to accompany MUS 1214 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1212  and MUS 1213  (or placement exam).
  
  • MUS 1331 - History and Literature of Western Tonal Music

    (3)
    Survey of Western tonal music from Monteverdi (ca. 1600) to Mahler (ca. 1900). Emphasis on active listening and analysis from scores.Satisfies the general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
    Pre/Corequisite(s): MUS 1212  and MUS 1213  
  
  • MUS 1332 - Music of World Cultures

    (3)
    Study of music traditions from world cultures including Africa, the Caribbean, India, Indonesia, the Middle East and North America; also an introduction to the discipline of ethnomusicology.
    Pre/Corequisite(s): MUS 1212  or MUS 1214 
  
  • MUS 2020 - Computer-based Music Composition

    (4)
    Hands-on study of creative computer music composition in a variety of musical styles and genres. Creative concepts in composing introduced through the use of Digital Audio and MIDI interfacing through project-based activities. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): any MUS course that has met the general education knowledge explorations requirement.
  
  • MUS 2025 - Exploring Songwriting

    (4)
    Analysis of a wide variety of songs and creation of students’ own songs. Emphasis on free thinking and creativity within the student songwriting process. Ability to read music advantageous but not required. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the general education requirement in the arts knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one of the following: MUS 1000 , MUS 1001 , MUS 1002 , MUS 1005 , MUS 1006 , MUS 1007 , MUS 1010 , or MUS 1011 
  
  • MUS 2163 - Diction for Singers I

    (2)
    Techniques for pronouncing foreign languages in singing. Focus on International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), English, Italian, and Latin.
  
  • MUS 2164 - Diction for Singers II

    (2)
    Techniques for pronouncing foreign languages in singing. Focus on International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), French, and German.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2163 
  
  • MUS 2171 - Keyboard Technique III

    (2)
    Development of the basic keyboard facility essential to any musician and some acquaintance with keyboard literature. May not be repeated for credit. Open to music majors only.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1172  and MUS 1214 
  
  • MUS 2172 - Keyboard Technique IV

    (2)
    Development of the basic keyboard facility essential to any musician and some acquaintance with keyboard literature. May not be repeated for credit. Open to music majors only.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2171 
  
  • MUS 2212 - Music Theory III

    (3)
    Continuation of MUS 1214 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1214  and MUS 1215  (or placement exam).
  
  • MUS 2213 - Aural Skills III

    (1)
    Laboratory experience to accompany MUS 2212 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1214  and MUS 1215  (or placement exam).
  
  
  • MUS 2215 - Aural Skills IV

    (1)
    A laboratory experience to accompany MUS 2214 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2212  and MUS 2213  (or placement exam).
  
  • MUS 2420 - Instrumental Techniques for Choral Majors

    (2)
    Introduction to the teaching of basic performance skills on band and orchestral instruments for students majoring in choral/general music education. Winter semester.
  
  • MUS 2421 - Percussion Techniques

    (1)
    Principles and practices of teaching percussion students in school music programs. Includes basic playing technique for teachers.
  
  • MUS 2422 - Brass Techniques

    (1)
    Principles and practices of teaching brass students in school music programs. Includes basic playing technique for teachers.
  
  • MUS 2423 - Woodwind Techniques

    (1)
    Principles and practices of teaching woodwind students in school music programs. Includes basic playing technique for teachers.
  
  • MUS 2424 - String Techniques

    (1)
    Principles and practices of teaching string students in school music programs. Includes basic playing technique for teachers.
  
  • MUS 2440 - Learning and Teaching Music

    (1)
    Introduction to the learning and teaching of music in classroom settings. Introduction to the learning and teaching of music in classroom settings.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1331 , MUS 1332 , MUS 1214 , MUS 1215  and WRT 1060  or equivalent with a grade of (B) or higher.
  
  • MUS 2441 - Educational Psychology and Music Learning

    (3)
    Theories of learning and their implication for and application to music education practice, including study of developmentalist, behaviorist, cognitivist and constructivist theories and what they imply about the nature of teaching and learning in classroom and studio settings. Some field observation required.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2440 
  
  • MUS 2701 - Creative Composition I

    (2)
    Techniques for composing original music including approaches to conceptualization, form, texture, melody, harmony and counterpoint. Skills will be developed in music notation, synthesizers, sequences and computer software. Frequent composition projects will be assigned and performed in class.
  
