| MU 105 |
MUSIC APPRECIATION (FA/CS) (3 hours) |
| |
Introduction to music: history, styles, forms and composers. Lecture, discussion, listening, analysis of live and recorded music. Required attendance at selected concerts and recitals.
[Required Courses] |
| MU
110 |
FUNDAMENTALS
OF MUSIC THEORY (FA)
(3
hours) |
|
Assumes
no prior musical instruction. Notation
of pitch and rhythm, time signatures,
intervals, scales, key signatures,
triads, melody, harmony, and introduction
to musical forms. Open to all students.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
120 |
DIATONIC
THEORY AND FORM (FA) (3
hours) |
|
A
course for music minors that includes
an introduction to four-part writing
in the tonal style and examination
of the structure of music from the
smallest elements through complex
musical organizations. Incorporates
sight-singing/ear-training and keyboard
harmony. Prerequisite: MU 110
or equivalent.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
213 |
CHROMATIC THEORY AND FORM (FA) (3
hours) |
|
Continuation of Diatonic
Theory and Form. Borrowed and augmented
sixth chords, diminished seventh
chords, chromatic harmony, modulation.
Form and analysis of 18th and
19th century forms.
Incorporates sight-singing/ear-training
and keyboard harmony. Prerequisite:
MU 120 and consent of the instructor.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
214 |
TWENTIETH CENTURY TECHNIQUES AND FORM (FA) (3
hours) |
|
Continuation of Chromatic
Theory and Form. Analysis of late
19th and 20th Century
styles and forms with keyboard application.
Incorporates tonal and atonal sight-singing/ear-training.
Prerequisite: MU 213 and consent
of the instructor.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
310 |
FOREIGN
LANGUAGES FOR SINGING (1
hour) |
|
Study
of phonetic pronunciation of Latin,
Italian, German and French, with
emphasis on the use of the International
Phonetic Alphabet.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MUTHR
330 |
THE
BROADWAY MUSICAL (FA) (3
hours) |
|
Historical/stylistic
development of the American Musical
from eighteenth century origins to
the present.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
420 |
MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I (FA/CS/WCF) (3
hours) |
|
The art of music from
the Greeks through the Middle Ages,
Renaissance and Baroque eras. Important
styles, trends, works and composers.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
421 |
MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE
II (FA/CS/WCF) (3
hours) |
|
The art of music from the end of the Baroque era through
the Classical era, the Romantic era
and the Twentieth Century to the
present. Important styles, trends,
works and composers. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
501 |
PIANO
PEDAGOGY (1
hour) |
|
Methods
and materials for piano teaching.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
598 |
INDEPENDENT
STUDY (H) (1-3
hours) |
|
Subject
to instructor approval
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
131 |
CONCERT
CHORALE/HANDBELLS (1
hour) |
|
Instruction
in choral singing with emphasis on
the preparation of major works for
performance. Handbell choir primarily
in fall semester. Open enrollment.
Check university calendar for required
performance dates.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
135 |
INSTRUMENTAL
ENSEMBLE (1
hour) |
|
String,
Woodwind, Brass, Chamber Music, Handbell
Choir. Enrollment by consent of instructor.
Check university calendar for required
performance dates.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
136 |
UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY
BAND (1
hour) |
|
Rehearsal
and performance of concert, brass,
and/or jazz band repertoire. Open
enrollment. Check university calendar
for required performance dates.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
431 |
OPERA
WORKSHOP (1
hour) |
|
Role
preparation, acting, and stagecraft.
Class concludes with a public performance
of scenes or an entire opera. Check
university calendar for required
performance date
[Required
Courses]
|
|
|
| APPLIED
MUSIC |
| PIANO |
|
| MU
141, 142, 143 |
CLASS
PIANO (1-2
hours)
|
|
Fundamentals
class for beginners.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
151, 152, 251, 252 |
PRIVATE
PIANO (1-2
hours)
|
|
Lower-level
piano study.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
451, 452, 551, 552 |
PRIVATE
PIANO (1-2
hours)
|
|
Upper-level
piano study.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
599 |
APPLIED
MINOR RECITAL (1
hour senior year) |
|
[Required
Courses]
|
|
|
| VOICE |
|
| MU
151, 152, 251, 252 |
PRIVATE
VOICE (1-2
hours)
|
|
Lower-level
voice study.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
451, 452, 551, 552 |
PRIVATE
VOICE (1-2
hours)
|
|
Upper-level
voice study.
[Required
Courses]
|
| OTHER
INSTRUMENTS |
| MU
151, 152, 251, 252 |
PRIVATE
INSTRUMENT (1-2
hours)
|
|
Lower-level
study.
[Required
Courses]
|
| MU
451, 452, 551, 552 |
PRIVATE
INSTRUMENT (1-2
hours)
|
|
Upper-level
study.
[Required
Courses] |
