Apr 27, 2024  
University Catalog 2017-2018 
    
University Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Music (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser. MUS 4000

  
  • MUS 3000 - Career Planning and Working in the Community


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Junior Standing in Music. Understanding the profession and the role of the artist in the community by articulating concepts of civic learning and community engagement, and identify areas of civic engagement.

    WI CL
  
  • MUS 3088 - Performance as Service in the Real World I


    (2)
    Co-requisite:  MUS 3400 Junior Recital or MUS 4870 Senior Project Theories and concepts from civic engagementsociology and the music business inform this examination of the value of music in contemporary society.  Students explore issues of identity, diversity, culture, and meaning while participating in community service.  Each student will prepare repertoire to perform in recital and be able to offer the same repertoire in several other venues for the specific purpose of public good; with emphasis on schools, churches, health and wellness venues, and non-traditional venues.  Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3121 - String Methods


    (1)
     Prerequisites: Music Major status. Development of performance proficiencies on violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Emphasis on instrument pedagogy. Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3122 - Woodwind Methods


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Music Major status. Development of performance proficiencies on flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. Emphasis on instrument pedagogy. Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3123 - Brass Methods


    (1)
    Prerequisites: MUS 1011, MUS 1012, MUS 1021, MUS 1022. Development of performance proficiencies on all brass instruments. Emphasis on instrument pedagogy. Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3124 - Percussion Methods


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Music Major status. Development of performance proficiencies on all major concert percussion instruments. Drum set and world percussion will be introduced. Emphasis on instrument pedagogy. Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3125 - Guitar Methods


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Music Major status. Development of performance proficiencies on classical guitar. Emphasis on instrument pedagogy. Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3151 - Strings


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2151 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of violin, viola, cello, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and harp. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3152 - Strings


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 2152 or jury examination. ` Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of violin, viola, cello, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and harp. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3161 - Woodwinds


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2161 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of flute oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3162 - Woodwinds


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 2162 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone. Maybe repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3171 - Brass


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2171 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3172 - Brass


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 2172 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3181 - Percussion


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2181 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of snare drum, mallet instruments, multiple percussion, timpani, and Latin percussion. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3182 - Percussion


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 2182 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of snare drum, mallet instruments, multiple percussion, timpani, and Latin percussion. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3191 - Applied Music - Commercial Music


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Students admitted by audition only. Private instruction in the ever-evolving use of today’s music technology. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 units.

  
  • MUS 3192 - Applied Music - Commercial Music


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in the BM degree program. Students admitted by audition only.  Private instruction in the use of today’s music technology.  May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3209 - Symphonic Band


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Preparation and performance of standard and contemporary literature of the symphonic band. Meets minimum of 4 hours weekly. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 3219 - Orchestral Performance and Practice


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent by audition. Exploration in standard symphonic orchestral repertoire, performance practice, and audition preparation. Meets up to 4 hours per week. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 3229 - Wind Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Preparation and performance of standard and contemporary wind literature. Meets minimum of 4 hours weekly. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 3259 - Accompanying Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Preparation and public performance of standard and contemporary ensemble literature, which includes a keyboard instrument. Activity 3 hours

  
  • MUS 3269 - Concert Choir


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor Consent Through Audition. Concert Choir is an auditioned choral ensemble that performs standard choral literature and contemporary choral works.  Activity 3 hours. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 3279 - University Chorus


    (1)
    University Chorus is a large choral ensemble that performs standard choral literature and contemporary choral works.  Activity 3 hours.

  
  • MUS 3301 - Vocal Pedagogy I


    (2)
    Open to music majors and minors only. Principles of correct vocal production development through lecture and demonstration with laboratory experience in solo singing. Analysis by class members and instructor. Lecture 1 hours, laboratory 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3302 - Vocal Pedagogy II


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3301. Comparative analysis of theories of vocal production as applied to the child voice, changing voice, and mature voice; study of the literature for each category.

  
  • MUS 3351 - Voice


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2351 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of voice. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3352 - Voice


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 2352 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of voice. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3371 - Song Literature I: French and Spanish


    (2)
    Survey of French and Spanish language song literature in all periods of music history. Emphasis on student performances of representative selections. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3372 - Song Literature II: German, English, Italian


    (2)
    Prerequisite:. MUS 3371. Survey of German,English, and Italian song literature in all periods of music history. Emphasis on student performances of representative selections. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3400 - BM Junior Recital


    (0) units)
    Prerequisite: Consent of major professor. Junior level standing in applied music study. Corequisites: One of the following: MUS 3152, 3162, 3172, 3182, 3192, 3352, 3452. Performance of a 30 minute Junior Recital.

