Courses
Undergraduate Courses
Ethnomusicology, Music, MUET
3020. Popular Music in American Culture. 3 hours. Historical development of popular musical styles, including Tin Pan Alley, Blues, Country and Western, Big Band Swing, 1950s Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, the British Invasion, Art Rock, Punk, Reggae and Heavy Metal. These musical styles are explored as part of the sociocultural complex in which they developed. For non-music majors. Satisfies the Cross-cultural, Diversity and Global Studies requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
3030. Music Cultures of the World. 3 hours. Survey of music cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. Music traditions are studied from a perspective that emphasizes music as an integral part of society and culture. Satisfies the Cross-cultural, Diversity and Global Studies requirement of the University Core Curriculum. Open to students in any major.
3617. African Music and Movement. 1 hour. (2.5;0) Study of selected African drum music and development of related traditional movement skills through studio experience. Movements will be compared and contrasted with various African dance styles, while exploring their cultural basis, recreational and social uses, and artistic and educational values. May be repeated for credit. (Same as DANC 3617.)
4500. Introduction to Ethnomusicology. 3 hours. A general overview of the discipline of ethnomusicology, including major contributions to the field, history, methodology and practical applications. Case studies are used to illustrate specific theoretical problems encountered in ethnomusicological research.
Music History and Literature, Musicology, MUMH
1600 (MUSI 1307). Music in Human Imagination. 3 hours. An introduction to critical issues in music from a multicultural perspective with emphasis on developing listening skills and critical thinking. Open to majors in other fields. Must be taken prior to MUMH 3500-3510. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
2040 (MUSI 1306). Music Appreciation. 3 hours. Music masterpieces; elements of music, form and design; relation of music to other areas of cultural development; live and recorded performances. For non-music majors. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
2900. Special Problems. 1-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
3000. Nineteenth-Century Music. 3 hours. Music in Romantic Humanism; lectures, recordings, art works and live performances. For non-music majors. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
3010. Twentieth-Century Music. 3 hours. Music since Impressionism; changing currents in culture and society. Lectures, recordings, art works and live performances. For non-music majors. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
3500. Music History and Literature to 1750. 3 hours. (3;1) Comprehensive coverage of stylistic developments, genres, and creative figures in Western art music from the Middle Ages to the mid-18th century. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600.
3510. Music History and Literature Since 1750. 3 hours. (3;1) Comprehensive coverage of stylistic developments, genres, and creative figures in Western art music from the Classic period to the present. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600.
4050. Symphonic Literature. 3 hours. The orchestra and symphonic forms from Haydn to present; composers, works, score study and listening. May not be repeated at the graduate level as MUMH 5050. (Same as MUMH 5050.)
4070. Operatic Literature. 3 hours. Listening and recognition; musical and dramatic analysis; trends in composition. May not be repeated at the graduate level as MUMH 5070. (Same as MUMH 5070.)
4750. Concerto Literature. 3 hours. Concerto from Baroque to the present. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600.
4760. Chamber Music Literature. 3 hours. Chamber music from the Baroque to the present. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600.
4770. Masterpieces of Choral Literature. 3 hours. Choral masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600.
4780. American Music. 3 hours. Music of American composers from colonial times to the present. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600.
4800. Nazism, Judaism, and the Politics of Classical Music in Germany. 3 hours. Explores the connections between Nazi ideology, politics, anti-Semitism and classical music in Nazi Germany.
4810. Jews, Judaism, Anti-Semitism, and Opera. 3 hours. Explores different roles of Jews in opera, including sympathetic representations by Jewish composers, and negative stereotyping by both Jewish and non-Jewish composers.
4900-4910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
4920. Senior Thesis in Music History. 3 hours. (0;0; individual instruction) A major research paper on a specialized topic in music history appropriate to advanced undergraduate standing. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 1600, 3500 and 3510.
Theory, Music, MUTH
1260 (MUSI 1301). Music Fundamentals. 3 hours. Introduction to elements of music, staff, clefs, key signatures, scales, time signatures and notation; meter and rhythm; theory applications at keyboard. Credit in this course may not be applied to a music degree.
1400 (MUSI 1211). Theory I. 2 hours. (2;0) Large-lecture format. Introduction to analysis, part writing, figured bass realization, and harmonization beginning with melody and two-part exercises. Prerequisite(s): enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 1410.
