Music

Required for all incoming music majors and minors with entry-level musical background or by permission of the Instructor. This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with the basic rudiments of Western music through aural and written practice. Topics include musical notation, rhythm, meter, key signatures, intervals, solfege, and Takadimi.

Required for all Music Education majors and taken the spring semester of the freshman year. Students beginning their journey as music teachers will explore the many facets involved in public school music education and begin the development of a philosophical stance for teaching children. An historical overview of music education—including key pioneering leaders and symposia--along with realizations and introspection of why one wants to be a music teacher along with why music is required in the public schools will be probed. Requirements for graduation and state licensure will be thoroughly articulated. Requires 10 hours of field experience.

A study of the development of American music beginning with Native American music and then progressing from Colonial music to contemporary American music. The first half of the course will cover classical and folk music, while the second half will examine jazz, rock, and popular music styles. This course may be team taught by faculty within the music department.

For non-music majors only. A guide for students with limited or no musical experience to gain a greater sensitivity, understanding, and appreciation for a variety of musical styles. Cultural and other artistic influences will be discussed and the students’ listening skills will improve as they learn what musical elements make each style unique. The main emphasis of learning is early to modern classical music, and as time allows will include basic introductions to folk, jazz, and rock. Lecture and listening to recordings are the primary methods of instruction.

Survey of musical styles and forms of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. A brief study of early American church, folk, and popular music, as well as an introduction to world music will also be introduced. Analytical listening.

Sight singing and melodic and harmonic dictation on the elementary level.

Sight singing and melodic and harmonic dictation on the intermediate level.

An introduction to the basic elements of the musical language, with extensive drilling of keys, scales, triads, seventh chords, Roman numerals, inversions, and voice leading.

A study of diatonic harmony, with attention to tonal chord progressions, appropriate use of inverted chords, figured bass, voice leading, dominant seventh chord resolutions, and harmonization.

A study of the music of a wide variety of cultures around the world, including the relationships between music and society. This is primarily a lecture and listening course.

Intermediate sight-singing and melodic and harmonic dictation corresponding to the vocabulary of the harmonic materials in MUS 273.

Advanced sight-singing and melodic and harmonic dictation corresponding to the vocabulary of the harmonic materials in MUS 274.

Modulation and chromatic harmonies, including secondary dominant and leading tone chords, mode mixture, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords. Special attention is given to music of the Romantic Era. Analysis and composition are included as major assignments.

Continued study of chromatic harmonies. Major forms are discussed and analyzed, including binary, ternary, rounded binary, rondo and sonata. An introduction to serialism and a final composition project will involve generating a twelve-tone matrix and composition.

A study of instructional design principles, multi-media tools, and their use in the PK-12 music education classroom. Students will use electronic keyboards, midi-equipped personal computers, and appropriate software to integrate and assess teaching and learning with technology in the PK-12 music education curriculum.

Required for all general music, music theory, and music education majors. This course is a fundamentals course for both choral and instrumental music majors. It will address the basic patterns and gestures of conducting, score study, and learning the basic techniques for general ensemble rehearsals, including communication with a diverse population of singers, instrumentalists, and audience members.

A study of the development of music from ancient times through the middle Baroque period, emphasizing sacred music.

A study of the development of music from the late Baroque period through the present.

The study of choral methods and materials for instrumentalists.

This class concentrates on the total development of the younger child through teaching music. A more substantial understanding of music technique and methods, such as Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze, and Gordon will be acquired. A great amount of time will be devoted to teaching practices using a variety of methods and strategies. The importance of promoting aesthetic experiences and a re-enforcement of philosophy and technique will be paramount. A continuation and expansion of planning, assessment, and management skills will be exercised, and studies of curriculum and various approaches will be addressed. Required for teacher certification for choral and instrumental music education majors and taken the fall semester of the senior year. Requires 15 hours of field experience.

Materials and methods of teaching public school instrumental music at all levels. Required for teacher certification for instrumental music education majors. 

Materials and methods of teaching public school choral music at all levels. Required for teacher certification for choral music education majors. 

Students will experience a variety of music and ensembles-instruction pedagogies for mixed classes of beginning and intermediate instrumentalists while participating on a least one secondary instrument. In additions to performing, students are given the opportunity to practice effective rehearsal techniques and teaching methods through coached peer-teaching sessions. These sessions will also include a topical discussion of key administrative and pedagogical considerations for a beginning instrumental class. Required for teacher certification for instrumental music education majors.