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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule located on the Office of the Registrar’s website, msudenver.edu/registrar/classschedules.
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MTR 1300 - Colorado Weather Extremes
Credits: 3
Description: Colorado experiences one of the most extreme varieties of weather conditions, and residents know that weather can change on a dime with rapid temperature and precipitation-type swings in a matter of minutes. This course will use Colorado weather extremes, such as mountain blizzards, upslope snow events, chinook wind storms, flash floods, wildfire weather conditions, the persistent brown cloud, super cells, lightning, tornadoes, gustnadoes, and landspouts, to explain the physical science and meteorology of the atmosphere. Students will learn the science behind how these weather extremes develop, understand the uncertainties involved in forecasting them, and be exposed to a variety of historic extreme weather events in Colorado.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both MTR 1300 and MTR 1400.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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MTR 1400 - Weather and Climate
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics pre-assessment placement tests
Description: This course introduces the fundamental physical processes in the atmosphere-heat and energy, temperature, pressure, wind, clouds, precipitation, and stability. These concepts provide the basis for understanding weather systems, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. These processes are also applied to climatic patterns and the impacts of human activity on weather and climate, such as air pollution and climate change. An optional 1-credit lab course, MTR 2020 Weather and Climate Lab for Scientists, is available for students interested in additional experience in the measurement and analysis of atmospheric data, and is required for some science programs.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SC2
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MTR 1600 - Global Climate Change
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests.
Description: This course presents the science behind global climate change from an Earth systems and atmospheric science perspective. These concepts then provide the basis to explore the effect of global warming on regions throughout the world. This leads to the analysis of the observed and predicted impacts of climate change on these regions; the effect of these changes on each region’s society, culture, and economy; and the efforts of these regions to mitigate or adapt to climate change. The interdependence of all nations will be discussed in regards to fossil fuel-rich regions, regions responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, and regions most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences, Global Diversity
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MTR 2020 - Weather and Climate Lab for Scientists
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics pre-assessment placement tests
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTR 1400
Description: Students are introduced to the basic measurements, calculations and analysis made in the study of atmospheric science. Meteorological lab work in the course includes surface and upper-air charts, thermodynamic diagrams, weather codes, and weather imagery. Students analyze and display weather data in multiple formats, using both traditional hand analysis and using computer analysis and display software. Skills developed include basic UNIX commands and programming logic.
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MTR 2410 - Weather Observing Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 2020 or MTR 2400
Description: This course provides a survey of the instruments and instrument systems used in operational and research meteorology. The theory of instrument measurement and error, operating principles, and method of operation of surface- and upper-air sensors, as well as radar and satellites, will be presented. The lab component of the course will involve the theory, use, calibration, and maintenance of instruments and the analysis and interpretation of the observations.
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MTR 3100 - Air Pollution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200 or MTR 2020 or MTR 2400
Description: This course examines the causes and control of air pollution. Topics include pollutant sources and sinks, regional and global-scale pollution problems, monitoring and sampling techniques, regulatory control, meteorological influences, and indoor air quality.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 3100
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MTR 3330 - Climatology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 2020 or MTR 2400
Description: Climatology examines the characteristics, distribution, and causes of global and regional climate. Physical and dynamic mechanisms of climate are emphasized. The course also explores the spatial and temporal distributions of the main climate elements. Climate change topics include paleoclimatology, observed shifts in climate, climate model projections, and potential impacts of global warming.
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MTR 3400 - Synoptic Meteorology
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): MTR 2020
Description: This course presents a descriptive approach to the structure and behavior of mid-latitude, synoptic-scale weather systems. Primary topics include the physics of synoptic-scale air motion, the role of synoptic weather systems in the general circulation, jet streams, airmasses, fronts, and the application of these to cyclones and anticyclones. Elementary quasi-geostrophic theory and weather forecasting are introduced.
