May 21, 2024  
2012-13 Catalog 
    
2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

 

 

Music

 *MUS 501, 505, 507, and 509 are limited to 9 credits singly or in combination.

  
  • MUS 123 - Music Theory I


    3 credits
    Offers intensive study of music theory for the music major or minor. Covers seventh chords, modulation, secondary dominants, binary, and ternary form. Includes practical experience with keyboard harmony.Prerequisite(s): MUS 122  and MUS 125 Corequisite(s): MUS 126 
  
  • MUS 124 - Aural Skills I


    1 credit
    Develops basic sight-singing and ear-training skills utilizing diatonic melodies and harmonies with simple and compound rhythms.Corequisite(s): MUS 121 
  
  • MUS 125 - Aural Skills I


    1 credit
    Develops basic sight-singing and ear-training skills utilizing diatonic melodies and harmonies with simple and compound rhythms.Prerequisite(s): MUS 124 .Corequisite(s): MUS 122 
  
  • MUS 126 - Aural Skills I


    1 credit
    Develops basic sight-singing and ear-training skills utilizing diatonic melodies and harmonies with simple and compound rhythms.Prerequisite(s): MUS 125 .Corequisite(s): MUS 123 
  
  • MUS 165 - Convocations/Concerts


    0 credits
    Music majors attend weekly meetings and a required number of concerts each term as determined by the music faculty. Ten terms of this course are required by all music majors prior to graduation.
  
  • MUS 181 - Class Lessons in Voice


    2 credits
    Covers the fundamentals of correct voice production. Includes breathing, breath control, registration, elementary study of vowels and consonants, phrasing, style, interpretation of elementary songs, poise, posture, and stage presence. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 184 - Chamber Ensemble


    1 credit
    Students work in small ensembles with intensive performing preparation. Includes, but is not limited to: brass quintet, clarinet ensemble, Gamelan ensemble, guitar ensemble, percussion ensemble, saxophone quartet, string quartet, vocal ensemble, and woodwind quintet. Available for most instruments and voice. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 185 - Jazz Ensemble


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large jazz ensemble framework. Literature covers a wide range of jazz styles, emphasizing jazz ensemble playing and improvisation. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 189 - Jefferson State Choral Coalition


    1 credit
    Develops individual vocal performance abilities through a University or community large-group setting. Repertoire to include the best of American popular music with an emphasis in jazz. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 191 - Raider Athletic Band


    1 credit
    Provides a laboratory experience. Integrates school spirit activity with musical performance. The Raider Band serves as the musical entertainment for all Southern Oregon University home football and basketball games. There are no prerequisites; all students with the appropriate instrumental experience and school spirit are encouraged to participate. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 192 - Class Lessons in Piano


    2 credits
    Offers elementary keyboard lessons in a class setting. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 195 - Symphonic Band


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of symphonic music appropriate for band. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 196 - Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of symphonic music appropriate for orchestra. Qualified students must be admitted by audition to the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 197 - Concert Choir


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of music such as oratorio, double chorus, and a cappella compositions. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 198 - Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of orchestral literature appropriate for the ability level of the ensemble. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 199 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 201 - Music of Western Culture


    4 credits
    Surveys historical periods and musical styles from European cultural roots. Includes the historical development of Western music from its roots in Greek culture to the present day. Emphasizes style periods from the Middle Ages to the present. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
  
  • MUS 202 - Music of the World


    4 credits
    Surveys nonwestern musical cultures. Focuses on musical events in cultural regions throughout the world, including north and south India, the Middle East, China, Japan, Indonesia, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Native American culture, and ethnic North America. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
  
  • MUS 203 - American Jazz


    4 credits
    Explores American jazz music and culture. Teaches the history of American jazz, the musical innovations that distinguished it from the previous era, and the social events that contributed to those innovations. Surveys influential musicians, their instruments, and their major bands. Presents examples of these artists’ musical contributions. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
  
  • MUS 204 - Rock and Popular Music


    4 credits
    Surveys the history of rock music from its beginnings in earlier forms of popular music to present. Examines the relationship of this music to larger cultural, political, and economic formations. Defines and studies aspects of musical structure which have been used in rock music. Approved for University Studies (Explorations  Strand E–Humanities).
  
