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2008 - 2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

Academic departments and programs are  generally listed in alphabetical order. All courses are listed under the department or program in which they are offered. Courses which are cross-listed will appear in more than one place.

Course Designations

Courses of instruction are designated by a system of four-digit numbers within each department. The first digit in the number indicates the class standing that a student must attain to be eligible for the course. To interpret the numbering system, students need to know that:

  • Courses generally for freshmen are numbered in the series beginning 1000. Freshmen may not register for any course numbered 2000 or above, except by placement or with the permission of the instructor. Similarly, sophomores may not register for courses numbered 3000 or above, or juniors 4000 or above, with exceptions permitted only by the instructor.
  • Cross-listed courses are courses appropriate to more than one department or area.
  • The number of credit hours per course is indicated below the course title. Courses which may be taken for variable credit (applied music lessons, independent studies, internships, etc.) or which can be repeated for credit are so indicated.
  • Prerequisites for each course are so indicated following the description.
  • Special Topics, Internships, and Independent Studies courses are listed with numbers separated by semicolons. These courses may be taken in any order.
  • The (FR) designation after a number indicates that the course is offered only as a first-year seminar.
 
  

  • MSC 2201 - Individual and Leadership Studies

    Credits: 2.5
    Students develop introspective knowledge of self, individual leadership skills, and self- confidence. Students further develop their problem- solving and critical-thinking skills while applying more advanced communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
  

  • MSC 2202 - Leadership and Teamwork

    Credits: 2.5
    The focus is on self-development guided by knowledge of self and group processes. Course challenges student beliefs, knowledge, and skills. Students learn and execute squad level battle drills.
  

  • MSC 3301 - Leadership and Problem Solving

    Credits: 3
    The course examines basic skills that contribute to effective problem solving. Students analyze the role officers played in the transition of the Army from Vietnam to the 21st Century. Students learn how to execute the Leadership Development Program. An analysis of military missions and planning military missions is conducted. Students learn and execute platoon level battle drills.
  

  • MSC 3302 - Leadership and Ethics

    Credits: 3
    Students probe leader responsibilities that foster an ethical command climate. Focus is on developing leadership competencies, studying leader responsibilities. Students apply techniques of effective written and oral communication. Students learn and execute platoon level battle drills.
  

  • MSC 4401 - Leadership and Management

    Credits: 3
    The course builds on the National Advanced Leadership Camp experience by focusing on how to solve organizational and staff problems. Students discuss staff organization, functions, and processes. An analysis of leader counseling responsibilities and methods is undertaken. Students also examine principles of motivating subordinates and organizational change by applying leadership and problem-solving principles to complex case studies and simulations.
  

  • MSC 4402 - Officership

    Credits: 3
    Capstone course designed to explore topics relevant to second lieutenants entering the Army. Students learn to describe the legal aspects of decision-making and leadership. They analyze Army operations from the tactical to strategic levels while also assessing administrative and logistics management functions. Finally students perform platoon leader actions and examine leader responsibilities that foster an ethical command climate.
  

  • MUE 1101 - College Band

    Credits: 1
    All-College wind and percussion ensembles perform compositions from all periods of musical history. At least two public concerts are given each year.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1102 - College Choir

    Credits: 1
    All-College choral ensemble that performs compositions from all periods of musical history. At least two public concerts are given each year.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1103 - Madrigal Singers

    Credits: 1
    A select ensemble of singers, which explores unaccompanied choral music from diverse stylistic periods. Public performances are given throughout the year.
    Prerequisites Permission of the instructor.
    Co-requisite Participation in the College Choir.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1104 - Musical Theatre Workshop

    Credits: 1
    An opera and musical theatre performance class. Performances of scenes from the opera repertory and the American musical theatre are partially staged; at least one public performance is given.
    Creative Expression.
    Offered each year in the spring semester only.
  

  • MUE 1105 - Gospel Choir

    Credits: 1
    An all-College choral ensemble that explores the sacred musical styles of the African- American traditions. Public performances are given throughout the year.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1106 - Orchestra

    Credits: 1
    All college symphonic ensemble that performs compositions from all musical styles from the Baroque to the present. The orchestra consists of students from both McDaniel and Carroll Community Colleges as well as community musicians. At least one performance every semester.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1108 - Jazz Voice Class

    Credits: 1
    This class is designed to teach techniques for a successful jazz vocal performance. Students will receive specific jazz vocal training, repertoire selection, jazz vocal phrasing, and how to lead a rhythm section. Each class will end with an informal performance featuring that semester’s jazz repertoire.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1109 - Jazz Choir

    Credits: 1
    A select ensemble of singers, which explores a variety of jazz vocal styles. Public performances take place throughout the year.
    Prerequisites Permission of the instructor.
    Co-requisite Participation in the College Choir.
    Creative Expression.
    Offered as needed.
  