  • MUS 2702 - Creative Composition II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUS 2701 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2701 
  
  • MUS 2996 - Independent Study

    (1 TO 4)
    Normally for freshmen and sophomores.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of the music program.
  
  • MUS 3018 - The Business of Music

    (4)
    A survey of business techniques and procedures, laws, licensing and accounting practices in the music industry, and a study of career opportunities related to music.
  
  • MUS 3053 - Acoustics for Musicians

    (2)
    Physics of sound, characteristics of human hearing, room acoustics, psychoacoustics, measurement of sound, and analysis of sound properties of acoustic and electronic musical instruments. Class projects include frequency response and noise analysis of spaces, computation of RT60 reverb times, and interpretation FFT plots.
  
  • MUS 3054 - Basic Recording Techniques

    (2)
    Introduction to audio recording techniques, from classic stereo through contemporary multi-channel recording. Examination of recording hardware, including microphones, preamplifiers, computer interfaces, digital and analog recording devices, and monitors, and software, including ProTools, Logic Pro, and associated plugins.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3053  
  
  • MUS 3171 - Accompanying for the Non-pianist I

    (2)
    Basic accompanying skills for the non-piano major. Designed for music majors who will need basic accompanying skills to function effectively in either the classroom or the private studio.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2172 
  
  • MUS 3172 - Accompanying for the Non-pianist II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUS 3171 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3171 
  
  • MUS 3173 - Keyboard Skills for the Piano Major I

    (2)
    Functional skills for keyboard majors, including sight-reading, transposition, harmonization and score-reading.
  
  • MUS 3174 - Keyboard Skills for the Piano Major II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUS 3173 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3173 
  
  • MUS 3175 - Accompanying for Piano Majors

    (2)
    Accompanying for students whose major instrument is piano.
  
  • MUS 3176 - Accompaniment Practicum

    (1 TO 2)
    Experience in piano accompaniment of solo and/or ensembles, vocal and instrumental. May be repeated for credit.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3175  or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 3211 - Musical Analysis and Form

    (4)
    Techniques of analyzing works of various styles and periods with an emphasis on tonal music.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 3212 - Counterpoint

    (4)
    Study of the contrapuntal style of the 17th and 18th centuries; includes composition and analysis in the styles.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 3331 - History and Literature of Medieval and Renaissance Music

    (3)
    Survey of Western Music from the earliest notated plainchant to Monteverdi (ca. 1600). Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1331 ; MUS 1214 , MUS 1215 
  
  • MUS 3332 - History and Literature of Western Music from ca. 1850 to the Present

    (3)
    Survey of Western Music from the time of Wagner to the present. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1331 ; MUS 1214 , MUS 1215 
  
  • MUS 3441 - Elementary General Music Methods

    (3)
    Principles and practices of teaching music, based on experiences in the elementary general music classroom. Emphasis on the development of musical understanding through an interactive, constructivist approach, including study of current trends in education and music education. Two hours per week participation in on-site field observation and teaching required.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2441 
  
  • MUS 3581 - Conducting I

    (2)
    Basic techniques of conducting. Both choral and instrumental techniques are studied.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 3582 - Conducting II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUS 3581 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3581 
  
  • MUS 3601 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation I

    (2)
    Introduction to jazz theory and improvisation concepts, including the modes of the major scale, historical jazz language practices, analysis of transcribed solos, ear training and basic jazz piano techniques.
  
  • MUS 3602 - Jazz Theory and Improvisation II

    (2)
    Continuation of MUS 3601 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3601  or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 3701 - Music Technology I: MIDI and Sequencing

    (2)
    MIDI, synthesis, sampling, and sequencing in both studio environments and live performance, with attention to use of multidimensional polyphonic expression (MPE) controllers and the manipulation of audio with a variety of controllers. Includes frequent composition assignments and live performances.
  
