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[1] Courses in Music (MUS)
1000 MUSIC RECITAL ATTENDANCE This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to develop and model appropriate concert etiquette as audience members, to develop their critical listening skills in music, and to broaden their musical listening experiences in a live musical environment. Additionally the course will ensure that students experience a broad range of music repertoire presented in live performances by large ensembles, chamber music groups, and soloists from among UCA faculty and students as well as from guest artists.
1131, 1132 PIANO CLASS I AND II Remedial classes for music majors which do not count toward music degrees. These courses cover functional skills such as sight reading, harmonization, improvisation, technique, basic knowledge of harmonic materials (chords, scales, arpeggios, cadences), and repertoire. These classes are conducted as laboratories. No prerequisite for MUS 1131. Non-majors require consent of instructor.
1141 DICTION FOR SINGERS I Pronunciation skills in Latin and Italian as encountered in the standard repertory of vocal music. Study of the aural and written phonetic, spelling, and articulation skills necessary to successfully study, perform, or teach the literature of the vocal and choral singing instrument. Teaching procedures include lecture, listening, motor and aural exercises, and classroom and individual presentation.
1142 DICTION FOR SINGERS II Pronunciation skills in French and German. Study of the aural and written phonetic, spelling, and articulation skills necessary to successfully study, perform, or teach the literature of the vocal and choral singing instrument. Teaching procedures include lecture, listening, motor and aural exercises, and classroom and individual presentations. Prerequisite: MUS 1141.
1230 HARMONY I Core requirement for all music majors and minors. Taken concurrently with Ear Training I. Fundamentals of music, major and minor scales, modes, key signatures, intervals, triads, melodic and harmonic analysis. Part-writing using root position and first inversion triads, and related keyboard assignments. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisite: MUS 1300 Fundamentals of Music or scoring a passing grade on the fundamentals of music entrance examination. To be taken concurrently with MUS 1231.
1231 EAR TRAINING I Core requirement of all music majors and minors. Taken concurrently with Harmony I. Enhances overall musicianship through improvement of ear training skills such as rhythmic reading, sight singing, melodic and harmonic dictation. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisite: Scoring a passing grade on the fundamentals of music entrance examination. To be taken concurrently with MUS 1230.
1232 HARMONY II Core requirement of all music majors and minors. Continuation of Harmony I. Taken concurrently with Ear Training II. Seventh chords, non-chord tones, secondary dominants and secondary leading tone seventh chords, modulations, and small forms. Part-writing using second inversion triads and seventh chords and related analysis, keyboard harmony, and composition. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. To be taken concurrently with MUS 1233. Prerequisites: MUS 1230 and 1231.
1233 EAR TRAINING II Core requirement of all music majors and minors. Continuation of Ear Training I. Taken concurrently with Harmony II. Enhances overall musicianship through improvement of ear training skills such as rhythmic reading, sight singing, melodic and harmonic dictation. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisites: MUS 1230, 1231. To be taken concurrently with MUS 1232.
1234 JAZZ FUNDAMENTALS Introductory seminar to the study and appreciation of instrumental and vocal jazz through recordings, readings, and discussion. An ability to read music in treble and bass clef is required for all students. Prerequisite: MUS 1230 or permission of instructor.
1300 FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC THEORY Prerequisite for Harmony I and Ear Training I for music majors and minors who did not pass the fundamentals of music entrance examination. Recommended as an elective for non-majors who are interested in learning about the rudiments of music. Music fundamentals including notation, keys, scales, intervals, meter, rhythm, melody, and harmony in preparation for MUS 1230 (Harmony I). Methods of instruction are lecture and working theoretical exercises using the computer. Minimal computer skills will be helpful.
1340 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC LITERATURE Introductory course in music history and literature. Through lectures and aural examples, basic knowledge of styles and periods of music is stressed along with listening techniques and the development of a framework upon which the student may later base a more detailed study of the subject matter. Prerequisite: MUS 1232.
1350 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC EDUCATION AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT A required course for education candidates for admission into the teacher education program. The course is designed to help students explore their motivation for teaching; provide an overview of students and schooling, music education, and the UCA teaching program; and provide foundational information regarding the principles of classroom organization and management and developing preventive approaches to classroom discipline. This course addresses foundational management principles in K-12 music education.