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MTR 3410 - Weather Analysis Techniques
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 3400
Description: This is a course in interpretation, understanding, and analysis of weather data, focusing on conventional surface and upper-air data and use of these data in current weather diagnostics. Topics include traditional hand analysis of surface and upper-air weather maps, spatial and temporal cross-sections, thermodynamic diagrams, meso-analyses, and prognostic charts. These topics form the foundation for correct and efficient use of modern computer analysis. This is an essential course for operational and applied research meteorologists.
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MTR 3420 - Radar and Satellite Meteorology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 2020 or MTR 2400 and MTH 1110
Description: This course provides a physics-based study of the uses of radar and satellites and their application to various meteorological problems. Basic theories of radar and satellites will be applied to the interpretation and analysis of various radar and satellite products. The lab component focuses on the interpretation of radar and satellite imagery using computer display software.
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MTR 3430 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 2410, PHY 2311, PHY 2321 and MTR 2020 or MTR 2400
Description: This course covers classical thermodynamics and its application to atmospheric processes. Main topics include the equation of state, first and second laws of thermodynamics, adiabatic processes of dry and moist air, stability, thermodynamic diagrams, thermodynamic variables, and convection.
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MTR 3440 - Physical Meteorology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 2410, PHY 2311, PHY 2321, and MTR 2020 or MTR 2400
Description: This course is an application of classical physics to common processes in the atmosphere. Main topics include cloud and precipitation physics, atmospheric radiation, radiative transfer, lightning, optical phenomena and weather modification.
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MTR 3450 - Dynamic Meteorology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2331, PHY 2341, MTH 2420, MTR 2400
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTH 3420
Description: This course covers the fundamentals of fluid dynamics necessary for understanding large scale atmospheric motions. The focus of the course is the development, derivation, and analysis of the laws of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy, as they apply to middle latitude, synoptic scale weather systems.
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MTR 3500 - Hazardous Weather
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 1400 or MTR 2400 or AES 1400; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication
Description: This course considers the nature and causes of hazardous weather, the predictability of hazardous weather events, and the economic and societal impacts of these events. The strategies for the protection of life and property from hazardous weather are also considered.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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MTR 3710 - Meteorology Internship
Credits: 1-6
Prerequisite(s): Registration with the Applied Learning Center Internship Program.
Description: This course provides an on-the-job internship experience with a meteorology-related company or agency. The experience must be done under qualified supervision and the auspices of an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty member.
Note: This course may be repeated for up to 12 credits; the first enrollment must be a minimum of 3 credits.
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MTR 3777 - Field Observations of Severe Weather
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 2410 and MTR 3410
Description: This field-based course is intended to combine classroom theories with actual field observations. Students are required to meet for an one-hour course on safety and expectations before the start of the class. The course will concentrate severe weather field observations across Central and High-Plains. Overnight stay will be necessary due to the ever-changing nature of weather patterns. Additional course fee is required. Students are responsible to pay for the outside incidentals, such as food and drinks.
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MTR 4210 - Forecasting Laboratory I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MTR 3410
Description: This is a laboratory course in which the principles of synoptic meteorology and weather computer technology are used in developing a weather forecast. Students are introduced to computerized weather data access, display, and analysis using meteorological software applications. Students learn to use surface and upper-air data, satellite and radar imagery, numerical model output, and other weather data in the preparation of weather forecasts. Principles of weather briefing and forecast decision making are also introduced.
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MTR 4220 - Forecasting Laboratory II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MTR 4210
Description: This course follows MTR 4210. Students practice the skills learned in MTR 4210 in a more independent setting, gaining experience in computerized data analysis, diagnosis, and weather forecasting.
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MTR 4230 - Forecasting Laboratory III
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MTR 4220
Description: This lab allows students to continue to develop skills learned in MTR 4220, in an independent setting, gaining experience in computerized data analysis, diagnosis, and weather forecasting. Forecast format is that of the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, allowing students to participate in the national contest, if desired.