  • MUS 3702 - Music Technology II: Audio Design and Processing

    (2)
    Creative applications of audio design, sound manipulation, and composition, including acousmatic music, diffusion and spatialization, and a look at media composition including film and games. Projects include sample library design, acousmatic composition, writing for new media, and diffusing works in a live concert.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3701 
  
  • MUS 3711 - Advanced Recording Techniques

    (2)
    Application of advanced recording, editing, and sound manipulation techniques in video, sound and live audio.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3053  and MUS 3054 
  
  • MUS 4210 - Analysis of Music Since 1900

    (4)
    Compositional and analytical techniques for music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 4212 - Music Theory Pedagogy

    (4)
    A survey of teaching approaches and current research in the field of music theory pedagogy including a review of current texts, software, and teaching styles appropriate to both high school and college levels and the design and implementation of pedagogical approaches through teaching demonstrations and curriculum development. Course does not fulfill the upper level theory elective requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2215  with a grade of (C) or higher.
  
  • MUS 4320 - The Nineteenth-Century Symphony: History, Performance and Analysis

    (4)
    Nineteenth-century symphony from middle-period Beethoven to early Mahler. Aesthetics of absolute music and program music. Performance practice considered through historical recordings. Detailed analysis of selected examples. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3332 , MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 4323 - Berlin’s Musical Cultures: 1900-1989

    (4)
    Examines intersections between political and social crises and twentieth-century music with a focus on Berlin. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3331 , MUS 3332 , MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 4325 - Critical Theory Methodologies in the Global Arts

    (4)
    Examines applications of critical theory to geographically and culturally diverse visual and performing arts.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 1332  and one course selected from MUS 1010 , MUS 1011 , or DAN 1375 
  
  • MUS 4326 - Global Arts Study Abroad

    (4)
    Study of music traditions of the Caribbean and how they relate to local history and culture. Special focus on Steel Band tradition with instruction from master pianist Andy Narell on location in St. Lucia. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the global perspective knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval (through application process).
  
  • MUS 4330 - Seminar in Opera and Drama

    (4)
    Relationship between opera and drama, and the literary sources used by composers for such musical works, through an examination of a number of representative works in the opera repertory from 1600 to 1945. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3331 , MUS 3332 ; MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 
  
  • MUS 4401 - Instrumental Methods for Choral Majors

    (1)
    Provides practical information related to the teaching of elementary instrumental music. Develops strategies for creative learning. Not open to students who have taken MUS 4402 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3441 , MUS 2214 , MUS 2215  and major standing in music education.
  
  • MUS 4402 - Elementary Instrumental Methods

    (2)
    Provides practical information related to the teaching of elementary instrumental music. Develops strategies for creative learning. Not open to students who have taken MUS 4401 .
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2441 , MUS 3332 , MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 ; and major standing in music education.
  
  • MUS 4403 - Secondary Instrumental Methods

    (2)
    Provides practical information related to the teaching of middle school and high school instrumental music, e.g., teaching strategies, repertoire, materials and techniques. Emphasis on developing musical understanding through the performance experience. Three hours per week field experience is required.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4402 , and major standing in music education.
  
  • MUS 4405 - Marching Band Methods

    (1)
    Provides practical information related to the organization and teaching of marching band. Topics include strategies and techniques for teaching, rehearsal, and student motivation. Introduction to show design and drill writing. Three hours per week field experience is required.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2441 , MUS 3332 , MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 .
  
  • MUS 4406 - Jazz Pedagogy

    (1)
    Preparation for teaching the fundamentals of jazz theory, jazz history, basic improvisation, and jazz ensemble rehearsal techniques.
  
  • MUS 4407 - Choral Methods for Instrumental Majors

    (1)
    Introduction to theory and practice of teaching and learning in the choral classroom with emphasis on teaching for musical understanding. Topics include literature, score study, lesson planning, assessment, and reflective practice.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3441 , MUS 3332 ; MUS 2214 , MUS 2215  and major standing in music education.
  
  • MUS 4408 - Choral Methods

    (3)
    Introduction to theory and practice of teaching and learning in the choral classroom with emphasis on teaching for musical understanding. Topics include literature, score study, lesson planning, assessment, and reflective practice. 30-hour field placement required.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3441 , MUS 3332 ; MUS 2214 , MUS 2215 ; and major standing in music education.
  
  • MUS 4431 - Teaching Music in the 21st Century I

    (3)
    Philosophical basis of learning and musical learning, their roots, historical contexts, assumptions and implications for education and music education practice. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): major standing in music education.
  
