Courses

All courses under MUSIC subject heading unless otherwise indicated as MUSICAPP or MUSIC-ED. 

All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise specified.

Applied Studies

All levels: Literature and instrumental technique or voice production. Audition required.

MUSICAPP 516 Graduate Elective Lessons (1 credit)

MUSICAPP 517 Music Major Lessons (2 credits)

MUSICAPP 519 Graduate Secondary Lessons (1 credit)

MUSICAPP 618 Performance: Individual Instruction (4 credits)

01, 02 Applied Piano

03 Applied Piano Accompaniment

04, 05, 06 Applied Voice

09 Applied Violin

10 Applied Viola

11 Applied Cello

12 Applied String Bass

14 Applied Flute

15 Applied Oboe

16 Applied Clarinet

17 Applied Bassoon

18 Applied Saxophone

19 Applied French Horn

20 Applied Trumpet

21 Applied Trombone

22 Applied Euphonium

23 Applied Tuba

24 Applied Percussion

27 Applied Jazz Saxophone

28 Applied Jazz Trumpet

29 Applied Jazz Trombone

31 Applied Jazz Piano

32 Applied Jazz Bass

33 Applied Jazz Percussion

591B Seminar: 20th Century Performance Practice

591F French Art Song

692 (A,B,C,D) Graduate Accompanying Recital

692N Non-Degree Graduate Recital

592G German Lied and Poetry

592K Survey of Keyboard Chamber Music

630 Graduate Recital (2 credits)

Composition

511 Orchestration

520 Music Composition for Visual Media

586 MIDI Studio Tech

630C Graduate Composition Recital (2 credits)

631 Graduate Composition Project (2 credits)

659 Composition (1-4 credits)

Conducting

MUSICAPP 617C Choral Conducting Lessons (2 credits)

MUSICAPP 617O Orchestral Conducting Lessons (2 credits)

MUSICAPP 617W Wind Conducting Lessons (2 credits)

MUSIC 584L Conductors’ Chorus Lab (1 credit)

692 (G,O,W) Conducting Recital

622 (C,D,E,F) Choral Conducting (2 credits)

622 (J,D,L,M) Orchestral Conducting (2 credits)

622 (N,O,P,Q) Wind Conducting (2 credits)

Music History

593S The History of Styles in Western Music

595J History of Jazz

600 Musicology Seminar I: Bibliography

601 Musicology Seminar II: Research in Musicology

640 The Middle Ages

642 Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

643 The 19th Century: Romanticism

644 Music of the 20th Century

645 History of Opera

646 Music of the Renaissance

647 The Age of Bach and Handel

648 Music History Pedagogy

649 Entrepreneurship in Musical Culture

690C Topics in Musical Culture: Race, Gender, and Rock

690K Shakespeare and Music

690L Music and Language

690M Instrumental Chamber Music (seminar)

690N Art Song

690S Late Style in Music

693M Minimalism

693P Post-Modern Music

693S Symphony in the 19th and 20th Centuries

795I Seminar: Independent Teaching

798B Teaching Practicum 

Music Theory

510 Counterpoint

609 Advanced Graduate Jazz Analysis

615 Pedagogy of Theory

690T Analysis of Music with Text

690W Analysis of Pop and Rock Music

691A Analysis of Music Since 1945

691C Analysis of Counterpoint

691E General Readings in Music Theory

691F Musical Forms

691K Analytical Techniques for Post-Tonal Music

691M Motivic Analysis

691O Analysis of Opera

691P Analysis for Performance

691R Analysis of Rhythm and Meter

691S Analytical Techniques for Tonal Music

695T History of Theory

697G Graduate Jazz Analysis

798B Teaching Practicum

795I Seminar: Independent Teaching

Music Education

Music-Ed 591FM: Feldenkrais for Musicians (2 credits)

Music-Ed 602: Innovation in Music Education (2 credits)

Music-Ed 603: Introduction to Music Education Research (2 credits)

Music-Ed 604: Contemporary Issues in Music Education (2 credits)

Music-Ed 605: Community Engagement in Music (2 credits)

Music-Ed 606: Music Education in a Global Context (2 credits)

Music-Ed 607: Music and Lifelong Learning (2 credits)

Music-Ed 608: Philosophy of Music and Teaching (2 credits)

Music-Ed 631: Seminar in Music Education Research (2 credits)

Music-Ed 591FM: Feldenkrais for Musicians (2 credits)

Music-Ed 602: Innovation in Music Education (2 credits)

Music-Ed 603: Introduction to Music Education Research (2 credits)

Music-Ed 604: Contemporary Issues in Music Education (2 credits)

Music-Ed 605: Community Engagement in Music (2 credits; possibly completed in partnership with the Springfield Public Schools)

Music-Ed 606: Music Education in a Global Context (2 credits)

Music-Ed 607: Music and Lifelong Learning (2 credits)

Music-Ed 608: Philosophy of Music and Teaching (2 credits)

Music-Ed 631: Seminar in Music Education Research (2 credits)

Independent Study

604 Repertoire (2 credits)

696 Independent Study (1-6 credits)

697 Special Topics (1-6 credits)

699 Master’s Thesis (3-6 credits)

795C Doctoral Research (1-3 credits)

899 Doctoral Dissertation (6-9 credits)

Performing Ensembles

Each ensemble receives 1 credit unless otherwise specified. Audition required.

551-553 Chamber Ensembles

560 University Chorale

563 Chamber Choir

565 University Orchestra

566 Marching Band (Fall semester only, 2 credits)

567 Symphony Band

568 Wind Ensemble

569 Concert Band

570 Jazz Ensemble

572 Trombone Choir

573 Brass Choir

575 Chamber Jazz Ensembles

576 Percussion Ensemble

578 Collegium Musicum

579 Vocal Jazz Ensemble

580 Opera Workshop (2 credits)

582 Opus One Chamber Orchestra

583 Pep Band

592NC Horn Choir

592O Double Reed Ensemble

592P Adv Chamber Percussion Ensemble

593C String Chamber Music

593J All-University Orchestra

597C Conductors’ Chorus