  • MUE 1110 - Flute Choir

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1111 - Flute Quartet

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1112 - Woodwind Quintet

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1113 - Saxophone Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1114 - Jazz Combo

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1115 - Clarinet Choir

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1116 - Brass Quintet

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1117 - String Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1118 - String Quartet

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1119 - Electric Bass Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1120 - Jazz Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1121 - Percussion Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1122 - Keyboard Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1123 - Guitar Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 1126 - Chamber Ensemble for Singers and Instruments

    Credits: 1
    A comprehensive survey by performance of the ensemble literature of diverse origins and styles for each of the ensembles listed. Public performances are given.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUE 3353 - Musical Theatre Scene Study

    Credits: 4
    This course is designed for advanced acting and music students interested in developing musical theatre skills. Using contemporary American and British musical theatre texts, students will be taught to apply acting, singing, and movement techniques to bring characters to life on stage. Professors from both the Music and Theatre Arts departments will collaborate to develop the student’s craft.
    Prerequisites Theatre Arts 1113 or 1151, Music Ensemble 1104, and by audition during first week of class.
    Cross-listed with Theatre Arts 3353.
  

  • MUL 1134 - Music Appreciation

    Credits: 4
    A study of music through its elements: rhythm, melody, harmony, form, timbre, genre; a survey of three marginalized groups in the United States including African-American, Native American and Latin American musical styles.  Increased listening perception in all types of music from these three cultures and the implications and functions of each cultures’s music is the course goal.

     
    Multicultural.
  

  • MUL 1135 - American Cultural Diversity

    Credits: 4
    This course will introduce students to issues of cultural, ethnic, racial, and artistic diversity in American culture through comparative study focusing primarily on musical artistic expression.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
    Cross-listed with Interdisciplinary Studies 1135.
  

  • MUL 1136 - History of Rock and Roll

    Credits: 4
    This class analyzes Rock and Roll music from its earliest beginnings and influences to the present. A wide array of popular music, topics and artists will be discussed and analyzed.
  

  • MUL 1137 - The Art of Great Songs

    Credits: 4
    The class surveys 20th-century American popular song literature and popular music song structures and styles, from pop and hip-hop to country and jazz, and from this process, shows the students how to compose an original song.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUL 1140 - World Music Survey

    Credits: 4
    What does music of India have in common with Mozart? How does Indonesian music compare with African music? This course presents a brief and broad survey of a variety of music cultures of the world. We will consider the common threads these musics have as well as learn to appreciate their beautiful differences.
    International Nonwestern.
  

  • MUL 1151 - Music and Words as a Quest for Expression and Meaning

    Credits: 4
    This course explores the meaning of a variety of works chosen from drama, literature, poetry, and music. This course emphasizes skills of analysis and appreciation to allow students to understand each of these works as reflecting the world view of its time and also to appreciate it as a universal expression of humanity’s search for meaning.
  

  • MUL 1152 - Diversity and Meaning in Popular Music

    Credits: 4
    Exploration of various types of popular music, their historical origins, cultural contexts, and meanings to their audience. It also examines how the diversity of the United States is represented in the music its populations create and consume.
    Multicultural.
  

  • MUL 2203 - European Music Before 1750

    Credits: 4
    A survey of music in the Western World from antiquity to the mid 18th century, observed against the backdrop of cultural history, focusing on the influence of Europe.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2204 - European Music After 1750

    Credits: 4
    A survey of music in the Western World from the mid 18th century to the present, observed against the backdrop of cultural history. This course focuses on the inter-relationships of European and other world influences as they shaped “art” music in America today.
    Prerequisites Music Literature 2203 or permission of the instructor.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2205 - History and Literature of the Piano

    Credits: 4
    A survey of literature for harpsichord, clavichord, and piano; a study of the development of these instruments and the history of piano technique and performance.
  

  • MUL 2208 - Music in the United States

    Credits: 4
    A survey of the cultivated traditions of American music, from Colonial times to the present.
    Multicultural, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
    Offered in 2005-2006 and alternate years.
  

  • MUL 2210 - History of Jazz

    Credits: 4
    A survey of the stylistic transformations that have taken place in jazz since 1900, with a study of the social and political conditions that have exerted a powerful influence on jazz artists.
    Multicultural, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
    Offered in 2005-2006 and alternate years.
  

  • MUL 2212 - World Music

    Credits: 4
    Surveys in musical traditions other than those of the Western European-American stylistic periods.
    International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
    Cross-listed with Cross Cultural Studies 2212.
  

