Courses
Academic Courses
Conducting
- MUS G370 Techniques for Conducting (2 cr.) P: T132 Musical Skills I and T152 Music Theory and Literature II. Fundamentals of score reading and baton technique.
- MUS G371 Choral Conducting I (2 cr.) P: G370 Techniques for Conducting. Conducting patterns applied to elements of interpretation. Practice in sight singing. Class forms practice choir.
- MUS G372 Choral Conducting II (2 cr.) P: G371 Choral Conducting I. Choral conducting applied to tone, balance, diction, phrasing, and interpretation.
- MUS G373 Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.) P: G370 Techniques for Conducting. Further development of score reading and conducting technique.
- MUS G374 Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2 cr.) P: G373 Instrumental Conducting and permission of instructor. C: G385 Wind Band Score Study. Refinement of conducting techniques through work on advanced repertoire and score study, score interpretation, and rehearsal techniques.
- MUS G382 Wind Band Literature (2 cr.) P: T231 Musical Skills II and T251 Music Theory and Literature III. An overview of all levels of concert wind band repertoire, with specific emphasis placed on secondary school works of artistic merit. Examination and analysis of the cornerstone works of concert wind band repertoire and their historical significance. Examination of how to effectively program for bands at various ability levels.
- MUS G385 Wind Band Score Study (2 cr.) P: T231 Musical Skills II and T251 Music Theory and Literature III. P or C: G373 Instrumental Conducting. Study of the techniques of wind band repertoire score study, including score orientation, analysis, and marking procedures. Rehearsal techniques as appropriate for grade 1-3 concert wind band music and grade 4-6 concert wind band music.
- MUS G390 String Orchestral Literature (2 cr.) P: T231 Musical Skills II and T251 Music Theory and Literature III. An overview of all levels of string orchestra literature that could be used in a K-12 program. Emphasis will be placed on effective programming for string programs at various levels. Examination and analysis of representative string repertoire as well as rehearsal techniques appropriate for the range of levels and styles of music.
- MUS G535 Master's Choral Conducting: Renaissance to 1700 (2 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor. C: M535 Master's Seminar in Choral Literature: Renaissance to 1700. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations based on score and era. Will include chironomy, chant, choral repertoire of the Renaissance, and the music of the early Baroque including compositions by Monteverdi and Schütz.
- MUS G536 Master's Choral Conducting: 1700 to 1900 (2 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor C: M536 Master's Seminar in Choral Literature: 1700 to 1900. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations based on score and era. Will include baton technique and conducting of recitative. Major works and small forms from the choral and choral/orchestral literature will be conducted.
- MUS G537 Master's Choral Conducting: 20th Century to Today (2 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor. C: M537 Master's Seminar in Choral Literature: 20th Century to Today. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations based on score and era. Mixed and asymmetrical meters and extended techniques will be included. Major works and small forms from the choral and choral/orchestral literature will be conducted.
- MUS G538 Choral Rehearsal Techniques (2 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor. The study of choral rehearsal techniques with an emphasis on appropriate sequencing, efficiency, and healthy vocal solutions to typical challenges. Topics will include rehearsal planning and structure, warm-ups, mechanics, voice care, and strategies to address intonation, rhythmic unity, coloratura, and vocal color.
- MUS G550 Conducting New Music (2 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Conducting technique, advanced rhythm, score study and preparation, and rehearsal planning and technique. Focused on issues specific to concert music since 1950. Includes rehearsal and classroom performance of selected works. Meets the conducting requirement for DM composition majors.
- MUS G555 Foundations in Choral Conducting (3 cr.) P: Graduate standing in the Jacobs School of Music or permission of instructor. Techniques for the beginning choral conductor, including fundamentals of baton technique, rehearsal skills, choral sound development, and score preparation. May serve as a prerequisite for G560 Graduate Choral Conducting. Does not satisfy degree requirements for graduate choral conducting majors. May be used toward a doctoral minor in choral conducting.
- MUS G560 Graduate Choral Conducting (3 cr.) P: Two conducting classes at the undergraduate level or G555 Foundations in Choral Conducting or permission of the instructor. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations of repertoire from a variety of time periods. For students majoring in fields other than choral conducting. May be taken more than once.
- MUS G566 Interpretation and Conducting of Band Literature I (3 cr.) P: Two semesters of undergraduate conducting or equivalent required. Study of selected concert band literature up to and including grade V material, with an emphasis on original band compositions. Baton technique, score analysis, and rehearsal techniques.
- MUS G567 Interpretation and Conducting of Band Literature II (3 cr.) P: Two semesters of undergraduate conducting or equivalent required. Study of selected wind literature at the most advanced levels for both small and large ensembles. Continued development of baton and rehearsal techniques and score preparation. Includes rehearsal and performance of selected works.
- MUS G570 Graduate Orchestral Conducting (3 cr.) For graduate students majoring in fields other than orchestral conducting.
- MUS G571 Master's Advanced Orchestral Conducting (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Baton techniques and critical examination of scores; problems of rehearsal and interpretation. May be repeated for degree credit.
- MUS G579 Master's Advanced Wind Conducting (3 cr.) P: Admission to the wind conducting program and consent of instructor. Baton technique and critical analysis of scores; rehearsal and interpretive problems.
- MUS G590 String Orchestral Literature (3 cr.) An overview of all levels of string orchestra literature that could be used in a K-12 program. Emphasis will be placed on effective programming for string programs at various levels. Examination and analysis of representative string repertoire as well as rehearsal techniques appropriate for the range of levels and styles of music.
- MUS G661 Doctoral Choral Conducting: Renaissance to 1700 (3 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor. C: M661 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Renaissance to 1700. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations based on score and era. Will include chironomy, chant, choral repertoire of the Renaissance, and the music of the early Baroque including compositions by Monteverdi and Schütz.
- MUS G662 Doctoral Choral Conducting: 1700 to 1900 (3 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor C: M662 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: 1700 to 1900. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations based on score and era. Will include baton technique and conducting of recitative. Major works and small forms from the choral and choral/orchestral literature will be conducted.
- MUS G663 Doctoral Choral Conducting: 20th Century to Today (3 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor C: M663 Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: 20th Century to Today. Study and development of effective gesture and stylistically appropriate interpretations based on score and era. Will include baton technique for asymmetrical and mixed meters, the pacing of accelerandi and ritardandi, and reading non-traditional notation. Major works and small forms from the choral and choral/orchestral literature will be conducted.
- MUS G664 Choral Rehearsal Techniques (3 cr.) P: Major in choral conducting or permission of instructor. The study of choral rehearsal techniques with an emphasis on appropriate sequencing, efficiency, and healthy vocal solutions to typical challenges. Topics will include rehearsal planning and structure, warm-ups, mechanics, voice care, and strategies to address intonation, rhythmic unity, coloratura, and vocal color.
- MUS G671 Doctoral Advanced Orchestral Conducting (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Baton technique and critical examination of scores; problems of rehearsal and interpretation. May be repeated for degree credit.
- MUS G679 Doctoral Advanced Wind Conducting (3 cr.)
P: Admission to the wind conducting program and consent of instructor. Baton technique and critical analysis of scores; rehearsal and interpretive problems.