Thomas H. Cook, Chair
The Department of Music offers
students who have demonstrated talent
in music the opportunity to continue
further study either for a profession or
an avocation, and to acquire at the same
time a broad general education.
Complete sequences of courses are given
to prepare a student for a career as
teacher or supervisor of music in the
elementary/secondary schools; for a
career directed toward composition,
music technology, private teaching, or
concert work; or, for a thorough training
in music within the structure of a broad
liberal arts curriculum.
Degree programs at the undergraduate
level include the Bachelor of Music
Education; Bachelor of Music with
majors in performance, theory, or
composition including an emphasis in
music technology; and Bachelor of Arts
with a major in fine arts and an emphasis
in music. Graduate degree programs are
Master of Music with a major in music
and emphases in music education,
performance, or
composition/technology; and the Master
of Arts with a major in music history and
literature.
The Music Department is an
institutional member of the National
Association of Schools of Music.
In general, admission as a freshman in
the Music Department is by certificate
from the high school from which the
student graduates. The faculty of the
Music Department is more concerned
with evidence of talent, conspicuous
achievement in music, promise of
development and in scholarship in
general, than it is in the precise content
of the program which the prospective
music student has followed prior to
admission to the University.
The Music Department welcomes the
opportunity to consult with students and
parents during the high school period by
correspondence or by interviews on the
campus. Every student wishing to
become a music major must audition and
take the Music Theory Placement
Examination during orientation.
Special Degree
Requirements
Refer to graduation requirements listed
previously in the catalog. See index.
- For the Bachelor of Music
Education degree, course requirements
in Curriculum A must be completed.
- For the Bachelor of Music degree,
course requirements in Curriculum B
must be completed.
- For the Bachelor of Arts degree,
course requirements in Curriculum C
must be completed.
- All students majoring in music are
required to attend a minimum of 154
recitals prior to graduation.
- All majors seeking a B.M., B.M.E.,
or B.A. degree and who are registered
for 5 or more credits must participate in
an ensemble specified by their degree
curriculum. Exceptions to this
requirement are made only by the music
faculty executive committee.
- Candidates for the B.M. or B.M.E.
degree and for the teaching major in
music must demonstrate, through
examination by the piano staff,
functional knowledge of the piano
normally achieved by completing Music
216 Intermediate Piano in Class II, or
equivalent.
- Outstanding seniors in Curriculum
A or C may give a one-half recital only.
Students who must give a full recital
(Curriculum B) may satisfy the
requirement by giving two half recitals.
- Candidates for the B.M.E., B.M., or
B.A. degree enrolled in performance
study above the Music 100A level shall
take divisional juries as scheduled by
area faculties. Students may be excused
from divisional juries if graduating in
that semester, or if they have performed
a half or full recital, or sucessfully
completed an upper-division recital
performance during that period.
- All students seeking upper-division
standing in applied music will appear in
an upper-division recital performance. In
order to qualify for this performance the
student must be recommended by the
divisional jury on the basis of
performance ability, repertoire studied
and sight reading on his/her performing
instrument. The recital must be approved
by a 2/3 majority of the music faculty in
attendance. Failure in the upper-division
recital performance bars students from
admission to music courses numbered
300 or above with the exception of
324H-325H.
- Successful completion of all
lower-division core courses is required
for admission to upper-division
academic study in music and student
teaching in music. The lower-division
core includes Music 111-112 (Theory I,
II), 4 crs.; Music 211-212 (Theory III,
IV), 4 crs.; FA 265-266 (The Arts in
Culture I, II) 6 crs.; Music 137-138
(Aural Perception I, II), 4 crs.; Music
237-238 (Aural Perception III, IV), 4
crs.; Music 115A-116A (Piano in Class
I, II), 2 crs.; and successful completion
of the upper-division recital
performance. Transfer students shall be
admitted to 300 or above courses with
the stipulation that they complete
lower-division requirements within their
first two semesters of residence.
- All candidates for the B.M.E,
B.M. or B.A. degrees must complete 39
music and/or non-music credits
numbered 300 or above. Upper-division
large and chamber ensembles may not
count as upper-division electives within
the minimum degree requirements except
as designated for a particular degree
program.
- All candidates for the B.M.E.,
B.M. or B.A. degrees must complete FA
265 and 266 (The Arts in Culture I, II) 6
crs. in addition to Music requirements
for each degree.
Curriculum A-
Bachelor of Music Education Degree
For students who feel the challenge
and vital service opportunity in the
teaching profession and whose high
school background includes experience
in musical organizations, the University
offers the Bachelor of Music Education
degree, which meets the state
requirements for certification for public
school teaching (see School of
Education for special certification
requirements) and provides training and
background for conducting instrumental
and choral groups and teaching general
music (K-12).
Music course requirements total 71
credits: Music 151 (Major Performance
Area I), 2 crs.; 251 (Major Performance
Area II), 2 crs.; 351 (Major Performance
Area III), 1 cr.; 100A (Performance
Study), 2 crs.; 107A/307A (Choral
Ensembles), 108A/308A (Orchestras),
109A (Marching Band), 110A/310A
(Concert Bands), 150A/350A (Piano
Ensembles) or 196/496 (Independent
Studies/Piano Accompanying) 7 crs.; of
which 2 crs. must be 109A for music
education majors with brass, percussion
or woodwind principal and 1 cr. must be
109A for music education majors with
keyboard, voice or string principal. Only
students with keyboard as their principal
performance area may include Music
150A/350A and/or 196/496 to a
maximum of 3 crs. Music 111-112
(Theory I, II), 4 crs.; 211-212 (Theory
III, IV), 4 crs.; 137-138 (Aural
Perception I, II), 4 crs.; 237-238 (Aural
Perception III, IV), 4 crs.; 115A-116A
(Piano in Class I, II), 2 crs. (except
keyboard principals); 215-216
(Intermediate Piano in Class I, I), 2 crs.
(except keyboard principals); 117A
(Voice in Class), 1 cr. (except voice
principals); 124-125 (String Instruments
in Class I, II), 2 crs.; 126 (Double Reed
Class), 1 cr.; 127 (Flute and Single Reed
Class), 1 cr.; 128 (Upper Brass Class), 1
cr.; 129 (Lower Brass Class), 1 cr.,;
130-131 (Percussion Instruments I, II), 2
crs.; 324H-325H (History of Music I,
II), 6 crs.; 302 (Instrumental
Conducting), 2 cr.; 303 (Choral
Conducting), 2 crs.; 305 (Instrumental
Methods and Materials), 2 crs.; 306
(Choral Methods and Materials), 2 crs.;
322-323 (General Music Methods and
Materials I, II) 6 crs.; 328 (Orchestration
I), 2 crs.; upper-division music electives
for keyboard principals, 4 crs.; for voice
principals, 4 crs.; and for orchestral
instrument principals, 3 crs.
