WSU Graduate Courses - Music/MUS

MUS 601 INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES IN MUSIC (Credits: 4)

Methods of investigation in music; use of music bibliography; problems of collecting and evaluating information; and reporting of findings.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 602 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION (Credits: 4)

Class studies and individual projects. Reading, research, discussion, and reports; interpretation of contemporary research.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 635 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC EDUCATION FOR SPECIAL LEARNER (Credits: 4)

Materials, techniques, curriculum for teaching music to the special learner in public/private school music programs.

MUS 636 COUNTERPOINT (Credits: 3)

Analytical study of representative compositions of the twentieth century.
Study of contrapuntal techniques with practical application in writing and analysis.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 643 VOCAL PEDAGOGY I (Credits: 2)

The purpose of this course is to make the students familiar with the physiological and psychological aspects of the voice so they will better understand their own instrument and be better equipped to teach each others.

MUS 644 VOCAL PEDAGOGY II (Credits: 2)

A continuation of MUS 643. during this second quarter of instruction, each student will be required to teach at least one private student.

MUS 646 MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Includes critical analysis of representative works from major composers

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 647 BAROQUE MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Includes critical analysis of representative works from major composers

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 648 CLASSIC & ROMANTIC MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Includes critical analysis of representative works from major composers

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 649 MUSIC SINCE 1900 (Credits: 3)

Includes critical analysis of representative works from major composers

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 650 OPERA PRODUCTION AND COACHING (Credits: 2)

Production of opera; public performance and individual coaching. For advanced singers. At the discretion of the instructor course requirements may include participation in Dayton Opera productions.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC EDUCATION.

MUS 651 PIANO LITERATURE (Credits: 3)

Historical survey of music for piano from origins in clavichord and harpsichord in the Renaissance through the twentieth century.

MUS 652 PIANO LITERATURE (Credits: 3)

Historical survey of music for piano from origins in clavichord and harpsichord in the Renaissance through the twentieth century.

MUS 653 PIANO LITERATURE (Credits: 3)

A study of selected intermediate-level piano music written by major composers and chosen to illustrate chronological sequence and characteristics of important nationalities.

MUS 655 VOCAL LITERATURE I (Credits: 3)

Survey of vocal literature from the 18th through the 20th century emphasizing German Lieder, French melodie, English and American art song, opera, and oratorio.

MUS 656 VOCAL LITERATURE II (Credits: 3)

Survey of vocal literature from the 18th through the 20th century emphasizing German Lieder, French melodie, English and American art song, opera, and oratorio.

MUS 657 VOCAL LITERATURE III (Credits: 3)

Survey of vocal literature from the 18th through the 20th century emphasizing German Lieder, French melodie, English and American art song, opera, and oratorio.

MUS 665 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Continuation of MUS 602.

MUS 680 WORKSHOPS IN MUSIC (Credits: 1 TO 4)

Selected topics or problems in music, or special areas of music teaching. Titles vary.

MUS 681 ADVANCED STUDIES IN SPECIAL SUBJECTS (Credits: 1 TO 6)

May be taken for letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.

MUS 704 FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF MUSIC EDUCATION (Credits: 4)

Historical, philosophical, and psychological foundations of music education. Principles applied to theoretical and practical problems of music education.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 706 SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOL MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Function of the supervisor of music in the public school. Curricula, testing programs, in-service training, teaching aids, school-community relationships, and budget.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 707 CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN MUSIC EDUCATION (Credits: 3)

Problems, objectives, and current practices in music education. Contemporary theories of learning applied to music education. The arts in public education.

MUS 711 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING (Credits: 3)

Technique and practice of choral conducting and score preparation. Choral music literature suitable for high school and college groups.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 712 ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING (Credits: 3)

Technique and practice of instrumental conducting and score preparation. Instrumental literature suitable for high school and college groups.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 713 CHORAL LITERATURE AND TECHNIQUES (Credits: 3)

Critical study of large group and ensemble literature from 1500 to present. Rehearsal techniques and performance practices. Selection of literature and programming.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 714 INSTRUMENTAL LITERATURE AND TECHNIQUES (Credits: 3)

Critical study of large group and ensemble literature. Rehearsal techniques and performance practices. Selection of literature and programming.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 716 TRENDS IN ELEMENTARY MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Contemporary practices in elementary school music. Creative approaches and techniques; use of new materials.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 717 GENERAL MUSIC IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Credits: 3)

Philosophies, objectives, techniques, and materials. The listening program, the changing voice, and creative activities in music for the adolescent and pre-adolescent years.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 718 TEACHING MUSIC AND THE HUMANITIES (Credits: 3)

Exploration of relationships between music and other arts. Consideration of works of art in terms of social, political, religious, economic, and philosophical implications; teaching the arts as a humanistic discipline.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 721 20TH CENTURY MUSIC IN THE GENERAL MUSIC PROGRAM (Credits: 3)

Critical study of music of the Twentieth Century, with techniques of teaching this music for Grades K-12.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 722 MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES (Credits: 3)

Advanced study of various marching band styles and techniques.Adopting drum corps techniques.Selection of materials.Writing shows.Field planning and production.

MUS 731 THEORY OF MUSIC (Credits: 3)

Written and analytical skills relating to music of period of common practice through the twentieth century with emphasis on four-part homophonic writing.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 732 EAR TRAINING (Credits: 1)

Sight singing and aural recognition of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic components in music from the common practice to the present.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 733 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES I (Credits: 3)

Analytical study of representative compositions of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque period.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 734 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES II (Credits: 3)

Analytical study of representative compositions of the Classical and Romantic periods.

MUS 735 ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES III (Credits: 3)

Analytical study of representative compositions of the twentieth century.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC, OR DEPARTMENT
PERMISSION.

MUS 741 BAND AND ORCHESTRAL ARRANGING (Credits: 3)

Band and orchestral instrumentation; scoring of transcriptions and original compositions.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.

MUS 742 CHORAL ARRANGING (Credits: 3)

Arranging for choral ensembles common to schools, grades 6-12.

PREREQUISITE: MUS 735 OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF.

MUS 780 PEDAGOGY (Credits: 1 TO 4)

Advanced course in techniques, practices, and materials for group and individual instruction. Musical styles and interpretation. Performance in instruments or voice. Titles vary.

PREREQUISITE: GRADUATE STANDING IN MUSIC.