Continuation of Music 201M.

Class instruction in beginning guitar performance for non-music majors or music majors studying a secondary instrument.

Class instruction in beginning violin performance for non-music majors or music majors studying a secondary instrument.

Introduction to musical styles in the Euro-American art music tradition between the Middle Ages and the present day. Designed to foster critical listening and thinking about music, and deepen understanding of the vital role that music has played and continues to play in society and in individual lives.

Explores how music intelligently combines reading, analysis, discussion, composition, and active involvement in music making. Through analysis, performance, and practice of the pedagogy of music for children, explores the roles of music in human culture and examine music's contributions to human communication, creative expression, and well-being.

Explores how music intelligently combines reading, analysis, discussion, composition, and active involvement in music making. Through analysis, performance, and discussion of the guitar in the folk and popular music of Western and non-Western cultures, explores music's contributions to human communication, creative expression, and well-being.

Explores how music intelligently combines reading, analysis, discussion, composition, and active involvement in music making. Through analysis, performance, and discussion of the piano in the folk and popular music of Western and non-Western cultures, explores music's contributions to human communication, creative expression, and well-being.

Exploration of practices, beliefs, and issues through the study of various musical genres in the regions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.

Exploration of practices, beliefs, and issues through the study of various mass-mediated and commercial musical genres in the regions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.

Study of the fundamentals of music for music majors through tonal harmony, ear training, sight-singing, keyboard drill, analysis, and composition of music.

Fundamentals of music including the study of notation and the elements of rhythm, melody, and harmony; development of elementary aural skills; and writing of simple compositions.

Studies of the popular music of a selected culture or geographical area.

Introduction to the variety of modes of expression of African American culture in music and other related genres.

Discussion of curriculum planning, lesson observation, and program management topics, as well as guest pedagogues and master teacher presentations.

Introduction to the practice of music teaching and learning.

Continuation of Music 201N.

Continuation of Music 210J.

Material drawn from all musical styles.

Study of English diction and phonetic translation specifically for musicians. Emphasis on the International Phonetic Alphabet.

French language and diction specifically for musicians.

German language and diction specifically for musicians.

Italian language and diction specifically for musicians.

Elements of tonal harmony and form; tonal analysis.

Issues in the performance, transmission, and reception of music in Western Europe and North America in global and comparative social and political contexts.

The history of music from the beginning of notation to the eighteenth century.

The history of music from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century.

Introduction to contemporary composition through the analysis and writing of short studies and through supervised original projects.

Beginning instruction in string instrument performance and pedagogy. This course is offered in the following instruments: double bass, viola, violin, and violoncello.

Beginning instruction in brass instrument performance and pedagogy. This course is offered in the following instruments: euphonium, French horn, trombone, trumpet, and tuba.

Beginning instruction in woodwind instrument performance and pedagogy. This course is offered in the following instruments: bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone.

Beginning instruction in guitar performance and pedagogy.

Study of basic jazz improvisational skills through performance of standard literature.

Introduction to the practice of creating music with computer technologies and the basic techniques of recording, editing and producing digital audio tracks, including introduction to musical acoustics and psychoacoustics, fundamentals of audio recording, editing, mixing, and processing, MIDI, digital audio workstations, and syncing sound to video.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Butler School of Music. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Music. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Preparation and performance of a public recital in the major jazz instrument.

Advanced training on a non-Western musical instrument such as Javanese gender barung, Indian sitar, Arabic qanun, or Korean kayakeum, or advanced training in a non-Western vocal style, and other approved musical practices.

Preparation and performance of a public recital in the major instrument.

Introduction to the theory and practice of music since 1900. Includes various analytical approaches to the wide range of musical styles developed over the course of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries, as well as the music of mainstream twentieth century composers and living composers. Both analytical and aural skills are emphasized.

Includes rudimentary use of baton, regular and irregular beat patterns, subdivisions and beat pattern variations as applied to simple instrumental literature, and practical experience in conducting instrumental groups.

Continuation of Music 222J. Further technical study in irregular meters, polyrhythmic and polymetrical patterns and scores; emphasis on expressive gestures, phrasal and compound beat conducting.

