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    College of Fine Arts

    General Information

    Music performance courses encompass studio and class lessons and are offered in voice, piano, organ, carillon, violin, viola, violoncello, string bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, saxophone, harpsichord and organ. These courses are primarily for music majors and are open to non-majors only by audition and instructor consent.

    The student registering for the first time for music courses reports to the director of music in the School of Music, who designates a faculty member to audition and/or consult with the student and who assigns the student to the proper level and performance course number.

    S-U grade options and auditing courses in music performance are not permitted.

    Performance courses (1000 level) emphasize basic techniques. Music education, theory/composition, music history/literature and B.A. majors, secondary and non-majors take these courses in their first year.

    Performance courses (2000 level) emphasize repertory and mastery of the basic techniques of the performing medium. Students majoring in performance will begin 2000 level courses in the first year.

    Performance courses (3000 and 4000 level) are for advanced study. A student takes two semesters at the 3000 level. A full performance faculty jury exam is required for admission to 4000 level. Two semesters at the 4000 level are required of all performance and church music majors. Degree recitals must be presented at the University of Florida. All students accepted for music performance study must register and participate in an appropriate ensemble each semester of study. Consult the School of Music Student Handbook for further information on the ensemble policy.

    The performer's certificate will be awarded at the discretion of the faculty to non-performance degree students. Students must be recommended by their performance teacher for the performer's certificate program at the beginning of their junior year.

    Courses in performance, theory/composition, music history/literature and music education at the 3000-4000 level may be taken only after a student has achieved professional status by passing the musicianship assessment jury and the preprofessional performance jury. Other requirements include successfully completing musical styles, four semesters of ensemble (if required for degree) and four semesters of satisfactory recital attendance.

    Because some students may need additional time to successfully complete the musicianship assessment jury and the preprofessional performance jury, students will be allowed to register for up to nine credits at the 3000 level prior to becoming a professional level music major. Consult the School of Music student handbook for a list of specific 3000/4000-level courses that can be taken before achieving professional level status.

    Non-majors can only take music performance courses and certain others after an audition with the instructor. If the student is found to be acceptable to the studio, course will be available only on a space-available basis. Courses are department controlled and all students must see an academic adviser in music before registration.

    HUM 3517 Assessment in Arts Education
    Credits: 3; Prereq: 3FA classification.
    A broad foundation in all aspects of assessment as it is applied in the arts classroom, from learning theory to practical application of assessment techniques, data management, critical thinking, progress reporting and portfolio building. Assessment task design in the artistic response modes is covered and a series of assessments that can be implemented in the music/art classroom are developed.
    HUM 3519 Art and Society (Offered in Miami only; F, S)
    Credits: 3; Prereq: junior standing in any division of NWSA.
    A study of the relationship between art and culture in different periods, including patronage, the role of the artist and the relationship between art and economic, political, religious and ideological forces.
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    Composition (MUC prefixes)

    MUC 1211 Composition Skills 1
    Credits: 1; Prereq: rudimentary music skills or written instructor permission; Coreq: MUT 1121.
    Required for all majors in theory/composition. Workshop in composition techniques, exploring use of styles and devices of contemporary art music and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 1212 Composition Skills 2
    Credits: 1; Prereq: MUC 1211 and one semester of music theory, or written instructor permission. Coreq: MUT 1122.
    Required for all majors in theory/composition. Workshop in composition techniques, exploring use of styles and devices of contemporary art music and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 2101 Composition Skills 3
    Credits: 1; Prereq: MUC 1212 and one year of music theory, or written instructor permission.
    Required for all majors in composition. Workshop in composition techniques, exploring use of styles and devices of contemporary art music and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 2102 Composition Skills 4
    Credits: 1; Prereq: MUC 2101 and one year of music theory, or written instructor permission.
    Required for all majors in composition. Workshop in composition techniques, exploring use of styles and devices of contemporary art music and presentation through use of finale.
    MUC 3231 Composition 1
    Credits: 3; Prereq: composition skills, MUT 2127 or written instructor permission.
    Composition in simple and extended forms supplemented by analysis of selected compositions, from the standard repertoire and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 3232 Composition 2
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 3231 or written instructor permission.
    Composition in simple and extended forms supplemented by analysis of selected compositions, from the standard repertoire and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 4241 Composition 3
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 3232 or written instructor permission.
    Composition in extended forms supplemented by analysis of selection compositions, from the standard repertoire and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 4242 Composition 4
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 4241 or written instructor permission.
    Composition in extended forms supplemented by analysis of selection compositions, from the standard repertoire and presentation through the use of finale.
    MUC 4313 Introduction to Electroacoustic Music
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 2102 or written instructor permission.
    Survey of the techniques, history, literature and materials of electroacoustic music.
    MUC 4401 Composition of Electroacoustic Music
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 4313 or written instructor permission.
    Continuation of MUC 4313. Projects in electroacoustic music dealing with real-time, interactivity, live-electronic and solo digital media music composition issues.
    MUC 4441 Electroacoustic Music Composition - Digital 1
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 4401.
    Continuation of skills developed through MUC 4401, Composition of Electroacoustic Music.
    MUC 4442 Electroacoustic Music Composition - Digital 2
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUC 4441.
    Continuation of skills developed through MUC 4441, Electroacoustic Music Composition - Digital 1.
    MUC 4572 Music 1900-1945 (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MUC 4573 Music Since 1945 (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MUC 4950 Senior Composition Recital
    Credits: 1.
    Organization and presentation of a recital of original compositions.
    MUC 4951 Senior Composition Recital (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
    Coordination and presentation of a full public recital of original works reflecting the culmination of the student's compositional activities.
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    Education (MUE prefixes)

