Department of Music

Location: Arts Building, Room 287

Phone: 303-615-1010

E-Mail: music@msudenver.edu

Website: Music Department Website

Page Modified June 30, 2023

Programs

• Music Education, B.M.E.
• Music Major, B.A.
• Music Major, B.A.: Music Theory
• Music Major, B.M.

• Music Minor

Courses

• MUS 0020 - Recital Attendance
• MUS 161A - Class Voice I
• MUS 161B - Class Piano I
• MUS 161K - Class Guitar I
• MUS 162A - Class Voice II
• MUS 162B - Class Piano II
• MUS 162K - Class Guitar II
• MUS 171A - Private Voice I
• MUS 172A - Private Voice II
• MUS 261B - Class Piano III
• MUS 261C - Advanced Keyboard Skills I
• MUS 262B - Class Piano IV
• MUS 262C - Advanced Keyboard Skills II
• MUS 1000 - Introduction to Music
• MUS 1010 - Essential Music Theory Skills
• MUS 1011 - Fundamentals of Music Theory Lab I
• MUS 1030 - Composing and Understanding Music for Non-Majors
• MUS 1040 - Music, Race, and Power
• MUS 1050 - History of Rock and Roll
• MUS 1071 - Non-major Private Instruction
• MUS 1110 - Music Theory I
• MUS 1120 - Music Theory Lab I
• MUS 1130 - Music Theory II
• MUS 1140 - Music Theory Lab II
• MUS 1310 - Acting in Opera
• MUS 1650 - Basic Music Technology
• MUS 1710 - Private Instruction I
• MUS 1720 - Private Instruction II
• MUS 1862 - Foundations of Songwriting I
• MUS 1864 - Foundations of Songwriting II
• MUS 1866 - Lyric Writing
• MUS 1890 - Domestic Music Market
• MUS 1892 - Artist Discovery and Development
• MUS 1920 - Techniques and Improvisation II
• MUS 2040 - An Integrated Approach to Art and Music
• MUS 2110 - Music Theory III
• MUS 2120 - Music Theory Lab III
• MUS 2130 - Music Theory IV
• MUS 2140 - Music Theory Lab IV
• MUS 2150 - Jazz Theory
• MUS 2340 - Foundations of Music Education
• MUS 2400 - Vocal Diction I
• MUS 2410 - Basic Vocal Diction
• MUS 2450 - Jazz Improvisation I
• MUS 2451 - Jazz Improvisation II
• MUS 2630 - Jazz Piano
• MUS 2650 - Music Technology for Educators
• MUS 2660 - Electronic Music Composition
• MUS 2710 - Private Instruction III
• MUS 2720 - Private Instruction IV
• MUS 2730 - Performance III
• MUS 2740 - Performance IV
• MUS 2840 - Session Styles I
• MUS 2842 - Session Styles II
• MUS 2850 - Artist Inquiry I
• MUS 2852 - Artist Inquiry II
• MUS 2860 - Notation and Chart Writing
• MUS 2862 - Song Arrangement I
• MUS 2864 - Song Arrangement II
• MUS 2865 - Advanced Lyric Writing
• MUS 2866 - Writing for Artists
• MUS 2880 - Self-Employment Skills in Music
• MUS 2882 - Establishing an Artist
• MUS 2886 - Music Industry Income Streams
• MUS 2888 - International Music Market
• MUS 2890 - Home Recording
• MUS 2910 - Intermediate Techniques and Improvisation I
• MUS 2920 - Intermediate Techniques and Improvisation II
• MUS 2940 - Group Performance Instruction I
• MUS 2950 - Group Performance Instruction II
• MUS 3000 - Musics of America
• MUS 3015 - Global Pop
• MUS 3020 - History of Jazz
• MUS 3030 - Traditional American Improvised Styles
• MUS 3050 - Musics of the World
• MUS 3060 - Art and Music for Elementary Teachers
• MUS 3099 - The Beatles: Music and Culture
• MUS 3100 - Counterpoint
• MUS 3150 - Arranging and Orchestration
• MUS 3160 - Jazz Composition and Arranging
• MUS 3170 - Arranging for Educators
• MUS 3200 - Topics in Music History and Literature: Variable Topics
• MUS 3210 - Western Music History I
• MUS 3220 - Western Music History II
• MUS 3240 - Songwriting
• MUS 3250 - Basic Vocal Pedagogy and Diction
• MUS 3260 - Professional and Career Development for the 21st Century Musician
• MUS 3350 - Teaching General Music
• MUS 3351 - Supervised Field Experience in General Music
• MUS 3360 - Instruments in General Music
• MUS 3390 - The Inclusive Music Classroom
• MUS 3400 - Vocal Diction II
• MUS 3410 - String Techniques and Pedagogy
• MUS 3420 - Guitar Techniques and Pedagogy
• MUS 3430 - Woodwind Techniques and Pedagogy
• MUS 3450 - Brass Techniques and Pedagogy
• MUS 3460 - Percussion Techniques and Pedagogy
• MUS 3470 - Wind and Percussion Pedagogy for Choral Educators
• MUS 3490 - Elements of Vocal Pedagogy
• MUS 3510 - Basic Conducting
• MUS 3520 - Choral Conducting