Concert Choir (1) An organization of specially selected singers performing major concerts on and off campus. Three hours of laboratory per week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

University Jazz Ensemble Big Band (1) Performing original and standard charts from the Big Band Era, through contemporary styles. Prerequisite: Jazz Music major or minor status or approval by audition.

University Jazz Ensemble Combo (1) Performing jazz compositions from the bebop era through the contemporary. Prerequisite: Jazz Music major or minor status or approval by audition.

University Latin Jazz Ensemble (1) Performing Latin Jazz arrangements, covering traditional and contemporary materials. Prerequisite: Jazz Music major or minor status or approval by audition.

Opera Workshop (1) A small musical ensemble performing operatic repertoire on and off campus. Membership based on audition. Three hours of laboratory per week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Listed as MUSI 1157 and MUSI 1158 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

University Band (1) A musical ensemble required of all majors and open to all university students based on audition. Three hours of laboratory per week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

University Choir (1) A music choral laboratory, required of majors and open to all university students, performing a wide range of standard, sacred, and secular repertoire. Three hours of laboratory per week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

University Chamber Orchestra (1) An instrumental ensemble open to music majors and all university students based on audition. Performs "Classical," "Sacred," and "Jazz" musical genres. Two hours of laboratory per week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

University Vocal Jazz Ensemble (1) Performing jazz compositions and arrangements for voices. Prerequisite: Jazz Music major or minor status or approval by audition.

Seminar I (0-1) Introductory course for majors which provides enrichment through the art of performing. May be repeated for up to three semester credits earned. During freshman and sophomore years of enrollment, counted as 0 credit; during junior and senior years of enrollment, counted as 1 semester credit. One hour of lecture per week.

Introduction to Music (3) Survey of basic materials and the fundamentals of music. Open to all students, and required of majors. Students may test out. Three hours of lecture per week. Listed as MUSI 1301 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Introductory survey of computers and computer peripherals as used in various musical disciplines, including the fundamentals of computer literacy and music software applications. T

Music theory, including basic musicianship, correlating diction, sight-singing, written and keyboard diatonic harmony, and harmonic analysis.

Continuation of MUSI 141.

An aural skills course, to be taken concurrently with music theory. Includes ear training, sight singing and dictation. One hour of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week. Corequisite: MUSI 141. Listed as MUSI 1116 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Continuation of MUSI 146, to be taken concurrently with music theory. Listed as MUSI 1117 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Study of keyboard functional skills such as harmonization, sight reading, improvisation, and transposition and how they relate to general musicianship.

Continuation of MUSI 171.

Voice Class I (1) Designed to teach the fundamental skills of tone production, breathing, posture, and to enhance the repertory by teaching simple songs in the classroom. Two hours of laboratory per week. Listed as MUSI II83 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Continuation of MUSI 173.

Brass and Percussion (2) Practical performance course for majors, including principles of intonation, fingering, breathing, embouchure, transposition, sticking, and rudiments. Elementary proficiency on brass and percussion instruments taught. Offered during odd-numbered years only. Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

Woodwind Instruments (2) Study of basic performance of woodwind instruments, including the concepts and procedures for woodwind instruction. Offered during even-numbered years only. Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

String Instruments (2) Instruction in performing, teaching, and scoring for violin, viola, cello, and string bass. Organization, program planning, and terminology emphasized. Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.

Basic techniques of improvisation of various styles, historical developments, and contributions.

Jazz Improvisation II (2) Continuation of MUSI 228. Prerequisite: MUSI 228.

Continuation of the integrated course begun in MUSI 141 and MUSI 142, including chromatic harmony, analysis, and the expression of musical ideas in elementary forms.

Continuation of MUSI 241.

Continuation of MUSI 147, with greater complexity in rhythms and chromatic harmony, to be taken concurrently with music theory. Listed as MUSI 2116 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Continuation of MUSI 246, to be taken concurrently with music theory. Listed as MUSI 2117 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Identification and application of basic harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements.