    MUE 2040 Introduction to Music Education
    Credits: 2 to 3.
    An introductory course for candidates for the Bachelor of Music in Music Education that concentrates on the role and function of music education and music teachers.
    MUE 2430 Voice Skills
    Credits: 1 to 6; can be repeated with change in content up to 6 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Required of all music education majors. Basic technical competency and pedagogical technique for voice.
    MUE 2440 String Skills 1
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Required of all music education majors. Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for the upper string instruments-violin/viola.
    MUE 2442 String Skills 2
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for the lower string instruments-cello and double bass.
    MUE 2450 Woodwind Skills 1
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits, with department permission. Prereq: music majors.
    Required of all music education majors. Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for clarinet and flute.
    MUE 2452 Woodwind Skills 2
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for alto saxophone, bassoon and oboe.
    MUE 2460 Brass Skills 1
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Required of all music education majors. Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for two brass instruments.
    MUE 2462 Brass Skills 2
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for two brass instruments, other than those studied in MUE 3460.
    MUE 2470 Percussion Skills
    Credits: 1 to 6; can be repeated with change in content up to 6 credits. Prereq: music majors only and department permission.
    Required of all music education majors. Basic technical competency and pedagogical techniques for percussion instruments.
    MUE 2471 Percussion Skills 2
    Credits: 1; Prereq: MUE 2470.
    Continuation of percussion teaching and performance skills.
    MUE 3210 Music for the Elementary Child
    Credits: 2 to 3; Prereq: HUM 2511 strongly recommended.
    Helps meet state certification requirements for elementary classroom teachers. Function of elementary school music in aiding the developmental growth of children.
    MUE 3311 Music in Elementary Schools
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUE 2040 and midpoint guidance conference.
    Fundamental principles and procedures of music education in elementary school.
    MUE 3330 Music Education in Secondary 7-12
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUE 2040, MUE 3320 and midpoint guidance conference.
    Fundamental principles and procedures of music education in the secondary school.
    MUE 3343 Materials and Methods of String Class Teaching
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUE 2440.
    The study of contemporary materials and methods suitable for use in public school string classes.
    MUE 4140 Administration of Music Education
    Credits: 2; Prereq: EDG 4203 and MUE 3330; MVB 3970; MUG 4202 or MUG 4302. Coreq: MUE 4940.
    Principles and practices of developing and administering K-12 Public School Music Program.
    MUE 4421 Choral/General Music Techniques
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUE 3330, professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    A course presenting topics of special importance to teachers of choral and general music in the schools.
    MUE 4422 Materials and Methods of Teaching Winds and Percussion
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUE 3330, professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    A course presenting topics of special importance to teachers of music in the schools.
    MUE 4480 Marching Band Techniques
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUE 3330, professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    Examination, evaluation and practical application of marching band techniques for the high school and college band director.
    MUE 4940 Student Teaching in Music Education
    Credits: 4 to 12; Coreq: MUE 4140; all coursework must be completed except MUE 4140.
    Student teaching in selected classrooms of public schools. Special seminars and continuous evaluation of teaching experiences. (S-U)
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    Conducting (MUG prefixes)