2000 SOPHOMORE REVIEW Requirement for all music majors (BA, BM, and BME). Assesses the minimum technical and performance proficiency standards required for upper-division study on students’ primary instrument/voice. Administered by area applied faculty during end-of-the -semester applied jury examinations. Completed concurrently with the student’s fourth consecutive semester of applied music study on their primary instrument/voice or at another time at the recommendation of the applied faculty and department advisor.
2111 INTEGRATING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY INTO TEACHING AND LEARNING This course is designed to integrate music technology into classrooms specifically to enhance the instruction and learning for all grade levels (P-12). Teacher candidates will demonstrate the use of technology to plan, assess, and conduct classroom activities, and to make connections between technology and specific grade levels in music education. Prerequisite: MUS 1350 or permission of the instructor.
2133, 2134 PIANO CLASS III AND IV The normal entry-level piano courses for adequately prepared music majors. Emphasis is given to basic keyboard repertory that demonstrates contrasting styles and textures from various periods.
2135 BEGINNING JAZZ PIANO Introduction to jazz harmony on piano. The course consists of typical II – V – I – IV progressions in 3-note, 4-note, and 5-note voicings and basic comping on a variety of jazz standards. Prerequisites: MUS 1132 or permission of instructor.
2136 INTERMEDIATE JAZZ PIANO Continued study of jazz harmony on piano. The course consists of creating bass lines, comping standards, and advanced voicings including quartal and quintal structures, rootless voicings, montuno, and salsa, complemented by strategies for reharmonization. Prerequisite: MUS 2135 or permission of instructor.
2150 STRING METHODS Pedagogy course that introduces students to the teaching and performing of all standard string instruments, string pedagogy, string terminology, knowledge of the instruments, and their maintenance and purchase. Method of instruction includes diagnostic and corrective procedures.
2172 BRASS METHODS This course emphasizes learning basic performance skills and pedagogical techniques for brass instruments in preparation for teaching. Method of instruction includes diagnostic and corrective procedures. Students are required to perform on instruments, to participate in teaching exercises, and to accumulate a permanent file of information.
2181 SINGLE REED/FLUTE METHODS Course emphasizes learning basic performance skills and pedagogical techniques for woodwind instruments in preparation for teaching with a concentration on flute and single reed instruments. Method of instruction includes diagnostic and corrective procedures. Students are required to perform on instruments, to participate in teaching exercises, and to accumulate a permanent file of information.
2185 VOCAL METHODS FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS This course serves as an introduction to singing for instrumentalists needing pedagogical knowledge for future work with singers or choirs. Course topics include anatomy of the voice, breathing, posture, resonance, diction, vocal ranges, and vocal registers. Additional focus is placed on a capella group singing, vocal sight-reading, and working with adolescent and developing voices.
2199 PERCUSSION METHODS Course introduces students to the teaching, maintaining, purchasing, and performing of percussion instruments. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge of instruments, their literature, and their pedagogy. The course is presented through lecture, performance demonstration, and lab teaching.
2202 PIANO PEDAGOGY Introduction to piano teaching curriculum and methods, and overview of issues relating to teaching beginning through advanced piano students. The class will include lecture, demonstration, projects, and various practice teaching situations during class. Prerequisite: Acceptance as a student in the BM concentration in Piano Pedagogy or permission of the instructor.
2210 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY An introduction to music technology and related multimedia technology relevant to contemporary professional practices in music, including audio recording technology and music notation software. Projects for this course assist students in using current software and applications to create promotional materials, professional budgets, recital programs and program notes, as well as professional documents, e.g., cover letter and curriculum vitae. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, workshop, and laboratory. Prerequisites: MUS 1230 and 1232.
2233 COMPOSITION CLASS Composing music for instrumental and vocal media, working from smaller to larger forms, and focusing on twentieth-century styles and materials. Methods of instruction are lecture and music composition. Prerequisites: MUS 1230 and 1231.
2240 IMPROVISATION I An introduction to jazz improvisation techniques. Students should have a working knowledge of major and minor scales; and major, minor, half-diminished, and diminished chords. Course topics include jazz theory, conventional notation, chord scale relationships, improvisation techniques, reading and analysis of music, and performance in small ensembles. Prerequisite: MUS 1230 or permission of instructor.