Composition study and analysis with application of advanced harmonic and rhythmic formats along with production of original student works.

Class Piano III (3) Continuation of MUSI 172. May be substituted for MUSA 211 when specified. Two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MUSI 172. Listed as MUSI 2181 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Class Piano IV (3) Continuation of MUSI 271. May be substituted for MUSA 212 when specified. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MUSI 271. Listed as MUSI 2182 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Solo recital required of students pursuing the B.A. in Music, Applied Performance Specialty.

Diction for Singers (3) Application of vocal pronunciation and techniques of Italian, German, French, and English songs. Three hours of lecture per week. Offered during the spring semester only

Song Literature (3) Study of the evolution of solo singing and the art of song, as well as song repertoire for all voice classifications. Three hours of lecture per week. Offered during the fall semester only. Three hours of lecture per week.

Instrumental Techniques (2) Study of instrumental literature, management, rehearsal techniques, and problems of instrumental care and maintenance. Offered during the fall semester only. Two hours of lecture per week.

Fundamentals of Music Techniques (3) Study of musical concepts and principles involving traditional and contemporary learning techniques with the provision of creative experiences through rhythm, song, and instrumental performance. Offered during the spring semester only. Three hours of lecture per week.

Study of tonal counterpoint in two, three, and four voices; analysis and composition of 18th century polyphony with emphasis on canon, invention, and fugue.

Study of small and large musical forms in a tonal context with emphasis on binary, ternary, sonata-allegro, rondo forms, concerto, and variation procedures.

Practical study of writing and arranging for the orchestral instruments as well as score reading and analysis of effects heard in extensive orchestral recordings.

Comprehensive study of the historical periods in music beginning with antiquity to the present. Listening, analysis, and research activities included.

Continuation of MUSI 337

Music for Young Children (3) Fundamental principles, methods, and materials of music for nursery and primary children with emphasis on contemporary and traditional methods for ages three through eight. Three hours of lecture per week.

Jazz History (3) A chronological examination of jazz styles and major artists of jazz from pre-jazz forms to the present. Offered as needed.

Basic Music Procedures (3) Study of the development of basic music skills stressing the understanding of music fundamentals through activities in singing, listening, performing, and eurhythmics. Three hours of lecture per week.

Arranging compositions in various jazz styles and group combinations.

Selected topics in music and music education. Developed to provide enhanced curricular options of the concentration for upper music majors. May be repeated. Variable hour course 2 to 3 credit hours.

Solo recital required of all students pursuing the B.A. in Music.

Capstone Seminar in Music (3) Directed research, reading, and discussion to integrate historical, stylistic, and theoretical concepts acquired throughout the major. The EXIT examination will be administered in this course.

Conducting Fundamentals (3) Fundamentals of choral and instrumental conducting, stylistic interpretation, terminology, instrumental transposition, score reading, and rehearsal skins. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

Seminar in Music Studies (3) Study of the organization and activities of music for majors. Offered during the fall semester only. Three hours of lecture per week.

Piano-Voice Pedagogy

Business of Music (3) A study of contracts, copyrights, and marketing for the career musical artist. Required of Jazz Studies music majors. Open to all students as an elective.

Selected topics in music education. Developed to provide enhanced curricular options in the concentration for upper music majors. May be repeated. Variable hour course 2 to 3 credit hours.

Music Appreciation (3) Understanding traditional Western Classical music through study of the cultural periods, major composers and their works. A brief overview of musical styles from other world cultures will also be included. Illustrations of music examples will be presented through recordings, in-class performances and outside concert events. Three hours of lecture per week.

Fine Arts in Daily Living (3) Study of art, music, drama, and dance with emphasis on the interrelationship of these common elements and concepts and the contributions of noted artists. Three hours of lecture per week. Listed as HUMA 1301 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.