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Music

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Chair, 2014-15: Alison Feldt, voice

Vice Chair, 2014-15: Kent McWilliams, piano, chamber music (on leave fall semester and Interim)

Faculty, 2014-15: Steven Amundson, orchestra, conducting, theory; Kathryn Ananda-Owens, piano, piano literature, chamber music; Francesca Anderegg, violin, viola, chamber music; Scott Anderson, clarinet, chamber music; Anton Armstrong, choir, conducting, voice, pedagogy for young voices; Christopher Aspaas, choir, choral literature, conducting, voice; Christopher Atzinger, piano; Linda Berger, music education; James Bobb, organ, church music, choir, chapel cantor; Timothy Bradley, french horn; David Carter, cello, chamber music, string techniques, string literature and pedagogy, music appreciation; David Castro, theory, counterpoint, advanced analysis; Laura Caviani, jazz piano; Beth Christensen, music librarian; Kurt Claussen, saxophone, chamber music; Anna Clift, cello; Dan Dressen, voice; Margaret Eaves-Smith, voice; Julie Elhard, early music ensemble; Tracey Engleman, voice, vocal pedagogy, vocal literature; Louis Epstein, music history; Sandra Joy Friesen, piano; Charles Gray, violin, viola, string literature and pedagogy, chamber music; David Hagedorn, jazz band, percussion, percussion techniques, world music; Robin Helgen, voice class; Philip Hey, drum set; Paul Hill, percussion; Martin Hodel, trumpet, orchestra, chamber music; Sigrid Johnson, choir; Mark Kelley, bassoon; Dale Kruse, voice; John Lace, band, instrumental conducting; Charles Lazarus, trumpet; Nancy Lee, music education; Dana Maeda, oboe, woodwind techniques, chamber music, music education, early music ensemble; Jill Mahr, flute, handbell ensembles; Timothy J. Mahr, band, conducting, composition, music education (on leave Interim and spring semester); Connie Martin, string bass; Harriet McCleary, voice; James McKeel, voice, lyric theater; Justin Merritt, composition, theory, instrumentation; Anna Mooy, voice, lyric diction; Reinaldo Moya, composition, theory; Tiffany Ng, music history; Elinor Niemisto, harp; Paul Niemisto, band, low brass, brass techniques, chamber music; Paul Ousley, string bass; Nancy Paddleford, piano, piano pedagogy; Catherine Ramirez, flute, theory, chamber music; Catherine Rodland, organ, theory (on leave Interim and spring semester); Miriam Scholz-Carlson, string techniques, Alexander technique; Ray Shows, violin, viola, chamber music; Robert Smith, voice, vocal literature, early music ensemble; Lynn Trapp, organ; Elizabeth Weis, Hardanger fiddle; Karen Wilkerson, voice; Herbert Winslow, french horn; Larry Zimmerman, low brass

Inspired by the conviction that music is a divine gift, the St. Olaf College Music Department devotes itself to the cultivation of this gift in the lives of its students and in the broader community. We dedicate ourselves to creating an educational experience that unites the artistic standards of a professional program with the intellectual rigors and academic breadth of the liberal arts in an environment of free, creative, and critical inquiry. Through music we affirm the college’s mission to foster the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit.

The Music Department offers extensive opportunities to explore, practice, and celebrate the musician’s art with an ongoing commitment to a distinctive ensemble program, excellent individualized instruction, and a comprehensive undergraduate music curriculum. We honor St. Olaf’s rich heritage spanning more than a century of international artistry and scholarship and will continue to cultivate a spirit of exploration and innovation, seeking and celebrating the transcendent and transforming power of music.

DEGREES OFFERED

The Music Department offers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degrees, which are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. St. Olaf students may also pursue the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music double-degree option.

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music

This is a liberal arts degree, with approximately one-third of the course work in music. The B.A. music major may lead to a wide range of career options in music and related fields such as performance, broadcasting, multimedia, arts administration, advertising, education, arts journalism, music librarianship, or music therapy. Students may choose a general music major or may elect an emphasis in history-literature or theory-composition, or they may opt for a course of study that leads to Minnesota teaching licensure.