2250 HARMONY III Core requirement of all music majors. Continuation of Harmony II. Chromatic harmony (modal mixture, Neapolitan triads, augmented sixth chords, chromatic mediants), modulation to closely—and distantly—related keys, small forms, sonata and rondo forms. Part writing, analysis, keyboard harmony, and composition. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisites: MUS 1232 and 1233 with a minimum grade of C. To be taken concurrently with MUS 2251.
2251 EAR TRAINING III Core requirement of all music majors. Continuation of Ear Training II. Taken concurrently with Harmony Ill. Enhances overall musicianship through improvement of ear training skills such as rhythmic reading, sight singing, melodic and harmonic dictation. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisites: MUS 1232 and 1233 with a minimum grade of C. To be taken concurrently with MUS 2250.
2252 HARMONY IV Core requirement of all music majors. Continuation of Harmony III. Analysis of small and large forms of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. Extensions of tonality in late Romantic and Impressionist music. Introduction to atonal analytic methodologies (pitch class set theory and serialism). Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisites: MUS 2250 and 2251 with a minimum grade of C. To be taken concurrently with MUS 2253.
2253 EAR TRAINING IV Core requirement of all music majors. Continuation of Ear Training III. Taken concurrently with Harmony IV. Enhances overall musicianship through improvement of ear training skills such as rhythmic reading, sight singing, melodic and harmonic dictation. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisites: MUS 2250 and 2251 with a minimum grade of C. To be taken concurrently with MUS 2252.
2272 WOODWIND METHODS This course emphasizes learning basic performance skills and pedagogical techniques for woodwind instruments in preparation for teaching. Method of instruction includes diagnostic and corrective procedures. Students are required to perform on instruments, to participate in teaching exercises, and to accumulate a permanent file of information.
2300 MUSIC APPRECIATION Option in the UCA Core satisfying the Diversity in Creative Works requirement as a fine arts elective. Introduces students to music, its origin and development through recorded and live instrumental and vocal music. Relates to other arts, cultures, literature, and the social sciences. Methods of instruction are lecture and listening to music. [ACTS: MUSC1003]
2320 PIANO PEDAGOGY II Discusses materials and methods of piano teaching with an emphasis on the intermediate level. Other content includes observation of teaching, critique of student teaching, lecture on group teaching, adult students, and use of instructional technology. Prerequisite: MUS 2202 Piano Pedagogy or permission of the instructor.
2420 BEGINNING JAZZ THEORY AND TRANSCRIPTION This course applies and extends traditional harmonic study from MUS 1230 into the jazz idiom, including musical concepts relating to the theoretical structure of jazz: scales, chords, harmony, styles, etc. Students will also continue to the refine aural skills useful for jazz musicians. Prerequisites: MUS 1230 and MUS 1231.
2421 INTERMEDIATE JAZZ THEORY AND TRANSCRIPTION This course elaborates on the content of MUS 2420, including modes, chord/scale relationships, advanced jazz harmony, bass line construction, large-scale forms, solo and harmonic transcription, and advanced jazz aural skills exercises. Prerequisite: MUS 2420.
3000 JUNIOR RECITAL Represents a formative applied music project for music majors in preparation for the presentation of the Senior Recital. A public recital (suggested minimum duration of 25 minutes) will be evaluated by a faculty jury for music performance majors. The program will include program notes prepared by the student. Prerequisites: MUS 2000; approval of the applied teacher; and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: either MUS 2252 and MUS 2253 or MUS 2421; and one of the following: MUS 2134, 2136, or MUSA 2V30.
3145 ACTING FOR SINGERS One of the courses for the Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance degree program, students will learn the skills that will allow them to develop in the realm of singing acting. The class will cover topics such as: improvisation, mime, stage combat, body awareness, and non-verbal communication techniques. This course will also cover issues pertaining to acting to music while singing. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
3201 CHORAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING Introduces students to the basic requirements of the conductor of both choral and instrumental ensembles. Presented in lecture and laboratory format. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
3204 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING Advanced study of choral conducting, rehearsal techniques, score reading, score preparation, error detection, and interpretation of choral styles, genres, and historical repertoire. Prerequisite: MUS 3201 (C grade or higher).
