| MUS 100 | Instrumental Music | 1(0-3-0) F,S |
| Preq: Satisfactorily passing audition |
| The study and performance of instrumental music. Repertoire dependent upon instrument and level of interest and accomplishment. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 101 | Beginning Class Piano I | 1(0-3-0) F,S |
| Introductory course for students with no previous piano experience. Music notation, chord formation, keyboard techniques, and ensemble playing. Reading and playing developed through folk, popular, and classical repertoire. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 102 | Beginning Class Piano II | 1(0-3-0) F,S |
| Preq: Consent of Instructor |
| A continuation of MUS 101. Further development through the study of more advanced repertoire. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 110 | Choral Music | 1(0-4-0) F,S |
| Preq: Satisfactorily passing audition |
| Study and performance of choral music by participation in Varsity Men's Glee Club (male chorus), Women's Choir, New Horizons Choir (mixed chorus), or Chamber Singers. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 120 | Rudiments of Music | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Students with limited musical experience learn to read and notate music as well as sing and play a variety of melodies on the piano with simple chordal accompaniment. Repertoire includes music from classical, folk, and popular traditions. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| MUS 150 | Vocal Techniques | 1(0-2-0) F,S |
| Development and practice of vocal techniques suitable to solo and ensemble singing in a variety of musical styles, both historical and contemporary. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| MUS 160 | Basic Conducting | 1(2-0-0) S |
| Preq: Ability to read music |
| Development and practice of skills and techniques necessary for conducting all types of musical ensembles. Emphases include use of baton, basic and complex conducting patterns, left hand independence and expressivity, and score study. Opportunity to conduct student ensembles. |
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| MUS 180 | Introduction to Musical Experiences | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| Examination of western musical materials, forms, styles and history through the primary musical experiences of composing, performing, and listening. Course designed for students with no formal musical training. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| MUS 200 | Understanding Music | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| Music as universal human phenomenon. Global approach to music's elements and concepts like melody, rhythm, and timbre; and how it functions in relationship to religious belief, observation, and experience; its role in the formation, expression, and contestation of social identity; and its expressive power in the exposition of narrative and drama. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| MUS 201 | Introduction to Music Literature I | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Survey of Western art music from antiquity to end of eighteenth century. Includes examination of the art of music through discourses of philosophy (aesthetics) and anthropology (ethnomusicology). Core requirement for music minor. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| MUS 202 | Introduction to Music Literature II | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Survey of Western art music from end of eighteenth century through end of twentieth century. Includes examination of contemporary popular genres and impact of media and technology on music production and consumption. Core requirement for music minor. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | |
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| MUS 205 | Introduction to Music in Western Society | 3(3-0-0) S, Sum |
| Introduction to the art of music in Western society, for the general student. Focuses on the western art music tradition, including stylistic periods from medieval to post-modern. Begins with the study of basic musical elements, formal principles and compositional techniques. |
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| MUS 206 | America's Music | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Historical survey of music in the United States, including classical and popular, secular and religious, vocal and instrumental music genres and styles from the 18th to 21st centuries, studied in the context of relevant social and cultural issues. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS (AFS) 230 | Introduction to African-American Music | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Comprehensive survey of African-American music in the United States from Colonial times to the, with emphasis on its unique features and contributions to American culture. |
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| MUS (AFS) 260 | History of Jazz | 3(3-0-0) Alt yrs |
| History of jazz and the contributions of major artists. Emphasis of the various styles that have contributed to this American art form. Investigation of structural forms in the jazz idiom. |
| Course Offerings: sum1 sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| MUS 300 | Chamber Music Performance | 1(0-4-0) F,S |
| Preq: Satisfactorily passing audition |
| Performance of chamber music. Emphasis on chamber literature from the sixteen through the twentieth centuries written for a wide variety of combinations ranging from string quartets to pieces written for specific instruments and voices. |
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| MUS 301 | Basic Music Theory I | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| Preq: Ability to read music |
