Music

Principles of music education covering philosophy, history, current practices, and curricular trends within diverse communities.

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Music Learning and Teaching 2 covers the learning and teaching of music at the high school level.

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Practicum in Teaching Music involves observation and participation in K-12 music education settings.

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Supervised student teaching in general and vocal K-12 music settings, with outcomes including designing lessons and developing reflective practice.

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Supervised student teaching in general and instrumental music for K-12 settings, focusing on lesson design, inclusive pedagogy, and reflective practice.

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Teaches pedagogical skills and critical perspectives for instrumental popular music, focusing on string instruments, electronics, and emerging production technologies.

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Teaching Popular Instrumental Music 2 develops pedagogical skills for teaching instrumental popular music, focusing on percussion, electronics, and emerging production technologies.

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Explores contemporary approaches to music learning, making, and teaching through special topics in curriculum design, performance, and scholarship.

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Cultures of Improvisation explores improvisation techniques and diverse musical pedagogies while examining diversity issues and critical race theory in music teaching contexts.

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Introductory ethnomusicology course exploring global musics beyond standard music history through active engagement in larger world contexts.

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Seminar in ethnomusicology covering melodic typology, scale/tuning systems, mode, rhythm, ornamentation, improvisation, composition traditions, notation, and music's social function.

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Jazz in 20th-Century America examines cultural influences on jazz development through historical and ethnographic works, focusing on syncretism, nationalism, and globalization.

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MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE features descriptive lectures on chamber music and live performances by the instructor and other musicians.

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Musica Practica 2 continues strategies for composing, understanding, and writing about music.

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Musica Practica: Aural Skills 2 continues introductory aural skill instruction, focusing on diatonic and chromatic melody performance and dictation.

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Survey of the history of Western music covering the development of music in the European tradition from 1750 to the present.

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Musica Practica 4 covers advanced strategies for composing, understanding, and writing about music, including atonal set theory and electronic music.

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Jazz Theory & Composition introduces applied theory of functional tonal and modal jazz harmony, analyzes song forms from the standard jazz repertoire, and teaches reharmonization and composition techniques.

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Introduction to basic conducting elements, covering elementary skills, score study, rehearsal preparation, teaching techniques, and professional marketing.

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Continuation of conducting techniques with practical application to vocal and instrumental groups, covering cues, dynamics, meters, and hand independence.

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Preparation, rehearsal, and performance of an opera role in University opera production, with audition required via the School of Music.

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Opera Workshop involves performing scenes from standard operas with singing, accompanying, and dramatic action, while covering staging, lighting, costuming, and scenery.

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Explores global hand drumming traditions with group performance opportunities, teaching techniques, rhythms, and skills to facilitate drum circles for all levels.

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Jazz Ensemble involves assignments in performing ensemble literature, requiring auditions and instructor consent for new enrollees to rehearse and perform classic jazz repertoire in live settings.

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Woodwind ensemble course involving assignments in performing ensemble literature in a small ensemble without a conductor; first-time enrollment requires audition and instructor consent.

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Ensemble course exploring musical styles from social movements (Hip Hop, Reggae, Jazz, Cumbia) through rehearsals and performance of repertoire by marginalized groups.

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Ensemble-Brass involves assignments in performing ensemble literature, requiring audition and instructor consent for first-time enrollment, focusing on brass chamber repertoire.

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MUSIC 268 involves assignments in performing ensemble literature, with an audition and instructor consent required for first-time enrollment.

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Ensemble-string course involving assignments in performing ensemble literature.

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ENSEMBLE-GUITAR involves rehearsal, coaching, and preparation of guitar literature for performing duos, trios, and quartets.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources