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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions

The course information (including course titles, descriptions, credit hours, requisites, repeat/retake information, and active status) contained in this catalog is effective as of Fall Semester 2017-18. This information is subject to change at the discretion of Ohio University.
 

Music
  

  • MUS 1210 - Introduction to World Music

    Provide a survey of music as it exists in many cultures. As an introduction to the study of world music students will experience and understand the values and meaning of music in the lives of diverse human communities.

    Credit Hours: 3
    General Education Code: 2CP
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1240 - History of Rock Music I

    Examines birth, growth, and development of rock music through its acceptance as art form with significant influence on youth culture and resulting social implications.

    Credit Hours: 3
    General Education Code: 2FA
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1250 - Introduction to Music History and Literature

    Survey of musical forms, styles, performance media (including jazz and non-Western) from Gregorian era to present.

    Credit Hours: 3
    General Education Code: 2FA
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1470 - Class Voice I

    For instrumental music teachers and music therapists who require beginning voice training.

    Requisites: Music major
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1600 - Music Fundamentals

    For elementary education majors only. Reviews the fundamentals of music with piano applications.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1690X - Wind Band Abroad

    This course is for the enrichment of our band students in the Marching 110 and Wind Symphony and to expose the uniqueness of American bands to France. Both ensembles are open to all student at Ohio University via audition. The course will begin with a history of the musical arts within France and the historical Franco-American connection. It will also introduce students to some conversational basics of the French language as well as French culture. Students will additionally learn about travel safety and risk mitigation in France. During the second half of the semester, students will learn and rehearse the musical repertoire to be performed in Paris and Normandy. The capstone of the course is the trip to France in May, 2016. Performances will take place in Paris and Normandy.

    Requisites: Must be a member of the OU Marching Band or Wind Symphony
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1790 - Technology for Music Educators

    Provides the prospective music educator with technology skills, knowledge of software, and methods for using technology in the music classroom.

    Requisites: Music major
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1810 - Introduction to Music Therapy

    Introduction to clinical practice of music therapy; clinical observation.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2020 - Music Theory IV

    Continuation of MUS 2010. Harmonic and contrapuntal practices of 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including structural analysis of small and large forms.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 2010
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2240 - History of Rock Music II

    This course is a continuation of MUS 1240, History of Rock Music I. MUS 2240 is a historical survey of Rock music from the 1970’s through the 1990’s and beyond.

    Requisites: MUS 1240
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2512 - University Concert Band

    Performance of literature for concert band.

    Requisites: Audition
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2514 - Symphonic Band

    Performance of literature for large concert band.

    Requisites: Audition
    Credit Hours: 1 - 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2520 - Symphony Orchestra

    Performance of literature for the symphony orchestra.

    Requisites: Audition
    Credit Hours: 1 - 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 5.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2530 - University Singers

    Performance of music for SATB choir.

    Requisites: Audition
    Credit Hours: 1 - 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2531 - Choral Union

    Performance of music for large chorus, including literature for chorus and instruments.

    Requisites: Audition
    Credit Hours: 1 - 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2533 - The Singing Men of Ohio

    Preparation and performance of music for men’s choir.

    Requisites: Audition
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2545 - Chamber Music, Piano

    Participation in playing of standard piano chamber literature.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: .5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2552 - Trombone Choir

    Performance and preparation of music for trombone choir.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: .5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2631 - Horn and Trumpet Methods and Materials

    Instruction in horn and trumpet with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2810 - Observation, Evaluation, and Research in Music Therapy

    Observation and evaluation skill development through classroom videotape, and field data collection and analysis; tests and evaluations; research methods and their application to clinical investigations.

    Requisites: MUS 1810 and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2900 - Special Topics in Music

    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2970T - Theory and Musicianship I

    First semester Honors College tutorial on diatonic music theory, including musicianship.

    Requisites: HTC Music major
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2971T - Studies in Music History I

    Honors College tutorial on music history topics.

    Requisites: MUS 2970T
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2980T - Theory and Musicianship II

    First year, second semester Honors College tutorial on chromatic music theory, including musicianship and an introduction to post-tonal music theory.

    Requisites: MUS 2970T
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2981T - Studies in Music History II

    Honors College tutorial on music history topics.

    Requisites: MUS 2971T
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3040 - Instrumentation

    Technical characteristics of instruments of band and orchestra. Arranging for small ensembles.

    Requisites: MUS 2020
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3471 - Applied Guitar

    Studio instruction in guitar.

