Music (MU)

GENERAL MUSIC

MU 101. A Survey of Art and Music (3)

An introduction to the stylistic characteristics and cultural climate of the important artistic epochs in history, and includes both the western and the non-western traditions. (See AR 101). Fees: Additional fee required.

MU 120. Beginning Music Theory I (3)

An introduction to the fundamentals of harmony and the use of analysis as the central activity in the study of music theory. Corequisites: MU 121 Fees: Additional fee required.

MU 121. Beginning Music Theory Laboratory I (1)

An introduction to and application of aural skills, including sight-singing, rhythmic dictation, melodic and harmonic dictation. Corequisites: MU 120

MU 122. Beginning Music Theory II (3)

A further study and application of the fundamentals of harmony and the use of analysis as the central activity in the study of music theory. Prerequisites: MU 120, 121 Corequisites: MU 123 Fees: Additional fee required.

MU 123. Beginning Music Theory Laboratory II (1)

A further study and application of aural skills, including sight-singing, rhythmic dictation, melodic and harmonic dictation. Prerequisites: MU 120, 121 Corequisites: MU 122

MU 131. Digital Music and Technology (3)

An introduction to computer and sound technologies used in church, studio, classroom, and performing venues. Technologies will include applications in office-suite (word processing, data base, presentation, spread sheet), musical notation, musical composition, accompaniment, and digital recording as well as hands-on work in mixing and sound reinforcement. Fees: Additional fee required.

MU 211. Introduction to Music Ministry (1)

An introductory course dealing with the call to ministry through music, fundamental philosophies of music in the church, current issues and practical considerations of a career in the church today. Offered: Alternate years

MU 220. Intermediate Music Theory I (3)

Study of harmony and analysis including modulation, romantic harmony, enharmonic functions, elementary forms and 20th century techniques. Prerequisites: MU 122, 123 Corequisites: MU 221 Fees: Additional fee required.

MU 221. Intermediate Music Theory Laboratory I (1)

Study and application of aural skills, including sight-singing, rhythmic dictation, four-part dictation and advanced harmonic dictation. Prerequisites: MU 122, 123 Corequisites: MU 220

MU 222. Intermediate Music Theory II (3)

Further study of harmony and analysis including modulation, romantic harmony, enharmonic functions, elementary forms and 20th century techniques. Prerequisites: MU 220, 221. Corequisites: MU 223 Fees: Additional fee required.

MU 223. Intermediate Music Theory Lab II (1)

Further study and application of aural skills, including sight-singing, rhythmic dictation, four-part dictation and advanced harmonic dictation. Prerequisites: MU 220, 221 Corequisites: MU 222

MU 224. Improvisation (3)

Group study and exercise of improvisation, exploring jazz, blues, classical, and popular styles. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit. Offered: Alternate years

MU 225. Instrument or Voice (1-2)

Private instruction in piano, voice, organ, strings, percussion, woodwind or brass instruments. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. Fees: Additional fee required May be repeated for credit.

MU 235B. Brass (1)

Private or group instruction on one high and one low brass instrument, emphasizing the requisite skills to direct school instrumental programs. Fees: Additional fee required Offered: Alternate years.

MU 235P. Percussion (1)

Private or group percussion instruction, emphasizing the requisite skills to direct school instrumental programs. Fees: Additional fee required Offered: Alternate years.

MU 235S. Strings (1)

Private or group instruction on two string instruments, emphasizing the requisite skills to direct school string programs. Fees: Additional fee required Offered: Alternate years.

MU 235W. Woodwinds (1)

Private or group instruction on two woodwind instruments, emphasizing the requisite skills to direct school instrumental programs. Fees: Additional fee required Offered: Alternate years.

MU 237. Bella Voce (1)

Women's choir whose membership is open to non-majors as well as majors. Personnel chosen by audition. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 242. Musical Theatre Production/Opera Workshop (1)

Hands-on involvement in the performing of an Opera, opera scenes, or a Broadway musical, including acting, singing, choreography, stage lighting and set construction. Prerequisites: Audition or instructor's permission. (See AR242/442). May be repeated for credit.

MU 243. Jazz Band (1)

An instrumental ensemble of select personnel chosen by audition. Membership open to non-majors as well as majors. May be repeated for credit.

MU 244. Orchestra (1)

Membership open to non-majors as well as majors. Prerequisites: Audition or instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 245. Special Ensemble (1-2)

A course designed for students ready to participate in small group chamber or jazz ensemble settings. Membership open to non-majors as well as majors. Prerequisites: Audition or instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 246. Concert Band (1)

Membership open to non-majors as well as majors. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 249. Crusader Choir (1)

A choir of select personnel chosen by audition. Membership open to non-majors as well as majors. Fees: Additional fee required. May be repeated for credit.

MU 294. Special Topics (1-3)

A concentrated study of one topic in music. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 315. Music Technology (1)

Hands-on experience creating and maintaining a variety of computer and electronic music equipment systems, taught in conjunction with existing courses in music technology.

MU 320. Practicum in Worship Planning and Leadership (2)

This course continues the instruction in PT 322, Worship Leadership I. It is a practical approach to choosing and leading the music of worship in various settings: traditional, contemporary, and liturgical. Students will learn how and where to find music, how to choose the proper music for the situation, how to put several songs together with smooth transitions, and how to lead a congregation in singing the music of worship. In this course, students will have the opportunity to create their own worship services and then lead them in a church or university setting. Prerequisites: PT 322.

