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    Apr 27, 2024  
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Music Applied Private Lessons (Secondary)

  
  • MUAS 1519 - Tuba



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1521 - Percussion



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1522 - Harp



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1524 - Vocal Coaching



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1526 - Jazz Guitar



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1527 - Guitar



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries. Classical guitar.

    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment only by audition.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1528 - Harpsichord



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1529 - Organ Service Playing



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1531 - Keyboard Continuo Playing



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 1532 - Jazz Piano



    1–2 hours
    Lower-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3501 - Piano



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3502 - Organ



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3503 - Voice



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3504 - Violin



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3505 - Viola



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3506 - Cello



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3507 - Double Bass



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3508 - Flute



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3509 - Oboe



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3511 - Clarinet



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3512 - Saxophone



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3513 - Bassoon



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3514 - French Horn



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3516 - Trumpet



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3517 - Trombone



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3518 - Euphonium



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3519 - Tuba



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3521 - Percussion



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3522 - Harp



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3523 - Functional Piano



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3524 - Vocal Coaching



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3527 - Guitar



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries. Classical guitar.

    Prerequisite(s): Enrollment only by audition.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3528 - Harpsichord



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3529 - Organ Improvisation



    1–2 hours (0;0;0.5)
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries. Improvisation of binary, ternary, variation sets, scherzos. Themes drawn from choral and plainsong repertoire.

    Prerequisite(s): MUAG 4720 or consent of college.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUAS 3531 - Keyboard Continuo Playing



    1–2 hours
    Upper-level applied music, private lessons. Variable credit for secondaries.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Curriculum requirements in Music Applied Private Lessons for secondaries are 1 credit hour per term/semester. Exceptions must have the consent of the dean of the College of Music. May be repeated for credit.


Music Composition

  
  
  
  • MUCP 2080 - Secondary Composition II



    1–2 hours (1;0)
    Writing small works in contemporary styles.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 1190 . Consent of college.

    May be repeated for credit, contingent on a grade of B or better. Primarily for non-composition majors.

  
  • MUCP 2180 - Intermediate Composition I



    1–2 hours (1;0)
    Writing in small forms for simple media in contemporary styles.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 1180  and MUCP 1190  (with grades of B or better); MUTH 1400 , MUTH 1410 , MUTH 1500  and MUTH 1510  (with a grade of B or better); acceptance at the concentration level on an instrument or voice.

    For composition majors only.

  
  • MUCP 2190 - Intermediate Composition II



    1–2 hours (1;0)
    Continuation of MUCP 2180 . Sophomore composition jury required at the end of the term/semester.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 2180  (with a grade of B or better); MUTH 2400  and MUTH 2410  (with a grade of B or better).

    For composition majors only.

  
  • MUCP 2900 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

  
  • MUCP 3080 - Class Composition



    3 hours
    Beginning problems in composition; composition and study of contemporary styles and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2500 , MUTH 2510 .

    For non-composition majors.

  
  
  • MUCP 3180 - Advanced Composition I



    2–3 hours (3;0)
    Continuation of MUCP 2190 . Extended works for larger combinations of instruments or voices.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 2190  (with a grade of B or better); MUTH 2500  and MUTH 2510  (with a grade of B or better); consent of college following sophomore composition jury.

    For composition majors only.

  
  • MUCP 3190 - Advanced Composition II



    2–3 hours (0;3)
    Continuation of MUCP 3180 .

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 3180  (with a grade of B or better).

    For composition majors only.

  
  • MUCP 4080 - Secondary Composition II



    2–3 hours (3;0)
    Writing small works in contemporary styles.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 2080  or MUCP 3080 , or equivalent.

    For non-composition majors. May be repeated for credit, contingent on a grade of B or better.

  
  • MUCP 4180 - Advanced Composition III



    2–3 hours (0;3)
    Continuation of MUCP 3190 . Advanced projects for various media.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 3190  (with a grade of B or better).

    For composition majors only. May be repeated for credit, contingent on a grade of B or better.

