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72.1	Applied Music	Credits: 0
72.2	Applied Music	Credits: 0
72.3	Applied Music	Credits: 2
72.4	Applied Music	Credits: 2
76.10	Ensemble 1	Credits: 1
76.20	Ensemble 2	Credits: 2
71.100	Fundamentals of Musicianship	Credits: 3
A study of the visual and aural symbolics of music and their application to the comprehension of the architectural, organizational, and aural elements of music literature.
72.100	Recital Attendance	Credits: 0
Required attendance at scheduled Thursday Recital Hours and ten concerts/recital each semester from those listed on the Department of Music Performance Calendar. Seven semesters required of all music majors.
72.101	Applied Keyboard 1	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
71.101	Music Theory 1	Credits: 3
An intensive study of the theoretical language of music. Stresses part writing in S.A.T.B. and basso continuo realization with a free instrumental part which utilizes free voice leading relative to the use of non-harmonic activity and the harmonic principles through first and second inversion triads. Instruments of the string section are covered, and appropriate listening assignments are given. Original composition in the style being studied is required.
76.101	University Orchestra	Credits: 2
Open to all students by audition. Works from the orchestral repertoire are studied and publicly performed with additional opportunities for solo accompaniment.
74.101	European Art Music	Credits: 1
An aural introduction to the various types of European concert music from the 18th through the 20th century. This course emphasizes aural acquaintance with literature and genre and consists of in-class listening and discussion designed to enhance the aural experience. Required of all first year music majors as a prerequisite to Music History 1 and 2.
74.102	Introduction To Non European Musics	Credits: 1
An introduction to selected world musics from a contextual perspective which explores music as an integral part of both society and culture and its function in labor, ritual and celebration. Aspects of instrumental classification, spontaneity and improvisation, as well as elements of music as both organized sound and silence in all cultures will be considered. This includes timbre, melody, rhythm, harmony, form, and texture. Required of all first year music majors as a prerequisite to Music History 1 and 2.
71.102	Music Theory 2	Credits: 3
Serves as a continuation of the practices of 71.101 relative to part writing (both vocal and instrumental) including secondary triads, the Neapolitan sixth, modal interchange, dominant sevenths in inversion and root position, modulation, and secondary dominants. Instrumentation covers the woodwind section, and original composition in the style being covered is required.
72.102	Applied Keyboard 2	Credits: 2
71.103	Aural Skills 1	Credits: 1
Development of basic sight singing, listening, and dictation skills as they relate to music theory and analysis. Activities include singing (using moveable do/tonic do solmization), listening, and dictation (melodic, harmonic and rhythmic) of diatonic music. Music majors only. Coreq. 710.101
74.103	Gender Issues In Music	Credits: 3
Survey of the role of women in music from ancient times to the present, with primary emphasis on composers of art music in the western tradition. Open to music and non-music majors.
76.103	Wind Ensemble	Credits: 2
Open to all students by audition. Compositions are selected from a wide repertoire of wind ensemble literature for study and performance. Opportunity for solo performance with wind ensemble accompaniment.
71.104	Aural Skills 2	Credits: 1
Development of basic sight singing, listening and dictation skills as they relate to music theory and analysis. Activities include singing (using moveable do/tonic do solmization), listening, and dictation (melodic, harmonic and rhythmic) of more diatonic music. Music majors only. Prerequisite: 71.101 and 71.103. Coreq. 71.102
71.105	Freshman Chorus	Credits: 0
A vocal ensemble consisting of all first-year music students, the Choir aims to build a community among those students by having them all share a common experience. Whether they have an extensive musical background or are novice musicians with little or no formal training, the First-Year Choir is intended to help students overcome the natural apprehensions that are associated with the first year of college. Additionally, the Choir will encourage ALL students to be comfortable singing in front of their peers and instructors, thereby making their experience in Aural Skills less daunting.
76.105	Concert Band	Credits: 2
Open to all students by audition. Selected band repertoire studied and performed.
76.106	Marching Band	Credits: 2
Open to all students of the University, without regard for major field of study. The marching band performs at University events and at selected band festivals throughout New England. Custom musical arrangements and visual designs are featured. No audition required.
76.108	Studio Orchestra	Credits: 2
Open to all students by audition. A wide spectrum of jazz orchestration and solo performance is studied and performed.
71.110	Basic Music Theory	Credits: 3
Studies the symbolics of music and their application to the comprehension of the architectural, organizational. and aural elements of music literature. Non-Music majors only.
72.111	Applied Voice 1	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.112	Applied Voice 2	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.121	Applied Woodwinds 1	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.122	Applied Woodwinds 2	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.131	Applied Brass & Percussion 1	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument.
75.131	Introduction To Keyboard 1	Credits: 1
The emphasis is placed on such keyboard skills as the playing of several scale forms, basic chord progressions, harmonization of melodies, accompaniment patterns, basic solo literature, development of keyboard reading necessary to a working knowledge of the keyboard and basic improvisational concepts.
75.132	Introduction To Keyboard 2	Credits: 1
A study of more advanced chord progressions, ensemble keyboard playing, patriotic songs, more advanced accompaniment patterns and advanced solo literature and a continuation of the use of improvisational techniques.
72.132	Applied Brass & Percussion 2	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument.
72.141	Applied Strings 1	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.142	Applied Strings 2	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
76.147	Ensemble Performance 1	Credits: 2
This ensemble provides students with an introduction to the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for satisfactory ensemble performance, namely: adequate technical facility for successful ensemble participation; functional knowledge of musical grammar and syntax in reference to its application in ensemble performance; proper application of aural and rhythmic skills in an ensemble setting; music sensitivity in relation to ensemble performance; and a knowledge of the protocols of ensemble preparation and performance. Emphasis on utilization of major scales and chords through application in both classical and jazz styles.
76.148	Ensemble Performance 2	Credits: 2
Ensemble Performance 2 is an introduction to the fundamentals of the jazz idiom, jazz teory, and jazz improvization. Topics include correct interpretation of jazz rhythm and articulation, basic jazz theory, and the development of improvised melodies. Students will play in small ensembles, or "combos", in this course. Students are expected to have at least an intermediate level of skill on their instruments at the time they begin this course.
76.149	Ensemble Performance 3	Credits: 2
Introduction to multiple styles of American popular music: more advanced harmony and rhythm; improvisiong on common chord progressions; semi-independent combos.
76.150	Ensemble Performance 4	Credits: 2
Performing advanced jaz and pop compositions; advanced improvisation; semi-independent combos.
76.151	Brass Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides a wide range of performance experience through varied brass literature.
72.152	Performance Keyboard 1	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
76.153	Percussion Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Exploration of the growing body of literature for percussion ensemble. Public performance.
76.154	Classical Guitar Ensemble	Credits: 1
76.156	Electric Guitar Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides study and performance of literature for guitar, lute, etc. Required of all guitar majors each semester.
76.158	Piano Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides performance experiences through varied piano ensemble literature for one and two pianos.
76.159	Mixed Chamber Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Offers a wide range of performance experience through a selection of literature for varying combinations of instruments.
76.160	String Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides experience in the performance of string orchestra literature.
76.161	Small Jazz Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides experience in the performance of jazz literature for groups ranging from four to eight members.
74.161	Music of Western Civilization	Credits: 3
A survey of music from earliest times to the present. Significant forms, styles, composers, and aesthetic concepts are examined. Open to non-music majors only.
76.162	Jazz Laboratory Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides students with a clear understanding of the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to satisfactory ensemble performance and practical experience in the application of such skills, knowledge and attitudes.
72.162	Performance Voice 1	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
76.165	Jazz/Rock Big Band	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Fusion big band covering a wide variety of contemporary jazz rock literature. Solo improvisational opportunities. Numerous performances.
76.170	Contemporary Electronic Ensemble	Credits: 1
Explores the elecronic production and manipulation of music in a live ensemble setting. Students will incorporate synthesis, signal processing, sampling, etc. into a musical framework. Beside performing from the contantly expanding repertoire of electronic music, students will be encouraged to create original compositions and arrangements for the ensemble. A public performance will be given at the end of each semester.
72.172	Performance Woodwinds 1	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.182	Performance Brass & Percussion 1	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.192	Performance Strings 1	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.201	Applied Keyboard 3	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
76.201	Chamber Singers	Credits: 2
A small, select choir open to all singers by audition. Performs music ranging from the present day to the Middle Ages.
71.201	Music Theory 3	Credits: 3
A continuation of practices of Music Theory II relative to part writing both vocal and instrumental including remote modulation and satellite keys, the diminished seventh, augmented sixth, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth extensions, sequential secondary dominants and secondary sevenths. Instrumentation covers the brass section; original work in the style being covered and in various formal configuration is required.
71.202	Music Theory 4	Credits: 3
A study of twentieth century music theory via a compositional approach relative to tertial, quartal, and secundal vertical sonorities, and linear combinations featuring modal and synthetic scale resources as well as serial and preserial atonality.
76.202	University Choir	Credits: 2
Open to all students by audition. Includes the study and performance of a wide variety of choral compositions.
72.202	Applied Keyboard 4	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
71.203	Aural Skills 3	Credits: 1
Presents an intensive application of requisite skills to chromatic and non-diatonic music, changing and composite meters, displaced accents, cross rhythms, and a vertical approach to reading often necessary in the study of scores. Advanced tonal as well as tonal literature is considered. Harmonic dictation continues to follow the sequence and progress of 71.201.
71.204	Aural Skills 4	Credits: 1
A concentration on the techniques employed in solving the notation and musical problems of the music of the 20th century. The consideration include synthetic and nonwestern scales, pitch sets and twelve-tone serialism.
76.210	Opera Workshop	Credits: 1
72.211	Applied Voice 3	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.212	Applied Voice 4	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.221	Applied Woodwinds 3	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.222	Applied Woodwinds 4	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.231	Applied Brass & Percussion 3	Credits: 2
72.232	Applied Brass & Percussion 4	Credits: 2
75.233	Conducting 1	Credits: 2
Training in basic baton technique and related study for instrumental and choral conducting.
75.234	Conducting 2	Credits: 2
Continuation of 75.233 exploring more advanced choral and instrumental conducting techniques.
72.241	Applied Strings 3	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.242	Applied Strings 4	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.251	Performance Keyboard 2	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
76.251	Choral Union	Credits: 1
A large chorus open to the campus and the community without audition. Performs larger works in the choral repertoire including oratorios, masses, motets and opera.
76.252	Gentlemen's Concord	Credits: 1
Investigate and perform the repertoire of choral music available fpr men's choirs.
72.252	Performance Keyboard 3	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
76.253	Vocal Jazz Ensemble	Credits: 1
Open to all students by audition. Provides experience in performing and interpreting vocal jazz literature. Professional microphone and staging techniques will be presented along with vocal improvisation.
75.255	Piano Accompanying 1	Credits: 1
This course is designed for both piano and non-piano majors. A discussion of concepts of form with special emphasis on working together with and being sensitive to other musicians will be emphasized. Accompaniments will consist of music for instrumental and vocal soloists and ensembles and will include simple harmonizations and improvisations based on melodies from folk, classical, jazz, and popular music. Techniques of adjustment and cooperation in performance will also be discussed.
75.256	Piano Accompanying 2	Credits: 1
A continuation of Piano Accompanying 1 utilizing more advanced music literature from the genres as well as a refining of the philosophies of sensitivity and working with other musicians.
76.257	Siren Voices	Credits: 1
Investigate and perform the repertoire of choral music available for women' choirs.
74.261	Music History I	Credits: 3
Studies sacred and secular musical forms from pre-Christianity to 1750.
72.261	Performance Voice 2	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.262	Performance Voice 3	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
74.262	Survey of Music History 2	Credits: 3
Analyzes musical forms and styles from 1750 to present.
72.271	Performance Woodwinds 2	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors
72.272	Performance Woodwinds 3	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors
72.281	Performance Brass & Percussion 2	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.282	Performance Brass & Percussion 3	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.291	Performance Strings 2	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.292	Performance Strings 3	Credits: 3
72.301	Applied Keyboard 5	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
74.301	American Music	Credits: 3
An historical, cultural and contextual survey of diverse styles of concert and vernacular music in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Open to music and non-music majors.
