Graduate Course Descriptions

Graduate Course Offerings

Performance Credit

591* Internship (1–6 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

583 Hymn Improvisation (2 credit hours)
A practicum in service music with emphasis on keyboard improvisation and hymn-playing as these skills relate to service playing in churches with diverse cultural approaches to worship music. Handbells and other instruments are included as needed.

584 Console Conducting and Repertoire (2 credit hours)
A continuation of 483/583. Includes a study of anthem literature for graded choirs plus training in conducting from the console. Also study and performance of repertoire for organ and other instruments.

585 Blended Worship Styles (2 credit hours)
An in-depth study of the many varied liturgies currently in practice in today’s Christian churches. Emphasis on practical and philosophical aspects of blended worship in contemporary society.

586 Church Music Repertoire (2 credit hours)
Focuses on the aesthetics of contemporary church music and the methodology of successful church music administration. To yield principles and guidelines for effective presentation of church music, students deeply explore the major issues of hymn text revision regarding contemporary and inclusive language, current methods and materials for organizational effectiveness in administration, and the dissemination of high-quality music to the congregation and the community at large.

588 Church Music Administration (2 credit hours)
This course provides graduate students the opportunity to examine issues relating to music programs for today’s worshipping communities. Topics covered include preparation of budgets, setting salaries, working conditions, staff relations, publicity, recruitment of volunteers, and musical programming.

504 Words and Music (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

506 Special Courses (1–3 credit hours)
May be repeated for credit.

515 Introduction to Electronic Music (2 credit hours)
An elementary study of the scientific and technological basis for the electronic music medium, with emphasis on studio procedures and techniques, including recording and tape manipulation, “classic” and voltage-controlled synthesis.

516 Seminar in Electronic Music (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 515. Continuation of 515 with an introduction to computer technology and its electronic music applications.

521, 522 Graduate Composition (2–4 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 426. 521 is a prerequisite to 522. Requires concurrent election of 550. Addresses the problems of composing for large instrumental forces, including orchestra. Special attention is given to craft, instrumentation techniques, and personal statement. Stresses score preparation and performance material extraction, manuscript reproduction methods and presentation. Participation in a seminar concerned with the detailed study of recent compositions, techniques, and aesthetics is required.

526 Advanced Studies in Electronic Music (2–4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 516 or equivalent with permission of instructor. Includes the study of digital synthesis techniques. Special attention is given to the relationship between technology, the creative process, and individual statement.

539, 540 Graduate Studies in Composition (4 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 440. 539 is a prerequisite to 540. Requires concurrent election of 550. May be repeated for credit.

550 Seminar in Composition (2 credit hours)
Study of music and examination of issues with particular interest to composers; 20th-century art music is a primary focus. Each term’s overall topic is determined by the instructor of record. In addition to lectures by the instructor, extensive student participation with assigned oral presentations is expected.

601 Independent Study (2–4 credit hours)

850 Advanced Seminar in Composition (2 credit hours)
To be elected concurrently with composition 891, 892, 990. Study of music and examination of issues with particular interest to composers; 20th-century art music is a primary focus. Each term’s overall topic is determined by the instructor of record. Students preparing for preliminary oral examinations have an opportunity to discuss their score selections in a setting similar to the actual examination.

891, 892 Doctoral Studies in Composition (4–6 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: 540. For doctoral students. Requires concurrent election of 850. May be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours.

900 Preliminary Examinations (1 credit hour)
For students not otherwise enrolled. May be repeated for credit.

990 Dissertation/Precandidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (1–8 credit hours)
Spring-Summer Half Term (1–4 credit hours)
Requires concurrent election of 850. Election for dissertation work by a doctoral student not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

995 Dissertation/Candidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (8 credit hours only)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (4 credit hours only)
Prerequisite: Graduate school authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. Only full-term enrollment is permitted for the term(s) in which the candidate takes a final examination on his or her dissertation.

503 Special Course (2 credit hours)

501 Seminar in Orchestral Conducting (2–4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Addresses advanced conducting technique and score study, especially as it applies to the orchestral and operatic repertoire. May be repeated for credit.

502 Directed Performance in Orchestral Conducting (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 501 and permission of instructor. Synthesizes conducting study at the master’s level and is usually taken during the final term of residence. Encompasses the mentoring of the student’s public performances by the principal instructors of orchestral conducting.

503 Seminar in Band and Wind Ensemble Conducting (2–4 credit hours)
Addresses advanced conducting technique and score study, especially as it applies to the band and wind ensemble repertoire. May be repeated for credit.