3205 ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING Required for BME music education majors. Includes advanced instrumental conducting techniques, selection and analysis of instrumental repertoire, error detection, and score study. Prerequisite: MUS 3201 (C grade or higher).
3206 PIANO INTERNSHIP I Weekly piano teaching under the supervision of the professor. Students will teach group and private lessons to beginners and be graded on their teaching. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2320, MUS 2252, and MUS 2253; or permission of the instructor.
3207 PIANO INTERNSHIP II Continuation of MUS 3206 Piano Internship I. Weekly piano teaching under the supervision of the professor. Students will teach group and private lessons to beginners and be graded on their teaching. Prerequisite: MUS 3206 (C grade or higher) or permission of the instructor.
3210 COUNTERPOINT I A study of the principles of strict contrapuntal writing in two, three, and four voices as composed in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, and laboratory. Prerequisite: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30. [UD UCA Core: I]
3220 LIVE SOUND AND RECORDING TECHNOLOGY Introductory overview of audio engineering. Includes basic studio electronics and acoustic principles, waveform properties, microphone concepts and micing techniques, studio set-up and signal flow, recording console theory, signal processing concepts, recorder principles and operation, and an overview of mixing and editing. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2210, MUS 2421, and MUS 2136; or permission of instructor.
3230 FORM AND ANALYSIS The study of standard forms of the Common Practice Period and their variants in 20th century popular music. Emphasis is placed on listening and aurally identifying form types and individual sections of each. Students will be introduced to the concept of hypermeter and its interaction with form. Scores are used as secondary reference. Methods of instruction include lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
3235 JAZZ ARRANGING A holistic approach to jazz arranging. Topics include chord-scale theory, voicing techniques, part and score layout, and formal construction of an arrangement. Prerequisite: MUS 2420 and MUS 2135, or permission of instructor.
3240 INSTRUMENTAL IMPROVISATION II Geared toward instrumentalists in particular, this course builds on the topics of MUS 2240 to include more complex harmonic structures. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2240, MUS 2421, and MUS 2136; or permission of instructor.
3241 VOCAL IMPROVISATION II Geared toward vocalists, this course builds on the topics of MUS 2240 to include more complex harmonic structures. Students will also study the art of vocalise, along with advanced scat techniques and microphone technique. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2240, MUS 2421, and MUS 2136; or permission of instructor.
3251 CONCEPTS OF MUSIC IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Methods of instruction and materials available for use in elementary school. Students with little or no background in music fundamentals are encouraged to enroll in MUS 1300.
3302 MUSIC HISTORY I History of Western art music from antiquity to 1750. Methods of instruction are lecture and listening to music. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 1340, MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30. [UD UCA Core: C, D]
3303 MUSIC HISTORY II History of Western art music from 1750 to the present. Methods of instruction are lecture and listening to music. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 1340, MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30. [UD UCA Core: C, D]
3304 SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL METHODS AND MANAGEMENT This course provides the skills to successfully organize and administer a school band and orchestra program from beginning through high school levels. Course includes focus on classroom management in the secondary instrumental classroom Learning strategies include lecture, demonstration, microteaching, and fieldwork in schools. Prerequisites: MUS 2000, admission to the teacher education program, and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 3201 and MUS 3305; or by permission of the instructor.
3305 ELEMENTARY MUSIC METHODS AND MANAGEMENT This course provides the skills to successfully lead an elementary general music program appropriate for grades K-6. Course includes focus on classroom management in the elementary general music classroom. Learning strategies include lecture, demonstration, microteaching, and fieldwork. Prerequisites: MUS 2000, admission to the teacher education program, and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
3306 SECONDARY CHORAL METHODS AND MANAGEMENT This course provides the skills to successfully organize and administer a school choral program for grades 7-12. Course includes focus on classroom management in the secondary choral classroom. Learning strategies include lecture, demonstration, microteaching, and fieldwork in schools. Prerequisites: MUS 2000, admission to the teacher education program, and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 3201 and MUS 3305; or permission of the instructor.
