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Courses - Spring 2023
MUSC
School of Music Department Site
MUSC102B
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Functional piano training for beginners. Development of techniques for school and community playing. Basic piano techniques; chord, arpeggio and scale techniques; melody and song playing; simple accompaniments, improvisation for accompaniments and rhythms; sight reading and transposition and playing by ear.
MUSC103
(Perm Req)
Beginning Class Piano II
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC102; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Functional piano training for beginners. Development of techniques useful for school and community playing. Basic piano techniques; chord, arpeggio, and scale techniques; melody and song playing; simple accompaniments, improvisation for accompaniments and rhythms; sight reading and transposition, and playing by ear. MUSC103 is a continuation of MUSC102; elementary repertoire is begun.
Limited to music majors.
MUSC106
Beginning Classical Guitar
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Introduction to classical guitar notation, technique, literature and performance. No previous musical experience required.
MUSC126
(Perm Req)
Vocal Diction: English
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An introduction to the fundamentals of phonetics and sound production as applied to singing English vocal literature through detailed work with IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet.
MUSC128
(Perm Req)
Sight Reading For Pianists
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC129A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Strings
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Contact instructor to make arrangements. For Music majors only.
MUSC129B
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Woodwinds
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Contact instructor to make arrangements. For Music majors only.
MUSC129C
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Brasses
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
For Music majors only.
MUSC129G
MUSC129K
MUSC129L
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Advanced Japanese Koto
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC129P
(Perm Req)
MUSC129Q
Ensemble; Korean Percussion Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
MUSC129U
Ensemble; Tuba and Euphonium
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC140
Music Fundamentals I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSSP
Restriction: Must not be in any of the following programs (Music (Professional Program); Music Education).
Introductory theory course. Notation, scales, intervals, triads, rhythm, form and basic aural skills.
MUSC151
(Perm Req)
Theory of Music II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in MUSC150.
A continuation of MUSC150, including study of more advanced harmonic techniques of the eighteenth century, such as modulation and chromatic harmonies. Emphasis on sight singing, ear training, analysis and compositional skills.
MUSC203
(Perm Req)
Intermediate Class Piano II
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC202; or must have equivalent piano training.
Advanced keyboard techniques. Continuation of skills introduced in MUSC202. Transposition, modulation and sight reading; methods of teaching functional piano. Development of style in playing accompaniments and in playing for community singing. More advanced repertory.
MUSC204
Popular Music in Black America
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Traces black popular music in the U.S. with a special focus on spirituals, ragtime, the blues, early jazz, R&B, Motown, funk, soul, and rap. Examines how these styles have been borrowed by the American music industry.
MUSC205
History of Popular Music, 1950-Present
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
A historical survey of rock music (blues, rock, soul, metal, rap, etc.) from circa 1950 to the present, with emphasis on popular music as music and popular music as social history.
MUSC210
The Impact of Music on Life
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Credit only granted for: MUET210 or MUSC210.
Formerly: MUET210.
Music as a part of culture. Materials drawn from traditions throughout the globe to illustrate issues of historical and contemporary significance, including the impact of race, class and gender on the study of music.
MUSC215
World Popular Musics and Identity
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Credit only granted for: MUET200 or MUSC215.
Formerly: MUET200.
Focus on popular musics in different cultures with an emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons and analysis of how musics and identity intersect.
MUSC220
Selected Musical Cultures of the World
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Restriction: Must not be in any of the following programs: (Music (Professional Program); Music Education).
A critical and comparative exploration of musical practices from around the world in their social, political and economic contexts.
Also offered as ANTH298B. For Spring 2020; credit only granted for MUET220, MUSC220, or ANTH298B.
MUSC226
(Perm Req)
Vocal Diction: French
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Restriction: Must be in a major within ARHU-School of Music department.
Augmentation of private voice study. Phonetics and diction for singers of French vocal literature.
MUSC228
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Accompanying for Pianists
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC229A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Symphony Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229D
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Wind Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Open by audition. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229E
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Wind Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Open by audition. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229G
Ensemble; Marching Band: Woodwinds and Brass
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC229I
Ensemble; Marching Band: Drumline and Auxiliary
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC229J
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Jazz Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229K
Ensemble; Marching Band Dance Team
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC229R
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; University Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229U
Ensemble; University Band
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Open by audition. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229Z
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Jazz Combo
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC240
Elements of Music Composition for Non-Majors
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC 140, or by permission of instructor.
Recommended: Ability to read music on a grand staff (treble and bass clef).
Restriction: Must not be in any of the following programs: (Music (Professional Program); Music Education).
Credit only granted for: MUSC240 or HONR218M.
Formerly: HONR218M.
Emphasizes learning concepts and techniques of music composition through the study of music theory and structure used in both classical and popular music forms. Students will compose music using computer assisted and composition tools. These tools include cloud based digital audio workstations and music notation programs. Compositions will be written in these musical styles but not limited to classical, jazz, and popular. Students will also explore methods of sharing their compositions on various digital platforms.
MUSC248E
Selected Topics in Music; Exploring Vocal Styles Between Styles of Music
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg

A student-led course through Student-Initiated Courses (STICs) @ UMD: http://stics.umd.edu/ Click here to learn more about STICs.
MUSC251
(Perm Req)
Advanced Theory of Music II
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in MUSC250.
A continuation of MUSC250, concentrating on late nineteenth-century chromatic harmony and an introduction to twentieth-century melody and harmony. Emphasis on sight singing, ear training, analysis and compositional skills.
MUSC329A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; University of Maryland Chorale
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC329B
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Singers
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC329E
MUSC329M
Ensemble; Ensemble: Tactus (Tenor & Bass Choir)
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
MUSC329O
(Perm Req)
MUSC329W
MUSC360
(Perm Req)
Music in Western Culture Before 1900
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC260.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC310 or MUSC360.
Course will be looking at roughly 800 years of Western art music in Europe and America (ca.1100-1900) through the lens of selected "moments"--intersections of historical space and time, observing music as an art form practiced in a public eye, both as a social event and a cultural practice.
MUSC379
(Perm Req)
MUSC400V
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSP315; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Conference course. A study of major pedagogical treatises in music, and an evaluation of pedagogical techniques, materials, and procedures.
MUSC436
Jazz: Then and Now
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Major styles and influential artists of the past 75 years of jazz.
MUSC438P
(Perm Req)
Area Studies in Ethnomusicology; Performance Practice in Asian Music
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
MUSC444
(Perm Req)
Wind and Percussion Literature
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Corequisite: MUSP420 or MUSP419.
Recital program notes and written projects in wind or percussion literature.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC445
Survey of the Opera
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC330 and MUSC331; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
A study of the music, librettos and composers of the standard operas.
MUSC446
(Perm Req)
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSP316; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Recital program notes and written projects in string literature.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC448
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC448A
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Accompanying Practicum
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC448F
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Style Analysis
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC448J
Selected Topics in Music; Rhythm and Meter
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC448P
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; How to Win an Orchestral Audition
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC448U
Selected Topics in Music; African American Musical Traditions
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC448W
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Instrumental Pedagogy
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC450
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC251.
A study of the principles of organization in music with emphasis on eighteenth and nineteenth century European music. Reading and analysis of scores exemplifying the musical forms.
MUSC454
(Perm Req)
Jazz Improvisation II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC453; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. And permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC346 or MUSC454.
Formerly: MUSC346.
Continuation of MUSC453 including scoring and transcription.
MUSC456
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC455; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC448N or MUSC456.
Formerly: MUSC448N.
A comprehensive approach to jazz arranging. Topics to include chord scale theory, voicing techniques, part and score layout, and formal construction of an arrangement.
MUSC460
Tonal Counterpoint I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC251; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
A course in Eighteenth-Century contrapuntal techniques, analysis and original composition of two-voice dances, preludes, and inventions. Includes an introduction to the study of fugue and canon.