    Requisites: Music major
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3600 - Class Piano VI

    Group piano instruction in advanced functional keyboard skills.

    Requisites: MUS 3590 and music major
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3625 - The History of Jazz

    Study of jazz styles from inception to the current era. Develop understanding and appreciation for jazz music through topical readings, listening, and exploration of the social and musical implications of jazz music in American culture.

    Requisites: WARNING: No credit for both this course and the following (always deduct credit for first course taken): MUS 4280
    Credit Hours: 3
    General Education Code: 2FA
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3680 - Woodwind and Brass Instrument Repair

    Prepares music students to do minor emergency repairs on flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, horn and low brass.

    Requisites: MUS 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3720 - Advanced Functional Skills

    Instruction providing greater facility in handling basic functional keyboard skills. Emphasis on transferring these skills to actual situations encountered as music educators and/or music therapists.

    Requisites: Piano major and (Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3770 - Jazz Improvisation I

    Learning and applying through improvisation the Ionian, Dorian, and Mixolydian modes, the ii-V7-I progression, and culminating with a final project utilizing the song form.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 1020
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3771 - Jazz Improvisation II

    Learning and applying through improvisation the whole tone, diminished and blues scales, the Aeolian and Location modes, the ii-V7-I progression, and culminating with final project utilizing blues form.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 1020
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3790 - Performance Preparation

    Assistance in developing strategies for preparing physically and psychologically to achieve maximum potential in musical performance.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3800X - Wagner and The Ring of the Nibelungen

    A study of the life and work of German Romantic opera composer Richard Wagner with special focus on his magnum opus: Der Ring des Nibelungen. The course will include class lectures, discussions, audio/visual presentations, etc. The course will culminate with a week-long trip to Washington, DC to see the Washington National Opera company’s production of The Ring and attendance at a variety of lectures being presented in conjunction with the production. The trip would occur immediately after the end of our spring semester. The trip to DC for the performances is a required component of the class.

    Requisites: Music major and B- or better in (MUS 1250 or 3210 or 3220)
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3970T - Studies in Music I

    Honors College tutorial on music topics.

    Requisites: MUS 2981T
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3980T - Studies in Music II

    Honors College tutorial on music topics.

    Requisites: MUS 3970T
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4071 - Counterpoint II

    Analysis and composition of early 18th-century contrapuntal forms, mostly in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries.

    Requisites: MUS 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4217X - Opera and Choral Literature in the Western Tradition

    An historical survey of the genres of opera and choral literature in the Western musical tradition.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4574 - Solo Vocal Repertoire II: Germany and United States

    Intensive survey of the solo vocal literature of Germany and the United States.

    Requisites: MUS 3220 or 323
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4582 - Group Piano Pedagogy

    Foundational principles of teaching piano in group environments and issues surrounding this topic. Additional course content addresses current trends in technology and their application to piano teaching.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4620 - Music in the Multicultural United States

    This course is intended to give students an overview of the two contributing cultures and their musics found in this country, from the songs of rural Appalachia and New England to the African music brought by the slaves; to the musics that grew out of those traditions, from the popular musics of the cities to the songs of Latin Americans and European minorities. We will trace the way these musics live in the modern city, in the academic world and in contemporary music society. (Nettl, 1976) The student will be introduced to the study of music as a manifestation of human need and a representation of culture. The course uses music as an index to understand American culture while it introduces the student to various concepts in the field of ethnomusicology. (Nettl, 1976)

    Requisites: ANTH 1010 and Sr
    Credit Hours: 3
    General Education Code: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4640 - Marching Band Techniques

    Techniques for preparation of high school and college marching band performance.

    Requisites: Jr standing in Music Education
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4650 - Jazz Ensemble Methods

    Methods of organizing and implementing jazz ensemble programs in secondary schools. Includes survey of appropriate materials.

    Requisites: Jr standing in Music Education
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4700 - History of Film Music

    This course traces the history and development of film music through lecture, reading and film viewing/music listening- investigating the process of film scoring and how music and its relationship to film have changed over the last century. The emphasis will be on how different composers, in their unique historical/cultural contexts, contribute to the emotional and psychological subtext of a narrative through music and the musical vocabularies that are part of the scoring for film process.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4900 - Special Topics in Music Therapy

    Relevant topics in music therapy not covered in depth in the standard undergraduate curriculum.

    Requisites: Music Therapy Major
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4910 - Internship in Music Therapy

    Six months as full-time music therapy intern at AMTA-approved clinical training facility following completion of senior year.