1410 (MUSI 1216). Aural Skills I. 2 hours. (2;1) Reinforcement of theoretical concepts presented in MUTH 1400 via singing, ear training, keyboard, and conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 1400.
1500 (MUSI 1212). Theory II. 2 hours. (2;0) Continuation of analysis, part writing, figured bass realization and harmonization covering harmonic vocabulary of 18th-century music and smaller forms of the Baroque period. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 1400 and 1410. Enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 1510.
1510 (MUSI 1217). Aural Skills II. 2 hours. (2;1) Reinforcement of theoretical concepts presented in MUTH 1500 via singing, ear training, keyboard, and conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 1400 and 1410. Enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 1500.
2400 (MUSI 2211). Theory III. 2 hours. (2;1) Analysis, part writing, figured bass realization and harmonization covering harmonic vocabulary of late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, larger forms of the Baroque era and form of the Classic and Romantic eras. Computer competency skills are included. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 1500 and 1510. Enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 2410.
2410 (MUSI 2116). Aural Skills III. 1 hour. (2;0) Reinforcement of theoretical concepts presented in MUTH 2400 via singing, ear training, keyboard and conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 1500 and 1510. Enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 2400.
2500 (MUSI 2212). Theory IV. 2 hours. (2;1) Analysis, part writing and harmonization covering musical practice of the period from 1880 to 1950. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410. Enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 2510.
2510 (MUSI 2117). Aural Skills IV. 1 hour. (2;0) Reinforcement of theoretical concepts presented in MUTH 2500 via singing, ear training, keyboard and conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410. Enrollment limited to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MUTH 2500.
2900. Special Problems. 1-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
3410. Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint. 3 hours. (3;0) Contrapuntal procedures of 16th-century composers. Writing motets and madrigals in two to four voices. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410.
3420. Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint. 3 hours. Contrapuntal procedures of 18th-century composers. Writing inventions, chorale preludes and other 18th-century forms. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410.
3510. Form Analysis. 3 hours. Structural principles of 18th- and 19th-century music determined by analysis of major composers' works, larger instrumental and vocal forms. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410.
3520. Harmonic Analysis. 3 hours. Harmonic structure of compositions representative of different schools and composers. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410.
3550. Advanced Sight Singing. 1 hour. (0;3) Instruction and practice in sight-singing materials more difficult than those taught in freshman- and sophomore-level theory classes. Development of speed reading: use of all C clefs; techniques in reading contemporary scores. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2510 and Theory Proficiency Examination.
4370. Schenkerian Analysis. 3 hours. (3;0) Analysis of tonal music according to the theory of structural levels and methods of graphic analysis developed by Heinrich Schenker. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2400 and 2410.
4520 Twentieth-Century Techniques. 3 hours. Dodecaphonic and atonal set theory techniques as applied to representative works of the 20th century. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 2500 and 2510.
4900-4910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
4920. Senior Colloquium in Music Theory. 3 hours. In consultation with the instructor, each student is to develop a major paper on a specialized topic in music theory, as appropriate to advanced undergraduate standing. Prerequisite: MUTH 3410, 3420, 3510, 3520 and 3550.
Graduate Courses
Ethnomusicology, Music, MUET
5030. Music Cultures of the World. 3 hours. (3;1) Selected survey of music cultures of the world. Examination of musical traditions from a perspective that emphasizes music as an integral part of society and culture.
5040. Ethnomusicology Studies Abroad. 3-6 hours. Study and experience music cultures in their traditional settings. Field school locations include Africa, India and China. On-site visits to celebrations, ceremonies and rituals are combined with instruction by traditional musicians and guest lectures by cultural bearers. Musical traditions are studied from a perspective that emphasizes participant-observation. Open to majors from all fields of study. No formal musical training required. May be repeated for credit as topics/locations vary.
5050. Music of Africa. 3 hours. Study of musical experience in African life. How does music function in everyday life, in ritual and ceremony? When does music happen and for what reasons? What are the social and political horizons of musical events? How has musical experience changed in contemporary life? These questions will be explored in relation to African music, ranging from the complex vocal polyphony of the Mbuti Pygmies of the Itui Forest to the worldwide explosion of Afro Pop. Open to majors of all fields. No formal musical training is needed to successfully complete this course.
5060. African-American Music. 3 hours. Exploration of the experiences of blacks in the Americas vis-à-vis music. In particular, critical examination of the long trajectory of "black music" in the United States, making reference first to its West African antecedents. Consideration of ways that the term "black music" is deployed politically and its appropriateness as a descriptive and analytical category. Exploring the permeability of the sacred and secular in African American cultural experience, we will interrogate the musical, philosophical, and behavioral links between a Saturday night crowd and a Sunday morning people.
5070. Studies in Asian Music. 3 hours. Historical developments and current issues in Asian music. Select music cultures are studied from an ethnomusicological perspective. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
5210. Seminar in Ethnomusicology. 3 hours. Selected topics in ethnomusicology: current theoretical and practical issues in the discipline. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
5220. Ethnomusicology Field and Research Methods. 3 hours. Exploration of the relationship between shifting theoretical research paradigms and how they have affected field methodology. Close readings of representative ethnographies, several short field assignments and reports, and a field research project, resulting in a final paper.
5230. Ethnomusicology Transcription and Analysis. 3 hours. History of musical transcription in ethnomusicology; theoretical approaches to sound recordings and their analysis; practical instruction in transcription, including technological applications.
5900. Ethnomusicology Special Problems. 3 hours. Special problems in ethnomusicology.
Music History and Literature, and Musicology, MUMH
5010. Introduction to Research in Music. 3 hours. Introduction to research techniques and application.
5020. Introduction to Musicology. 3 hours. Critical assessment of current issues, methodologies and themes in musicological research. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5010 or consent of college.
5110. History of Opera. 3 hours. Examination of selected topics in the history of opera. Topics vary by semester.
5120. History of the Symphony. 3 hours. In-depth examination, at the graduate level, of the history of the symphony. Specific topics vary by semester.
5150. Music Criticism and the Aesthetics of Music. 3 hours. Nature of music; relation to architecture, painting, literature and sculpture; design, craftsmanship and criteria in music composition.
5330. Studies in Music History: Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music from one of the following periods: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque. Period offerings rotate by semester. Lectures with required listening.
5331. Western Music History, 750-1400. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music, 750-1400.
5332. Western Music History, 1400-1600. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music, 1400-1600.
5333. Western Music History, 1600-1700. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music, 1600-1700.
5340. Studies in Music History: Classical, Romantic or 20th Century. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music from one of the following periods: Classical, Romantic, 20th Century. Period offerings rotate by semester. Lectures with required listening.
5341. Western Music History, 1700-1800. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music, 1700-1800.
5342. Western Music History, 1800-1900. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music, 1800-1900.
5343. Western Music History, 1900 to the Present. 3 hours. Historical, stylistic and analytical study of music, 1900 to the present.
5430. Music in Latin America. 3 hours. Examination of selected topics in the history of music by Latin American composers. Topics vary by semester.
5440. Music in the United States. 3 hours. Examination of selected topics in the history of music in the United States. Topics vary by semester.
5550. History of Musical Instruments. 3 hours. Musical instruments in Western culture from the earliest times; their evolution, influence and use in the central European tradition. Taxonomy, acoustics, design and construction, musical and organological literature.
5610. Improvisation and Ornamentation 1500-1800. 3 hours. Improvisation and ornamentation practices of the Renaissance, Baroque and classical periods. Students write and perform ornamentations weekly. Prerequisite(s): admittance to MM in musicology, DMA or MM related fields in early music or permission of instructor.
5711. Seminar in Musicology. 3 hours. Practical application of musicological techniques to selected research areas; a proseminar.
5900-5910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each.
6000-6010. Notation. 3 hours each. From 1200 to 1600 A.D.; transcriptions by the student into modern notation. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5330 or examination.
6020. Medieval Music. 3 hours. Seminar on selected topics in medieval music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5330 or examination.
6030. Renaissance Music. 3 hours. Seminar on selected topics in Renaissance music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5330 or examination.
6080. Chamber Music. 3 hours. Historical, analytical and aesthetic studies of selected chamber music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5340 or examination.
6160. Major Composers. 3 hours. Historical, analytical and aesthetic studies of a selected major composer. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5340 or examination.
6520. Performance Practice: Medieval/Renaissance. 3 hours. Study of medieval and Renaissance performance practices. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
6530. Performance Practice: Baroque. 3 hours. Study of baroque performance practices. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
6540. Performance Practice: 1750 to Present. 3 hours. Study of classical, romantic and 20th-century performance practices. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.
