08:702:502Art Song Repertoire (3) Study and performance of 19th- and 20th-century art songs. Includes historical development and discussion of composers and poets, research papers, assigned readings, and listening assignments. In-class performances. Open to piano and voice majors, or with permission of instructor. |
08:702:503,504Orchestral Repertoire and Performance Techniques (3,3) Survey of major works through analysis and performance. Includes study of bibliography, historical context, and performance practice through ensemble participation. |
08:702:507,508Score Reading (1,1) Practical application of score reading at the piano. Includes realization of figured bass, study of C clefs, and open-score techniques. |
08:702:509Special Studies in Piano Repertoire I (3) Survey from the early baroque through the classical periods. Includes intensive study and performance of works by major composers and their contemporaries. Explores the evolution of the piano as a solo and as an ensemble instrument. |
08:702:510Special Studies in Piano Repertoire II (3) Survey from the romantic through the impressionist periods (Schubert through Ravel and Rachmaninoff). Includes intensive study and performance of works by major composers and their contemporaries. Explores the continuing evolution of the piano as a solo and as an ensemble instrument. |
08:702:511Special Studies in Piano Repertoire III (3) Survey from the turn of the 20th century to the present. Intensive study and performance of works by masters such as Satie, Cowell, Ives, Schoenberg, Cage, Boulez, and Stockhausen. |
08:702:513Philosophical Foundations of Music Education (3) Significant philosophical positions that have influenced contemporary music education. The history and purpose of music in education; current curriculum models and theories; teaching strategies. |
08:702:514Master's Research in Music Education (3) Design, analysis, and evaluation in music education. Recent research. Planning and development of an independent project. |
08:702:521,522Introduction to Graduate Studies in Jazz (3,3) Major topics in jazz studies, approached from the points of view of scholars and performers, encompassing review and modern perspective of jazz history. Topics include African-American culture, methods of historical and biographical research, bibliography, discography, problems of transcription, analytic techniques, and jazz education. May be held at the Institute of Jazz Studies, Newark campus. |
08:702:523,524Jazz History and Research (3,3) Intensive study of periods and styles of jazz from New Orleans to the present. May be held at the Institute of Jazz Studies, Newark campus. |
08:702:525,526Seminar in Jazz Arranging and Composition (3,3) Intensive study of jazz arranging and composition. Score study and analysis, transcriptions and arranging for small and large ensembles, and commercial arranging. |
08:702:527,528Advanced Improvisation (3,3) Advanced study of stylistic improvisation. Emphasis on major periods of jazz. |
08:702:529Doctoral Forum-Performers (BA) Complementing performance study and academic course work, this course constitutes a forum for exchange of ideas among students and faculty. Encompasses discussion of students` projects in performance and research; visits by guest artists and scholars; and lectures on analysis, historical criticism, pedagogy, and performance practice by music department faculty. |
08:702:535Seminar in Music Education Methodology (3) Current trends in music curriculum theory and design, teaching and learning styles, and program assessment. Principles and applications of contemporary music education methods.08:702:538. Proseminar in Music Education (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
08:702:538Proseminar in Music Education (3)Intensive study of selected areas in music education, with guided research leading to oral and written reports.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
08:702:540Professional Development for Music Educators (1) Participation in professional development sessions and performances at the annual conference of the New Jersey Music Educators Association. |
08:702:541,542Advanced Accompaniment Repertoire (2,2) Study and performance of standard vocal and instrumental repertoires from the perspective of the accompanist. Special emphasis on repertoire frequently encountered in auditions and competitions to provide a stylistically broad and immediately applicable repertoire. Prerequisite: 08:702:561 or permission of instructor. |
08:702:543Special Topics in Collaboration (1) Forum for the exchange of ideas in music and the arts that are collaborative by nature. In consultation with the instructor, students provide presentations on various aspects of collaboration, with a focus on keyboard collaborations. |
08:702:550Special Topics in Music History (3) Intensive study of selected areas in the history of music with guided research leading to oral and written reports. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate director. |
08:702:551Instrumental Literature: Winds, Brass, and Percussion (3) Study of large and small ensemble music for winds, brass, and percussion from the late Middles Ages to the modern era. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
08:702:629Doctoral Forum-Performers (BA) See 08:702:529 for course description. |
08:702:640Doctoral Seminar in Music Education Curriculum (3) Advanced study of music education curriculum history, theory, and design, as well as current research in music education curriculum and program evaluation. Prerequisite: 08:702:514 or permission of instructor. |
08:702:643Special Topics in Collaboration (BA) See 08:702:543 for course description. |
08:702:645,646Special Studies in Advanced Solo Instrumental Repertoire (3,3) Study and performance of instrumental sonati, concerti, and shorter form works from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Special emphasis on orchestral reduction at the piano, interpretation, and collaborative considerations. Prerequisite: 08:702:541 or 542, or permission of instructor. Open to piano, collaborative piano, and instrumental majors. |
08:702:647,648Special Studies in Advanced Vocal Repertoire (3,3) Study and performance of art song, opera arias, and oratorio excerpts from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Special emphasis on interpretation and collaborative considerations. Prerequisite: 08:702:541 or 542, or permission of instructor. Open to piano, collaborative piano, and instrumental majors. |
08:702:701Doctoral Research in Music Education (3) Advanced study of historical, philosophical, and empirical research methodologies in music education. Development of critical analysis and research reporting skills leading to preparation of the dissertation topic proposal. Prerequisite: 08:702:514 or permission of instructor. |
08:702:702Dissertation Research in Music Education (BA) |
08:702:729Doctoral Forum-Performers (BA) See 08:702:529 for course description. |
08:702:730Doctoral Forum-Performers (BA) See 08:702:529 for course description. |
