Music 1 MUSIC Contact Information Music https://music.rice.edu/ Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-4854 Robert Yekovich Dean [email protected]Gary Smith Associate Dean [email protected]At the undergraduate level, the Shepherd School of Music offers both professional training and a broad liberal arts curriculum. Degree programs include a BA degree in music and a BMus degree in performance, composition, music history, and music theory. Acceptance into a five-year honors program leads to the simultaneous awarding of the BMus and MMus degrees. At the graduate level, the school offers professional music training for qualified students in the fields of music composition, performance, or research that is supported by lab or performing ensembles. This training includes theory and history seminars. Advanced degree programs include a MMus degree in composition, orchestral conducting, musicology, and performance; a post-master's Artist Diploma (AD) in orchestral conducting and performance; and a DMA degree in composition and selected areas of performance. Other Musical Opportunities For Non-Majors Students who are not music majors may take the following courses designed for the general student. Other music courses not on this list require the permission of the instructor, and the approval of the dean of the Shepherd School. Code Title Credit Hours MUSI 117 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC I 3 MUSI 141–MUSI 197 for individual instruction in all instruments MUSI 314 MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTURE 3 MUSI 317 THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS I 3 or MUSI 318 THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS II MUSI 334 CAMPANILE ORCHESTRA 1 or MUSI 335 UNDERGRADUATE CHORUS MUSI 340 RICE SYMPHONIC BAND 1 MUSI 342 RICE JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1 MUSI 345 APPLIED STUDIES IN JAZZ 2 MUSI 378 CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND CROSS-CULTURAL ASIAN MUSIC 3 MUSI 415 BAND ARRANGING 1 Lectures and Performances A visiting lecturer series, a professional concert series, and numerous distinguished visiting musicians contribute to the Shepherd School environment. The Houston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Chorus, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Houston Masterworks Chorus, Da Camera, Context, and Chamber Music Houston, as well as the activities of other institutions of higher learning in the area, also provide exceptional opportunities for students to enjoy a wide spectrum of music. Bachelor's Programs • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Bassoon Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/ music/music/bassoon-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Cello Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ cello-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Clarinet Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/ music/music/clarinet-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Composition (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ composition-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Double Bass Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/ music/music/double-bass-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Flute Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ flute-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Harp Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ harp-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Horn Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ horn-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Music History (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ music-history-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Music Theory (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ music-theory-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Oboe Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ oboe-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Organ Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ organ-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Percussion Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/ music/music/percussion-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Piano Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/ piano-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Trombone Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/ music/music/trombone-performance-bmus ) • Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Trumpet Performance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/ music/music/trumpet-performance-bmus )
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MUSICContact InformationMusichttps://music.rice.edu/Alice Pratt Brown Hall713-348-4854
At the undergraduate level, the Shepherd School of Music offersboth professional training and a broad liberal arts curriculum. Degreeprograms include a BA degree in music and a BMus degree inperformance, composition, music history, and music theory. Acceptanceinto a five-year honors program leads to the simultaneous awarding ofthe BMus and MMus degrees.
At the graduate level, the school offers professional music training forqualified students in the fields of music composition, performance, orresearch that is supported by lab or performing ensembles. This trainingincludes theory and history seminars. Advanced degree programs includea MMus degree in composition, orchestral conducting, musicology,and performance; a post-master's Artist Diploma (AD) in orchestralconducting and performance; and a DMA degree in composition andselected areas of performance.
Other Musical OpportunitiesFor Non-MajorsStudents who are not music majors may take the following coursesdesigned for the general student. Other music courses not on this listrequire the permission of the instructor, and the approval of the dean ofthe Shepherd School.
Code Title CreditHours
MUSI 117 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC I 3MUSI 141–MUSI 197 for individual instruction in allinstrumentsMUSI 314 MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTURE 3MUSI 317 THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS I 3
or MUSI 318 THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS IIMUSI 334 CAMPANILE ORCHESTRA 1
or MUSI 335 UNDERGRADUATE CHORUSMUSI 340 RICE SYMPHONIC BAND 1MUSI 342 RICE JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1MUSI 345 APPLIED STUDIES IN JAZZ 2MUSI 378 CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND
CROSS-CULTURAL ASIAN MUSIC3
MUSI 415 BAND ARRANGING 1
Lectures and PerformancesA visiting lecturer series, a professional concert series, and numerousdistinguished visiting musicians contribute to the Shepherd Schoolenvironment. The Houston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Chorus,Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Houston Masterworks Chorus, DaCamera, Context, and Chamber Music Houston, as well as the activities ofother institutions of higher learning in the area, also provide exceptionalopportunities for students to enjoy a wide spectrum of music.
Bachelor's Programs• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Bassoon
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Cello Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/cello-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in ClarinetPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/clarinet-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Composition(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/composition-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Double BassPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/double-bass-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Flute Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/flute-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Harp Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/harp-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Horn Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/horn-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Music History(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/music-history-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Music Theory(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/music-theory-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Oboe Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/oboe-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Organ Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/organ-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in PercussionPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/percussion-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Piano Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/piano-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in TrombonePerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/trombone-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in TrumpetPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/trumpet-performance-bmus)
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• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Tuba Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/tuba-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Viola Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/viola-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Violin Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/violin-performance-bmus)
• Bachelor of Music (BMus) Degree with a Major in Vocal Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/vocal-performance)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Music (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/music-ba)
Master's Programs• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Bassoon Performance
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Cello Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/cello-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Clarinet Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/clarinet-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Composition(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/composition-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Double BassPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/double-bass-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Flute Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/flute-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Harp Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/harp-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Horn Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/horn-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Musicology(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/musicology-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Oboe Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/oboe-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Orchestral Conducting(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/orchestral-conducting-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Organ Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/organ-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of PercussionPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/percussion-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Piano Chamber Musicand Accompanying (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/piano-chamber-music-accompanying-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Piano Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/piano-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of String QuartetPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/string-quartet-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of TrombonePerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/trombone-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Trumpet Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/trumpet-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Tuba Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/tuba-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Viola Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/viola-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Violin Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/violin-performance-mmus)
• Master of Music (MMus) Degree in the field of Vocal Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/vocal-performance-mmus)
Post-Master's Performance Programs• Artist Diploma (AD) in the field of Bassoon Performance (ga.rice.edu/
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of ClarinetPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/clarinet-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of Composition(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/composition-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of Double BassPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/double-bass-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of Flute Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/flute-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of Oboe Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/oboe-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of OrganPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/organ-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of PercussionPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/percussion-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of PianoPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/piano-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of Viola Performance(ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/viola-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of ViolinPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/violin-performance-dma)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Degree in the field of VocalPerformance (ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/music/music/vocal-performance-dma)
DeanRobert Yekovich
ProfessorsRobert AtherholtGregory BarnettAnthony K. BrandtBarbara ButlerLeone BuyseShih-Hui ChenKenneth CowanJames DunhamPaul V. H. EllisonNorman FischerCharles GeyerKenneth GoldsmithArthur GottschalkRichard HawleyDesmond HoebigThomas I. JaberPierre JalbertBenjamin C. KaminsPaul KantorStephen KingRichard LavendaCho-Liang LinJon Kimura ParkerTimothy PittsLarry RachleffRobert RouxKurt StallmannIvo-Jan van der WerffWilliam VerMeulenMichael WebsterKathleen Winkler
Associate ProfessorsKarim Al-ZandWalter B. BaileyAllen BarnhillBarbara ClarkDavid FerrisDavid E. KirkThomas LeGrandPeter V. LoewenPaula PageJanet RarickBrinton Averil SmithMatthew Strauss
LecturersGeorge C. BakerRachel BuchmanMary GreitzerRobert SimpsonCornelia WatkinsChapman Welch
For Rice University degree-granting programs:To view the list of official course offerings, please see Rice’sCourse Catalog (https://courses.rice.edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat?p_action=cata)To view the most recent semester’s course schedule, please see Rice'sCourse Schedule (https://courses.rice.edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat)
Music (MUSI)MUSI 117 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC IShort Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: For non-music majors with minimal music preparation.Rudiments of pitch and duration. Study of scales, chord structure,tonality, and forms.
MUSI 119 - EXPERIENCING MUSIC, EXPRESSING CULTURE: ANINTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MUSICShort Title: INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: This course is an introduction to Chinese music in thecontext of its historical and cultural evolution. It will explore the music onits own terms and in comparison to Western classical music.