504 Directed Performance in Band and Wind Ensemble Conducting (2 credit hours)
Synthesizes conducting study at the master’s level and is usually taken during the final term of residence. Encompasses the mentoring of the student’s public performances by the principal instructors of band and wind ensemble conducting.

505 Seminar in Choral Conducting (2–4 credit hours)
Addresses advanced conducting technique and score study, especially as it applies to the choral repertoire. May be repeated for credit.

506 Directed Performance in Choral Conducting (2 credit hours)
Synthesizes conducting study at the master’s level and is usually taken during the final term of residence. Encompasses the mentoring of the student’s public performances by the principal instructors of choral conducting.

507 Special Projects (1-3)

510 Aural Skills for Conductors (1-3 credit hours)

595 Practicum in Teaching (1 credit hour)
This course is designed to satisfy the training/orientation requirement for graduate student teaching assistants.

601 Studies in Orchestra/Opera Repertory (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

602 Studies in Wind Ensemble/Band Repertory (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

603 Studies in Choral Repertory (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

801 Advanced Studies and Directed Performance in Conducting (2–6 credit hours)
Permission of Instructor.

900 Preliminary Examination (1 credit hour)
For students not otherwise enrolled. May be repeated for credit.

990 Dissertation/Precandidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (1–8 credit hours)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (1–4 credit hours)
Election for dissertation work by a doctoral student not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

995 Dissertation/Candidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (8 credit hours only)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (4 credit hours only)
Prerequisite: Graduate school authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. Only full-term enrollment is permitted for the term(s) in which the candidate takes a final examination on his or her dissertation.

PLEASE NOTE: Ensemble classes may be repeated for credit.

348* Marching Band (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Involves rehearsals and performance at major athletic events through marching and playing.

400 Early Music Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Specializing in music of the Medieval through Classical periods, this ensemble provides students a chance to perform, on modern instruments or original ones, in chorus, mixed ensembles, and continuo classes.

402 Japanese Music Study Group (1, 2 credit hours)
Rehearsal and public performance of traditional Japanese music.

405, 406 Beginning Javanese Gamelan (1 credit hour each)

405 is a prerequisite to 406. Open to music and non-music students. No audition required.

407 Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 405, 406. Rehearsal, using Javanese teaching techniques, and public performance of traditional Javanese music and dance.

441* Jazz Harp and Improvisation (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

460 Jazz Ensemble (1 credit hour)
By audition. Performs big-band jazz ranging from classic works of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson to contemporary compositions by students and faculty. The group performs publicly, including national and international tours.

461* Small Woodwind Ensembles (1 credit hour)
Weekly coaching, emphasizing intonation, blend, stylistic awareness, and ensemble precision. Repertoire, primarily for woodwind quintet, ranges from the 18th through 20th centuries.

462 Small Jazz Ensembles (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Six to eight groups (five or six members each) perform standard and contemporary jazz repertory. The groups perform regularly in public.

463* Small Brass Ensembles (1 credit hour)
Purpose is to heighten awareness of intonation, balance, style, and ensemble when playing in a small group. Brass quintet and other instrumentation will be formed, depending on enrollment.

464* Wind Chamber Music (1 credit hour)
Permission of instructor. Requires concurrent election of 347. The study, rehearsal, and performance of music for small or chamber wind ensemble.

465* Percussion Ensemble (1 credit hour)
Repertory surveys works of historical significance and performs works offering aesthetic and notational diversity. Usually presents two concerts each term.

467* Creative Arts Orchestra (1, 2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor or Jazz 470. A largely improvisation-based group that invites interaction with other performance fields such as dance, theatre, and music technology.

469* Orchestral Repertory for Winds and Percussion (1 credit hour)
Provides a practical approach to orchestral routine covering 18th through 20th century repertory. Emphasis is on intonation, blend, stylistic awareness, ensemble precision, and knowledge of repertory.

475* Contemporary Directions Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. School of Music, Theatre & Dance students only. Rehearses and performs contemporary music.

525 Orchestral Repertory for Double Bass (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

526 Orchestral Repertory for Harp (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

535* String Quartet (1, 2 credit hours)

539* Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music (4 credit hours)
M.M. students in accompanying.

540* Piano Accompanying (4–6 credit hours)
M.M. students in accompanying.

545* University Orchestras (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and regular concerts on the campus and elsewhere of major works from the entire range of symphonic literature. Some participation in opera, musical theatre, choral, and concerto repertories is included.

547* University Bands (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and performances of the major repertoire for wind ensembles and concert bands.

549 University Choirs (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and concerts of sacred and secular repertories of works from the Renaissance to the present.

550 University Chamber Choir (1, 2 credit hours)
By audition. Rehearsals and concerts of works from the Renaissance to the present. Membership is highly selective.

554 University Choral Union (1 credit hour)
By audition.

566 Piano Chamber Music (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Coaching of chamber music ensembles (generally 3 or more players) that include piano; open to pianists, instrumentalists, voice students.

574 University Chamber Orchestra (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

580* Mixed Chamber Music (1, 2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. M.M. instrumentalists and singers. Coaching of chamber music ensembles with mixed instrumentation (no piano); open to instrumentalists and voice students only.

581 Piano Accompanying & Duo Repertoire (2–4 credit hours)
MM piano majors. Coaching in collaborative skills. MM piano majors work with singers and with instrumentalists. Literature ranges from instrumental accompaniments, art songs, to substantial duo instrumental repertoire.

582* Supervised Studio Accompanying (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

639* Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music (4 credit hours)
Specialist students in accompanying.

640* Piano Accompanying (4, 6 credit hours)
Specialist students in accompanying.

501, 502 Graduate Jazz and improvisation Performance (2,4 credit hours)

566 Contemporary Improvisation (4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Eclectic approach to improvisation in modern styles. The course will include multi-media and music technology collaboration.

567 Advanced Jazz Improvisation (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Explores advanced aspects of the harmonic language of jazz through analysis and applied experience in improvisation.

500 Research Design in Music Education (3 credit hours)
Study of the music education research literature with an emphasis on framing research problems and evaluating research studies from a wide range or research traditions.

501 The Psychology of Music Teaching and Learning (3 credit hours)
Study of the psychological foundations of music teaching and learning, including perception, motivation, creative and critical thinking, and musical development.

502 History and Philosophy of Music Education (3 credit hours)
Critical analysis of the history and philosophy of music education in North America.

503 Curriculum Development in Music Education (3 credit hours)
Concentrates on the issues involved in developing appropriate music curricula for students in grades K-12.

504, 505, 506 Special Topics in Music Education (1-3 credit hours)

507 Field Studies in Music Education (1-3 credit hours)

508 Thesis for Master’s Degree in Music Education (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 500. May be repeated for a total of three hours credit

509 Special Projects and Readings (1-4 credit hours)
Permission of instructor

595 Teaching Music in Higher Education (2 credit hour)
Includes an examination of theories of music teaching and learning, adult learning styles, developmental stages experienced by undergraduate students, and discussion of issues in the teaching of music in higher education. This course is designed to satisfy the training/orientation requirement for graduate student teaching assistants.

800 Research Design in Music Education (3 credit hours)
Study of the Music Education research literature with an emphasis on framing research problems and evaluating research studies from a wide range or research traditions.

801 The Psychology of Music Teaching and Learning (3 credit hours)
Study of the psychological foundations of music teaching and learning, including perception, motivation, creative and critical thinking, and musical development

802 History and Philosophy of Music Education (3 credit hours)
Critical analysis of the history and philosophy of Music Education in North America.

803 Curriculum Development in Music Education (3 credit hours)
Concentrates on the issues involved in developing appropriate music curricula for students in grades K-12.

804, 805, 806 Special Topics in Music Education (3 credit hours)

807 Research Seminar in Music Education (1 credit hours)
Required for all doctoral students during the first four semesters. Bi-weekly seminar involving faculty, students, and invited guests in presentations of their research work at various stages of completion.

809 Advanced Research in Music Education (3 credit hours)
Continued study of music education research literature with emphasis on the creation of original, defensible proposals for doctoral dissertation.

810 Seminar in Music Teacher Education (3 credit hours)
Examination of research and models of instruction in music teacher education with an emphasis on the teaching of undergraduate methods courses in instrumental, choral, and/or general music.

881 Special Readings (1–6 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

900 Preliminary Examination (1 credit hour)
For students not otherwise enrolled. May be repeated for credit.

990 Dissertation/Precandidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (1–8 credit hours)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (1–4 credit hours)
Election for dissertation work by a doctoral student not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

995 Dissertation/Candidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (8 credit hours only)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (4 credit hours only)
Prerequisite: Graduate school authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. Only a full-term enrollment is permitted for the period in which the candidate takes a final examination on his or her dissertation.

Rackham students only

581 Organ Music Institute (1, 2 credit hours)
One week workshop.

582 Church Music Institute (1, 2 credit hours)
One week workshop.

591 Directed Performance (2–4 credit hours)
Open only to Rackham School students in music.

592 Chamber Music and Accompanying (2–4 credit hours)
For doctoral students in piano; not open to accompanying students.

781 Seminar in Performance Problems (1–4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: admission to departmental curriculum in performance or permission of instructor.

800 Chamber Music (1–4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

881 Large Ensemble (1–4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor and doctoral advisor.

882 Contemporary Directions Ensemble (1, 2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

883 Piano Chamber Music and/or Accompanying (2–6 credit hours)
For students in accompanying; permission of instructor and doctoral advisor required.

891 Directed Performance (2–6 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: admission to departmental curriculum in performance or permission of instructor.

900 Preliminary Examinations (1 credit hour)
For students not otherwise enrolled. May be repeated.

990 Dissertation/Precandidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (4–8 credit hours)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half (2–4 credit hours)

995 Dissertation/Candidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (8 credit hours only)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (4 credit hours only)
Prerequisite: Graduate school authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. Only a full-term enrollment is permitted for the term in which the candidate takes a final examination on his or her dissertation.

501 Introduction to Graduate Study (3 credit hours)

502 Practical Bibliographical and Research Techniques (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 503. Primarily for M.A. students in musicology.

503 Bibliography of Music (3 credit hours)

505, 506, 507, 508 Special Courses (1–3 credit hours each; 506 for 1–4 credit hours)
Topics vary.

509 Teaching of Introduction to Music Course (2 credit hours)
A course in designing and teaching an Introduction to Music course for non-majors. In-class teaching practice is included.

510 Teaching of Music History (2 credit hours)

511 History of Symphony (2 credit hours)
Survey of symphonic repertory from the 18th century to the present.

513 History of Opera (3 credit hours)
Topics in the history of opera of the 17th and 18th centuries, from its beginnings through the operas of Mozart; opera is studied as music, theater, performance medium and cultural expression.

516 History of Musical Instruments (3 credit hours)
The historical development of musical instruments, emphasizing those of the Western world.

517 History of Jazz (3 credit hours)
Surveys jazz in the United States from its beginnings in African-American aural traditions to the present.

520 Music of the Baroque (3 credit hours)
Survey of European music of the 17th and early 18th centuries.

521 Music of the Classic Era (3 credit hours)
Survey of European music from the mid-18th century to about 1810.

522 Music of the 19th Century (3 credit hours)
Survey, lecture, and discussion of music from the early 19th century to about 1900.

523 Music of the 20th Century (3 credit hours)
Survey of Western music since about 1900.

524 The Art Song (3 credit hours)
Survey of European and American art song of the 19th and 20th centuries.

530 History of Music Printing and Publishing (School of Information 558) (3 credit hours)

542 Introduction to World Music (3 credit hours)
Organized especially for the Specialist in Ethnomusicology program, this course is designed to develop teaching skills in world music courses.

547 Introduction to Ethnomusicology (3 credit hours)
Readings and discussion of current issues and methodology in the field.

550 Music in the United States (3 credit hours)
Lecture survey of American music from the 18th century to the present, including both formal and informal traditions.

556 Asian American Music (3 credit hours)
Examines music of Asian Americans as case studies of musical, personal and communal identities in multi-ethnic, multiracial and transnational contexts in the United States.

557 The Musics of African Americans (3 credit hours)
Survey of black American music, including both formal and informal traditions.

558 Music in Culture (3 credit hours)
Examines the role of music in selected rituals of Western and non-Western cultures.

559 Music Cultures of Africa and South America (3 credit hours)
Survey of indigenous musical practices of these regions.

560 Euro-American Folk and Popular Music (3 credit hours)
Survey of indigenous musical practices of these regions, including commercial vernaculars.

561 Music of Asia (3 credit hours)
Survey of indigenous musical practices of the Asian continent.

562 Japanese Music (2 credit hours)
Survey of the history, instruments, forms, and compositional methods of Japanese music from ancient times to the present.

563 Southeast Asian Music (2 credit hours)
Survey of the indigenous musical practices of the region.

564 Music of the Caribbean (3 credit hours)
Introduces the Caribbean as an area comprising many distinct musical cultures, with special focus on Trinidad.

566 Music of Asia I (3 credit hours)
Examines the music of East Asia (China, Japan and Korea) as sonic and cultural expressions.