Students taking keyboard as principal
performance area must complete Music
346 (Advanced Functional Piano) 1 cr.
and 430 (Piano Methods and Materials I)
2 crs. in addition to upper-division music
electives.
At least 39 credits, music or non-music, numbered 300 or above is
required.
Students who complete an academic
minor need not complete the
upper-division music electives.
Degrees are possible in both
Curriculum A and B if all requirements
in both curricula are completed. A
double degree program requires a
minimum of 150 credits.
Curriculum B-Bachelor
of Music Degree with Majors in Performance, Composition, or Theory
The serious instrumentalist or vocalist
may enroll for training leading to the
Bachelor of Music degree with a major
in performance. Enrollment may not be
completed until the student has received
the recommendation of a major
professor or a committee of the music
faculty. Enrollment as a theory or
composition major requires the approval
of an area faculty member. This degree
does not qualify a student for public
school teaching in Montana.
Major in Performance with
emphasis in Piano or Organ (B-1)
Music requirements for an emphasis in
piano or organ total 85 credits: Music
151 (Major Performance Area I), 6 crs.;
251 (Major Performance Area II), 8 crs.;
351 (Major Performance Area III), 8
crs.; 451 (Major Performance Area IV),
8 crs.; 107A (Choral Ensembles), 108A
(Orchestras), 109A (Marching Band),
110A (Concert Bands), 150A/350A
(Piano Ensembles) or 196/496
(Independent Studies/Piano
Accompanying), 8 crs. of which at least
4 must be in 150A/350A or 196/496 and
at least 2 in 107A, 108A, or 110A;
111-112 (Theory I, II), 4 crs.; 211-212
(Theory III, IV), 4 crs.; 137-138 (Aural
Perception I, II), 4 crs.; 237-238 (Aural
Perception III, IV), 4 crs.; 324H-325H
(Music History I, II), 6 crs.; 346
(Advanced Functional Piano), 1 cr.;
361-362 (Form and Analysis I, II), 4
crs.; 430-431 (Piano Methods and
Materials), 4 crs.; 445 (Senior Recital), 2
crs.; upper-division electives 11 crs.,
toward which piano majors must
complete 432-433 (Keyboard Literature
I, II), and 302 or 303 (Instrumental
Conducting or Choral Conducting), and
toward which orga majors must
complete 303 (Choral Conducting) and 2
crs. of independent study in organ
construction, design and pedagogy.
Students interested in piano pedagogy
may select as an elective Music 333
(Practicum in Piano Pedagogy).
A minimum of 35 non-music credits is
required to include, for organ majors
only, 10 credits in French or German.
At least 39 credits, music or non-music,
numbered 300 or above is required.
Major in Performance with
emphasis in Voice (B-2)
Music course requirements for an
emphasis in voice total 84 credits; Music
151 (Major Performance Area I), 4 crs.;
251 (Major Performance Area II), 4 crs.;
351 (Major Performance Area III), 4
crs.; 451 (Major Performance Area IV),
4 crs.; 107A/307A (Choral Ensembles),
8 crs.; 113A/313A (Opera Theatre), 2
crs.; 111-112 (Theory I, II), 4 crs.;
211-212 (Theory III, IV), 4 crs.; 137-138
(Aural Perception I, II), 4 crs.; 237-238
(Aural Perception III, IV), 4 crs.;
324H-325H (Music History I, II), 6 crs.;
115A-116A (Piano in Class I, II), 2 crs.;
215-216 (Intermediate Piano in Class I,
II), 2 crs.; 181-182 (Diction), 4 crs.; 303
(Choral Conducting), 2 crs.; 361-362
(Form and Analysis I, II), 4 crs.; 340
(Vocal Repertoire), 4 crs.; 441 (Vocal
Pedagogy), 2 crs.; 445 (Senior Recital),
2 crs.; upper-division music electives, 11
crs.
A minimum of 35 non-music credits is
required to include Drama 111A, 3 crs.,
and 10 credits of foreign language
chosen from French or German. At least
39 credits, music or non-music,
numbered 300 or above is required.
Major in Performance with
emphasis in Orchestral Instruments (B-3)
Music course requirements for an
emphasis in an orchestral instrument
total 85 credits: Music 151 (Major
Performance Area I), 6 crs.; 251 (Major
Performance Area II), 6 crs.; 351 (Major
Performance Area III), 8 crs.; 451
(Major Performance Area IV), 8 crs.;
108A/308A (Orchestras) or 110A/310A
(Concert Bands), 8 crs.; 150A/350A
(Chamber Ensembles),4 crs.; 111-112
(Theory I, II), 4 crs.; 211-212 (Theory
III, IV), 4 crs.; 137-138 (Aural
Perception I, II), 4 crs.; 237-238 (Aural
Perception III, IV), 4 crs.; 115A-116A
(Piano in Class I, II), 2 crs.; 215-216
(Intermediate Piano in Class I, II), 2 crs.;
324H-325H (Music History I, II), 6 crs.;
302 (Instrumental Conducting), 2 crs.;
361-362 (Form and Analysis I, II), 4
crs.; 445 (Senior Recital), 2 crs.;
upper-division music electives, 8 crs. to
include (for string majors only) 409
(Pedagogy ofStrings).
A minimum of 35 non-music credits is
required. At least 39 credits, music or
non-music, numbered 300 or above, is
required.
Major in Composition or
Theory (B-4) (B-5)
Music course requirements for a major
in composition or theory total 85 credits:
Music 151 (Major Performance Area I),
2 crs.; 251 (Major Performance Area II),
2 crs.; 351 (Major Performance Area
III), 1 cr.; 100A (Performance Study), 3
crs.; 107A/307A (Choral Ensembles),
108A/308A (Orchestras), 109A
(Marching Band), or 110A/310A
(Concert Bands), 113A/313A,
114A/314A, 150A/350A or 196/496
(Independent Study/Piano
Accompanying), 8 crs., of which at least
4 credits must be in 107A section one,
108A, or 110A; 111-112 (Theory I, II), 4
crs.; 211-212 (Theory III, IV), 4 crs.;
137-138 (Aural Perception I, II),4 crs.;
237-238 (Aural Perception III, IV), 4
crs.; 170 (Introduction to Music
Technology), 2 crs.; 324H-325H (Music
History I, II), 6 crs.; 115A-116A (Piano
in Class I, II), 2 crs.; 215-216
(Intermediate Piano in Class I, II), 2 crs.;
159 (Composition I), 4 crs.; 259
(Composition II), 4 crs.; 302
(Instrumental Conducting) or 303
(Choral Conducting), 2 crs.; 328
(Orchestration I), 2 crs.; 361-362 (Form
and Analysis I, II), 4 crs.; 6 crs. of
upper-division music electives for theory
majors, and 2 crs. of upper-division
music electives for composition majors.
