Undergraduate Course Descriptions

491 Special Projects (1-2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor

483 Hymn Improvisation (2 credit hours)
A practicum in service music with emphasis on keyboard improvisation and hymn-playing as these skills relate to service-playing in churches with diverse cultural approaches to worship music. Handbells and other instruments are included as needed.

484 Console Conducting and Repertoire (2 credit hours)
A continuation of 483. Includes a study of anthem literature for graded choirs plus training in conducting from the console. Also study and performance of repertoire for organ and other instruments.

Major Courses
The following courses are structured as a combination of individual lessons and scheduled required lectures:

139, 140 Introductory Composition (3 credit hours each)
Freshman composition majors; 139 is prerequisite to 140. An introduction to the basic craft of musical composition.

239, 240 Intermediate Composition (3 credit hours each)
Sophomore composition majors; 239 is prerequisite to 240. Requires concurrent election of 450 when offered ; department to determine course election. Continuation of the study of the basic craft of musical composition with emphasis on contrapuntal writing, harmonic structure, instrumentation and notational techniques.

339, 340 Advanced Composition (4 credit hours each)
Junior composition majors; 339 is prerequisite to 340. Requires concurrent election of 450 when offered; department to determine course election. The study and writing of larger musical forms.

439, 440 Advanced Composition (4 credit hours each)
Senior composition majors; 439 is prerequisite to 440. Requires concurrent election of 450 when offered; department to determine course election. Focuses on multilinear, extended-form writing for the mixed consort.

450 Undergraduate Seminar (1 credit hour)
To be elected concurrently with 239, 240, 339, 340, 439, 440, 423, 424, 425, and 426. Study of music and examination of issues of particular interest to composers; 20th-century art music is a primary focus.

Secondary Courses:
221 Introduction to Elementary Composition (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. For students with limited musical background who wish to gain understanding of the creative process and contemporary art music by composing. The course investigates traditional compositional crafts, as well as more current or experimental tendencies, including pop, ethnic, and jazz idioms. Student creative projects receive individual attention. No prerequisites, but the ability to read music is strongly recommended.

222 Composition (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. Prerequisite: 221. A continuation of 221, this course serves as an introduction to instrumental music and a study of musical structure through individual creative effort.

415 Introduction to Electronic Music (2 credit hours)
An elementary study of the scientific and technological basis for the electronic music medium, with emphasis on studio procedures and techniques, including recording and tape manipulation, “classic” and voltage-controlled synthesis.

416 Seminar in Electronic Music (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 415. A continuation of Composition 415 with an introduction to computer technology and its electronic music applications

421, 422 Creative Composition (3 credit hours each)
421 is prerequisite to 422. An introduction to composition for students interested in concentrating on original creative work in contemporary idioms. Individual instruction is provided for student projects. Also includes biweekly lectures on appropriate aspects of musical language and composition craft.

423, 424 Advanced Composition (2 or 4 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 422; 423 is prerequisite to 424. Requires concurrent election of 450 when offered. For students capable of original creative work. Consists of individual instruction and participation in a weekly seminar devoted to a broad range of 20th-century literature.

425, 426 Advanced Composition (2 or 4 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 424; 425 is prerequisite to 426. Requires concurrent election of 450 when offered. Focuses on composing for the mixed consort and examines differing approaches to musical notation.

315 Elementary Conducting I (2 credit hours)
Beginning baton technique, development of appropriate non-verbal communication skills. Students may elect instrumental or choral sections.

316 Elementary Conducting II (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 315. Includes an introduction to score study and analysis. Students may elect instrumental or choral sections.

407 Special Projects (1-3 credit hours)

415, 416 Intermediate Instrumental Conducting (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 316 or permission of instructor. Instrumental students only. 415 is a prerequisite for 416. Intermediate baton technique, including analysis of appropriate rehearsal procedures.

442 Choral Conducting Techniques and Repertory (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 316 and permission of instructor. Develops conducting techniques with particular emphasis on choral/orchestral works. Fall Term only.

443 Intermediate Choral Conducting (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 442 and permission of instructor. Continuation of 442 for students seeking more advanced training. Winter Term as needed.

455 Band Conducting (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Ensemble 347.

456 Band Conductor’s Art (2 credit hours; Summer Half-Term, 1 credit hour)

101, 102 Introduction to Modern Dance (1 credit hour each)
For non-dance majors only. Principles of placement and rhythmic sequences of movement, providing flexibility and strength as a foundation for freedom of expression through modern dance.

111, 112 Introduction to Ballet (1 credit hour each)
For non-dance majors only. Use of traditional barre and center work emphasize proper placement, extension, stretch, and positions in a logical and aesthetic system of movement.

121, 122 Introduction to Jazz Dance (1 credit hour each)
For non-dance majors only. Emphasizes coordination and rhythmic patterning using popular jazz styles.

141 Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Dance (1 credit hour) Spring Term
For non-dance majors only. Study of the various folkloric dance forms of the Caribbean, particularly those of Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil.

201 Modern Dance II (1 credit hour)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

211 Principles of Modern Dance (2 credit hours)
For dance majors only. May be repeated for credit. Freshman/sophomore-level extensive survey of mechanics, aerobics and dynamics of modern dance technique and its potential for expression as an art form.

220 Art of Dance (3 credit hours)
(Meets at Residential College) This introductory course is a basic survey of American and European dance concentrating on nineteenth and twentieth century dance forms including French and Russian classical ballet, American and European modern dance, African American jazz forms, and dance on film.

221 Ballet II (1 credit hour)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. An intermediate ballet course which focuses on the basic placement concepts of transfer of weight, core-strength, a solid standing leg, and the positions of the body. Proper alignment will be stressed in all of the exercises at the barre and in the centre. Centre work is designed to impart solid turning and jumping skills including en de hors and en de dans pirouettes, traveling turns, basic petit allegro and grand allegro vocabulary. Emphasis will be placed on musicality and transitions.

231 Principles of Ballet (2 credit hours)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Freshman-level intensive survey of principles of basic ballet placement, barre and center work to prepare for allegro, jumps and sequences across the floor.

241 Congolese Dance I (1 credit hour)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

261 Dance Composition I (2 credit hours)
An introduction to the craft of choreography through a study of time, space, and force; includes improvisation and short compositions.

262 Dance Composition II (2 credit hours)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Further studies of dance forms and their relationship to the other arts, exploring motivation and source materials. Materials developed lead to performances under the title “Freshman Touring Company.”

272 Movement Improvisation (2 credit hours)
An introduction to the process of spontaneous movement discovery involving solo and group movement experiences. In this course, students explore basic improvisational concepts dealing with space, time, and energy, as well as contact improvisation, music improvisation, the use of text and authentic movement.

301 Modern Dance III (1 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 201. For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Sophomore-level further study of techniques, evaluating such elements as placement, phrasing, and rhythm for movement efficiency and performance range.

311 Theory and Practice of Modern Dance (2 credit hours)
For dance majors only. May be repeated for additional credit.

321 Ballet III (1 credit hour)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. An intermediate ballet course which focuses on the basic placement concepts of transfer of weight, core-strength, a solid standing leg, and the positions of the body. Proper alignment will be stressed in all of the exercises at the barre and in the centre. Centre work is designed to impart solid turning and jumping skills including en de hors and en de dans pirouettes, traveling turns, basic petit allegro and grand allegro vocabulary. Emphasis will be placed on more difficult combinations of movements so that students can explore transitions, increase mental acuity to remember new and complex combinations, and to develop the ability to process information both in the brain and in the body.

331 Theory and Practice of Ballet (2 credit hours)
Sophomore-level, continuation of barre, center and sequences across the floor, stressing phrasing and range, from adagio to petit allegro.

332 Music for Dance (2 credit hours)
A survey of music literature and rhythmic analysis as it relates to the traditions and forms of dance.

335 Dance Production (2 credit hours)
Technical information and stagecraft with hands-on experience running dance productions.

337 Topics in World Dance (3 credit hours)
This course offers an opportunity to gain insight into the functions, aesthetics, history, and cultural context of dances within specific societies. Theatrical, religious, popular, and social dance traditions will be examined in widely varied cultures.

340 Anatomy and Kinesiology for Dancers (3 credit hours)
An introduction to the skeleton and musculature of human anatomy in relation to the production of movement and dance techniques, including skeletal alignment, muscular development, and dance injury.

345 Dance Repertory (1 credit hour)
Permission of instructor. May be repeated for additional credit. Cast by audition, repertory groups rehearse works by faculty and guest choreographers for the annual production of the University Dance Company at the Power Center as well as other venues.

350 Methods of Teaching Dance in Elementary and Secondary Schools
(3 credit hours)
Under supervision of faculty, students practice organizing and teaching material for technique class, working with non-majors.