Bachelor of Music Degree

This is a professional music degree with approximately two-thirds of the course work in music. Students may elect one of five majors:

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Graduates often continue with graduate work in performance, preparing for careers as performers and teachers. This major also serves as good preparation for graduate studies in related fields like music therapy. Piano and organ performance majors may also pursue an emphasis in collaborative keyboard performance.

Bachelor of Music in Church Music

Graduates generally continue their studies in graduate school or move directly into parishes as church musicians. Careers in conducting, college teaching, or the ministry are also served by this major.

Bachelor of Music in Theory-Composition

Graduates generally continue their studies in graduate school, eventually moving towards careers in film music and other media, teaching, or conducting.

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

This professional degree prepares graduates for a career in teaching immediately after graduation. Graduate study is an option as well.

Bachelor of Music with Elective Studies

Substantively integrated with professional music studies, students propose and complete an individualized program of study in a second discipline. Admission to this individualized degree program is by a competitive proposal process. Graduates pursue professional careers in music with substantive connections to an additional arts area, business, science, language and culture, or other sphere of expertise.

Bachelor Of Arts/Bachelor Of Music Double-Degree Program

This program engages students in professional study in music and study in the liberal arts, leading to both the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Students pursuing the double-degree option may choose from five Bachelor of Music graduation majors (church music, elective studies, music education, performance, or theory-composition) and any of the Bachelor of Arts graduation majors except music. Students must meet the application requirements for both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degree programs. This program typically takes five years to complete. Students pursing this option should consult their advisors as early as possible.

ADMISSION TO THE MUSIC MAJOR

Students generally apply for entrance into the music major before enrolling but may also apply during the first year of studies at St. Olaf. A complete application for any music major (B.A. or B.M.) requires an audition on the principal instrument/voice, and screenings to test basic music knowledge and skills. Current St. Olaf students should contact the Music Admissions Coordinator or Music Department office by October 1 of their freshman year for more information.. More information for prospective students.

ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Entrance applications for B.A. music with teaching credential or B.M. music education programs are most often processed in the second semester of the sophomore year. Interested students must be already-admitted music majors and are classified as B.A. general music majors until accepted into a teacher education degree program. More information.

CONTINUANCE

All students in B.M. and teacher education programs are reviewed for continuance. B.M. performance, church music, theory composition, and elective studies students are generally reviewed at the end of the third semester in the program. Teacher education students are generally reviewed in their junior year. A continuance review includes a juried recital performance, a review of music and overall academic progress, and a possible interview/conference. A student not approved for continuance in any program is no longer in that program. More information.

Keyboard proficiency

All music majors must demonstrate keyboard proficiency at a level specified for the major/instrument, and it is recommended that students complete proficiency by the end of the sophomore year. Students may demonstrate proficiency through successful completion of piano classes, or by examination. More information

Music Ensembles

All full-time students are eligible to audition for membership in any of these musical ensembles. Participation in these ensembles fulfills ensemble graduation requirements for music majors.

Vocal Ensembles:

St. Olaf Choir, Chapel Choir, St. Olaf Cantorei, Early Music Singers, Manitou Singers, Viking Chorus

Instrumental Ensembles:

St. Olaf Band, Norseman Band, St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Philharmonia, Collegium Musicum, Jazz Ensembles, Handbell Choirs

Additional opportunities for ensemble performance include Collegiate Chorale, Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir, Horn Club, Percussion Ensemble, Trombone Choir, and Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. Participation in these ensembles does not fulfill graduation requirements for music majors.

DISTINCTION

The music department does not offer departmental distinction as of the class of 2014.

S/U Policy: No required course in the major can be taken S/U.

COURSES

Music Performance Studies

Music performance studies provide a direct opportunity to think and speak the language of music. Lessons integrate aspects of music's cultural and historical contexts, its theoretical properties, and the physical and psychological facets of performance. Music performance studies earn ALS-A credit. A full credit (4 semesters at the 0.25 credit level) of study on a single instrument or voice is required to meet the ALS-A comprehensive graduation requirement. All music performance studies courses are repeatable up to a total of eight times (ten times if a student is pursuing the double-degree option).

Variable credit private lessons are available in bassoon, clarinet, collaborative piano, composition, cornet, euphonium, flute, English horn, French horn, Hardanger fiddle, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, jazz piano, saxophone, string bass, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, violoncello, and voice. Lessons are catalogued as level I and level II Music Performance Studies (MUSPF) courses, and course numbers are referenced in the St. Olaf class & lab schedule.

Music performance studies are offered at three credit levels:

0.25 credit: weekly half-hour lessons, daily minimum one-hour practice expectation
0.50 credit: weekly one-hour lessons, daily minimum two-hour practice expectation
1.00 credit: weekly one-hour lessons, daily minimum three-hour practice expectation

Registration for all applied music lessons is processed through the Music Office (HOM 245). Elective private study for non-music majors (0.25 credit) is available on a space-available basis to students demonstrating sufficient skill level gained through prior study.

All students in the Bachelor of Music program receive a lesson scholarship for principal instrument/voice study. Beginning in the sophomore year, Bachelor of Arts music majors also receive a lesson scholarship for principal instrument/voice study.

For all elective and secondary-instrument/voice performance studies, students are assessed a fee of $460 per 0.25 credit. Fees will be refunded only if a student drops the course by the 6th day of classes each semester. No refund is given thereafter.

Enrolled students are expected to participate in studio classes, attend music department-approved events, and fulfill performance-related requirements as detailed by individual instructors. An individual performance jury is required each semester.

To perform solo on any official recital, students must be concurrently enrolled in lessons on the performing instrument/voice.

MUSIC COURSES

112 Theory and Aural Skills I

First-semester music majors begin formal musicianship studies. Students perform basic melodies and rhythms at sight, and notate dictations of basic rhythms, melodies and harmonic progressions. Students also analyze and compose Western tonal music employing the rubrics of rhythm and meter, pitch, intervals, scales, tertian chords, inversions, harmonic progression, and SATB voice leading. Prerequisite: concurrent registration in MUSIC 161 (or placement into a higher level of keyboard proficiency). Offered annually in the fall semester.

114 Theory and Aural Skills II

Second-semester music majors continue formal musicianship studies. Students perform rhythms and melodies at sight. Students also analyze and compose Western tonal music that employs non-dominant seventh chords, applied chords, sequences, modulations, and small forms. These topics are closely integrated into melodic and harmonic dictations. Prerequisite: MUSIC 112. Prerequisites: concurrent registration in MUSIC 162 (or placement into a higher level of keyboard proficiency). Offered annually in the spring semester.

130 The Music Spectrum

Designed for students with little or no background in music, this hands-on course presents the fundamental materials of music through creative keyboard experiences, music listening, music reading, and aural and visual analysis. Students gain a basic introduction to the piano and to music notation and music theory. Offered during Interim.

131 The Art of Music

Primarily for non-music majors, this course presents the fundamental materials of music and exposes students to the development of styles, ideals, practices, and technologies that provide context for listening with understanding. Through a study of landmark works from the 17th to the 20th century, students develop and practice listening techniques that sharpen critical perception and open the door to a fuller enjoyment of the musical arts. The ability to read musical scores is helpful but not required. Activity fee. Offered annually in the spring semester.

132 Orchestral Music

Students gain an overview of the history and development of orchestral music by looking at style, instrumentation, and musical vocabulary in a substantial selection of landmark works. Students attend four professional orchestral concerts and/or rehearsals in Minneapolis/St. Paul. The ability to read musical scores is helpful but not required. Activity fee. Offered during Interim.

