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MUSC 306-307 INSTRUMENTAL METHODS (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: Junior Level Standing mandatory. These courses provide an introduction to playing strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion
instruments through solo and group performance. Emphasis is on methods of teaching and routine maintenance of the instruments.

MUSC 311 ELECTRONIC COMPOSITION AND ARRANGING I (FALL Only) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite: MUSC 211, MUSC 156. This course is designed to create compositions for all types of ensembles used in commercial song and
jingle writing. Chord symbols and chord progressions are employed to develop composition for live and electronic performance. Project-based
curriculum using the electronic music keyboard and MIDI.

MUSC 312 ELECTRONIC COMPOSITION AND ARRANGING II (SPRING Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: MUSC 311, MUSC 156. Continuation of MUSC 311. Song and jingle writing for large ensembles using orchestral and big and big
band instrument combinations. Project-based curriculum using electronic music keyboard and MIDI.

MUSC 345 BLACK AMERICAN MUSIC (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite for MUSC 345 is ENGL 101. This course is a study of the history of Black American Music from 1819 to the present. Designed for
the general student.

MUSC 355 COUNTERPOINT (FALL Only) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite/s: MUSC 156. In this course the student will study and write music in which two or more melodic lines, that display an individual
and differentiated melodic contour and rhythmic profile, sound together.

MUSC 356 FORM & ANALYSIS (SPRING Only) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite/s: MUSC 156. In this course the student will study the principles of voice-leading and chord progression for chromatic harmony,
including Neapolitan 6th and Augmented 6th chords. The student will analyze and make interpretive decisions about major musical forms and
be able to identify and articulate formal elements in music of the common practice period with sensitivity to large-scale shape, form, motif
relationships, harmonic organization, proportion, the musical function of different parts, and their expressive and cultural implications.

MUSC 367 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL METHODS (FALL Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: EDUC 101, EDUC 201, English Proficiency Examination, Praxis, and admission to Music Teacher Education. This course is a study of
the history and theory of early childhood music education. Emphasis is placed on the skills and processes needed for the des ign and
implementation of optimal learning environments and exploration of issues related to societal and cultural influences on young children’s
education, as well as significant learning theories.

MUSC 368 SECONDARY SCHOOL METHODS (SPRING Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: EDUC 101, EDUC 201, English Proficiency Examination, Praxis, and admission to Music Teacher Education. This is an integrated
methods course of practices and processes related to teaching music in the secondary school. The course has two eight-week segments. First
eight weeks: General methods for all secondary students. Second eight weeks: Specific methods in the content area (i.e. Vocal/General or
Instrumental/Keyboard).

MUSC 375 KODALY, ORFF, & DALCROZE METHODS (FALL Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: EDUC 101, EDUC 201, English Proficiency Examination, Praxis, and admission to Music Teacher Education. In this course the
student will study the teaching methods of Zoltan Kodály, Carl Orff and Jacques-Emile Dalcroze which has as a basis teaching young children
about music by engaging their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting and the use of percussion instruments (i.e.
xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels).

MUSC 376 VOCAL/GENERAL MUSIC METHODS (FALL Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: EDUC 101, EDUC 201, English Proficiency Examination, Praxis, and admission to Music Teacher Education. This course is
designed to present Music Teacher Education majors with appropriate music teaching methods and materials for effective K-12 general and
vocal music teaching.

MUSC 377 BEGINNING (Vocal & Instr.) CONDUCTING (FALL Only) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite/s: MUSC 245 or 247. This course will cover the fundamentals of aural and rehearsal skills, score analysis and baton technique. The
student will learn conducting patterns as applied to elements of music such as tone, balance, diction, phrasing, and interpretation. The students
will be introduced to selected concert band and choral literature up to and including grade V material.

MUSC 378 ADVANCED (Vocal & Instr.) CONDUCTING (SPRING Only) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite/s: MUSC 377. This course will cover the study of selected wind, choral, and choral/orchestral literature at the most advanced levels
for both small and large instrumental and choral ensembles. An intensive development of baton and rehearsal techniques and score
preparation. The course will include the rehearsal and performance of major works from wind, choral, and choral/orchestral literature.

MUSC 408/ART 470 SELF PROMOTION/MARKETING (FALL, SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): Required business course for all MUTE students. Learn about contracts, marketing, management, and industry knowledge about
the arts.

MUSC 409 BLACK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 3 CREDITS

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