3312 MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING This course assists music teacher candidates in developing an understanding of key theorists and theories in human learning and development, including musical development. Candidates will apply their knowledge of these principles in analyzing and evaluating the needs of students at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels for the purpose of designing effective instruction and implementing appropriate classroom management techniques. Learning strategies include cooperative projects, small and large group work, individual study, presentations, and simulations. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. [UD UCA Core: R]
3320 PIANO PEDAGOGY III Discusses materials and methods of piano teaching with an emphasis on the late intermediate and early advanced levels. Other content includes observation of teaching, critique of student teaching, performance practices, and practical aspects of teaching piano. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2320, MUS 2252, and MUS 2253.
4V21 WORKSHOP IN MUSIC (Variable credit: 1-3 credit hours.) Problems in music to be determined by the student(s) enrolled. Each instructor determines the method of teaching.
4102 SENIOR RECITAL Represents the final applied music project for music majors. A public recital (suggested minimum duration, BM: 45 minutes) will be evaluated by a faculty jury. The program will include program notes prepared by the student. Prerequisite: Completion of junior-level applied study and approval of the applied teacher. BME music education majors and BA music majors may substitute a senior project at the discretion of their applied teacher. [UD UCA Core: Z]
4108 SENIOR PROJECT This course is designed to be the final project for BME and BA music majors who elect this option in lieu of a senior recital. A project of considerable scope will be required. The actual form of this project could take several directions: extensive analytical research paper, experimental research study, lecture-recital, or other creative project related to the student’s major area of concentration. The specific topic and nature of the project will be submitted to a faculty committee appointed by the department chair for approval, prior to registration. Prerequisite: Completion of junior-level applied study, theory, and history. [UD UCA Core: Z]
4130 INTRODUCTION TO THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE: INJURY PREVENTION FOR MUSICIANS This one-credit course, open to all music majors, is designed to offer an introduction to the Alexander Technique as a way of preventing performance-related injury. Students will become familiar with basic elements of functional anatomy and processes of embodied thinking to promote balanced coordination for all musical activities.
4160 VOCAL PEDAGOGY Physiological and psychological aspects of voice teaching techniques considered from a historical, evolutionary, and comparative point of view. Diagnostic and corrective procedures. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, observation, and guided student teaching. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4202 PIANO PEDAGOGY Pedagogy course for non BM Piano Pedagogy piano majors. Through lecture and reading, the course introduces the student to piano teaching methods and issues relating to learning the craft of teaching beginning through advanced piano students. Students will do observed student teaching in class. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252 and MUS 2253.
4203 PIANO LITERATURE Covers keyboard works from the late Baroque period through the twenty-first century, including works composed for harpsichord and clavichord. Methods of instruction are lecture and listening. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252 and MUS 2253.
4204 INSTRUMENTAL PEDAGOGY AND REPERTOIRE Includes a survey of pedagogical materials, repertoire, and schools of instrumental performance and instruction in the student’s major instrument. Presented in lecture and laboratory format by applied music instructors. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor, MUS 2000, and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4205 VOCAL LITERATURE Solo vocal literature from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis on style, interpretation, and historical perspective to equip performance majors with the basic content of their profession. Instruction by lecture, listening, and student individual research. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor, MUS 2000, and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4206 MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES Program development, teaching strategies, drill design, and computerized drill as performance to the school marching band. Learning strategies include lecture, guided projects, computerized instruction, and discussion. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor, MUS 2000, and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4207 MARCHING BAND AND JAZZ ENSEMBLE TECHNIQUES This course serves as an introduction to organizing, programming, rehearsing, teaching, and arranging music for jazz ensembles and marching bands. Additional discussion improvisation and drill design techniques. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4210 INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGING Study of instruments in regard to ranges and standard orchestration techniques from the baroque to the present. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4214 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC This course focuses on the basics of creating, manipulating, and refining music with computers and other technologies. Methods of instruction are lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: MUS 2000; the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30; or permission of the instructor. [UD UCA Core: C, I]
4215 CHORAL ARRANGING Arranging music for choirs, which may be sung a cappella or accompanied, with adolescent through adult voices. Methods of teaching are lecture, discussion, and laboratory. After instruction, students write exercises and full choral arrangements using Finale, a music engraving program for either Macintosh or PC. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30.