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MTR 4240 - Forecasting Laboratory IV
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MTR 4230
Description: This lab allows students to continue to develop skills learned in MTR 4230, in an independent setting, using advanced computerized data analysis and diagnosis to generate a weather forecast. Forecasts format is that of the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, so students may participate in the national contest, if desired. Students may also lead weekly departmental weather briefings.
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MTR 4400 - Advanced Synoptic Meteorology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 3450 and PHY 2331
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTH 3420
Description: This course is a calculus-based examination of the three-dimensional structure of mid-latitude, synoptic scale weather systems. Main topics include quasi-geostrophic theory, extratropical cyclone structure and evolution, diagnosis of vertical motions, jet streams, and frontogenesis. The lab component involves the hand analysis and computer-based analysis of live, forecasted, and archived weather data.
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MTR 4410 - Numerical Weather Prediction
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 3450, MTH 3420, and MTH 1510 or an equivalent course in an approved programming Language
Description: This course presents the theoretical background to numerically modeling the atmosphere using the primitive equations. Current numerical models will be analyzed and finite-difference techniques will be applied to a simple computer model of the atmosphere developed during the course.
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MTR 4500 - Mesometeorology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 3410 and MTH 1410
Description: This is an advanced course in recognizing, understanding, and forecasting mesoscale weather events (severe thunderstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, downslope windstorms, flash floods, snowstorms, etc.) with emphasis on theory, analysis of weather data, and forecast decision making.
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MTR 4600 - Senior Research Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTR 4440 and senior standing
Description: This is a senior-level capstone course required of all meteorology majors. Students will engage in a research project that involves the application of scientific methodology to meteorological or climatological data and problem solving. Experience will be gained in literature searches, problem statement, data handling, statistical analysis, data presentation, and presentation of results. Technical writing and oral presentation skills are emphasized.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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MUS 0020 - Recital Attendance
Credits: 0
Description: Students must attend a total of twelve performances, including eight to ten Monday afternoon recitals and two to four evening performances, selected from a list of approved performances provided at the beginning of each semester. Students must enroll during each semester of individual instruction and must receive a “Satisfactory” grade in order to progress to the next private lesson level.
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MUS 161A - Class Voice I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or MUS 1020 or a passing score on the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see department) or Permission of instructor
Description: This course offers class instruction in voice to students with little or no previous training.
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MUS 161B - Class Piano I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or MUS 1020 or a passing score on the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see department) or Permission of instructor
Description: This course offers class instruction in piano to students with little or no previous training.
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MUS 161K - Class Guitar I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or MUS 1020 or a passing score on the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see department) or Permission of instructor
Description: This course offers class instruction in guitar to students with little or no previous training.
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MUS 162A - Class Voice II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 161A or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 161A.
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MUS 162B - Class Piano II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 161B or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 161B.
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MUS 162K - Class Guitar II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 161K or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 161K.
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MUS 171A - Private Voice I
Credits: 2
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MUS 172A - Private Voice II
Credits: 2
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MUS 261B - Class Piano III
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 162B or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 162B.
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MUS 261C - Advanced Keyboard Skills I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1130 and MUS 1140
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MUS 271B or MUS 273B or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores necessary keyboard skills including technical exercises, harmonization, sight reading, score reading, and improvisation. This core course replaces Class Piano I for students whose primary instrument is piano or organ.
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MUS 262B - Class Piano IV
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 261 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 261B and meets the piano proficiency requirement for students in music education and composition programs..
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MUS 262C - Advanced Keyboard Skills II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 261C
Description: This course builds on the skills attained in MUS 261C, more deeply exploring advanced keyboard skills for piano majors, including technical exercises, harmonization, sight reading, score reading, and improvisation. This core course replaces Class Piano II for students whose primary instrument is piano or organ.
