*MUSC 100 or 300 or 500. Applied Music and Laboratory.
MUSC 100.01, or 300.01, or 500.01 Applied Music - Piano 1-2
MUSC 100.02, or 300.02, or 500.02 Applied Music - Piano 1-2
MUSC 100.03, or 300.03, or 500.03 Applied Music - Organ 1-2
MUSC 100.04, or 300.04, or 500.04 Applied Music - Flute 1-2
MUSC 100.05, or 300.05, or 500.05 Applied Music - Woodwinds 1-2
MUSC 100.06, or 300.06, or 500.06 Applied Music - HighBrass 1-2
MUSC 100.07, or 300.07, or 500.07 Applied Music - LowBrass 1-2
MUSC 100.08, or 300.08, or 500.08 Applied Music - Percussion 1-2
MUSC 100.09, or 300.09, or 500.09 Applied Music - High Strings 1-2
MUSC 100.10, or 300.10, or 500.10 Applied Music - Low Strings 1-2
MUSC 100.11, or 300.11, or 500.11 Applied Music - Guitar 1-2
MUSC 100.12, or 300.12, or 500.12 Applied Music - Voice 1-2
MUSC 100.13, or 300.13, or 500.13 Applied Music - Voice 1-2
MUSC 100.14, or 300.14, or 500.14 Applied Music - Voice 1-2
MUSC 102.01, or 302.01, or 502.01 Applied Music - Lab 0
One credit hour is given for fifteen, twenty-five minute private lessons per semester and two credit hours are given for fifty minute lessons. Both require registration and participation in the Applied Music Laboratory.
MUSC 102, or 302, or 502. Applied Music Laboratory. Performance in a workshop format providing guidance and support as the students gain valuable experience, is required for majors. (0)
MUSC 101. University Choir. Open to all WNMU students. The performance of a wide variety of choral literature drawn from the finest contemporary, historical, and traditional repertoire. (1 or 2).
MUSC 111. Music Appreciation. Highlights of formal musical development from early church music to music of modern times with the emphasis on a listening experience. (3)
MUSC 112. History of Rock and Roll. Survey of Rock Styles and major performers from the 1950’s to the Present. (3)
MUSC 119. Fundamentals of Music. Learning to read, write, and perform music. Includes basic theory, singing, and the playing of various instruments. (3)
MUSC 121. Music Theory I. The study of tonal structure based on seventeenth and eighteenth century harmonic practice including tonality, cadences, intervals, chords, melodic structure, functional analysis, and creative composition. Prerequisite: MUSC 119 or departmental theory exam. (3)
MUSC 122. Music Theory II. The sequential continuation of Music Theory I. Prerequisite: MUSC 121. (3)
MUSC 123. Music Theory I Laboratory. The development of listening skills and sightsinging through the use of solfeggio, intervals, as well as rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Music Theory I. (1)
MUSC 124. Music Theory II Laboratory. The sequential continuation of Music Theory I Laboratory. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Music Theory II. (1)
MUSC 141. Instrumental Techniques. A preparation for teaching instrumental music in the public schools focusing on one of the following instrumental families each semester: Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds, Strings. The development of a playing facility and teaching skill is accomplished. (1)
MUSC 151. University Band. Open to all WNMU students. The performance of a wide variety of literature drawn from the finest contemporary and traditional marching and concert repertoire. (1 or 2)
MUSC 181. Jazz Ensemble. The performance of a wide variety of jazz styles from swing to fusion with solo opportunities for qualified members. (1 or 2)
MUSC 213. Survey of Jazz Styles. An in-depth listening experience in the development of jazz from the earliest days of the blues and ragtime to the fusion medium of today; includes exposure to the contributions of many jazz greats, such as Louis Armstrong, and today’s innovators of the rock style. (3)
MUSC 221. Music Theory III. The study and analysis of nineteenth and twentieth century harmonic techniques including chromaticism, impressionism, atonality, serialism, and creative composition. Prerequisite: MUSC 122. (3)
MUSC 222. Music Theory IV. The sequential continuation of Music Theory III. Prerequisite: MUSC 221. (3)
MUSC 223. Music Theory III Laboratory. The advanced development of listening skills and sightsinging through the use of solfeggio, intervals, as well as rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Music Theory III. (1)
MUSC 224. Music Theory IV Laboratory. The sequential continuation of Music Theory III Laboratory. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Music Theory IV. (1)
MUSC 242. Vocal Techniques. A preparation for teaching vocal music in the public schools with emphasis on the solo experience through the development of vocal technique and pedagogy in a workshop setting with emphasis on the solo experience. Offered every other year in the Fall. (1)
MUSC 301. University Choir. Open to all WNMU students. The performance of a wide variety of choral literature drawn from the finest contemporary, historical, and traditional repertoire. (1 or 2)
MUSC 303. Fundamentals of Music for Elementary Teachers. Basic rhythm and melodic notation, scale and key recognition, song leading and group performance practices, techniques on the recorder, keyboard, and string instruments; the creative approach of Kodaly/Orff methods. Not open to music majors and minors. (3)
MUSC 314. Classroom Music Methods and Observation. Instruction and practice in elementary music teaching methods. Includes application of Dalcroze/Orff/Kodaly approaches related to each grade level and field observation. (Suggested for elementary education students who have taken MUSC 303.) (3)
MUSC 321. Counterpoint. A study of eighteenth century counterpoint including limited species writing with emphasis on composition of two- and three-part inventions, chorale preludes, and fugues based on analysis of J.S. Bach’s “Art of the Fugue,” and “Well-Tempered Clavier.” (3)
MUSC 330. Instrumental Music Methods and Observation. Philosophy and methodology of teaching instrumental music in the secondary schools including administration, concert planning, organizing the marching band, show planning, training auxiliaries, discipline, and field observation. (3)
MUSC 341. Instrumental Techniques. A preparation for teaching instrumental music in the public schools focusing on one of the following instrumental families each semester: Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds, Strings. The development of a playing facility and teaching skill is accomplished. (1)
MUSC 351. University Band. Open to all WNMU students. The performance of a wide variety of literature drawn from the finest contemporary and traditional marching and concert repertoire. (1 or 2)
MUSC 360. Vocal Music Methods and Observation. Philosophy and methodology of teaching vocal music in the secondary schools including administration, organization, implementation, discipline, and field observation. (3)
MUSC 362. Conducting I. Fundamentals of baton technique and score analysis; equal attention given to choral and instrumental procedures. (1) Offered every other year in the Fall.
MUSC 363. Conducting II. The sequential continuation of Conducting I with additional emphasis on score analysis and nuances of more expressive conducting. Prerequisite: MUSC 362. (1) Offered every other year in the Spring.
MUSC 381. Jazz Ensemble. The performance of a wide variety of jazz styles from swing to fusion with solo opportunities for qualified members. (1 or 2)
MUSC 411. History of Music I. The study of the history and literature of Western music from the earliest times to the Classical period. (3) Offered every other year in the Fall.
MUSC 412. History of Music II. The study of history and literature of Western music from Beethoven to the twentieth century. (3) Offered every other year in the Spring.
MUSC 422. Musical Form. The study of formal design and structure in representative scores of Western music from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. (2)
MUSC 461. Instrumentation and Arranging. The methods of achieving the multiplicity of tonal colors in band, orchestra, and chorus. Includes transcriptions for instruments and choral arranging. (2)
MUSC 385, 485. Directed Study in Music. (1-3)
MUSC 490. Applied Research.(1-3)
MUSC 495. Tutorial Readings. (1-3)