356 Origins of Jazz Dance in the Americas (3 credit hours)
Throughout history, Afro-centric forms have influenced American dance including concert dance. This course will focus upon dance forms through the Diaspora including the United States through the Minstrelsy period of the 19th Century and early 20th Century. It will analyze this relationship by tracing the origins of African-American and Jazz Dance to the African continent and the African Diaspora. It is an examination of the dance forms, from which Jazz Dance evolved through movement, as it relates to African-American vernacular dance, the African Diaspora and the American Culture as a whole. The course introduces issues of cultural identity, ethnicity and stereotyping through the idiom of dance as well as the early history of dance in the Americas.

358 Black Dance from Minstrelsy to the Present (3 credit hours)
This course will focus on 20th Century vernacular and concert performance. It will examine the influences of African-American vernacular dance on 20th Century social and concert dance by identifying specific movement motifs and concepts, such as rhythm, improvisation, syncopation, balanced asymmetry and body carriage. It will bring forward the clear retention of African Culture rooted deeply in the American aesthetic, as evidenced in the work of major choreographers George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Martha Graham and Jack Cole.

361, 362 Dance Composition III, IV (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 261; 361 is prerequisite to 362. Sophomore-level survey of uses of rhythm, design, dynamics and motivation, leading to the creation and performance of solo and group works with emphasis on the relationship of music to choreography in the second semester.

401 Modern Dance IV (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: 301. Dance majors only. Integrates technical ability with choreographic intent, emphasizing style, musicality, phrasing and performance projection.

411 Performance Techniques in Modern Dance (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 311. Dance majors only. May be repeated for credit.

421 Ballet IV (1 credit hour)
Complete range of traditional class components, including turns, footwork and more advanced combinations center and across the floor.

431 Performance Techniques in Ballet (2 credit hours)
For dance majors; non-majors by permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

451 University Dancers (1 credit hour)
Permission of instructor. Dance majors only. May be repeated for additional credit. Rehearsal and performance of student works by invitation of choreographer for senior or graduate productions.

460 Body Knowledge (2 credit hours)
This course will offer a broad overview of areas which compliment and support dance and movement training. These include: Labanotation, Laban Movement Analysis, Release Ball Work, Pilates, Alexander Technique, Ideokinesis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, and massage.

461 Dance and Related Arts (2 credit hours)
Participating student choreographers, composers, visual artists, video artists, etc, collaborate on their research and experiments to develop an evening length happening/collage/performance that is held at the end of the semester.

462 Advanced Projects in Dance Composition (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 362. Choice of either Video dance (introduction to the art and technology integrating the two media) or Improvisation (intensive sessions in evolving structures for improvisation as a source for choreography and as a performance art).

463 Senior Concert (4 credit hours)
Senior dance majors only. Choreography and production of one solo and one group work.

465 Field Experience in Dance (1–4 credit hours)
Dance majors only. Performance, teaching and directing of projects for the local community (non-University related).

471 Directed Independent Study (1–4 credit hours)
Dance majors only. Special projects designed by students under faculty supervision.

481 Senior Seminar (2 credit hours)
Senior dance majors only. Surveys dance management, publicity, grantsmanship, résumé writing, job interviewing, companies and graduate schools, and writing a philosophy of dance citing goals, beliefs, and purpose.

490 Special Topics (3 credit hours)
Survey of dance-related topics such as Labanotation, massage therapy, Alexander and Feldenkries techniques, yoga, and dance science; guest speakers.

PLEASE NOTE: Ensemble courses may be repeated for credit

181 Sight-Reading Skills for the Piano (2 credit hours)
Freshman piano majors and others by permission of instructor. Development of sight-reading skills at the piano using solo, ensemble, chamber, and vocal literature.

325 Orchestral Repertory for Strings (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Reading major works of the orchestra repertory from 1700 to the present.

326 Orchestral Repertory for Harp (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Covers standard orchestral literature in small ensemble settings.

335 String Quartet (1, 2 credit hours)
Involves weekly coaching with Strings faculty and coaching and master classes with a specialist in chamber music.

344 University Campus Orchestra (1 credit hour)
For non-music majors.

345 University Orchestras (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and regular concerts on the campus and elsewhere of major works from the entire range of symphonic literature. Some participation in opera, musical theatre, choral, and concerto repertories is included.

346 Campus Band (1 credit hour)
For non-music majors.

347 University Bands (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Involves rehearsals and performance of the major repertoire for wind ensembles and concert bands.

348 Marching Band (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Involves rehearsals and performance at major athletic events through marching and playing.

349 University Choirs (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and concerts of sacred and secular repertories of works from the Renaissance to the present.

350 University Chamber Choir (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and concerts of works from the Renaissance to the present. Membership is highly selective.

351 Arts Chorale (1 credit hour)
By audition.

352 Opera Chorus (1 credit hour)
By audition. Rehearsal and public performance of a staged opera.

353 Men’s Glee Club (1 credit hour)
By audition. Rehearsals and concerts of works specifically written for male chorus. Repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the present; includes folk music and college songs.

354 University Choral Union (1 credit hour)
By audition.

356 Women’s Glee Club (1 credit hour)
By audition. Rehearsals and concerts of works specifically written for women’s chorus. Repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the present; includes folk music and college songs.

357 Gospel Chorale (1 credit hour)
Provides opportunities to rehearse and perform African-American gospel music while focusing on authentic performance practices, cultural perspectives, and vocal techniques. The chorale meets twice weekly, with special rehearsals prior to concerts.

400 Early Music Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Specializing in music of the Medieval through Classical periods, this ensemble provides students a chance to perform on modern instruments or original ones, in chorus, mixed ensembles, and continuo classes.

402 Japanese Music Study Group (1, 2 credit hours)
Rehearsal and public performance of traditional Japanese music.

405, 406 Beginning Javanese Gamelan (1 credit hour each)
405 is a prerequisite to 406. Open to music and non-music students. No audition required.

407 Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (2 credit hours)
Rehearsal, using Javanese teaching techniques and public performance of traditional Javanese music.

441 Jazz Harp Performance and Improvisation (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: MT 147, 150, and Permission of instructor. Jazz performance skills and improvisation for the performing harpist.

460 Jazz Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Performs big-band jazz ranging from classic works of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson to contemporary compositions by students and faculty. The group performs publicly, including national and international tours.

461 Small Woodwind Ensembles (1 credit hour)
Weekly coaching, emphasizing intonation, blend, stylistic awareness, and ensemble precision. Repertoire, primarily for woodwind quintet, ranges from the 18th through 20th centuries.

462 Small Jazz Ensembles (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Six to eight groups (five or six members each) perform standard and contemporary jazz repertory. The groups perform regularly in public.

463 Small Brass Ensembles (1 credit hour)
Purpose is to heighten awareness of intonation, balance, style, and ensemble when playing in a small group. Brass quintet and other instrumentations will be formed, depending on enrollment.

465 Percussion Ensemble (1 credit hour)
Repertory surveys works of historical significance and performs works offering aesthetic and notational diversity. Usually presents two concerts each term.

466 Piano Chamber Music (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Coaching of chamber music ensembles (generally 3 or more players) that include piano; open to pianists, instrumentalists, and voice students.

467 Creative Arts Orchestra (1, 2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Jazz 470 or permission of instructor. A largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance, theatre, and music technology.

469 Orchestral Repertory for Winds and Percussion (1 credit hour)
By audition; permission of instructor. Provides a practical approach to orchestral routine covering 18th- through 20th-century repertory. Emphasizes intonation, blend, stylistic awareness, ensemble precision, and knowledge of repertory.

470 Orpheus Singers (1-2 credit hour)
By audition. Small, select choir specializing in music before 1750 and after 1900.

471 Latin Jazz Ensemble (1-2 credit hours)

474 University Chamber Orchestra (1,2 credit hours)

475 Contemporary Directions Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. School of Music, Theatre & Dance students only. Rehearses and performs contemporary music.

480 Mixed Chamber Music (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Coaching of chamber music ensembles with mixed instrumentation (no piano); open to instrumentalists and voice students only.

481 Piano Accompanying/Duo Repertoire (2 credit hours)

101, 102 Freshman Jazz and Improvisation Performance (2, 4 credit hours)

113 Jazz Piano (1 credit hour)
Designed for non-pianists in the Jazz program to increase their ability to build jazz chords and to be able to negotiate jazz chord progressions with good voice leading.

201, 202 Sophomore Jazz and Improvisation Performance (2, 4 credit hours)

220, 221 Integral Basic Musicianship I & II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Music Theory 139/149 and 140/150. Improvisation-based approach to music theory aural skills.

