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MUSC 300 Composition Forum

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

MUSC 301 Instrumentation

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

MUSC 302 Orchestration

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

MUSC 310 Composition Lab: Music Notation

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

MUSC 311 Composition Lab: Advanced Techniques

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

MUSC 312 Composition Lab: Styles & Genres I

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

MUSC 313 Composition Lab: Repertoire & Analysis I

This course will analyze a range of major works of the 20th and 21st centuries.
1

Prerequisites

MUS 121 and MUS 123

Credits

1

MUSC 314 Composition Lab: Styles and Genres II

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

MUSC 315 Composition Lab: Repertoire and Analysis II

This course will analyze a range of major works of the 20th and 21st centuries.
1

Prerequisites

MUS 121 and MUS 123

Credits

1

MUSC 325 Composition Lessons

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

MUSC 326 Composition Lessons

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