Program Director: Janice N. Killian, Ph.D., Associate Professor

 
Location: MUS 110
Telephone: (940) 898-2500
Telefax: (940) 898-2494
E-Mail: RRODEAN@TWU.EDU
http://www.twu.edu/pa/music/

Faculty: Professors T. Brown, N. Davidson, J. Flohr, N. Hadsell, R. Rodean, L. Stevenson, J. Wall, D. Yeomans; Associate Professors N. Cohen, J. Killian; Assistant Professors M. Dal Porto, P. Youngblood; Instructor S. Younse.

The Department of Performing Arts offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Science, and the Master of Arts degrees. An undergraduate program may be selected in music therapy, applied music, dance, drama, or studies leading to teacher certification in music.

For a detailed statement regarding music policy, the student should consult the Handbook for Music Majors, available from the departmental office.

The music division challenges students to seek their highest level of scholarship and musicianship, whether as performing artists, educators, or therapists. Understanding the impact of music in society, the department strives to build the student’s awareness of the influence of music upon personal expression, creativity, artistry, and health in our society.

Texas Woman’s University was the first institution of higher education in Texas to offer a degree in music. The department is housed in a spacious, well-equipped building. The Department of Music is a member in full standing of the National Association of Schools of Music, and is a member of the Texas Association of Music Schools.

Applied Music Areas

One 30-minute private lesson a week requires one hour of daily practice. Two 30-minute private lessons a week require two hours of daily practice.

Private lessons are offered on voice, piano, guitar, organ, and all orchestral and band instruments. Applied majors should register for three hours credit of applied music each semester, music majors and/or minors with concentrations in other areas should take two hours credit of applied music each semester. All other students may enroll for one credit hour of applied music as approved by the teacher. Note: Enrollment restrictions may be necessary in piano, voice, and some orchestral/band instruments.

Pre-enrollment in studio lessons does not guarantee studio placement. These assignments will be made during the first week of class.

Consult the semester time schedule and the Chairperson for specific course numbers and code assignments. Students must submit an accurate schedule of their classes for the current semester to the Department Office by the second day of classes. Failure to do so may result in course deletion for that term. Appropriate forms are available in the Department Office.

Admission Requirements

Music students are expected to audition on their major instrument during the first week of classes for placement purposes. Transfer students are expected to take theory placement examinations during the first week of classes.

Undergraduate Degrees

B.A. in Music with Teacher Certification (all-level Teaching Certificate in Music)

B.A. in Applied Music

B.S. in Music Therapy

B.A. in Music in Liberal Arts

Core Courses Required for all Music Degrees

The following basic courses are required for all music degrees:

MU 1521/1523/1531/1533. Music Theory I, II

MU 2521/2523/2531/2533. Music Theory III, IV

MU 2713. Understanding the Arts - Music

MU 3313-3323. History of Music I and II

Additional requirements are listed with each of the specific degrees which follow.

Ensemble Requirements

At least one ensemble course is required for six (6) semesters. Transfer students must take a minimum of three (3) ensemble credits at TWU. Music majors and minors may use the following ensembles to satisfy this requirement:

MU 3541. Instrumental Ensemble (Community Band or Orchestra)

MU 3551. Concert Choir or University Chorus

MU 3591. Vocal Ensemble (Opera or Music Theater Ensemble)

MU 3581. Chamber Music

MU 3571. Jazz Lab Ensemble

Program Petition

Admission to the Program: Music students must petition for admission to the program of studies during their first year of resident enrollment. Details concerning this procedure are found in the Handbook for Music Majors, available in the Department Office.

Performance Examinations

All music majors and minors who have not completed their studio requirements must take a jury examination each semester, except as noted in the Music Major Handbook.

All music majors, regardless of area, are required to pass an examination of elementary piano proficiency before graduation.

Recital Attendance Requirement

During each semester of study, with the exception of the last semester, undergraduate music majors are required to attend all student recitals plus additional performances as specified in the Music Major Handbook.

Music Tuition

Information on fees for private lessons in music will be found elsewhere in this catalog in the section on Cost of Attendance.
 

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Music with Teacher Certification
(All-level Teaching Certificate in Music)

General Description

The University general requirements for the baccalaureate degree are listed earlier in this catalog. See the College of Education and Human Ecology section of this catalog for options. Students should contact the department chair for details.

Music Courses (in addition to music core, p.248)

MU 3542. Conducting I

MU 3552. Conducting II

MU 3613. Current Trends in Music (Elementary)

MU 4512. Instrumental Arranging

Six hours selected from applied areas (not major instrument)? brass, percussion, woodwinds, strings, diction, vocal pedagogy.

Applied Music (12 hours)

Ensemble (6 hours)

Other Courses

EDUC 3006. Professional Development I

EDUC 4403. Professional Development II

EDUC 4503. Instructional Delivery

ERDB 3523. Teaching Music in the Secondary Schools

ERDB 3463. Content Area Reading

Student Teaching - 6 semester hours in each of two fields (elementary and secondary music)
 

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Applied Music
 
General Description

The University-wide general requirements for the baccalaureate degree are listed earlier in this catalog.