| Introduction to Music Theory for students with no academic musical background. Basic elements of music through exercises in notation, ear training, written harmony, and formal analysis. Application through study of selected compositions from the musical literature and through creation of an original composition written by each student. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| MUS 302 | Basic Music Theory II | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: MUS 301 |
| Second course in Music Theory. Musical analysis of representative works. Further study of chordal functions and orchestration technics through written exercises. Compositions, written by students. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | |
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| MUS 305 | Music Composition | 3(3-0-0) |
| Preq: MUS 301, MUS 302 |
| Study and creation of musical works. Emphasis on writing original music and works imitative of conventional and contemporary musical styles. |
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| MUS (ARS) 306 | Music Composition with Computers | 3(3-0-0) F, S, Sum |
| Preq: Some knowledge of music or computer science (e.g. CSC 200) |
| Survey of the theory and history of computer music, compositional algorithms, digital synthesis techniques, composition of at least one computer music work -- a computer-assisted composition for traditional instruments, a piece for computer music ontape, a real-time piece, or a piece that combines tape and instrument(s). |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 310 | Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Evolution of European music from 1600 to 1820, with emphasis on characteristics of Baroque and Classical form and style. Examination of major composers and representative works in light of social, political and cultural influences. |
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| MUS 315 | Music of 19th Century Europe | 3(3-0-0) |
| A survey of 19th century European music, including analysis of its texts, forms and composers, and its relations to other art forms of the period. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| MUS 320 | Music of the Twentieth Century | 3(3-0-0) S,Alt. yrs |
| Preq: MUS 200 or MUS 202 or MUS 301 |
| Study of Western Art Music from 1900 to present, emphasizing significant composers, repertoire, and compositional procedures and trends, including traditional, atonal, serial, aleatoric, electronic and computer music. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| MUS 330 | Music Drama | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Survey of staged musical works spanning four centuries. Emphasis on large-scale dramatic works in the genres of opera, operetta, and musical theater. Designed for students with musical and/or theatrical experience. |
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| MUS 335 | Choral Literature | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Survey of choral literature spanning five centuries. Emphasis on large-scale choral/orchestral masterworks in the genres of oratorio, passion, cantata, mass and requiem. |
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| MUS 340 | The Symphony Orchestra and Its Music | 3(3-0-0) F,Alt. yrs |
| Preq: Any 200-level music course |
| Development of the symphony orchestra as a performing medium through study of significant works composed during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Emphasis on contemporary role of conductor. |
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| MUS 345 | Keyboard History and Literature | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Survey of keyboard history and literature from the Renaissance through the Twentieth Century. Emphasis on significant composers, performers, social issues, aesthetics and criticism. |
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| MUS 350 | World Music I: Music of Asia | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Examination of music from a variety of Asian traditions including India and Pakistan, Japan and Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. Emphasis place on philosophical, social and religious contexts from which music emerges and in which it is experienced bynative performers and listeners. No previous formal training in music in required. |
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| MUS 351 | World Music II: Music of Africa and the Americas | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Examination of music of sub-Saharan Africa, the African Diaspora in the New World, and Native American traditions. Emphasis placed both on traditional forms of musical expression and such contemporary developments as "Afri-pop" and "World Beat." No previous formal training in music required. |
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| MUS (WGS) 360 | Women In Music | 3(3-0-0) S |
| The role of women in music as patrons, teachers, composers, and performers, placing them within the social, economic, and political framework to which they belong. Emphasis on Western Art Music and the role of women in popular music. No previous formal training in music is required. |
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| MUS 390 | Applied Music | 1(1-0-0) F,S |
| Preq: Music Minors, Departmental approval required |
| Individual instruction in voice or instrumental performance. Includes development of technique basic to voice or instrument, as well as advancement of artistry, musicianship, and repertoire. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 495 | Special Topics in Music | 3(3-0-0) F,S |
| Examination of selected topics in music. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| MUS 498 | Independent Study in Music | 1-3 |
| Preq: Departmental approval required |
| Directed independent study of selected topics for students with specialized interests in music and/or advanced musical ability. Credit and content determined by faculty member in consultation with Director of Music. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |