MUS 1111 Individual Instruction (1/2-6). (May be repeated for credit.) One thirty-minute lesson and not less than 5 hours practice per week. Enrollment is open to music majors and minors, and all interested students with the permission of the instructor. Private lesson fee: $25
01 Piano, 02 Voice, 03 Flute, 04 Oboe, 05 Clarinet, 06 Saxophone, 07 Bassoon, 08 French Horn, 09 Trumpet, 10 Trombone, 11 Euphonium, 12 Tubas, 13 Percussion, 14 Guitar, 15 Violin Family, 16 Other, 17 Organ
MUS 1112 Vocal Ensemble (0-3). (May be repeated for credit.)
01 – University Chorus – This group prepares and presents a major composite musical work each semester. There are usually two performances per semester. Enrollment is open to all students, regardless of their musical skills and/or experience, the ability to match pitch is essential.
02 – Concert Choir – This group prepares and presents sacred and secular music of all styles, as well as folk and popular song arrangements. Enrollment is open to all students with permission of the instructor.
03 – Vocal Ensemble – This group will prepare and perform music from the classical and popular styles.
04 – Musical Theatre Ensemble – This group will prepare and perform music of the musical theatre idiom. Performances may be staged or sung in a concert setting, depending on the repertoire for the given semester. Prerequisite: Students must be able to accurately match pitch and sing confidently alone or with a group. Placement auditions may be held at the beginning of the semester.
MUS 1113 Instrumental Ensembles (0-3). (May be repeated for credit.)
01 – Concert Band – This group performs concert band literature. Enrollment is open to all students with permission of the instructor.
02 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble – This group prepares and presents the finest of band and wind ensemble literature available. Membership is by audition only.
03 – Jazz Ensemble- This group prepares and presents works in styles ranging from early jazz to modern rock. Membership by permission of the instructor.
04 – Brass Ensemble – This group prepares and presents selected small brass ensemble literature. Membership is by audition only.
05 – Woodwind Ensemble – This group prepares and presents selected wood-wind ensemble literature. Membership is by audition only.
06 – Wind Ensemble – This group prepares and performs concert literature. Performances include both formal and informal settings and athletic events. Enrollment by permission of the instructor.
07 – Guitar Ensemble – This group will prepare and perform music from the Classical and Popular Styles. Membership by audition only.
08 – Specialty Ensemble – Special instrumentation. Membership by audition only.
09 – Percussion Ensemble – Membership by audition only.
10 – Orchestra – Membership by audition only.
11 – Marching Band – Fall Semester only.
MUS 1114 Vocal Techniques (3-0). This course covers three areas: basic theory of singing, including the relationship of the body to singing; lyric diction for choral ensembles and soloists; and vocal/choral rehearsal techniques.
MUS 1116 (MUSI 1116) Sight Singing & Ear Training I (2-0). The aural study of basic musical elements with emphasis on sight singing, scales, intervals, chords, and harmonic and melodic diction. Meets two hours per week.
MUS 1117 (MUSI 1117) Sight Singing & Ear Training II (2-0). Continuation of MUS 1116. Meets two hours per week. Prerequisite: MUS 1116
MUS 1118 Guitar Class (0-2). (May be repeated for credit once only). For beginning guitarists. Emphasis on learning cords, strumming, finger style and note reading. Several guitars available for rent. Open to all students.
MUS 1171 Composition (1-0). Students will study basic compositional techniques. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
MUS 1181 (MUSI 1181) Piano Class I (0-3). Class instruction for Music majors and minors, and for other students who have not had previous study.
MUS 1211 Individual Instruction (1-9). (May be repeated for credit.) Two thirty-minute or one-hour lesson and not less than 10 hours practice per week. Designed for Music majors, but other students may enroll with the permission of the instructor. Private lesson fee: $25
01 Piano, 02 Voice, 03 Flute, 04 Oboe, 05 Clarinet, 06 Saxophone, 07 Bassoon, 08 French Horn, 09 Trumpet, 10 Trombone, 11 Euphonium, 12 Tubas, 13 Percussion, 14 Guitar, 15 Violin Family, 16 Other, 17 Organ
MUS 1303 (MUSI 1303) Fundamentals of Music (3-0). An elementary course for general students in the fundamentals of music; singing, piano keyboard, listening activities, and a study of clefs, keys and rhythms will be used to explore these fundamentals. This course meets Fine Arts requirement.
