Course Descriptions

MUSC 105 Class Voice
Fundamentals of voice production including breath control, tone quality, range extension, flexibility, diction, and sight-reading. Experiences include singing group exercises, solo songs of all styles, sight reading, and listening to recordings. (May be repeated for credit. This course does not count for credit toward the music major or minor.) (1/4)
Lecture-Laboratory: 1 hr./wk.

MUSC 106 Class Piano
An introduction to functional keyboard skills including transposition, sight-reading, harmonization, and improvisation. Open to all interested students. (May be repeated for credit. This course does not count for credit toward the music major or minor.) (1/4)

MUSC 107 Studio Ensemble
Varying styles of an instrument’s repertoire taught on intermediate and advanced levels in a group context. In addition to issues in ensemble playing unique to the instrument, the following is covered: effective execution, physical position, tone production and intonation, extended techniques. (May be repeated for credit. This course does not count for credit toward the music major or minor.) (1/4)
Lecture-Laboratory: 1 hr./wk.

MUSC 108 Mixed Ensemble
Designed to allow collaboration between diverse instruments and/or voices (traditional or non-traditional music). Instruction may cover, as appropriate to topic, various aspects of ensemble performance: e.g., effective technique and execution, ensemble and rehearsal skills, sight reading, improvisation, extended techniques, etc. Performance required. (May be repeated for credit. This course does not count for credit toward the music major or minor.) (1/4)
Lecture-Laboratory: 1 hr./wk.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

MUSC 109 Oriana Singers
This choir for women explores the Western sacred and secular choral tradition but also those of other cultures. Special attention is given to the development of vocal and music skills. Women can expect travel and collaboration with men’s choirs when possible. (1/4)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: Entrance by audition only.

MUSC 110 Preparation for Music
Studies in music relating to its use in the classroom, grades one through six. (1/2)
Lecture-Laboratory: 3 hrs./wk.

MUSC 111 Concert Choir
Training in a cappella and accompanied music from all style periods. (Students must participate in all performances unless excused by the director prior to the performance. May be repeated for credit.) (1/4)
Lecture-Laboratory: 4 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: Entrance by audition only.

MUSC 112 Wind Ensemble
Experience in band literature. (Students must participate in all performances unless excused by the instructor. May be repeated for credit.) (1/4)
Rehearsals: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUSC 113 Jazz Ensemble
Experience in jazz instrumental and ensemble. (Students must participate in all performances unless excused by the instructor. May be repeated for credit.) (1/4)
Rehearsals: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUSC 121 Collegium Musicum
Performance of selected areas of instrumental and vocal music for small groups. Emphasis will be placed on music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. (May be repeated for credit.) (1/4)
Rehearsals: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: Entrance by audition.

MUSC 150 Fundamentals of Music
Pitch and rhythm fundamentals: reading music notation, sight singing, reading chord charts. Focus on intervals, key signatures, scales, meter, and chords. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.

MUSC 199 Special Topics
Ensemble/workshop experience in areas not normally offered, with the focus to be determined by the music faculty. May be repeated for credit. (1/4).
Lecture/Laboratory: hours vary.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

MUSC 240 Music in Culture
An exploration of the role of music in cultures around the world and throughout history, introducing students to
the discipline ethnomusicology. Emphasis will be placed on two aspects of musical culture: non-western (World)
music and American popular music. The course includes a fieldwork component. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.

MUSC 251 Music Theory I
Diatonic harmony and voice leading; melodic harmonization and figured bass realization; basic species counterpoint; introduction to tonal theory, and harmonic analysis. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.; Laboratory: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: MUSC 150 or competency.

MUSC 252 Music Theory II
Chromatic harmony and voice leading; figured bass realization; introduction to contrapuntal techniques; analysis of small forms. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.; Laboratory: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: MUSC 251.

MUSC 261 Music History I: Classical Antiquity through 1700
A course of study tracing the development of styles and genres in the canon of Western music from the ancient world to the end of the seventeenth century. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
(Offered in alternate years or as demand indicates.)
Prerequisites: MUSC 150 or permission.

MUSC 262 Music History II: 1700 to 1900
A continuation of Music 261, tracing the development of styles and genres in the canon of Western music produced during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: MUSC261 or permission.

MUSC 299 Special Topics
Selected studies in specialized performance, composition or literature/history areas. May be repeated for credit. (1/2)
Lecture/Laboratory: hours vary.
Prerequisite: Permission.

MUSC 339 Music Education in the Elementary School
The objectives, content, and materials for the teaching of music in elementary school and kindergarten. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
(Offered in alternate years or as demand indicates.)

MUSC 340 Music Education in Secondary School
Curriculum making, instructional planning, and organization of the secondary school music program. Current practices and trends. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
(Offered in alternate years or as demand indicates.)

MUSC 343 Advanced Projects in Music Theory
Analysis of small and large forms; introduction to nineteenth-century harmonic practices; basic instrumentation and arranging for diverse ensembles.
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: MUSC 252 or permission.

MUSC 350 Music after 1900
Survey of Western music since Debussy with a focus on analytical techniques, including jazz and atonal theory. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: MUSC 252 or permission.

MUSC 399 Special Topics
A course, offered in various formats, designed to give students instruction in a subject not regularly offered. May be repeated for credit. (1)
Lecture-Laboratory: 3 hrs./wk.
Prerequisite: Permission.

MUSC 405, 406, 407 Independent Study and Research
A program of advanced intensive study and experience in music under the guidance of the area staff. The student will submit a written proposal for specific study before the beginning of Examination Week of the term prior to the term in which the work is to be done. Admission by approval of the Music Area faculty on the recommendation of the directing professor. Students are alerted to consult the departmental “Guidelines for Independent Studies/Internships” prior to initiating their planning. (1/2, 1, 1/2)
Lecture-Laboratory: Hours Vary.
Prerequisite: Basic through advanced courses in area of interest, or by permission.

MUSC 416 Internship
Practical experience working in or with an artistic organization as participant-observer, leading to the preparation of a report which describes and evaluates that organization’s activities. The student will submit a written proposal for specific study before the beginning of Examination Week of the term prior to the term in which the work is to be done. Admission with approval of the faculty professor. Students are alerted to consult the departmental “Guidelines for Independent Studies/ Internships” prior to initiating their planning. (1)
Lecture-Laboratory: 120 hour minimum
Prerequisite: Basic through advanced course in area of interest, or by permission.

MUSC 420, 421, 422 Senior Project
A public presentation by the music major in one of three areas of concentration: composition, performance, or research. (1/2, 1, 1/2)
Lecture/Studio: Hours vary.
Prerequisites: Approval of the music faculty; Music Major with senior standing.

MUSC 495, 496, 497 Honors Project
A program of independent study culminating in a paper, artistic creation, or performance. Prerequisites: To qualify for consideration to receive honors in the major, a student in the senior year or in the summer prior to the senior year, must work under the guidance of a committee. A written proposal and application must be approved by the committee and department. A minimum GPA of 3.4 in the major is required. 495 Honors Project is prerequisite for 497 Honors Project. (1/2, 1, 1/2)