Composition majors must also complete
4 crs. selected from 124-131
(Instruments in Class); 424 (Music of
the 20th Century), 2 crs.; 359
(Composition III), 6 crs.; and 459 (Composition IV), 6 crs.; and 499
(Professional Projects), 2 crs. Theory
majors must also complete 329
(Orchestration II), 2 crs.; 379-380
(Counterpoint I, II), 6 crs.; and 395
(Special Topics), 4 crs. and 495 (Special
Topics), 4 crs. The special topics will
include emphasis on pedagogy of theory
and supervised practicum with
undergraduate students.
A minimum of 35 non-music credits is
required. At least 39 credits, music or
non-music, numbered 300 or above, is
required.
Students taking voice or an orchestral
instrument in the Music 151-451 series,
must take Music 100A, Piano, until a
jury examination demonstrates adequate
proficiency.
Composition majors must pass a
faculty jury examination of
representative work in composition at
the end of their sophomore year. Seniors
present a full recital (or equivalent) of
original music for solo voice or
instrument and vocal and instrumental
groups including at least one
composition for large ensemble.
Major in Composition with
emphasis in Music Technology (B-6)
Music course requirments for a major
in composition with an emphasis in
music technology total 77 credits: Music
151 (Major Performance Area I) 2 crs.;
251 (Major Performance Area II), 2 crs.;
351 (Major Performance Area III, 1 cr.;
107A/307A (Choral Ensembles),
108A/308A (Orchestras), 109A
(Marching Band), or 110A/310A
(Concert Bands), 113A/313A (Opera
Theatre), 114A/314A (UM Jazz Bands),
105A/350A (Chamber Ensembles) or
196/496 (Independent Study/Piano
Accompanying), 8 crs., of which at least
2 must be in 107A/307A section one,
108A/308A or 110A/310A; 111-112
(Theory I, II), 4 crs.; 211-212 (Theory
III, IV), 4 crs.; 137-138 (Aural
Perception I, II), 4 crs.; 237-238 (Aural
Perception III, IV), 4 crs.; 170
(Introduction to Music Technology), 2
crs.; 270 (Computers in Commercial
Music), 2 crs.; 275 (MIDI), 2 crs.;
324H-325H (Music History I, II), 6 crs.;
115A-116A (Piano in Class I, II), 2 crs.;
215-216 (Intermediate Piano in Class I,
II), 2 crs.; 159 (Composition I), 4 crs.,
302 (Instrumental Conducting) or 303
(Choral Conducting) 2 crs.; 328
(Orchestration I), 2 crs.; 361-362 (Form
and Analysis I, II), 4 crs.; 466-467
(Music Programming Languages I, II), 4
crs.; 470 (Electronic Orchestration), 2
crs.; 499 (Professional Project), 2 crs.;
and 9 credits of upper-division music
electives.
A minimum of 43 non-music credits is
required. At least 39 credits, music or
non-music, numbered 300 or above is
required.
Students taking voice or an instrument
in the Music 151-451 series must take
100A, Piano, until a jury examination
demonstrates adquate proficiency.
Music technology students must pass a
faculty jury examination of
representative work in composition at
the end of their sophomore year. Seniors
present a full recital (or equivalent) of
original music for solo voice or
instrument and vocal and instrumental
groups including at least one
composition for large ensemble.
Curriculum C-Bachelor
of Arts Degree with a Major in Fine Arts and emphasis in Music
Students with a pre-college
background in performance may elect
curriculum C, a course designed to
develop musicianship, to gain scholarly
insight into the art of music, and to
develop substantial background in the
arts. This degree does not qualify a
student for public school teaching in
Montana but does provide groundwork
for graduate study in musical
performance and scholarship in
preparation for teaching careers in
colleges or private schools.
The elective portion of the program
provides opportunities for further study
in music, and/or a concentration of
courses in a particular field outside
music, either in the College of Arts and
Sciences or in one of the Professional
Schools. At least 39 music and/or
non-music credits must be numbered 300
or above.
Minimum credit requirements for this
degree are 52 credits in music and 52
credits in non-music courses, of which at
least 40 credits must be in the College of
Arts and Sciences. Maximum music
credits applicable toward this degree:
Performance, 16 crs.; Large Ensemble
Music, 8 crs. (maximum upper-division
Large Ensemble Music credits: 4 crs.);
Chamber Ensemble Music, 4 crs.
Students with keyboard as their principal
instrument must take a minimum of 4
Large Ensemble Music credits and may
take Mus 150A/350A (Piano Ensembles)
and/or Mus 196/496 (Independent
Studies/Piano Accompanying) to a
maximum of 12 credits Large and
Chamber Ensemble Music. Course
requirements for Curriculum C include:
Music 151 (Major Performance Area I),
2-4 crs.; 251 (Major Performance Area
II), 2-4 crs.; 351 (Major Performance
Area III), 2-4 crs.; 451 (Major
Performance Area IV), 2-4 crs.;
107A/307A (Choral Ensembles),
108A/308A (Orchestras), 109A
(Marching Band), or 110A/310A
(Concert Bands), 8crs. (keyboard
principals see above); Chamber
Ensemble Music 113A/313A,
114A/314A, 150A/350A, 0-4 crs.
(Keyboard principals see above);
111-112 (Theory I, II), 4 crs.; 211-212
(Theory III, IV), 4 crs.; 137-138 (Aural
Perception I, II), 4 crs.; 237-238 (Aural
Perception III, IV), 4 crs.; 115A-116A
(Piano in Class), 2 cr.; 324H-325H
(Music History I, II), 6 crs.; 361-362
(Form and Analysis I, II), 4 crs.;
upper-division academic music electives,
4 crs.; foreign language, 20 crs. (with a
minimum of two semestersinone
language); Liberal Studies 151L-152L, 8
crs.
Suggested Course of
Study
Bachelor of Music Education
(A)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
*Mus 107A-110A, 150A, 196 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 151 Major Performance I | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
*Mus 115A-116A Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
*Mus 117A Voice in Class | 1 | - |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Psyc 100S Introduction to Psychology | - | 4 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 3 | 3 |
Total | 14 | 17 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A, 150A, 196 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 124-125 Strings in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 126-129 Woodwinds or Brass in Class | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212 Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
*Mus 215-216 Intermediate Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 251 Major Performance II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 324H-325H Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Mus 237-238 Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Professional education | 3 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | - | 3 |
Total | 15 | 18 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 100A Performance Study | - | 1 |
Mus 126-131 Woodwinds, Brass or Percussion in Class | 2 | 2 |
Mus 302 Instrumental Conducting | - | 2 |
Mus 303 Choral Conducting | 2 | - |
Mus 305 Instrumental Methods and Materials | 2 | - |
Mus 306 Choral Methods and Materials | - | 2 |
Mus 307A-310A, 350A, 496 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 322-323 General Music Methods & Materials I, II | 3 | 3 |
Mus 328 Orchestration I | 2 | - |
Mus 351 Major Performance III | 1 | - |
Professional education | 4 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | - | 3 |
Total | 17 | 17 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 100A Performance Study | 1 | - |
Mus 307A-310A, 350A, 496 Ensembles | 1 | - |
*Upper-division music electives | 3 | - |
**Student Teaching | - | 12 |
Professional education | 3 | - |
Electives & General Education | 3 | - |
Total | 11 | 12 |
*Keyboard principals also must take
Music 346 and 430 but not 115A-116A
or 215-216. Voice principals do not take
Music 117A.
