Courses

• CFA MU 620: Schenkerian Analysis
  Critical discussion of the theory techniques of Heinrich Schenker and his followers. Lectures leading to individual projects employing his methods. 3 cr.
• CFA MU 621: Introduction to the Organ
  Introduction to the Organ, a companion course to MU450 Introduction to the Harpsichord, will cover organ technique, repertoire, registration, history, and design. Basic techniques of touch, pedaling and coordination, and hymn playing will be addressed, as well as a survey of the literature written for the organ as related to developments in organ design and technology. Visits to local organs on and off campus will be included as well as classes regularly held in Room 426 where there is a seven-stop Noack mechanical studio organ. 1 cr.
• CFA MU 624: History and Literature of the Keyboard 1
  From backgrounds in organ, clavichord, and harpsichord, music of the Baroque period to sonatas and character pieces of Schubert. 3 cr.
• CFA MU 627: Jazz History and Performance Techniques 1
  Open to non-music majors and music majors for elective credit with advisor approval. Introduction to the American musical art form through recordings, videos, discussion, concerts and workshops; also an introduction to the role of jazz in education. 2 cr.
• CFA MU 636: Interpretation Workshop: The Cantatas of J.S. Bach
  This course will explore, through live performances contributed by its participants, issues of Bach interpretation, ranging from questions of historical practice to relationships between structural analysis and musical realization. Course content varies by semester. 3 cr.
• CFA MU 640: Individual Composer: Style, Context, and Oeuvre
  This course will study the work of a single composer in depth, analyzing the work as a product both of individual style and of historical and cultural context. 3 cr. May be repeated for credit.
• CFA MU 645: Topics in Musical Style
  This course addresses a particular period or locus of compositional activity, covering the work or works of more than one composer and opening a view into a circumscribed but influential musical style. 3 cr. May be repeated for credit.
• CFA MU 649: Music Research Techniques
  Topics include the library, basic research materials, primary and secondary sources, reading and writing about music, editions and editing, and sound recordings. 2 cr.
• CFA MU 650: Musical Organizations-Instrumental
  Various groups including symphony orchestra, jazz lab band, repertory orchestra, wind ensemble, brass ensemble, Collegium Musicum, Time's Arrow, and other conducted organizations. (May be repeated for credit.) 1 cr.
• CFA MU 651: Opera Workshop
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 653: Mus Org-Choral
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 654: Choral Ensemble
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 655: Opera Theater
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 656: Collaborative Piano Skills
  Ensemble and accompaniment skill-building for piano performance majors seeking additional collaborative experience. Vocal and instrumental repertoire; recommended additional weekly accompaniment of music majors Serves as Music Organization credit for piano majors only. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. 1 cr. per sem.
• CFA MU 657: New Music Ensem
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 659: Music Ed III: Music in Elementary School
  Prereq: CFA MU 660 or consent of instructor. Philosophy and goals of the general music program in grades Pre-K through 5. Study of the implication of national and state music standards for elementary students. Introduction to age-appropriate teaching materials, music concept and skill development in young children as well as Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, Dalcroze, Gordon, and Feierabend methodologies. Planning and peer teaching of lessons which include signing, listening, movement, composing, improvising, reading music, and instrument playing. Field Experience: 25 hours of weekly Friday morning group observations of master elementary music teachers. 4 cr.
• CFA MU 660: Musical Organizations-Instrumental
  Musical Organizations-Instrumental
• CFA MU 661: Piano Literature 1
  Study and performance of keyboard music from the Baroque period through the pre-Classical period. 3 cr.
• CFA MU 670: Chamber Music
  Study and performance of chamber music in various combinations. Chamber ensembles receive one hour of coaching each week with a member of the faculty. (May be repeated for credit.) 1 cr.
• CFA MU 671: Baroque Chamber Music
  Study and performance of Baroque chamber music for winds, strings, and continuo. Ensembles receive one hour of coaching each week with a member of the applied music faculty in the Historical Performance Department. (May be repeated for credit.) 1 cr.

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