  
  • MUS 3451 - Piano


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2451 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of piano. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3452 - Piano


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS2452 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of piano. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 3500 - Women in Music


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and B4; an additional course from Block B; one course each from Blocks C and D. The roles of women as composers, performers, conductors, theorists, and musicologists, and businesspeople in the music industry. Focus on issues of 20th and 21st century women working and creating in a broad range of musical styles, genres, and practices, particularly in the cross-contexts of feminism, race, and ethnicity.

    UD GE C;
  
  • MUS 3520 - History of American Rock and Pop Music


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2021. Development of American rock & pop from the 19th century to the present with an emphasis placed on the impact on contemporary society, culture, and diverse communities.

  
  • MUS 3580 - Music of the Oppressed in Latin America


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of GE Basic Subjects and at least one course each from blocks B, C, and D. Analysis of musical expressions within a social, political and historical context, that were created by oppressed groups in Latin America and Latinos in the United States.

     

     

    UD GE C; (d)

  
  • MUS 3620 - Orchestration and Arranging


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MUS 2012, MUS 2022. Study of instrumentation (clefs, ranges, transpositions, acouticsal propertied, strengths and limitations of the instruments of the orchestra), notation conventions, and fundamental principles of writing for instruments in combination.

  
  • MUS 3660 - Commercial Harmony


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2012, MUS 2022. Theoretical foundations of commercial music styles from folk to rock to jazz, including notation, chord progressions, voice leading, melody, and rhythm.  Analysis, composition, dictation, ear training and keyboard skills.  

  
  • MUS 3671 - Jazz, Rock, and Pop Piano I


    (1)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2032 or consent of instructor. Study of jazz, rock, and popular piano styles and idioms; pentatonic and blues scales; playing from lead sheets and chord charts. Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3672 - Jazz, Rock, and Pop Piano II


    (1)
    Prerequisites: MUS 3671 or consent of instructor. Study of jazz, rock, and popular piano styles and idioms; pentatonic and blues scales; playing from lead sheets and chord charts.  Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3681 - Jazz Improvisation I


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 1012, MUS 1022. Basic improvisation technique, including scales, chords, simple harmonic progressions, and standard blues literature characteristic of jazz idiom. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3682 - Jazz Improvisation II


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3681. Continuation of development of improvisational techniques with emphasis on standard jazz literature. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3800 - Beginning Conducting


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2012 and MUS 2022. Discussion of the conductor’s role and responsibilities; Basic study of baton techniques, audiation, score study, expressive gestures and performance practice utilizing suitable choral and instrumental literature. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3840 - Introduction to Music Composition for Media


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2021 and MUS 3660. Introduction to the techniques of contemporary commercial songwriting and composing music for film, television, and gaming.  Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3860 - Introduction to Recording


    (2)
    Introduction to the fundamentals of recording, including: the physics of sound, transducers, gain structure, routing and processing, effects, and the basics of mixing.  History of recording technology. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 3880 - Introduction to the Business of Music


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.  An introduction to current music business practice, including contracts, licensing, publishing, copyrights, social media, and rights organizations.

  
  • MUS 3900 - Performance Techniques for the Recording Studio and the Stage


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 1880. Instruction in the basic techniques needed to produce and deliver the best possible performance in the recording studio or live in concert. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 4000 - Elementary Classroom Music


    (2)
    Investigation of the perceptual, expressive, historical and cultural components of music relevant to the elementary classroom.  Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 4010 - Elementary General Music Techniques


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2012 and MUS 2022. Comparison of ideas and practices relevant to the teaching of general music in elementary grades. Observation and participation required. Service Learning Component Required.

  
  • MUS 4020 - World Musics


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Introduction to musical styles of world cultures with emphasis on theory, forms, instruments and sociological implications. Influence of world music on popular musical styles

  
  • MUS 4030 - Musicians’ Health


    (2)
    Maintenance of hearing, vocal, and musculoskeletal health and injury prevention within the context of practicing, performance, teaching and listening to music. 

