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  • CFA MU 300: Composers' Forum
  • CFA MU 301: Music Theory 5
    Individual musicianship problems developed according to the major area of study. Formal and compositional idioms of the Romantic period of music. Individual study or compositional projects. 2 cr.
  • CFA MU 308: Piano Pedagogy and Practicum I, II
    Teaching methods and materials for use in private and group instruction; literature concerned with leading teachers' approaches to acquiring musical skill and understanding; observation of studio and class teaching; supervised teaching experience. 2 cr. each semester.
  • CFA MU 324: Music in the Classical Period
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1750-1820, dealing mainly with symphonic, chamber, and keyboard by Haydn and Mozart through Beethoven. 3 cr.
  • CFA MU 325: Romantic Music
    Romantic Music 3 cr
  • CFA MU 327: Selected Topics in Music History
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in the history of music, covering a variety of approaches, styles, and periods, from Antiquity through the present. 3 cr.
  • CFA MU 334: Music in the Classical Period
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1750-1820, dealing mainly with symphonic, chamber, and keyboard by Haydn and Mozart through Beethoven. 4 cr.
  • CFA MU 335: Romantic Music
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1820-1900, dealing mainly with orchestral, chamber and piano music, as well as Lieder, opera, program music, and individual or groups of composers. 4 cr.
  • CFA MU 337: Selected Topics in Music History
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in the history of music, covering a variety of approaches, styles, and periods, from Antiquity through the present. 4 cr.
  • CFA MU 340: Musical Cultures of the World
    No prereq; open to all students. A survey of music and musical cultures from around the world, including African- and Native-American traditions, Africa, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Latin America. 3 cr.
  • CFA MU 341: Topics in World Music
    A survey of traditional and popular music traditions throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora. Emphasis is on music making within its cultural context. No technical knowledge of music is required. Prerequisite: none.
  • CFA MU 343: Popular Music and Culture
    No prereq; open to all students. Selected topics exploring the relationship between popular music and culture from American popular song and musical theatre, to worldbeat, blues, rock, Hip-hop, and techno. 3 cr.
  • CFA MU 344: Interdisciplinary Topics in Music History
    No prereq; open to all students. Wide-angled and narrowly-focused topics dealing with music's application to and interaction with other disciplines, including the broader humanities, science, politics, and technology. 3.0 credits.
  • CFA MU 350: Musical Cultures of the World
    No prereq; open to all students. A survey of music and musical cultures from around the world, including African- and Native-American traditions, Africa, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Latin America. 4 cr.
  • CFA MU 351: Topics in World Music
    A survey of traditional and popular music traditions throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora. Emphasis is on music making within its cultural context. No technical knowledge of music is required. Prerequisite: none.
  • CFA MU 353: Popular Music and Culture
    No prereq; open to all students. Selected topics exploring the relationship between popular music and culture from American popular song and musical theatre, to worldbeat, blues, rock, Hip-hop, and techno. 4 cr.
  • CFA MU 354: Interdisciplinary Topics in Music History
    No prereq; open to all students. Wide-angled and narrowly-focused topics dealing with music's application to and interaction with other disciplines, including the broader humanities, science, politics, and technology. 4.0 credits.
  • CFA MU 361: Music Education 2
    Philosophy and goals of the general music program from kindergarten through grade 9. Techniques and experiences employed to implement the development of musical concepts and skills; activities and teaching materials related to the musical development of the child.
  • CFA MU 371: Student-Teaching Practicum 1
    Pre-K-5. Supervised student teaching in grades K-5, weekly seminar, individual conferences with University supervisor. Six weeks; minimum 150 hours required. 4 cr. each semester.
  • CFA MU 372: Student-Teaching Practicum 2; 5-8
    Supervised student teaching in 5-8; weekly seminar, minimum of 150 clock hours; weekly seminar; individual conferences with University supervisor. 4 cr. each semester.

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