MUSI 141 - CLASSICAL GUITAR/NON-MAJORShort Title: CLASSICAL GUITAR/NON-MAJORDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Private instruction on guitar. Must register with the ShepherdSchool and the Registrar's Office by the first week of classes. DepartmentPermission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 151 - FLUTE FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: FLUTE FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 153 - OBOE FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: OBOE FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 155 - CLARINET FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: CLARINET FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 157 - BASSOON FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: BASSOON FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 161 - HORN FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: HORN FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 163 - TRUMPET FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: TRUMPET FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 165 - TROMBONE FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: TROMBONE FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 167 - TUBA FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: TUBA FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 171 - PERCUSSION FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: PERCUSSION/NON MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 173 - VOICE FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: VOICE FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 181 - PIANO FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: PIANO FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 183 - ORGAN FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: ORGAN FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 187 - HARP FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: HARP FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 191 - VIOLIN FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: VIOLIN FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 193 - VIOLA FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: VIOLA FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 195 - VIOLONCELLO FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: VIOLONCELLO FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 197 - DOUBLE BASS FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: DOUBLE BASS FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 205 - UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMANCE SEMINARShort Title: UG PERFORMANCE SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Music.Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional orVisiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: This course is designed to create a dynamic performanceexperience. Practical exercises that harness, develop and enhanceperformance skills will be a major focus. Areas of study include efficientpractice and performance preparation, confidence on stage, and audiencecommunication. A final performance will incorporate skills developedthroughout the semester. NOTE: For Music Majors Only
MUSI 211 - THEORY IShort Title: THEORY IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Intensive study of the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, andtimbre. Introduction to diatonic harmony and harmonic progression.
MUSI 212 - THEORY IIShort Title: THEORY IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Harmony and counterpoint of the Baroque and ClassicalEras.
MUSI 220 - SURVEY OF WORLD MUSICShort Title: SURVEY OF WORLD MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Traditional, popular and classical musical styles from aroundthe world will be explored for their sonic qualities as well as from anethno musicological perspective, i.e., in terms of the musics' interactionwith cultural elements such as cosmology, social structure, art, language,economics and politics.
MUSI 222 - MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ERASShort Title: MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ERASDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelPrerequisite(s): MUSI 211 or MUSI 317Description: Introduction to the study of Western music history, withemphasis on music before 1600. Score reading ability required. Cross-list:MDEM 222.
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MUSI 231 - AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE IShort Title: AURAL SKILLS & PERFORM TECH IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Preliminary studies in ear-training, sight-singing, anddictation.
MUSI 232 - AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE IIShort Title: AURAL SKILLS & PERF TECH IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Continuation of MUSI 231.
MUSI 236 - MUSIC HISTORY THROUGH TECHNOLOGYShort Title: MUSIC HISTORY THRU TECHNOLOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: An exploration of music history and literature taughtelectronically.
MUSI 238 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Internship/Practicum, Lecture, Laboratory, SeminarCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contactdepartment for current semester’s topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 240 - UNITY AND VARIETY IN MUSICShort Title: UNITY AND VARIETY IN MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: In music, as in life, we need unity and variety: expectationsmet and occasional surprises. Through studying folk, pop, and art songs,piano solos, instrumental sonatas, chamber and orchestral music, thiscourse helps students become more perceptive listeners by investigatinghow composers manipulate musical elements to balance unity andvariety. Must be able to read music.
MUSI 251 - SECONDARY FLUTEShort Title: SECONDARY FLUTEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 253 - SECONDARY OBOEShort Title: SECONDARY OBOEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 255 - SECONDARY CLARINETShort Title: SECONDARY CLARINETDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 257 - SECONDARY BASSOONShort Title: SECONDARY BASSOONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 261 - SECONDARY HORNShort Title: SECONDARY HORNDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 263 - SECONDARY TRUMPETShort Title: SECONDARY TRUMPETDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 265 - SECONDARY TROMBONEShort Title: SECONDARY TROMBONEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 267 - SECONDARY TUBAShort Title: SECONDARY TUBADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 271 - SECONDARY PERCUSSIONShort Title: SECONDARY PERCUSSIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 273 - SECONDARY VOICEShort Title: SECONDARY VOICEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 281 - SECONDARY PIANOShort Title: SECONDARY PIANODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Fall offerings: Level 1 offered MWF 1-1:50, TR 9:25-10:40.Level 3 offered MWF 8:00-8:50, TR 8-9:15. Spring offerings: Level 2offered MWF 1-1:50, TR 9:25-10:40. Level 4 offered MWF 8-8:50, TR8:00-9:15. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 283 - SECONDARY ORGANShort Title: SECONDARY ORGANDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 285 - SECONDARY HARPSICHORDShort Title: SECONDARY HARPSICHORDDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 287 - SECONDARY HARPShort Title: SECONDARY HARPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 291 - SECONDARY VIOLINShort Title: SECONDARY VIOLINDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 293 - SECONDARY VIOLAShort Title: SECONDARY VIOLADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 295 - SECONDARY VIOLONCELLOShort Title: SECONDARY VIOLONCELLODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 297 - SECONDARY DOUBLE BASSShort Title: SECONDARY DOUBLE BASSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 303 - UNDERGRAD COMPOSITION SEMINARShort Title: UNDERGRAD COMPOSITION SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 305 - COMPOSITION ELECTIVEShort Title: COMPOSITION ELECTIVEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Must register with the Shepherd School of Music and theRegistrar's office by the first week of classes. Department PermissionRequired. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 307 - COMPOSITION FOR NON-MAJORSShort Title: COMPOSITION FOR NON-MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Creative composition employing 20th and 21st centuryvocabularies. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 311 - THEORETICAL STUDIES IIIShort Title: THEORETICAL STUDIES IIIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: An examination of music from the Classical Era through thelate Nineteenth Century, with particular focus on phrase structure, formand chromatic harmony.
MUSI 312 - THEORETICAL STUDIES IVShort Title: THEORETICAL STUDIES IVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Analysis of selected works composed since 1900
MUSI 314 - MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTUREShort Title: MUSIC IN WESTERN CULTUREDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A survey of the history of Western music.
MUSI 316 - EXPERIMENTAL SOUND AND VIDEOShort Title: EXPERIMENTAL SOUND AND VIDEODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: The purpose of this course is to create experimental,collaborative digital media artworks. Students will learn the basic toolsand techniques of digital video and audio production. Students willengage in experiment with sound and moving images by working tocomplete a number of short projects. Pre-registration of this course islimited to 8 students. 4 additional places will be reserved for VADA andShepherd School of Music majors. Cross-list: FILM 323. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 317 - THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS IShort Title: THEORY FOR NON MAJORS IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Study of harmony, melody, rhythm, and form.
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MUSI 318 - THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS IIShort Title: THEORY FOR NON-MAJORS IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MUSI 317Description: Continuation of MUSI 317.
MUSI 321 - BAROQUE AND EARLY CLASSICAL ERASShort Title: BAROQUE & EARLY CLASSICAL ERASDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MUSI 212 or MUSI 317) and (MUSI 222 or MDST 222)Description: Advanced historical studies in music of the seventeenth andeighteenth centuries. Score reading ability required.
MUSI 322 - CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC ERASShort Title: CLASSICAL AND ROMANTIC ERASDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MUSI 321Description: Advanced historical studies in the music of the eighteenthand nineteenth centuries. Score reading ability required.
MUSI 327 - MUSIC LITERATURE FOR NON-MAJORS IShort Title: MUSIC LIT NON-MAJORS IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Historical survey of music from the Middle Ages to 1750.
MUSI 328 - MUSIC LITERATURE FOR NON-MAJORS IIShort Title: MUSIC LIT NON-MAJORS IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Historical survey of music from 1750 to the present.
MUSI 329 - SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORYShort Title: SPEC STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Special studies in music history. Topics may vary. Pleaseconsult with the department for additional information. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 331 - AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES IIIShort Title: AURAL SKILLS & PERF TECH IIIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Continuation of MUSI 232.
MUSI 332 - AURAL SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES IVShort Title: AURAL SKILLS & PERF TECH IVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Continuation of MUSI 331.
