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Courses - Fall 2023
MUSC
School of Music Department Site
MUSC099
(Perm Req)
MUSC102
(Perm Req)
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.
For MUSC majors only.
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.
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.
For students with no previous musical experience.
MUSC123
(Perm Req)
Movement for Singers
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Systematic exercises, improvisations and dances in conjunction with artistic vocal expression. Performance and critique of stage deportment, gestures and recital techniques.
MUSC127
(Perm Req)
Vocal Diction: Italian
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ARHU-School of Music department.
Augmentation of private voice study. Phonetics and diction for singers of Italian vocal literature.
MUSC128
(Perm Req)
Sight Reading For Pianists
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC129A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Music - Strings
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
For MUSC majors only.
MUSC129B
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Woodwinds
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
For MUSC majors only.
MUSC129C
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Music - Brasses
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
For MUSC majors only.
MUSC129G
MUSC129L
MUSC129P
(Perm Req)
MUSC129Q
Ensemble; Korean Percussion Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC129U
Ensemble; Tuba & Euphonium
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC140
Music Fundamentals I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, 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.
MUSC150
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Departmental audition and entrance examination.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music (Liberal Arts Program); Music (Jazz Performance Option); Music (Winds & Percussions Performance Option); Music (Voice Performance Option); Music Composition; Music (Professional Program); Music (Piano Performance Option); Music Performance-Winds and Percussion; Music Theory and Composition; Music Performance-Piano; Music Performance-Jazz Studies; Music Performance-Voice; Music Performance-Strings; Music (Strings Performance Option)).
A study of basic concepts and skills in tonal melody and harmony through analysis and composition.
MUSC202
(Perm Req)
Intermediate Class Piano I
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: MUSC103; or must have equivalent piano training.
Advanced keyboard techniques. Continuation of skills introduced in MUSC103. Transposition, modulation and sight reading; methods of teaching functional piano.
Only for voice and instrumental principals with limited piano experience.
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
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, 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.
MUSC227
(Perm Req)
Vocal Diction: German
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Restriction: Must be in a major within ARHU-School of Music department.
Augmentation of private study. Phonetics and diction for singers of German vocal literature.
MUSC229A
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Symphony Orchestra
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
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
Open by audition, contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229E
Ensemble; Wind Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Open by audition, contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229F
Ensemble; Marching Band
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Open by audition.
MUSC229G
Ensemble; Marching Band: Woodwinds and Brass
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Corequisite: MUSC 229F.
MUSC229I
Ensemble; Marching Band: Drumline and Auxiliary
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Corequisite: MUSC 229F.
MUSC229J
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Jazz Ensemble
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
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
Audition required before permission of department will be granted, contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229U
Ensemble; University Band
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Open by audition, contact instructor to make arrangements.
MUSC229Z
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Jazz Combo
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
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.
MUSC250
(Perm Req)
Advanced Theory of Music I
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in MUSC151.
A continuation of MUSC 151, with further study of chromatic and modulatory techniques of the nineteenth century. Emphasis on sight singing, ear training, analysis and compositional skills.
MUSC260
(Perm Req)
Music as Global Culture
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU, DVUP
Prerequisite: MUSC151.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC220 or MUSC260.
Explores how and why people create, transform, and move music around the globe. Taking a comparative approach to Western art musics and other musics of the world, course will examine a variety of musical practices in their social, political, and economic contexts. Experiential knowledge will be developed through hands-on ethnographic research.
MUSC328
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Chamber Music for Pianists
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC329A
(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. Monthly evening rehearsals will be scheduled as announced.
MUSC329B
(Perm Req)
Ensemble; Chamber Singers
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Audition required before permission of department will be granted, contact instructor to make arrangements. Monthly evening rehearsals will be scheduled as announced.
MUSC329M
Ensemble; Ensemble: Tactus (Tenor & Bass Choir)
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Monthly evening rehearsals will be scheduled as announced.
MUSC329O
(Perm Req)
MUSC329W
Ensemble; Treble Choir
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Monthly evening rehearsals will be scheduled as announced.
