Music Courses | 2026-2027 Graduate Catalog | SIU

An opportunity for the graduate student to investigate at an advanced level special interests outside the scope of normal course offerings. The student will select a member of the graduate faculty to guide and evaluate the work. Not more than three hours toward 36 required for graduate degree. Special approval needed from the selected instructor and student's graduate advisor.

Credit Hours: 1-6

Individual instruction in any secondary applied field. Designed to provide added depth of preparation for teaching instrumental and vocal music. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 1.

Credit Hours: 1

Original investigation of selected problems in music and music education with faculty guidance. Project planned to occupy approximately three hours preparation per week per credit. Not more than three hours counted towards graduate degree. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit hours: 1-3.

Credit Hours: 1-3

Bibliographic materials for graduate study in music theory, history, education, and music performance. Practical experience in research techniques and scholarly writing style. Recommended to be taken during the first semester of graduate study. Required of all degree programs.

Credit Hours: 3

Study of the analytic techniques of Heinrich Schenker through analysis of representative works from the common practice period. Prerequisite: MUS 321 and/or consent of instructor. Restricted to graduate standing in music.

Credit Hours: 2

Study of post-tonal music theories-including Allen Forte's pitch-class set theory and twelve-tone theory-through analysis of representative 20th and 21st century works. Prerequisite: MUS 322 and/or consent of instructor. Restricted to graduate standing in music.

Credit Hours: 2

Quantified research concepts and vocabulary; measurement theory and techniques for evaluating and testing musical aptitude and achievement; investigation of acoustical perception; survey of current scientific research in music. A research project is required.

Credit Hours: 3

Individual instruction in any secondary applied field. Designed to provide added depth of preparation for teaching instrumental and vocal music. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 1.

Credit Hours: 1

Original investigation of selected problems in music and music education with faculty guidance. Project planned to occupy approximately three hours preparation per week per credit. Not more than three hours counted towards graduate degree. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit hours: 1-3.

Credit Hours: 1-3

The evolution of school music and its changing relationship to the individual, to society, and to the school curriculum.

Credit Hours: 3

Structure, form, and design in music as the coherent organization of all of its factors. Analysis of works chosen from a variety of styles and genres. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

An analysis of major compositional techniques since 1945. Prerequisite: MUS 502B or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 2

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

ay be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Not available outside Music Theater degree. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

May be repeated for credit as long as passing grade is maintained. Students must perform an end of semester jury and be concurrently enrolled in an appropriate ensemble as determined by their declared concentration/emphasis curricular guide and appropriate degree requirement checklist. Students enrolled in 1 or 2 credits take one half-hour lesson per week; 3 credits take one hour lesson per week. Students enrolled in 2 or 3 credits must attend the weekly studio class. Prerequisite: Audition or recommendation of applied jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-3

An orientation to the philosophy of theory with application to teaching techniques. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 2

Principles of acoustics, parameters of music/sound, basic sound synthesis, wave forms and manipulation of wave forms, digital audio and digital audio platforms, audio recording/engineering, microphone types/use, utilizing sample libraries, mixing, and basic mastering. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Study of the objectives and processes of music instruction. Administration roles in developing the means and ends of music instruction, and techniques employed for the improvement of instruction.

Credit Hours: 2

Practicum in the selection, rehearsal, and performance of appropriate literature. Study of techniques for achieving proficient performance and musical growth. Designed for experienced teachers and advanced students. Restricted to graduate music majors or by consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Practicum in the selection, rehearsal, and performance of appropriate literature. Study of techniques for achieving proficient performance and musical growth. Designed for experienced teachers and advanced students. Restricted to graduate music majors or by consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Individual or group study with appropriate instructor of choral, orchestral, or band literature. Practice in score reading, baton technique and interpretation. Opportunity to rehearse and conduct ensembles when feasible. Prerequisite: completion of an undergraduate conducting course. Restricted to graduate standing in music, or consent of instructor.

Credit Hours: 2

The study of wind literature from its beginning in the music of Gabrieli through the classical wind serenades of Mozart to the composers of today. The course will include music written for wind chamber groups, as well as music for wind ensemble and the traditional concert band. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Specialized problems and techniques employed in studio teaching of any particular field of music performance. Study of music literature appropriate for the various levels of performance. Opportunity, as feasible, for supervised instruction of pupils. Meet with appropriate instructor, individually, or in groups. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 3.

Credit Hours: 3

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of 2 to 16 performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams and piano in combination with other performers. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Each subject may be repeated up to 2 hours. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Groups of two to ten performers will meet weekly to collaboratively create and perform sound based works utilizing free improvisation, along with DIY/found sound sources, computer technologies, theater, movement, film, and/or other materials and modes of expression, based on participants? artistic backgrounds. The ensemble will present live performances of their collaborative projects. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour. Credit Hours: 1-4.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Fall semester only. Open to all students with experience in bands. Performs at all home football games, and one or two away games. Prerequisite: Experience in bands. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Open to all students with experience in bands. Performs standard literature. Two or three concerts per year. Prerequisites: experience in bands and audition prior to first registration. Fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

A select group which performs advanced contemporary literature. Three concerts and tour per year. Prerequisite: audition prior to first registration. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Open to all experienced string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players. Plays standard and advanced orchestral literature, performs three or four concerts per year. Prerequisite: audition prior to first registration. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Open to qualified students who desire to perform major choral-orchestral literature. Two concerts per year. Prerequisite: audition prior to first registration. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

A select group which performs advanced choral literature of all eras. Three or four concerts per year and tours as feasible. Prerequisite: audition prior to first registration. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Open to all experienced singers. Emphasis on contemporary literature. Three or four concerts per year and tours as feasible. Prerequisite: audition required. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Emphasizes the study, rehearsal, and performance of works from the Renaissance to the present, including music composed for then classical/jazz guitar and transcriptions. Prerequisite: Audition prior to first enrollment. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Open to all appropriately experienced singers, actors, dancers, instrumentalists and theater technicians. Study of opera/operetta repertoire and performance techniques. Special approval needed from the instructor. Technology and Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

For students experienced with popular literature. Concerts and tours when feasible. Prerequisite: audition prior to first registration. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1

Experience, under supervision, in accompanying soloists and groups. Prerequisite: Studying at the MUS 340 level or above or with permission of instructor. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-2

Groups of two to sixteen performers as organized and sponsored by individual faculty members. Includes duo-piano teams, piano in combination with other performers, and other instrumental/vocal combinations. Regular weekly rehearsals of appropriate music and public performance as feasible. Instrumentalists and singers experiment with new musical techniques and styles. Small ensembles will rehearse weekly. Special approval needed from the instructor. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 1-2

Open to all appropriately experienced actors, singers, dancers, instrumentalists and theater technicians. Study of musical theater/musical revue repertoire and performance techniques. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 1-2.

Credit Hours: 1-2

A select ensemble/class for singers of all experience levels. Singers will work on their assigned roles, based on their voice type and with consideration from any applied voice instructors. Singers will gain familiarity with the entire process of preparing a full role from an opera, which will culminate in a final performance. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 1-2.

Credit Hours: 1-2

The development of the music, libretti and staging of opera from the late Renaissance to the present. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 3.

Credit Hours: 3

In-depth study of the history of jazz through examination of historical lineage and perspective, recorded output and important stylistic characteristics of each major period. Biographical backgrounds of major composers and performers will be considered as they contribute to the evolution of musical styles. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit hours: 3.

Credit Hours: 3

A study of literature for the principal types of chamber music groups. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 3.