133 Cultural Counterpoint: The Music of Brazil

Students encounter the cultural history of Brazil through the lens of its music, focusing on the critical interdisciplinary study of Brazil's core musical traditions and how those traditions reflect Brazil's multifaceted historical and cultural narrative. Moreover, students explore how Brazilian musical productions have engaged in political and socio-cultural debates in order to negotiate Brazil's complex cross-cultural identity across time. Neither advanced musical training nor Portuguese language ability are required for participation in the course. Counts toward Latin American major and concentration. Offered during summer.

134 Rock Music: Style and Context

This course explores the history and evolution of rock music from rhythm and blues through the present. In addition to covering stylistic trends and significant artists, emphasis is placed on the analysis of rock styles and on the social contexts in which rock music has been and continues to be performed and received. No formal training in music is necessary. Offered during summer.

161 Piano Class I (0.25)

For music majors with little or no prior keyboard experience, this course introduces basic keyboard patterns and technical foundations, applied music theory, harmonization and transposition, and playing by ear. Development of sight playing skill is a central focus. Class sessions include reading, ensemble playing, performance, skill development and drill, and structured improvisation. Prerequisite: concurrent registration in MUSIC 112. Offered annually in the fall semester.

162 Piano Class II (0.25)

In this continuation of MUSIC 161, students further develop their reading fluency and technical skil l, and work with more advanced harmonic idioms. Class activities include harmonization and transposition, score reading, performance, by-ear playing, and improvisation. A grade of B- or higher satisfies Piano Proficiency Level 2 requirements. Prerequisite: MUSIC 161, completion of Piano Proficiency Level 1, or audition placement. Prerequisite: concurrent registration in MUSIC 114. Offered annually in the spring semester.

163 Liberating Performers: Beyond the Alexander Technique

This course explores physiological approaches to well-being in performing artists. Students examine how their own physiological systems are organized in activity; learn how to overcome tension and anxiety when performing and to teach others how to do so; and develop optimum coordination and wellness as musicians. Offered annually spring semester.

164 Voice Class (0.25)

Through group instruction, students encounter the fundamentals of singing and an introduction to song literature. In-class performance is required. This course may be repeated once. Offered each semester.

166 Brass Techniques (0.25)

Students learn basic performance practice on core instruments in each instrument family. Additional topics include: common performance issues and their possible solution; Best Practices in teaching and learning core instruments of the family; and technology for teaching, learning, or composing for instruments as appropriate. Prerequisite: permission of instructor required for students not majoring in theory/composition or music education. Offered annually in the spring semester.

167 Percussion Techniques (0.25)

Students learn basic performance practice on core instruments in each instrument family. Additional topics include: common performance issues and their possible solution; Best Practices in teaching and learning core instruments of the family; and technology for teaching, learning, or composing for instruments as appropriate. Prerequisite: permission of instructor required for students not majoring in theory/composition or music education. Offered annually in the spring semester.

168 String Techniques (0.25)

Students learn basic performance practice on core instruments in each instrument family. Additional topics include: common performance issues and their possible solution; Best Practices in teaching and learning core instruments of the family; and technology for teaching, learning, or composing for instruments as appropriate. Prerequisite: permission of instructor required for students not majoring in theory/composition or music education. Offered annually in the fall semester.

169 Woodwind Techiques (0.25)

Students learn basic performance practice on core instruments in each instrument family. Additional topics include: common performance issues and their possible solution; Best Practices in teaching and learning core instruments of the family; and technology for teaching, learning, or composing for instruments as appropriate. Prerequisite: permission of instructor required for students not majoring in theory/composition or music education. Offered annually in the fall semester.

212 Theory and Aural Skills III

Third-semester music majors continue formal musicianship studies. Students perform advanced rhythms and increasingly chromatic melodies at sight. Students analyze and compose Western tonal music that employs modal mixture, Neapolitan chords, augmented-sixth chords, and remote modulations, all of which are closely integrated into melodic and harmonic dictations. Students analyze the principle movement-length forms. Prerequisite: MUSIC 114. Offered annually in the fall semester.

214 Theory and Aural Skills IV

Fourth-semester music majors continue formal musicianship studies. Students analyze and compose Western art music in styles from 1875 to the present, including late-nineteenth-century chromaticism, serialism and set theory, impressionism and neoclassicism, and blues and jazz styles. Performance and dictation studies follow these topics closely, including an introduction to jazz improvisation. Prerequisite: MUSIC 212. Offered annually in the spring semester.

220 Instrumentation for Vocalists (0.25)

Intended for vocal music education and choral church music students, this course introduces fundamental characteristics of orchestra and band instruments, including ranges and transpositions. Students study and learn to use basic approaches to scoring, orchestration, and arranging. Prerequisite: MUSIC 214. Offered fall semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

221 Orchestration (0.50)

Intended for all theory/composition and instrumental music education students, this course introduces the practical fundamentals of orchestration. Students learn about instrument ranges, nomenclature, proper notation, characteristics of orchestral and band instruments, transposition, and scoring for various instrumental combinations including full orchestra, concert band, and marching band. Prerequisite: MUSIC 114 and sophomore standing; Recommended: MUSIC 166, MUSIC 167, MUSIC 168, MUSIC 169, or equivalent experience recommended. Offered fall semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

222 Counterpoint

To deepen awareness and understanding of performance music, and to gain tools to produce textural interest in composition, students study the contrapuntal techniques of composers from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern periods including Palestrina, Bach, and Barber. Prerequisite: MUSIC 214. Offered fall semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

223 Composition I

Students are introduced to a number of compositional techniques and apply them in creating original works of music and hearing them performed. Participants listen to important 20th- and 21st-century compositions, and discuss current trends in music, the changing role of the composer in society, and practical composition issues. Prerequisite: MUSIC 114, or permission of instructor. Generally offered each semester.

225 Music in the Electronic Medium

This course is a hands-on study of the science, aesthetics, history and current practices of electronic music. Creative projects include work with MIDI synthesizers and sequencers, as well as digital sampling and software synthesis. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above. Offered during Interim 2014-15 and alternate years.

229 Jazz Improvisation

Students learn to create improvised solos based on standard jazz practice from different historical eras. To internalize the styles of jazz masters from different time periods, participants transcribe recorded jazz solos by ear and perform them in class. Students gain appreciation of and experience with different harmonic and scalar conceptions through performing and analyzing selected jazz solos. Open to instrumentalists and vocalists. Generally offered every spring semester.

235 Music in Christian Worship

Students study the musical history of hymnody and its relationship to the history of the church. In addition, this course explores the Biblical Psalms and their use in worship of the church and includes references to their musical settings in Gregorian chant, Anglican chant, responsorial settings, and choral music. Offered during Interim 2015-16 and alternate years.

237 World Music

An introduction to the diversity of musics on Earth. Topics include performance practice, methods for analysis and comparison of various musics, and interdisciplinary approaches to studying the powerful influence of music in human life. Offered annually in the fall semester. Counts towards race and ethnic studies major and concentration

241 History and Literature of Music I

Students encounter the history and development of Western European music from the Middle Ages to ca. 1750 and study the genres and styles of music from monophonic chant to concerted music of the Baroque. Prerequisite: MUSIC 114. Offered annually in the fall semester.

242 History And Literature of Music II

Continuing the study begun in MUSIC 241, students encounter the history and development of Western European music from ca. 1750 to the present and study the major forms, styles and representative literature of the Classic and Romantic eras and the 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisite: MUSIC 114. Offered annually in the spring semester.

251 Conducting (0.50)

Students learn basic conducting gestures (with and without baton) through exercises in meter patterns, preparatory beats and cut-offs, cueing, dynamics, fermata, articulations, phrasing, left hand independence, and face/eye usage. Prerequisite: MUSIC 114 or permission of instructor. Offered annually in the spring semester.