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MUS 1000 - Introduction to Music
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 and ENG 1020, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course will investigate the function, structure, style and genre classifications, and aesthetic interpretations of a diverse variety of musical traditions. The student will develop and employ a vocabulary for musical description and listen to many different traditions of musical expression. This course is intended for non-music majors.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-AH1
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MUS 1010 - Fundamentals of Music Theory
Credits: 3
Description: This course covers the techniques of reading and writing music by teaching the fundamental principles of music notation and musical logic as they pertain to meter, rhythm, pitch, scales, key signatures, intervals, triads, and the keyboard. The course is designed for non-music majors and for music majors with insufficient experience to qualify for MUS 1110.
Note: No previous training or experience in music is required.
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MUS 1011 - Fundamentals of Music Theory Lab I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MUS 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course develops music reading, writing, and hearing skills through the application of traditional sight-reading and ear-training techniques. This course is designed for music majors who lack the necessary experience for placement into MUS 1120.
Note: No previous training or experience in music is required.
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MUS 1050 - History of Rock and Roll
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 and ENG 1020
Description: This course will survey the origins and history of Rock and Roll. In addition to examining the songs and influence of significant artists, this course will explore how the issues of race, politics, and the forces of capitalism have shaped this tradition and subsequently popular culture in America.
General Studies: Art and Humanities
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MUS 1110 - Music Theory I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or MUS 1020 or a passing score on the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see Department)
Corequisite(s): MUS 1120 and MUS 161B
Description: This course is the study of the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural, and formal elements of music through analysis and composition and the development of reading and hearing skills as they relate to these elements. It covers diatonic music based on the triad including tonic and dominant harmony, phrase structure and grouping, and melodic figuration and dissonance. Aural recognition of materials is emphasized.
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MUS 1120 - Music Theory Lab I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or MUS 1020 or a passing score on the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see department)
Corequisite(s): MUS 1120 and MUS 161B
Description: Students will apply reading and hearing skills to the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural, and formal elements of music through singing and the use of the keyboard. This course covers diatonic music based on the triad.
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MUS 1130 - Music Theory II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1110, MUS 1120, MUS 161B
Corequisite(s): MUS 1140, MUS 162B
Description: This course is the continuation of MUS 1110. It includes the study of the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural, and formal elements of music through analysis and composition and the development of reading and hearing skills as they relate to these elements. It covers predominant chords and other diatonic chords, seventh chords, harmonic sequences, and an introduction to tonicization and modulation. Aural recognition of materials is emphasized.
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MUS 1140 - Music Theory Lab II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1110, MUS 1120, MUS 161B
Corequisite(s): MUS 1130, MUS 162B
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 1120, and covers diatonic seventh chords and elementary chromaticism.
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MUS 1210 - Introduction to Musical Styles and Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or MUS 1110 or a passing grade on the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see department)
Description: This course is intended as an introduction to the study of music for music majors, as well as an introduction to research and writing methods. The primary area of study is art music having its origins in Western Europe, including the historical background, structure, style, and function of music in the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, and Postmodern eras. In addition, students will be introduced to a variety of American and world music genres and styles. Library, research, writing, and documentation skills necessary for success in a college music-degree program will be acquired.
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MUS 1650 - Basic Music Technology
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1110 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is intended to provide music majors with the technology skills necessary for their study of music. The following topics will be introduced: MIDI synthesizers, music notation software, sequencing software, e-mail, Web authoring, and research tools on the Web.
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MUS 1710 - Private Instruction I
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Performance of a successful private instruction audition; and successful completion of MUS 1010 or the Music Theory I Placement Exam (see department)
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020; at least one other music course; and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study.
Note: Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 1720 - Private Instruction II
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1710
Corequisite(s): At least one other music course and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 1710, and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes attendance at departmental recitals/performances and a performance class in the area of study. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study.
