APPLIED MUSIC INSTRUCTION | ||
CLR 501X Clarinet | PER 501X Percussion | TRP 501X Trumpet |
FLU 501X Flute | PNO 501X Piano | VLN 501X Violin |
HRN 501X Horn | TRB 501X Trombone | VOI 501X Voice |
Applied Music Fees. Students enrolled in Applied Music Instruction are required to pay a fee at the time of registration on a per-course basis as follows:
1-hour course | $30.00 |
2-hour course | $60.00 |
3-hour course | $75.00 |
4-hour course | $75.00 |
ENS 512 GRADUATE ENSEMBLE. Participation in a musical ensemble at the
graduate level.
MUS 511 GRADUATE RECITAL. A public solo performance reflecting graduate
standards of performance.
Preparation of the work is under the supervision of the Applied Music instructor. The program
must be approved by the
Department Chair and the student must pass an audition at least three weeks prior to the
performance. Prerequisites:
Consent of instructor, graduate standing.
*MUS 521 ADVANCED SOLFEGE I. A comprehensive course in aural development,
including sightsinging, dictation,
and keyboard techniques (using relative solmization).
*MUS 522 ADVANCED SOLFEGE II. An advanced course in aural development
including sightsinging, score reading,
dictation, and conducting (using relative solmization). Prerequisite: MUS 521.
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*MUS 523 ADVANCED SOLFEGE III. An advanced course in aural development
including sightsinging, score reading,
dictation, and conducting as applied to music from various styles and periods (using relative
solmization). Prerequisite:
MUS 522.
MUS 530 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES. Advanced techniques in the analysis of music
from all historical periods.
Emphasis is placed on the ability to distinguish various stylistic idioms and to verbalize about the
harmonic, rhythmic,
melodic, and structural details of music. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
MUS 534 KODÁLY PEDAGOGY I. A course in curriculum development,
teaching techniques, and materials for
general music in the elementary school according to the Kodály concept.
MUS 535 KODÁLY PEDAGOGY II. Advanced and specialized work on
problems and application of the Kodály
concept in the schools. Prerequisite: MUS 534.
MUS 536 FOLKSONG ANALYSIS. A general survey of American folk literature with
emphasis upon analytical
techniques for selecting musical material for classroom use.
MUS 561 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR WIND AND STRING INSTRUMENTS.
An advanced study of technique
and literature for an allied group of instruments in the applied studio. Prerequisites: Permission of
instructor, enrollment
in applied music.
MUS 563 PEDAGOGY OF THEORY. A general review of undergraduate theory, with
an emphasis on the methods
of presenting material to secondary students, and also to freshman and sophomore classes.
Comparative analysis of
textbooks commonly used in these areas is emphasized. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, usual
undergraduate theory
sequences of 4 semesters.
MUS 567 SCORE READING. The course emphasizes specialized aural development,
functional keyboard facility, and
proficiency in reading orchestral, band, and choral scores. Prerequisites: Undergraduate Piano
Barrier, MUS 362.
MUS 568 SEMINAR IN SPECIAL PROBLEMS. Advanced and specialized work in
Music Education, orchestration,
composition, theoretical research, and instrumental and choral technology is emphasized.
Prerequisites: Approval of
the Department Chair, graduate standing.
MUS 570 ADVANCED CONDUCTING. Emphasis on problems in interpretation of
more intricate works for band,
orchestra, and chorus. Prerequisite: MUS 424.
MUS 572:573 COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS. The composition of small forms
patterned after chromaticism,
impressionism, and contemporary types including 12-tone technique. May be taken by conference.
Prerequisites: MUS
463:464.
MUS 575 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN MUSICAL RESEARCH. A seminar concerned
with detailed analysis and original
research in any selected area. Topics will be very limited in nature and scope; suggested topics
will be similar to: the
operas of Alban Berg or the quartets of Joseph Haydn. Courses may be repeated for credit when
topic changes.
Prerequisites: MUS 376, 377.
MUS 580 PRACTICUM IN CONDUCTING. Systematic application of the techniques
and interpretive skills of the
conductor of instrumental or vocal ensembles. Stress is placed upon the student's ability
independently to pursue and
solve the various problems relative to the successful realization of the score. Prerequisites: MUS
570 and consent of
instructor.
MUS 582 SYMPHONIC LITERATURE. A systematic survey of literature for the
symphony orchestra from its
establishment to the present, with emphasis on standard works as they exemplify changing stylistic
trends. Prerequisites:
MUS 376, 377.
MUS 698 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES. Emphasizes efficient use of standard library
materials and bibliographic
sources, and the development of effective writing skills.
MUS 699 THESIS.
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