6610. Direction of University Early Music Ensembles. 3 hours. Philosophies, techniques, instruments and maintenance, sources, and programming for directing early music ensembles at the collegiate level. Prerequisite(s): admittance to PhD in musicology or permission of instructor.
6740. Baroque Music. 3 hours. Seminar on selected topics in baroque music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5330 or examination.
6750. Classical Music. 3 hours. Seminar on selected topics in classical music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5340 or examination.
6760. Music of the Romantic Era. 3 hours. Seminar on selected topics in 19th-century music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5340 or examination.
6770. Music of the Twentieth Century. 3 hours. Seminar on selected topics in 20th-century music. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5340 or examination.
6900-6910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each.
Theory, Music, MUTH
5080. Pedagogy of Theory. 3 hours. Concepts and methodologies relative to the teaching of music theory in the core curriculum; compilation of teaching materials. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
5090. Problems in Pedagogy of Theory. 3 hours. Observation, practice and supervised teaching of freshman/sophomore large-lecture, classroom and lab courses. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 5080. May be repeated for credit as teaching assignments vary.
5110. Score Reading at the Keyboard. 1 hour. Practical application of figured bass and score reading at the keyboard from two parts (C and Bass and Treble clefs) to the classic period symphony.
5355. Analytical Techniques I (Ars Antiqua-1700). 3 hours. Application of appropriate analytical approaches and methodologies in music written 900-1700. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
5360. Analytical Techniques II (1700-1900). 3 hours. Application of appropriate analytical approaches and methodologies in music written 1700-1900. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
5370. Analytical Techniques III (Post 1900). 3 hours. Application of appropriate analytical approaches and methodologies in music written after 1900. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383. MUTH 5360 recommended. MUTH 4520 or consent of instructor.
5381. Music Theory Practicum: Analysis. 1 hour. (2;0) Theoretical principles of music from the l7th through early 20th centuries and their application through analysis.
5382. Music Theory Practicum: Aural Skills. 1 hour. (2;0) Theoretical principles of the 17th through early 20th centuries and their application through aural comprehension.
5383. Music Theory Practicum: Keyboard. 1 hour. (1;0) Theoretical principles of the 17th through early 20th centuries and their application through realization at the keyboard.
5400. Invertible Counterpoint and Fugue. 3 hours. Advanced techniques in contrapuntal writing in 18th-century style. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 3420; satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
5470. Advanced Schenkerian Analysis. 3 hours. Advanced analysis of tonal music according to the theory of structural levels and methods of graphic analysis developed by Heinrich Schenker. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 4370; satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
5720. Computer-Assisted Instruction in Music. 3 hours. Survey of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) systems for music. Development of programming and evaluative skills necessary to develop complete CAI systems for music instruction. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 5030, CECS 5110 or CSCI 5330; satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
5900-5910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each.
6500. Form and Style Analysis I. 3 hours. Identification of structural principles and compositional idioms characteristic of historical eras and representative composers from Ars Antiqua through the early baroque. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
6510. Form and Style Analysis II. 3 hours. Identification of structural principles and compositional idioms characteristic of historical eras and representative composers from the late baroque through the 20th century. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
6660. History of Music Theory. 3 hours. Theoretical systems and treatises from antiquity to the late 15th century and analysis of related compositions. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5410 or 5420 (concurrent enrollment is acceptable), or equivalent; satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
6670. History of Music Theory. 3 hours. Theoretical systems and treatises from the 16th to early 18th century and analysis of related compositions. Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5410 or 5420 (concurrent enrollment is acceptable), or equivalent; satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383.
6680. Proseminar in Music Theory. 3 hours. Investigation and research; subject matter variable to meet needs of students. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory score on the Graduate Placement Examination, or MUTH 5381, 5382 and 5383. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
6700. Analytical Systems I (1700-1900). 3 hours. Examination of analytical systems from the middle works of Rameau to the harmonic theories of Riemann, Schenker and Schoenberg. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 5360, and MUMH 5410 or 5420 (concurrent enrollment is acceptable), or equivalent.
6710. Analytical Systems II (Post 1900). 3 hours. Examination of analytical systems in the 20th century. Prerequisite(s): MUTH 5370, and MUMH 5410 or 5420 (current enrollment is acceptable), or equivalent.
6900-6910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each.