Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH)

The study of style periods of Western European art music and related issues of cultural and social history. Develops listening skills and ability to respond to music articulately.

Study of country music, its origins in Appalachia and the American South, and its roots in both European-American and African American traditions. Traces music, contexts, and significance in U.S. cultures, from the early 20th century through commercialization in the 1920s, and developments over the course of the century.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH)

Survey of musics in the United States from the pre-colonial period to the twentieth century. Explores cultural, historical, social, and political contexts, and considers music’s relevance to a variety of populations. Examines music across a range of repertories, representing amateur and professional, written and oral, and sacred and secular practices. Topics may include musics of indigenous peoples, hymnody, shape note, ragtime, blues, jazz, bluegrass, folk, country, rock, or others.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH)

Study of rock music as a musical and cultural phenomenon, from its roots in blues, country, pop, folk, and gospel, to its development into many offshoots, such as rock ‘n roll, the British Invasion, soul, folk rock, heavy metal, punk, global pop.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH)

The historical study of jazz as part of American culture, including its styles, key performers, and musical practices.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AAH)

An introduction to playing the guitar including navigating the fretboard, hand techniques, sheet music reading, and rhythmic/strumming patterns.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AAH)

A continuation to the learning of guitar techniques including chords, scales, arpeggios, picking techniques, right hand techniques.

Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AAH)

Introduction to characteristic styles of guitar greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Halen, Pat Metheny. Includes the composition and recording of a riff and/or solo that incorporates the style of a selected guitarist.

Album-by-album analysis of Taylor Swift’s music covering musical, social, and media elements. Creation of a final product based on that analysis for relevant online platforms, such as a podcast or YouTube video. Students will asynchronously participate in collegial discourse as they create both group projects and the larger social discourse final project.

Project-based course providing enhanced understanding of modern music technology and production. Provides real-world experience in applying these principles to scoring and editing licensed music to short form media.

Project-based course in building audio files and music for gaming with a focus on varying technologies and practices. Real-world experience in working with digital audio workstations, sound editing software, and authoring software that centralize all aspects of audio creation for interactive game music. Experience with digital audio workstations suggested.

Project-based course providing enhanced understanding of modern music technology and production. Provides real-world experience in applying these principles to scoring and editing licensed music to short form media.

Study of vocal production, examination of different methods.

Study of teaching materials, observation of studio teaching, analysis of vocal problems in selected students, and supervised teaching.

Course is available only for graduate students majoring in vocal pedagogy.

Opportunity for vocal pedagogy students to develop and improve applied teaching skills through a shared practicum experience in a seminar setting. Includes supervised instruction.

Final project for the AC in Vocal Pedagogy certificate.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 16 hours.
Comment(s): Requires audition.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.