301, 302 Junior Jazz and Improvisation Performance (2, 4 credit hours)

401, 402 Senior Jazz and Improvisation Performance (2, 4 credit hours)

450 Contemplative Practices Seminar (2 credit hours)
Explores contemplative disciplines through historical and theoretical perspectives, and through direct experience.

454 Special Topics (2–4 credit hours)

455 Creativity and Consciousness (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. This course explores the idea that heightened consciousness may be a central aspect to creative activity in diverse fields.

464 Jazz Guitar Ensemble (1 credit hour)
To give more experience to the Jazz guitarists, playing individual lines in a polyphonic setting, following a conductor, reading written out voicings, etc.

465 Independent Study (1–3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

466, 467 Jazz Improvisation I, II (3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor; 466 is a prerequisite to 467. Experiential approach to the study of jazz improvisation.

468 Jazz Composition I (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 466, 467, or permission of instructor. Composing for jazz ensemble.

469 Jazz Arranging I (2 credit hours)

470 Improvisation Forms (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Improvisation in an eclectic style.

471, 472 Jazz Improvisation III, IV (3 credit hours each)
By audition.

478 Jazz Composition II (2 credit hours)

479 Jazz Arranging II (2 credit hours)

480 Career Development for Jazz Musicians (2 credit hours)

201 Teaching String Instruments I (1 credit hour)
Presents pedagogy and techniques for teaching string instruments in an ensemble setting for certification degree programs.

202 Teaching String Instruments II (1 credit hour)
Presents pedagogy and techniques for teaching woodwind instruments in an ensemble setting for certification degree programs.

203 Teaching Woodwind Instruments (1 credit hour)
Presents pedagogy and teaching techniques for teaching flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone in an ensemble setting for certification degree program.

205 Teaching Brass Instruments (1 credit hour)
Presents pedagogy and teaching techniques for teaching brass instruments in an ensemble setting for certification degree program.

207 Teaching Percussion Instruments (1 credit hour)
Presents pedagogy and teaching techniques for teaching percussion instruments in an ensemble setting for certification degree program.

320 Vocal Methods (1 credit hour)
Provides prospective music educators with the skills to model and work effectively with students of all ages in a band/choral setting. Includes vocal instruction and topics related to vocal pedagogy.

340 Choral Techniques and Materials for Secondary Schools (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Conducting 315; admission to Professional Sequence in Music Education and concurrent election of Music Education 349; permission of instructor. Introduces vocal techniques suitable for adolescent voices and effective rehearsal procedures. Examine music currently being used in secondary schools and criteria for selecting appropriate materials. Observation of school choirs is included.

341 Teaching General Music in Elementary Schools (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: admission to Professional Sequence in Music Education and concurrent election of Music Ed. 349; permission of instructor. Presents materials and techniques for teaching general music to elementary students. Utilizes lectures, group discussion, peer teaching, readings, and demonstrations.

342 Teaching General Music in Secondary Schools (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 341; admission to Professional Sequence in Music Education and concurrent election of Music Ed. 349; permission of instructor. Introduces philosophies, objectives, materials, and organization of secondary general music classes. Utilizes lecture-demonstrations, peer teaching, readings, group discussion, and films.

345, 346 (Ed.D. 345, 346) Student Teaching of Vocal Music/Elementary Schools (2-3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Requires a daily uninterrupted block of 4-6 hours. Open to seniors and graduate students approved for the teacher certification program and whose application for directed teaching has been accepted. For additional requirements, consult the Music Education Department. Total elections during directed teaching are limited to 14 credits. Designed to provide practical experience and to develop teaching skills through observation and teaching in elementary schools under joint supervision of University and public school personnel.

347, 348 (Ed.D. 347, 348) Student Teaching of Vocal Music/Secondary Schools (2-3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Follows structure of 345, 346.

349 Practicum in Music (1–4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Student must be admitted to Professional Sequence in Music Education. Provides the opportunity to integrate teaching theory and practice by working with learners in classrooms or other field settings.

370 Fundamentals of Teaching String Instruments (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Introduces philosophies, objectives, materials, and group methods for teaching string instruments in elementary and secondary schools.

371 Elementary Band Methods (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Admission to Teacher Certification program. Assists the student in developing the necessary skills for a position as an elementary or middle school band director. Topics include: recruitment, program organization and scheduling, building musicianship, materials for instruction, national standards and state frameworks in instrumental music and classroom management.

372 Secondary Instrumental Methods (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Admission to Professional Sequence in Music Education and concurrent with 349. Study and discussion of the role of the secondary instrumental music educator and the purpose of instrumental music in schools. Assists the student in developing the necessary skills for a position as an instrumental music teacher in the high school.

375, 376 (Ed.D. 375, 376) Student Teaching of Instrumental Music in Elementary Schools (2-3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Requires a daily uninterrupted block of 4-6 hours. Open to seniors and graduate students approved for the teacher certification program and whose application for directed teaching has been accepted. For additional requirements, consult the Music Education Department. Total elections during directed teaching are limited to 14 credits. Designed to provide practical experience and to develop teaching skills through observation and teaching in elementary schools under joint supervision of University and public school personnel.

377, 378 (Ed.D. 377, 378) Student Teaching of Instrumental Music in Secondary Schools (2-3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Follows structure of 375, 376.

407 Special Courses (1-4 credits)

408 Teaching of Music by Elementary School Teachers (3 credit hours)
Designed to help elementary teachers learn the fundamentals of music and to provide practical suggestions for teaching music skills to children. Students perform and learn to teach music. For general elementary teachers.

442 Choral Conducting Technique and Repertoire (3 credit hours)

443 Intermediate Choral Conducting (3 credit hours)

449 Music in Early Childhood (2 credit hours)
Provides practical suggestions for teaching music to children from nursery school through second grade. Students perform and learn to teach music.

475 String Pedagogy (2 credit hours)
An analysis of the sequential skills, strategies, and diagnostic skills necessary to implement effective teaching in a private studio. Lists of materials, historical survey, and a review of academic literature are included.

481 Marching Band Techniques (2 credit hours)
Introduction to music, techniques, and teaching methods for developing the secondary school marching band.

490 Special Projects and Readings (1–4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

295, 296 Honors in Music History (3 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: permission of chair of the Honors Council; 295 is a prerequisite to 296.

395 Music Honors (1–4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: admission to the LSA Artist and Scholar Honors Program and permission of the chair of the LSA Honors Council. May be elected concurrently in more than one department and may be repeated for credit. Students planning special studies under tutorial guidance elect the special course Music Honors 395. The number of credit hours depends on the nature of the studies planned by the student, his or her tutor, and the chair of the LSA Honors Council.

396, 397 Honors Seminar (2 credit hours each)
Required of honors students and open to juniors and seniors with 3.5 GPA or higher. Juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or above may enroll with permission of advisor and Chair of the LSA Honors Council. The seminar is devoted to assigned readings and discussion covering a broad range of topics and will from time to time engage the participation of faculty members from other units of the University. May be elected for one or two terms.

101/401 Outreach in the Performing Arts (1 credit hour)
Permission of faculty coordinator and staff. The purpose of this course is to grant academic credit to students who use their performance abilities in socially constructive outreach activities.

122 Introduction to Jazz Dance (1 credit hour)
See Dance 122.

123, 124 Ballet for the Musical Theatre (2 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor.

133, 134 Introduction to Musical Theatre (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: Freshman Musical Theatre major. Overview of the field of Musical Theatre, including career opportunities, historic trends, resource books, vocabulary terms, the creative process, analysis of song form, techniques used in reading musicals, and the philosophy of the audition process.

151, 152 Tap Dance I, II (1 credit hour each)
Permission of instructor.

207 Independent Study (1–3 credit hours)
For lower-division Musical Theatre students with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

235, 236 Performance I, II (3 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: Musical Theatre major or permission of instructor. A practical application of rudimentary acting techniques to musical theatre performance, including song analysis, vocal improvisation, physical improvisation with music, and beginning scene work.

253, 254 Dance Styles I, II (1 credit hour each)
Prerequisites: 124 or equivalent for 253; 253 for 254. These courses are designed to teach Musical Theatre styles of dance, focusing mainly on jazz style; ballet and tap skills are required; emphasis is placed on developing technique and auditioning skills.

280 Production Performance (1–3 credit hours)
For lower-division students with permission of instructor or by audition. Designed to allow students to receive credit for performance in music theatre productions.

323, 324 Ballet for the Musical Theatre III, IV (1 credit hour each)
Prerequisite: 124 or permission of instructor; 323 is a prerequisite to 324. A continuation of 123 and 124, emphasizing ballet technique and its application to the musical theatre stage.

335, 336 Performance III and IV (3 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 235, 236, or permission of instructor. A practical study of audition techniques, cabaret performance, vocal coaching, recording analysis, and role research.