  • MUL 2214 - Masters in Music

    Credits: 4
    A study of one major composer’s life and representative composition.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
    Offered as needed.
  

  • MUL 2216 - History of Musical Theatre

    Credits: 4
    A survey of musical theatre from its beginning to the present, studied in relation to its historical, literary, and cultural background. Included is study of such musical theatre forms as opera, operetta, ballad opera, and musicals.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
    Cross-listed with Theatre Arts 2216.
    Offered in 2005-2006 and alternate years.
  

  • MUL 2224 - History of Film Music

    Credits: 4
    A study of the development of the role of music in the art of filmmaking. Through an analysis of selected musical scores from the days of silent films to the present, students will discover the ways in which music can inform and enrich the visual impact of films.
  

  • MUL 2231 - Music of Africa and the Diaspora

    Credits: 4
    An exploration of the European and African roots of African-American music prior to and at the beginning of North American colonization. In this course students study early European and African musical cultures as well as the synthesis and tensions of the two brought together by the slave trade in the United States.
    International Nonwestern, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2232 - African-American Music and Community

    Credits: 4
    An examination of African-American classical and popular music from the Revolutionary War into the 21st century. In this course students explore the sounds, contexts, and receptions of African-American musical cultures and their impact on other American cultures.
    Multicultural, Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2235 - History of Gospel Music

    Credits: 4
    An overview of black gospel music in America covering spirituals, traditional and contemporary gospel. Sociological conditions and important works by key figures in a variety of styles will be coupled with lectures and reading.
    Multicultural.
    Cross-listed with Religious Studies 2235.
    Offered in spring 2006 and alternate years.
  

  • MUL 2236 - The Baroque Explosion

    Credits: 4
    This course explores social and cultural practices through studying diverse musical styles and genres relevant to the major social upheavals from the early 16th-century through the mid 18th-century. While the focus will be on the dramatic changes that took place during this time, the second half of the course will be dedicated to the ways in which the same “over– the-top” baroque expressions were reflected in later styles, and can still be observed today. The major social changes that drove stylistic changes are explored in depth, in particular the impact of the simultaneous appearance of the widespread use of printing with the Protestant Reformation of the political and social organization of Europe.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2237 - Romanticism and Beyond

    Credits: 4
    This course explores the social and cultural practices through studying diverse musical styles and genres relevant to the major revolutions of the late 18th-century through the early 19th-century. While the focus will be on the dramatic changes that took place during this time, the second half of the course will be dedicated to the ways in which romanticism is still reflected in music of today. The major social changes that drove stylistic changes are explored in depth, in particular the role of the major changes in attitudes toward individual rights and liberties.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2240 - History of Choral Music

    Credits: 4
    This course explores the social and cultural practices through studying diverse choral styles from the late medieval period to modern times. The focus will be on the relationship of music and words, and how each medium is changed in combination with the other. The major social changes that drove stylistic changes are explored in depth, in particular religious upheaval, the impact of the printing press, and changing attitudes towards the value of the individual compared with the needs of society.
    Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding.
  

  • MUL 2265 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  

  • MUL 2266 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  

  • MUL 3100 - World Music Pedagogy

    Credits: 4
    A survey of musical cultures in the non-western world, this course combines both breadth and depth. It is offered specifically for education minors to help to prepare them to learn and teach about a variety of musical cultures. Run concurrently with World Music Survey, MUL 1140, music majors will attend this class for breadth, while preparing and teaching some of the units of the lower-level survey class for depth.
    Prerequisites Music 1204.
    International Nonwestern.
  

  • MUL 3365 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  

  • MUL 3366 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  

  • MUL 4465 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  

  • MUL 4466 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 4
    The study of a selected topic in the discipline. Different topics are chosen for each offering, based on students’ interests and needs.
  

  • MUL/SOC 1142 - Globetrotting: Where are we going this year?
  

  • MUS 1001 - Applied Music Study I – Clarinet

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1002 - Applied Music Study I – Organ

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1003 - Applied Music Study I – Classical Piano

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1004 - Applied Music Study I – Trombone

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1005 - Applied Music Study I – Violin

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1006 - Applied Music Study I – Voice

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1007 - Applied Music Study I – Flute

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1008 - Applied Music Study I – Baritone Horn

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1009 - Applied Music Study I – Cello

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1010 - Applied Music Study I – Jazz Piano

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1011 - Applied Music Study I – Harpsichord

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1012 - Applied Music Study I – String Bass

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1013 - Applied Music Study I – Percussion

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1014 - Applied Music Study I – Trumpet