MUSC361
(Perm Req)
Music in Western Culture After 1900
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC360.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC330 or MUSC361.
Continuation of MUSC360. A historical study of Western classical music, popular music, and jazz since 1900.
MUSC379
(Perm Req)
MUSC428
(Perm Req)
Repertoire Coaching of Vocal or Chamber Music
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC443
(Perm Req)
Solo Vocal Literature
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.
The study of solo vocal literature from the Baroque Cantata to the Art Song of the present. The Lied, Melodie, vocal chamber music and the orchestral song are examined.
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.
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.
MUSC448B
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Analysis of Popular Music
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with MUSC699B. Credit only granted for MUSC448B or MUSC699B.
MUSC448E
Financial Entrepreneurship for Arts Leaders
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSSP
Cross-listed with: ARHU340.
Credit only granted for: ARHU340 or MUSC448E.
An introduction to financial entrepreneurship for the arts leader in order to prepare students for diverse and ever-changing careers in the arts and creative fields. Topics explored will include Professional Paperwork (resumes, cover letters, biographies, job searches), Financial Literacy (taxes, budgets, boards, tickets sales, musicians unions), Marketing (website development, social media, press packets, record labels vs. online distribution, headshots, audience development, community engagement, branded content), Communication (public speaking, writing), and Technology (online tools, computer software, peripherals, recording, photography/videography, on campus resources).
MUSC448G
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; History of Mass, from Machaut to the Present
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
MUSC448L
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; US Popular Music
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.
MUSC448Z
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Music in the Baroque Era
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
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.
MUSC453
(Perm Req)
Jazz Improvisation I
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.
Credit only granted for: MUSC345 or MUSC453.
Formerly: MUSC345.
Jazz theory, notational conventions, improvisation techniques, reading and analysis of music, and performance in small combo format.
MUSC455
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC250; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Restriction: Must be in a major within ARHU-School of Music department.
Analysis of jazz harmony, with emphasis on principles of substitution, reharmonization, and syntax. Topics may also include chord/scale relationships, phrasing and articulation, notation, and introductory arranging concepts such as orchestration and form.
MUSC469C
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Violin
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of department.
MUSC469D
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Viola
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: permission of department.
MUSC469E
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Orchestral Excerpts for String Players: Cello
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
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
MUSC490
(Perm Req)
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: MUSC251.
Vocal and instrumental baton techniques.
MUSC492
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
The history and literature of harpsichord and solo piano music from its beginning to the romantic period. Emphasis is placed on those segments of repertory which are encountered in performance and teaching situations at the present time.
MUSC499
(Perm Req)
Independent Studies
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC550
(Perm Req)
Theory of Music Graduate Review
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Music theory review for graduate students:aural training, counterpoint, basic diatonic harmony, chromatic harmony, and analysis of complete works.
MUSC601
(Perm Req)
Advanced English 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, oratorio and song literature in English: stress patterns, linkage, stressed and non stressed vowels, dipthongs, placement of consonants and vowels, and communication of text with emphasis on current performance practices. Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) will be stressed.
MUSC604
(Perm Req)
Advanced French 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 French: phoneticization, formation and singing of the vowel-sounds, semi-consonants, and consonants; the liaison; legato singing in French; the hiatus, mute and aspirate 'h'; stress and word rhythm. Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) will be stressed.
MUSC605
(Perm Req)
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: MUSC602; or permission of instructor.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)).
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
MUSC611
(Perm Req)
Opera Techniques I
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Corequisite: MUSC601.
Restriction: Permission of director of opera; and must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)).
Techniques for opera performance: Improvisation; Acting I, Scene Study I; and Movement I. Practical application of styles and techniques to operatic repertoire.
MUSC613
(Perm Req)
Opera Techniques III
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of B- in MUSC612; and permission of Director of Opera required.
Corequisite: MUSC603 and MUSC605.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Music - Doctoral (Doctoral); Music - Master (Master's)).
Continuation of MUSC 612. Techniques for opera performance: Scene Study III; Movement III; and Shakespeare.
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.
MUSC629C
(Perm Req)
MUSC629G
MUSC629H
(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.