MU 321. Orchestration (3)

A study of the orchestral instrument families and exercises in writing scores for instrumental ensembles. Emphasis is placed upon full orchestra with secondary attention given to small ensembles and the special needs of school performing groups. Prerequisites: MU 222, 223, or instructor's permission. Fees: Additional fee required. Offered: Alternate years

MU 322. Counterpoint (3)

A study of 18th century counterpoint with emphasis on its influence on polyphonic writing of the 20th century. Prerequisites: MU 222, 223. Fees: Additional fee required. Offered: Alternate years

MU 323. Composition (3)

The writing of original compositions, beginning with the song form and proceeding through the sonata form with emphasis given to stylistic elements. Prerequisites: MU 222, 223, or instructor's permission. Fees: Additional fee required. Offered: Alternate years

MU 326. Music History: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque (3)

An introduction to music literature from ancient times to 1750.

MU 327. Music History: Classic, Romantic and Modern (3)

An introduction to music literature from 1750 to the present.

MU 343. Performance Practices (1)

Development and improvement of skills leading to effective stylistic comparison and evaluation of live and recorded musical performances.

MU 344. Diction (3)

A study of Italian, German, French, and English diction employing the International Phonetic Alphabet. Offered: Alternate years.

MU 345. Teaching Music in the Elementary School I (2)

This class focuses on the major approaches to music education including Kodaly, Orff, Gordon's music Learning Theory, Dalcroze, and Suzuki with an internship experience. Offered: Alternate years

MU 346. Teaching Music in the Elementary School II (2)

This class focuses on the application of the learning theories presented in MU 345, procedures, and objectives in school music in the primary and intermediate grades including a classroom internship experience and technology intensive lesson component. Prerequisites: MU 345 Offered: Alternate years

MU 347. Teaching Music in the Secondary School I (2)

This class focuses on strategies for instrumental/choral rehearsals and classrooms, materials, tools, and curricular structure common to the subject in the secondary schools Prerequisites: Junior classification. See ED 354.

MU 348. Teaching Music in the Secondary School II (2)

This class focuses on assessment and lesson planning in the secondary music rehearsal and classroom, as well as music advocacy, fund-raising, and program development issues. It will include a significant classroom internship experience and a technology intensive lesson component. Prerequisites: MU 332

MU 350. Northwesterners (1)

A vocal ensemble of select personnel chosen by audition. Membership open to non-majors as well as majors. Fees: Additional fee required. May be repeated for credit.

MU 353. Church Music Resources and Materials (3)

Techniques and resources for all aspects of music and worship in the church, including online and publisher resources, professional journals and organizations, equipment,working with volunteers, development of age-group choirs and ensembles, development of instrumental and hand bell ensembles, and musical production techniques. Offered: Alternate years.

MU 360. Choral Conducting (2)

Introduction to the fundamentals of conducting techniques, rehearsal methods, and choral music scores. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. Offered: Alternate years

MU 361. Instrumental Conducting (2)

Introduction to instrumental conducting including rehearsal techniques and band and orchestral score-reading. Prerequisites: MU 360; or, instructor's permission. Offered: Alternate years

MU 362. Choral Conducting, Methods, and Materials (3)

Introduction to the fundamentals of conducting, rehearsal methods, and choral scores. Topics include development of a school choral music program, finding choral music of various styles, genres, and diverse cultures, and classroom management suitable for school choirs. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. Offered: Alternate years.

MU 363. Instrumental Conducting Methods, and Materials (3)

Introduction to instrumental conducting, including rehearsal techniques, as well as band and orchestral score-reading. Topics include development of a school instrumental program, finding instrumental music of various styles, genres, diverse cultures, and classroom management suitable for school bands. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. Offered: Alternate years.

MU 375. Symphonic Literature (1)

A study of representative symphonic literature from the baroque, classic, romantic, and modern periods (18th, 19th, and 20th centuries). Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 395. Field Experience in Music Management (1)

Hands-on experience managing a large ensemble through a tour; or managing several small ensembles in small venue performances. Management considerations include logistics, budgets, travel, housing and equipment needs for a variety of music groups.

MU 410. Forms and Analysis (3)

A study of standard musical forms in music from the common practice period to the present. Prerequisites: MU 222, 223, or instructor's permission. Fees: Additional fee required. Offered: Alternate years

MU 425. Instrument or Voice (1-2)

Private instruction in piano, voice, organ, strings, percussion, woodwind or brass instruments. Available to juniors and seniors who are applied music majors and other juniors and seniors who have reached an appropriate level of proficiency. Prerequisites: Instructor’s permission Fees: Additional fee required. May be repeated for credit.

MU 439. Piano Methods (3)

A study of teaching materials and methods for the beginner through college level.

MU 441. Voice Methods (3)

A study of voice production, teaching methods and repertoire for the various voice classifications. Offered: Offered alternate ye

MU 451. Music in Worship and Ministry (3)

In-depth study of the role and function of music in worship and the role of the church musician in the ministry of the local church. Particular attention will be given to exploration of a variety of musical worship traditions and their musical cultures. The course will acquaint the student with day-to-day practices in ministry in the local church, administrative practices, and pastoral staff relationships. Offered: Alternate years.

MU 494. Special Topics (1-3)

A concentrated study of one topic in music. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.

MU 495A. Internship in Church Music (1-3)

A course designed to place students in a local church where, under the supervision of the instructor and the minister of music, the student will assume many of the responsibilities in the music ministry. May be repeated for credit.

MU 495B. Internship in Audio Engineering (1-3)

Hands-on experience mixing, reinforcing and recording sound in musical performance venues. Students will learn about professional audio engineering equipment and techniques in chapel, church and/or studio settings.

MU 498. Seminar in Music Business Management (3)

Topics researched and discussed in this seminar will include producing and selling a musical recording, creation and management of a recording label, marketing and promotion and copyright issues. Offered: Alternate years