    MUG 4104 Conducting 1
    Credits: 1 to 2; Prereq: professional performance jury, musicianship assessment jury.
    Basic techniques of choral and instrumental conducting.
    MUG 4202 Choral Conducting and Materials
    Credits: 1 to 2; Prereq: MUG 4104.
    Basic techniques of choral conducting, score analysis, interpretation and use of basic choral materials.
    MUG 4302 Instrumental Conducting and Materials
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUG 4104.
    Basic techniques of instrumental conducting, score analysis, interpretation and use of basic instrumental materials.
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    History/Musicology (MUH and MUR prefixes)

    MUH 2501 Introduction to World Musics
    Credits: 3.
    Introduction to musics of non-western cultures in comparison with music of Western European civilizations; the nature of music and the realm of ethnomusicology. (H and N)
    MUH 3025 Popular Music in the USA: From Ragtime to Hip-Hop and Beyond
    Credits: 3.
    Survey of the musical styles, artists, audiences and eras of American popular music in relation to the social, cultural, political and historical contexts in which they emerged. Special attention is given to the diversity and intersecting nature of musical voices in the USA through the examination of musical styles including rock, rhythm and blues, country, punk, hip-hop, salsa and beyond. (H and D)
    MUH 3211 Music History Survey 1
    Credits: 3; Prereq: music major, MUT 1121 and MUT 1122 with minimum grades of C.
    A survey of music literature, styles and techniques from antiquity to ca. 1600. The course examines representative repertoire from historical, theoretical and cultural contexts. Students will develop critical thinking skills in reading and writing, analysis and listening. (H and N) (WR)
    MUH 3212 Music History Survey 2
    Credits: 3; Prereq: music majors, MUH 3211 or MUT 2127 with a minimum grade of C.
    A survey of music literature, styles and techniques from ca. 1600 to ca. 1820. The course examines representative repertoire from historical, theoretical and cultural contexts. Students will develop critical thinking skills in reading and writing, analysis and listening. (H and N) (WR)
    MUH 3213 Music History Survey 3
    Credits: 3; Prereq: music majors, MUH 3211 and MUH 3212 with minimum grades of C, or coreq of MUT 2127.
    A survey of music literature, styles and techniques from ca. 1820 to the present. The course examines representative repertoire from historical, theoretical and cultural contexts. Students will develop critical skills in reading and writing, analysis and listening. (H) (WR)
    MUH 3530 Popular and Traditional Musics of Africa
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUH 2501 or written instructor permission.
    A study of traditional and popular African musical styles placed within their historical, social and cultural environments. (H and N)
    MUH 3532 Music and Healing in Contemporary Africa
    Credits: 3; Prereq: ENC 1101 or instructor permission.
    The course explores the historical role of music in healing traditions across African by exploring practices based around dance, religion, ritual and modern health care methodologies. It outlines the changing historical perspectives of Western rational thought on art-based practices, contextualizing contemporary approaches throughout the continent.
    MUH 3541 Latin American Music
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUL 2010, MUH 3211 or written instructor permission.
    The variable musical expressions of Latin America (including the Caribbean), their historical formations and social importance. (H and N)
    MUH 3621 Jewish Art Music in Western Culture
    Credits: 3; Prereq: written instructor permission.
    A cultural history of western art music inspired by Jewish subjects, Biblical and non-Biblical, composed by both Jewish and non-Jewish composers, and a survey of Jewish performing musicians from the Renaissance to the present. (H and N)
    MUH 4016 History of Jazz
    Credits: 3.
    From African, Latin-American and Black American sources through contemporary development. (H and N)
    MUH 4930 Special Topics in Music History
    Credits: 3; Prereq: written instructor permission.
    Rotating topics of current or special interest to students or instructors.
    MUR 3104 Music and the Catholic Church
    Credits: 3.
    Examines the music of the Catholic Church from historical and artistic perspectives and presents issues that have surrounded major changes in the church's music. Focuses on six historical periods in which the church was significantly focused on musical developments or changes. Views the music from various cultural perspectives, primarily U.S. and European. Requires online computer proficiency and high-speed internet access. (H) (WR)
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    Literature (MUL prefixes)