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MUS 2040 - An Integrated Approach to Art and Music
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 24 undergraduate credit hours, including ENG 1010 and ENG 1020, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course enables students to develop awareness and knowledge of the major periods, styles, and landmark works in worldwide visual arts and music. Philosophical and aesthetic foundations of art, music, and the creative process will be explored to enhance this study. Basic elements of music and art will be identified and applied to the study of masterworks. The concepts presented in this integrated approach will be applied to develop artistic sensibility.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: MUS or ARTH.
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 2100
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MUS 2110 - Music Theory III
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1130, MUS 1140, MUS 162B
Corequisite(s): MUS 2120
Description: This course is the continuation of MUS 1130. It includes the study of the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural, and formal elements of music through analysis and composition and the development of reading and hearing skills as they relate to these elements. It covers chromaticism of the Romantic period leading to 20th century techniques. Aural recognition of materials is emphasized.
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MUS 2120 - Music Theory Lab III
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1130, MUS 1140, MUS 162B
Corequisite(s): MUS 2110
Description: Students will receive training in sight-singing, rhythmic coordination, establishing firm sense of pitch and aural recognition of the materials introduced in MUS 1130. Practical theoretical skills are applied to the keyboard. Keyboard realization of advanced chromatic harmony and impressionism.
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MUS 2130 - Music Theory IV
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110, MUS 2120
Corequisite(s): MUS 2140
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2110. It includes the study of the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, textural, and formal elements of music through analysis and composition and the development of reading and aural skills as they relate to these elements. It covers music from the post-Romantic era to the present. Emphasis is on the compositional techniques used in Impressionism and the modern schools of 20th century composition.
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MUS 2140 - Music Theory Lab IV
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110, MUS 2120
Corequisite(s): MUS 2130
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2120. The primary focus of the course is highly chromatic and post-tonal music, including increased use of dissonance and complex rhythms..
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MUS 2150 - Jazz Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MUS 2130 and MUS 2140
Description: Jazz theory explores music theory through the jazz idiom. Concepts learned in previous theory classes are reinterpreted with jazz-specific vocabulary. In addition, the course investigates theory concepts unique to jazz, such as recognition and comprehension of chord symbols, harmonic and melodic analysis, re-harmonization techniques, harmonic considerations in transcribed improvisations, and jazz arranging. This course presents ideas in chronological order and relates concepts with historic development of harmony, melody, and rhythm through the different jazz styles and eras.
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MUS 2340 - Foundations of Music Education
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110
Description: This course is designed to acquaint the student with social and intellectual foundations of music education in historical and contemporary frameworks. Students will become familiar with philosophical and psychological principles of aesthetic education, curriculum design and implementation, teaching music in diverse contexts, legal and financial structures which affect teaching, and professional development resources. Students will examine the role of education and music education in society and will develop a personal philosophy for teaching music.
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MUS 2400 - Vocal Diction I
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 172A
Description: This course is in an in-depth study of accurate articulation and pronunciation for singing in English, Italian, Spanish, and Latin.
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MUS 2450 - Jazz Improvisation I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MUS 1130 and MUS 1140
Description: This course introduces students to basic skills to spontaneously create melodies in time within a harmonic context. The class focuses on developing a timbral, melodic, and rhythmic vocabulary that enhances the principles of successful group improvisation interaction.
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MUS 2451 - Jazz Improvisation II
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2450
Description: This course presents students with the more advanced skills needed to improvise in a jazz context. With the timbral, melodic, and rhythmic vocabulary learned and used in the previous course, students continue to build on the skills that allow for the performance of spontaneously created melodies.
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MUS 2630 - Jazz Piano
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 162B
Description: This course, a continuation of MUS 162B, Class Piano II, is an introduction to piano proficiency for jazz majors. This class explores various aspects of jazz piano performance and musicianship, including swing feel and syncopation, piano technique, performance of chord progressions, interpretation of chord symbols, voicings, accompaniment patterns, and improvisation.