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1015 - Applied Music Study I – Saxophone

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1016 - Applied Music Study I – Viola

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1017 - Applied Music Study I – Electric Bass

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1018 - Applied Music Study I – French Horn

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1019 - Applied Music Study I – Tuba

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1020 - Applied Music Study I – Bassoon

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1021 - Applied Music Study I – Classical Guitar

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1022 - Applied Music Study I – Jazz Guitar

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1023 - Applied Music Study I

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1024 - Applied Music Study I

    Credits: 0.5-2
    Private music instruction for students with basic skills in music reading and technical abilities. All students taking private lessons for the first time will be placed in this level. This level is appropriate for beginning to low intermediate students. Students will study levels 1-3** repertoire. Students working with grade 3** repertoire will be required to take a jury.
    Lessons are generally offered in half-hour periods (0-.5 credit) or hour periods (1 credit). An extra tuition fee is charged for lessons. Students will be able to proficiently perform at least one level 4** piece.
    Creative Expression.
    ** Repertoire levels:
    1-2 Beginning
    3-4 Intermediate
    5-6 Advanced

    Level 6 is advanced conservatory performance. Specific definitions of the repertoire grade level expectations for each instrument will be found in individual studio syllabi for each level.
  

  • MUS 1104 - Music Theatre Opera Workshop


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  • MUS 1140 - Jazz Piano Class

    Credits: 2
    This class teaches improvisational techniques and playing jazz by segmenting elements of each song to be shared by multiple pianists.
  

  • MUS 1141 - Piano Lab I

    Credits: 2
    A study of basic keyboard skills with emphasis on reading, transposition, fundamentals of music theory, and the necessary physical skills to play simple pieces. This is a beginner’s course, which is not intended for those students who can already read music at the keyboard.
  

  • MUS 1142 - Piano Lab II

    Credits: 2
    A continuation of Piano Lab I at progressive levels of proficiency. Admission and placement is based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s ability.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUS 1143 - Piano Lab III

    Credits: 2
    A continuation of Piano Lab I at progressive levels of proficiency. Admission and placement is based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s ability.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUS 1144 - Piano Lab IV

    Credits: 2
    A continuation of Piano Lab I at progressive levels of proficiency. Admission and placement is based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s ability.
  

  • MUS 1145 - Guitar Class I

    Credits: 1
    A study of basic guitar skills with emphasis on classical style, reading, fundamentals of music theory, and the necessary physical skills to play simple pieces. This is a beginner’s course, which is not intended for those students who can already read music at the guitar.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUS 1146 - Guitar Class II

    Credits: 1
    A continuation of Guitar Class I. Admission and placement is based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s ability.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUS 1148 - Voice Class I

    Credits: 1
    An introduction to the correct use of the voice in singing, including breathing, articulation, enunciation, expression, and various types of vocal literature. Placement is based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s ability.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUS 1149 - Voice Class II

    Credits: 1
    An introduction to the correct use of the voice in singing, including breathing, articulation, enunciation, expression, and various types of vocal literature. Placement is based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s ability.
    Creative Expression.
  

  • MUS 1152 - Diversity and Meaning in Popular Music

    Credits: 4
    Exploration of various types of popular music, their historical origins, cultural contexts, and meanings to their audience. It also examines how the diversity of the United States is represented in the music its populations create and consume.
    Multicultural
  

  • MUS 1153 - String Pedagogy

    Credits: 1
    An analysis of the principles and practices current in the teaching of string instruments.
    Prerequisites Music Theory 1132 or permission of the instructor.
    Offered spring 2006 and alternate years.
  

  • MUS 1154 - Woodwind Pedagogy

    Credits: 1
    An analysis of the principles and practices current in the teaching of woodwind instrument.
    Prerequisites Music Theory 1132 or permission of the instructor.
    Offered spring 2007 and alternate years.
  

  • MUS 1155 - Percussion Pedagogy

    Credits: 1
    An analysis of the principles and practices current in the teaching of percussion instruments.
    Prerequisites Music Theory 1132 or permission of the instructor.
    Offered fall 2006 and alternate years.
  

  • MUS 1156 - Brass Pedagogy

    Credits: 1
    An analysis of the principles and practices current in the teaching of brass instruments.
    Prerequisites Music Theory 1132 or permission of the instructor.
    Offered fall 2005 and alternate years.
  

  • MUS 1157 - Voice Pedagogy for Singers

    Credits: 1
    An overview of comparative vocal methods for the future teacher primarily concerned with vocal and choral instruction. Emphasis is placed on the International Italianate School (Bel Canto method).
    Prerequisites Music 1149 or permission of the instructor.
    Offered as needed.
 

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