567 Music of Asia II (3 credit hours)
Examines some of the better known musical traditions from West Asia (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq), South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka), and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines).

568 Jazz Scenes in Historical Perspective (3 credit hours)
Examines the constitution of the jazz scenes in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other American cities throughout the 20th century.

569 Music of the Pacific Islands (3 credit hours)
This course introduces students to music and dance traditions in the Pacific Islands (excluding insular Southeast Asia). This area covers numerous diverse societies in three broad cultural and linguistic regions: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. This course will cover six themes: contemporary performance contexts; interpretation of available evidence for historical understanding; musical impacts of colonialization; traditionality; diasporic communities; and local/global tensions in contemporary popular culture.

571 Discourses on the Singing Voice (3 credit hours)
Seminar on cultural constructions and disciplinary methods of vocal technique, historically and cross-culturally.

577 Medieval Music (3 credit hours)
Survey of European music from the Middle Ages to about 1420.

578 Renaissance Music (3 credit hours)
Survey of European music from about 1420 to 1600.

581 Special Projects (1–4 credit hours)
Independent study.

584 Mensural Notation and Tablature (3 credit hours)
Exercises in the sight-singing and transcription of mensural notation and instrumental tablatures. Focuses on repertories from 1400 to 1670.

585 Ethnomusicological Transcription (3 credit hours)
This course combines bi-weekly exercises in ethnomusicological transcription and presentation, readings of significant scholarly contributions, critique of existing notational systems, and discussion related to the visual representation of performed musical sound.

591 Musicology Thesis (2–6 credit hours)
For Music History/Musicology students only.

592 Musicology Paper (2-6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 501 and 502.

605, 606 Special Course (1–4 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor.

621 History of Music Theory I (3 credit hours)
Covers the period to 1600.

622 History of Music Theory II (3 credit hours)
Covers the period since 1600.

625 Studies in Notation and Editing (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

631 Studies in the History and Application of Performance Practice (3 credit hours)

639, 640 Studies in Medieval Music (3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

641 Studies in Early Renaissance Music (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

642 Studies in Late Renaissance Music (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

643 Studies in Music of the Baroque (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

644 Studies in Music of the Pre-Classic Era (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

645 Studies in Late Classic and Early 19th-Century Styles (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

646 Studies in Later 19th-Century Styles (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

647 Studies in 20th-Century Music (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

648 Studies in Asian Music (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

649 Studies in Asian Music: Chinese Music (3 credit hours)

650 Studies in Music of the U.S. (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

705, 706, 707, 708 Special Courses (3 credit hours each)
Topics vary from term to term.

715 Studies in Organology (3 credit hours)

728 Music as Creative and Cultural Practices (3 credit hours)

730 Ethnomusicology Field Methods (3 credit hours)

748 Seminar in Ethnomusicology (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Seminar; topics vary.

750 Comparative Aesthetics (3 credit hours)

760 Colloquium in Ethnomusicology (1 credit hour)

881 Special Readings (2–6 credit hours)
For Ph.D. students only. May be repeated for credit.

900 Preliminary Examinations (1 credit hour)
For students not otherwise enrolled. May be repeated.

990 Dissertation/Precandidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (1–8 credit hours)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half term (1–4 credit hours)
Election for dissertation work by a doctoral student not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

995 Dissertation/Candidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (8 credit hours only)
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (4 credit hours only)
Prerequisite: Graduate school authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. Only a full-term enrollment is permitted for the period in which the candidate takes a final examination on his or her dissertation.

540, 541 Opera Workshop I (2 credit hours each)
540 is a prerequisite to 541. An introductory course including coaching in arias and scenes and training in the basics of the dramatic aspects of opera.

550, 551 Opera Workshop II (2 credit hours each)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. 550 is a prerequisite to 551. Topics such as basic stagecraft, audition technique, movement, sense memory, and emotional recall are developed and then applied to full-scale opera productions.

555 Opera Repertory and Production (2–4 credit hours)
By audition. A full-scale series of double-cast performances.

587 Pedagogy “The Teaching of Organ” (2 credit hours)

581 Organ Literature: Antiquity to 1750 (2 credit hours)
Survey of major schools of organ composition from antiquity through J. S. Bach. Documentary sources, concepts of organ design, and performance practices are related to each major period and are used by students in preparing works performed in class.

582 Organ Literature: 1750 to Present (2 credit hours)
Survey of organ literature, performance practices, and organ design after J. S. Bach, concentrating on major works. A portion of each class is devoted to organ design and construction. Includes study of documentary sources and historic sound recordings.

587 Organ Pedagogy (2 credit hours)

595 Practicum in Teaching (1 credit hour)
This course is designed to satisfy the training/orientation requirement for graduate student teaching assistants.

782 Early Music for Keyboard (2–4 credit hours)
A study of selected pre-Bach composers from the schools of North and South Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, and England. Attention is given to performance practices with particular emphasis on rhythm, phrasing and articulation, ornamentation, and concepts of registration. Content varies; may be repeated for credit.

783 Baroque Organ Music (2–4 credit hours)
Concentrates on the music of North German composers with particular emphasis on the music of J. S. Bach. Specific collections of his organ music such as the Orgelbuchlein, Trio Sonatas, “Leipzig” chorales, and Clavier-Übung, as well as the major preludes and fugues, are studied; focuses on differences and similarities among organs found in the northern and central regions of Germany. Content varies; may be repeated for credit.

784 Romantic Organ Literature (2–4 credit hours)
A study of aspects of 19th-century musical style as found in the organ works of Liszt, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Franck, and the French symphonists. Consideration is given to the relationship between specific compositions and 19th-century organ design. Content varies; may be repeated for credit.

785 Organ Music of the 20th Century (2–4 credit hours)
A seminar devoted to organ works of one or more major composers of the 20th century. Each class member researches and presents a specific topic; students also prepare representative works to be coached in class and performed on a group recital. Content varies; may be repeated for credit.

786 Music of the French Baroque (2–4 credit hours)

501 Introduction to Computer Music (3 credit hours)
This course is an introduction to electronic musical instruments, MIDI, and digital audio systems. Students create several original compositions for presentation and discussion. The aesthetics of electroacoustic composition are discussed through study of selected repertoire.

502 Summer Workshop (1, 2 credit hours)
Music Education Summer Masters only. Introduction to music technology for music educators.

507 Directed Individual Study (1-3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Students receive individual instruction, consultation and guidance from the instructor. Course emphasis is on developing individual research skills that culminates in a final project or paper.

510 Media Arts: Immersion and Enculturation (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Media Arts graduate student or permission of instructor. The course details the theory and practice of music technology, interactive art forms that use technology, models of human computer interaction, and digital video and animation. Students will perform analyses of contemporary works in the media arts from aesthetic, production, technological, and artistic points of view. Students will examine the roles in the collaborative process.

511 Engineering Applications of Media Technology (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Media Arts graduate student or permission of instructor. Algorithm design and analysis with applications in the sonic and visual arts; fundamental knowledge representation, formal reasoning, and search algorithms. An emphasis on fundamental computational problems in the media arts and a discussion of the introductory issues in encoding and processing style.

512 Interdisciplinary Collaboration I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Media Arts graduate student or permission of instructor. Students form teams to realize computer-based multimedia works that integrate technology, music, sound, art, and moving image. Students analyze the work as an individual, as well as a member of a group. The analysis details aspects of the design, role development, collaboration, aesthetic goal, artistic statement, production values, and the role of technology in the creative process.

513 Interdisciplinary Collaboration II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Media Arts graduate student or permission of instructor. A continuation of Interdisciplinary Collaboration I with an emphasis on large-scale multimedia interactive installations.

521 Computer Music Composition and Arranging (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 501. This course is a continuation of PAT 501 with an emphasis on composition and arranging using MIDI, software samplers, and digital audio systems. Compositional issues are explored by classroom discussion, critiques, and lectures.

541 Music & Media I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 501, 521, 561 (concurrent). This course is a project-oriented exploration of the relationship between moving images and sound produced with the aid of technology with a particular emphasis on digital video. Students add sound to pre-existing time-based images and capture, construct, and process original images. The course includes critiques of videos made by artists and scenes from films.

542 Music & Media II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 541. Students use multimedia authoring and web design software to create interactive multimedia projects for electronic distribution. Special attention is paid to the role of sound and music in the context of interactive multimedia and to the collaborative design process required by complex multimedia projects. Technical considerations such as data compression, scripting languages, and cross-platform compatibility will be discussed.

551 Computer Music Programming I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Math 115 and one semester of computer programming. Students study various algorithms for computer enhanced performance and composition with an emphasis on real-time and interactive systems. The course includes the study of several historical and current algorithmic compositions.

552 Computer Music Programming II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PT 551. A continuation of PAT 551 with an emphasis on advanced techniques of algorithmic composition and analytical techniques including markov chains and recursive processes. The course includes the study of several historical and current algorithmic compositions.

