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MUSIC 422 introduces the fundamentals of music production, covering digital audio recording, editing, and DAW operation.

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Explores contemporary issues in popular music studies through critical and social theory rather than music analysis.

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MUSIC 43 is the University Band, focusing on the exploration and performance of standard and contemporary band literature.

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Collegium Musicum is an early music ensemble focused on performing instrumental and vocal works using historical instrument replicas.

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MUSIC 463 teaches acting and stagecraft skills for singers, focusing on dramatic operatic craft and text work.

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MUSIC 466 teaches vocal diction in Italian, German, and French, including transcription into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

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MUSIC 497 explores wide-ranging topics in music history, theory, or education.

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A directed study course for individual research and projects with faculty approval.

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MUSIC 50 is a concert choir course focusing on choral vocal training and the study and performance of concert literature.

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Examines historical evidence for performance practice and its relevance to modern performances of earlier music.

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Survey of Opera covers the historical development of the genre and investigates the stylistic features of representative masterworks.

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A graduate seminar exploring the definitions of music analysis and theory, critiquing contemporary praxis, and examining non-traditional analytical methods like semiotics and hermeneutics.

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TREBLE CHOIR explores, rehearses, studies, and performs choral repertoire for treble voices.

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MUSIC 540 covers advanced pedagogical methods for musical performance.

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A graduate seminar examining choral literature and performance practices from the Renaissance era to the present day.

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MUSIC 543 surveys contemporary and historical string pedagogy and its implications for teaching and research.

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MUSIC 553 is an advanced conducting seminar focusing on conducting techniques and the analysis, reading, and interpretation of masterpieces from the standard repertoire.

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MUSIC 556 is a graduate-level course focused on the preparation, rehearsal, and performance of opera roles in a University production.

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Opera Workshop focuses on the performance of opera scenes and full operas, including singing, dramatic action, and staging elements.

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MUSIC 56 is a choral ensemble course focusing on vocal training and performance of concert literature.

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MUSIC 560 is a practicum in advanced studio teaching for piano, involving observation and teaching under supervision.

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MUSIC 562 is a Jazz Ensemble course focused on assignments in performing ensemble literature.

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MUSIC 565 is an advanced woodwind ensemble course where students perform literature and audition for placement.

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Advanced brass ensemble course focusing on performing ensemble literature through audition-based placement.

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MUSIC 568 is an advanced percussion ensemble course focused on performing ensemble literature, requiring an audition for placement.

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Advanced string ensemble performance course involving assignments in ensemble literature with audition-based placement.

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MUSIC 570 is the University Symphony Orchestra, combining performance with study of performance practice and orchestral literature.

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Advanced classical guitar ensemble course focusing on rehearsal and performance of duos, trios, and quartets.

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MUSIC 574 is a wind ensemble course for students with exceptional performance ability who audition for placement.

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MUSIC 576 is a concert band course focusing on rehearsal and performance of band literature with study of performance practice.

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