  
  • MUCP 4195 - Senior Composition Recital Capstone



    3 hours (1;2)
    Continuation of MUCP 4180 . Production of senior composition recital.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 4180  (with a grade of B or better) and consent of college following the senior recital hearing.

    Core Category: Capstone
  
  • MUCP 4310 - Instrumentation



    3 hours
    Basic ranges, transpositions and terminology; transcriptions for instrumental combinations. Score study and rehearsal attendance required.

    Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2500 , MUTH 2510 . MUCP 2190  or MUCP 3080  (with a grade of B or better); or consent of college.

  
  • MUCP 4320 - Orchestration



    3 hours
    Historical survey of orchestrational practices, with emphasis on contemporary approaches. Creation of original works or transcriptions for orchestra. Score study and rehearsal attendance required.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 4310  (with a grade of B or better) and MUCP 2190 , or equivalent.

    Meets with MUCP 5320.

    Primarily for composition majors.

  
  • MUCP 4460 - Contemporary Music



    3 hours
    Study of recent music emphasizing experimental compositional techniques. Listening, score study and analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2500 , MUTH 2510  and MUMH 3510 , or consent of college.

  
  • MUCP 4590 - Intermedia Performance Arts



    2 hours
    Introduction to intermedia performance through class performance, repertoire analysis, historical context and readings of critical texts. Production and performance of individual and group projects in the presentation of intermedia compositions, emphasizing computer music media and utilizing the resources of the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater. Open to undergraduate students in music and other related fields in the arts, humanities and sciences.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    Corequisite(s): MUEN 4595 

  
  • MUCP 4670 - Introduction to Electroacoustic Music



    3 hours (3;1)
    Study of the theory and practice of electroacoustic composition, including a survey of the literature, audio techniques and studio hardware/software use. Course projects on electroacoustic music applications, practical exercises and original composition.

    Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of composition or consent of college.

  
  • MUCP 4680 - History and Technology of Electroacoustic Music



    3 hours (3;1)
    Study of synthesis and audio processing, both historically and in current practice. Course projects focus on electroacoustic music applications, practical exercises, and original compositions.

    Prerequisite(s): MUCP 4670  or equivalent.

    Meets with MUCP 5680.

    May be repeated for credit, contingent on a grade of B or better.

  
  • MUCP 4900 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Open to advanced undergraduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Project is chosen by the student and instructor and developed through conferences and approved activities under the direction of the instructor, who may require a final project.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    May be offered when other required courses are unavailable. Not open to graduate students.

  
  • MUCP 4910 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Open to advanced undergraduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Project is chosen by the student and instructor and developed through conferences and approved activities under the direction of the instructor, who may require a final project.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    May be offered when other required courses are unavailable. Not open to graduate students.

  
  • MUCP 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis



    3 hours
    Major research project prepared by the student under the supervision of a faculty member and presented in standard thesis format. An oral defense is required of each student for successful completion of the thesis.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in honors courses; completion of at least 12 hours in the major department in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the department chair and the dean of the school or college in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the dean of the Honors College.

    May be substituted for HNRS 4000 .

    Core Category: Capstone

Music Education

  
  • MUED 1103 - Techniques of Classroom Instruments



    1 hour (0;3)
    Fundamentals and literature in recorder consort; folk-guitar strumming techniques and applicability to other chordal instruments; proper use and handling of melody and percussion instruments in general music instruction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • MUED 1130 - Foundations in Music

    (MUSI 1304)

    3 hours
    Development of musical concepts and skills in listening and performance through use of elementary school music program materials and activities.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • MUED 1140 - Foundations in Music



    3 hours
    Methods and materials for teaching vocal music in elementary school.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 1130 .

    For elementary education majors only.

  
  • MUED 2310 - Musicianship for Teaching I



    2 hours (2;0)
    Overview of foundational principles in music education. Explores these principles in terms of the skills, characteristics and attributes of the musician teacher.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    A prerequisite for Musicianship for Teaching II and III.

  
  • MUED 2900 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

  
  • MUED 3100 - Musicianship for Teaching II



    3 hours (3;0)
    Comprehensive study of musical elements, structures, forms, genres and exemplary literature as related to basic principles of child development. Explores instruction of the child in terms of the skills, characteristics and attributes of the musician teacher.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 2310  or consent of college.

  
  • MUED 3200 - Musicianship for Teaching III



    3 hours
    Teaching methods and responsibilities common to choral and instrumental instruction in secondary schools. Covers such aspects as psychology of young adults, recruitment procedures, rehearsal management, concert programming, performance preparation, fund raising and adjudicated events, as well as furthering the musical and instructional development of the musician teacher.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 2310  and MUED 3100  or consent of college.

  
  • MUED 4103 - Advanced Techniques and Materials for Elementary General Music Instruction



    3 hours
    Techniques for instructional planning (K–6) utilizing aspects of various teaching approaches (Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze and eclectic). Principles of sequentially organized materials and activities for the young learner in general music.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 2310  and MUED 3100 , or consent of college.

  
  • MUED 4109 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Instrumental Music in Elementary Schools



    3 hours
    Rehearsal objectives, instructional techniques and materials specific to beginning band and orchestra; rehearsal management and organization; visual and aural diagnostic skills for teaching performance fundamentals; lab school field experience.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 2310 , MUED 3100 . As applicable: MUAG 1102 -MUAG 1202 , MUAG 1117 , MUAG 1121 -MUAG 1221  and MUAG 1125 -MUAG 1225  and MUAG 1224 , or consent of college.

  
  • MUED 4203 - Music Performance: Vocal/Choral



    3 hours (3;0)
    Principles of music performance using vocal and choral media. Nature of and influences on the human voice and its use, performance practices and procedures, and music literature for vocal and choral performance.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 2310  and MUED 3200 , or consent of college.

  
  • MUED 4209 - Music Performance: Instrumental



    3 hours (3;0)
    Principles of music performance using the band and/or orchestra ensemble. Foundations of performance on band and/or stringed instruments, rescoring and arranging for band and/or orchestra, fundamentals of marching band, performance practices, and standard band and/or orchestra literature.

    Prerequisite(s): MUED 3200 . 7 credit hours from MUAG 1102 , MUAG 1117 , MUAG 1121 , MUAG 1125 , MUAG 1202 , MUAG 1221 , MUAG 1224  and MUAG 1225 .

  
  • MUED 4490 - Comprehensive Musicianship



    3 hours
    Creative approach to music, relationships of theory, composition, history and performance. Independent projects in each area.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • MUED 4850 - Seminar in Song Literature for Children



    3 hours
    Introduction to the standard song literature and the musical concepts related to that literature appropriate for children, ages 4 to 12. For all music students interested in composing for and performing with children’s ensembles.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • MUED 4900 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Open to advanced undergraduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Project is chosen by the student and instructor and developed through conferences and approved activities under the direction of the instructor, who may require a final project.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    May be offered when other required courses are unavailable. Not open to graduate students.

  
  • MUED 4910 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Open to advanced undergraduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Project is chosen by the student and instructor and developed through conferences and approved activities under the direction of the instructor, who may require a final project.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    May be offered when other required courses are unavailable. Not open to graduate students.

  
  • MUED 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis



    3 hours
    Major research project prepared by the student under the supervision of a faculty member and presented in standard thesis format. An oral defense is required of each student for successful completion of the thesis.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in honors courses; completion of at least 12 hours in the major department in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the department chair and the dean of the school or college in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the dean of the Honors College.

    May be substituted for HNRS 4000 .

    Core Category: Capstone

Music Ensembles

  
  • MUEN 2602 - Brass Ensembles



    1 hour (0;3)
    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 2605 - Chamber Wind Ensemble



    1 hour (0;3)
    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Admission by audition only. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 2611 - Jazz Ensembles



    1 hour (0;2)
    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 2621 - String Ensembles



    1 hour (0;2)
    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 2624 - Vocal Ensembles



    1 hour (0;3)
    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Admission by audition only. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 2625 - Wind Ensembles



    1 hour (0;2)
    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 2626 - Mariachi Aguilas



    1 hour (0;2)
    Study of traditional and contemporary repertoire, focusing on the socio-cultural and stylistic aspects. Opportunities for performance on campus and in the local community.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 3040 - Opera Theatre



    1 hour (0;3)
    Practical operatic experience in performing portions of or complete operas; integration of music, acting and staging of an opera.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 4530 - Collegium Musicum



    1 hour (0;3)
    Performance of less well-known vocal and instrumental music from the period 1200 to 1800.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 4540 - Collegium Musicum



    1 hour (0;3)
    Performance of less well-known vocal and instrumental music from the period 1200 to 1800.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 4585 - Nova Ensemble



    1 hour (0;3)
    Performance of contemporary chamber works for mixed ensembles.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college: audition required.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MUEN 4595 - Intermedia Performance Arts



    1 hour (0;3)
    Performance component of MUCP 4590 , to be taken concurrently.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.


Music History and Literature, Musicology

  
  • MUMH 1600 - Music in Human Imagination

    (MUSI 1307)

    3 hours
    Introduction to critical issues in music from a multicultural perspective with emphasis on developing listening skills and critical thinking.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Open to majors in other fields. Must be taken prior to MUMH 3500 -MUMH 3510 .

    Core Category: Visual and Performing Arts
  
  • MUMH 2040 - Music Appreciation

    (MUSI 1306)

    3 hours
    Music masterpieces; elements of music, form and design; relation of music to other areas of cultural development; live and recorded performances.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    For non-music majors.

    Core Category: Visual and Performing Arts
  
  • MUMH 2900 - Special Problems



    1–3 hours
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of college.

  
  • MUMH 3000 - Nineteenth-Century Music



    3 hours
    Music in romantic humanism; lectures, recordings, art works and live performances.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    For non-music majors.

    Core Category: Visual and Performing Arts
  
  • MUMH 3010 - Twentieth-Century Music



    3 hours
    Music since Impressionism; changing currents in culture and society. Lectures, recordings, art works and live performances.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    For non-music majors.

    Core Category: Visual and Performing Arts
  
  • MUMH 3500 - Music History and Literature to 1750



    3 hours (3;1)
    Comprehensive coverage of stylistic developments, genres, and creative figures in Western art music from the Middle Ages to the mid-18th century.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600 .

  
  • MUMH 3510 - Music History and Literature Since 1750



    3 hours (3;1)
    Comprehensive coverage of stylistic developments, genres, and creative figures in Western art music from the Classic period to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600 .

  
  • MUMH 4050 - Symphonic Literature



    3 hours
    Historical overview of the symphony as a genre from Haydn to the present; emphasis on skills for recognizing and analyzing symphonic genres and forms through score study and listening.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 3500 , MUMH 3510 .

  
  • MUMH 4070 - Operatic Literature



    3 hours
    Historical overview of Western opera; emphasis on skills for recognizing and analyzing operatic styles and genres from both the musical and dramatic perspectives.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 3500 , MUMH 3510 .

  
  • MUMH 4750 - Concerto Literature



    3 hours
    Concerto from Baroque to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 3500 , MUMH 3510 .

  
  • MUMH 4760 - Chamber Music Literature



    3 hours
    Chamber music from the Baroque to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 3500 , MUMH 3510 .

  
  • MUMH 4770 - Masterpieces of Choral Literature



    3 hours
    Choral masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600 .

  
  • MUMH 4780 - American Music



    3 hours
    Music of American composers from colonial times to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600 .

  
  • MUMH 4800 - Nazism, Judaism and the Politics of Classical Music in Germany



    3 hours
    Explores the connections between Nazi ideology, politics, anti-Semitism and classical music in Nazi Germany.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • MUMH 4810 - Jews, Judaism, Anti-Semitism and Opera



    3 hours
    Explores different roles of Jews in opera, including sympathetic representations by Jewish composers, and negative stereotyping by both Jewish and non-Jewish composers.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

 

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