561 Digital Sound Synthesis I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Math 115, PAT 201 and one semester of computer programming. An introduction to digital sound synthesis, signal processing theory, and psychoacoustics with an emphasis on sound design and composition. Students demonstrate theoretical mastery and aural recognition of additive synthesis, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, waveshaping synthesis, and subtractive synthesis.

562 Digital Synthesis II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 561. A continuation of PAT 561. Techniques covered include speech synthesis, formant synthesis, cross synthesis, linear prediction coding, phase vocoding, wavelets, granular synthesis, physical modeling, convolution, reverberation, and auditory localization.

571 Timbral Ear Training (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 331, 332, Music Theory 240, 250. An introduction to the concept of translating between timbres and frequency resonances produced by parametric equalization. Students learn to aurally identify different timbres through their corresponding spectral envelopes.

572 Musical Acoustics (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: PAT 331 and Music Theory 240. An introduction to the principles of acoustics and psychoacoustics that are relevant to the recording engineer and music technologist. Topics include perception and measurement of sound, room acoustics, and the acoustics of musical instruments and the human voice.

581 Independent Study (1 - 4 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Students receive individual instruction, consultation, and guidance from the instructor. Course emphasis is on developing individual research skills that culminates in a final project or paper.

590 Thesis (1 - 9 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Media Arts graduate students only. Supervised work on a research topic in the Media Arts approved by the student’s thesis committee.

500 Piano Skills for MIDI Applications (1 credit hour)
Summer workshop.

501 Piano Technology (2 credit hours)

502 Practicum in Piano Technology (3 credit hours)

565 Individual Studies in Piano Technology (2 credit hours)

580 Introduction to Fortepiano (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

581, 582 Piano Pedagogy: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced (3 credit hours each)
581 is prerequisite for 582, or permission of instructor.

583, 584* Piano Pedagogy: Supervised Teaching (2–6 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor.

585 College and Adult Group Teaching (3 credit hours)

586 Historical and International Perspectives (3 credit hours)

587 Techniques of Vocal Coaching (3 credit hours)

588 Survey of Piano Chamber Music Literature (3 credit hours)
Survey of the chamber music repertoire that includes the piano, from the late 18th century to the present day. A stylistic overview of major works of the genre, from a performer-oriented perspective.

589 Piano Literature Seminar (3 credit hours)
Survey of keyboard literature from Elizabethan music through Mozart. Each student performs at least one work and writes a term paper. Selections from appropriate treatises on performance practices are discussed.

590 Piano Literature and Performance Practice (2 credit hours)
Continuation of 589, covering music from Beethoven to the present. Music is analyzed and performed; students give oral presentations and submit final papers.

595 Practicum in Teaching (1 credit hour)
This course is designed to satisfy the training/orientation requirement for graduate student teaching assistants.

518 String Pedagogy (1 credit hour)
Spring/summer workshop.

542 Seminar in Chamber Music Literature (2 credit hours)

543 Seminar in the String Quartets of Beethoven (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

461 Analysis of Tonal Music (2 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Placement by transfer proficiency exam. Remedial review course for graduate students

531 Schenkerian Theory and Analysis I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Teaches the basic techniques of Schenkerian analysis; emphasizes basic concepts of linear, contrapuntal, and harmonic structure in tonal music; analyzes excerpts and short compositions. Students learn to express their analytical insights through the preparation of voice-leading graphs.

532 Schenkerian Theory and Analysis II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. A continuation of 531, emphasizing analysis of complete compositions or movements from multi-movement works. Compositions chosen reflect a variety of formal types and a variety of styles, ranging from Bach to Chopin and Brahms.

533 Analysis of 20th Century Modernist Music (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or equivalent. Primary emphasis is on the development of analytical and aural skills in significant 20th-century music. Varied repertoire; varied aural and analytical approaches.

534 20th-Century Music: Theory and Analysis I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: 433 or permission of instructor. A systematic and critical study of theoretical systems treating music of the 20th century. Practice in applying these systems in analyses of significant repertoire.

535 Pop/Rock Music Theory (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250. Explores tonal analysis or American and British pop/rock music from early rock-n-roll to the present.

536 Analytical History of Jazz (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or equivalent. Treats the evolution of jazz in the United States through the 1940s. Aural transcription of music and the creation of musical scores for works available only on record; analysis of sheet music, autographed scores, first editions, etc., in order to induce theory of the evolution of musical styles in jazz.