  • MUS 221 - Music Theory II


    3 credits
    Studies eighteenth-century counterpoint, fugue, chromatic harmony, borrowed chords, Neapolitan sixth chords, and augmented sixth chords. Includes practical experience with keyboard harmony.Prerequisite(s): MUS 123 .Corequisite(s): MUS 224 
  
  • MUS 222 - Music Theory II


    3 credits
    Analyzes classical period music, including variation technique, sonata form, and rondo. Also examines extended harmony; ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords; altered dominants; and chromatic mediants. Includes practical experience with keyboard harmony.Prerequisite(s): MUS 221 .Corequisite(s): MUS 225 
  
  • MUS 223 - Music Theory II


    3 credits
    Examines music of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including romantic, post-romantic, impressionistic, twelve-tone technique, and contemporary. Includes practical experience with keyboard harmony.Prerequisite(s): MUS 222 .Corequisite(s): MUS 226 
  
  • MUS 224 - Aural Skills II


    1 credit
    Develops sight-singing and ear-training skills utilizing harmonies through secondary dominant and leading tone.Prerequisite(s): MUS 126 .Corequisite(s): MUS 221 
  
  • MUS 225 - Aural Skills II


    1 credit
    Develops sight-singing and ear-training skills utilizing harmonies through the Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords.Prerequisite(s): MUS 224 .Corequisite(s): MUS 222  .
  
  • MUS 226 - Aural Skills II


    1 credit
    Develops sight-singing and ear-training skills utilizing harmonies through the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords.Prerequisite(s): MUS 225 .Corequisite(s): MUS 223 .
  
  • MUS 238 - Class Lessons in Guitar


    2 credits
    Emphasis on Classical and Folk guitar study: fundamentals of correct technique, reading music, study of scales, chords, and rhythms. Nylon string (classical) guitar required. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 292 - Piano Proficiency


    1 credit
    Prepares music majors with limited piano skills for the piano proficiency examination. Emphasizes major and harmonic minor scales, sight-reading, harmonization, chord progression, and repertoire-building. Music majors and pre-majors only. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 300 - Continuation Exam


    0 credits
    All department majors must enroll in MUS 300 Continuation Exam upon completion of the lower division requirements for the major and as they begin coursework at the intermediate (300) level. The purpose of this hearing is to provide students with an assessment of their progress toward their degree. Students can obtain Continuation Guidelines in the Department of Performing Arts - Music office, and should meet early with their advisor for assistance preparing for the Continuation Exam.
  
  • MUS 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present


    4 credits
    Offers an interdisciplinary survey of the visual arts and music from the twentieth century to present. Examines the intersections, cross-influences, and significant archetypes of visual art and music. Covers modernism, postmodernism, primitivism, minimalism, futurism, and popular culture. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.(Cross-listed with ARTH 311 .)
  
  • MUS 315 - Business of Music


    3 credits
    Introduces various aspects of the music business, such as songwriting; copyrighting; publishing; music in the marketplace, broadcasting, and film; business affairs; the record industry; private studio teaching; music and the Internet; and career planning and development.
  
  • MUS 323 - Fundamentals of Conducting


    2 credits
    Develops basic skills in the art of conducting. Covers baton techniques, phrasing, style, and cuing. May be offered in alternating years.
  
  • MUS 324 - Intermediate Conducting


    2 credits
    Develops conducting techniques for instrumental ensembles.Prerequisite(s): MUS 323  and completion of piano proficiencies Offered in alternating years
  
  • MUS 325 - Advanced Conducting


    2 credits
    Develops conducting techniques for choral organizations.Prerequisite(s): MUS 323  and completion of piano proficiencies Offered in alternating years
  
  • MUS 331 - Percussion Methods


    2 credits
    Introduces the family of percussion instruments, including the snare drum, keyboard percussion, auxiliary percussion instruments, timpani, drum set, and hand percussion. Students learn basic techniques, as well as diagnostic skills to apply as band directors. Offered in alternating years.
  
  • MUS 332 - Woodwind Methods


    2 credits
    Introduces the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. Students learn how to play and teach woodwinds, in addition to studying diagnostic skills they can apply as band directors. Offered in alternating years.
  
  • MUS 333 - Brass Methods


    2 credits
    Introduces the trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba. Students learn how to play and teach brass instruments, in addition to studying diagnostic skills they can apply as band directors. Offered in alternating years.
  
