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COURSES

 

Music (Music)

Performing Organizations

All performing organization courses may be repeated for credit and are open to both lower- and upper-division students.

The courses below include the technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of musical literature; rehearsal and public performance.

3-103. Concert Choir (1-2)

4-104. Chamber Singers (1-2)

5-105. Musical Theatre Workshop (2)

6-106. Jazz Singers (1)

8-108. University Women's Chorus (1)

11-111. Brass Ensemble (1)

12-112. Percussion Ensemble (1)

13-113. String Ensemble (1)

15-115. Woodwind Ensemble (1)

16-116. Keyboard Ensemble (1)

18-118. Orchestra (2)

20-120. Band Workshop (2)

21-121. Concert Band (1-2)

22-122. Jazz Workshop (1-2)

25-125. Marching Band (2)

26-126. Rock Band (2)

27-127. Collegium Musicum (2)

100T. Topics in Vocal or Instrumental Organizations (1-2)
Technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of musical literature; rehearsal and public performance.

130T. Topics in Performance Workshops (1-2; repeatable for credit)
Special studies in vocal or instrumental music, including topics such as accompanying, electronic instruments, and mixed chamber music.




Instrumental and Vocal Lessons

Music 31-131 through 39-139 include studies in technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of artistically performing repertory from the standard literature of etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. For music majors and minors, concurrent enrollment in an appropriate major ensemble is required. All courses are repeatable for credit.

31S-131. Brass (2 units)
32S-132. Percussion (2 units)
33S-133. Strings (2 units)
35S-135. Woodwinds (2 units)
36S-136. Piano (2 units)
37S-137. Harp (2 units)
38S-138. Organ (2 units)
39S-139. Voice (2 units)

THEORY AND COMPOSITION

40A. Ear Training and Sight Singing I (3) (Former Music 4.1)
Prerequisite: Music 9 or ability to read music; Music 41A (concurrent). Notation: rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ear training, dictation, sight singing, and keyboard skills for tonal and modal music with emphasis on 17th-18th century music; principles of simple formal structure.

40B. Bar Training and Sight Singing II (3) (Former Music 4.3)
Prerequisite: Music 9 or ability to read music; Music 40A, 41A; 41B (concurrent). Continuation of Music 40A with emphasis on 18th-19th century music.

41. Theory of Music II (3)
Prerequisites: knowledge of music fundamentals (scales, intervals, keys, triads); computerized music notation (Music 40 preferred). Harmonic and contrapuntal practice of the 17th and 18th centuries. Development of written skills, concentrating on four-voice choral settings. Intermediate computerized music notation.

41B. Harmonic-Contrapuntal Practice II (2) (Former Music 4.4)
Prerequisite: Music 9 or ability to read music; Music 40A, 41A; 40B (concurrent). Continuation of Music 41A. Diatonic seventh chords and secondary domi- nants; simple chromaticism and modulation; idiomatic homophonic and contra- puntal writing for varied media; chorale and period structure; emphasis on 18th-19th century style.

42A. Ear Training and Sight Singing III (2) (Former Music 14.1)
Prerequisite: Music 4OA-B, 41A-B; 43A (concurrent). Rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic training in recognition and sight singing of 19th century tonal structures involving diminished sevenths, altered and extended chords, chromaticism, and modulation to remote keys.

42B. Ear Training and Sight Singing IV (2) (Former Music 14.3)
Prerequisite: Music 40A-B, 41A-B, 42A, 43A; 43B (concurrent). Rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic training in recognition and sight singing of 20th century idioms and formal procedures.

43A. Harmonic-Contrapuntal Practice III (3) (Former Music 14.2)
Prerequisite: Music 40A-B, 41A-B; 42A (concurrent). Nineteenth century music; diminished sevenths, Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, extended chords; chromaticism and modulation to remote keys; accompaniment, iniitation, I and development; part-forms, variations, rondo, and sonata designs.

