Music

• 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.
• CFA MU 672: Advanced Choral Conducting
  Development of knowledge and skills in the choral field at a professional level; various periods and composers and relationship of different styles to the conductor's art; musical analysis and practice in conducting.
• CFA MU 674: Ensemble for Pianists
  Admission by audition. Four-hand and ensemble work for piano; works using piano with small combinations of instruments. (May be repeated for credit.) 1 cr.
• CFA MU 675: Percuss Ensem
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 680: Curriculum Planning for General Music
  Students will study current educational thought on how learners come to understand, value, utilize, transfer, and retain what they learn. Focusing on implementing national and state music standards, students work in cooperative cohorts to develop a three year curriculum sequence of units for general music. The backward planning paradigm and curriculum mapping will assist students in their work. Authentic assessment of achievement will be integrated into all curriculum plans. 2 cr.
• CFA MU 681: Inst Duo Sonata
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 686: Orchestral Tech
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CFA MU 697: Performance Techniques for the Singing Actor 1
  Fundamental stage techniques. Basic stage language, movement, presentation skills, and fundamentals of acting for recital and opera. No audition necessary. Some Opera Workshop participants may be asked to take Performance Techniques as a pre-requisite to casting in scenes.
• CFA MU 700: Recital Performance
  Students must register for Recital Performance in any semester in which they give a recital counted towards their degree requirements. The sections are organized by degree and type of recital; A1 Bachelor of Music, B1, Master of Music/Master of Sacred Music, C1 Doctor of Musical Arts (solo), D1 Doctor of Musical Arts (chamber), E1 Doctor of Musical Arts (concerto), F1 Doctor of Musical Arts (lecture), G1 Doctor of Musical Arts (self prepared), H1 Performance Diploma, I1 Artist Diploma

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