Private music lessons are offered as published in the class schedule each semester.
Students must submit an accurate schedule of their classes for the current semester to
the Department Office by the second day of classes. The following MU courses are
available:
MU 2002. Woodwinds— flute, oboe, clarinet bassoon, saxophone
MU 2012. Organ
MU 2022. Brass— trumpet, baritone, trombone, French horn, tuba
MU 2032. Piano
MU 2042. Strings— violin, viola, cello, string bass
MU 2092. Voice
MU 2432. Guitar
Beginning and Intermediate private music study. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. One hour a week. May be repeated for credit. Two hours.
MU 4002. Woodwinds— flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone
MU 4022. Brass— trumpet, baritone, trombone, French horn, tuba
MU 4032. Piano
MU 4012. Organ
MU 4042. Strings— violin, viola, cello, string bass
MU 4092. Voice
MU 4432. Guitar
Advanced private music study. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. One hour a
week. May be repeated for credit. Credit: Two hours.
Music lessons may be taken for one hour credit (one half-hour lesson a week).
Students enroll for the appropriate class with the final number '1', EX: MU 4091 Voice.
MU 1032. Piano Class. Group instruction in beginning piano. Emphasizes
acquisition of basic keyboard skills involving sight-reading, transposition, and
harmonization. May be repeated for credit. Two laboratory hours a week. Credit:
Two hours.
MU 1521. Aural Skills I. Sight-singing and ear training for music reading
and analysis. Concurrent enrollment with MU 1523. Two laboratory hours a week.
Credit: One hour.
MU 1523. Music Theory I. Basic elements of music and music writing,
beginning harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic principles. Concurrent enrollment with
MU 1521. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 1531. Aural Skills II. Sight-singing and ear training for music reading
and analysis. Concurrent enrollment with MU 1533. Two laboratory hours a week.
Credit: One hour.
MU 1533. Music Theory II. Continuation of MU 1523 with emphasis on part-
writing procedures within the diatonic system. Concurrent enrollment with MU 1531.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 2502. Beginning Practicum in Music Therapy. The basic skills in clinical
observation and assessment as a means of accountablity in music therapy; behavioral
and cognitive elements of behavior change; elementary theory of music therapy;
introduction to ethics in clinical settings. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Credit: Two hours.
MU 2512. Introduction to Music Therapy. A study of ancient and modern
history of mental health, mental illness, and music therapy, and of the place of the
music therapist as a member of the therapeutic team. Two hours of lecture and one of
clinical observation a week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 2521. Aural Skills III. Sight-singing and ear training for music
reading and analysis. Concurrent enrollment with MU 2523. Two laboratory hours
a week. Credit: One hour.
MU 2522. Music Skills for Therapy, Recreation, and Special Education. A
study of the techniques of using music in therapeutic and recreational settings with
special emphasis on the functional use of nonsymphonic instruments. Two lecture hours
and one hour of clinical observation a week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 2523 Music Theory III. Detailed studies of music theory with emphasis
on modulation and secondary harmony. Keyboard harmony, sight singing, and ear
training. Concurrent enrollment with MU 2521. Three lecture hours a week. Credit:
Three hours.
MU 2531. Aural Skills IV. Sight-singing and ear training for music reading
and analysis. Concurrent enrollment with MU 2533. Two laboratory hours a week.
Credit: One hour.
MU 2533. Music Theory IV. Continuation of MU 2523 with emphasis on altered
and expanded harmonies and non-tonal practices. Concurrent enrollment with MU 2531.
Three hours of lecture a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 2713. Understanding the Arts - Music. Listening techniques for the
enjoyment of music through examples of various periods, styles, and forms; developing
and increasing the cultural awareness of the student. Three lecture hours a week.
Credit: Three hours.
*MU 3003. Arts for Children. Acquaints education majors with goals,
methodology and best practices in teaching the arts in elementary and middle school.
Discusses value of the arts for children and procedures for using arts, dance, drama
and music as tools to promote learning. Fulfills requirement for teacher certification.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3302. Guitar Class. Fundamentals of functional guitar performance which
include primary and secondary chords in eight keys, strumming and picking patterns,
and techniques for accompanying singing. Two laboratory hours per week. Credit: Two
hours.
MU 3313. Music History I. Survey of music history and literature from
antiquity to the 1750s. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3323. Music History II. Continuation of MU 3313. Survey of music history
and literature from 1750 to the present day. Three hours of lecture a week. Credit:
Three hours.
MU 3493. Vocal Pedagogy. Discussion of general vocal problems in
individuals and groups and investigation of various methods of overcoming these
problems. Evaluation of good vocal technique. Special vocal problems of children
and adolescents, in particular the boy’s changing voice. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. One lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3501. Advanced Practicum in Music Therapy. Clinical experiences in
working with persons with various disabilities. Prerequisites: Junior standing,
permission of instructor, clinical liability insurance, and proof of required
immunizations. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for additional credit.
MU 3502. Voice Class. Fundamentals of vocal technique presented in group
situation. Basic concepts of phonation, vowels, breathing, posture, and stage presence.
Two laboratory hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 3511. Clinical Orientation in Music Therapy. Supervised music therapy
experience in an approved clinical facility. The course must be repeated once,
resulting in at least 100 hours of clinical orientation or the equivalent.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, permission of the instructor, clinical liability
insurance, and proof of required immunizations. Credit: One hour.
MU 3512. Woodwinds. Classroom study of clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon.
Two lecture hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 3541. Instrumental Ensemble. Training in ensemble and orchestral playing
for students who sight-read and are proficient in orchestral and band instruments.
Three to five hours of rehearsal a week. May be repeated for credit. Credit: One hour.