Study and practice jazz improvisation and the harmonic, rhythmic, melodic and aural skills associated with the art form.

Includes regular and irregular beat patterns, subdivisions and beat pattern variations as applied to simple choral literature, and practical experience in conducting vocal groups.

Continuation of Music 223J. Further technical study in irregular meters, polyrhythmic and polymetrical patterns and scores; emphasis on expressive gestures, phrasal and compound beat conducting.

Examine advanced harmonic, rhythmic, melodic, and aural concepts.

Development of contrapuntal skill in sixteenth-century style and in related late-twentieth-century styles; the teaching of counterpoint, including Fuxian species.

Analysis of eighteenth-century inventions, fugues, and passacaglias; development of contrapuntal skills in twentieth-century styles that draw on these historical models; the teaching of counterpoint.

Techniques of instrumentation, arranging, and orchestration for band, orchestra, and chamber ensembles.

Study of the characteristics of individual instruments; writing for various combinations; study of scores of different periods; listening to recordings and live performances.

Continuation of Music 226J.

Techniques of voicing and arranging for choirs, vocal ensembles, and vocal chamber groups.

Study the harmonic language standardized in jazz and popular American music.

Explore the harmonic motion of jazz, ear training, and harmonic embellishment.

Experience the creative process of composition, involving the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic components of various jazz styles.

Introduction to the fundamentals of recording, tape editing, and electronic music synthesis.

Continuation of Music 329E for nontheory and noncomposition majors.

Continuation of Music 329E for music theory or composition majors.

An introduction to the basic concepts of digital music synthesis and signal processing.

Continuation of Music 329J.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Butler School of Music. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

The history of music from the early twentieth century to the present.

Studies of both indigenous and borrowed traditions in the popular, folk, and art music of the Americas from the colonial period to the present.

Introduction to the history of Mexican and Caribbean traditional and commercial music, with some discussion of classical music as well. Attention will be given to music of indigenous, African, European, and mixed origin. Mexico and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean receive special attention. Class meetings will be divided into lecture/discussion segments, videos, listening, and performance instruction/demonstration.

Consider Latin American music within a broad cultural and historical framework. Latin American musical practices are explored illustrating the many ways that aesthetics and society are embodied in and negotiated through performance. Concepts include diaspora, colonialism, mestizaje, hybridity, migration and globalization.

An introduction to Brazilian and Argentine music from samba, capoeira, and forro to tango, cumbia villera, and chacarera; examines such music making within its various historical, social, and political contexts. Uses course readings, lectures, listening assignments, performance attendance, and movie screenings to analyze themes including nationalism and ethnicity, globalization and development, and democracy and social justice.

Introduction to the music of Andean countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. Explores the role music plays in shaping historical and modern Andean societies, as well as how music comments upon national culture, society, and politics, with particular attention to the ways in which musicians and musical movements continue to influence Andean societies. Subjects include pre-Columbian and colonial music making; music representative of the tripartite indigenous, African, and Iberian heritage of Andean countries; aesthetics, identity, and musical expression; ritual, religion, and the politics of musical performance.

The musical legacy of the African slave trade in the Americas, the social contexts in which black musical forms have developed, and their varied forms. Subjects include the shifting meanings of "black music" in various contexts; the notion of hybridity; the uses of African influenced music as a political or oppositional tool; and African ethnic groups represented prominently in the New World, the traditions they brought with them, and the ways they have been adapted to new ends.

Explore historically, culturally and stylistically the chronological development of the modern mariachi, with close attention to historical and socio-cultural influences from indigenous, European and African people; nationalism and mass media; crossing borders and changing performance practices.

Explore historically, culturally and stylistically the various regional styles of Mexican music and Mexican American music as it has developed along the southern border of the United States, with close attention to historical and socio-cultural influences from indigenous, European and African people; nationalism and mass media; stylistic change and mainstream acceptance.

Examine culturally and historically the music and sound cultures that exist in Mexico and in Mexican American communities in the United States. Explore the social, cultural, religious, and political currents that have impacted the development of the musical and aural cultures in Mexico and on the US-Mexico border, and how these currents have shaped conceptions of identity and cultural nationalism, using the concept of soundscape as the dominant framework. Engage with readings in popular culture, popular media (cinema and television), cultural theory, history and musicology.