72.302	Applied Keyboard 6	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
72.311	Applied Voice 5	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.312	Applied Voice 6	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.321	Applied Woodwinds 5	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.322	Applied Woodwinds 6	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.331	Applied Brass & Percussion 5	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument.
72.332	Applied Brass & Percussion 6	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument.
71.335	Arranging	Credits: 3
Analysis and practical application of techniques of scoring for vocal and instrumental combinations in varied configurations. Scoring projects for in-class performance, effective arranging of music in a variety of styles, and problem solving for the arranger will be included.
72.341	Applied Strings 5	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.342	Applied Strings 6	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.351	Performance Keyboard 4	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.352	Performance Keyboard 5	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
74.355	Jazz	Credits: 3
An intense study of the history of jazz from its origins to the present, covering a wide selection of styles and schools of jazz in various ensemble configurations.
74.356	American Musical Theatre	Credits: 3
A contextual study of the American stage musical and its development from the late 18th century to the present, with particular emphasis on the 20th century and on the ways in which shows of a given era reflect or disrupt the culture and discourse of that era.
75.361	Jazz Improvisation 1	Credits: 3
A study of basic jazz structures, motives, chord progressions, scales, melodic analysis, use of some approach techniques, tensions and their application to improvisation. Includes in class performance by small instrumental and/or vocal groups.
74.361	History Of Opera	Credits: 3
72.361	Performance Voice 4	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.362	Performance Voice 5	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
75.362	Jazz Improvisation 2	Credits: 3
A continuation of 75.361. Will emphasize the study and performance of more advanced levels of improvisation.
72.371	Performance Woodwinds 4	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors
72.372	Performance Woodwinds 5	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors
72.381	Performance Brass & Percussion 4	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.382	Performance Brass And Percussion 5	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
74.386	History of Rock Music	Credits: 3
Traces the roots of American popular music from its origins and influences from the earliest European song forms to American folk songs, Gospel, Country, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, and other popular forms up through current trends as related to the development of the music industry and other socio-musical influences of the commercial song from the 1500s to the present.
72.391	Performance Strings 4	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.392	Performance Strings 5	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument for performance majors.
75.394	Performance Seminar I	Credits: 3
The study and performance of selected works from the repertoire of each of the five primary areas of performance; keyboard, voice, woodwinds, strings, and brass/percussion. Emphasis will be placed on student and faculty performance, leading to detailed consideration of the relationship between the demands of the composer and the problems of the performer and the manner in which these concerns influence the musical and artistic judgments necessary to achieve a quality performance.
72.401	Applied Keyboard 7	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
72.402	Applied Keyboard 8	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument.
72.411	Applied Voice 7	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.412	Applied Voice 8	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument.
72.421	Applied Woodwinds 7	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
72.422	Applied Woodwinds 8	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument.
71.425	Jazz Theory	Credits: 3
This course covers jazz notation, the basic harmonic vocabulary of jazz, chord progressions, chord voicings, voice-leading, harmonization of melodies, chord-scale theory, non-functional harmony, and jazz forms. Regular assignments will include writing, analyzing, and performing arrangements of standard melodies and original tunes. Music Majors only.
72.431	Applied Brass And Percussion 7	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument.
72.432	Applied Brass And Percussion 8	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument.
72.441	Applied Strings 7	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.442	Applied Strings 8	Credits: 2
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument.
72.443	Applied Music	Credits: 2
72.444	Applied Music	Credits: 2
72.451	Performance Keyboard 6	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
71.451	Form and Analysis	Credits: 3
A study of the structure and organizational principles of music.
72.452	Performance Keyboard 7	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with keyboard as the principal instrument for performance majors.
75.453	Instrumental Pedagogy	Credits: 3
This course is directed toward the development and refinement of instrumental repertoire and pedagogy. The course will examine the application of musical content and learning sequences to the teaching of instrumental music to students at all levels. It will include the sutdy of teaching methods and materials for use in private and group instruction. Observation of studio and class teaching and supervised teaching experience will also be included. This course is directed toward meeting the NASM undergraduate pedagogy component.