**May be scheduled autumn semester
with appropriate adjustments in
remaining schedule.
Bachelor of Music, Major in
Performance, Emphasis in Piano or Organ (B-1)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A, 150A, 196 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 151 Major Performance Area I | 3 | 3 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 5 | 5 |
Total | 16 | 16 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A, 150A, 196 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 237-238 Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 4 | 4 |
Mus 211-212 Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 324H-325H Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | 3 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 15 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A, 350A, 496 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 346 Advanced Functional Piano | - | 1 |
Mus 351 Major Performance Area III | 4 | 4 |
Mus 430-431 Piano Methods and Materials I, II | 2 | 2 |
*Upper-division music electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 5 | 4 |
Total | 14 | 14 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A, 350A, 496 Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 361-362 Form and Analysis I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 445 Senior Recital | - | 2 |
Mus 451 Major Performance Area IV | 4 | 4 |
*Upper-division music electives | - | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 7 | 5 |
Total | 14 | 16 |
*Piano majors must include Music
432-433 (Keyboard Literature), and
either 302 or 303 (Instrumental
Conducting or Choral Conducting).
Organ majors must include Music 303
(Choral Conducting) and 2 crs. of
independent study in organ construction,
design, and pedagogy.
Bachelor of Music, Major in
Performance, Emphasis in Voice (B-2)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 115A-116A Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 151 Major Performance Area I | 2 | 2 |
Mus 181-182 Diction | 2 | 2 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 3 | 3 |
Total | 16 | 16 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212 Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 215-216 Intermediate Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 237-238 Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 324H-325H Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Foreign language | 5 | 5 |
Total | 16 | 16 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 307A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 303 Choral Conducting | 2 | - |
Mus 313A Opera Theatre | 1 | 1 |
Mus 340 Vocal Repertoire | 2 | 2 |
Mus 351 Major Performance Area III | 2 | 2 |
Mus 361-362 Form and Analysis I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 441 Vocal Pedagogy | - | 2 |
Upper-division Music electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 4 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 13 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 307A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 445 Senior Recital | - | 2 |
Mus 451 Major Performance Area IV | 2 | 2 |
Upper-division music electives | 4 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | 6 | 6 |
Total | 13 | 14 |
Bachelor of Music, Major in
Performance, Emphasis in Orchestral Instruments (B-3)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 108A, 110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 115A-116A Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 151 Major Performance Area I | 3 | 3 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 3 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 15 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 108A, 110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212 Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 215-216 Intermediate Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 237-238 Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 3 | 3 |
Mus 324H-325H Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | 3 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 15 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 308A, 310A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 350A Chamber Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 302 Instrumental Conducting | - | 2 |
Mus 351 Major Performance Area III | 4 | 4 |
Mus 361-362 Form and Analysis I, II | 2 | 2 |
Upper-division music electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 6 | 3 |
Total | 16 | 15 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 308A, 310A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 350A Chamber Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 445 Senior Recital | - | 2 |
Mus 451 Major Performance Area IV | 4 | 4 |
*Upper-division music electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 6 | 5 |
Total | 14 | 15 |
Bachelor of Music, Major in
Composition (B-4)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 115A-116A Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 151 Major Performance Area I | 1 | 1 |
Mus 159 Composition I | 2 | 2 |
Mus 170 Intro Technology | - | 2 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 3 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 17 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212 Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 215-216 Intermediate Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 237-238 Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 259 Composition II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 324H-325H Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | 3 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 15 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 100A Performance Study | - | 1 |
Mus 124-131 Instruments in Class | 2 | 2 |
Mus 307A-310A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 302 Instrumental Conducting OR Mus 303 Choral Conducting | 2 | - |
Mus 328 Orchestration I | 2 | - |
Mus 351 Major Performance Area III | 1 | - |
Mus 359 Composition III | 3 | 3 |
Upper-division music electives | - | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 3 | 6 |
Total | 14 | 15 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 100A Performance Study | 1 | 1 |
Mus 307A-310A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 361-362 Form and Analysis I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 424 Music of the 20th Century | 2 | - |
Mus 459 Composition IV | 3 | 3 |
Mus 499 Professional Project | - | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 6 | 5 |
Total | 15 | 14 |
Bachelor of Music, Major in
Theory (B-5)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 115A-116A Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 151 Major Performance Area I | 1 | 1 |
Mus 159 Composition I | 2 | 2 |
Mus 170 Introduction to Music Technology | - | 2 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 3 | 4 |
Total | 15 | 18 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212-Theory III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 215-216-Intermediate Piano in Class I,II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 237-238-Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 259-Composition II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 324H-325H-Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Electives & General Education | 3 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 15 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 100A-Performance Study | - | 1 |
Mus 307A-310A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 351-Major Performance Area III | 1 | - |
Mus 302-Instrumental Conducting ORMus 303-Choral Conducting | 2 | - |
Mus 328-329-Orchestration I,II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 395-Special Topics in Theory | 2 | 2 |
Upper-Division Music Electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 4 | 6 |
Total | 14 | 14 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 100A-Performance Study | 1 | 1 |
Mus 307A-310A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 361-362-Form and Analysis I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 379-380-Counterpoint I,II | 3 | 3 |
Mus 495-Special Topics in Theory | 2 | 2 |
Upper-Division Music Electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives & General Education | 3 | 6 |
Total | 14 | 15 |
Bachelor of Music, Major in
Composition, Emphasis in Music Technology (B-6)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 115A-116A Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 137-138 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 151 Major Performance | 1 | 1 |
Mus 159 Composition I | 2 | 2 |
Mus 170 Introduction to Music Technology | 2 | - |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education (English 101) | 3 | 3 |
Total | 17 | 15 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212 Theory I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 215-216 Intermediate Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 237-238 Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 270 Computers in Commercial Music | 2 | 2 |
Mus 275 MIDI | 2 | 2 |
Mus 324H-325H Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Electives and General Education | 2 | 3 |
Total | 16 | 17 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 302 Instrumental ConductingOR Mus 303 Choral Conducting | 2 | - |
Mus 307A-310A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 328 Orchestration I | 2 | - |
Mus 351 Major Performance Area III | 1 | - |
Mus 466-467 Music Programming Languages I, II | 2 | 2 |
Upper-division music electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives and General Education | 4 | 8 |
Total | 14 | 13 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 307A-310A Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 361-362 Form and Analysis I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 470 Electronic Orchestration | 2 | - |
Mus 499 Professional Project | - | 2 |
Upper-division music electives | 3 | 2 |
Electives and General Education | 7 | 6 |
Total | 15 | 13 |
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Fine
Arts, Emphasis in Music (C)
First Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 111-112-Theory I,II | 2 | 2 |
Mus 115A-116A-Piano in Class I, II | 1 | 1 |
Mus 137-138-Aural Perception I, II | 2 | 2 |
Mus151 Major Performance Area I | 1-2 | 1-2 |
FA 265-266 The Arts in Culture | 3 | 3 |
Elective and General Education (English 101) | 4-5 | 5-6 |
Total | 15 | 16 |
Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 107A-110A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 211-212-Theory III ,IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 237-238-Aural Perception III, IV | 2 | 2 |
Mus 251 Major Performance Area II | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Mus 324H-325H-Music History I, II | 3 | 3 |
Foreign Language and General Education | 7-8 | 7-8 |
Total | 17 | 17 |
Third Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 307A-310A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 351 Major Performance Area III | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Mus 361-362-Form and Analysis I,II | 2 | 2 |
Foreign Language and General Education | 11 | 12 |
Total | 16 | 16 |
Fourth Year | Autumn | Spring |
Mus 307A-310A-Ensembles | 1 | 1 |
Mus 451 Major Performance Area IV | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Upper-division academic music electives | 2 | 2 |
Electives and General Education | 12 | 11 |
Total | 16 | 16 |
Requirements for a Minor
To receive a non-teaching minor in
music the student must earn at least 30
credits to include the following: Fine
Arts 265, 266 (The Arts in Culture) 6
crs,; Music 151 (Major Performance ), 2
crs.; 2 crs. Chosen from Music 107A,
108A, 109A, 110A, 113A, 114A, 150A,
(Ensembles), taken concurrently with
151; Music 111,112 (Music Theory I,II),
4 crs.; Music 137, 138 (Aural Perception
I,II), 4 crs.; and 12 crs. of music
electives approved by a music advisor.