MUSI 334 - CAMPANILE ORCHESTRAShort Title: CAMPANILE ORCHESTRADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Registration is by audition only. This course requiresweekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regardingpossible conflicts. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 335 - UNDERGRADUATE CHORUSShort Title: RICE CHORALEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 336 - UNDERGRADUATE OPERA WORKSHOPShort Title: UNDERGRADUATE OPERA WORKSHOPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Operatic techniques for the singer/actor: the cultivation,through study and performance, of free, expressive and significantmovement on stage, and the development of musical, dramatic andmuscular sensitivity as the basis of good opera theater. Participationin scenes programs. On occasion this course may require weekendrehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possibleconflicts. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 337 - UNDERGRADUATE ORCHESTRAShort Title: UNDERGRADUATE ORCHESTRADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 338 - UNDERGRADUATE CHAMBER MUSICShort Title: CHAMBER MUSIC - UGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.NOTE: ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN REGISTERING FOR CHAMBERMUSIC SHOULD REGISTER IN SECTION 1. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 339 - UNDERGRADUATE ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIREShort Title: UG ORCHESTRAL REPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Section 1: Violin; Section 2: Viola; Section 3: Cello; Section4: Double Bass; Section 5: Woodwinds; Section 6: Brass; Section 7:Percussion; Section 8: Harp. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 340 - RICE SYMPHONIC BANDShort Title: RICE SYMPHONIC BANDDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Section 1: SYMPHONIC BAND, TUD Band Hall; Section2: CHAMBER MUSIC FOR NON-MAJORS: students wiht already-formed chamber ensembles will apply for this course in the fall. Seebands.rice.edu for applications. Those selected will be given instructorpermission for the spring semester. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 341 - JUNIOR RECITALShort Title: JUNIOR RECITALDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 342 - RICE JAZZ ENSEMBLEShort Title: RICE JAZZ ENSEMBLEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Section 1, Jazz Ensemble; Section 2, Jazz Lab. TUD BandHall. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsals andperformances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 345 - APPLIED STUDIES IN JAZZShort Title: APPLIED STUDIES IN JAZZDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Private lessons on specific advanced techniques in jazzimprovisation. Must register with the Shepherd School and the Registrar'sOffice by the first week of classes. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 351 - CONCENTRATION FLUTEShort Title: CONCENTRATION FLUTEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 353 - CONCENTRATION OBOEShort Title: CONCENTRATION OBOEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 355 - CONCENTRATION CLARINETShort Title: CONCENTRATION CLARINETDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 357 - CONCENTRATION BASSOONShort Title: CONCENTRATION BASSOONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 361 - CONCENTRATION HORNShort Title: CONCENTRATION HORNDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 363 - CONCENTRATION TRUMPETShort Title: CONCENTRATION TRUMPETDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 365 - CONCENTRATION TROMBONEShort Title: CONCENTRATION TROMBONEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 367 - CONCENTRATION TUBAShort Title: CONCENTRATION TUBADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 371 - CONCENTRATION PERCUSSIONShort Title: CONCENTRATION PERCUSSIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 373 - CONCENTRATION VOICEShort Title: CONCENTRATION VOICEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 377 - UNDERGRADUATE OPERA PERFORMANCEShort Title: UG OPER PERFORMANCEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 1-2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: After audition, Director of Opera Studies makes roleassignments and grants credit to roles. Leading roles get 2 credits, smallroles and chorus in opera get 1 credit. Instructor Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 378 - CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY, AND CROSS-CULTURALASIAN MUSICShort Title: CROSS-CULTURAL ASIAN MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: This course will focus on traditional and contemporary artmusic from Asia. The classroom lectures are designed to introduce andaccompany one or two events which will include live performances,workshops, lectures by invited performers and scholars. This course maybe repeated since each year the countries and invited guest performers/scholars will represent different geographical areas. Cross-list: ASIA 378.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 379 - CREATIVITY UP CLOSEShort Title: CREATIVITY UP CLOSEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarDistribution Group: Distribution Group IICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: This inter-disciplinary course explores creativity in humanbehavior and society. Seminars focus on the neuroscience, psychology,sociology and economics of creativity. Students develop hands-oncreative projects in oral history, music, industrial design and video. Noprior experiences in study of these disciplines required.
MUSI 381 - CONCENTRATION PIANOShort Title: CONCENTRATION PIANODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 383 - CONCENTRATION ORGANShort Title: CONCENTRATION ORGANDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 384 - CONCENTRATION ORGAN INTENSIVEShort Title: CONCENTRATION ORGAN INTENSIVEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 387 - CONCENTRATION HARPShort Title: CONCENTRATION HARPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 389 - COLLABORATIVE PIANO SKILLSShort Title: COLLABORATIVE PIANO SKILLSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A practicum exploring the pianist as an ensemble player.3 sessions weekly. Performance class for pianists in partnership withinstrumentalists and singers-particular techniques discovered in balance,pedaling, articulation, style, etc.; Supervised sight-reading privateappointment with instructor on individual repertoire-songs, sonatas,concerto reductions, etc. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 391 - CONCENTRATION VIOLINShort Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLINDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 393 - CONCENTRATION VIOLAShort Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 395 - CONCENTRATION VIOLONCELLOShort Title: CONCENTRATION VIOLONCELLODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 397 - CONCENTRATION DOUBLE BASSShort Title: CONCENTRATION DOUBLE BASSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 401 - COMPOSITION FOR MAJORSShort Title: COMPOSITION FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 403 - BASIC ELECTRONIC MUSICShort Title: BASIC ELECTRONIC MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Introduction to electronic and computer music.
MUSI 404 - ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITIONShort Title: ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Continuation of MUSI 403.
MUSI 405 - MUSIC BUSINESS AND LAWShort Title: MUSIC BUSINESS AND LAWDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Course offering alternates with MUSI 417, "Music for Film."Offered in Spring.
MUSI 407 - CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE CLASSIC PERIODShort Title: CHAMBER MUSIC CLASSIC PERIODDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Performance styles and rhetoric are examined and directedtoward performance approaches to the music of Haydn, Mozart, and earlyBeethoven, and others. Practical application of dances, textures, andpopular topics of the time as well as an understanding of harmonic andformal implications. String quartet majors only - other music majors mayaudit.
MUSI 413 - INTRODUCTION TO DALCROZE EURHYTHMICSShort Title: DALCROZE EURHYTHMICSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a musical education which aims toengage and utilize one's whole being in the learning process. Studentswill explore very basic to quite complex rhythmic concepts throughexperiencing their own inner fluidity and spacial energy. The class isdesigned around the philosophy and teachings of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 414 - PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC LITERATUREShort Title: PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC LITERATUREDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Survey on 20th and 21st century chamber music with piano.Instructor Permission Required.
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MUSI 415 - BAND ARRANGINGShort Title: BAND ARRANGINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Creative band arranging for marching, jazz, and concertbands. Study of contemporary harmony, musical style, and scoringsupported by practical performance and analysis of student projects.Meets in TUD S101A. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 416 - ORCHESTRATIONShort Title: ORCHESTRATIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Intensive study of the individual instruments of the orchestraand orchestrational techniques from the classical period through thepresent. Works for analysis include those by Mozart, Beethoven, andRavel. Students will also form an ensemble and arrange/orchestrateworks for the ensemble.
MUSI 417 - MUSIC FOR MEDIAShort Title: MUSIC FOR MEDIADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: An overview of writing music for linear and non-linear media,includes motion pictures, television, interactive and passive multimediaand digital games. Instructor Permission Required.
MUSI 421 - THE MODERN ERAShort Title: THE MODERN ERADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureDistribution Group: Distribution Group ICredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MUSI 322Description: Advanced historical studies in music of the twentieth andtwenty-first centuries. Score reading ability required.
MUSI 422 - RENAISSANCE MUSICShort Title: RENAISSANCE MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A study of the major musical styles and composers ofWestern art and music between 1400 and 1600 and their historical,cultural, and sociological contexts.
MUSI 426 - PIANO LITERATURE - SURVEYShort Title: PIANO LITERATURE - SURVEYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
MUSI 429 - MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGESShort Title: MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE AGESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A study of the major musical styles and composersof western art music before 1400 and their historical, cultural, andsociological contexts. Cross-list: MDEM 429.
MUSI 432 - GRADUATE AURAL SKILLS REVIEWShort Title: GRADUATE AURAL SKILLS REVIEWDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A remedial course in ear-training, sight-singing, and musicaldictation.