    MUL 2002 Listening to Music (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3.
    A participatory course for non-majors that takes a listening approach to a wide variety of types of music through the extensive use of CD-ROMs, the Internet and other media.
    MUL 2010 Introduction to Music Literature
    Credits: 3.
    A fundamental course open to all students (non-music majors) as an elective. Concert attendance, listening to records, reading and discussion. (H and N) (WR)
    MUL 3341 Baroque Literature
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUL 2010 or MUH 3211.
    Compositions of Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Schultz, Buxtehude, Bach, Handel and others.
    MUL 3351 Classical Literature
    Credits: 3;
    An introduction to music and its cultural context within the Classical period of Western art music history. Within the framework of a chronological survey (roughly 1720 through 1810), we will consider issues such as the development of principal genres and forms, their distinguishing stylistic features and conventions, the changing roles played by composers, performers, patrons and audiences, and elements of performance practice. Students' work will be evaluated through exams, class discussion, and a paper and presentation on a topic related to Classical music. (H)
    MUL 3693 The American Musical: Broadway and Beyond
    Credits: 3. Prereq: MUL 2010, MUL 2501 or instructor permission.
    Provides non-music majors and music minors with an introduction to the history and development of the American musical, focusing on the genre's relationship to American culture and society. Topics include musical and dramatic features of specific works, principal creators and performers, commercialization and popularity, the genre's relationship to film, its role in the formation of America’s national identity, and its communication of American values, attitudes and norms with regard to different cultures. (H)
    MUL 4334 Renaissance Literature
    Credits: 3. Prereq: MUL 2010 or MUH 3211.
    Renaissance literature surveys the music from the period roughly 1430-1600, stressing the major genres of mass, motet, madrigal and chanson, and touching on less prominent regional practices and instrumental music. The music is placed into social and historical context. (H and N)
    MUL 4361 Romantic Literature
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUL 2010 or MUH 3211.
    Representative Romantic literature in such genres as the symphony, symphonic poem, opera, song, chamber music, piano music and sacred music. Composers from Beethoven through Mahler. (H and N)
    MUL 4371 Contemporary Literature
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUL 2010 or MUH 3211.
    Twentieth-century music literature, including works of Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Hindemith, Bartok, Copland, Sessions, Boulez and Stockhausen. (H and N)
    MUL 4400 Piano Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2 to 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    A survey of piano literature from early keyboard works to the present.
    MUL 4430 String Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    A survey of standard etudes, studies, scale systems, shifting studies, concert and sonata repertoire for each instrument in the string family.
    MUL 4441 Woodwind Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    An intensive, investigative study of representative repertoire for woodwind instruments.
    MUL 4442 Brass Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    An intensive, investigative study of standard repertoire for brass instruments.
    MUL 4460 Percussion Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    An intensive, investigative study of standard repertoire for solo percussion and percussion ensemble.
    MUL 4490 Organ Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    A survey of the major trends and styles of organ composition from the Renaissance to the present.
    MUL 4500 Symphonic Literature (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3.
     
    MUL 4561 Chamber Music Literature (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3.
     
    MUL 4600 History and Literature of Art Song (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3.
    Classes consist of lectures, discussion of reading assignments, listening to recordings of art song, group presentations of assigned topics and exams. Class preparation includes reading portions of the text, listening and readiness to discuss song/text analysis. Exams are matching (composer to song or song cycle, fact to composer), short answer, listening and essay.
    MUL 4602 Song Literature Seminar
    Credits: 2 to 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    The study and performance of representative literature for the voice from each style period.
    MUL 4630 Symphonic Chamber Vocal Literature (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2 to 3.
     
    MUL 4662 History and Literature of Opera (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3.
     
    MUL 4801 The Music of J.S. Bach (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUL 2010 or MUH 3211.
    The works of Bach with special emphasis on the historical sources of his choral and instrumental styles and detailed study of a selection of his chief works.
    MUL 4802 The Music of W.A. Mozart (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUL 2010 or MUH 3211.
    The music, life and times of Mozart.
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    Ensembles (MUN prefixes)

    Ensemble Credit: In each term, students n Performance Studio must register for and participate in ensembles appropriate to their skills, as required by the various music curricula. Each music major should have both large and chamber ensemble experience in his/her undergraduate career. (Minors and non-majors will be placed by their studio teacher.) For ensemble participation, graduate students register for the appropriate MUN 6000-level course. All ensembles are eligible for repeat credit.

