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  • CFA MU 263: Music Experiences for Classroom Teachers
    The study of contemporary philosophies and curricula related to the elementary school music program. Experiences in music listening, performing (i.e., singing and playing instruments), and creating provide a basis for evolving goals and teaching strategies for the development of musical concepts appropriate to the elementary school. 2.0 credits.
  • CFA MU 275: Jazz 1: Performance and Context
    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 295: Phonetics for Singing
    The study of Italian, French, English, and German lyric diction through use of the international phonetic alphabet. Emphasis on mastering the symbols and sounds of the alphabet and the study of its practical application. Approximately one-half term devoted to work in each language: Italian and French, first semester; English and German, second semester. 1 cr.
  • 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 302: Music Theory 6
    Individual musicianship problems developed according to the major area of study. Formal and compositional idioms of the twentieth century. 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 309: Piano Pedegogy
  • CFA MU 323: Baroque Music
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1600-1750, including examinations of opera, cantata and oratorio, monody, instrumental genres, and composers, from Monteverdi to JS Bach. 3 cr.
  • 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 333: Baroque Music
    Prereq: CFA MU 221/223 and 222/224. Special topics in music from ca. 1600-1750, including examinations of opera, cantata and oratorio, monody, instrumental genres, and composers, from Monteverdi to JS Bach. 4 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 musical practices from chosen areas of the world. Focus changes each semester; see department website for detail. Emphasis 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.

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