252 Choral Conducting (0.50)

Students learn conducting techniques for choral literature including research-based rehearsal techniques, vocal preparation, score study, and video self-evaluation of gesture and rehearsal. Course work also includes observation of conductors on campus and in the community. Prerequisite: MUSIC 251. Offered annually in the fall semester.

253 Instrumental Conducting (0.50)

Students learn conducting techniques for instrumental literature, including rehearsal techniques, score preparation, and reading full score. Repertoire includes characteristic examples from standard band and orchestra literature. Students gain practical experience in conducting an instrumental ensemble. Course work includes observation of conducting faculty. Prerequisite: MUSIC 251. Offered annually in the spring semester.

261 Piano Class III (0.25)

This advanced piano class for music majors only emphasizes sight playing, score reading, harmonization and transposition, advanced harmonic idioms, improvisation, ensemble playing, and performance preparation. A grade of B- or higher satisfies Piano Proficiency Level 3 requirements. Prerequisite: MUSIC 162, completion of Piano Proficiency Level 2, or audition placement; concurrent registration in MUSIC 212 recommended. Offered annually in the fall semester.

262 Piano Class IV (0.25)

This continuation of 261 emphasizes sight playing, score reading, harmonization and transposition, more advanced improvisation and harmonic usage, performance preparation, and leadership from the keyboard. A grade of B- or higher satisfies Piano Proficiency Level 4 requirements. Prerequisite: MUSIC 261, completion of Piano Proficiency 3, or audition placement; concurrent registration in MUSIC 214 recommended. Offered annually in the spring semester.

263 Lyric Diction I (0.25)

Students study and practice principles for singing in English and Italian with good pronunciation, enunciation, and expression. Course content includes phonetic analysis using the International Phonetic Alphabet and identifying and exercising the phonemic features of English and Italian through class performances and listening assignments. Prerequisite: two semesters of voice lessons. Offered fall semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

264 Lyric Diction II (0.25)

Students study and practice principles for singing in French and German with good pronunciation, enunciation, and expression. Course content includes phonetic analysis using the International Phonetic Alphabet and identifying and exercising the phonemic features of French and German through class performances and listening assignments. Prerequisite: MUSIC 263 and two semesters of voice lessons. Offered spring semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

267 Advanced Acting For The Lyric Stage

This studio course focuses on advanced techniques of acting and singing for the musical stage with emphasis on opera. Students explore voice, movement, improvisation, and characterization at an advanced level. Participants receive coaching in musical and dramatic style through solo and small ensemble literature and prepare scenes for class performance. The course culminates with public performances of a fully staged and costumed lyric theater work. May be repeated once. Prerequisites: Two semesters of voice study and THEAT 131: Acting for the Lyric Stage. A production fee will be charged to all students participating in the production. Offered annually in

fall semester.

268 Opera Creation Residency in the Schools: Civic Engagement

This course is designed for students interested in civic engagement in the arts and arts fusion projects. Participants mentor students from a local elementary school in an Opera Creation Residency as the elementary students compose and perform their own original works. The course culminates in staged public performances. Enrollment is subject to a fall interview/audition. Open to all students and may be repeated once. A class fee may be required. Offered Interim 2015-16 and alternate years.

269 Opera Workshop

Participants prepare for performance of a one-act opera or opera scenes. Students receive coaching and performance experience through individual and group singing/acting exercises. The course culminates with staged and costumed public performances. Open to all students and may be repeated once. A class fee may be required. Offered Interim 2014-15 and alternate years.

275 Instrumental Chamber Music (0.25)

Through regular rehearsals and coaching sessions, new or already-formed chamber groups prepare and perform selected literature, learn about related repertoire, and cultivate observation, communication, and leadership skills. Typical ensembles include string quartets, brass or woodwind quintets, piano trios, saxophone quartets, etc. May be repeated. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered each semester.

281 Vocal Solo Literature I (0.25)

Students survey the solo art song repertoire of Germany, Italy, and Spain. The course highlights the significant features and development of the art song, and provides context, approaches, and resources for studying this literature. Course work includes in-class performance. Prerequisites: MUSIC 214, MUSIC 241, MUSIC 242, or permission of instructor; preferred prerequisites: MUSIC 263 and MUSIC 264. Offered fall semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

282 Vocal Solo Literature II (0.25)

Students survey the solo art song repertoire of France, England, the United States, and the Nordic countries. This course highlights the significant features and development of the art song, and provides context, approaches, and resources for studying this literature. Course work includes in-class performance. Prerequisites: MUSIC 214, MUSIC 241, MUSIC 242, or permission of instructor; preferred prerequisites: MUSIC 263 and MUSIC 264. Offered spring semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

283 Piano Literature (0.50)

Beginning with the 17th century, students trace the evolution of literature for piano through the major works of such diverse composers as Bach, Boulez, Couperin, and Cage. Course content includes lectures, readings, listening, analysis, performance, and written assignments. Special attention is paid to performance practice traditions and historical context. Prerequisites: MUSIC 214, MUSIC 241, and MUSIC 242, or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

287 Choral Literature I (0.50)

This course is a study of the smaller forms of choral music from the Renaissance to the present with an emphasis on music suitable for junior and senior high school and church choirs. Students study scores and recordings and discuss representative style features and characteristics, interpretation, and conducting problems. Prerequisites: MUSIC 214, MUSIC 241, and MUSIC 242 and junior standing. Offered annually in the spring semester.

288 Choral Literature II (0.50)

This course is a study of the larger forms of choral music from the Baroque to the present. Students study scores and recordings and discuss representative style features and characteristics, interpretation, and conducting problems. Prerequisite: MUSIC 214, MUSIC 241, and MUSIC 242 and junior standing. Offered spring semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

294 Internship

298 Independent Study

313 Analysis of Tonal Music

Analysis is a course of discovery, using advanced tools of music theory to examine the ways in which great works of music are put together. Students examine principles of form and style and, using a range of analytical techniques, come to a deeper understanding of tonal music. The course focuses on Classical and Romantic literature, with some work in 20th-century tonality. Prerequisite: MUSIC 214. Offered spring semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

314 Analysis of Post-Tonal Music

An analytical study of the wide range of musical styles found in the 20th- and 21st-centuries, this course provides an opportunity to study important modern works and to come to a deeper understanding of their structure and meaning. Students study atonal music theory in depth and examine some of the new approaches to tonality in our time. Prerequisite: MUSIC 214. Offered spring semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

324 Composition II

Students develop more advanced technique in writing for instruments and voice through individual study in creative composition, focusing on smaller ensembles. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: MUSIC 223. Generally offered each semester.

325 Composition III

This course continues the study in creative composition begun in MUSIC 223 and MUSIC 324 and includes writing for large ensembles. This course may be repeated. Prerequisites: MUSIC 221, MUSIC 223, MUSIC 324, and permission of instructor. Generally offered each semester.

341 Music of the Renaissance Era

An in-depth study of music literature and styles, ca. 1430-1600, with a focus on the role of music in the cultural, political, and ecclesiastical life of the time. Students investigate sacred music from Du Fay to Palestrina and Byrd, secular genres in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, and the beginnings of independent instrumental music. In addition to lectures and discussion, students engage in listening, score analysis, and significant research and writing. Prerequisites: MUSIC 241 and MUSIC 242. Offered spring semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

342 Music of the Baroque Era

An in-depth study of music literature and styles, ca. 1600-1750. Students survey music for vocal chamber ensemble, choirs, and solo and concerted instrumental genres as conceived for church, theater, and chamber settings. Through readings, listening, lectures, discussion, score study, research, and writing, students learn about developments in sacred, instrumental, and dramatic music from Caccini and Monteverdi to Bach and Handel. Prerequisites: MUSIC 241 and MUSIC 242. Offered spring semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

343 Music Of The Classical And Romantic Eras

Intensive study of musical literature between 1750 and 1900. The course begins with the development of the Viennese Classical School (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven) and continues with European trends in Romantic opera, Lieder, symphony and chamber music (from Rossini through R. Strauss). Prerequisites: MUSIC 241and MUSIC 242. Offered fall semester 2015-16 and alternate years.