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MUS 2650 - Music Technology for Educators
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1110 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is intended for music education majors. The focus is on learning skills necessary for a career in music education: music notation software for the creation of musical scores and parts, sequencing software for composing and transcribing, and the use of databases and spreadsheets to manage the varied activities of a music teacher.
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MUS 2660 - Music Technology for Composers
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1110; MUS 1650; or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a survey of the concepts, technology, and skills required for creating and realizing electronic music in a variety of compositional formats and media environments. In addition, notation software will be thoroughly explored, particularly as it relates to the notation of complex modern composition.
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MUS 2710 - Private Instruction III
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1720
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 1720, and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study.
Note: Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 2720 - Private Instruction IV
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2710
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2710, and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 2730 - Performance III
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1720, MUS 1110, MUS 1120 and a successful performance concentration audition
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 1720 and is only for students majoring in music performance. It covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 2740 - Performance IV
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2730 and a successful performance concentration audition
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2730 and is only for students majoring in music performance. It covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform with one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successful perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3000 - Musics of America
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1000, MUS 1210, or permission of instructor
Description: This course develops an understanding of the musical style, aesthetic viewpoints, and function that folk and popular music fulfills in the many cultures of the United States. The student will encounter not only new musical expressions and their history, but will also see how the musical products of these cultures have mixed to form new musical blends. This knowledge is synthesized in a final project in which the student investigates the music of an American ethnic minority culture.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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MUS 3020 - Jazz Styles - America’s Music
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1000 or permission of instructor
Description: This class explores the history of Jazz within the context of the African American cultural experience. The course will examine African musical aesthetics that are at the core of all forms of jazz throughout its history. The evolution of jazz will be traced, beginning with distinctly African American musical expressions such as minstrelsy, the blues, and ragtime, before surveying the developments and prominent figures of jazz in the 20th century including New Orleans and classic jazz, bebop and related movements, the innovations of Coleman and Taylor, the innovations of Miles Davis, and the jazz styles of the present.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
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MUS 3030 - Traditional American Improvised Styles
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1210 or MUS 1000; or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the music and musicians that contribute to the development of improvisation in American folk music outside of the tradition of Jazz. This course surveys the phenomenon of “Americana,” music which is derived from the various forms of American roots music, comprised of the wide variety of cultural practices found in the United States. The blues, bluegrass, Appalachian music, and other culturally varied forms of American improvised music are covered.
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MUS 3050 - Musics of the World
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1000 or permission of instructor
Description: The course will explore the diverse forms of musical expression found in within cultures from around the world. In addition to surveying a variety of musical practices, aesthetic systems, and functions of music, the fundamental theoretical approaches of ethnomusicology will be introduced and employed.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity
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MUS 3060 - Art and Music for Elementary Teachers
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 and at least junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course enables students to develop awareness and knowledge of philosophical and aesthetic foundations of the arts with a specific focus on art and music. Appropriate methods of teaching art and music in the elementary curriculum, including the integration of literacy and mathematics, will be explored. Students will use creative and critical thinking skills to develop artistic sensibility.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or MUS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3060
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MUS 3100 - Counterpoint
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110 and MUS 2120
Description: This course involves study of modal vocal polyphony (Lassus, Palestrina) of the sixteenth century, and tonal contrapuntal textures of the 18th century (J.S. Bach) and contrapuntal techniques of the 20th century (Hindemith). Students will compose in two to four independent voices. All contrapuntal techniques are studied in historical perspective, including analysis of polyphonic forms.
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MUS 3150 - Arranging and Orchestration
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110; MUS 2120; MUS 3460; and MUS 3410 or MUS 3430 or MUS 3450
Description: Students will study the technical capabilities and notation of all the instruments and voices, individually and in ensembles, and score written music for small instrumental and/or vocal ensembles and for orchestra.
