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For students with little or no piano background. Development of beginning technique through major and minor scales and arpeggios, chord study, harmonization, transposition, sight reading, pedal usage, and improvisation.

Weekly hour private applied instruction for music majors in Bachelor of Music in Performance and Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree programs.

Weekly hour private applied instruction for music majors in the Bachelor of Music Composition program.

Introduction to composition, covering the various concepts inherent in composition, with an emphasis on creativity and performance. Students will be expected to begin to understand their own creative process and demonstrate their knowledge through composition projects.

A two-semester sequence intended to give singers an understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and a thorough application of IPA symbols to the sounds of Italian, German, French, Latin and English dictions. The course is designed for voice students in all music curricula, and may be taken by students from other majors as well.

An introduction to the study of music at the university level, to careers in music and to music in general. Much of the course involves a theoretical and musicological survey of musical style in cultures throughout the world, creating a foundation for musical understanding in later academic studies.

Required of all first-year music majors enrolled in MUS 127-128. One recital/seminar per week, in which students perform and/or critique performances and compositions of colleagues. Recital schedule rotates from studio, to area, to school. Regular faculty and guest presentations and master classes are included.