  • MUS 4432 - Teaching Music in the 21st Century II

    (3)
    Application of theoretical ideas learned in MUS 4431  in a secondary general music setting. Emphasis on the development of musical understanding through an interactive approach.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4431 
  
  • MUS 4434 - Teaching Music to Learners with Exceptionalities

    (4)
    Teaching music to K-12 learners with exceptionalities. Includes 13 disabilities recognized for services, IDEA, Individualized Education Plan, Section 504, assistive technology, inclusion, self-determination, universal design, accommodations and curriculum modifications, Response to Intervention, collaboration in the school community, and music therapy. Some field observation required. Fulfills special education requirement for certification.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2441  with a grade of (B) or higher.
  
  • MUS 4541 - Piano Pedagogy I

    (2)
    Instructional strategies for teaching the beginning piano student, including methods, materials and the use of music technology. Various aspects of establishing and managing a piano studio will be addressed. Students will engage in paired microteaching and receive feedback from peers and teacher.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 4542 - Piano Pedagogy II

    (2)
    Instructional strategies for teaching the intermediate and advanced piano student, including methods, materials, repertoire and the use of music technology. Students will engage in paired microteaching and receive feedback from peers and teacher.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4541 
  
  • MUS 4543 - Piano Pedagogy III

    (3)
    Instructional strategies for teaching advanced baroque-classical repertoire, including score analysis, period performance practice, continued technical training, and musicianship development. Students will engage in paired microteaching and receive feedback from peers and teacher.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4542  (C)
  
  • MUS 4544 - Piano Pedagogy IV

    (3)
    Instructional strategies for teaching advanced romantic-contemporary repertoire, including score analysis, period performance practice, continued technical training, and musicianship development. Students will engage in paired microteaching and receive feedback from peers and teacher.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4543  (C)
  
  • MUS 4547 - Instrumental Teaching Studio

    (2)
    Instructional strategies for teaching instrumental music in a private studio, including methods, materials, and music technology.
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing.
  
  • MUS 4555 - Piano Repertoire I

    (2)
    Survey of piano repertoire from the baroque to classic (ca. 1600-ca. 1820).
    Prerequisite(s): instructor permission.
  
  • MUS 4556 - Piano Repertoire II

    (2)
    Survey of piano repertoire from the classic to the present (ca. 1820 to the present).
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4555  or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 4561 - Vocal Repertoire I

    (2)
    Survey of literature for the voice with emphasis on historical style. Covers the Middle Ages through the 19th century, with emphasis on German song.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2163  (may be taken concurrently)
  
  • MUS 4562 - Vocal Repertoire II

    (2)
    Survey of literature for the voice with emphasis on historical style. Covers 19th and 20th century music emphasizing French, British and American song.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2164  (may be taken concurrently), and MUS 4561 
  
  • MUS 4563 - Instrumental Repertoire I

    (1)
    Examination of instrumental repertoire with emphasis on chamber music, solo literature, and orchestral excerpts specific to the instrument of study.
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing.
  
  
  • MUS 4565 - Choral Literature

    (2)
    Study of choral literature from the Renaissance to the present. Examination of music from each period with emphasis on literature selection for choral groups, understanding and interpretation of the scores, historical accuracy in performance, and program building, with an overall eye toward practical usage.
  
  • MUS 4581 - Advanced Choral Conducting

    (2)
    Studies in advanced choral technique and literature with emphasis on problem solving and practical applications.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3582  or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 4582 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting

    (2)
    Studies in advanced instrumental technique and literature with emphasis on problem solving and practical applications.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3582  or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 4601 - Jazz Composing and Arranging I

    (2)
    Composing and arranging technique for small jazz ensembles, including study of jazz notational systems, lead sheet creation, engraving and orchestration for small ensembles.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 3602  or permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 4602 - Jazz Composing and Arranging II

    (2)
    Composing and arranging techniques for large jazz ensembles, including study of typical big band writing, formal structure, and contemporary trends in large ensemble writing.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 4601 
  
  • MUS 4701 - Orchestration and Arranging

    (3)
    Characteristics of instruments normally found in band and orchestra. Short writing projects for voice, chamber music, concert band, and orchestra along with sample library MIDI orchestration.
    Prerequisite(s): MUS 2214  
 

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