MUSC463
(Perm Req)
Technology and a Career in Music
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Recommended: Ability to read music on a grand staff (treble and bass clef).
Additional information: No previous experience with technology is required.
A hands-on introduction to technology as it applies to music creation and recording. Digital audio workstations, music notation software, and cloud-based music technology are used to create and manipulate musical examples with an eye toward their practical applications for professional musicians.
MUSC469D
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Viola
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with MUSC669D. Credit only granted for MUSC469D or MUSC669D.
MUSC469F
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Bass
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC469V
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; HARP
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC470
(Perm Req)
Harmonic and Contrapuntal Practices of the Twentieth Century
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC251; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. And permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
A theoretical and analytical study of twentieth century materials.
MUSC481
Music in the Renaissance
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Survey of western music from 1450 to 1600.
MUSC486
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC251; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
A study of the ranges, musical functions and technical characteristics of the instruments and their color possibilities in various combinations. Practical experience in orchestrating for small and large ensembles.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
MUSC490
(Perm Req)
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: MUSC251.
Vocal and instrumental baton techniques.
MUSC491
(Perm Req)
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC490; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Baton techniques applied to score reading, rehearsal techniques, tone production, style and interpretation.
Concurrent registration in MUED472.
MUSC499
(Perm Req)
Independent Studies
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC602
(Perm Req)
Advanced Italian Lyric Diction
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)) . And permission of instructor; or admission to graduate voice program.
Concepts, strategies and techniques for singing operatic and song literature in Italian: syllabification, vowels, stressed and unstressed syllables, dipthongs, glides and elisions, single and double consonants with emphasis on current performance practices.
MUSC603
(Perm Req)
Advanced German Lyric Diction
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)) . And permission of instructor; or admission to graduate voice program.
Concepts, strategies and techniques for singing operatic and song literature in German: single and double consonants, the use of the glottal, the German closed (e) and (o) vowels, the "schwa" and consonant clusters. Mastery of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as it applies to "Hochdeutsch" will be expected.
MUSC606
(Perm Req)
Opera Repertory II
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC605; or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)).
Continuation of MUSC 605. Advanced vocal coaching of selections from the Italian, French, German and English opera repertory: musical accuracy, language facility; diction clarity; and dramatic interpretation.
MUSC608
(Perm Req)
Chamber Music Repertory; Chamber Music Repertoire
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC609
(Perm Req)
Piano Chamber Music Practicum and Analysis
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC612
(Perm Req)
Opera Techniques II
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B- in MUSC611.
Corequisite: MUSC602.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)) ; and permission of Director of Opera required.
Continuation of MUSC 611. Techniques for opera performance: Scene Study II; Movement II; and Mask.
MUSC614
(Perm Req)
Opera Techniques IV
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B- in MUSC613.
Corequisite: MUSC606 and MUSC604.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)) ; and permission of Director of Opera required.
Continuation of MUSC 613. Techniques for opera performance: Scene Study IV and Movement IV.
MUSC629A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Symphony Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC629G
(Perm Req)
MUSC629J
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Jazz Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC629K
(Perm Req)
MUSC629L
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Advanced Japanese Koto
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC629O
MUSC629P
MUSC629Q
Ensemble; Korean Percussion Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC629R
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Repertoire Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC629U
Ensemble; University Band
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Open by audition. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC629W
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Wind Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Open by audition. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC629Z
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Jazz Combo
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC632
(Perm Req)
The Anthropology of Music
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUET650 or MUSC632.
Formerly: MUET650.
Explores how leading theoretical paradigms in socio-cultural anthropology have been incorporated into and shaped ethnomusicological research.
MUSC633
(Perm Req)
Field Methods in Ethnomusicology
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Introduction to ethnographic theory and fieldwork methods (participant observation, interviewing, etc.) in ethnomusicology. Students develop and carry out their own fieldwork projects as part of the course.
