Permission for Instrumental/Voice Lessons and Applied Major Lessons are by audition only. Bachelor of music (B.M.)
students, depending on the area of concentration and their class year,
receive 1, 2, or 3 credits per semester. Bachelor of arts (B.A.) students receive 1 or 2
credits per semester.
First Year
07:701:100 Music Assembly (N1) Required of all bachelor of music students during each semester of full-time enrollment. Grade based on attendance.
07:701:103 Instrumental/Voice Lesson (1)
07:701:159 Classroom Piano I (1)
Beginners only. Priority given to music majors.
07:701:160 Classroom Piano II (1)
Priority given to music majors.
07:701:175,176 Applied Major Lesson: first-year-level
07:701:204 Secondary Lesson, Alternate (1)
Intended for composition majors.
Second Year
07:701:100 Music Assembly (N1) Required of all bachelor of music students during each semester of full-time enrollment. Grade based on attendance.
07:701:201-202 Diction for Singers (1,1)
The study of pronunciation of Italian, French, German, and English as
applied to singing, utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet. 07:700:201 is a prerequisite of 07:701:202.
07:701:203 Music Education Secondary Lesson (1)
Intended for music education majors.
07:701:204 Secondary Lesson, Alternate (1)
Intended for composition or music education majors.
07:701:259 Classroom Piano III (1)
Priority given to music education majors.
07:701:260 Classroom Piano IV (1)
Priority given to music education majors.
07:701:275,276 Applied Major Lesson: second-year-level
Third Year
07:701:100 Music Assembly (N1) Required of all bachelor of music
students during each semester of full-time enrollment. Grade based on
attendance.
07:701:302 Vocal Coaching (1) Required for third-year undergraduate vocal performance majors, this course supplements Applied Major Lessons and includes the exploration and coaching of vocal repertory involving interpretation of music and text, historical context, and diction.
07:701:351-352 Art of Accompanying (1,1) Study of ensemble techniques for pianists. Performance with singers and instrumentalists.
07:701:357 Acting for Singers (2) Improvisation and exercises to free the body and imagination, to develop acting skills. Basic stage technique, terminology, tools for determining circumstance, action, and intention using monologues, arias, and scene work.
07:701:358 Stage Movement for Singers (1) Focus on the study of rhythm, coordination, movement vocabulary, dance positions, partner work and stage representation while incorporating Opera dance forms such as the Minuet, Waltz, Gavotte, Pas de Basque, Polonaise, etc. Readings from texts will reinforce studio class work, as well as historical background of movement.
07:701:375,376 Applied Major Lesson: third-year-level
Fourth Year
07:701:100 Music Assembly (N1) Required of all bachelor of music
students during each semester of full-time enrollment. Grade based on
attendance.
07:701:400 Senior Recital (0)
07:701:401 Woodwind Pedagogy (1)
Supervised by the appropriate faculty, senior performance majors study pedagogical methods and materials and teach private lessons to nonmajors or music education students learning a secondary instrument. Open only to senior bachelor of music performance majors, except by special permission.
07:701:402 Vocal Coaching (1) Required for fourth-year undergraduate vocal performance majors, this course supplements Applied Major Lessons and includes the exploration and coaching of vocal repertory involving interpretation of music and text, historical context, and diction.
07:701:403 String Pedagogy (1)
Supervised by the appropriate faculty, senior performance majors study pedagogical methods and materials and teach private lessons to nonmajors or music education students learning a secondary instrument. Open only to senior bachelor of music performance majors, except by special permission.
07:701:405 Brass Pedagogy (1)
Supervised by the appropriate faculty, senior performance majors study pedagogical methods and materials and teach private lessons to nonmajors or music education students learning a secondary instrument. Open only to senior bachelor of music performance majors, except by special permission.
07:701:407-408 20th- and 21st-Century Performance Seminar (1,1)
Study and performance of contemporary music.
07:701:413,414 Percussion Pedagogy (1,1)
Supervised by the appropriate faculty, senior performance majors study pedagogical methods and materials and teach private lessons to nonmajors or music education students learning a secondary instrument. Open only to senior bachelor of music performance majors, except by special permission. 07:701:413 is a prerequisite to 07:701:414.
07:701:415,416 Voice Pedagogy (2, 2)
In the first semester, senior performance majors study pedagogical methods and materials; in the second semester, students review methods and materials and, supervised by the appropriate faculty, teach private lessons to nonmajors or music education students learning a secondary instrument. Open only to senior bachelor of music performance majors, except by special permission. 07:701:415 is a prerequisite to 07:701:416.
07:701:451-452 Studio Accompaniment (1,1)
Piano accompaniment in a vocal or nonpiano instrumental studio studying the repertoire of the student with whom the accompanist is paired. Prerequisites: Four semesters of large ensemble and 07:701:351, 352.
07:701:459,460 Keyboard Pedagogy (1,1)
Supervised by the appropriate faculty, senior performance majors study pedagogical methods and materials and teach private lessons to nonmajors or music education students learning a secondary instrument. Open only to senior bachelor of music performance majors, except by special permission. 07:701:459 is a prerequisite to 07:701:460.
07:701:475,476 Applied Major Lesson: fourth-year-level
07:701:499 Individual Study (BA)
