Academic Catalog 2018

Department Student Handbook available from the Music Department Chair. Required of all music majors whose primary instrument is not piano. Music minors must fulfill this requirement or MUS 3910 Vocal Proficiency. Prerequisite: Instructor’s Permission. MUS 2810 Piano Proficiency Level 2 Students will receive credit after passing Piano Proficiency Level 2 as indicated in the Mu- sic Department Student Handbook available from the Music Department Chair. Required of all music majors whose primary instrument is not piano except for those whose concen- tration is General Music with teacher licensure (PreK-12 Instrumental Music endorsement area) Prerequisite: MUS 1810 and Instructor’s Permission. MUS 3810 Piano Proficiency Level 3 Students will receive credit after passing Piano Proficiency Level 3 as indicated in the Mu- sic Department Student Handbook available from the Music Department Chair. Required of all music majors whose primary instrument is voice or whose concentration is General Music with teacher licensure (PreK-12 Vocal/Choral endorsement area) Prerequisite: MUS 2810 and Instructor’s Permission. MUS 3843 Introduction to Orchestration An introduction to the basics of orchestrating music for instrumental ensembles. Includes proper scoring and production of parts, as well as learning to use notation software. Prereq- uisite: MUS 1623 or permission of the instructor. MUS 3910 Vocal Proficiency Students will receive credit after passing Vocal Proficiency as indicated in the Music De- partment Student Handbook available from the Music Department Chair. Required of all music majors whose primary instrument is piano or organ or whose concentration is Church Music or whose concentration is General Music with teacher licensure (PreK-12 Vocal/Choral endorsement area). Music minors must fulfill this requirement or MUS 1810 Piano Proficiency Level 1. Prerequisite: Instructor’s Permission. MUS 3853 Music Methods and Curriculum PreK-5 A study of contemporary teaching strategies and procedures recommended by Jacques- Dalcroze, Orff, Kodaly, and Comprehensive Musicianship. Includes curriculum develop- ment for general music class, Choral and instrumental ensembles and recorder are also included. Western and Non-Western musical traditional are examined. Prerequisite: MUS 1613, 1623 or Instructor’s Permission. MUS 3863 Music Methods and Curriculum 6-12 A study of contemporary teaching strategies and procedures for choral and instrumental ensembles. Choral arranging techniques, instrumental methods and literature, show choirs and hand bells will also be surveyed. Western and Non-Western musical traditions are ex- amined. Prerequisite: MUS 1613, 1623, 3853 or Instructor’s Permission. MUS 3873 Survey of Modern Band Methodologies and Marching Band Techniques Modern Band Methodologies and Marching Band Techniques will be a comprehensive course covering all aspects of teaching and administering a middle school and high school band program. MUS 3890 Junior Recital Recommended for Applied pedagogy concentrations. Student will prepare thirty minutes of literature from the standard repertoire representing all style periods. For further guide- lines see the Music Student Handbook available from the Music Department Chair. Prereq- uisites: two years applied study at the college level, Instructor’s Permission.

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