Contact the office at the Department of
Music for more information.
Courses
U=for undergraduate credit only,
UG=for undergraduate or graduate
credit, G=for graduate credit. R after the
credit indicates the course may be
repeated for credit tot he maximum
indicated after the R.
U 100A Performance Study 1-2 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Individual instruction in
voice, piano, organ, harpsichord,
carillon, string, wind and percussion
instruments. A total of 6 credits is
allowed in any one performance area.
U 107A Choral Ensembles 1 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Open to all
University students. Audition places
students according to appropriate
ensemble and proper seating/section.
Music majors refer to curricula for
specific requirements. Non-music
majors may apply 8 credits of 107A-110A, 113A/313A, 114A/314A, and
150A/350A toward graduation.
U 108A Orchestras 1 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. See Mus 107A for
repeatability limitations. Open to all
University students by audition.
Rehearsal and performing experience in
a broad range of symphonic, choral,
operatic and concerto repertoire in the
University Orchestra and the Missoula
Symphony.
U 109A Marching Band 1 cr.
Offered autumn. See Mus 107A for
repeatability limitations. A musical
organization of brass, woodwinds,
percussion, and auxiliary units open to
all University students with no audition
required.
U 110A Concert Bands 1 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. See Mus 107A for
repeatability limitations. Major musical
organizations open to all University
students. Audition required for
Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
U 111 Theory I 2 cr. Offered
autumn. Coreq., Mus 137. Material and
structure of music. Application of
principles in tow-, three-, and four-part
writing and a the keyboard.
U 112 Theory II 2 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., Mus 111. Coreq., Mus 138.
Continuation of Mus 111.
U 113A Opera Theatre 1 cr. (R-8)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Study and performance
of the standard opera repertoire.
U 114A UM Jazz Bands 1 cr. (R-8)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Study and performance
of the jazz repertoire.
U 115A Piano in Class I 1 cr.
Offered autumn. Music reading,
techniques, and harmonization skills
acquired through study of solo and
ensemble repertoire in a contemporary
electronic piano laboratory.
U 116A Piano in Class II 1 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., MUS 115A.
Continuation of 115A.
U 117A Voice in Class I cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Breathing,
resonance, vowel formation and posture
as related to tone production. Simple
vocals, methods of producing crescendo,
diminuendo, legato, staccato, flexibility,
velocity. Sight reading. The teaching of
vocal techniques.
U 120 Music Fundamentals 2 cr.
Offered autumn. Basic principles of
notation, including clefs, scales,
intervals, cords and rhythm.
U 124 String Instruments in Class I
1 cr. (R-2) Offered autumn. Group
instruction for beginning students on
violin, viola, cello and bass, with
emphasis on teaching procedures.
U 125 String Instruments in Class II
1 cr. (R-2) Offered spring. Prereq.,
Mus 124. Continuation of 124.
U 126 Double Reed Class 1 cr. (R-2)
Offered autumn. Basic instruction in
oboe and bassoon, with emphasis on
teaching procedures.
U 127 Flute and Single Reed Class 1
cr. (R-2) Offered spring. Basic
instruction in flute, clarinet, and
saxophone, with emphasis on teaching
procedures.
U 128 Upper Brass Class 1 cr. (R-2)
Offered autumn. Basic instruction in
trumpet and horn, with emphasis on
teaching procedures.
U 129 Lower Brass Class 1 cr.
Offered spring. Basic instruction in
trombone, baritone, and tuba, with
emphasis on teaching procedures.
U 130 Percussion Instruments I 1 cr.
(R-2) Offered autumn. Basic instruction
in percussion instruments, with emphasis
on teaching procedures.
U 131 Percussion Instruments II 1
cr. (R-2) Offered spring. Basic
instruction in percussion instruments,
with emphasis on teaching procedures.
U 132L History of Jazz 3 cr. Offered
autumn. The development of jazz in the
20th century with emphasis on critical
listening and the recognition of
important trends and people in its
history.
U 133L History of Rock and Roll 3
cr. Offered spring. A study of the roots,
components, and development of the
musical art form "Rock and Roll".
Significant performing artists and
movements with the style identified and
presented. Includes traditional lecture
with substantial use of audio and visual
aids.
U 134L Music Appreciation 3 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. The
development of music listening skills.
Exploration of the relationship between
musical materials and the expressive
qualities of a musical composition or
performance. Concert attendance
required. No musical background is
expected. For non majors only. Credit
not allowed for both Mus 134L and
135L.
U 136H Music of the World's
Peoples 3 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Introduction to the diversity of
music among the world's peoples.
Selected music systems throughout the
world examined in their broad cultural
contexts: religious, historical, and social.
Introduction to ethnomusicology-a
combination of musicology,
anthropology and other related
disciplines.
U 137 Aural Perception I 2 cr.
Offered autumn. Coreq., Mus 111. A
laboratory course in singing and
dictation to supplement Theory I.
