Courses

• 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 663: Piano Literature 3
  Study and performance of piano music of the Romantic period. 3 cr.
• CFA MU 665: Music Programs in the Middle and High Schools
  Prereq: CFA MU 659. Philosophy and goals for the music program in grades 5 through 12. Study of the implication of national and state music standards for secondary level program development. Understanding of adolescent thinking and behavior. Understanding of the relationship amoung general music, choral, and instrumental music instruction at the secondary level. Development of teaching and rehearsal plans as well as assessment strategies. Peer teaching and evaluation of lesson plans. Field Experience: 25 hours of weekly Friday morning group observations of secondary level music teachers or sustained internship in a secondary level music program. 4 cr.
• CFA MU 668: Mus Ed V: Choral Methods and Materials
  Choral music and teaching methods for large and small school ensembles including children's choirs, adolescent choirs, and mixed and single-gender choirs. Vocal attributes and ranges of all age groups. Development of age-appropriate vocal warm-ups, head voice, and healthy vocal production techniques. Choral literature studied will include unison, SA, SSA, SAB, TTBB, and SATB repertoire. Emphasis on ensemble development, literature selection, concert presentation, and development of a sequential choral program from elementary through high school. 2 cr.
• CFA MU 669: Music Education 6: Instrumental Methods and Materials
  Study of techniques employed in the teaching of instruments and instrumental ensembles in school settings. Comparative analysis of instrumental method series and scores for beginning students in homogeneous and heterogeneous class settings. Extension of lesson and ensemble instruction to middle and high school levels. Emphasis on ensemble development, literature selection, concert presentations, and development of a sequential instrumental program from elementary through high school. 2 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 677: Choral Repertory and Performance Style 1
  Interpretation of major choral works; literature selected from masses, requiems, and magnificats, representing all historical periods; significant compositions; particular attention to stylistic elements.
• CFA MU 678: Choral Repertory and Performance Style 2
  Parallels SFA MU 477, but with literature selected from cantata, passion, and oratorio.
• CFA MU 679: Creativity and Imagination in General Music
  Students will examine general music instruction through the lenses of higher oral thinking, multiple intelligences, and connectivity. This course will present ways that general music teachers can become reflective practitioners who stimulate their students to react powerfully and imaginatively to music. Teaching that provokes inquiry and creativity will be emphasized. A variety of published and teacher-constructed curriculum materials will be examined, critiqued, and analyzed for their ability to stimulate active student engagement, to anchor core music concepts, to address national and state standards, and to connect music with academic learning. Students will be challenged to create, compose, experiment, research, and design curriculum materials that are substantive, thought-provoking, vivid, and memorable. 2 cr.
• 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 688: Music Education 7
  Function and use of music education technology; development and use of computer, audio, video, and visual materials for the teaching of music. Graduate students only.
• 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.

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