MUSI 435 - CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLEShort Title: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Note: Does not count as chamber music. Not offeredregularly. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 436 - COLLEGIUM MUSICUMShort Title: COLLEGIUM MUSICUMDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: The performance of vocal and instrumental music ofthe Renaissance and Baroque eras in which instrumentalists useperiod instruments. Specific repertory will depend on student interestand on the availability of instruments. The class entails two hours ofevening rehearsal each week and an end-of-semester recital of musicprepared. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Instructor Permission Required. Cross-list: MDEM 456. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 441 - SENIOR RECITALShort Title: SENIOR RECITALDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 444 - PRACTICUM IN CONTEMPORARY MUSICShort Title: PRACTICUM IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Each student will write a piece for an ensemble formedwithin the class. The piece will be rehearsed and coached as it is beingwritten, and will be performed on various recitals. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 445 - KEYBOARD HARMONY AND FIGURED BASS IShort Title: KEYBOARD HARMONY & FIG BASS IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 or MUSI 683Description: A study in skills of harmonization at the keyboard, realizationof figured bass, score and clef reading, transposition, and modulation.
MUSI 446 - KEYBOARD HARMONY AND FIGURED BASS IIShort Title: KEYBOARD HARMONY & FIG BASS IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 or MUSI 683Description: A continued exploration of skills introduced in MUSI 445.In addition to further study in score reading, and harmonization at thekeyboard, students will learn to realize continuo accompaniments fromscores using figured bass.
MUSI 447 - INTRODUCTION TO PIANO TECHNOLOGYShort Title: INTRO TO PIANO TECHNOLOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Introduction to the tuning and maintenance of pianos.Includes the theory and acoustics of tuning, a brief history of the piano,and a general exposure to restoration, as well as "hands-on" experience.
MUSI 448 - PIANO TECHNOLOGY PRACTICUM FOR PIANISTSShort Title: PIANO TECH PRACTICUM PIANISTSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A practicum exploring the basic maintenance procedures ofthe modern pianoforte. Students will learn cleaning and unison tuning aswell as basic action regulation.
MUSI 449 - UNDERGRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDYShort Title: UNDERGRAD INDEPENDENT STUDYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 1-3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 450 - QUALIFYING RECITALShort Title: QUALIFYING RECITALDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required.
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MUSI 451 - FLUTE FOR MAJORSShort Title: FLUTE FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 453 - OBOE FOR MAJORSShort Title: OBOE FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 454 - OBOE TECHNOLOGYShort Title: OBOE TECHNOLOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A hands on study of the basic maintenance and regulation ofthe oboe, as well as an overview of available equipment for gouging andshaping. Course offered irregularly. Recommended prerequisite(s): DMAenrollment in oboe performance.
MUSI 455 - CLARINET FOR MAJORSShort Title: CLARINET FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 457 - BASSOON FOR MAJORSShort Title: BASSOON FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 459 - THEORY OF WOOD WIND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUESShort Title: THEORY OF WOODWIND PERF TECHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Primarily for conductors and composers.
MUSI 461 - HORN FOR MAJORSShort Title: HORN FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 463 - TRUMPET FOR MAJORSShort Title: TRUMPET FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 465 - TROMBONE FOR MAJORSShort Title: TROMBONE FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 467 - TUBA FOR MAJORSShort Title: TUBA FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 469 - THEORY OF BRASS PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUESShort Title: THEORY OF BRASS PERF TECHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Primarily for conductors and composers.
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MUSI 471 - PERCUSSION FOR MAJORSShort Title: PERCUSSION FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 472 - GENERAL PERCUSSION STUDIESShort Title: GENERAL PERCUSSION STUDIESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: A class that will address other issues of percussion playingto prepare for a job that is not related to regular classical studies, i.e.drum set, jazz kits, rudimental drumming, instrument building, playingshows, sight-reading, etc. The emphasis of the class will vary eachsemester. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 473 - VOICE FOR MAJORSShort Title: VOICE FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Undergraduate Performance Seminar is required for allfreshmen and sophomores. The seminar will meet on Tuesday andThursday from 1:00-1:50. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 475 - THEORY OF VOCAL PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUESShort Title: THEORY OF VOCAL PERFORM TECHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Primarily for conductors and composers.
MUSI 477 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contactdepartment for current semester's topic(s). FALL 2017: A PROUSTSONATA: Weekly seminars explore the music, art and ideas whichintersect in Marcel Proust's in Search of Lost Time, the inspiration forMoody Center guest pianist/director Sarah Rothenberg's multi-mediaperformance, A Proust Sonata. The course also delves in the process ofcreating interdisciplinary work. Students of all backgrounds are welcome.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 479 - THEORY OF PERCUSSION PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUESShort Title: THEORY OF PERCUSSION PERF TECHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Primarily for conductors and composers.
MUSI 481 - PIANO FOR MAJORSShort Title: PIANO FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 483 - ORGAN FOR MAJORSShort Title: ORGAN FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 487 - HARP FOR MAJORSShort Title: HARP FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 491 - VIOLIN FOR MAJORSShort Title: VIOLIN FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 492 - STRING TECHNOLOGYShort Title: STRING TECHNOLOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: An introduction and practicum in the maintenance and repairof string instruments. Instructor Permission Required.
MUSI 493 - VIOLA FOR MAJORSShort Title: VIOLA FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 495 - VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORSShort Title: VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 497 - DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORSShort Title: DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 499 - THEORY OF STRING PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUESShort Title: THEORY OF STRING PERF TECHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Primarily for conductors and composers.
MUSI 500 - IMAGINATION AND COMMUNICATION: DEVELOPINGMUSICAL SKILLS THROUGH THEATRICAL TECHNIQUESShort Title: IMAGINATION AND COMMUNICATIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course focuses on teaching communication skillsthrough techniques from other areas of the performing arts. Throughexercises that enhance imagination and creativity, students will learnto use their physical presences more effectively, thus becoming moreeffective communicators with audiences, musician colleagues, and futureemployers. Department Permission Required.
MUSI 501 - ENHANCED PERFORMANCE: WRITING, SPEAKING, PLAYINGShort Title: MUSIC PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course prepares music students to communicate withaudiences effectively beyond their musical performance through theuse of words, both written and oral. Students will study, practice, andgain practical experience in writing and speaking about music through avariety of performance situations. Department Permission Required.
MUSI 502 - CONDUCTING: AN OVERVIEW OF PRACTICAL SKILLSShort Title: CONDUCTINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course is designed to present an array of conductingtools to instrumentalists, vocalists and composers. Discussions andpresentations will cover diverse topics ranging from baton technique toeducation/outreach programming. Department Permission Required.
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MUSI 503 - MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE: THE MIND/BODY CONNECTIONShort Title: MUSIC AND PERFORMANCEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Students learn effective ways to address the physical andmental stress of performance by developing an awareness of the mind/body connection. This course introduces a variety of techniques thathelp musicians to notice and change unhelpful practice habits andmove toward a better performance experience. Department PermissionRequired.
MUSI 504 - COMPUTER ASSISTED MUSIC COMPOSITIONShort Title: COMPUTER ASSISTED MUSIC COMPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Course not offered regularly. Instructor Permission Required.
MUSI 505 - MULTIMEDIA AUTHORINGShort Title: MULTIMEDIA AUTHORINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Course not offered regularly. Instructor Permission Required.
MUSI 507 - TECHNOLOGY FOR MUSICIANSShort Title: TECHNOLOGY FOR MUSICIANSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course will provide student musicians with thecomputer skills necessary for modern musical life. Computer assistednotation, the basics of audio/video production, and website creation willbe covered as students learn to use a number of computer applications.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 508 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PRIVATE TEACHINGShort Title: PRIVATE TEACHING FUNDAMENTALSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course will focus on the teaching of individual lessonsto music students. It will emphasize effective ways to start a beginningstudent, how to develop musicianship, and how to teach good practicehabits. Department Permission Required.
MUSI 509 - THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE FOR MUSICIANSShort Title: THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The Alexander Technique is a mind/body educationalprocess that teaches balance, poise and efficiency of movement.Students will discover how the Technique can be applied to performanceand practice, thus gaining greater awareness and ease within their art.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 510 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSICIANSShort Title: PRO DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSICIANSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course explores the practical aspects of building andsustaining a career in music. Using networking, self-promotion, andpresentation skills, students will create projects needed for pursuing theircareers. Guest speakers will offer additional resources for students asthey learn how to navigate the world of the Music Business. DepartmentPermission Required.