MUSC644
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Solo Vocal Literature II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: MUSC643; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
A continuation of MUSC 643 with an emphasis on areas of individual interest.
MUSC645
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Vocal Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC400; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
A study of the physiological, psychological and acoustical aspects of the teaching of singing combined with independent study and research in areas of individual interest.
Advanced special students require department authorization.
MUSC649A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; University of Maryland Chorale
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC649B
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Singers
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted. Contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC649M
Ensemble; Ensemble: Tactus (Tenor & Bass Choir)
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC649O
(Perm Req)
MUSC654
(Perm Req)
Jazz Improvisation II
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC653.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC654 or MUSC699Z.
Formerly: MUSC699Z.
Continuation of MUSC653, study of jazz improvisation techniques through analysis, transcription and composition.
MUSC656
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC655.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC656 or MUSC699N.
Formerly: MUSC699N.
Comprehensive approach to jazz arranging, including chord scale theory, voicing techniques, part and score layout, and formal construction of an arrangement.
MUSC659A
Seminar in Repertoire and Pedagogy; Choral Repertoire and Pedagogy
Credits: 2 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC659B
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Repertoire and Pedagogy; Orchestral Repertoire and Pedagogy
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC659C
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Repertoire and Pedagogy; Wind Repertoire and Pedagogy
Credits: 2 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669D
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Viola
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Cross-listed with MUSC469D. Credit only granted for MUSC469D or MUSC669D.
MUSC669F
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; BASS
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669V
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; HARP
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC672
(Perm Req)
Masterworks of the 20th Century: 1900-1950
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department; and must not have completed MUSC470.
Credit only granted for: MUSC448M, MUSC470, MUSC672, or MUSC699M.
Formerly: MUSC699M.
A comprehensive survey of Western Art-Music of the first half of the 20th Century with a more intensive study and analysis of composers who have had a profound influence in the development of compositional practice in the modern era.
MUSC673
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC251; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Restriction: Must not have completed MUSC448.
Credit only granted for: MUSC673, MUSC448F, or MUSC699F.
Formerly: MUSC699F.
An analytical study of musical style from the Middle Ages to present through analysis of selected compositions. The principle genres and composers of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century music will be covered.
MUSC699
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC699A
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Music, Art, and Architecture Pre-1700
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC699J
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Readings in Music and Gender
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
MUSC699O
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Rhythm, Meter, Perfomance
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
MUSC699W
Selected Topics in Music; Instrumental Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC758
(Perm Req)
Advanced Aural Skills for Conductors
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC799
(Perm Req)
Master's Thesis Research
Credits: 1 - 6
Grad Meth: S-F
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC801S
(Perm Req)
Advanced Seminar in Music Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC400; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Permission of instructor.
A detailed study of historical and contemporary methods of pedagogy, and analysis of pedagogical problems. Sectioning by instrument. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in performance and literature.
MUSC801W
(Perm Req)
Advanced Seminar in Music Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC400; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Permission of instructor.
A detailed study of historical and contemporary methods of pedagogy, and analysis of pedagogical problems. Sectioning by instrument. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in performance and literature.
MUSC812
Doctoral Opera Techniques II
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC811; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC612 or MUSC812.
Continuation of MUSC811. Techniques for opera preformance: Scene Study II; Acting II; Movement II: Stage Combat I; and Mask; and methodology seminar.
MUSC814
Doctoral Opera Techniques IV
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC813; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC614 or MUSC814.
Continuation of MUSC813. Techniques for opera performance: Scene Study IV; Dance II; Movement IV; and methodology seminar.
MUSC830C
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed at least twelve hours in music history and literature.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music; required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC831A
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC830; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC831C
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC830; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC831P
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC830; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC831S
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: MUSC830; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC831V
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: MUSC830; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC831W
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC830; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music. Required of all candidates for the D.M.A. Degree in literature-performance.
MUSC898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits: 1 - 8
Grad Meth: Reg
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MUSC899
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: S-F
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