  
  • MUS 4071 - Instrumental Techniques I


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Departmental Permission. Comparison of ideas and practices relevant to the teaching of instrumental music at the secondary school levels. Observation and participation in laboratory provided. Service Learning Component required. Meets 3 hours weekly.

  
  • MUS 4072 - Marching Band Techniques I


    (1)
    Comparison of ideas and practices relevant to the teaching of Marching Band at the high school level. Observation and participation in laboratory provided.

  
  • MUS 4073 - Mariachi Techniques


    (1)
    Ideas and practices relevant to the teaching of a Mariachi Ensemble. Includes instrument knowledge, social, historical and cultural contexts of ensembles, and performance practice.

  
  • MUS 4080 - Choral Techniques


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3800. Choral Techniques is a course designed to help preparing the music education student to become an effective and successful choral music educator. This course focuses on classroom and rehearsal management, program building, planning and curriculum development, effective rehearsal techniques and strategies, choral arrangement, and repertoire selection.

  
  • MUS 4088 - Performance as Service in the Real World II


    (2)
    Co-requisite:  MUS 4400 BM Senior Recital Theories and concepts from civic engagement and the music business inform this examination of the value of music in contemporary society.  Students explore issues of identity, diversity, culture, and meaning while participating in community service.  Students prepare 50 minutes of music to perform with the intention of public good.  Focus is on governmental agencies, non-governmental agencies, for profit corporations, not-for-profit corporations, entertainment venues, street performance/public art, and on-line venues.

  
  • MUS 4100 - Opera Performance Participation


    (2)
    Performance and production of operatic works.  Includes stage and action skills and etiquette, coaching of opera roles, performance. This course gives graduate students experience preparing and performing entire opera roles and opera scenes. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units.

  
  • MUS 4110 - Performance Repertoire


    (1)
    Solo repertoire for voice, brass, winds, percussion, strings, or piano; emphasis on analysis, interpretation, and performance of representative literature. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4151 - Strings


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3151 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of violin, viola, cello, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and harp. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4152 - Strings


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs MUS 3152  or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of violin, viola, cello, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, and harp. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4161 - Woodwinds


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3161 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4162 - Woodwinds


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 3162 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4171 - Brass


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3171 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units

  
  • MUS 4172 - Brass


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 3172 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, and tuba. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4181 - Percussion


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3181 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of snare drum, mallet instruments, multiple percussion, timpani, and Latin percussion. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4182 - Percussion


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 3182 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of snare drum, mallet instruments, multiple percussion, timpani, and Latin percussion. May he repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4191 - Applied Music - Commercial Music


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3191 or jury examination.  Private instruction in the ever-evolving use of today’s music technology. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 units.

  
  • MUS 4192 - Applied Music - Commercial Music


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 3192 or jury examination. Private instruction in the ever-evolving use of today’s music technology. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4219 - Woodwind Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of standard ensemble literature, including quartets, quintets, sextets, and larger works. Meets minimum of 3 hours weekly. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units.

  
  • MUS 4229 - Brass Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of standard ensemble literature, including quartets, quintets, sextets, and larger works. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4230 - Latin Percussion Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor’s consent. Rehearsal techniques and performance of Latin-American percussion music using traditional Latin American percussion instruments. Historical background and instrument maintenance will be covered. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve units.

  
  • MUS 4249 - Jazz Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of standard Jazz orchestra literature, including original and published arrangements. Meets minimum of 3 hours weekly. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4259 - Chamber Singers


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent by audition. Chamber Singers is an advanced chamber choral ensemble that performs standard choral literature and contemporary choral works. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4269 - Opera Ensemble


    (1)
    Performance and production of operatic works.  Includes stage and action skills and etiquette, coaching of opera roles, performance. This course gives students real world experience preparing and performing entire opera roles and opera scenes. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4279 - Afro-Latin Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Rehearsal and performance of Afro-Caribbean music including but not limited to Salsa, Timba, and Latin Jazz. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4289 - New Music Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of 20th century chamber music literature with special emphasis on recent works and student compositions. Meets minimum of 3 hours weekly. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4299 - Jazz Ensemble: Small


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of jazz literature for small ensemble (2-9 players) in a variety of combinations. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4309 - Mariachi Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Rehearsal and performance of music in the Mariachi tradition with an emphasis on its historical and cultural development. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4319 - Pep Band


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of standard Pep Band literature, including original and published arrangements.

