2023-2024


MUSC

An intensive study of Romanticism in music.

Significant musical forms, past and present.

An independent study in compositional techniques.

Prerequisites:
Consent

Writing techniques for instrumental groups of various types.

Arranging music for choral ensembles.

Writing and analyzing 2-part, 3-part, and 4-part counterpoint.

Class and/or individual projects for music industry majors only.

Class will examine promotions from three perspectives: ¿The promotion of music and artists. ¿The promotion of other products, services and causes through using music. ¿ The presentation and promotion of yourselves as music experts in the real world. In addition, we will seek out and have conversations with established experts who can give us up to date insights into the rapidly changing world of promotions, branding, PR, social media, data analytics, and the various marketplaces that use music.

This course is interdisciplinary in nature and designed to give students an overview of many aspects of the Music Industry including music publishing, copyright, public relations, audience development, financial management, fundraising, donor development, and grant writing.

This class will cover the legal systems, legal reasoning statutes and contracts, that impact the music industry. Emphasis will be on copyright, publishing and recording agreements.

Prerequisites:
MUS 298

This class will examine a broad grouping of musicians, companies, and arts organizations to better understand their growth and development. By understanding the relative value propositions of these current and legacy organizations, students will gain a better understanding of how to place themselves within a larger cultural context.

Music Industry Composition Seminar is a composition class for advanced music industry and composition students. Topics include artistic critiques, song form analysis, and production topics.

Film Scoring and Multimedia is a course that examines historical trends in film scoring, from orchestral scores to electronic scoring. Students will be able to work with both audio and visual components, developing their own visual material, and create short electronic film scores using common electronic synthesis techniques.

Prerequisites:
MUSC 111, MUSC 112

Creative Audio Production is a course that examines advanced aspects of songwriting composition and production. Topics include production-oriented songwriting analysis and composition and leadsheet design.

A survey of solo and small ensemble vocal literature through classical art song, musical theater and contemporary styles.

Principles of applied voice instruction and application of healthy vocal techniques.

Technical problems in relationship to different styles.

A survey of literature for the keyboard from the early baroque to the present.

Part 2 of a three-course sequence in instrumental music education methods.

Part 3 of a three-course sequence in choral music methods.

Topics to be discussed are methods, literature, and teaching techniques for specific wind, percussion, and stringed instruments.

The second of a three-semester sequence focusing on conducting and administrating school instrumental programs.

Part 3 of a three-course sequence in instrumental music education methods.