  • MUS 350 - Junior Recital


    1 credit
    Solo recital performance and preparation. Half-recital consisting of twenty-five minutes of music given during Music Convocation.Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
  
  • MUS 351 - Accompanying


    1 credit
    Addresses principles of playing artistic accompaniments for vocal and instrumental soloists and groups. Practical experience is arranged and supervised. A maximum of 4 credits from MUS 351 may be counted as ensemble credit. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
  
  • MUS 355 - Electronic and Computer Music


    3 credits
    Enables students to gain expertise by working on creative projects using digital and analog synthesis, MIDI software, sequencing, notation, digital recording and processing, and Internet music applications. MUS 100  and MUS 201  recommended. Prerequisite(s): Basic computer literacy and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
  
  • MUS 356 - Audio Recording


    3 credits
    Surveys basic audio recording techniques and practices, including basic audio theory and terminology, signal flow, patchbays, analog vs. digital recording, multi-track and stereo recording, overdubbing, microphones, editing, mixing, MIDI, and inter-program options. A useful introduction for those planning to pursue the field professionally, with valuable behind-the-scenes tutorials for students planning a career in the post-production industry. Provides basic instruction for those who wish to do home recording or other informal production. Recommended: MUS 100  or ability to read music.Prerequisite(s): MUS 355 .
  
  • MUS 358 - Digital Tools for Interdisciplinary Synthesis: Music as Metaphor


    3 credits
    Involves hands-on learning and composing of electronic music using the Metasynth Studio Bundle, an integrated software package with digital sample editing, MIDI sequencing, multi-track mixing, effects processing, and advanced synthesis. Listening assignments cover the basic history of electronic music. Prerequisite(s): Competency on Macintosh computers, the ability to read music, and completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
  
  • MUS 360 - Music from the Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century


    3 credits
    Examines the development of western European art music from ancient Greek music through JS Bach. (Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque style periods).  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
  
  • MUS 361 - Music from the Mid-Eighteenth Century to the Late Nineteenth Century


    3 credits
    Examines the development of western European art music from the mid-18th century through the 19th century (Classical and Romantic music).  Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
  
  • MUS 362 - Music from the Twentieth Century


    3 credits
    Examines the development of western European art music in the twentieth century. Important musical styles covered include: serialism, impressionism, expressionism, minimalism, aleatoric music, andmusique concrete. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
  
  • MUS 371 - Children’s Song Literature


    1 credit
    Comprehensive study of genres and exemplary vocal literature for elementary grades. Songs used in the classroom or general music study and with children’s choral ensembles with attention to child development principles.
  
  • MUS 372 - Introduction to Music Education


    2 credits
    Covers the social, psychological, historical, and philosophical principles of music education in school, studio, administration, and business. Follows the MENC national standards and Oregon standards. Explores possibilities for use of technology in the music classroom. Attends to information covered in PRAXIS and preparation for teacher certification.
  
  • MUS 373 - Elementary General Music Methods and Materials


    2 credits
    Addresses instruction of choral and vocal skills in a sequential approach for elementary students in the music classroom through singing, playing, listening, moving, creating, improvising, and conducting. Introduces the techniques of Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze. Includes song repertoire and children’s choir organization, rehearsal, and literature. Field observation is an integral component.
  
  • MUS 374 - Secondary Choral Methods and Materials


    2 credits
    Addresses instruction of choral and vocal skills in a sequential approach for secondary students and the organization and administration of middle school and high school choral programs. Includes introductions to sight-reading series, texts for the ensemble class, and choral repertoire. Emphasizes vocal pedagogy and the changing voice, including score analysis and rehearsal preparation, planning, and techniques. Field observation is an integral component.
  
  • MUS 384 - Chamber Ensemble


    1 credit each term
    Students work in small ensembles with intensive performing preparation. Includes but is not limited to: brass quintet, clarinet ensemble, Gamelan ensemble, guitar ensemble, percussion ensemble, saxophone ensemble, string quartet, jazz combo, and vocal ensemble. Available for most instruments and voice. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 385 - Jazz Ensemble


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large jazz ensemble framework. Literature covers a wide range of jazz ensemble playing and improvisation. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 389 - Jefferson State Choral Coalition


    1 credit each term
    Develops individual vocal performance abilities in a university or community large-group setting. Repertoire to include the best of American popular music with an emphasis on jazz. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 394 - Chamber Choir