    Requisites: MUS 4820
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 40.0 internship
    Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4931 - Music Clinic Workshop

    Music workshop for public school teachers.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and Sr only
    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4940 - Junior Recital

    Public performance of repertoire representative of a variety of historical and stylistic periods. Tier III equivalent course, but both MUS 4940 and MUS 4941 must be taken to receive Tier III equivalent credit.

    Requisites: Permission required and music major and Jr in applied music
    Credit Hours: 2
    General Education Code: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 research
    Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4941 - Senior Recital

    Public performance of repertoire representative of a variety of historical and stylistic periods. Tier III equivalent course, but both MUS 4940 and MUS 4941 must be taken to receive Tier III equivalent credit.

    Requisites: MUS 4940 and Sr in applied music
    Credit Hours: 2
    General Education Code: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 research
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4943 - Recital

    Junior or senior recital for non-applied majors.

    Requisites: Jr or Sr
    Credit Hours: 1 - 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4970T - Thesis Research and Creative Activity/Writing I

    Honors College tutorial for the thesis, first semester of two.

    Requisites: MUS 3980T
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4980T - Thesis Research and Creative Activity/Writing II

    Honors College tutorial for the thesis, second semester of two.

    Requisites: MUS 4970T and HTC
    Credit Hours: 1 - 12
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I

Music Education
  

  • MUS 1610 - Music for the Classroom Teacher

    Methods of teaching elementary music. For elementary education majors only.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 1600
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1630 - Introduction to Music Education

    Introduces the prospective music educator to the profession of teaching music in the public schools.

    Requisites: Music major
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2610 - Upper Strings Methods and Materials

    Instruction in upper stringed instruments with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2611 - Lower Strings Methods and Materials

    Instruction in lower stringed instruments with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2630 - Percussion Methods and Materials

    Instruction in percussion instruments with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2632 - Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba Methods and Materials

    Instruction in trombone, euphonium and tuba with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2633 - Instrumental Methods Lab Band

    Prepares prospective instrumental music educator for planning and implementing beginning band rehearsals in a heterogeneous instruments class setting.

    Requisites: MUS 2631 and 2632 and 2635 and 2636
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2635 - Flute, Saxophone & Clarinet Methods and Materials

    Instruction in flute, saxophone, and clarinet with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2636 - Double Reed Methods and Materials

    Instruction in oboe and bassoon, with emphasis on teaching techniques, methods, and materials.

    Requisites: (Music education or therapy major) and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3630 - Instrumental Methods and Materials

    Literature and rehearsal techniques for secondary school bands and orchestras, including administration of the high school instrumental music program.

    Requisites: Jr standing in Music Education
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3640 - Secondary School Choral Techniques and Materials

    Literature and rehearsal techniques for high school choral groups.

    Requisites: Jr standing in Music Education
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3660 - General Music Methods

    Materials and methods for elementary music. For music majors only.

    Requisites: Jr standing in Music Education or Music Therapy
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3661 - Introduction to Orff Schulwerk

    Introduction to music, materials, instruments, and pedagogy used in Orff teaching.

    Requisites: MUS 1020 or 1610
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3662 - Early Childhood Music Education

    Introduces music majors to the methods and materials for teaching music to preschool children.

    Requisites: Music major and Jr standing in music education
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4630 - Scoring for Bands

    Scoring for the concert band. Emphasis will be on arranging for band within specific levels of difficulty encountered in school band programs.

    Requisites: MUS 3040 and (Music Education or Therapy major) and (Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I

Music History and Literature
  

  • MUS 3210 - History and Literature of Music I

    History of music with survey of musical literature to approximately 1700.

    Requisites: MUS 1020 and 1250
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3220 - History and Literature of Music II

    History of music with survey of musical literature, 1750-present.

    Requisites: MUS 1020 and 1250
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4210 - Literature of Choral Music

    Survey of major choral works throughout music history.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4211 - Literature of Piano Music

    Survey of the major works for the piano and their composers.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4212 - Literature of Chamber Music

    Survey of instrumental chamber music from 1650 to the present.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4213 - Literature of Orchestral Music

    Survey of principal works for orchestra, 1750 to the present.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4214 - Literature of Organ Music

    Survey of the principal works for organ, circa 1300 to the present.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4215 - Literature of Opera

    Survey of opera literature from its inception circa 1600 to the present.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4216 - Literature of Band Music

    Survey of literature for the wind band.