    MUN 1110 Marching Band
    Credits: 1.
    Performance of marching band literature.
    MUN 1120 Concert Band
    Credits: 1.
    Performance of general and popular band literature. (H)
    MUN 1130 Symphonic Band
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    Performance of traditional and contemporary band literature. (H)
    MUN 1140 Wind Symphony
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    Performance of wind ensemble literature. (H)
    MUN 1210 University Orchestra
    Credits: 1; Prereq: conductor permission.
    Standard orchestra literature. (H)
    MUN 1310 University Choir
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    An advanced choral group providing specialized study performance opportunities for vocally qualified students. (H)
    MUN 1320 Women's Chorale
    Credits: 1.
    Vocal training and public performances of standard female chorus repertoire. (H)
    MUN 1330 Men's Glee Club
    Credits: 1.
    Vocal training and public performance of standard male chorus repertoire. (H)
    MUN 1440 Percussion Ensemble
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    The study and performance of ensemble literature for percussion instruments. (H)
    MUN 1460 Chamber Music Ensemble
    Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: audition.
    Examination and performance of standard repertoire for chamber ensembles.
    MUN 1491 Steel Drum Ensemble
    Credits: 1; Prereq: conductor permission.
     
    MUN 1710 Jazz Bands
    Credits: 1.
    Standard and experimental jazz ensembles. A jazz laboratory. (H)
    MUN 2800 World Music Ensemble
    Credits: 1; Prereq: director permission.
    The rehearsal and performance of folk and traditional musics of the world. (H)
    MUN 3113 Marching Band
    Credits: 1.
    Performance of marching band literature.
    MUN 3123 Concert Band
    Credits: 1.
    Performance of general and popular band literature. (H)
    MUN 3133 Symphonic Band
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    Performance of traditional and contemporary band literature.
    MUN 3143 Wind Symphony
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    Performance of wind ensemble literature. (H)
    MUN 3213 University Orchestra
    Credits: 1; Prereq: conductor permission.
    Standard orchestra literature. (H)
    MUN 3313 University Choir
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    An advanced choral group providing specialized study performance opportunities for vocally qualified students. (H)
    MUN 3323 Women's Chorale
    Credits: 1.
    Vocal training and public performances of standard female chorus repertoire. (H)
    MUN 3333 Men's Glee Club
    Credits: 1.
    Vocal training and public performance of standard male chorus repertoire. (H)
    MUN 3343 University Chamber Singers
    Credits: 1; Prereq: audition.
    Study and performance of early and contemporary vocal literature. (H)
    MUN 3443 Percussion Ensemble
    Credits: 1.
     
    MUN 3454 Two Piano Literature (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MUN 3463 Chamber Music
    Credits: Variable: 1 to 2; Prereq: by audition only in the first week of classes before the drop/add deadline.
    Exploration of the assigned repertoire through one-hour weekly coachings with the instructor, a minimum of three hours weekly of unsupervised group rehearsal and a final performance by each group on the class recital. Students will study the art of chamber music interpretation and performance and develop effective group rehearsal technique.
    MUN 3493 New Music Ensemble
    Credits: 1; Prereq: instructor permission.
    Rehearsal and performance of repertoire for small ensembles written in the 20th and 21st centuries.
    MUN 3494 Steel Drum Ensemble
    Credits: 1; Prereq: conductor permission.
     
    MUN 3643 Musical Theatre Ensemble (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 1; Prereq: director permission.
    Examination and performance of standard repertoire for the musical theatre.
    MUN 3713 Jazz Bands
    Credits: 1.
    Standard and experimental jazz ensembles. A jazz laboratory.
    MUN 3714 Jazz Chamber Music 1
    Credits: 1; can be repeated with change in content up to 4 credits. Prereq: MUT 1362 with a minimum grade of B.
    Small group ensemble performance experience in the jazz idiom. Students will memorize jazz standards and learn melody interpretation techniques, rhythmic techniques to communicate to other members of the ensemble and small group compositional techniques for harmonizing jazz standards and original compositions.
    MUN 3803 World Music Ensemble
    Credits: 1; Prereq: director permission.
    The rehearsal and performance of folk and traditional musics of the world.
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    Opera and Musical Theatre (MUO prefixes)

    MUO 3503 Opera Workshop
    Credits: 1; Prereq: director permission.
    Study and performance of works from opera and operetta.
    MUO 3652 Opera Theatre Ensemble (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 1; may be repeated for credit
    Study and performance of opera and music theatre repertoire through operatic and musical theatre ensembles: systematic approach to developing roles and honing of performance skills.
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    Music (MUS prefixes)