History of music and the soundtrack; analysis of interactions between image and sound; and aesthetics and issues of production and postproduction.

Study of the works of specific composers or of specific genres in the Western musical tradition.

Studies of the musical traditions of selected cultures or geographical areas.

Explore the musical traditions of India, with emphasis on Hindustani and Carnatic musical styles, but including examination of other traditions.

Explores the social, cultural, political, and artistic relationships between jazz and the black experience, both within the African American context and throughout the diaspora.

Survey of the history of jazz from its origins to the present.

Study basic skills in chord notation, chord interpretation and voicing, voice leading, and jazz piano styles.

Examine religious music in Christianity and Judaism in relation to communities in religious context of Europe and the United States.

Study arranging for a variety of small group configurations, applying fundamental techniques, and scoring for large jazz ensemble.

Explore extended arrangements for large jazz ensemble and study of masterworks of the genre.

Designed to introduce students to concepts of music and sound for a variety of media with a primary focus on creating original music and/or soundtracks. Subjects include music structures, production and editing, film and video synchronization, game audio, and other sound for film related topics.

The processes of musical development in young children. Topics include music in multicultural contexts, music in the cognitive and social development of young children, and special issues concerning music and exceptional children.

Literature, materials, and music performance activities appropriate for young children.

Continuation of Music 354C.

Techniques and materials for the development of skill in composition, arranging, performance, and aural discrimination; problems related to the adolescent voice.

Participation in an interdisciplinary team to gain a thorough understanding of the two-dimensional game development process, through modeling of the environment and practices that are used in game studios.

Participation in interdisciplinary teams to gain a thorough understanding of the three-dimensional game development process, through modeling of the environment and practices that are used in game studios.

Percussion performance techniques for individual and ensemble settings, including appropriate literature and rehearsal procedures.

String instrument performance techniques for individual and ensemble settings, including appropriate literature and rehearsal procedures.

Brass instrument performance techniques for individual and ensemble settings, including appropriate literature and rehearsal procedures.

Woodwind instrument performance techniques for individual and ensemble settings, including appropriate literature and rehearsal procedures.

Literature, materials, and techniques of the marching band.

Explore vocal techniques for individual and instructional settings. Examine appropriate literature and rehearsal procedures.

Technique of individual and ensemble singing practiced through the study of vocal literature.

Choral music literature; rehearsal and performance techniques for choirs and small ensembles.

Study of the literature and of performance and rehearsal techniques for heterogeneous instrumental ensembles.

Study and performance of the harp repertoire.

Preparation and performance of a public recital of the student's original compositions.

Preparation and performance of a public recital in the major jazz instrument.

Preparation and performance of a public recital in the major instrument.

Problems and interpretation of larger band and orchestral works; analytical study of musical form as it relates to conducting; a synthesis of musical understanding and expansion of comprehensive musicianship through conducting problems.

Further development of techniques taught in Music 411, with emphasis on aural recognition of larger musical forms and of music of contemporary style.

Students complete a research paper on a piano pedagogy topic, such as methodology, skills development, or repertoire.

An intensive review of the skills and concepts required for the study of music theory at the graduate level.

Designed primarily for students planning teaching careers. Offered in piano, voice, and orchestral instruments. Methods include individual and class instruction through the use of music literature and the teaching repertoire. Practice teaching and laboratory for diagnostic and corrective methods are required.

Work with students in the Butler School of Music's Piano Project.

Work with students in the Butler School of Music's Piano Project.

Review of techniques and methods for analyzing twentieth-century music.

Undergraduate music theory seminar applying theoretical and historical insights to performance and interpretation.

Individual projects to be completed under faculty supervision.

Individual projects to be completed under faculty supervision.

Individual projects to be completed under faculty supervision.

Individual projects to be completed under faculty supervision.

Drawing from the chosen concentration for the Bachelor of Arts in Music, generate scholarly or creative work to enhance preparation for a post-baccalaureate education or career.

