A general survey of the great movements in the development of music as an art form from the ancient times through the Baroque period. Emphasis is placed on score reading and analysis. The ability to read music notation is assumed for a student taking this class.
A general survey of the development of music during Viennese Classical and nineteenth century Romantic periods to the present. Emphasis is placed on score reading and analysis. The ability to read music notation is assumed for a student taking this class.
Explores the music history and literature of nine major cultural areas: India, the Middle East, China, Japan, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin Ame4rica, ethnic North American, and Native American music. The compositional makeup, theoretical practices, genre specific style characteristics, function and sound quality of musical instruments will be explored. Each musical system will be examined in a selective manner as to how it functions in the lives of the culture, how it is viewed and what the definition of music is for that culture.
Chromaticism is approached through the study of secondary function harmonies, including secondary dominants and secondary leading-tone chords and how they function in modulations to closely related keys. Basic formal practices are covered including binary, ternary and variation forms. Larger formal units such as sonata and rondo forms are also introduced. Emphasis is placed on writing modulations to closely related keys through the use of secondary function chords in a formal context.
This course develops aural and rhythmic skills toward a goal of comprehensive musicianship training. Aural identification of musical concepts and realization of concepts through sight-singing are stressed through group activities, software programs, dictation exercises and class lectures. Must be taken concurrently with MUSI 220.
This course begins with contrapuntal genres including the chorale prelude, the two-voice invention and fugal processes. Expanded chromatic harmonies such as Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords are followed by modulation to distantly related keys. Increased chromaticism and tonal ambiguity are explored by expanded tertian structures, enharmonic usages of chromatic harmonies, and chromatic third relationships.
This course develops aural and rhythmic skills toward a goal of comprehensive musicianship training. Aural identification of musical concepts and realization of concepts through sight-singing are stressed through group activities, software programs, dictation exercises and class lectures. Must be taken concurrently with MUSI 221.
A study of the historical development methods for integrating music, theatre, and dance into the elementary classroom. Students seeking a major or minor in Music should register for Music 331. Open to freshmen by petition only.
This course is designed to increase the signer's awareness of the structure and characteristics of diction in English and foreign language song texts. The International Phonetic Alphabet will be used extensively. The student will develop the ability to transliterate Italian, German, French, and English song texts into IPA symbols. He/she will also learn to read IPA transliterations of those languages with stylistic accuracy. The anatomy of consonant and vowel formation in the various languages will be studied. Recommended Freshman or Sophomore year.
General instructional content, performance practices, and discovering problems relating to all brass instruments are explained. History, fingerings, acoustics, mouthpieces, mutes, transpositions, literature, pedagogical resources, listening, and instructional techniques are among the materials covered in this course.
Elementary class instruction in violin, viola, violoncello, and contrabass. This class is designed to introduce undergraduate music education students to the elementary playing techniques of orchestral stringed instruments through demonstration and explanation of such fundamentals as correct position, correct holding, tuning, LI and RH techniques, intonation, tone production, and various bowing articulations.
A pedagogical study of clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe and bassoon designed for the student who is preparing to be an instrumental teacher. Students who successfully complete the requirements of this course will be able to provide instruction on woodwind instruments and have basic performing skills necessary for demonstration purposes in teaching.
This course prepares future music educators for the task of teaching percussionists. Emphasis is on identifying basic techniques for the development of good percussionists and appropriate literature to achieve this goal. Students will experience percussion instruments first-hand through performance.
An opportunity to focus on the historical and practical aspects of music in congregational worship. The course will examine the origins of chant, hymnody and liturgy and the development of church music from the early Christian Church to the contemporary proclamation of the Gospel.
Students on an F-1 visa are eligible to work off campus to provide additional experience so long as the employment relates directly to the student's major area of study. The practical experience gained outside the traditional classroom supplements the theoretical and/or applied knowledge as a part of the student's coursework. The registration process for this course must be completed every term (including summers), as students must have their work authorization reissued each term to ensure continued enrollment. Jobs must be approved and verified by the International Programs Office before work may begin.