U 138 Aural Perception II 2 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., Mus 137;
coreq., Mus 112. Continuation of 137.
U 142 Jazz Theory and
Improvisation I 2 cr. Offered autumn.
A performance oriented course to
provide a basic understanding of jazz
harmony. Application of scales and
melodic patterns in improvising over
various harmonic progressions.
U 143 Jazz Theory and
Improvisation II 2 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., Mus 142. Continuation of 142.
U 147A Beginning Folk Guitar 2 cr.
Offered autumn. A beginning course in
the fundamentals of playing folk guitar.
Includes introduction to the rudiments of
music.
U 150A Chamber Ensembles 1 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. See Mus
107A for repeatability limitations.
Prereq., consent of instr. String,
woodwind, brass, percussion, piano and
vocal ensembles as appropriate to meet
student needs.
U 151 Major Performance Area I 1-4 cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., audition and consent of instr.
Instruction in voice, piano, organ, string,
wind and percussion instruments.
Students entering 151 must slow talent
for solo performance and evidence of the
equivalent of a minimum of four years
prior study.
U 159 Composition I 2 cr. (R-4)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. An introduction to the
basic art of music composition. May be
substituted for upper division electives
for students not majoring in theory or
composition.
U 161 Language of Music I 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Music fundamentals
including scales, intervals, triads, and
rhythm as they are written and heard.
Practical application to the voice and/ or
keyboard.
U 162 Language of Music II 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., Mus 161.
Continuation of 161 with emphasis on
analysis of musical examples and aural
recognition of basic harmonic patterns.
U 166L History of Musical Theater
3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Same
as Drama 166L. Exploration of origins,
developing trends, and cultural/historical
context of musical theater through films,
lectures, and discussion.
U 170 Introduction to Music
Technology 2 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., ability to read music.
Survey of past and present uses of music
technology in both compositional and
real-time live performance applications.
Exploration of synthesis techniques,
computers music, and software/hardware
innovations. Basic concepts of
technology applied in student
sequencing project in a variety of styles.
U 181 English and Italian Diction
for Singers 2 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered years.
U 182 German and French Diction
for Singers 2 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 196 Independent Studies in Music
1-3 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
U 211 Theory III 2 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., Mus 112 and 138;
coreq., Mus 237. Continuation of 112.
U 212 Theory IV 2 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., Mus 211; coreq., Mus
238
U 215 Intermediate Piano in Class I
1 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., Mus
116A or equiv. Continuation of 116A.
U 216 Intermediate Piano in Class II
1 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., Mus 215.
Continuation of 215, culminates in piano
functional examination.
U 218 Intermediate Piano in Class
(Honors) 1 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., placement examination.
Accelerated offering of the material
covered in Mus 215 and 216.
U 237 Aural Perception III 2 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., Mus 112 and
138; coreq., Mus 211. A labe course in
singing and dictation to supplement
Theory III.
U 238 Aural Perception IV 2 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., Mus 237;
coreq., Mus 212. See 237.
U 251 Major performance Area II 1-4 cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., audition and consent of instr.
Continuation of 151.
U 259 Compostion II 2 cr. (R-4)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., 4
credits of Mus 159. Original work in
compostion may be subsituted for upper-division electives for students not
majoring in theory or composition.
U 270 Computers in Commercial
Music 2 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., Mus 111, 112, 170. Project-orinted course in the creative application
of computers and music synthesizers in a
commercial music environment. Student
application of skills to digitally
orchestrated original arrangements and
compositions.
U 275 MIDI 2 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., Mus 270.
Exploration of the Musical Instrument
Digital Interface. Sequencers (hardware
and software based), drum machines,
microcomputers and their applications in
real and non real-time usage.
Examination of interface problems and
solutions. Use of velocity and pressure-sensing keyboards, wheels, knobs,
joystick, pedals and non-keyboard
controllers and their use in phrasing,
dynamics and special effects. MIDI
applications in performance set-ups.
Editor/librarian software used to
subscribe to MIDI instruments.
U 302 Instrumental Conducting 2
cr. (R-4) Offered spring. Prereq., upper-division standing in music. Conducting
methods and practice. Teaching
methods and materials.
U 303 Choral Conduction 2 cr. (R-4) Offered autumn. Prereq., upper-division standing in music. A study of
the techniques of choral conducting.
Emphasis on issues encountered in
various ensemble settings.
U 305 Instrumental Methods and
Materials 2 cr. (R-4) Offered autumn.
Prereq., upper-division standing in
music. Development of practical
knowledge to effectively instruct and
administer the instrumental music
program in the elementary and secondary
schools.
U 306 Choral Methods and Material
2 cr. (R-4) Offered spring. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in music.
Development of practical knowledge of
effectively instruct and administer the
choral program in the elementary and
secondary schools.
U 307A Choral Ensembles 1 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in voice. See
Mus 107A for description.
308A Orchestras 1 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., upper-division standing in instrument of
participation. See Mus 108A for
description.
U 310A Concert Bands 1 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., upper-division standing in instrument of
participation. See Mus 110A for
description.
U 313A Opera Workshop I cr. (R-8)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. See 114A for
description.
U 314A UM Jazz Bands 1 cr. (R-8)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instr. See 114A for
description.
U 322 General Music Methods and
Materials I 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., upper-division standing in music
and C&I 200. Development of practical
knowledge to effectively instruct and
administer general music classes in the
public schools, grades K-12.
U 323 General Music Methods and
Materials II 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., upper-division standing in music
and C&I 200. Continuation of 322.
U 324H History of Music I 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., Mus 135L.
The history of music in Western
civilization from its origins to 1750 and
its relationship to general cultural
development. Introduction to basic
research skills in music. Emphasis on
listening for style characteristics through
representative recorded repertoire.
U 325H History of Music II 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., Mus 135L. The
history of music in Western civilization
from 1750 to modern times. See Mus
324H.
U 328 Orchestration I 2 cr. Offered
autumn even-numbered years. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in music.
Orchestrating and transcribing for
orchestra and band instruments.
U 329 Orchestration II 2 cr. Offered
spring odd-numbered years. Prereq.,
Mus 328. Continuation of 328.
U 333 Practicum in Piano Pedagogy
1-2 cr. (R-4) Offered intermittently.
Prereq. Or coreq., Mus 430, 431.
Student teaching of young pianists.
U 335 Workshop in Music
Education 1-3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., C&I 200, Mus
134L. Integration of fundamental skills
and basic rudiments of music into the
various aspects of teaching music
creatively in the elementary school. For
non-music majors only.
U 340 Vocal Repertoire 2 cr. (R-8)
Offered autumn odd-numbered years;
offered spring even-numbered years.
Prereq., upper-division standing in
music. A series of courses designed to
give the voice major a comprehensive
acquaintance with styles and
interpretation in French, German,
Contemporary, and Operatic repertoire.
