Music

• CFA MP 500: Sym/Chmbr Orch
  
• CFA MP 502: Wind Ensemble
  
• CFA MP 511: Practical Piano 1
  Keyboard harmonization skills, sight-reading, technical drills and accompaniment for simple melodic lines. Designed to promote keyboard facility for graduate-level singers. Other music majors with permission. (Required of vocal performance majors in master's degree program). 1 cr.
• CFA MP 512: Practical Piano 2
  Continuation of CFA MP511. (Required of vocal performance majors in master's degree program). 1 cr.
• CFA MP 531: Graduate Diction
  One-semester review course for singers. This course is intended as a quick review of the basics and nuances of Italian, German, French, to be supplemented by in-class discussion and exercises, weekly homework projects, quizzes, and singing in class. Knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet is required. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 532: Vocal Coaching and Performance Seminar
  Performance for singers: emphasis on style, interpretation, and perfection of diction. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 533: Performance Skills
  Performance for singers: emphasis on style, interpretation, and perfection of diction. Particular focus for undergraduate voice majors. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 534: Oratorio Literature and Repertoire
  Performance for singers: emphasis on style, interpretation, and perfection of diction. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 560: Lg Brass Ensem
  
• CFA MP 563: Trombone Choir
  Students will learn musical and technical ensemble concepts related to rehearsing and performing in a conducted trombone choir. Music selected will reflect a variety of styles. Open to graduate and undergraduate students. 1.0 credit.
• CFA MP 581: Continuo 1
  Keyboard and other continuo players are given note-by-note analysis and coaching of selected continuo realizations, both written and improvised. Non-keyboard players are given tutelage in basic continuo realization appropriate to their level of keyboard skill, so that they may be able to accompany their future students, and also to better appreciate and have more discernment of the continuo player's role in ensembles in which they take part. Additionally, they will play their own instruments (or sing) in the class so that the keyboard players have practice in realizing figured bass accompaniments. For both, a historical overview of the practice of figured bass accompaniment is given together with stylistic analysis and practical musical coaching.
• CFA MP 582: Continuo 2
  Continuation of CFA MP581.
• CFA MP 585: Baroque String Techniques
  Development of skills, techniques, and common practices for performing Baroque string literature with period instruments. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 590: Advanced Instrumental Conducting
  Development of knowledge and skills in the instrumental 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 MP 591: 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 MP 599: Alexander Tech
  
• CFA MP 600: Boston University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra
  May be repeated for credit. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 602: Boston University Wind Ensembles
  May be repeated for credit. 1 cr.
• CFA MP 603: Boston University Symphonic Chorus
  Required of undergraduate vocal performance majors. May be repeated for credit. 0.5 cr.
• CFA MP 604: Boston University Small Choral Ensembles
  Required of undergraduate vocal performance majors. May be repeated for credit. 0.5 cr.

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