Credit Hours: 3

Music of the medieval world; Gregorian chant; the Tropes; secular songs of the troubadours and trouveres; the rise of polyphony; Ars Antiqua; organum and conductus; Ars Nova; Dunstable and English descant up to about 1450; types of notation. Non-music majors: special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Burgundian and Netherlands music from 1450 and its spread; Isaac and Josquin; 16th Century polyphony in France, Germany, Spain, and England; the rise of music for instruments and for solo voices. Non-music majors: special approval needed from the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

The development of vocal and instrumental music in the period 1600-1750, from Monteverdi to Bach and Handel. Oratorio and Cantata, the influence of opera, sonata, suite, and concerto. Prerequisite: graduate standing and special approval of instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Development of the sonata, symphony, concerto, and chamber music in the 18th and early 19th centuries, with emphasis on the music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Prerequisite: graduate standing and special approval of the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Development of the symphony and sonata forms, chamber music, and vocal music in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Rise of nationalism and impressionism. Prerequisite: graduate standing and special approval of the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Examine important works and figures from Western Music in the first half of the 20th Century. Topics included will be Atonality, Serialism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Nationalism, Ballet and Theater Music, Neo-Classicism, Experimentalism, and Jazz. A strong emphasis will be placed on the social and political context in which the music was created. Prerequisite: graduate standing and special approval of the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Examine important works and figures from Western Music from 1950 to the present. Included will be atonality, serialism, avant-garde, minimalism, electronic music, experimental instruments, and indeterminacy. Emphasis placed on the social, economic, and political context. Students will examine the compositional philosophies and techniques of the era. Prerequisite: graduate standing and special approval of the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3

Topics presented will depend upon the needs of the students and instructors schedules. This course includes an introductory study of harpsichord music. Special approval needed from the instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

This course is a survey of art song literature and style covering the works of German, French and British/American composers. Topics presented will depend upon the needs of students and instructors' schedules. Special approval needed from instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Topics presented will depend upon the needs of students and instructors' schedules. Special approval needed from instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Topics presented will depend upon the needs of the students and instructors' schedules. Special approval needed from the instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Topics presented will depend upon the needs of students and instructors' schedules. Special approval needed from the instructor. Credit Hours: 2.

Credit Hours: 2

Composition in the larger forms for solo and ensemble performance. Prerequisite: Approval of composition jury. Technology and Instrument Repair/Replacement fee: $15/credit hour.

Credit Hours: 3

An advanced seminar exploring specialized areas in music theory and composition. An emphasis on current trends, composing, score study, and analysis. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 1-4.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Assigned readings and reporting of materials pertaining to a particular phase of history or literature. Approximately three hours preparation per week per credit. Restricted to graduate music major or consent of instructor. Credit Hours: 1-4.

Credit Hours: 1-4

Evolving issues important to the music education. Credit Hours: 3.

Credit Hours: 3

A written report presenting the history and style of works performed in the graduate recital, MUS 598 or 498, or other topic relating to the student's principal performing area or independent study project. Prerequisite: MUS 501 and approval of topic by the student's Graduate Faculty Committee.

Credit Hours: 1

Preparation and presentation of a full solo recital in any applied field. The recital program should contain approximately 60 minutes of music. Prerequisite: completion of at least three credits in 540 in the appropriate field and approval of instructor. The Recital Jury certifies the acceptability of the recital program and the student's preparedness 2-3 weeks prior to the scheduled public recital. The Recital Jury submits the public recital grade to the Director of Graduate Studies.

Credit Hours: 3

Preparation and presentation of a full recital with a vocalist. Restricted to Collaborative Piano majors only. Approval of performance jury. The performance jury certifies the acceptability of the completed recital and the grade to the graduate committee.

Credit Hours: 1-2

Preparation and presentation of a full recital with an instrumentalist. Restricted to Collaborative Piano majors only. Approval of performance jury. The performance jury certifies the acceptability of the completed recital and the grade to the graduate committee.

Credit Hours: 1-2

An intensive written study in the history, theory, teaching or philosophy of music; or the manuscript and parts (with tape recording when feasible) of a substantial musical composition or series of compositions accompanied by an analytical or explanatory document. Graded S/U or DEF. Prerequisite: MUS 501 and prior approval of topic or proposal by thesis director and graduate committee in music.

Credit Hours: 2-6

For those graduate students who have not finished their degree programs and who are in the process of working on their dissertation, thesis or research paper. The student must have completed a minimum of 24 hours of dissertation research, or the minimum thesis or research hours before being eligible to register for this course. Concurrent enrollment in any other course is not permitted. Graded S/U or DEF only.

Credit Hours: 1