MUSC629L
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
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.
MUSC646
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Musicology
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: Graduate student standing in in the School of Music.
Credit only granted for: MUSC648 or MUSC646.
An introduction to the basics of musicological research, including sources, methodologies, and techniques, as well as the fundamentals of both academic and non-academic writing.
MUSC648
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Music Research; Seminar in Music Research
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
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.
MUSC649E
MUSC649M
Ensemble; Ensemble: Tactus (Tenor & Bass Choir)
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC649O
(Perm Req)
MUSC653
(Perm Req)
Jazz Improvisation I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC653 or MUSC699Z.
Formerly: MUSC699Z.
Study of improvisational techniques and historical styles of jazz, including study of jazz "language" through transcription and analysis of recorded solos, and the exploration of creative processes and philosophical concepts.
MUSC655
(Perm Req)
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC655 ir MUSC699J.
Formerly: MUSC699J.
Analysis of jazz harmony, with emphasis on principles of substitution, reharmonization, and syntax. Topics may also include chord/scale relationships, phrasing, articulation, notation and orchestration.
MUSC659A
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Repertoire and Pedagogy
Credits: 2 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC659B
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Repertoire and Pedagogy; Orchestral Repertoire and Pedagogy
Credits: 2 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC659C
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Repertoire and Pedagogy; Wind Repertoire and Pedagogy
Credits: 2 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669C
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Violin
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669D
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Viola
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669E
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Orchestral Excerpts for String Players: Cello
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669F
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Bass
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC669V
(Perm Req)
Orchestral Excerpts for String Players; Harp
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC670
(Perm Req)
Advanced Analytical Techniques I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC451; or permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Analysis of representative masterpieces of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
MUSC677
(Perm Req)
Introduction to Ethnomusicology
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An introduction to the field of ethnomusicology: its origins as comparative musicology, its establishment as an autonomous discipline, and its contemporary trajectories.
MUSC679K
(Perm Req)
Seminar in Ethnomusicology; Music and Folklorization
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC689
(Perm Req)
MUSC699
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC699B
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Analysis of Popular Music
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with MUSC448B. Credit only granted for MUSC448B or MUSC699B.
MUSC699D
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Diction for Pianists
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg
MUSC699L
(Perm Req)
Selected Topics in Music; Translating Music/ally: From the Page to the Stage and Screen
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC699W
Selected Topics in Music; Instrumental Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC757
(Perm Req)
Aural Skills for Conductors
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Advanced musicianship skills necessary for conductors.
MUSC758
(Perm Req)
Advanced Aural Skills for Conductors
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
MUSC799
(Perm Req)
Master's Thesis Research
Credits: 1 - 6
Grad Meth: S-F
Contact department for information to register for this course.
MUSC800P
(Perm Req)
Advanced Seminar in Music Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
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.
MUSC800V
(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.
MUSC800W
(Perm Req)
Advanced Seminar in Music Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
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.
MUSC802A
(Perm Req)
Advanced Seminar in Music Pedagogy III
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: MUSC801.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
A detailed study of historical and contemporary methods of pedagogy, and analysis of pedagogical problems. Sectioning by instrument.
MUSC811
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Opera Techniques
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC611 or MUSC811.
Techniques for opera performance: Improvisation; Acting I, Scene Study I; and Movement I. Practical application of styles, techniques to operat e repertoire, and methodology seminar.
MUSC813
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Opera Techniques III
Credits: 2
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: MUSC812; and permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
Credit only granted for: MUSC613 and MUSC813.
Continuation of MUSC812. Techniques for opera performance: Scene Study III; Movement III; Acting III Shakespeare; Dance I; Stage Combat II; Stage Combat II; and methodology seminar.
MUSC830S
(Perm Req)
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.
MUSC830W
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
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.
MUSC832A
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Seminar in Music Literature
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
Prerequisite: MUSC831.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-School of Music department.
An analytical survey of the literature of music: keyboard music; vocal music; string music; wind instrument music.
MUSC898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits: 1 - 8
Grad Meth: Reg
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MUSC899
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Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits: 6
Grad Meth: S-F
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