345, 346 Jazz Dance I, II (1 credit hour each)
Prerequisite: 154 or permission of instructor; 345 is a prerequisite to 346. A junior/senior class in contemporary jazz dance.

351, 352 Tap Dance III, IV (1 credit hour each)
Permission of instructor. A continuation of 151, 152.

353, 354 Dance Styles III, IV (1 credit hour each)
Permission of instructor. A continuation of 253, 254.

357 Musical Theatre Seminar (2, 3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Music Theatre major or permission of instructor.

407 Independent Study (1–3 credit hours)
For upper-division Musical Theatre students. May be repeated for credit.

435, 436 Performance IV, VI (3 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 336 or permission of instructor. An advanced musical theatre scene study class, exploring various techniques for each. Also includes focus on career performance work.

441 History of American Musical Theatre I (3 credit hours)
A survey of the American musical theatre from about 1890 to 1940. An overview of theatrical forms, including vaudeville, revues, operettas, and book musicals, from the turn of the century to 1940, with particular attention to the composers and lyricists of the period. Major works to be examined include Showboat, Of Thee I Sing and Porgy and Bess. Lecture and discussion.

442 History of American Musical Theatre II (3 credit hours)
A continuation of 441, from 1940 to the present, with particular emphasis on theatrical criticism; analysis of book, music, and lyrics in shows of various genres; and the compilation of a bibliography.

443 Choreography for the Musical Theatre (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 123, 124, 253, 254.

445, 446 Jazz Dance III, IV (1 credit hour)
Permission of instructor.

450 Dance Workshop (1 credit hour)
Permission of instructor; By audition. Combines musical theatre dance, dialogue/text, movement improvisation, and various styles of theatre music for the purpose of exploring their inter-relationship. It will study the dichotomy and merging of physical and verbal communication. A public performance may be presented as the culmination of the course.

465, 466 Cabaret Performance I, II (2 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor; By audition. An overview of song styling, improvisation, and acting technique is used to develop a personal singing style for cabaret, musical theatre, and concert performances.

480 Production Performance (1–3 credit hours)
For upper-division students with permission of instructor or by audition. This course is designed to allow students to receive credit for performance in musical theatre productions.

496 Senior Showcase (1 credit hour)
Studio course for graduating musical theatre seniors. Class-work involves extensive repertoire exploration, vocal and dramatic coaching in solo literature, and participation in two group musical numbers, culminating in several public presentations, including one in New York City for agents and casting directors.

121 Introduction to the Art of Music (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. Introduces Western music for the listener in overview from the Baroque era to the present.

122 Introduction to World Music (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. Introduces the musical cultures of a few select areas of the world (such as the Caribbean, West Africa, India, China and Japan).

130 Special Course (2-3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. An introductory level course on particular aspects of Western music history. Offerings focus on such topics as music and culture, music and languages, as well as select repertoires and periods of then Western music tradition.

131 Special Course (2-3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. An introductory level course on particular aspects of Western music history. Offerings focus on such topics as music and culture, music and languages, as well as select repertoires and periods of then Western musical tradition.

139 Introduction to the Literature of Music (2 credit hours)
A survey of musical concepts and repertories of the Western and non-Western world.

140 History of Music (2 credit hours)
Music of the United States and American and European music since World War I. Includes both vernacular and art-music traditions.

239 History of Music (2 credit hours)
History of music from the Middle Ages through the Baroque.

240 History of Music (2 credit hours)
History of music from the Preclassic era to World War I.

305, 306, 307, 308 Special Courses (3 credit hours each)
For non-music majors.

343 Music and Islam (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. No musical background is required. This course focuses on the unity and diversity of musical customs from the Muslim cultures of the Middle East, Central Asia, north India and Indonesia. We will investigate musical systems in terms of instruments, repertoire, modal and rhythmic structures and the effects of religious constraints, cultural policy and social history on musical life.

345 History of Music (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. History of European music from the Middle Ages through the Baroque.

346 History of Music (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors.

347 Opera of the Past and Present (3 credit hours)
Non-music majors only. A survey from the beginnings of opera around 1600 to the present, stressing mainstream works that are likely to be staged today.

369 Hawaiian Music in the American Colonial Context (3 credit hours)
Exploration of cultural identity, ethnicity, and stereotyping through an examination of representative genres of Hawaiian music and dance and their performance.

405, 406, 408 Special Courses (1–3 credit hours; 406 for 2–4 credit hours)
Special courses on topics that vary from term to term.

411 History of the Symphony (3 credit hours)
This course surveys the symphony from its earliest inception through the 20th century.

413 History of Opera (3 credit hours)
Topics in the history of opera of the 17th and 18th centuries, from its beginnings through the operas of Mozart; opera is studied as music, theater, performance medium and cultural expression.

414 History of Opera, 19th-20th Centuries (3 credit hours)
Undergraduates only. An historical survey of opera (as music, as theater, and as cultural expression) from the 19th century through the present.

416 History of Musical Instruments (3 credit hours)
The historical development of musical instruments, emphasizing those of the Western world.

417 History of Jazz (3 credit hours)
Surveys jazz in the United States from its beginnings in African-American aural traditions to the present.

420 Music of the Baroque (3 credit hours)
A survey of European music of the 17th and early 18th centuries.

421 Music of the Classic Era (3 credit hours)
A survey of European music from the mid-18th century to about 1810.

422 Music of the 19th Century (3 credit hours)
A survey, lecture, and discussion of music from the early 19th century to about 1900.

423 Music of the 20th Century (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 240 or equivalent; School of Music, Theatre & Dance students only. A survey of Western music since about 1900.

424 The Art Song (3 credit hours)
A survey of European and American art song of the 19th and 20th centuries.

426 Music and Language (3 credit hours)
Examines the relationship between music and words.

436 Women and Music: Exploring Issues of Gender, Ideology, and Characterization (3 credit hours)
Undergraduates only. An exploration of issues surrounding women as composers, performers, and subjects (how they are portrayed musically).

437 Philosophy of Music (3 credit hours)
A philosophical investigation of the nature and significance of music. What is music, and does music have “meaning”?

446 Performance Practices of the 17th and 18th Centuries (3 credit hours)
A study of Baroque musical performance practice.

450 Music in the United States (3 credit hours)
A lecture survey of American music from the 18th century to the present, including both formal and informal traditions.

456 Asian American Music (3 credit hours)
Examines music of Asian Americans as case studies of musical, personal and communal identities in multi ethnic, multiracial and transnational contexts in the United States.

457 The Musics of African Americans (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors with permission of instructor. A survey of black American music, including both formal and informal traditions.

458 Music in Culture (3 credit hours)
An examination of the role of music in selected rituals of Western and non-Western cultures.

460 Euro-American Folk and Popular Music (3 credit hours)
A survey of indigenous musical practices of these regions, including commercial vernaculars.

462 Japanese Music (2 credit hours)
A survey of the history, instruments, forms, and compositional methods of Japanese music from ancient times to the present.

463 Southeast Asian Music (2 credit hours)
A survey of the indigenous musical practices of the region.

464 Music of the Caribbean (3 credit hours)
Introduces the Caribbean as an area comprising many distinct musical cultures, with special focus on Trinidad.

465 Music of Africa (3 credit hours)
Undergraduate only. An introduction to African musical traditions through an investigation of the sound materials, creative processes and social contexts of music making.

466 Music of Asia I (3 credit hours)
Examines the music of East Asia (China, Japan and Korea) as sonic and cultural expressions.

467 Music of Asia II (3 credit hours)
Examines some of the better known musical traditions from West Asia (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq), South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka), and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines).

468 Jazz Scenes in Historical Perspective (3 credit hours)
Examines the constitution of the jazz scenes in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and other American cities throughout the 20th century.

469 Music of the Pacific Islands (3 credit hours)
An introduction to music and dance traditions in the Pacific Islands, with emphasis on ways of understanding cultural resilience in light of historical experiences of colonization.

470 Music and Dance (3 credit hours)
An exploration of ways in which musical sound and dance movements structure each other in the process of performance as well as creation. Case studies are drawn from world traditions.

477 Medieval Music (3 credit hours)
A survey of European music from the Middle Ages to about 1420.

478 Renaissance Music (3 credit hours)
A survey of European music from about 1420 to 1600.

481 Special Projects (1–4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Independent study.

484 Mensural Notation and Tablature (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Exercises in the sight-singing and transcription of mensural notation and instrumental tablatures. Focuses on repertories from 1400 to 1670.

340, 341 Opera Workshop I (2 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Prerequisite: junior standing; 340 is a prerequisite to 341. An introductory course including coaching in arias and scenes, and training in the basics of dramatic aspects of opera.