MUSI 511 - GRADUATE THEORY REVIEWShort Title: GRADUATE THEORY REVIEWDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A comprehensive review of Common Practice theory, plus abrief introduction to 20th Century analysis.
MUSI 512 - ANALYTICAL SYSTEMSShort Title: ANALYTICAL SYSTEMSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Practical applications of principal analytical systems.
MUSI 513 - MODAL COUNTERPOINTShort Title: MODAL COUNTERPOINTDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Applied contrapuntal techniques of the 16th century, andanalysis of selected works.
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MUSI 514 - SCORE READING AND THEORY AT THE KEYBOARDShort Title: SCORE READINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced studies in reading an orchestral score at thekeyboard. Department Permission Required.
MUSI 515 - MUSIC ENTREPRENEURSHIPShort Title: MUSIC ENTREPRENEURSHIPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Music Entrepreneurship introduces the music student tothe idea and development of a business strategy via introduction to thebusiness plan model. Students learn to develop mission statements,analyze markets and competition, research advertising and promotionalstrategies and put together financial assumptions and forecast intobusiness friendly templates. Department Permission Required.
MUSI 516 - ADVANCED ORCHESTRATIONShort Title: ADV ORCHESTRATIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 416Description: Advanced studies in orchestrational techniques from theclassical era through the present day.
MUSI 517 - EARLY MODERN MASTERSShort Title: EARLY MODERN MASTERSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Analysis of music from 1900-1950. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 518 - THE ART AND BUSINESS OF STUDIO TEACHINGShort Title: ART & BUSINESS STUDIO TEACHINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Independent studio teaching offers musicians both incomestability and flexibility in scheduling, but requires clarity of approach,organization, and business savvy to be effective and rewarding. Inaddition to practicing these skills, students will learn how to attractstudents and build a reputation as an exemplary teacher. DepartmentPermission Required.
MUSI 519 - THEMATIC PROGRAMMING: THE ART OF THE RECITALShort Title: THEMATIC PROGRAMMINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course concentrates on ways to revitalize and re-inventthe traditional recital so that it appeals to performer and audience alike.After gaining an understanding of innovative and thematic programming,presentational skills and production planning, students will create,produce and perform an invigorating and exiting recital program.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 521 - GRADUATE REVIEW OF MUSIC HISTORY IShort Title: GRAD REVIEW OF MUSIC HIST IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Survey of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music forgraduate students. Assigned on the basis of placement exam only.
MUSI 522 - GRADUATE REVIEW OF MUSIC HISTORY IIShort Title: GRAD REVIEW OF MUSIC HIST IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Survey of Classical, Romantic and 20th century music forgraduate students. Assigned on the basis of placement exam only.
MUSI 523 - BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH METHODSShort Title: BIBLIOG&RESEARCH METHODSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of bibliography methods and techniques in researchmethodology.
MUSI 524 - AMERICAN MUSICShort Title: AMERICAN MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Exploration of art music in the United States, ca. 1800-ca.1940, with reference to earlier American and European styles.
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MUSI 525 - PERFORMANCE PRACTICES SEMINARShort Title: PERFORMANCE PRACTICES SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The study of performing practices of music prior to theRomantic era. Topics will range from pre-performance considerationsof pitch and tuning systems to those of performance, such as bassocontinuo realization, improvisation, vibrato, and articulation. Course notoffered regularly.
MUSI 526 - WOMEN IN MUSICShort Title: WOMEN IN MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of gender in music, including aesthetics andrepresentation, and of the major roles women have assumed in music,especially as composers, performers and patrons. While the courseemphasizes the western art tradition, other types of music are exploredas well. Cross-list: SWGS 440.
MUSI 527 - TOPICS IN EARLY MUSICShort Title: TOPICS IN EARLY MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced study in selected topics in music history prior to1600. Topics may vary. Please consult with the department for additionalinformation. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 528 - TOPICS IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIESShort Title: TOPICS IN 17TH&18TH CENTURIESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Topics in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Topics may vary.Please consult with the department for additional information. SECTIONONE - HANDEL'S OPERAS & ORATORIOS: This seminar focuses on theoperas and oratorios of Handel's career in London with an emphasis onrediscovering their artistic and literary contexts. Related topics area thepractices of the theater that defined Handel's operas and oratorios, suchas voice types and singing styles, acting techniques, staging, theaterdesign. SECTION TWO - MOZART: This seminar will focus on the life andworks of Mozart. Stylistic and critical analysis of his music will alternatewith the study of his biography. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 529 - TOPICS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIESShort Title: TOPICS IN 19TH&20TH CENTURIESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced study in selected topics in music history ofthe 19th and 20th centuries. Topics may vary. Please consult with thedepartment for additional information. SECTION ONE: FOLKLORISM IN19TH CENTURY MUSIC: Romantic composers frequently borrowed fromboth native and exotic folk music. This seminar will explore the politicaland aesthetic motivations for this practice, its influence on musical style,and its effect on the reception of 10th century music. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 530 - MUSIC, MAGIC, AND SCIENCE IN THE MODERN WORLDShort Title: MUSIC, MAGIC, AND SCIENCEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course explores the place of music vis-a-vis changingconceptions of the natural and supernatural worlds in Western modernity.Topics include music and occult science in the Renaissance, the impactof the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment on musical thought;the development of modern acoustics, and contemporary approaches ofthe field of music cognition.
MUSI 532 - THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD AND THE MUSICIAN'S BODYShort Title: THE FELDENKRAIS METHODDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Students will experience the Feldenkrais Method throughthe group learning modality of "Awareness Through Movement" inorder to develop a practice that will serve to mitigate stress, reduce thelikelihood of repetitive use injuries and create a more easeful presence inperformance. Department Permission Required.
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MUSI 533 - GRADUATE CONDUCTING SEMINARShort Title: GRADUATE CONDUCTING SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 534 - PROGRAM MUSIC IN THE 19TH CENTURYShort Title: PROGRAM MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course will explore grammaticism in Western art musicwith a particular focus on orchestral repertoire of the nineteenth century(including works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Liszt, Tchaikovsky,Strauss, Mahler, and Debussy). Alongside formal issues, we will considerhistorical perspectives on this repertoire as well as long-lived aestheticdebates about music's capacity to represent the external world.
MUSI 536 - LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE ARTSShort Title: LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE ARTSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course will explore ways individuals in varied disciplinescan combine forces to developed launch a creative concept which will beperformed of the public on campus. Instructor Permission Required.
MUSI 537 - SATIE, COCTEAU, & LES SIX: PARIS IN THE 1920s ANDBEYONDShort Title: SATIE, COCTEAU, AND LES SIXDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A study of the musical realization of Apollinaire's "new spirit"in the works of Erik Satie, as promoted by Jean Cocteau circa 1918,and the attraction that this new aesthetic had for young composersknown as Les Six. With special attention to the works of Francis Poulenc,especially those represented in the Lambiotte Poulenc Archive housed inthe Woodson Research Center.
MUSI 540 - APPLIED JAZZ IMPROVISATION: DEVELOPING SOLOIMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS IN THE JAZZ IDIOMShort Title: APPLIED JAZZ IMPROVISATIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The goal of this course is to introduce and develop Jazzimprovisational skills for the classically trained musician. Studentswill use "swing style" accompaniment to learn to develop and performimprovised Jazz solos on a variety of harmonic formats. DepartmentPermission Required.
MUSI 543 - MUSIC AND MODERNISM IN FRANCEShort Title: FRENCH MODERNISMDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course considers musical culture in France aroundthe turn of the twentieth century, particularly the music of Debussy,in light of contemporaneous "modernisms" in visual art and literature(Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Decadence, Symbolism).
MUSI 545 - LITURGICAL ORGAN PLAYINGShort Title: LITURGICAL ORGAN PLAYINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: A course devoted to the service-playing skills requiredof a parish organist. Students will study effective techniques ofaccompanying congregational song from the organ. Emphasis willbe placed on introductions, interludes, modulations for hymns andappropriate choices of registration, repertoire and hymnody forceremonial occasions and liturgical year. Concurrent enrollment inMUSI 483 or MUSI 683 is required.
MUSI 546 - ACCOMPANYING AT THE ORGANShort Title: ACCOMPANYING AT THE ORGANDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: This course explores accompanying skills essential to theprofessional organist using a variety of choral literature customarilyaccompanied from the organ. Transcribed accompaniments will be mixedwith original choral or vocal works scored for organ accompaniment froma variety of styles and periods. Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 483 orMUSI 683 is required.