344 Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Intensive study of musical masterworks from ca.1890 to the present, focusing on formal and stylistic trends as well as the political, philosophical and economic contexts of Western art and popular music from French impressionism through American hip hop. Course work includes bibliographic instruction, lecture/discussion, and an analytic research paper. Prerequisites: MUSIC 241 and MUSIC 242. Offered fall semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

345 Advanced Study in Music History

Students encounter in-depth studies in a specific topic or area of music history. The content and nature of this course are determined by the instructor and the music department. Sample topics include American music, studies in classical music, opera, and folk and pop influences in art music. May be repeated if topics are different. Prerequisites: MUSIC 241 and MUSIC 242. Offered each semester.

354 Advanced Conducting (0.50)

Working with a live instrumental or choral ensemble, students learn and conduct complete movements and/or entire works and encounter a variety of advanced baton techniques. Course activities develop skills in reading, preparing, interpreting and memorizing scores, with further focus on rehearsal procedures, performance practice, and concert programming. Participants are required to observe a variety of rehearsals on and off campus. Prerequisites: MUSIC 252 or MUSIC 253. Offered annually in the fall semester.

361 Piano Pedagogy (0.50)

An introduction to principles, methods and resources for effective and creative music teaching through the piano. Students observe demonstration teaching at various levels and in individual and group settings, engage in peer teaching, analyze and perform teaching literature, and discuss topics such as technical development, learning stages and styles, and studio management. Offered spring semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

364 Vocal Pedagogy (0.25)

This course introduces a systematic pedagogical approach to the study of voice production for use in the studio or classroom. Students examine basic voice physiology, the healthy use and care of the voice, voice problems, and appropriate vocal literature. Prerequisite: three semesters of voice lessons, one of which may be voice class; or permission of instructor. Offered annually in the fall semester.

365 The Child and Adolescent Voice (0.25)

This course introduces the principles of vocal pedagogy applied to the child and adolescent voice with an emphasis on understanding the developing voice and establishing good vocal habits with appropriate techniques and literature. Prerequisites: MUSIC 251, completion of one semester of voice or voice class and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Offered annually in the fall semester.

368 String Literature and Pedagogy (0.50)

Students examine scores and listen to a broad range of string etudes, solos, sonatas, concertos, and orchestral excerpts with attention to notable performers of the past and present. Through required readings, listening assignments, video viewing, discussion, and hands-on teaching, students engage with practical issues of teaching, repertoire selection for beginning and intermediate players, performance and basic studio management. Prerequisites: MUSIC 214, MUSIC 241, and MUSIC 242 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.

391 Church Music Practicum I (0.25)

Students study the role of music in worship with an emphasis on strategies for developing music groups, including handbells and Orff instruments, in worship and church education. Prerequisite: MUSIC 214 or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

392 Church Music Practicum II (0.25)

This course continues the studies begun in 391. Students consider recruitment and music administration, and composing and arranging music for worship. Prerequisite: MUSIC 391. Offered spring semester 2014-15 and alternate years.

394 Internship

396 Directed Undergraduate Research: "Topic Description"

This course provides a comprehensive research opportunity, including an introduction to relevant background material, technical instruction, identification of a meaningful project, and data collection. The topic is determined by the faculty member in charge of the course and may relate to his/her research interests. Prerequisite: Determined by individual instructor. Offered based on department decision. May be offered as a 1.00 credit course or .50 credit course.

398 Independent Research

Independent Study and Research are available in many areas not regularly taught.