450, 451 Opera Workshop II (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 341 and permission of instructor. Topics such as basic stagecraft, audition technique, movement, sense memory, and emotional recall are developed, and then applied to full-scale opera productions.

455 Opera Repertory and Production (2–4 credit hours)
Normally open to seniors. Permission of voice instructor and opera directors. A full-scale series of double-cast performances. Casting by audition only.

481 Organ Literature: Antiquity to 1750 (2 credit hours)
A survey of major schools of organ composition from antiquity through J. S. Bach. Documentary sources, concepts of organ design, and performance practices are related to each major period and are used by students in preparing works performed in class.

482 Organ Literature: 1750 to Present (2 credit hours)
A survey of organ literature, performance practices, and organ design after J. S. Bach, concentrating on major works. A portion of each class is devoted to organ design and construction. Includes study of documentary sources and historic sound recordings.

486 The Teaching of Organ (2 credit hours)
An introductory course that includes coaching and training in the basic principles of teaching organ. Studies various pedagogical methods.

111 Performance (1 credit hour)
For Music Education majors only. This course is about making music with technology. Students will gain a pedagogical understanding of technology-enhanced musicianship. Students will work with various technologies to aid the transcription, arranging, composition, and production of music. Pedogogical issues will be discussed through online journals and discussion.

201/401 Introduction to Computer Music (3 credit hours)
This course is an introduction to electronic musical instruments, MIDI, and digital audio systems. Students create several original compositions for presentation and discussion. The aesthetics of electroacoustic composition are discussed through study of selected repertoire.

221 Computer Music Composition and Arranging (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 201/401. This course is a continuation of PAT 201 with an emphasis on composition and arranging using MIDI, software samplers, and digital audio systems. Compositional issues are explored by classroom discussion, critiques, and lectures.

280 Sound Reinforcement (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: PAT 331. Students will assist with live sound reinforcement and production for music, opera, and musical theatre productions.

331 Sound Recording I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 201 and Math 115. Students receive instruction on the theory and practice of sound recording. Topics covered include microphones, microphone techniques, equalization, preparing for a recording session, recording console operation, digital audio workstations, loudspeakers, and critical listening. The course includes a required lab section for hands-on experience in the recording studio.

332 Sound Recording II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 331. This course is a continuation of PAT 331. Topics include dynamic range compression, mixing in stereo and surround, critical listening, and an introduction to audio electronics. The course includes a required lab section for hands-on experience in the recording studio.

380 Sound for Theatre (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 280. Students work as a member of a theatre production team with emphasis on sound effects and sound design for theatre.

403 Digital Music Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 201. The Digital Music Ensemble (DME) is a technology-based interdisciplinary performance troupe that collaborates in the creation and performance of new works of art or performs historically innovative works. DME uses methods of open-ended critical inquiry to challenge meaning in the creation, realization, and performance of art. The fall semester is usually focused on readings concerning the Labyrinth tradition in many cultures, culminating in the recurring work “Gypsy Pond Music”, a sonic, site-specific installation involving sculpture and algorithmic computer music.

407 Directed Individual Studies (1–3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Students receive individual instruction, consultation, and guidance from the instruc- tor. Course emphasis is on developing individual research skills that culminates in a final project or paper.

441 Music and Media I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 201/401, PAT 221, PAT 461 (concurrent). This course is a project-oriented exploration of the relationship between moving images and sound produced with the aid of technology, with a particular emphasis on digital video. Students add sound to pre-existing time-based images and capture, construct and process original images. The course includes critiques of videos made by artists and scenes from films.

442 Music and Media II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 441. Students use multimedia authoring and web design software to create interactive multimedia projects for electronic distribution. Special attention is paid to the role of sound and music in the context of interactive multimedia and to the collaborative design process required by complex multimedia projects. Technical considerations such as data compression, scripting languages, and cross-platform compatibility will be discussed.

451 Computer Music Programming I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Math 115 and one semester of Computer Programming. Students study various algorithms for computer enhanced performance and composition with an emphasis on real-time and interactive systems. The course includes the study of several historical and current algorithmic compositions.

452 Computer Music Programming II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 452. A continuation of PAT 451 with an emphasis on advanced techniques of algorithmic composition and analytical techniques including markov chains and recursive processes. The course includes the study of several historical and current algorithmic compositions.

461 Digital Sound Synthesis I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 201, Math 115 and one semester of Computer Programming. An introduction to digital sound synthesis, signal processing theory, and psychoacoustics with an emphasis on sound design and composition. Students demonstrate theoretical mastery and aural recognition of additive synthesis, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, waveshaping synthesis, and subtractive synthesis.

462 Digital Sound Synthesis II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 461. A continuation of PAT 461. Techniques covered include speech synthesis, formant synthesis, cross synthesis, linear prediction coding, phase vocoding, wavelets, granular synthesis, physical modeling, convolution, reverberation, and auditory localization.

471 Timbral Ear Training (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 331, 332, Music Theory 240, 250. An introduction to the concept of translating between timbres and frequency resonances produced by parametric equalization. Students learn to aurally identify different timbres through their corresponding spectral envelopes.

472 Musical Acoustics (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: PAT 331 and Music Theory 240, 250. An introduction to the principles of acoustics and psychoacoustics that are relevant to the recording engineer and music technologist. Topics include perception and measurement of sound, room acoustics, and the acoustics of musical instruments and the human voice.

480 Advanced Sound Recording (3 credit hours)
PAT 331, 332. The advanced study of recording techniques, mixing, and mastering for multi-channel audio systems through guided projects.

481 Independent Study (1–4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Students receive individual instruction, consultation and guidance from the instructor. Course emphasis is on developing individual research skills that culminates in a final project or paper.

490 Special Topics (1-3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

401 Piano Technology (2 credit hours)
An overview of theories of piano construction, maintenance and tuning, including an application of those theories to piano performance.

402 Practicum in Piano Technology (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 401. Participants will learn the rudiments of piano tuning and maintenance through hands-on work. Lab hours are required for completion of individual and group projects.

465 Individual Study in Piano Technology (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Designed for the student with interest in developing tuning and maintenance skills. Directed study will consist of readings from technological sources, rebuilding projects, and tuning of upright and grand pianos.

487 Literature of Piano Music for the Advanced Student (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. A survey of keyboard literature from Elizabethan music through Mozart. Each student performs at least one work and writes a term paper. Selections from appropriate treatises on performance practices are discussed.

488 Literature of Piano Music for the Advanced Student (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. A continuation of 487, covering music from Beethoven to the present. Music is analyzed and performed; students give oral presentations and submit final papers.

580 Introduction to Fortepiano (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

581, 582 Piano Pedagogy for Elementary to Early Advanced Teaching Procedure (3 credit hours)

585, 586 Class Piano Pedagogy for College and University Level (3 credit hours)
Pedagogy major or permission of instructor.

588 Survey of Chamber Music Literature (3 credit hours)

101 Introduction to Acting I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: primarily for non-majors; permission of instructor. Basic principles of acting for non-performance majors. The class introduces the fundamentals of acting to help the student “discover” him/herself through improvisation and other exercises. Grounds the student in basic acting theory.

102 Introduction to Acting II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: primarily for non-majors; permission of instructor. Continuation of 101 with attention to scene study. Instructs how to analyze and approach the written text and embody character.

110 Introduction to Acting for the Camera (3 credit hours)
Introduces students to the basic techniques of acting for the camera through the use of video. Sound foundation acting principles will be presented with an emphasis on exercise, scene and monologue work, and closing with scene orchestration via a basic two-camera with switcher recording, utilizing a mix of selected dramatic material and/or existing film scripts.

162 Introduction to Stage Make-up (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Covers the foundations of stage make-up; basic corrective, manipulating the features with the highlight and shadows and old age make-up applications, script analysis for make-up and an introduction to prosthetics and wig care.

172 Movement I (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Aims to provide performers with a working knowledge of their bodies. Exercises, improvisation, and other techniques will aid in developing awareness of the body as an expressive medium.

181 Acting I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Emphasizes exploration and definition of the total physical life of an actor, freeing and expanding the imagination, self-awareness and personal discovery, and developing a character through individual experience and creativity, sense memory, and imagery.

182 Acting II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Scene-specific improvisation to text analysis and scene study; structured improvisation, script and scene analysis, text interpretation and realization, identification and implementation of action and objectives.

192 Voice I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Establishes a working philosophy and vocabulary for voice study. Exercises develop students’ understanding and awareness of vocal production necessary for continued study. Uses Linklater system of vocal production, with vocal improvisation and physical/vocal awareness.

211 Introduction to Drama (3 credit hours)
Introduces the student to as many basic elements of the theatre, practical and theoretical, as time allows. It also presents a number of key plays from various periods, and examines them from the point of view of their dramatic qualities, theatrical strengths, social and political contexts, their performance history, and their relevance today.