U 345 Junior Recital 2 cr. Coreq.,
Mus 301 and 351. Offered autumn and
spring.
U 346 Advanced Functional Piano 1
cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in music.
Offered alternate years. Techniques of
harmonization, transposition, sight-reading, modulation, and improvisation.
U 350A Chamber Ensembles 1 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
consent of instructor. See Mus 150A.
U 351 Major Performance Area III
1-4 cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., upper-division standing
in music and consent of instr.
Continuation of 251.
U 359 Composition III 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in music and 4
credits in Mus 259. Creative writing of
music.
U 360 Introduction to Computer
Assisted Music Composition 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., upper-division standing in music.
Development of music composition
skills and techniques through
introduction to the use of computers and
electronic musical instruments (MIDI).
Limited to composition majors. One
semester of Mus 360 is required of all
composition majors and may be
substituted for three credits of Mus 359.
U 361 Form and Analysis I 2 cr.
Offered autumn even-numbered years.
Prereq., upper-division standing in
music. Detailed harmonic and formal
analysis of representative works from the
Baroque period to the present.
U 362 Form and Analysis II 2 cr.
Offered spring odd-numbered years.
Prereq., upper-division standing in music
and Mus 361. Continuation of 361.
U 379 Counterpoint I 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., upper-division
standing in music. Writing and analysis
of contrapuntal styles through the 18th
century.
U 380 Counterpoint II 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., Mus 379.
Continuation of 379.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
UG 408 The Arts in Society 1 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., upper-division standing in music. The role of
music and the arts in contemporary and
recent cultures.
U 409 Pedagogy of Strings 1-2 cr.
(R-4) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in music and
consent of instr. Procedures and
materials in class string instruction.
UG 420 Medieval and Renaissance
Music 2 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., Mus 324 and upper-division
standing in music. Survey of music from
monophony to the 16th century.
UG 421 Music of the Baroque
Period 2 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., Mus 324 and upper-division
standing in music. Detailed analysis and
comparison of selected instrumental,
vocal, and keyboard compositions of the
Baroque Period, 1600-1750.
UG 422 Music of the Classical
Period 2 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., Mus 325 and upper-division
standing in music. Detailed analysis and
comparison of selected compositions of
the Viennese-Classical Period, 1750-1828.
UG 423 Music of the Romantic
Period 2 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., Mus 325 and upper-division
standing in music. Detailed analysis and
comparison of selected instrumental,
vocal and keyboard compositions of the
19th century.
UG 424 Music of the 20th Century 2
cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., Mus
325 and upper-division standing in
music. Detailed analysis and
comparison of selected instrumental,
vocal and keyboard compositions of the
20th Century.
UG 425 History of American Music
2 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
Mus 325 and upper-division standing in
music. The development of American
music from its antecedents. The effect
of an evolving democratic state on the
arts, the development of various centers
of performing arts, and the types of
music performed.
UG 430 Piano Methods and
Materials I 2cr. Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Prereq., upper-division
standing in music or consent of instr.
Methods and materials for teaching
piano classes in public schools and
private studios. Procedures in teaching
beginning, intermediate and advanced
students in private studios. Practical
demonstrations and supervised
laboratory experience with children's
classes.
UG 431 Piano Methods and
Materials II 2 cr. Offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., Mus 430.
Continuation of 430.
UG 432 Keyboard Literature II 2 cr.
Offered autumn even-numbered years.
Prereq., upper-division standing in
music. Keyboard literature from the
developments of the Baroque era to the
contemporary period including the suite,
sonata, character pieces, etc.
UG 433 Keyboard Literature II 2 cr.
Offered spring odd-njmbered years.
Prereq., Mus 432. Continuation of 432.
UG 434 Current Trends in Music
Education 2 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., upper-division standing in
music. An examination and evaluation
of current trends in music teaching in the
public schools with emphasis on general
music programs and group instrumental
instruction.
U 438 Workshop in Music
Education 1-3 cr. (R-6) Offered
intermittently. Special workshops and
clinics in elementary and secondary
public school teaching problems.
U 441Vocal Pedagogy 2 cr. Offered
autumn even-numbered years; offered
spring odd-numbered years. Prereq.,
upper-division standing in music.
Procedures, philosophies and
terminology used in the teaching of
singing. Individual and group
techniques.
U 445 Senior Recital 1-2 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Coreq., Mus 401 or
451.
U 451 Major Performance Area IV
1-4 cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., upper-division standing
in music and consent of instr.
Continuation of 351.
U 457 The Arts and Human Values:
Questions of Meaning 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered intermittently. Same as Dan,
Dram 457. An interdisciplinary and
integrated investigation of ethics and
values in the arts.
U 459 Composition IV 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., 6
credits in Mus 359. A continuation of
composition with writing in the larger
forms.
UG 460 Computer-Assisted Music
Composition 3 cr. (R-6) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., Mus 360.
Practical application of compositional
techniques learned in Mus 360. One
semester of 460 may be substituted for
Mus 459.
UG 466 Music Programming
Languages I 2 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., Mus 275 and
upper-division standing in music.
Introduction to analog and digital
synthesis techniques. Exploration of
hardware and software based
programmable synthesis. Aural
understanding of sound and exploration
of its manipulation using synthesis
engines of different manufactures.
Subtractive, additive and FM
technologies.
UG 467 Music Programming
Languages II 2 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., Mus 466 and
upper-division standing in music.
Continuation of studies in digital
technologies. Digital sampling and
manipulation of sound, advanced FM
techniques, vector synthesis, additive
and complex MIDI computer-based
systems. Student projects in real and
non-real time environments.
UG 470 Electronic Orchestration 2
cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., Mus
371 and upper-division standing in
music. Techniques of writing, arranging
and orchestration for the MIDI
workstation utilizing all the power of
timbre layering intrinsic to electronic
music systems. Analog, digital and
combinational systems explored as to
their timbral characteristics within a
compositional environment. Students
use learned techniques to orchestrate a
major musical work.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
UG 496 Independent Studies in
Music 1-3 cr. (R-9) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
U 499 Professional Projects 1-4 cr.
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring.
G 500 Secondary Performance Area
1-2 cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
Prereq., audition and consent of instr.
Continuation of 100.
G 501 Performance Area 1-2 cr. (R-4) Offered every term. Prereq., audition
and consent of instr. Continuation of
401.
G 511 Advanced Conducting 2 cr.
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
Mus 331 and consent of instr. Class
and/or individual study of the art of
conducting with emphasis on
performance with university performing
groups.
G 512 Repertoire for Public School
Music Students 2 cr. (R-4) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., graduate
standing in music. Concentrated study
of repertoire for instrumental or vocal
soloists, chamber ensembles or large
ensembles.
G 519 Introduction to Graduate
Studies in Music 1 cr. Offered
summer. Prereq., graduate standing in
music. An investigation of all UM
library resources ( an overview of
facilities, holdings, staff) available to
students for graduate research in music.