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MUSI 547 - CHURCH MUSIC SEMINAR IShort Title: CHURCH MUSIC SEMINAR IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: A course devoted to the musical and administrativeskills required of church music programs serving persons of all ages.Students will develop choral conducting techniques in addition to aknowledge of choral literature, liturgy, and the musical and theologicalmaterials available to those who create worship. Concurrent enrollment inMUSI 483 or MUSI 683 is required.
MUSI 548 - CHURCH MUSIC SEMINAR IIShort Title: CHURCH MUSIC SEMINAR IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: This course will further develop choral conductingtechniques and provide instruction in vocal techniques appropriatefor use in choral rehearsals. Large-scale choral works will be analyzedand discussed in order to refine systems of score study and rehearsalplanning. Further discussion of liturgical traditions and appropriaterepertoire selection. Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 483 or MUSI 683 isrequired.
MUSI 549 - VOCAL PHYSIOLOGY & FUNCTIONShort Title: VOCAL PHYSIOLOGY & FUNCTIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to anatomy, physiology and function of thesinging voice.
MUSI 551 - MUSIC OF RICHARD STRAUSSShort Title: MUSIC OF RICHARD STRAUSSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An examination of Strauss's musical style and professionalreputation in the context of changing aesthetic and political perspectivesfrom the 1880s to the 1940s. Analysis of selected lieder, symphonicpoems, and operas, including "Salome" and "Der Rosenkavalier".
MUSI 552 - WORDS AND MUSICShort Title: WORDS AND MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A study of the relationship between text and music in non-operatic solo vocal repertory drawn from a wide historical range. Topicswill include: correspondences between musical and poetic forms, howa song transforms the text that it sets, how text expression has ledcomposers to experiment with musical style.
MUSI 555 - APPRENTICESHIPShort Title: APPRENTICESHIPDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Internship/PracticumCredit Hours: 1-3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 559 - WOODWIND PEDAGOGYShort Title: WOODWIND PEDAGOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 569 - BRASS PEDAGOGYShort Title: BRASS PEDAGOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 570 - ADVANCED OPERA STUDIESShort Title: ADVANCED OPERA STUDIESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced operatic techniques for the singer/actor, includingacting, movement, stage combat, makeup and audition techniquesand preparation. On occasion this course may require rehearsals andperformances outside of class time. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 571 - VOCAL COACHINGShort Title: VOCAL COACHINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 572 - GRADUATE OPERA PERFORMANCEShort Title: GRADUATE OPERA PERFORMANCEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 1-2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: After audition, Director of Opera Studies makes roleassignments and grants credit to roles. Leading roles get 2 credits, smallroles and chorus in Opera get 1 credit. Instructor Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 573 - ITALIAN DICTIONShort Title: ITALIAN DICTIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 574 - GERMAN DICTIONShort Title: GERMAN DICTIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 575 - VOICE REPERTOIRE IShort Title: VOICE REPERTOIRE IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 576 - VOICE REPERTOIRE IIShort Title: VOICE REPERTOIRE IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 577 - ENGLISH DICTIONShort Title: ENGLISH DICTIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 578 - FRENCH DICTIONShort Title: FRENCH DICTIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 579 - PERCUSSION PEDAGOGYShort Title: PERCUSSION PEDAGOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: Graduate
MUSI 581 - ARIA REPERTOIREShort Title: ARIA REPERTOIREDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A comprehensive survey of operatic arias from the standardrepertoire for pianists. The survey will be structured according to vocalFachs and stylistic/historical perspectives. Instructor PermissionRequired. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 583 - INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANYING TECHNIQUESShort Title: INSTRUMENT ACCOMPANY TECHNQDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A course for graduate piano chamber music majors,emphasizing practical skills of accompanying strings and windinstruments in a wide variety of repertoire. Instructor PermissionRequired.
MUSI 584 - VOCAL ACCOMPANYING TECHNIQUES FOR PIANISTSShort Title: VOCAL ACCOMP TECH FOR PIANISTSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A course for graduate piano majors, emphasizing practicalskills of accompanying singers. Instructor Permission Required.
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MUSI 585 - SONATA CLASSShort Title: SONATA CLASSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Class focuses on major duo-sonata repertoire for any stringor wind instrument with piano. The course consists of up to 10 privatecoachings; studio class once each month; and final recital. Students mayenroll as a duo or as individuals. Students may choose their repertoireand partners for the semester, and may prepare one or two sonatas.Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 587 - GRADUATE DICTION FOR SINGERSShort Title: GRADUATE DICTION FOR SINGERSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Principals of lyric diction in Italian, English, French, andGerman. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 588 - PIANO PEDAGOGYShort Title: PIANO PEDAGOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An overview of the group piano area which includes acomprehensive study of standard methods, in-depth discussion of groupvs. individual lessons, and a supervised student teaching practicum.
MUSI 599 - STRING PEDAGOGYShort Title: STRING PEDAGOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Section 1 Violin(open to all violin students); Section 2 Viola;Section 3 Cello; Section 4 Double Bass.
MUSI 601 - COMPOSITION FOR MAJORS ADVANCED AND GRADUATESShort Title: COMPOSITN FOR MAJORS ADV&GRADDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 603 - GRADUATE COMPOSITION SEMINARShort Title: GRAD COMPOSITION SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 605 - ADVANCED ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER MUSIC SYSTEMSShort Title: ADV ELECT&COMP MUSIC SYSTEMSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced topics and applications in computer andelectronic music composition. Instructor Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 606 - ADVANCED COMPUTER SOUND SYNTHESISShort Title: ADV COMPUTER SOUND SYNTHESISDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 605Description: Continuation of MUSI 605. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 608 - IMPROVISATION AT THE ORGANShort Title: IMPROVISATION AT THE ORGANDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: A course devoted to advancing knowledge and developingskills of improvisation at the organ. Discussion and analysis of themes,modality vs. tonality, modulations, harmonizations of scales, modes,chorales and plainchant will lead to improvisations in such forms as thechorale partita, monothematic sonata, passacaglia, French suite, fugue,and other forms. Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 483 or MUSI 683 isrequired. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 611 - CLASSROOM PEDAGOGYShort Title: CLASSROOM PEDAGOGYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The practical application of various teaching methods, andan in depth study of college-level materials. Department PermissionRequired.
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MUSI 613 - TONAL COUNTERPOINTShort Title: TONAL COUNTERPOINTDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: 18th Century counterpoint in the style of J.S. Bach.Instructor Permission Required.
MUSI 614 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC THEORY AND MUSIC THEORYCOMPOSITIONShort Title: MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSITIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: SECTION 1: This course focuses on chromatic harmonyas it was developed during the long 19th century. The first half of thecourse deals with chromaticism as a supplement to diatonicism, thesecond half with chromatic space on its own terms. SECTION 2: A hands-on consideration of improvised or quasi-extemporized elements in 18thcentury repertoire. Coursework will focus equally on analysis (examiningextant musical examples and treatises from the period) and practicalapplication (composing examples and making realizations). Repeatablefor Credit.
MUSI 615 - MUSIC OF RAVEL: MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSTIONShort Title: MUSIC OF RAVELDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An in-depth study of Ravel's music using several approaches,including investigation of additive harmony, Ravel's use of alternativescales, and the relationship between Ravel's music and contemporarytrend in poetry and psychology. Recommended prerequisite(s): Ability toread music well and some previous study in music theory.
MUSI 617 - MUSIC SINCE 1950Short Title: MUSIC SINCE 1950Department: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study and analysis of composers and music from Post-World War II to the present.
MUSI 619 - HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY PIANISMShort Title: 20TH CENTURY PIANISM HISTORYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A critical survey of the great pianists of the 20th centurycovering the stylistic and pianistic traits of each, including a selectivediscography for each pianist.
MUSI 620 - HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF PIANO TECHNIQUEShort Title: HIST OVERVIEW OF PIANO TECHNIQDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A survey of the teaching of piano technique from thehistorical perspective. The focus will be on documents and quotes fromhistorical pedagogues such as C.P.E Bach, Clementi, Chopin, and thepianists of the 20th century.
