This course explores the ideas of music in society and its cultural relevance and is designed to increase the students' appreciation of music as well as to enhance their listening skills. Students are introduced to various periods, styles, and composers of music and become acquainted with knowledge and appreciation of Jazz from various cultures and times.

This course explores the ideas of music in society and its cultural relevance and is designed to increase the students' appreciation of music as well as to enhance their listening skills. Students are introduced to various periods, styles, and composers of music and become acquainted with knowledge and appreciation of Western music from various cultures and times.

A beginning course in the fundamentals of music, this course includes notation, scales, key signatures and intervals. Aural comprehension is introduced through singing intervals, scales and triads and dictating simple rhythmic and melodic patterns and students explore the basic components of music. Traditional Grading with RR.

This course will include instruction for non-music majors in beginning keyboarding skills. Students will develop their keyboard skills through practice and study of fundamentals.

This course is for music students to attend and participate in a good number of convocation, concert, and recital performances, creating a wider appreciation for the performing arts. Music and Music Education majors. (1P) S/U Grading with RR. Repeatable: up to 4 credits.

This course is an overview of teaching in the music classroom through readings and observations. Students will be introduced to the skills needed to become a reflective educator, develop observation techniques, and demonstrate knowledge of the current state of the profession.

Group instruction in voice and vocal pedagogy for instrumental Music Education majors, offering basic principles of healthy vocal production with particular attention to diction, development of vocal range, and the ability to impart that knowledge to elementary, junior and/or high school age students. Repeatable: up to 1 credit. Restricted to: M ED majors.Graded: RR

To develop the ability to accurately hear, identify, sing and notate musical elements including rhythm, melody, intervals and harmony Traditional Grading with RR.

To develop the ability to accurately hear, identify, sing and notate musical elements including rhythm, melody, intervals and harmony.

Introduction to vocabulary and syntax of 4-voice 18th c. chorale music through study and harmonic analysis.

Expansion of vocabulary and syntax of 4-voice 18th c. chorale music through study, harmonic analysis, and part writing.

Scales, chords, memorization. Harmonization of simple melodies with the ability to play simple melodies and rhythms. Restricted to music majors. No S/U option. Repeatable: for unlimited credit.

Scales, chords, memorization. Harmonization of simple melodies with the ability to play simple melodies and rhythms. Restricted to music majors. No S/U option. Repeatable: for unlimited credit.

For music majors preparing for the Piano Proficiency Examination. May be taken for unlimited credit. Restricted to music majors. No S/U option.

Private or group instruction for non-music majors, secondary instruments, and music majors preparing for 200-level applied music. May be taken for unlimited credit.

This course is an exploration of chamber ensembles, allowing students to develop their abilities with their instruments in a group setting. Students will gain a broader understanding of chamber ensemble through study of musical history, as well as various practice exercises and performances. Repeatable: up to 16 credits.

This course is an exploration of major ensembles, allowing students to develop their abilities with their instruments in a group setting. Students will gain a broader understanding of major ensemble through study of musical history, as well as various practice exercises and performances. Repeatable: up to 10 credits.

This course is an exploration of jazz ensembles, allowing students to develop their abilities with their instruments in a group setting. Students will gain a broader understanding of jazz ensemble through study of musical history, as well as various practice exercises and performances. Repeatable: up to 10 credits.

Study and performance of contemporary percussion ensemble literature. Repeatable: up to 5 credits.

Introduces world music and jazz within a historical and cultural context, considering significant musical figures, forms, genres, styles, and representative works. A major component will be the development of effective research and scholarly writing skills for the music major or minor. Music majors and minors. Repeatable: up to 3 credits.

This course is designed to prepare students for singing in multiple languages using concepts of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Students will work to master the basics of phonetic singing to improve their overall musical abilities.

This course serves as a continuing study in the concepts of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Students will continue to improve and practice their diction to develop their singing and musical abilities in order to begin the mastery of lyric diction. Restricted to music majors.

Surveys Western art music within a historical and cultural context, considering significant musical figures, forms, genres, styles, and representative works from antiquity through the end of the Baroque era. An additional emphasis will be given to effective research and scholarly writing skills. MUSC majors.

This course serves as an overview of current technologies and principles for the recording and production of sound, and the use of computer-based technologies for the production of music. MUSC majors. Traditional Grading with RR.

Continuation of MUSC 1451, advanced sight singing, dictation.

Continuation of MUS 2451, advanced sight singing, dictation.

Analysis of Baroque and Classical Music. Vocabulary and syntax of 18th and 19th c. Western art music through study, chordal/formal analysis, and composition.

Analysis of Romantic, Post-Romantic, Impressionist, and Twelve-Tone Music. Vocabulary and syntax of late 19th and early 20th c. Western art music through study, micro/macro analysis, and composition.

For music majors preparing for Piano Proficiency Examination. May be taken for unlimited credit. Restricted to music majors. No S/U option.

Individual instruction to develop technique, musicianship, performance and improvisational skills, as well as knowledge of significant repertoire. Music and Music Education majors. Traditional Grading with RR.

Individual instruction to develop technique, musicianship, performance and improvisational skills, as well as knowledge of significant repertoire. Restricted to: Music and Music Education major. Grading: Traditional with RR.

Study, translation, analysis, rehearsal and performance of opera. Repeatable: up to 10 credits.

Emphasis on special areas of music; designed for highly motivated students. Repeatable: unlimited credit.