  
  • MUS 4351 - Voice


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3351 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of voice. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4352 - Voice


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 3352 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of voice. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4400 - BM Senior Recital


    (0) units)
    Prerequisites: Consent of major professor. Senior level standing in applied music study. Corequisites: One of the following: MUS 4152, 4162, 4172, 4352, 4452, 4462. Performance of a 50 minute Senior Recital.

  
  • MUS 4410 - BA Senior Recital


    (0) units)
    Prerequisites: Consent of major professor. Senior level standing in applied music study. Corequisites: One of the following: MUS 4151, 4161, 4171, 4351, 4451, 4461. Performance of a 20 minute Senior Recital.

  
  • MUS 4449 - Commercial Music Ensemble


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Rehearsal and performance of commercial songs and material. Meets a minimum of three hours weekly. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • MUS 4451 - Piano


    (1)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3451 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of piano. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4452 - Piano


    (2)
    Prerequisite: For students in BM degree programs. MUS 3452 or jury examination. Instruction in technique, repertoire, literature, and pedagogy for students of piano. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.

  
  • MUS 4470 - Accompanying


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Training in performance styles and genres of different periods and combinations of performers and in the specific tasks of accompanying. Guided rehearsals and performances with emphasis on proper style, technique, and interpretation.

  
  • MUS 4480 - Live Concert Recording


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3860 or equivalent experience recording and mixing music, as determined by Instructor. Introduction to the techniques of recording and mixing live music. Lecture 1 hour, Activity 2 hours.

  
  • MUS 4520 - History of Jazz


    (3)
    Nature and processes of jazz with concentration on its historical background and development in the U.S., and its resultant impact on culture and music worldwide.

  
  • MUS 4540L - Special Topics in Music


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Upper division standing: specific prerequisites subject to course content. Selected topics reflecting specific issues, problems, and interests in music, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • MUS 4540P - Special Topics in Music


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Upper division standing: specific prerequisites subject to course content. Selected topics reflecting specific issues, problems, and interests in music, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units as subject matter changes.

  
  • MUS 4580 - Music of Latin America


    (3)
    Development of understanding of and appreciation for music of Latin America; examination of representative works from folk and art music of the twenty republics.

  
  • MUS 4600 - Composition


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2012 and 2022 and 3620 or instructor approval. Writing for small instrumental and/or vocal ensembles. At least 9 units must be completed in advance of the senior recital. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units. Meets 2 hours weekly.

  
  • MUS 4601 - Applied Composition


    (2)
     Prerequisites: At least two semesters of MUS 4600 and permission of instructor. Individual instruction in composition for upper division music composition majors.

  
  • MUS 4620 - Advanced Orchestration and Arranging


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3620. Study of advanced techniques of writing for instruments in combination as found in the scores of 20th Century orchestral masters, including Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Bartok, Boulez and Williams.

  
  • MUS 4630 - Counterpoint


    (2)
    Prerequisites: Music 2012 or Instructor Approval. Structural and procedural analysis of species and tonal counterpoint, and writing short contrapuntal composition projects. Meets 3 hours weekly.

  
  • MUS 4640 - Musical Form


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2012, 2022 or Instructor Approval. Co-requisites: None. Analysis of the organization structures in music.

  
  • MUS 4650 - Contemporary Techniques


    (3)
    Prerequisites: MUS 2012, 2022.  Study of advanced analytical and compositional techniques of music written from 1900 to present. Meets 3 times a week.

  
  • MUS 4661 - Jazz Arranging: Beginning


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 3682. Basic arranging techniques. Emphasis on arranging for small jazz ensembles with practical writing experience. Will cover voicings, scoring practices, calligraphy and contemporary trends within the medium.

  
  • MUS 4662 - Jazz Arranging: Advanced


    (2)
    Prerequisite: MUS 4661. Advanced arranging techniques for jazz and studio orchestras, including use of extended forms, woodwind doubles and unusual meter. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • MUS 4670 - Music Composition for Media


    (2)
    Prerequisites: MUS 4620 and MUS 4880. Techniques used in composing music for media; practical writing experience.  All aspects of the film & television scoring process will be covered.

 

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