    1 credit
    A select ensemble dedicated to the highest levels of artistic choral singing. Performs a full spectrum of the finest classical choral literature, from the Renaissance to newly composed and commissioned works. Open to all SOU students by audition. Performs quarterly concerts at SOU and takes an annual tour. Group members should plan to sing for the full year. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 395 - Symphonic Band


    1 credit each term
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of symphonic music appropriate for band. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 396 - Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra


    1 credit each term
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of symphonic music appropriate for orchestra. Qualified students must be admitted by audition. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 397 - Concert Choir


    1 credit each term
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of music, including oratorio, double chorus, and a cappella compositions. Ensemble course. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 398 - Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon


    1 credit
    Develops individual performance abilities in a large-group framework. Literature covers a wide range of orchestral literature appropriate for the ability level of the ensemble. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUS 399 - Special Studies


    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 400 - Capstone Experience


    2 credits
    The Capstone project is designed collaboratively by the student and the student’s advisor and should integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, and outcomes of the collective body of study the student has undertaken in his/her university experience. The project will be documented in a career-oriented final portfolio and submitted to the student’s advisor, and archived by the Music Office.
  
  • MUS 401 - Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 403 - Thesis


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 407 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  
  • MUS 408 - Workshop


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 409 - Practicum


    1 to 15 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  
  • MUS 440 - Form and Analysis


    3 credits
    Students analyze and compose using the forms and techniques of the common practice period: binary, ternary, rounded binary, sonata form, theme and variation, rondo, and fugue.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 441 - Orchestration


    3 credits
    Students review orchestral groups in an instrument-by-instrument breakdown; study melody and harmony in strings, winds, brasses; learn to write for combined groups; and examine different ways of orchestrating the same music.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 442 - Counterpoint


    3 credits
    Students learn basic sixteenth- and eighteenth-century counterpoint techniques by analyzing and composing music in the style of Palestrina and Bach.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 443 - Composition Survey


    3 credits
    Develops various compositional techniques by composing short, focused works and listening, discussing, and analyzing music. Techniques are discovered by listening and analyzing music from diverse traditions such as Gregorian chant to Noh Drama, from Gamelan to minimalist, from Bach to Cage, and from India to Africa.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 444 - Jazz Theory


    3 credits
    Introduction to jazz harmony, including chord symbols, chord voicing practices, analysis, reharmonization practices, scale choices for improvisation, and creation of bass lines. May not be offered every academic year.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies.
  
  • MUS 445 - Special Topic: Theory


    3 credits
    Studies advanced theory topics in depth. Topics may include Schenker Analysis, Forte Pitch-Set Analysis, and Theory of Romantic Period Music or Theory of Post-Romantic Period. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiency.
  
  • MUS 446 - Theory in Performance


    3 credits
    Students present a work of music in recital directed by music faculty. Presentation and preparation include thorough historical research, musical analysis, and lecture. May be repeated for credit. Auditioned.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and instructor consent
  
  • MUS 450 - Senior Recital


    2 credits
    Solo recital performance and preparation. Full recital consisting of fifty minutes of music given during term registered.Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
  
  • MUS 460 - Special Topic: History


    3 credits
    Studies advanced music history topic in depth. Topics may include symphony, chamber music, opera, music notation, J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Mahler, Stravinsky, and the Second Viennese School. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite(s): MUS 360 , MUS 361 , MUS 362  
  
  • MUS 501 - Research


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits.
  
  • MUS 503 - Thesis


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 505 - Reading and Conference


    1 to 6 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits.
  
  • MUS 507 - Seminar


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  
  • MUS 508 - Workshop


    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  
  • MUS 509 - Practicum


    1 to 9 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 9 credits.
  
  • MUS 515 - Research: Performance Evaluation


    3 credits
    Candidates supply a recording of their band in performance. An anonymous composite recording of the bands of all first-year ABC master’s candidates serves as the basis for written analysis and recorded voiceover evaluations of each band by the candidates.
  
  • MUS 516 - Research: Performance Preparation


    3 credits
    Based on multi-session videotaping of the candidate’s band in rehearsals and final performance of a selected composition. Video sessions are accompanied by an in-depth analysis of the composition. Teaching techniques are employed and implemented before and after each video session. The video must be produced during the school year prior to the summer of enrollment in this course.
  
