300
Required of all junior-level Music majors enrolled in
MUSC 325-326. 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.
0
Credits
0
Fundamentals of instrumentation, covering the various timbral and technical characteristics of the instruments within the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families. Students will be expected to understand how each instrument works and demonstrate their knowledge through quizzes and transcription projects.
2
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
2
Fundamentals of orchestration, covering the techniques of combining instrumental colors in small and large ensembles. Additional instruments that were not covered in
MUSC 301 will be studied, as well. Students will be expected to understand the combinative concepts and demonstrate their knowledge through transcription projects.
2
Prerequisites
MUSC 301 or
MUS 301
Credits
2
The course will entail study of western musical notation rules and traditions, engraving techniques, and digital note setting using digital notation software. The course will emphasize a practical approach to both the final product and to the process.
1
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
1
The course will concentrate on a specific compositional challenge for the composer by exploring solutions from the repertoire, experimenting in workshops, and composing a culminating project.
1
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
1
This course will explore the techniques inherent in major works and styles that have influenced the trends in concert music today.
1
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
1
This course will analyze a range of major works of the 20th and 21st centuries.
1
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
1
This course will explore the techniques inherent in major works and styles that have influenced the trends in concert music today.
1
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
1
This course will analyze a range of major works of the 20th and 21st centuries.
1
Prerequisites
MUS 121 and
MUS 123
Credits
1
Weekly hour private applied instruction for students in the Bachelor of Music in Music Composition program.
2
Prerequisites
MUSC 226 or
MUS 228
Corequisites
MUS 300
Credits
2
Weekly hour private applied instruction for students in the Bachelor of Music in Music Composition program.
2
Prerequisites
MUSC 325 or
MUS 327
Corequisites
MUS 300
Credits
2