4240 JAZZ PEDAGOGY This course explores instructional and logistical strategies for teaching jazz at the beginning and intermediate levels, including individual lessons, small groups, and large ensembles. Prerequisites: MUS 2000; the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2421 and MUS 2136; or permission of the instructor.
4241 VOCAL JAZZ PEDAGOGY This course explores the science and practice of healthy jazz singing. It also evaluates the basic principles of physiology and anatomy of singing. The course will examine known scientific facts and theories that are generally accepted by voice scientists and teachers. An analysis of several vocal artist’s approaches will be included. Emphasis will be given to vocal registration unification while keeping a speech-like approach to singing. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2421 and MUS 2136.
4301 JAZZ HISTORY I: AN AMERICAN ART FORM To quote Wesley Morris, “Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America.” This course is an overview of the American jazz tradition from its roots in nineteenth-century slave songs, minstrelsy and ragtime until about 1950. Along the way, we will discuss styles such as traditional New Orleans jazz, jazz during the Harlem Renaissance, the Swing Era, Latin influences, and Bebop. At all times we will concentrate on the contributions of people of color, how this music was disseminated, and how different societal strata viewed this music. Upper-division general elective. Required for Undergraduate Jazz and Studio Music concentration. Also fulfills an elective requirement in the African and African-American Studies program. No musical background required. [UD UCA Core: D]
4302 JAZZ HISTORY II A continuation of Jazz History I, from about 1950 through the present. At all times we will concentrate on the contributions of people of color and how this music was disseminated. We will continue with the evolution of Bop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, l960s Avant-Garde, and various fusion styles. We will emphasize the intersection of music and the civil rights movement. Required for undergraduate Jazz and Studio Music concentration. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2136, MUS 2421, and MUS 4301; or permission of instructor. [UD UCA Core: C, I]
4304 HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC Upper-division general education and music elective. Historical survey of rock music, including its antecedents, its development as a musical style, and its influences on modern American culture. Lecture-based with emphasis on the development of listening and communication skills. Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
4310 SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC Available for exceptional undergraduate music majors to investigate a selected area within their field, to complete and present an honors research paper or an honors recital which includes a written report. To be done with the approval of the departmental honors committee and the supervision of music faculty member. Prerequisite: 3.0 accumulative G.P.A., 3.2 music G.P.A., successful proposal submitted to and approved by departmental honors committee.
4311 INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ANALYSIS This course focuses on the interaction of harmony and counterpoint as the underlying basis of common practice tonal music. Emphasis on analysis at surface and reductive levels. Methods of instruction are lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: MUS 2000 and the following courses with a grade of C or higher: MUS 2252, MUS 2253, and either MUS 2134 or MUSA 2V30. [UD UCA Core: I]
4315 INTRODUCTION TO KODALY First course toward the 18-hour certification in the Kodaly Concept. Introduces students to the basic pedagogical practices used in the primary grades. Other courses include Kodaly Concept I, II, III (2 hrs. credit for each), Solfege I, II, III (2 hrs. for each) and Folk Song Research (3 hrs. credit), and Early Childhood Methods and Materials or Children’s Choral Music (2 hrs. each) – one or the other must be selected. Workshop format. Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree.
4340 INTERNSHIP I Students will gain experience in organizing instruction, creating a productive learning environment, teaching for student learning, and achieving professional behaviors for the discipline of teaching general, choral, or instrumental music. This course requires time in the public school setting. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education and completion of or concurrent enrollment in MUS 3304 or 3306. [UD UCA Core: I, C]
4T90 INTERNSHIP II Students will further develop their skills in organizing instruction, creating a productive learning environment, teaching for student learning, and achieving professional behaviors for the discipline of teaching general, choral, or instrumental music. This course involves teaching under supervision in a public school setting with additional seminars and meetings required. Interns will be in their assigned setting for the full duration of the public school day and must be present at all times when their mentor’s attendance is required. All music and professional education coursework should be completed prior to Internship II, and no courses may be taken concurrently with Internship II unless approved by the music education faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education and successful completion of MUS 4340 Internship I. [UD UCA Core: Z]