Analytical Techniques (CFA MU 600 OL)

Systemic and empirical investigations into formal and compositional procedures of selected masterworks from the tonal repertoire. Lectures leading to individual analytical projects. (4 credits)

Research and Bibliography (CFA MU 747 OL)

Methods and materials of research in music. Bibliography and bibliographical aids. Styles of informal writing. Leading historians of the past and present. Introduction to musicology. (4 credits)

American Music (CFA MU 755 OL)

Early music in the colonies. Various attempts to create an individual “American” musical style. Diversity of influences: European, African American, Indian, Spanish-Mexican, religious, jazz, folk song, minstrel, etc. Music of Billings, Lowell, Mason, Gottschalk, MacDowell, Ives, Gershwin, Copland, and others. (4 credits)

Crossroads: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on the Blues (CFA MU 757 OL)

This online course will provide a wide-angled and narrowly focused examination of the blues in both its musical and cultural dimensions. The idea of “Crossroads” is particularly apt here, as we will define the blues as a place where cultures and styles meet, as well as the birthplace of the musical style that gave rock and jazz its mythical and real past. In this course we will examine the idea of “crossroads” on many levels: white music crossing black; English and African crossing American; rich intersecting with poor; authenticity and modernization; electric mixing with acoustic; and the blues crossing cultural barriers. (4 credits)

Introduction to Music Education Research (CFA MU 765 OL)

Overview of music education research. Research design and methodology to include development of hypotheses, problems and subproblems, qualitative research, survey, observational, causal comparative, experimental, evaluation, and historical research. Ability to understand, interpret, and use research in teaching and learning. (4 credits)

Jazz and Popular Arranging (CFA MU 766 OL)

Analysis of combo, vocal, and jazz ensemble literature from a variety of grade levels. Development of arranging and composing skills in the jazz idiom. Overview of score study, rehearsal, and programming topics pertaining to jazz ensemble development and leadership. Individual analytical and arranging projects. (4 credits)

African Music & Culture: Creative Exploration (CFA MU 767 OL)

Focuses on developing innovative teaching material and activities based on African music, and planning and implementing developmentally appropriate creative experiences based on the wealth of African cultures and traditions. (4 credits)

Foundations of Music Education I: Philosophy and History (CFA MU 777 OL)

An overview of schooling processes drawn from the principles of the historical, philosophical, and psychological foundations of music education. (4 credits)

Foundations of Music Education II: Sociology and Psychology (CFA MU 778 OL)

Emphasis on program building, methods, administration, supervision, and evaluation. Concepts are applied to the theoretical and practical problems of music education. (4 credits)

Curriculum Project (CFA MU 768 OL)

Last class in the master’s program. All other courses must be completed prior to enrollment in MU 768. This course will focus on the development of a major curriculum project. Students will be given an additional seven weeks to complete the project at the end of the course. (4 credits)