    MUS 1010 Recital Attendance
    Credits: 0.
    Attendance at concerts and recitals. Students must check the school of music student's handbook for specific attendance requirements. (S-U)
    MUS 1360 Introduction to Music Technology
    Credits: 2 to 3.
    An introductory course that covers word processing, Internet, presentation, CD-ROM, multi-media, music printing and music sequencing.
    MUS 2211 English Diction
    Credits: 1.
    An English diction course for singers and choral directors to improve their capacity to respond with ease, accuracy and expression.
    MUS 2221 French Diction
    Credits: 1.
    A French diction course for singers and choral directors to improve their capacity to respond with ease, accuracy and expression.
    MUS 2231 German Diction
    Credits: 1.
    A German diction course for singers and choral directors to improve their capacity to respond with ease, accuracy and expression.
    MUS 2241 Italian Diction
    Credits: 1.
    An Italian diction course for singers and choral directors to improve their capacity to respond with ease, accuracy and expression.
    MUS 2931 Interdisciplinary Honors in Music
    Credits: 3. (WR)
     
    MUS 3225 French for Singers (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2 to 3.
     
    MUS 3243 Italian for Singers (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3
     
    MUS 4203 Language and Diction for Singers 2 (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MUS 4204 Language and Diction for Singers 1 (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MUS 4235 German for Singers (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2 to 3.
     
    MUS 4635 Aesthetics of Music (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 3.
     
    MUS 4905 Projects and Problems in Music
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 15 credits.
    Individual work in music and music education.
    MUS 4910 Supervised Research
    Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 3 credits.
    Individual guided research in music and music education. (S-U)
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    Theory (MUT prefixes)

    MUT 1001 Introduction to Music Theory Rudiments
    Credits: 2.
    The study of notation, scales, intervals, triads, aural skills and keyboard skills.
    MUT 1011 How Music Works
    Credits: 3.
    Students gain an understanding of music’s architecture on small and large scales. By learning both conceptual and applied approaches to rhythm, pitch and timbre, students prepare to analyze musical works from various times and places to be more informed, critical listeners and makers of music. Skills developed include notation, ear training and compositional techniques. (H)
    MUT 1121 Theory of Music 1
    Credits: 3 each course; Prereq: Music Theory Placement Examination or MUT 1001; Coreq: MVK 1111 or MVK 1112.
    Rhythms, intervals, motifs, phrases, melodies, chords and chord progressions, in the standard clefs through listening, playing, singing and writing. Chord study includes primary and secondary triads in root position and inversions, non-harmonic tones and diatonic seventh chords.
    MUT 1122 Theory of Music 2
    Credits: 3 each course; Prereq: Music Theory Placement Examination or MUT 1121 or equivalent; Coreq: MVK 1111 or MVK 1112.
    Rhythms, intervals, motifs, phrases, melodies, chords and chord progressions, in the standard clefs through listening, playing, singing and writing. Chord study includes primary and secondary triads in root position and inversions, non-harmonic tones and diatonic seventh chords.
    MUT 1214 Jazz Aural Skills 1
    Credits: 1; Prereq: MUT 1361 with a grade of B or higher.
    This course teaches students how to aurally recognize commercial chords, standard chord progressions and recognize the scales used in improvisation. This course is a hybrid course with only 7 in class meetings. The course utilizes online resources and instructional videos and online aural quizzes and weekly aural skills drills.
    MUT 1361 Jazz Fundamentals 1
    Credits: 2; Prereq: Jazz Theory Proficiency Exam with a score of B or higher.
    This course is fully online and provides a basic theoretical understanding of jazz harmony, jazz chord symbols, common jazz scales and modes, jazz articulations, blues forms and piano voicings. Online resources include online platform, flash cards, worksheets and 35 instructional videos.
    MUT 1362 Jazz Fundamentals 2
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUT 1361 with a grade of B or higher.
    This course provides an intermediate theoretical understanding of jazz harmony, jazz chord symbols, common jazz scales and modes, jazz articulations, blues forms, piano voicings, the basics of tune writing and techniques in accurately memorizing jazz standards. Online resources include online platform, flash cards, worksheets and 35 instructional videos.
    MUT 2126 Theory of Music 3
    Credits: 3 each course; Prereq: MUT 1121; Coreq: MVK 2121 or MVK 2222.
    Modulation, secondary dominants, diminished sevenths, Neapolitan and augmented sixth, chords of the ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, sight singing and dictation.
    MUT 2127 Theory of Music 4
    Credits: 3 each course; Prereq: MUT 2126; Coreq: MVK 2121 or MVK 2222.
    Modulation, secondary dominants, diminished sevenths, Neapolitan and augmented sixth, chords of the ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, sight singing and dictation.
    MUT 2641 Jazz Improvisation
    Credits: 2; Prereq: written instructor permission.
     