An analysis and comparison of writing
styles used in research.
G 520 Research in Music 2 cr.
Offered autumn and summer. Prereq.,
graduate standing in music. Research
problems: their statement, organization,
techniques, tabulation of materials, and
concepts necessary for interpretation of
data. Development of a research
proposal.
G 521 Psychology of Music 2 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate
standing in music. Investigation of the
perception, processing and cognition of
music. Psychological foundations of
musical behavior: psychoacoustics,
measurement and prediction of musical
ability, functional music, music and
society, music learning, and effective
response to music.
G 522 Philosophy of Music 2 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate
standing in music. An investigation of
the meaning of music, the relationship to
various societies and social structures
and the leading philosophical ideas
which relate to music and music
instruction.
G 525 Seminar in Vocal Literature 2
cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate standing in music.
Concentrated study of opera literature,
song literature or choral literature.
G 526 Seminar in Instrumental
Literature 2 cr. (R-4) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., graduate
standing in music. Concentrated study
of symphonic literature or instrumental
chamber music literature.
G 532 Topics in Philosophies of
Music 2 cr. (R-8) Offered summer.
Prereq., graduate standing in music.
Series of courses designed to investigate
the various philosophies used by the
music educator in designing/developing
course work and curricula. These topics
may include but are not limited to:
current trends, implications for our
future, aesthetics, this in the technical
age, world perspectives, music and
meaning, methodologies into the next
century, economics and music.
G 534 Topics in Music Theory and
Analysis 2 cr. (R-8) Offered summer.
Prereq., graduate standing in music.
Series of courses designed to acquaint
the music educator with theory and
analytical skills providing the foundation
for educational experiences on the
elementary/secondary school level.
These topics may include but are not
limited to: vocal and instrumental
arranging, jazz analysis, jazz arranging,
16th century couterpoint, 18th century
counterpoint, pedagogy of theory, post-tonal theoretical studies, 20th century
sightsinging, composition.
G 537 Topics in Social Issues in
Music 2 cr. (R-8) Offered summer.
Prereq., graduate standing in music.
Series of courses designed to explore
important social issues relating to music
education. These courses may include
but are not limited to: leadership skills
and styles, assessment and evaluation,
arts advocacy, administration and
supervision, professional ethics and
procedures, political and legal liabilities.
G 551 Major Performance Area 1-4
cr. (R-12) Offered every term. Prereq.,
audition and consent of instr.
Continuation of 451.
G 552 Advanced Orchestration 2 cr.
(R-4) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
graduate standing in music. Individual
projects in scoring for large or small
ensembles.
G 554 Analytical Techniques I 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate
standing in music. A survey of the
theoretical approach of leading
composers from the polyphonic period
to the present.
G 555 Analytical Techniques II 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., Mus 554.
Continuation of 554.
G 557 Techniques of Composition 2
cr. (R-4) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate standing in music. An
introduction to composition for graduate
students. Development of techniques
and skills necessary to the composer.
G 559 Composition Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Continuation of 459.
G 581 Arts Education Institute 1 cr.
(R-4) Offered summer. Same as Art,
Dram 581. Open forum with national
and regional speakers, panels, and
symposia to promote discussion,
understanding, and direction on
significant national issues in the arts and
arts education.
G 582 Arts Education Seminar I 1-2
cr. (R-4) Offered summer. Prereq., Mus
581. Same as Art, Dram 582. Topics
vary.
G 583 Arts Education seminar II 1-2
cr. Offered summer. Prereq., Mus 582.
Same as Art, Dram 583. Continuation of
582.
G 584 Arts Education Seminar III 1-2 cr. (R-4) Offered summer. Prereq.,
Mus 583. Same as Art, Dram 584.
Continuation of 583.
G 585 Arts Education Seminar IV 1-2 cr. (R-4) Offered summer. Prereq.,
Mus 584. Same as Art, Dram 585.
Continuation of 584.
G 586 Arts Education Seminar V 1-2 cr. (R-8) Offered summer. Prereq.,
Mus 585. Same as Art, Dram 586.
Continuation and synthesis of preceding
seminars.
G 587 Arts Education Practicum 1
cr. (R-4) Offered summer. Same as
Art, Dram 587. The active application
of concepts and theories presented
during the Arts Education Institute and
the arts education seminars within a
small group setting.
G 588 Arts Education
Apprenticeship 1 cr. (R-4) Offered
summer. Same as Art, Dram 588.
Exploration of art forms to develop new
artistic and communicative perceptions
and awareness.
G 589 Arts Education Field Project
1 cr. (R-4) Offered summer. Same as
Art, Mus 589. Creative/research
activities.
G 593 Professional Projects Variable
cr. (R-4) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate standing in music.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-8) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable
cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Students must have
projects approved by a music faculty
member before enrolling.
G 599 Thesis Variable cr. (R-10)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., graduate
standing in music.
Faculty
Professors
Eugene Andrie, M.A., University of
Washington (Emeritus)
Lance R. Boyd, M.F.A., University of
Minnesota, 1968
Thomas H. Cook, D.A., University of
Northern Colorado, 1983 (Chair)
Gerald H. Doty, Ed.D., Indiana
University (Emeritus)
Esther England, B.A., The University
of Montana , 1966
Steven Hesla, M.M., University of
Illinois, 1972
William Manning, M.M., Drake
University (Emeritus)
Roger Dale McDonald, M.M., Yale
University, 1973
Joseph Mussulman, Ph.D., Syracuse
University (Emeritus)
Florence Reynolds, D.M.A., Eastman
School of Music (Emeritus)
Donald W. Simmons, Ed.D.,
University of Illinois (Emeritus)
Patrick Williams, M.A., Eastern
Michigan University, 1973
Associate Professors
Fern Glass, M.M., Yale University,
1978
Joseph Henry, D.M.A., Eastman
School of Music, 1965
Robert LedBetter, D.M.A., University
of North Texas, 1993
Maxine Ramey, M.M., Michigan State
University, 1981
Assistant Professors
Anne Basinski, M.M., Indiana
University, 1989
Stephen Bolstad, M.M., Ithaca
College, 1985
Nancy Cooper, D.M.A., Eastman
School of Music, 1983
Gary Funk, D.M.A., Arizona State
University, 1982
Jody C. Graves, D.M.A., Eastman
School of Music, 1993
Stephen Kalm, M.A., Queens College
Margaret Nichols-Baldridge, M.M.,
Northwestern University, 1988
Margaret Schuberg, M.M., The
University of Montana, 1980
Luanna Stroh, Ph.D., University of
Minnesota, 1994
Instructors
Don Beller, M.M., VanderCook
College of Music, 1975
Dorothy Morrison, M.A., University of
Alaska, 1988
Debra Poole, M.M., University of
Washington, 1976
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