212 Introduction to World Performance (3 credit hours)
Introduction to world performance traditions based on non-Western societies. Main issues examined include: nature of performance and conditions of occurrences in social and political contexts; modes of performance; rituals and ritualistic drama; non-Western dramaturgy and performance perspective; relationship between the performer and the audience.

222 Introduction to Black Theatre (3 credit hours)
A beginning course in black theatre, acquainting students with origins, developments, trends, and significant contributions of African Americans to theatre. Focuses on the basic concepts, creations, methods of operation, artistic contributions of Black Americans to theatre of western civilization and theatre of Black America.

227 Introductory Playwriting I (3 credit hours)
A creative writing course in the rudiments of playwriting, with special attention to writing for performance in a 10 minute play format. This course will function as a workshop in which students will be expected to perform as well as write.

233 Acting and the Black Experience (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. An introductory acting course concentrating on the development of fundamental acting skills and techniques related to the presentation of drama from a Black perspective. Discussion and practical improvisation, character development through monologue and scene work. Dramatic text comes from the works of Black playwrights.

240 Introduction to Design (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Introduction to theory and practice of theatrical design, text analysis and the ways a production concept and visual metaphor can be communicated in the design of scenery, costumes and lighting.

241 Directing I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The history of directors, function and responsibilities of a director, relationships with designers, playwrights, stage managers, technical/artisan staff, actors, dramaturgs. Identifying styles of theatre, stage types, floor plans. Also covers script interpretation/analysis, director’s research, resources, directorial concepts, conceptualization of a play, interpretation.

242 Directing II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: 250 or permission of instructor. Stage composition, blocking, effective stage pictures, principles of focus. Also stage movement with actors, establishing variety, clarity, use of levels, enhancement if inner action of the play, entrances/exits, crowd scenes, rhythm, pace, tempo. Also working with actors, approach to motivation/characterization, rehearsal techniques, study/use of status technique.

245 Introduction to Stage Management (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or permission of instructor. Principles and practices of stage management, including rehearsal coordination, prompt book preparation, and director/cast/crew relationships during rehearsal for theatre, opera, and musical theatre. Combines classroom instruction with practicum experience. Students assistant-stage-manage a University Productions show during the semester; participate in rehearsals and performances.

250 Introduction to Technical Theatre Practices (3 credit hours)
Introduction to the basic principles and practices of stagecraft: scenic materials, construction, painting, stage lighting, and costuming. Lectures and lab (shop assignment for a mainstage production).

251 Production Practicum I (1 credit hour)
Laboratory in theatre production. Students work in stagecraft, scenic painting, lighting, props, costuming for mainstage productions.

252 Production Practicum II (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: 251. Second-level laboratory in theatre production.

256 Lighting Design I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 240 or permission of instructor. Introduction to the components of stage lighting, including an in-depth exploration of the functions and controllable properties of stage lighting. Topics include color theory, optics, electricity, distribution, and equipment. Industry standards will be covered.

260 Scene Design I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 240 or permission of instructor. Beginning course in scenic design with an emphasis on text analysis. Expression of the production concept, style and period studied through visual research and development of a model.

261 Production Practicum III (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: 251 and 252 or permission of instructor. Exploration of principles of theatre crafts and practices under faculty supervision.

262 Production Practicum IV (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: 261 or permission of instructor. Exploration of principles of theatre crafts and practices under faculty supervision.

263 Design Rendering (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Various approaches to figure drawing and perspective sketching, using a variety of media, in exploration and development of skills in communicating a design idea through set and costume sketches.

270 Costume Design I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 267 or permission of instructor. Familiarizes students with art and process of costume design, with strong emphasis on text and character analysis and methods of research. Introduction to basic drawing skills and other visual options in presenting design ideas.

271 Movement II (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 172 and permission of instructor. This class expands the understanding and awareness of movement philosophy and vocabulary while developing a clearer connection to the actor’s body in relation to performance/text.

272 Movement III (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 172 and 271 and permission of instructor. Expands the student’s individual flexibility, range, sensitivity to experiencing movement while stimulating movement imagination. Fundamentals of performance enhancement, Alexander Technique, Tai Chi are used as reference.

274 Stage Combat I (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 172 and 181 and permission of instructor. Focuses on enabling the actor to extend range of truth and responsibility; imparts a philosophical and historical overview relative to three areas of concentration: unarmed combat, quarterstaff, and single rapier and rapier-and-dagger.

277 History of Dress (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Slide survey course which traces the history of dress from ancient times through the present day, with an emphasis on the societies which produced particular manners and styles of dress.

281 Acting III (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 182 and permission of instructor. Acting for the Camera I: solidification of the fundamentals of acting through the utilization of basic film and camera technique. Improvisation, storytelling, contemporary monologues and scenes.

282 Acting IV (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 281 and permission of instructor. Basic scene study: action/objective text scoring and technique review; includes early to mid-20th century American and European playwrights.

291 Voice II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 192 and permission of instructor. Expands the understanding and awareness of the basic vocal philosophy and vocabulary established in Voice I, while developing a clearer connection to the demands of text. Continuation of Linklater work, Lessac and Berry study, Skinner speech work, including IPA. Includes poetic text, sonnets and monologues.

292 Voice III (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 291 and permission of instructor. Expands and refines the student’s individual flexibility, range, and sensitivity to experiencing voice while stimulating vocal imagination. Improvisation and Roy Hart techniques are explored.

321 History of Theatre I (3 credit hours)
The history of theatre from Greeks to Shakespeare, reading selected plays and tracing the history of theatre into dramatic texts generated at particular times and places.

322 History of Theatre II (3 credit hours)
The history of theatre from Western Europe and the U.S. from the end of the 17th century to present, focusing on the production of theatre in its historical, social and ideological contexts. Class studies representative plays.

323 American Theatre and Drama (3 credit hours)
The study of the American heritage as theatre artists and what has influenced us; principal American dramatists and principal events and issues in the American theatre, mainly in the 20th century.

324 Contemporary Black Theatre (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 222. Explores the evolving aesthetic of current African-American Theatre, and examines the relationship between that aesthetic and the African American community and the larger American community.

325 Contemporary American Theatre and Drama (3 credit hours)
Works and developments in American Theatre and drama from 1975 to the present; American dramatic or theatrical avant-garde; work of drama collectives; the rise or auteur, as well as of performance artists; the particular elements in the American experience that shape drama and theatre.

326 Script Analysis for Black Writers and Directors (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 222 and permission of instructor. Analyzes the way African American characters and dramatic stories are constructed by reading plays and viewing films from the vantage point of the actor, director, writer or designer; enhances the student’s ability to imagine and create.

327 Playwriting II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: 222 and permission of instructor. Students write the first act of a full-length play. They read from their plays in class and the work is discussed. They also read plays, see performances, keep a journal. At the end of the semester, students give a staged reading of their work for an informal audience.

332 Performing Gender: Dramatization from Oral Sources (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 233 and permission of instructor. Course acquaints students with a style of African American folk drama which lends itself to dramatizing real-life stories. Course is a research/performance class entailing reading, discussion, in-class and out-of-class exercises, and a final performance piece built from independent research.

340 Black Theatre Workshop (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 233 and permission of instructor. A performance-oriented class designed to develop acting, movement and vocal skills in conjunction with an exploration of basic theory and technique as it relates to the African-American experience. Uses classroom exercises, and the study of journals, plays, music and various performance traditions created by African-Americans.

341 Directing III (3 credit hours each)
Prerequisites: 242 and permission of instructor. Covers period styles from Greek to avant garde, styles of performance (realism, naturalism, expressionism, absurdist, farce, experimental). Explore contemporizing of a play.

342 Directing IV (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 341 and permission of instructor. The realization of a play from choice of script to opening night; the complete process of direction/concept, research process, collaborating with designers, casting, rehearsal technique, play opening and review. Students direct a short play.

345 Stage Management Practicum: Plays (2–6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 245 and permission of instructor. Methods of stage management, including rehearsal coordination, prompt book preparation, and director/cast/crew relationships during rehearsal period, for plays. Students are assigned as stage managers for Theatre productions.

350 Scenic Construction I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or permission of instructor. For the beginning design and technical student, focusing on in-depth study of scenic construction and materials used in construction. Topics: drafting of construction drawings; developing of working drawings; basic electricity; working with wood, foams, fabric, plastics, and metals; hardware used in construction/rigging. Requires working in shop, load-in and strike of a production.

351 Production Practicum V (2–3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 261 and 262 or permission of instructor. Exploration of principles of theatre crafts and practices under faculty supervision.

352 Production Practicum VI (2–3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 351 or permission of instructor. Exploration of principles of theatre crafts and practices under faculty supervision.