43B. Harmonic-Contrapuntal Practice IV (3) (Former Music 14.4)
Prerequisite: Music 40A-B, 41A-B, 42A, 43A; 42B (concurrent). Contemporary concepts of melody, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, tonality, and modality; free use of dissonance, quartal-quintal and secundal harmony, polyharmony, poly-modality, polytonality; pandiatonicism, atonality, serialism, aleatory techniques.

140T. Topics in Theory and Composition (3)
Prerequisite: Music 40A-B, 41A-B, 42A-B,-43A-B. Technical, stylistic, and aes- thetic elements of theory and composition.

141. Seminar in Modal Counterpoint (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42. Polyphony of the 15th and 16th centuries; analysis and composition of melodic lines, simple counterpoint, types of imitation; writing motets with text in two or more parts.

142. Seminar in Canon and Fugue (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42. Polyphony of the 17th and 18th centuries; analysis and composition of melodic lines, imitative, strict and invertible counterpoint, canon, and fugue.

143. Seminar in Contemporary Counterpoint (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42, 43. Polyphony of the 20th century; analysis and composition of melodic lines and counterpoint using modern procedures.

145. Orchestration and Band Arranging (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Music 42, 43. Problems in scoring for instrumental ensembles; idiomatic writing. For instruments singly and in combinations.

146. Band Pageantry (2)
Prerequisite: Music 42, 43, 145; 35-l35 (concurrent). Practical and creative aspects of producing musical shows and marching formations for athletic events, parades, and public ceremonies.

148. Seminar in Advanced Composition (3; max total 9)
Prerequisites: Music 42, 43. Seminar in original composition of a thoroughly contemporaneous nature in media, forms, and styles of student's choice.

149. Jazz Composition and Arranging (3)
Prerequisites: Music 42, 43 or permission of instructor. Special problems in composing and arranging for jazz esembles.

153. Seminar in Choral Conducting (3)
Prerequisite; Music 42, 43. Projects related to directing choral ensembles of varying size and levels of competence; conducting techniques; achieving tone quality and balance; diction; score reading; rehearsal techniques, ensemble organization and management.

154. Seminar in Instrumental Conducting (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42, 43. Projects related to directing instrumental ensembles of varying size and levels of competence; conducting techniques; score reading; rehearsal techniques, ensemble organization and management.


MUSICOLOGY

76T-176T. Topics in Music Appreciation (3; repeatable for credit)
Listeners' guide to music appreciation; structure and expression, formal designs, stylistic tendencies; musical literature, analysis of representative works. Topics include: choral, wind, brass, percussion, string, chamber, keyboard, orchestral, vocal recital, opera, avant-garde, folk and ethnic, jazz and rock, and musical theatre.

160T. Topics in Music History, Literature and Appreciation (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Music 161A, 165A or permission of instructor. Study of selected musical genres, composers, and other specialized topics.

161A. Seminar in Music History I (3)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41, or permission of instructor. Individual research and reports on music from the early Middle Ages to approximately 1750.

161B. Seminar in Music History II (3)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41, or permission of instructor. Individual research and reports on music from approximately 1750 to present.

162A. Practicum in Musical Literature I (1)
Prerequisite: Music 40, 41, or permission of instructor; Music 161A (concurrent). Intensive study of selected compositions from the early Middle Ages to approximately 1750.

162B. Practicum sin Musical Literature II (1)
Prerequisite: Music 40, 41, or permission of instructor; Music 161B (concurrent). Intensive study of selected compositions from approximately 1750 to the present.

 


MUSIC EDUCATION

9. Introduction to Music (3)
Not recommended for music majors. Theory necessary for the reading, playing, and understanding of music by the layman and the elementary credential candidate.

109. Piano in the Classroom (2; max total 4)
Not open to music majors. Class instruction in piano for elementary credential candidates and teachers working on graduate degrees.

119T. Topics in Pedagogy (2; max total 16)
Prerequisite: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching brass instruments in the elementary school, high school, and community college. Topics include brass, percussion, strings, woodwinds, keyboard instruments, children's instruments, voice and chorus, theory and appreciation.