537 Proseminar in the Analysis of Music (3 credit hours)
Prerequisites: 430 or permission of instructor. Each proseminar treats varied repertoire presenting different approaches for analysis. Each may be repeated for credit.

540 Species Counterpoint I 1450-1600 (3 credit hours)
540 is a prerequisite to 541.

541 Species Counterpoint II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 540. Continuation of 540

542 18th-Century Counterpoint I (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or equivalent. Involves analysis and practice of the craft of counterpoint based on 18th-century repertoire of Western music and scholarly treatises of both that period and the present. A diet of species counterpoint is emphasized in the first half, then varieties of contrapuntal craft of the difficulty of two- and three-part inventions of J. S. Bach.

543 18th-Century Counterpoint II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 542. Moving ahead in analysis and practice of craft to sophisticated settings of 18th-century contrapuntal forms, especially with the creation of fugues in the styles of representative composers. Pedagogical treaties of that era as well as contemporary scholarship are dealt with in analytical and creative tasks.

544 Practical Ornamentation and Elaboration (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 or equivalent. Analysis of scores and treatises of the 17th and 18th century undergirds creative invention of ornamentation and elaboration in the specific style of major composers of these eras.

551 Advanced Aural Skills (3 credit hours)
Graduate students only; permission of instructor.

552 Project in Tonal Composition (2 credit hours)
Theory majors only. Creative work to model traditional composition forms, with careful attention to development processes attendant to the common practice period.

560 Special Studies (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 250 with permission of instructor. See Time Schedule for description in any particular term. May be repeated for credit.

570 Directed Individual Studies (1–4 credit hours)
Permission of department chair. May be repeated for credit.

590 Teaching Tonal Theory (2 credit hours)
Permission of instructor. Integration of practical teaching techniques with evaluation of texts and anthologies. Coverage includes fundamentals, harmony, ear training, sight-singing, keyboard harmony, counterpoint, tonal analysis, and various integrated approaches; introduction to some computer-assisted materials.

595 Practicum in Teaching (1 credit hours)
This course is designed to satisfy the training/orientation requirement for graduate student teaching assistants.

621 History of Music Theory I (3 credit hours)
Also listed as MHM 621. Survey of the intellectual history of music theory, from antiquity to 1600.

622 History of Music Theory II (3 credit hours)
Also listed as MHM 622. Continuation of 621. Survey of the intellectual history of music theory from 1600 to 1900.

631 Canon and Fugue (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 473, 474. Study and practice of advanced principles of counterpoint as evident in canon and fugue in repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries.

651 Topics in Analysis (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 511 or equivalent with permission of instructor. Illustrative offerings: Chromatic Harmony, Compositional Systems. May be repeated for credit.

721 20th-Century Theories of Tonal Music (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 511 or permission of instructor. A comparative, critical exploration of different analytical systems that treat music of the common practice period.

723 20th-Century Music Theory and Analysis II (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: 722 or permission of instructor.

805, 806 Seminar in Music Theory (3 credit hours each)
Permission of instructor. Recent offerings: Theory of Rhythm in Tonal Music; Generative Theory of Music. May be repeated for credit.

807 Research Project (2–4 credit hours)
Permission of Department chair. Collaborative or directed research project other than dissertation. May be repeated for credit.

900 Preliminary Examination (1 credit hour)
For students not otherwise enrolled. May be repeated.

990 Dissertation/Precandidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Terms (1-8 credit hours);
Spring-Half, Summer Half Term (1-4 credit hours)
Election for dissertation work by a doctoral student not yet admitted to status as a candidate.

995 Dissertation/Candidate
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer Term (8 credit hours only);
Spring-Half, Summer-Half Term (4 credit hours only)
Prerequisite: Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. Only a full-term enrollment is permitted for the term in which the candidate takes a final examination on his or her dissertation.

504 Master Class in Vocal Literature (1–4 credit hours)

505 Italian and Latin Diction for Singers (2 credit hours)

506 German and English Diction for Singers (2 credit hours)

507 French Diction for Singers (2 credit hours)

510 Artsongs of African American Composers (2 credit hours)

518 Voice Pedagogy for Teachers and Conductors (1 credit hour)
Spring/summer workshop.

519 Teaching of Voice (2 credit hours)

567 Oratorio (2 credit hours)

568 Independent Study (1–3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.

569 Interpretation of Opera Arias (3 credit hours)

592 Interpretation of Songs (3 credit hours)
Permission of instructor.