353 Sound for the Theatre (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Principles and practices of sound for the theatre; potential which sound can bring to a theatre production; actual sound projects.

356 Lighting Design II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 256 or permission of instructor. An in-depth exploration into the development and execution of a lighting design, and the lighting potentials of a wide variety of facilities, production styles, and lighting equipment. Includes work on the development of communication skills with directors and shops via value sketches and lighting plots.

360 Scene Design II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 260 or permission of instructor. Some advanced model-making and drawing skills; the process of conceptualizing and articulating design ideas. Exploration of the unique characteristics of proscenium, arean, and thrust staging.

362 Drafting and Model Making (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or permission of instructor. Developing the essential skills of drafting as a means of communication for the stage designer. Explore issues of clarity and expressiveness through use of drafting tools. Develop skill with line weight, accuracy and speed in drawing.

370 Costume Design II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 270 or permission of instructor. This is an advanced course in which students will explore and practice the process of costume design. Course work will consist of a series of projects using specific texts further developing skills in text analysis, research, drawing and painting as related to the art of costume design.

371 Physical Theatre (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: 172, 271, 272, and permission of instructor. Exposes the actor to the dynamics of gesture, the physical foundations of character and interaction, the architecture of stage space and the creation of original work. Based on work of Jacques Lecoq, techniques include commedia, chorus, dance, mime, neutralist, and clown.

374 Stage Combat II (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 192, 274, 282, and permission of instructor. Continuation of Stage Combat I, leading to SAFD certification.

381 Acting V (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 282 and permission of instructor. Styles I: Shakespeare, restoration, comedy of manners, mask with particular emphasis on Shakespeare and classical text. Explores language through verse, and getting advanced classical text off the page.

382 Acting VI (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced scene study: American/European classic to beginning of style; full and in-depth scene study; incorporation of previous semesters’ skills and techniques, identifying author’s period and style, understanding the physical and social traits inherent in scenes.

385 Performing Arts Management (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. An overall look at the administrative aspects of the performing arts, using a Theatre company as the standard model, but with a look at orchestras, dance, and opera. Exploration of theatre development, profit vs. non-profit companies, role of board of directors, unions, budgeting, marketing, public relations, and fundraising.

386 Practicum in Performing Arts Management (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Practical work in the management of the performing arts, principally theatre, through assisting in the creation of live performing arts presentations.

387, 388 Studio I, II (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 282 and permission of instructor; 387 is a prerequisite to 388. The ongoing work each semester includes scene work, monologues, auditions, readings, and occasional short plays; provides opportunity to expand roles and styles of performance.

395 Stage Dialects (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 292 and permission of instructor. Introduces students to specific methods for acquiring stage dialects. Work includes International Phonetic alphabet and Standard American Speech/Dialect. Students listen to and perform scenes and monologues in each dialect, which may include Standard American, Standard British, Cockney, Irish, American Southern, French, South African, and Spanish.

399 Topics in Drama (1–3 credit hours)
Covers specialized topics in theatre and drama, which vary from semester to semester. The purpose is to explore in depth aspects of theatre that cannot be covered in existing courses, such as a play or special subject.

400 Directed Reading (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Special reading project under faculty supervision.

401 Independent Study (1–3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Allows special work in directing, design, theatre studies, or other specialized areas.

402 Ideas of Theatre (3 credit hours)
An introduction to various types of dramatic literature, to different ideas of theatre-naturalistic, expressionist, tragicomic, farcicaland, to the reading of plays themselves. Class discussion concentrate on dramatic structure, how a playwright creates meaning through the arrangement of action, language, and character; also examines our assumptions about the nature and purposes of theatre and drama.

403, 404 Design & Production Forum I, II (2 credit hours each)
Active discussion courses which explore issues of contemporary theatre, particularly in relation to design and production. These courses broaden the student’s knowledge of contemporary theatre artists and practices, and sharpens esthetic judgment of productions.

427 Advanced Playwriting (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Students write a dramatic text, complete a series of assigned technique exercises and material reading, participate in class discussions and live readings.

429 Playwriting Toward Production (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor; students must have written a script. Student must have written an original play. Class is a collaboration between student designers, actors, producers, and playwrights; analyzes the evolution of a script from its writing to its production. Students rewrite and workshop their plays and present them before an audience at the end of the semester.

435 Producing in the American Theatre (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Theatre 385, 386, and junior or senior standing. A history of American theatre emphasizing the development of producing techniques coupled with significant productions in the American theatre of the 20th Century.

440 Special Topics in African American Theatre (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Topics may include: comparing Black aesthetics; Caribbean, African, American and African drama; African-American dramatic literature, traditions in modernity in African drama.

441 Design for Directors (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites 342 and permission of instructor. Course examines the role of design in a director’s concept and what is particular to the director-designer relationship. Various areas of design, how to analyze from a design perspective, how to communicate with designers.

442 Directing Project (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: 441 and permission of instructor. Students continue their preparation for a professional career or graduate studies in directing by directing a studio play.

443, 444 Directing Colloquium I, II (1 credit hour each)
Prerequisites: 442 and permission of instructor. Senior directing students meet to discuss final projects, do presentations of concept of their play, design and casting choices, practical realization of the play, choice of script, and post-production discussions/reviews.

445 Stage Management for Operas and Musicals (2-6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 245. Seminar portion covers methods of stage management; students are also assigned as stage managers for School of Music, Theatre & Dance opera or musical theatre productions.

446 Advanced Stage Management (3 credit hours)
Further study of the principles and practices of stage management including personnel management, problem solving, range of work environments and contracts, union rules, and touring.

450 Scenic Construction II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 350. For advanced technical students. Topics include scenic tracking and automation, pneumatics/hydraulics, metal working, rigging, basic mechanics for scenery construction, budgeting, and business of the technical director.

451 Production Practicum VII (2-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250, 251, 252, 462. An introduction to production and management skills needed by the technical director: drafting of construction drawings, cost analysis of materials, metal and wood fabrication, environmental/structural safety, scenery rigging, movement, mechanization. Students work on studio projects and department productions.

452 Costume Construction (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Basic hand and machine sewing techniques and fundamental skills used in construction of theatrical costumes. Introduction to costume shop equipment. Some work on University Production’s projects.

456 Lighting Design III (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 356. Advanced study of lighting design, incorporating increasingly difficult texts, facilities, and production styles; alternative venues and production styles. Includes several major projects.

457 Lighting Design IV (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 456 or permission of instructor. Course incorporates increasingly difficult texts, facilities, and production styles; alternative venues and production styles, such as concert, television, and landscape lighting. Includes several major projects.

460 Scene Design III (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 360 or permission of instructor. For students whose main interest is scenic design. Hones the conceptual process and develops deeper awareness of style as related to text.

461 Production Practicum VIII (2-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 451 or permission of instructor. Advanced level production practicum under faculty supervision.

462 Drafting (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or permission of instructor. A study of the principles of scenery drafting; basic skills of geometric construction; steps for making production drawings.

464 Scene Painting for the Theatre (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or permission of instructor. A study of the methods and materials of painting scenery for stage productions; characteristics of various scene painting materials; lab work devoted to color, perspective, utilization of various materials.

466 History of Decor (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. A chronological study of the decorative styles of interiors and exteriors in Western architecture and their application to the stage.

468 History of Theatre Architecture and Stage Design (3 credit hours)
This course covers the origins and evolution of the theatre building and theatrical design and technology with the corresponding political, social, and artistic context.

470 Costume Design III (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 370. Further exploration of the process of costume design for theatre. Projects are more intensely focused on text, research, the conceptual process, and sense of style.

471 Women’s Pattern Drafting (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Theatre 452. Course covers the techniques used for drafting and draping women’s slopers based on standard measurements. Using basic bodice, sleeve, and skirt slopers, students will develop patterns for contemporary and historical garments. Includes a final project.

472 Stage Make-Up (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Theatre 162. Fundamentals of make-up for theatre; study of facial structure, physiology of age, character, and psychology of color.

476 Costume Crafts (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. An introduction to the materials and techniques used in the design and construction of craft work associated with theatrical costumes, including millinery, mask making, and dyeing and painting of fabric.

478 History of 20th Century Dress & Costume Design (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The continuing evolution of the fashion silhouette; growth of theatrical costume design during the 20th century; influences of economic and political situations, art styles, popular culture.

481 Acting VII (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 382 and permission of instructor. Professional seminar; particular attention to individual rehearsal and audition technique; preparation for graduate, conservatory and professional work. Seminars with guest lecturers and visiting directors focusing on professional career preparation.

483 Acting VIII (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 481 and permission of instructor. Styles II: Playwrights may include Shaw, Checkhov, Coward, Wilde, Strindberg. Advanced scene work incorporates style texts and Romance language authors.