MU 3542. Conducting I. A laboratory class offering the fundamentals of
beat patterns, attacks, releases, and fermatas on all beats and parts of beats.
Methods of cueing, changing tempo, meter and dynamics, music terminology, and basic
score reading will be mastered. One lecture hour and two laboratory hours a week.
Credit: Two hours.
MU 3551. Concert Choir. A select choir singing music written for women’s
voices drawn from the major periods of music. Open by audition to both majors and
non-majors. May be repeated for credit. Three to five rehearsal hours per week.
Credit: One hour.
MU 3551. University Chorus. A choral ensemble designed to provide group
singing opportunities for all students. Open to all students, regardless of major
and/or musical background, without audition. May be repeated for credit. Three to
five rehearsal hours per week. Credit: One hour.
MU 3552. Conducting II. A continuation of materials covered in MU 3542
with emphasis on score reading, interpretation, musical style analysis, and rehearsal
planning. Special attention is given to the organization and structuring of
instrumental and vocal ensembles at all levels of instruction. Prerequisite: MU 3542.
One lecture hour and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 3562. Brass and Percussion. Classroom study of trumpet, trombone,
French horn, tuba, and percussion. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 3571. Jazz Lab Ensemble. Stage and dance instrumental organization for
training in the field of popular music and jazz. Prerequisite: Selection by the
director. Three to five rehearsal hours a week. May be repeated for credit. Credit:
One hour.
MU 3581. Chamber Music. Designed for students whose major applied
instrument is strings, piano, woodwinds, and brass, who will learn and perform
standard chamber music literature and who will listen to and become thoroughly
familiar with the entire range of classical, romantic, and contemporary chamber music.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: One hour.
MU 3591. Vocal Ensemble. Select opera workshop or music theatre ensemble.
Prerequisite: Audition. Three to five rehearsal hours a week. May be repeated for
credit. Credit: One hour.
MU 3633. Essentials of Music. Teaching music in the elementary school.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3703. Women in Music. An examination of music from the historical,
cultural, and contemporary perspectives of women. Topics will include women as
composers and performers, and the cultural values that have affected women’s
participation in musical life. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3713. Music and World Culture. Study of the elements and functions of
music, with an emphasis on multi-cultural awareness. Includes description and
comparison of contemporary music, both indigenous to non-Western cultures and to
American popular culture. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3913. Dance/Music/Theatre Improvisaton. Exploration of the integration
of movement, sound, and text through the use of improvisation and the development of
collaborative performance works. One lecture and three laboratory hours a week. May
be repeated for credit. Credit: Three hours.
MU 3923. Music Theatre: Form-in-the-Making. Artistic process of creating
music theatre from the perspecive of the choreographer, composer, and playwright.
Prerequisite: DNCE 3913, DRAM 3913, or MU 3913 or permission of instructor. Six
laboratory hours per week. May be repeated for additional credit. Credit: Three hours.
MU 4512. Instrumental Arranging. Detailed study of characteristics of all
instruments and scoring problems involved in mixed ensemble. Prerequisite: MU 2523
and 2533. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
MU 4513. Music in Therapy I. A study of the clinical uses of music in
therapy in the fields of medicine, wellness, palliative/hospice care, and gerontology.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or permission of instructor. Three lecture hours
a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 4522. Form and Analysis. Study of formal structure of tonal music and
its harmonic analysis. Two hours of lecture. Credit: Two hours.
MU 4523. Music in Therapy II. A study of the clinical uses of music in
therapy in the fields of psychiatry, addiciton and recovery, and special education.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and/or permission of instructor. Three lecture hours
a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 4533. Professional Ethics and Clinical Techniques in Music Therapy. A
study of professional ethical issues, verbal techniques, and family therapy models as
they apply to music therapy. Prerequisites: Junior standing and /or permission of
instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 4633. Psychology of Music I. A study of the acoustical and
psychophysical foundations of music with emphasis on the perception of and responses
to musical stimuli. Additonal topics include the assessment of musical ability and
musical preferences, and functional music. Prerequisites: Junior standing or
permission of the instructor. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 4643. Psychology of Music II. An overview of music therapy research
techniques with emphasis on quantitative research methodologies. Prerequisites:
Junior standing or permission of the instructor. Three lecture hours per week. Credit:
Three hours.
MU 4651. Internship in Music Therapy I. Supervised practical experience
in an AMTA approved clinical setting for 13 weeks. MU 4651 and 4661 must be taken in
direct sequence, resulting in a continuous six-month internship. Prerequisite:
Completion of all academic courses in music therapy program, clinical liabilty
insurance, and proof of required immunizations. 40 clinical hours a week. Credit:
One hour.
MU 4661. Internship in Music Therapy II. Continuation of MU 4651.
Supervised practical experience in an AMTA approved clinical setting for 13 weeks.
MU 4651 and 4661 must be taken in direct sequence, resulting in a continuous six-month
internship. Prerequisite: MU 4651. 40 clinical hours a week. Credit: One hour.
MU 4723. Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint. Studies and
applied techniques in the contrapuntal methods of the 1600s and 1700s. Prerequisite:
Senior standing or consent of instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three
hours.
MU 4901. Selected Topics. An organized class for the study of particular
area or subject not offered in another scheduled course. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. One lecture hour a week. Credit: One hour.
MU 4903. Selected Topics. An organized class for the study of a particular
area or subject not offered in another scheduled course. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
MU 4911. Independent Study. Individual supervisory and tutorial
instruction; content may include directed readings, a research project, or other
similar studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit: One hour.
MU 4913. Independent Study. Individual supervisory and tutorial
instruction; content may include directed readings, a research project, or other
similar studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Credit: Three hours.