  • MUS 517 - Research: Literature and Content


    3 credits
    Out of the more than 120 lecture clinics attended over three summers, the candidate selects the 20 most useful for inclusion in a personal teaching manual. In addition, the candidate selects 30 favorites of the more than 400 sight-read or performed compositions by the ABC Director’s Band over three summers, providing a written commentary on grade level, important concepts, and the musical value of each composition.
  
  • MUS 531 - Band Director Pedagogy I


    3 credits
    Emphasizes the development of teaching materials.
  
  • MUS 532 - Band Director Pedagogy II


    3 credits
    Includes an examination based on materials in the current Program Notebook.Prerequisite(s): MUS 531 .
  
  • MUS 533 - Band Director Pedagogy III


    3 credits
    Emphasizes the development of classroom management, recruitment, and retention.Prerequisite(s): MUS 532 .
  
  • MUS 534 - Band Director Pedagogy IV


    3 credits
     

    Includes an examination based on materials in the current Program Notebook.Prerequisite(s): MUS 533 .

  
  • MUS 535 - Band Director Pedagogy V


    3 credits
    Emphasizes the development of score study and conducting.Prerequisite(s): MUS 534 .
  
  • MUS 536 - Band Director Pedagogy VI


    3 credits
    Continuation of MUS 535 . Includes an examination based on materials found in the current Program Notebook.Prerequisite(s): MUS 535 .
  
  • MUS 539 - Practical Applications III


    3 credits
    Work is to be completed by August 10 of the final summer (third summer course).
  
  • MUS 540 - Form and Analysis


    3 credits
    Students analyze and compose using the forms and techniques of the common practice period: binary, ternary, rounded binary, sonata form, theme and variation, rondo, and fugue.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 541 - Orchestration


    3 credits
    Students review orchestral groups in an instrument-by-instrument breakdown; study melody and harmony in strings, winds, brasses; learn to write for combined groups; and examine different ways of orchestrating the same music.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 542 - Counterpoint


    3 credits
    Students learn basic sixteenth- and eighteenth-century counterpoint techniques by analyzing and composing music in the style of Palestrina and Bach.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 543 - Composition Survey


    3 credits
    Develops various compositional techniques by composing short, focused works and listening, discussing, and analyzing music. Techniques are discovered by listening and analyzing music from diverse traditions such as Gregorian chant to Noh Drama, from Gamelan to minimalist, from Bach to Cage, and from India to Africa.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies
  
  • MUS 544 - Jazz Theory


    3 credits
    Introduction to jazz harmony, including chord symbols, chord voicing practices, analysis, reharmonization practices, scale choices for improvisation, and creation of bass lines. May not be offered every academic year.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiencies.
  
  • MUS 545 - Special Topic: Theory


    3 credits
    Studies advanced theory topics in depth. Topics may include Schenker Analysis, Forte Pitch-Set Analysis, and Theory of Romantic Period Music or Theory of Post-Romantic Period. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and completion of piano proficiency.
  
  • MUS 546 - Theory in Performance


    3 credits
    Students present a work of music in recital directed by music faculty. Presentation and preparation include thorough historical research, musical analysis, and lecture. May be repeated for credit. Auditioned.Prerequisite(s): MUS 223 , MUS 226 , and instructor consent.
  
  • MUS 550 - Research and Chamber Recital


    3 credits
    Chamber music recital performance and research preparation. Full chamber music recital given during term registered.Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Master of Music in Conducting degree program and instructor consent.
  
  • MUS 551 - Research and Solo Recital


    3 credits
    Solo recital performance and preparation. Full recital given during term registered.Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Master of Music in Conducting degree program and instructor consent.
  
  • MUS 560 - Special Topic: History


    3 credits
    Studies advanced music history topic in depth. Topics may include symphony, chamber music, opera, music notation, J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Mahler, Stravinsky, and the Second Viennese School. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite(s): MUS 360 , MUS 361 , MUS 362  .
  
  • MUS 584 - Chamber Ensemble


    1 credit
    Students work in ensembles with intensive performing preparation. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: Brass quintet, clarinet ensemble, Gamelan ensemble, guitar ensemble, percussion ensemble, saxophone ensemble, string quartet, jazz combo, and vocal ensemble. Available for most instruments and voice. Auditioned. May be repeated for credit.
 

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