484 Acting IX (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 483 or permission of instructor. Acting for the Camera II: exploration of adjustments needed for camera work with emphasis on technical elements involved, such as maintaining continuity, hitting marks and shooting out of sequence.

487, 488 Studio III, IV (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 382, 388 and permission of instructor; 487 is a prerequisite to 488. Ongoing work each semester includes scene work, monologues, auditions, readings, and occasional short plays; provides opportunity to expand roles and styles of performance.

495 über Practicum (2–6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. This advanced theatre practicum requires a significant production contribution from the student, such as a major design assignment, stage management, or technical direction.

129 Introduction to Aural Skills (1 credit hour)
Permission of instructor. Emphasis on rudiments and their application in simpler exercises of types to be featured in 139.

135 Introduction to Music Theory (3 credit hours)
Musical Theatre majors only. Prerequisite: Music Reading ability; Course leads to 236.

137 Introduction to the Theory of Music (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. Prerequisite: Music Reading ability. Course leads to 238.

138 Introduction to College Theory (3 credit hours)
Emphasizes aural and writing skills to support entrance into the basic musicianship core requirement of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

139, 140 Basic Musicianship: Aural Skills I, II (1 credit hour each)
139 is a prerequisite to 140. (Parallels 149, 150.) Sight-singing, vocal chord arpeggiation, keyboard and dictation exercises, major and minor keys including diatonic sequences, most frequent patterns of modulation, and special techniques associated with 5-3 and 6-3 chords.

149, 150 Basic Musicianship: Writing Skills I, II (2 credit hours each)
149 is a prerequisite to 150. (Parallels 139, 140.) Review of rudiments; introduction to harmony and voice-leading involving triads, seventh chords, figured bass, and procedures for four-voice writing; writing activities with diatonic harmony including cadential 6-4, analyses of harmony, phrase-structure, texture, elements of figuration in shorter pieces, basic conducting skills, and rehearsal techniques.

160 Accelerated Basic Musicianship: Writing Skills II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 139, 149. Encompasses all of 150 and part of 249 in one term.

211, 212 Basic Theory at the Keyboard: Realization, Improvisation and Score Reading (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 140, 150, and piano proficiency at least at level of 112; 211 is a prerequisite to 212.

236 Introduction to Musical Analysis (3 credit hours)
Musical Theatre majors only. Prerequisite: 137. Emphasizes conceptual aspects of theory with some rigorous practice of aural and writing skills.

238 Introduction to Musical Analysis (3 credit hours)
For non-music majors. Prerequisite: 137. Emphasizes conceptual aspects of theory with some rigorous practice of aural and writing skills.

239, 240 Basic Musicianship: Aural Skills III, IV (1 credit hour each)
Prerequisite: 140, 150; 239 is a prerequisite to 240. (Parallels 249, 250.) Deals with modulation to wider range of keys, harmony involving mixture, tonicization in major and minor and Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords. Last half of 240 introduces 20th-century materials.

249, 250 Basic Musicianship: Writing Skills III, IV (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 140, 150; 249 is a prerequisite to 250. (Parallels 239, 240.) Writing activities involving melodic and rhythmic figuration, leading-tone seventh chords, diatonic modulation, and chromatic voice-leading techniques; analysis of period structure, binary form, ternary forms. Last half of 250 introduces 20th-century materials such as atonality, exotic scales, pitch-class sets, and 12-tone serialism.

259 Accelerated Basic Musicianship: Writing Skills III (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 140, 160 and permission of instructor. Combines part of 249 and all of 250 in one term.

334 Survey of Sophomore Theory: Writing Skills (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: placement by Transfer Proficiency Exam. Fall Term only.

405 Special Courses (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Offerings relating to such topics as analysis and performance practice of Mozart; analysis of ethnic, pop, and jazz music; music cognition, etc.

408 Senior Project (2 credit hours)
Senior Music Theory majors only.

430 Advanced Analysis of Tonal Music (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250. In depth analysis emphasizing elements of structures evident in various important examples, offering a variety of analytical problems; readings on tonal forms.

433 Analysis of 20th-Century Modernist Music (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or equivalent. Primary emphasis is on the development of analytical and aural skills in significant 20th-century music. Varied repertoire; varied aural and analytical approaches.

435 Pop/Rock Music Theory (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250. Explores tonal analysis of American and British pop/rock music from early rock-n-roll to the present.

436 Analytical History of Jazz (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250. Treats the evolution of jazz in the United States through the 1940s; involves aural transcription of music and the creation of musical scores for works available only on record; analyzes sheet music, autographed scores, first editions, etc., to induce theory of the evolution of musical styles in jazz.

440, 441 Species Counterpoint I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250; 440 is a prerequisite to 441. A study and practice of fundamental principles of counterpoint during the 16th century.

442 18th-Century Counterpoint I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or concurrent election of 430. Involves analysis and practice of the craft of counterpoint based upon 18th-century repertoire of Western music and scholarly treatises of both that period and the present. A diet of species counterpoint is emphasized in the first half, then varieties of contrapuntal craft of the difficulty of two- and three-part inventions of J. S. Bach.

443 18th-Century Counterpoint II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 442. Sequel to 442, moving ahead in analysis and practice of craft to sophisticated settings of 18th-century contrapuntal forms, especially with the creation of fugues in the styles of representative composers. Pedagogical treaties of that era as well as contemporary scholarship are dealt with in analytical and creative tasks.

444 Practical Ornamentation and Elaboration (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250. Analysis of scores and treatises of the 17th and 18th centuries undergirds creative invention of ornamentation and elaboration in the specific style of major composers of these eras.

454 Orchestration I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 239 and 249 or equivalent such as 238 with permission of instructor. Emphasis on original compositions or arrangements for various instruments in string, wind, brass, and percussion families. Also reading and listening assignments. Final project is selecting and orchestrating a short piano composition for chamber orchestra. Undergraduate credit only.

455 Orchestration II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 454. Techniques used by composers of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries will be compared and analyzed. Reading and listening assignments as well as attendance at School of Music, Theatre & Dance ensemble rehearsals. Final project involves composing or arranging an extended work for wind ensemble or orchestra.

458 Practicum in Arranging (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250.

460 Special Courses (3 credit hours)
238, 250, or equivalent. Offerings relating to such topics as analysis and performance practice of Mozart; analysis of ethnic, pop, and jazz music; music cognition, etc. May be repeated for credit.

470 Directed Individual Studies (2–4 credit hours)
Special topics that vary from term to term.

200 Basic Lyric Diction (1 credit hour)
A survey of English, Italian, German, and French lyric diction. Basic rules of stage pronunciation for singers are introduced, along with the international phonetic alphabet. Readings with presentations are complemented with class spoken, written, and sung exercises, as well as monthly student performances.

201 Basic Italian Diction (1, 2 credit hours)
Introduction to singing in Italian according to the principles of the Italian lyric stage. Singing in Latin and Spanish is briefly introduced.

202 Basic German Diction (1, 2 credit hours)
German diction according to codified rules of German stage pronunciation. Coaching of repertoire takes place throughout the course. Also includes introduction to singing in English according to common practice, as well as the International Phonetic Alphabet.

203 Basic French Diction (1, 2 credit hours)
Introduction to singing in French according to common practice. Coaching of repertoire (art songs and operas) takes place throughout the course.

357 Musical Theatre Seminar (2, 3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Music Theatre major or permission of instructor.

410 Vocal Literature of Black American Composers (2 credit hours)
Junior standing or higher. Surveys the art songs of African Americans from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. The course includes numerous unpublished works and the analysis of the texts as well as rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic features.

450 Repertoire with Orchestra (2–4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

465, 466 Cabaret Performance I, II (2 credit hours each)
An overview of song styling, improvisation, and acting technique is used to develop a personal singing style for cabaret, musical theatre, and concert performances.

467 Recitative and Arias of Oratorios (2 credit hours)
Focuses on solos, duets, trios, quartets, etc., from standard as well as sometimes lesser-known works. Written reviews of recordings and live concerts are required, and there is a final recital.

469 Interpretation of Opera Arias (2 credit hours)

489, 490 Interpretation of German Lieder (2 credit hours each)

491 Interpretation of Songs (3 credit hours)
Deals with generic and specific problems in art song interpretation for both singers and pianists. Each term, the bulk of the repertory is synchronized with the studies in diction classes.

504 Master Class in Vocal Literature (1–4 credit hours)

519 Teaching Voice I (2 credit hours)

520 Teaching Voice II (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 519

101 Introduction to Wind and Percussion Instruments (1 credit hour)
Music Education Choral majors and String principals only. Provides orientation in wind and percussion instrument performance for those with no prior experience in this area.