    Requisites: MUS 1250 and 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4250 - Music of Africa

    Introduction to African music, with particular reference to the organization of music in community life, performance events, performing groups, instrumental resources, and interrelations of music and cognate arts. Aspects of history, sociopolitical organization, religion, customary practices, human mobility, language, and economic activity provide the necessary and wider content for understanding the music, musical instruments, and music makers.

    Requisites: Jr or Sr
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4260 - African Music and Related Arts

    Explores the interdisciplinary nature of African music. Examines the relationship between music and other cognate arts, such as language, dance, visual and crafted arts, games and other physical activities, pantomime, drama and theater, social/cultural activities, and folk media.

    Requisites: Jr or Sr
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4270 - Folk Music in the United States

    Introduction to selected types of folk music in United States.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I

Music Theory and Composition
  

  • MUS D099 - Theory Preparation for Music Majors

    Intensive introduction to the basic materials of Western music, including pitch elements (scales, intervals, and chords), time elements (meter and rhythm) and notation. The student will become fluent with this material, develop facility in basic aural skills and be introduced to keyboard skills. Note: offered on the World Wide Web. No classroom component. Assignments submitted online and by email. No credit given toward a degree.

    Requisites: Theory Placement Exam and WARNING: Not MUS 1010 or 1011
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 1780 - Computer Skills for Musicians

    Provides a basic overview of computer technology and terminology; introduces various software tools specifically for musicians.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2010 - Music Theory III

    Harmonic and contrapuntal practices of 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including structural analysis of small and large forms.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 1020
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2030 - Dictation and Sight Singing III

    Skills in dictation and sight singing leading to aural perception commensurate with professional level musicianship. Should be taken concurrently with MUS 2010.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 1040
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2040 - Dictation and Sight Singing IV

    Skills in dictation and sight singing leading to aural perception commensurate with professional level musicianship; continuation of MUS 2030. Should be taken concurrently with MUS 2020.

    Requisites: C or better in MUS 2030
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3050 - Orchestration

    Scoring for instrumental ensembles with emphasis on intra- and cross-choir scoring. Writing of transcriptions and score reductions.

    Requisites: MUS 3040
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3070 - Choral Arranging

    Arranging for standard vocal ensembles with and without accompaniment.

    Requisites: MUS 2020
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3080 - Composition, Non-Major

    Introduction to contemporary compositional techniques. Writing smaller compositions.

    Requisites: MUS 2020 and 2040 and not composition major
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 3090 - Composition, Major

    Introduction to contemporary compositional techniques. Writing smaller compositions.

    Requisites: MUS 2020 and 2040 and composition major
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4050 - Jazz Theory I

    Harmonic vocabulary, notational systems, and chord progressions in traditional jazz.

    Requisites: MUS 2020 and 2040 and keyboard skills
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4051 - Jazz Theory II

    Harmonic vocabulary, notational systems, and chord progressions in traditional jazz.

    Requisites: MUS 4050
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4070 - Counterpoint I

    Analysis and composition in sacred style of 16th century.

    Requisites: MUS 2020 and 2040
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4130 - History and Practice of Electronic Music

    History, theories, techniques, and aesthetics of electronic music.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4150 - Computers and Music Production

    Using various MIDI and digital audio applications running on microcomputers to produce a series of small projects in electronic music.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4160 - Project in Electronic Music

    Creating a major project using MIDI synthesizers and software and/or digital audio.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4170 - Computer Music Programming

    Concepts of computer music programming and digital sound synthesis. Topics include software design/realization, FM, additive, and granular synthesis, sampling, and sequencing.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4901 - Special Topics in Tonal Analysis

    Analysis of music in the tonal tradition; some attention will be paid to pre-tonal structures leading toward tonality. Specific pieces, genres, and topics will vary.

    Requisites: C- or better in (MUS 2020 and 2040)
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 4902 - Special Topics in Post-Tonal Analysis

    Analysis of 20th-century music, with some attention paid to late 19th-century chromaticism. Specific pieces, genres, and topics will vary.

    Requisites: C- or better in (MUS 2020 and 2040)
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I

Music Therapy
  

  • MUS 1820 - Recreational Music Instruments and Materials

    Guitar and non-symphonic classroom instruments; special instrumental methods for disabled.

    Requisites: Music major
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  

  • MUS 2830 - Multi-Cultural Percussion and Movement

    Introduces variety of multi-cultural percussive instruments and dances associated with selected African, Mediterranean, and Latin cultures. Assists meeting professional competencies required by the American Music Therapy Association under professional and advanced competencies and Standards of Practice. Adaptations for work with groups of children and adults with special needs.

    Requisites: Music Therapy major and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 studio
    Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
 

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