Music Courses (in addition to music core, p.234)

MU 3493. Vocal Pedagogy (voice majors)

MU 4522. Form and Analysis

MU 4723. Seventeenth-and Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint

MU 4913. English-Italian Diction (voice majors)

MU 4913. French-German Diction (voice majors)

*Applied Music (24 credits)

Ensemble (six semesters)

Other Courses

Electives (28 hours)
 

Bachelor of Arts - Music in Liberal Arts
 
Music Courses (45 hours)

MU 1521/1523/1531/1533. Theory I

MU 2521/2523/2531/2533. Theory II

MU 3542. Conducting

MU 2713. Understanding the Arts: Music

MU 3313. Music History I

MU 3323. Music History II

Ensemble (6 credits)

Major Instrument (12 hours)

Other Courses (68 hours)

University Core Curriculum

Including: Foreign Language (6 hours)

Fine Arts - not music (3 hours)

Electives (11 hours)
 

Bachelor of Science Degree - Music Therapy

General Description

The Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Music Therapy requires 142 semester hours. Most students require 4 years of study, including one summer term, followed by a six month internship ( 1040 hours of training).

The University general requirements for the baccalaureate degree are listed earlier in this catalog. Music therapy students take ZOOL 2031 & 2033, or ZOOL 2041 & 2043, two approved DNCE electives, and one approved SOC elective or ELDS 3033.

Music Courses (in addition to music core, p.234)

MU Voice (2 credits)

MU Guitar (2 credits)

MU 3562. Brass and Percussion

MU 2502. Beginning Practicum

MU 2512. Introduction to Music Therapy

MU 2522. Music Skills for Therapy, Recreation and Special Education

MU 3501. Advanced Practicum (four semester hours)

MU 3511. Clinical Orientation (two semster hours)

MU Piano (2 credits)

MU 4512. Instrumental Arranging

MU 4513-4523. Music in Therapy I and II

MU 4533. Professional Ethnics and Clinical Techniques in Music Therapy

MU 4633-4643. Psychology of Music I and II

Applied Music (performance skills) (8 hours - 4 at the 4000 level.)

Ensembles (six semesters minimum)

Applied Music Electives (2 credits)

MU 4651 / 4661. Internship in Music Therapy I, II ^**

Other Courses

ECSE Approved Elective (3 semester hours)

PSY 1013. Introduction to General Psychology

PSY 1603. Developmental Psychology

PSY 4153. Counseling Theory and Practice

PSY 3303. Applied Statistics

PSY 3513. Abnormal Psychology

General Electives. Six semster hours

Before students may register for internship they must have metthe following requisites:

1. Satisfied music department recital attendance requirements.

2. Completed all academic courses, including practica (Refer to Music Major Handbook for criteria for admission to different levels of practicum).

3. Achieved an overall grade-point average of 2.5 or better.

4. Achieved a grade-point of 2.75 in music therapy courses, including practica.

5. Received no letter grade below C in music or music therapy.

6. Shown evidence of emotional stability and good physical health.

7. Met university requirements for liability insurance and immunizations.

Certification as a Music Therapist (MT-BC) is achieved by passing a national examination administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, once the internship is completed. Graduate students wishing to work toward certification must complete the equivalency program (total course work being equivalent to the B.S. in Music Therapy degree), which may be done at the same time the student completes some graduate courses toward a Master’s Degree in music therapy. Post-baccalaureate students pursuing the equivalency program, but not the Master’s Degree, must complete the requirements for a second bachelor’s degree in music therapy.
 

Music Minor

20 semester hours must include:

MU 2713. Understanding the Arts-Music and MU 3313. Music History I or MU 3323. Music History II

MU 1521/1523. Music Theory I and

MU 1531/1533. Music Theory II

6 hours of ensembles and/or applied music.
 

Music Undergraduate Courses

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 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.

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. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for credit.

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. Experience in Brass and Percussion performance. 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. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for credit.

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. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for credit.

MU 3613. Current Trends in Music. A study of Dalcroze, Kodaly and Orff techniques. Survey of folk music literature in Europe and the Americas. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.

MU 3633. Essentials of Music. A study of the components of music and basic concepts, including singing, rhythmic, and listening skills. 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 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. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for credit.

*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. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for additional credit.

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.
 

Music Graduate Courses

MU 5533. Seminar in Music Therapy I

MU 5541. Instrumental Ensemble

MU 5543. Seminar in Music Therapy II

MU 5551. Concert Choir

MU 5553. Seminar in Music I

MU 5563. Seminar in Music II

MU 5571. Jazz Lab Ensemble

MU 5573. Bibliography in Music

MU 5581. Chamber Music

MU 5591. Vocal Ensemble

MU 5643. Psychology of Music

MU 5653. Seminar in Music Education I

MU 5663. Seminar in Music Education II

MU 5702. Practicum in Music Theory

MU 5723. Music in Early Childhood

MU 5753. Music Pedagogy I (Piano or Voice)

MU 5763. Music Pedagogy II (Piano or Voice)

MU 5803. Graduate Recital

MU 5901. Special Topics

MU 5903. Special Topics

MU 5911. Individual Study

MU 5913. Individual Study

MU 5933. Styles in Music

MU 5973. Professional Paper

MU 5983. Thesis

MU 5993. Thesis