MUS 1308 Music Literature I (3-0). (A fine arts/humanities course). A course designed to acquaint students with representative music of different ages, styles, media, and forms; and to its historical background. This course meets Fine Arts requirement.
MUS 1309 (MUSI 1310) American Music (3-0). A general survey of various styles of music of the Americas, including but not limited to jazz, folk, rock and contemporary music.
MUS 1310 Problems in Music (3-0). Individual or small group study of specific topics in music on the lower division level. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
MUS 1311 (MUSI 1311) Music Theory I (3-0). A study of basic musical elements with emphasis on terminology, scales, intervals, chords, tonal relationships, and simple part writing.
MUS 1312 (MUSI 1312) Music Theory II (3-0). Continuation of MUS 1311. Prerequisite: MUS 1311 or equivalent.
MUS 2112 Music Theatre Ensemble (0-3). This group will prepare and perform music of the musical theatre idiom. Performance may be staged or sung in a concert setting, depending on the repertoire for the given semester. Placement auditions may be held at the beginning of the semester. Prerequisite: Ability to accurately match pitch and sing confidently alone or in a group.
MUS 2115 Piano Class II (0-2). (May be repeated for credit). A study to develop keyboard skills, ear training, sight reading, keyboard harmonization. Class instruction is for music majors, minors, or permission from the instructor.
MUS 2116 (MUSI 2116) Sight Singing & Ear Training III (2-0). The continued aural study of basic musical elements with emphasis on sight singing, scales, intervals, chords, and harmonic melodic dictation as well as musical forms and structures. Prerequisite: MUS 1117.
MUS 2121 String Techniques (2-0). Class instruction for string instruments, for music majors and minors who have not had previous study, and for other interested students. Emphasis is on the ability to play the instruments studied.
MUS 2122 Percussion Techniques (2-0). Class instruction for percussion instruments, for music majors and minors who have not had previous study, and for other interested students. Emphasis is on the ability to play the instruments studied.
MUS 2123 Brass Techniques (2-0). Class instruction for brass instruments, for music majors and minors who have not had previous study, and for other interested students. Emphasis is on the ability to play the instruments studied.
MUS 2124 Woodwind Techniques (2-0). Class instruction for woodwind instruments, for music majors and minors who have not had previous study, and for other interested students. Emphasis is on the ability to play the instruments studied.
MUS 2311 (MUSI 2311) Music Theory III (3-0). A continuation of musical elements studied in MUS 1331, with greater emphasis on musical structure, analysis, and music writing. Prerequisite: MUS 1312.
MUS 3111 Individual Instruction (2-6). (May be repeated for credit.) One thirty-minute lesson and not less than five hours practice per week. Enrollment is open to Music majors and minors, and to other students with the permission of the instructor. Private lesson fee: $25
01 Piano, 02 Voice, 03 Flute, 04 Oboe, 05 Clarinet, 06 Saxophone, 07 Bassoon, 08 French Horn, 09 Trumpet, 10 Trombone, 11 Euphonium, 12 Tubas, 13 Percussion, 14 Guitar, 15 Violin Family, 16 Other, 17 Organ
MUS 3112 Vocal Ensembles (0-3). (May be repeated for credit.)
01 – University Chorus. This group prepares and presents works by major composers and contemporary composers each semester. There are usually two performances per semester. Enrollment is open to all students regardless of musical skills or experience: The ability to match pitch is essential.
02 – Concert Choir – See description for Music 1112, above.
03 – Vocal Ensemble – See description for Music 1112, above.
MUS 3113 Instrumental Ensembles (0-3). (May be repeated for credit.) – See description for Music 1113, above.
01 Concert Band, 02 Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 03 Jazz Ensemble, 04 Brass Ensemble, 05 Woodwind Ensemble, 06 Wind Ensemble, 07 Guitar Ensemble, 08 Specialty 09 Percussion Ensemble, 10 Orchestra, 11 Marching Band
MUS 3117 Individual Studies (0-1). Individual study of selected academic topics in music.
MUS 3141 Ear Training IV (2-0). The aural study of advanced musical elements with emphasis on sight singing, chromatics, scales, intervals, chords, and harmonic and melodic dictation, as well as forms and structure. Prerequisite: MUS 2116.