Designed to help students develop the intuition and vocabulary for understanding the basic physical principles relevant to musical instruments and sound (e.g., mechanics, vibrations, acoustics, harmonics, acoustic-electronic conversions, speakers, hearing, perception, room acoustics) in order to be able to read basic articles on the subject of musical acoustics. Material is kept relevant to musical principles (e.g., performance techniques, scales/harmony) throughout.

Historical and cultural studies of the music of various periods or places.

Introduction to the history of Mexican and Caribbean traditional and commercial music, with some discussion of classical music as well. Explore music of indigenous, African, European, and mixed origin.

Consider Latin American music within a broad cultural and historical framework. Latin American musical practices are explored illustrating the many ways that aesthetics and society are embodied in and negotiated through performance. Concepts include diaspora, colonialism, mestizaje, hybridity, migration and globalization.

An introduction to Brazilian and Argentinian music from samba, capoeira, and forro to tango, cumbia villera, and chacarera; examines such music making within its various historical, social, and political contexts.

Introduction to the music of Andean countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. Explore the role music plays in shaping historical and modern Andean societies, as well as how music comments upon national culture, society, and politics, with particular attention to the ways in which musicians and musical movements continue to influence Andean societies. Subjects include pre-Columbian and colonial music making; music representative of the tripartite indigenous, African, and Iberian heritage of Andean countries; aesthetics, identity, and musical expression; ritual, religion, and the politics of musical performance.

Investigate the musical legacy of the African slave trade in the Americas, the social contexts in which black musical forms have developed, and their varied forms. Includes the shifting meanings of black music" in various contexts; the notion of hybridity; the uses of African influenced music as a political or oppositional tool; and African ethnic groups represented prominently in the New World, the traditions they brought with them, and the ways they have been adapted to new ends.

Advanced study in English, Italian, French, and German diction and translation.

Study English diction and phonetic translation specifically for musicians. Discuss the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Study French diction and phonetic translation specifically for musicians. Discuss the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Study German diction and phonetic translation specifically for musicians. Discuss the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Study Italian diction and phonetic translation specifically for musicians. Discuss the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Study Russian diction and phonetic translation specifically for musicians. Discuss the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The development of skills in teaching group piano; examination and evaluation of methods and materials used in keyboard instruction; learning styles; research.

The integration of computer technology and audiovisual equipment into applied voice instruction.

Intensive study of the principles and methods of teaching various instruments at the college level.

Designed for those who have had no experience in conducting. Explore rudimentary use of baton, regular and irregular beat patterns, subdivisions and beat pattern variations as applied to simple instrumental literature. Develop practical experience in conducting instrumental groups.

Individual and group studies of advanced topics.

Review and criticism of research, acoustics, and psychology.

Advanced training on a non-Western musical instrument such as Javanese gender barung, Indian sitar, Arabic qanun, or Korean kayakeum, or advanced training in a non-Western vocal style, and other approved musical practices.

Research in depth on various topics.

Intensive studies of special problems and/or issues in music, broadly defined.

Introduction to a significant body of choral works, from the thirteenth century to the present age, composed especially for religious occasions and venues.

The art and practice of preparing, rehearsing, and performing specific works of sacred music for religious occasions.

Analytical and historical studies of a particular repertoire.

Explore a selection of acclaimed albums of modern jazz, which by general consensus form a body of essential listening knowledge - the foundation of a recorded jazz canon.

Investigative chronological study of jazz history, aimed at gaining a better sense of jazz's ever-evolving "state of the art," through the experiences of its musicians within their own time.

The study and analysis of jazz improvisation.

Research and study of the methods and materials essential to teaching and planning a comprehensive curriculum in jazz studies.

Introduction to graduate study, history, philosophy, and basic concepts in music education.

Psychological aspects of music, emphasizing perception, experimental aesthetics, music function, and the nature of musical ability.

Readings in the literature of music.

Designed to develop and improve writing skills through required readings and through writing concert reviews, opinion pieces, essays, and articles about music.

Preparation for and performance of a recital.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.

Supervised teaching for graduate students in music; two semesters under supervision; weekly meetings with instructor, consultations, reports throughout the teaching period.

Author a substantial research paper of a scholarly nature and perform associated post-candidacy doctoral recitals.

Author a research paper of a scholarly nature and perform associated post-candidacy doctoral recitals.