    MUT 3321 Arranging for Voices and Instruments
    Credits: 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    Study of voices and instruments, singly and by family, with basic scoring for standard ensemble combinations.
    MUT 3322 Scoring for Band and Orchestra
    Credits: 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury; MUT 3321.
    Transcribing and arranging for full band and orchestra, including preparation of parts for performance.
    MUT 3611 Form and Analysis 1
    Credits: 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    Analysis of melodic structures and homophonic forms of the common practice period including binary, ternary, rondo and sonata-allegro forms.
    MUT 3612 Form and Analysis 2
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUT 3611.
    Analysis of contrapuntal forms of canon, motet and fugue; study of musical forms in the 20th century.
    MUT 4365 Jazz Arranging 1
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUT 1362 and MUT 2641 with minimum grades of B.
    This course provides instruction in jazz composition and arranging as well as the basic techniques for commercial song writing. Students will study chord movement, melodic development and composition techniques for various styles of music. Students will complete several small group arrangements and original jazz compositions.
    MUT 4366 Jazz Arranging 2
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUT 4365 with a minimum grade of B.
    This course provides instruction in jazz composition and arranging as well as the basic techniques for commercial song writing. Students will score a large group arrangement and a big band chart for eight brass, five saxophones and four rhythm section players.
    MUT 4401 Counterpoint 1
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUT 2126.
    Addresses the practice of two-voice counterpoint in Renaissance and Baroque styles with additional focus on historical context. Through composition, study, performance and listening, students gain fluency in both strict and free two-part counterpoint, compound melody, canon, antiphon and inventions.
    MUT 4402 Counterpoint 2
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MUT 4401.
    Continues the study of counterpoint begun in MUT 4401, expanding two-voice composition and analysis into three and four voices. Straddling the late Renaissance and the Baroque, the techniques covered in this class prepare students to write and fully comprehend modal motets as well as tonal fugues. Through analysis, composition, study, performance and listening, students will gain competence in the strict techniques and idioms of multi-voiced imitative entrance, sequence and subject harmonization. Students will also familiarize themselves with Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier both for its technical uses of counterpoint - exemplary and exceptional - and its historical significance. The class concludes with a brief excursion into the use of chromaticism in later contrapuntal styles.
    MUT 4411 Modal Counterpoint
    Credits: 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    Free and strict counterpoint in the 16th century modal style through listening, reading, playing, singing and writing.
    MUT 4421 Tonal Counterpoint
    Credits: 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    Counterpoint in the 18th-century style through listening, reading, playing, singing and writing.
    MUT 4601 Score Reading
    Credits: 2; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    Score-reading at the keyboard. Exercises in realization of music in two or more staves and clefs, and involving instrumental transpositions.
    MUT 4663 Advanced Jazz Musicianship
    Credits: 2; Prereq: MUT 1362 with a grade of B or higher and permission of instructor.
    Instruction covers implementing jazz harmony, chord symbols, jazz scales and modes, jazz articulations, and techniques for accurately memorizing jazz standards. Lessons focus on implementing these concepts in jazz performances. This course uses the music of the blues, jazz standards, and contemporary music as “play along” tools.
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    Performance: Brass (MVB prefixes)

    MVB 1411 Trumpet
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 1412 French Horn
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 1413 Trombone
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 1414 Euphonium
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 2421 Trumpet
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVB 2422 French Horn
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVB 2423 Trombone
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVB 2424 Euphonium
    Credits: 2.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 3431 Trumpet
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 3432 French Horn
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 3433 Trombone
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 3434 Euphonium
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 3970 Junior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music majors in the Bachelor of Music program must present a public recital during their junior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
    MVB 4441 Trumpet
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 4442 French Horn
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 4443 Trombone
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 4444 Euphonium
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVB 4640 Brass Instruments Pedagogy
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MVB 2000 level.
    An analysis of the principles, methods and practices currently used in the teaching of brass instruments.
    MVB 4971 Senior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music performance majors must present a public recital during their senior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
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    Performance: Keyboard (MVK prefixes)

    MVK 1111 Secondary Piano 1
    Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: MUT 1001 and music majors.
     