MUS 3171 Advanced Composition (1-0). Students will study advanced compositional techniques. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
MUS 3211 Individual Instruction (1-9). (May be repeated for credit.) Two thirty-minute lessons or one-hour lesson and not less than 10 hours practice per week. Designed for music majors and minors but other students may enroll with the permission of the instructor. Private lesson fee: $25
01 Piano, 02 Voice, 03 Flute, 04 Oboe, 05 Clarinet, 06 Saxophone, 07 Bassoon, 08 French Horn, 09 Trumpet, 10 Trombone, 11 Euphonium, 12 Tubas, 13 Percussion, 14 Guitar, 15 Violin Family, 16 Other, 17 Organ
MUS 3310 Special Topics in Music (3-0). Topics to be selected from: History and Literature of Music, Music in the General Culture, Techniques of Instrumental or Vocal Music or another topic in the field of music. (May be repeated for credit when topic Varies.)
MUS 3311 Music Materials for Children (3-0). A study of music materials and skills which are effective in providing a musical background for children.
MUS 3312 Problems in Music (3-0). Individual or small group study of specific topics in music on the upper division level. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Prerequisite: junior standing.
MUS 3313 Fundamentals of Conducting (3-0). QEP MAPPED COURSE A study of effective hand and baton techniques used in conducting music ensembles.
MUS 3316 Secondary Music Methods (3-0). A study of the value of music in society; music as a fine art; music for the performer; music for the listener; the necessary skills Required for vocalists and instrumentalists, including the understanding of the changing male adolescent voice; appropriateness of music literature for use in instrumental or vocal ensembles for adolescents; music as a cultural force in society; and, basic understanding of instrumental and vocal ensembles organization. Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of the instructor.
MUS 3317 Problems in Music (0-3). Individual or small group study of specific topics in music on the upper division level. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
MUS 3341 Music Theory IV (3-0). Continuation of MUS 2311, plus analytical techniques used in the understanding of formal structures found in musical compositions. Prerequisite: MUS 2311 or equivalent.
MUS 4112 Advanced Musical Theatre Ensemble (0-2). Advanced instruction in the preparation and performance music of the musical theatre idiom. Performances may be staged or sung in a concert setting, depending on the repertoire for the given semester. Prerequisite: Students must be able to accurately match pitch and sing confidently alone or with a group. Placement auditions may be held at the beginning of the semester.
MUS 4131 Senior Recital (1-0). A course to be the capstone of applied music individual instruction. Students will prepare 20 minutes (actual) of music for a public recital, demonstrating proficiency on their instrument or voice. They will also prepare a program, including scholarly program notes which have been researched and relate to the music to be performed.
MUS 4215 Marching Band Techniques (2-0). A study of the problems peculiar to the marching band and their solutions; planning, charting, and rehearsing of marching performances for parades, half-time shows, and contests; the administration of marching band personnel and equipment; baton twirling and drum majoring.
MUS 4216 Arranging (2-0). (May be repeated for credit if arranging problem varies.) A practical study of arranging music for a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles through an understanding of their traditions and problems. Prerequisite: Music 2311 or its equivalent.
MUS 4310 Special Topics (3-0). Students will study a selected topic from the field of music, such as the History and Literature of Music; Music in the General Culture; or Techniques of Instrumental or Vocal Music. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
MUS 4311 History of Music I (3-0). QEP MAPPED COURSE This course is a survey of the history and literature of music, including in-depth study of composers, periods, styles, and musical development from antiquity to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 1308 or permission of the instructor.
MUS 4312 History of Music II (3-0). QEP MAPPED COURSE This course is a survey of the history and literature of music, including in-depth study of composers, periods, styles, and musical development from the Class Period (1750) through the present. Prerequisite: MUS 4311 or permission of the instructor.
MUS 5112 Musical Theatre Performance (0-2). Advanced instruction in the preparation and performance music of the musical theatre idiom. Performances may be staged or sung in a concert setting, depending on the repertoire for the given semester. Prerequisite: Students must be able to accurately match pitch and sing confidently alone or with a group. Placement auditions may be held at the beginning of the semester.
MUS 5319 Individual Research Problems in Music (0-3). The student will do independent work in a limited area of music selected in consultation with the instructor in terms of both departmental and student interest and needs.
MUS 5320 Seminar in Instrumental Pedagogy (3-0). Advanced study of teaching methods, analysis, rehearsal and performance for musical instrument or voice in the individual or group setting. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
MUS 5321 Seminar in Vocal Pedagogy (3-0). Advanced study of teaching methods, analysis, rehearsal and performance for musical instrument or voice in the individual or group setting. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