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MUS 3160 - Jazz Composition and Arranging
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2150, MUS 3020
Description: This course gives students the skills needed to arrange for jazz combo and big band. Techniques studied include those employed by composer/arrangers such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billy Strayhorn, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Thad Jones, and Maria Schneider. The students create their own arrangement for jazz combo and big band that is played in class.
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MUS 3170 - Arranging for Educators
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110 and MUS 2120
Description: This course provides the prospective music educator with the skills needed to create functional performance material for the instrumentation at their disposal, as well as introducing rudimentary orchestration and arranging skills.
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MUS 3200 - Topics in Music History and Literature: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3220 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to study the history and literature of a single musical style, era, medium, or composer.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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MUS 3210 - Music History I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1210, MUS 2110, and At least junior standing
Description: This course is intended for music majors. It comprises a comprehensive survey of music history and musical style through the examination of recordings and scores of music of the ancient Greeks through the early eighteenth century in Europe.
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MUS 3220 - Music History II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3210 and MUS 2130
Description: This course is intended for music majors and comprises a survey of music history and musical style through the examination of recordings and scores of art music having its origins in Western Europe from the mid 18th century up to the present time.
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MUS 3350 - General Music Methods and Materials
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2340 and formal admission to the music education program
Corequisite(s): MUS 3351 and EDS 3150
Description: Students will develop competencies for teaching general music in the elementary and secondary school music classroom. Course content will include an overview and experiences with Orff, Dalcroze, and Kodaly materials and methodologies; classroom and instructional management; assessment strategies; and the role of general classroom music instruction in the total process of education.
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MUS 3351 - Supervised Field Experience in General Music
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2340 and formal admission to the music education program
Corequisite(s): MUS 3350 and EDS 3150
Description: The student will work with general music teachers in area elementary schools in a 55-hour supervised field experience. The course is designed to integrate concepts developed in MUS 3350 with practice in classroom environments, and must be taken concurrently with MUS 3350 and EDS 3150. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully pass the final course assessment with the music education faculty in order to pass the course and continue in the music education program. Further information about the process may be found in the Department of Music Student Handbook .
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MUS 3390 - The Inclusive Music and Art Classroom
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MUS 2340 or ART 3601 or permission of instructor
Description: This course provides a survey of various exceptionalities of K-12 students, ranging from mild to severe, with a focus on meeting the needs of these students in music and art classrooms. Information about child abuse and medical conditions, and their possible effects on student learning and behavior, is provided. Teacher candidates are introduced to special education processes with music and art content that facilitates the learning process of students with special needs, including strategies and curriculum adaptations for inclusion in music and art classrooms.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ART or MUS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ART 3605
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MUS 3400 - Vocal Diction II
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2400
Description: This course is an advanced study of proper diction in classical vocal performance. Students will study the characteristic nuances of German and French vowel and consonant pronunciation in speech and singing, and demonstrate these skills in class performances and presentations.
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MUS 3410 - String Techniques and Pedagogy
Credits: 1
Description: The course offers practical instruction in the technique of playing and teaching string instruments as well as the organization of string programs in the public schools.
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MUS 3430 - Woodwind Techniques and Pedagogy
Credits: 1
Description: This course covers practical instruction in playing woodwind instruments with an emphasis on acquainting students with techniques and materials necessary in teaching woodwinds.
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MUS 3450 - Brass Techniques and Pedagogy
Credits: 1
Description: This course covers practical beginning instruction in playing brass instruments with an emphasis on acquainting students with techniques and materials necessary for teaching brass instruments.
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MUS 3460 - Percussion Techniques and Pedagogy
Credits: 1
Description: This course covers practical beginning instruction in playing percussion instruments with an emphasis on acquainting students with techniques and materials necessary for teaching percussion instruments.
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MUS 3470 - Wind and Percussion Pedagogy for Choral Educators
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to students pursuing a BME degree in the Vocal Concentration only
Description: This course cannot substitute for any techniques courses required for other degrees. This course covers practical instruction in playing of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, with an emphasis on acquainting students with techniques and materials necessary for teaching these instruments.