155. Sound, Rhythm, and Song (3)
Prerequisite: Music 153 for students not majoring in music; no prerequisite for music majors. Individual research on the place and functions of music in the preschool and elementary school curriculum; selection, discussion, and analysis of musical materials including state texts; planning activities that enable children to develop aesthetic sensitivity, musical skills, and understanding.

156. Seminar in Music for Youth (3)
Prerequisite: Music 40, 41 for students majoring in music; Music 9 for others. Individual research on the place and functions of music in the secondary school curriculum' selection discussion, and analysis of musical materials; planning activities that enable adolescents to develop musical skills and understanding.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

191. Readings in Music (1-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. In-depth readings and discussions in individual conferences; subjects to be selected by students and their advisers. May be preliminary research in connection with thesis topic.




GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Music (Music)

204. Studies in Musical Analysis (3, max total 6)
Directed individual research projects in analysis of selected works; special problems in interpretation of form, thematic andmotivic development, harmonic structure, compositional devices and their significance.

210. Studies in Performance (2; max total 6)
Open only to master's degree students majoring in performance or to other master's students by permission of instructor. Prerequisite: Music 220 and permission of department chair. Individually directed studies in performing or conducting instrumental or vocal music; historical and theoretical interpretation applied in preparation for public recitals and concerts of works from the standard literature of all periods in the student's major performance area.

214. Seminar in Theory (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Music 204, 220, the equivalent, or permission of the instructor. Individually directed research projects on modern or historical theoretical systems and sources, theories of musical aesthetics, and their applications in analysis and interpretation of compositions.

217. Seminar in Musicology (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Music 220, the equivalent, or permission of instructor. Intensive critical and analytical study of the music of selected composers and genres.

219T. Seminar in Music Education
(3; max total 9 if no course repeated)

Prerequisite: Music 155, T Ed 161 and permission of the instructor. Topics of special concern to the teacher or administrator. Individual research projects and discussion of problems in the area of literature, philosophy, and practices of teaching, ad ministration, and curriculum planning.

220. Seminar in Research Methods and Bibliography (3)
Prerequisites: Music 161A, 161B. Bibliography, sources, and research techniques necessary for graduate study in music. Individual projects and research. Required of all students working for the master's degree in music.

234. Studies in Composition (3; max total 9)
Open only to master's degree students majoring in composition. Prerequisite: Music 220. Individually directed studies in composition with contemporary techniques of an extended work equivalent in substance to a sonata, cantata, or other composition of major proportions.

227. Seminar in Medieval Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220, the equivalent, or permission of instructor, Study of selected topics from plainchant to approximately 1400 A.D.

237. Seminar in the Music of the Renaissance (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study of the historical sources, selected works and composers of the period from approximately 1425 to 1600 A.D. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.

247. Seminar in the Music of the Baroque (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study at the historical sources, selected works and composers at the period from approximately 1600 to 1750 A.0. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion at this course.

257. Seminar in the Music of the Classic and Early Romantic Eras (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study at the historical sources, selected works and composers of the period from approximately 1750 to 1850 A.D.A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.

267. Seminar in Contemporary Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study of the sources, selected works, and composers of the 20th century, with particular emphasis on avant-garde movements and schools. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.

277. Seminar in American Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study of the historical sources, selected works, and composers in the United States from 1620 A.D. to the present. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.

287. Seminar in Interpretation of Earlier Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Historical study of performance practices from the Middle Ages to the early classic era. Individual research projects and class discussions centered on primary theoretical and musical sources.

290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

291. Readings in Music (1-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Readings in depth and discussions in individual conferences; subject to be selected by students and their advisers. May be preliminary research in connection with thesis topic.

298. Graduate Recital (3)
Prerequisite: permission of department chairman. Public performance of an approved program containing at least one hour of music.

299. Thesis (3)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.


IN-SERVICE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Music (Music)

307. Musical Instrument Repair (l; max total 3)

309T. Workshop: Vocational and Avocational Music Topics (1-3)



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