Master of Music, Music Education Boston University College of Fine Arts
Courses
The Boston University Online Masters of Music in Music Education (MusM) consists of eight required online courses.
Visit the Boston University Online Course Schedule to view all current and upcoming course offerings.
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CFA MU 400 Graduate Theory Review
This course is dependent on a student's theory proficiency exam results. Review of fundamental music theory and analysis through the study of chord grammar, voice leading principles, figured bass, four-part chorale harmonizations and form. Materials are approached through listening, writing and analytical work. Pre-requisite for MU600, unless placed out via theory proficiency exam. 2.0 credits. [ 2 cr.]
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CFA MU 600 Analytical Techniques
Systematic and empirical investigations into formal and compositional procedures of selected masterworks from the tonal repetoire. Lectures leading to individual analytical projects. Online Course. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 747 Res and Biblio
This course description is currently under construction. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 755 American Music
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) [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 757 Crossroads: Musical and Cultural Perspectives on the Blues
Examination of the blues in its musical and cultural dimensions. Focuses on defining the blues as a place where cultures and styles meet. Chord structure, cultural background, characteristics, major themes, different regional styles and dialects, and its place in history will be examined along with the cultural idea of "crossroads.? 4 cr. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 765 Introduction to Music Education Research
In this course, students become acquainted with a variety of research that informs music education, learn both to critique and apply that research, and develop their scholarly writing skills. Note: This course is typically waived for DMA students who have enrolled in a similar course during Master's degree study. (4 credits) [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 766 Jazz and Popular Arranging
Standard notational methods; chord vocabulary; arrangements of popular melodies in a variety of styles; development of materials from lead sheets; class performance of arrangements. (4 credits) [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 767 African Music and Culture: Creative Exploration
Focus 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 cr. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 768 Curriculum Project
This is the final course in the Master of Music in Music Education degree program, and it lasts for 14 weeks. In the course, students focus on the development of a site-specific music curriculum, including the philosophical, psychological, and sociological foundations for that curriculum as well as the prospective implementation and assessment of the project. Because the nature of the project is to bring together elements from all previous coursework, it is graded as the Comprehensive Examination for the degree program 4.0 credits. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 777 Foundations of Music Education I: Philosophy and History
The purpose of this course is to examine and discuss historical and contemporary philosophical ideas and problems in music and music education. A goal is for students to develop a sharpened sensitivity to past and present thought (primarily, but not limited to historical and philosophical thought) in the field of music education in order to better inform their own curricular and instructional choices. 4 credits. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 778 Foundations of Music Education II: Sociology and Psychology
The purpose of this course is to critically examine psychological and sociological concepts as they relate to music and education. Topics include key issues and concepts in psychology and sociology; psychology as related to music education processes; problems encountered in the sociology of music education; and cultural influences that affect both the psychology of the individual and the sociological aspects of group dynamics. 4 credits. [ 4 cr.]
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CFA MU 779 Orchestration 1
Orchestration I Contemporary orchestral techniques, focusing on scoring for modern winds, brass, strings and mixed ensembles, including full orchestra. Concepts include chord spacing, melodic projection, layering and delineation of material, and extended instrumental techniques. Materials are approached through readings, listening, writing and analytical work. 4 cr. [ 4 cr.]