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MUS 3510 - Basic Conducting
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2130 and MUS 2140 and MUS 262B, plus four semesters of MUS 2810 and/or MUS 3810
Description: This is a basic course in the fundamentals of conducting. The fundamental skills of conducting will be presented and practiced.
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MUS 3520 - Choral Conducting
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3510 and MUS 262B
Description: This course is designed to provide an advanced study of choral conducting, including physical gesture, score study, rehearsal techniques, and conducting in performance. Emphasis will be placed on the craft of conducting, though students will be exposed to core instrumental literature through practical engagement.
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MUS 3530 - Instrumental Conducting
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3510 and MUS 262B
Description: This course is designed to provide an advanced study of instrumental conducting, including physical gesture, score study, rehearsal techniques, and conducting in performance. Emphasis will be placed on the craft of conducting, though students will be exposed to core instrumental literature through practical engagement.
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MUS 3640 - Improvisation
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2130; and MUS 2720 or MUS 2740
Description: This course will examine and practice the art of musical improvisation in a variety of styles and genres. Both melodic and harmonic aspects of improvisation will be studied. In this course, students will have the opportunity to improvise using their own instrument or voice.
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MUS 3650 - Basic Techniques of Composition
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course involves the study of the craft of musical composition, from practical, theoretical, and aesthetic points of view, through the discussion and performance of individual writing projects.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 3710 - Private Instruction V
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 1130, MUS 1140, MUS 2720
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2720 and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study.
Note: Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3711 - Private Instruction V (Composition)
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110, MUS 2120, MUS 2720, and formal admission to the composition program
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the ensemble designated by the composition faculty.
Description: This course covers individual instruction in composition and is only for students majoring in music composition. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully pass a review by a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3720 - Private Instruction VI
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3710
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 3710 and covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. A thirty minute junior recital may be substituted for the jury requirement for MUS 3720.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3730 - Performance V
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 2110, MUS 2120, MUS 2740 and a successful performance concentration audition
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2740 and is only for students majoring in music performance. It covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3740 - Performance VI
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3730 and a successful performance concentration audition
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the major ensemble in the private instruction area being studied
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 3730 and is only for students majoring in music performance. It covers individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, the standard band and orchestral instruments, composition, or conducting. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in the area of study in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully perform before a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. A thirty-minute junior recital may be substituted for the jury requirement for MUS 3740.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit in a different area of study. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3741 - Performance VI
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 3711 and formal admission to the composition program
Corequisite(s): MUS 0020, at least one other music course, and the ensemble designated by the composition faculty.
Description: This course covers individual instruction in composition and is only for students majoring in music composition. It includes required weekly attendance at a one-hour performance class in which students perform for one another. At the end of the semester, the student must successfully pass a review by a faculty jury committee in order to pass the course. Students must also enroll in MUS 0020 (Recital Attendance).
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MUS 3810 - Ensemble
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): At least junior or senior standing and permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of MUS 2810 and is designed to explore and study performance techniques through the rehearsal and performance of standard ensemble literature. Ensembles may also serve as reading labs for conducting classes.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit.
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MUS 4000 - Musics of Latin America
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard score(s) on one or more of the reading, writing, and math placement tests as appropriate.
Description: This course explores the diverse, vibrant musical traditions of Latin America. Particular attention will be given to the many ways in which cultural, historical and political developments throughout the Western hemisphere both infmm and are informed by musical practices. Students will become familiar with some of the most influential and popular Latin musics and musicians, as well as the larger cultural context from which they emerge and continue to operate. Histories and theories of colonialism, race, urbanization/modernization, and diaspora will be applied as a means of understanding various functions and meanings the music has come to articulate. Genres to be studied range from traditional, folkloric, and religious music to contemporary popular, electronic, and film music.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity
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