MUSI 621 - SELECTED STUDIES IN MUSIC HISTORYShort Title: MUSICAL MEDIEVALISMDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Seminar on individual topics in music history. Content varies.Fall 2017: Seminar explores the relevance of medieval music in themodern era. Major topics cover questions of form and design, receptionand restoration of medieval music, and uses of actual medieval musicand devices by later composers. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 622 - EARLY OPERAShort Title: EARLY OPERADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A study of opera history from the beginning of theseventeenth Century through Mozart's early works of the 1770's. We willconsider literary sources, versification, musical forms, and the periodic"reforms" within the first two centuries of opera.
MUSI 623 - J.S. BACH: CAREER, WORKS, AND CRITICAL RECEPTIONShort Title: J.S. BACH:CAREER,WORKS&RECEPTNDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An examination of Bach's music and the socialcircumstances in which he created it. A substantial portion of the coursewill focus on issues and controversies in recent Bach scholarship.
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MUSI 624 - SEMINAR ON A SELECTED COMPOSERShort Title: SEM ON SELECT COMPOSERDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced study of the music of a single composer. Topicsmay vary. Please consult with the department for additional information.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 625 - MOZART OPERASShort Title: MOZART OPERASDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of three or four of Mozart's operas in-depth, with afocus on how music shapes drama, interpretation, characterization, andmeaning.
MUSI 626 - THE CLASSICAL STYLEShort Title: THE CLASSICAL STYLEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A study of the way in which Haydn, Mozart, and Beethovencreate large musical forms that have purely musical meaning whichdoes not derive from a text. We will consider various approaches tounderstanding musical meaning including rhetoric, structure, and style.
MUSI 627 - ROMANTIC SONGS AND PIANO PIECESShort Title: ROMANTIC SONGS & PIANO PIECESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of songs and piano character pieces of Schumann,Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Schubert from analytical and historicalperspectives.
MUSI 631 - MOCK AUDITIONShort Title: MOCK AUDITIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 635 - ADVANCED ORCHESTRAShort Title: ADVANCED ORCHESTRADepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 636 - ADVANCED CHAMBER MUSICShort Title: ADVANCED CHAMBER MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.NOTE: ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN REGISTERING FOR CHAMBERMUSIC SHOULD REGISTER IN SECTION 1. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 637 - ADVANCED CONDUCTING FOR MAJORSShort Title: ADVANCED CONDUCTING FOR MAJORSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 640 - RICE CHORALE - ADVANCEDShort Title: RICE CHORALE - ADVANCEDDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the Instructor regarding possible conflicts.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 641 - MASTER'S RECITAL IShort Title: MASTER'S RECITAL IDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required.
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MUSI 642 - ACCOMPANYINGShort Title: ACCOMPANYINGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Accompanying a single student recital, including the preview,dress rehearsal, performance, their lessons with the soloist's teacher,and practice times mutually agreeable to soloist and accompanist. ORaccompanying private lessons in studios as assigned for a total of fourhours per week. On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 645 - ORGAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1750Short Title: ORGAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1750Department: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A historical study of organ literature coordinated with astudy of the development of the organ as a musical instrument. Studentswill study and research organ music before 1750, developing familiaritywith the period and national styles, an understanding of characteristicinstruments, as well as practices of registration and performance.Concurrent enrollment in MUSI 483 or MUSI 683 is required.
MUSI 646 - ORGAN LITERATURE SINCE 1750Short Title: ORGAN LITERATURE SINCE 1750Department: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: Students will develop an understanding of form,interpretation and characteristic national styles through study andresearch of representative works composed after 1750. Trends in organconstruction in France, Germany, England and North America duringthe 19th through 21st centuries will be discussed in relation to thecompositions these instruments inspired. Concurrent enrollment inMUSI 483 or MUSI 683 is required.
MUSI 647 - MASTER'S THESISShort Title: MASTER'S THESISDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Composition majors are required to attend 3 hours oforchestra rehearsal per week to satisfy the course requirement.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 649 - GRADUATE INDEPENDENT STUDYShort Title: GRAD INDEPENDENT STUDYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 1-3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 651 - FLUTE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: FLUTE FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 653 - OBOE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: OBOE FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 655 - CLARINET FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: CLARINET FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 656 - BASSOON FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: BASSOON FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 661 - HORN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: HORN FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 663 - TRUMPET FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: TRUMPET FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 665 - TROMBONE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: TROMBONE FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 667 - TUBA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: TUBA FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 671 - PERCUSSION FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: PERCUSSION FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 673 - VOICE FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: VOICE FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 677 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Internship/Practicum, Lecture, Laboratory, SeminarCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contactdepartment for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 681 - PIANO FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: PIANO FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 682 - ACCOMPANYING/VOCAL COACHING SEMINARShort Title: ACCOMP/VOCAL COACHING SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Intensive studies of both song art and solo opera repertoirethat is limited to the individual singers who will be involved with eachpianist. All facets related to preforming and coaching repertoire withupper level undergraduate and graduate level singers will be explored.Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 683 - ORGAN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: ORGAN FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 687 - HARP FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: HARP FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 689 - PIANO FOR CHAMBER MUSIC AND ACCOMPANYINGMAJORS, ADVANCED/GRADUATEShort Title: PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC&ACCOMP MAJDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 690 - INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT COACHING FOR STRING QUARTETMAJORSShort Title: IND INST COACH-STR QTET MAJDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Advanced individual instrumental coaching for students inthe M.Mus. string quartet program. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 691 - VIOLIN FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: VIOLIN FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 693 - VIOLA FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: VIOLA FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 695 - VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: VIOLONCELLO FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 697 - DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORS-ADVANCEDShort Title: DOUBLE BASS FOR MAJORS-ADVDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 698 - ADVANCED STRING QUARTETSShort Title: ADVANCED STRING QUARTETSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Private lessons for graduate students enrolled in the M.Mus.string quartet program. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 700 - GRADUATE RESEARCHShort Title: GRADUATE RESEARCHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 1-9Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 705 - APPRENTICESHIP - ARTISTIC OUTREACHShort Title: APPRENTICESHIP ARTISTIC OUTRCHDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateCorequisite: MUSI 698Description: Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 707 - DOCTORAL INDEPENDENT STUDY, COMPOSITIONShort Title: DOCTORAL IND.STUDY,COMPOSITIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Independent project at the doctoral level. InstructorPermission Required.
MUSI 711 - ANALYTICAL APPROACHESShort Title: ANALYTICAL APPROACHESDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: In depth exploration of tonal and post-tonal analyticalprocedures. Required of all doctoral students. Instructor PermissionRequired. Recommended prerequisite(s): MUSI 512 or equivalent.
MUSI 712 - SEMINAR IN ADVANCED ANALYSISShort Title: SEMINAR IN ADVANCED ANALYSISDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 711Description: This class will build on the concept and materials presentedin MUSI 711. Students will do in-depth analyses of significant pieces fromseveral style periods. Instructor Permission Required.
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MUSI 713 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED ANALYSISShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICS: ADV. ANALYSISDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Special topics in Advanced Analysis will be presented by aresident scholar, reflecting current trends in music theory and analysis,and discussing his or her research in these areas. Instructor PermissionRequired. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 721 - MUSIC OF SCHOENBERGShort Title: MUSIC OF SCHOENBERGDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of the music of Arnold Schoenberg in the context ofthe major musical centers and artistic movements that colored his works:Vienna, Berlin, romanticism, expressionism and the New Objectivity.
MUSI 722 - MUSIC OF STRAVINSKYShort Title: MUSIC OF STRAVINSKYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of Igor Stravinsky's major ballets.
MUSI 723 - AESTHETICS OF MUSICShort Title: AESTHETICS OF MUSICDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An introduction to music aesthetics, focusing oncontemporary theories and writings.
MUSI 725 - ORGAN LITERATURE SEMINARShort Title: ORGAN LITERATURE SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MUSI 483 (may be taken concurrently) or MUSI 683 (maybe taken concurrently)Description: This course is devoted to intensive study of an area of organliterature, design, or performance practice. Emphasis will be placed uponin-depth study or the works of a selected composer or genre. Concurrentenrollment in MUSI 483 or MUSI 683 is required.
MUSI 733 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR I: CAREER SKILLSShort Title: DOC. SEMINAR I: CAREER SKILLSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Practical training in digital recording, editing, and producingand preparation for academic jobs. Required of, and limited to, doctoralmusic majors. Department Permission Required.
