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