74.456	Film Music	Credits: 3
A study of music in sound cinema from the 1920s to the present. The course focuses on the expressive, formal, and semiotic function that film music serves, either as sound experienced by the characters, as another layer of commentary to be heard only by the viewer, and/or some mixture of the two. Composers to be studied include Max Steiner, Bernard Hermann, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Danny Elfman, and others, as well as film scores that rely upon a range of musical styles, including classical, popular, and non-Western. The singularly most important goal of the course will be to study how music functions in a given film, regardless of its musical style. In the process, ancillary ideas will emerge including discovering how music establishes psychological moods, guides emotions, and reveals aspects of the narrative structure of the film. By the end of the course, the student will have gained a greater understanding of both music and film and it is likely that students will never watch or listen another movie in quite the same way.
72.461	Performance Voice 6	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.462	Performance Voice 7	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with voice as the principal instrument for performance majors.
75.463	Vocal Pedagogy	Credits: 3
Course will introduce students to the basics of teaching singing. It will include an overview of the anatomy of the respiratory and vocal mechanism and their application to singing; the categorization of voice types with suggestions for repertoire for young solo singers; an overview of vocal exercises for various technical goals and the diagnosis of common vocal problems and how to treat them. The class will also cover the child and adolescent voice and include in-class supervised teaching.
74.463	Music Of The Baroque	Credits: 3
A stylistic study of the music of the period from 1600-1750.
74.464	Music Of Classic Era	Credits: 3
A study of the solo, chamber, symphonic and operatic literature from 1720-1827.
74.465	Music Of Romantic Era	Credits: 3
A study of representative vocal, instrumental, and operatic works from Beethoven through Richard Strauss with emphasis on stylistic characteristics, catalogues of the composers, and related aesthetic movements including writers, poets, and painters of the 19th century such as Rousseau, Schoepenhauer, Hegel, Schiller, Pushkin, and J.J.W. Turner.
72.471	Performance Woodwinds 6	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors
72.472	Performance Woodwinds 7	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with woodwind as the principal instrument for performance majors
75.474	Practical Intonation	Credits: 3
The study of orchestral and band instruments relative to intonation. The development of conceptual awareness relative to the various characteristics of pitch, which are inherent in the design of the various instruments. Identification of problematic intonation and procedures to alleviate problems through performance.
72.481	Performance Brass And Percussion 6	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.482	Performance Brass And Percussion 7	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with brass or percussion as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.491	Performance Strings 6	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.492	Performance Strings 7	Credits: 3
Studio instruction in graduated sequence with strings as the principal instrument for performance majors.
72.493	Performance Applied Music	Credits: 3
75.493	Performance Seminar 1	Credits: 3
The study and performance of selected works from the repertoire of each of the five primary areas of performance; keyboard, voice, woodwinds,strings, and brass/percussion. Emphasis will be placed on student and faculty performance, leading to detailed consideration of the relationship between the demands of the mposer and the problems of the performer and the manner in which these concerns influence the musical and artistic judgments necessary to achieve a quality performance.
75.494	Performance Seminar 2	Credits: 3
Designed as a "master class" experience for students in each of the five primary areas of performance, keyboard, voice, woodwinds, strings, and brass/percussion, with a separate section for each area wherever possible. Class sessions will consist of student performance of selected literature followed by critical analysis from faculty and peers. Each section will be supervised by the appropriate area coordinator and will also involve invited guest performers selected from faculty, applied faculty and other noted artists.
72.494	Performance Applied Music	Credits: 3
75.495	Directed Study: Research In Performance	Credits: 3
Permission of chairperson required.
74.495	Directed Study: Music History	Credits: 3
Individual work under the supervision of a member of the music history faculty. May be repeated with permission of the chairperson.
71.495	Directed Study in Music Theory	Credits: 3
Individual work under the supervision of a member of the music theory faculty on a wide variety of topics approved by the instructor and the theory faculty. Permission of chairperson required.
75.496	Directed Study And Research In Performance	Credits: 3
72.496	Performance Applied Music	Credits: 3
74.498	Seminar In Music History	Credits: 3
An intense study of advanced topics in music history.
72.499	Music/Applied Music 400 Elective	Credits: 3
Music/Applied Music 400 elective