MUSI 735 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR II: REPERTORYShort Title: DOCTORAL SEM II: REPERTORYDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: In-depth study of chamber music and concert repertory.Required of, and limited to, all doctoral music students. DepartmentPermission Required.
MUSI 736 - SOLO REPERTORY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTSShort Title: SOLO REP FOR DOC. STUDENTSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: One semester required of all doctoral students inperformance areas. Additional semesters may be taken at the discretionof the major teacher. Department Permission Required. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 738 - DOCTORAL INDIVIDUAL PROJECTShort Title: DOCTORAL INDIVIDUAL PROJECTDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A substantial project in an area of the student's interest.Working with a faculty member, each doctoral music student will propose,carry out and then give a public report on the project. Proposals must beapproved by the Graduate Studies Committee. Department PermissionRequired.
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MUSI 739 - PEDAGOGY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTSShort Title: PEDAGOGY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTSDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The study of methods and materials specific to eachstudent's major, focusing on the teaching of private studio lessonsand instrumental or vocal classes for college-level students. Includespractical training. Each student will work with their major teacher or afaculty member designated by their department. Section 001 - PIANO;002 - VOICE; 003 - FLUTE; 004 - CLARINET; 005 - OBOE; 006 - VIOLIN;007 - VIOLA; 008 - CELLO; 009 - DOUBLEBASS; 010 - PERCUSSION.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 741 - MASTER'S RECITAL IIShort Title: MASTER'S RECITAL IIDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required.
MUSI 742 - STRING QUARTET RECITALShort Title: STRING QUARTET RECITALDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Each recital will include a format chosen by the quartetand natural to them in which they relate to the general public in ameaningful, non-technical way (i.e., pre-concert question and answersession, etc.). These are not lecture-recitals in the traditional, academicsense: their aim is to give the quartet guidance and experience in howto impart substantive information that help non-musicians deepen theirconcert-going experience. On occasion this course may require weekendrehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regarding possibleconflicts. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 747 - SURVEY-ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIREShort Title: SURVEY-ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIREDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 2Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: A survey of the techniques of orchestral playing withemphasis on preparation of orchestral excerpts for professionalauditions.
MUSI 749 - VOCAL PHYSIOLOGY & FUNCTION FOR DOCTORALSTUDENTSShort Title: VOCAL PHYSIOLOGY & FUNCTIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to anatomy, physiology & function of the singingvoice.
MUSI 750 - DOCTORAL DOCUMENTShort Title: DOCTORAL DOCUMENTDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Supervised research and writing of doctoral document.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 751 - DOCTORAL SOLO RECITALShort Title: DOCTORAL RECITAL-SOLODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: On occasion this course may require weekend rehearsalsand performances. Consult the instructor regarding possible conflicts.Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 752 - DOCTORAL CHAMBER MUSIC RECITALShort Title: DOCTORAL RECITAL-CHAMBERDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Doctoral Chamber music recitals will on occasion requireweekend rehearsals and performances. Consult the instructor regardingpossible conflicts. Department Permission Required. DepartmentPermission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 753 - DOCTORAL CONCERTO RECITALShort Title: DOCTORAL RECITAL-CONCERTODepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Doctoral students will perform a concerto as the soloist withan orchestra. This may require weekend rehearsals and performances. Apreview is not required for the concerto recital. Department PermissionRequired. Repeatable for Credit.
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MUSI 754 - DOCTORAL LECTURE-RECITALShort Title: DOCTORAL RECITAL-LECTUREDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The lecture-recital is a combination of performance andlecture on a topic approved by the Graduate Studies Committee. Thelecture portion, which is approximately 50% of the program, , shouldreflect significant research and analysis, including a discussion ofperformance practice where applicable. Department PermissionRequired. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 760 - INDIVIDUAL AND COMMITTEE INSTRUCTION FOR ARTISTDIPLOMAShort Title: INDIV & COMMITTEE INSTR FOR ADDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Weekly lessons with principal teacher as well as periodicallyscheduled mentoring and coaching sessions with members of DiplomaCommittee. Will cover all areas of performance related to chosen field.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 761 - ARTIST DIPLOMA RECITALShort Title: ARTIST DIPLOMA RECITALDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 0Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Public performance exhibitng highest level of technicalmastery and artistic interpretation. Department Permission Required.Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 762 - ARTIST DIPLOMA SEMINARShort Title: ARTIST DIPLOMA SEMINARDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Instruction of matters of musical style and historicallyinformed performance practice. Performance within the class isexpected. Survey performance practices ranging from the Baroque periodthrough 21st century.
MUSI 763 - ARTIST DIPLOMA SPECIAL PROJECTShort Title: ARTIST DIPLOMA SPECIAL PROJECTDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Application of both performance and career-building skillsdirectly in the market place. Repeatable for Credit.
MUSI 764 - ARTIST DIPLOMA PERFORMANCEShort Title: ARTIST DIPLOMA PERFORMANCEDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: StudioCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Participation in orchestra, chamber music, sinfonietta, operaor scenes programs as determined by individual track. Repeatable forCredit.
MUSI 800 - DISSERTATIONShort Title: DISSERTATIONDepartment: MusicGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Students are required to write an original composition ofsubstantial dimensions. The composition must be publicly defendedand submitted, following the university’s regulations and procedures forcandidacy, oral examination, and thesis. Repeatable for Credit.
Description and Code LegendNote: Internally, the university uses the following descriptions, codes, andabbreviations for this academic program. The following is a quick reference:
Course Catalog/Schedule• Course offerings/subject code: MUSI
School Description and Code• Music: MUSI
Undergraduate Degree Descriptions and Codes• Bachelor of Arts degree: BA • Bachelor of Music degree: BMus
Undergraduate Major Descriptions and Code• Major in Music (BA degree): MUSI • Major in Bassoon Performance (BMus degree): MBSN• Major in Cello Performance (BMus degree): MCEL• Major in Clarinet Performance (BMus degree): MCLR• Major in Composition (BMus degree): MCMP• Major in Double Bass Performance (BMus degree): MDBS• Major in Flute Performance (BMus degree): MFLT• Major in Harp Performance (BMus degree): MHRP• Major in Horn Performance (BMus degree): MHRN• Major in Music History (BMus degree): MHIS• Major in Music Theory (BMus degree): MTHE• Major in Oboe Performance (BMus degree): MOBO• Major in Organ Performance (BMus degree): MORG• Major in Percussion Performance (BMus degree): MPER• Major in Piano Performance (BMus degree): MPIA• Major in Trombone Performance (BMus degree): MTRB• Major in Trumpet Performance (BMus degree): MTRP• Major in Tuba Performance (BMus degree): MTUB
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• Major in Viola Performance (BMus degree): MVLA• Major in Violin Performance (BMus degree): MVLN• Major in Vocal Performance (BMus degree): MVOC
Graduate Degree Descriptions and Codes• Master of Music degree: MMus• Artist Diploma: AD• Doctor of Musical Arts degree: DMA
Graduate Degree Program Descriptions and Codes• Degree Program in Bassoon Performance (MMus and AD degrees):
MBSN• Degree Program in Cello Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA degrees):
MCEL• Degree Program in Clarinet Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA
degrees): MCLR• Degree Program in Composition (MMus and DMA degrees): MCMP• Degree Program in Double Bass Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA
degrees): MDBS• Degree Program in Flute Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA degrees):
MFLT• Degree Program in Harp Performance (MMus and AD degrees): MHRP• Degree Program in Horn Performance (MMus and AD degrees):
MHRN• Degree Program in Musicology (MMus degree): MMUC• Degree Program in Oboe Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA degrees):
MOBO• Degree Program in Opera Performance (AD degree): MOPR• Degree Program in Orchestral Conducting (MMus and AD degrees):
MOCO• Degree Program in Organ Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA
degrees): MORG• Degree Program in Percussion Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA
degrees): MPER • Degree Program in Piano Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA degrees):
MPIA • Degree Program in Piano, Chamber Music, and Accompanying (MMus
degree): MPCM • Degree Program in String Quartet Performance (MMus degree): MSQT• Degree Program in Trombone Performance (MMus and AD degrees):
MTRB• Degree Program in Trumpet Performance (MMus and AD degrees):
MTRP• Degree Program in Tuba Performance (MMus and AD degrees): MTUB• Degree Program in Viola Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA degrees):
MVLA• Degree Program in Violin Performance (MMus, AD, and DMA degrees):
MVLN• Degree Program in Vocal Performance (MMus and DMA degrees):