    MVK 1112 Secondary Piano 2
    Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: MVK 1111 and music majors.
     
    MVK 1411 Piano
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 1412 Harpsichord
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 1413 Organ
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 1415 Carillon
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 2221 Secondary Piano 3
    Credits: 1 to 3. Prereq: MVK 1112 and music majors.
    This course is required of all music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors. Levels (3) and (4) may be exempted by examination.
    MVK 2222 Secondary Piano 4
    Credits: 1 to 3. Prereq: MVK 2221 and music majors.
    This course is required of all music majors, with the exception of keyboard majors. Levels (3) and (4) may be exempted by examination.
    MVK 2421 Piano
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVK 2422 Harpsichord
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVK 2423 Organ
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVK 2425 Carillon
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVK 3431 Piano
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 3432 Harpsichord
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 3433 Organ
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 3435 Carillon
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 3702 Accompanying
    Credits: 2; can be repeated for credit.
    Instrumental chamber music, song, orchestral reductions and editions.
    MVK 3970 Junior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music majors in the Bachelor of Music program must present a public recital during their junior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
    MVK 4126 Improvisational Keyboard Skills and Related Technology
    Credits: 2; Prereq: for upper-division and graduate keyboard majors/minors; instructor permission.
    Study of improvisational skills, electric keyboard technology, and musical styles outside of the classical realm.
    MVK 4441 Piano
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 4443 Organ
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVK 4600 Organ Pedagogy
    Credits: 3; Prereq: professional performance jury and musicianship assessment jury.
    An analysis of the principles, methods and practices currently in the teaching of organ.
    MVK 4640 Piano Pedagogy
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MVK 2421.
    An analysis of the principles, methods and practices currently used in the teaching of piano.
    MVK 4971 Senior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music performance must present a public recital during the senior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
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    Performance: Percussion (MVP prefixes)

    MVP 1411 Percussion
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVP 2421 Percussion
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVP 3431 Percussion
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVP 3970 Junior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music majors in the Bachelor of Music program must present a public recital during their junior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
    MVP 4441 Percussion
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVP 4971 Senior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music performance majors must present a public recital during the senior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
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    Performance: Strings (MVS prefixes)

    MVS 1411 Violin
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 1412 Viola
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 1413 Cello
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 1414 String Bass
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 2421 Violin
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVS 2422 Viola
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVS 2423 Cello
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVS 2424 String Bass
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVS 3431 Violin
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 3432 Viola
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 3433 Cello
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 3434 String Bass
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 3970 Junior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music majors in the Bachelor of Music program must present a public recital during their junior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
    MVS 4441 Violin
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 4444 String Bass
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVS 4640 String Instrument Pedagogy
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MVS 2000 level.
    An introduction to the teaching of basic string instrument techniques.
    MVS 4971 Senior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music performance majors must present a public recital during their senior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
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    Performance: Voice (MVV prefixes)

    MVV 1411 Voice
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVV 2421 Voice
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVV 3331 Voice for Theatre (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVV 3431 Voice
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVV 3970 Junior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music majors in the Bachelor of Music program must present a public recital during their junior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
    MVV 4341 Voice for Theatre (Offered in Miami only)
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVV 4441 Voice
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVV 4640 Vocal Pedagogy
    Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: MVV 2421.
    An analysis of various methods, principles and practices in the teaching of voice.
    MVV 4971 Senior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music performance and church music majors must present a public recital during their senior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.

    Performance: Woodwinds (MVW prefixes)

    MVW 1411 Flute
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 1413 Clarinet
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 1414 Bassoon
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 1415 Saxophone
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 2421 Flute
    Credits: 2.
     
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVW 2423 Clarinet
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVW 2424 Bassoon
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVW 2425 Saxophone
    Credits: 2.
     
    MVW 3431 Flute
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 3433 Clarinet
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 3434 Bassoon
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 3435 Saxophone
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 3970 Junior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music majors in the Bachelor of Music program must present a public recital during their junior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
    MVW 4441 Flute
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 4443 Clarinet
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 4444 Bassoon
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 4445 Saxophone
    Credits: 1 to 3.
     
    MVW 4640 Woodwind Instruments Pedagogy
    Credits: 3; Prereq: MVW 2000 level.
    An analysis of the principles, methods and practices currently used in the teaching of woodwind instruments.
    MVW 4971 Senior Recital
    Credits: 1.
    All music performance majors must present a public recital during their senior year. See areas of emphasis for specific requirements.
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