Music Education Program Requirements
(131-133 credits)
Music Education Requirements (110 credits)
CAS General Education Curriculum (21-23 credits)
Music Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following courses: | ||
| Choirs and Conducting | ||
| CR 109 | Chapel Choir (2 terms) | 2 |
| CR 209 | Schola Cantorum (2 terms) | 2 |
| CR 509 | Symphonic Choir (3 terms) | 3 |
| CR 215 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 3 |
| CR 315 | Techniques of Conducting | 3 |
| Applied Music and Diction | ||
| VC 115 | English & Italian Diction | 2 |
| VC 116 | French & German Diction | 2 |
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 14 | |
Organ Concentration (7 terms) | ||
| Applied Organ | ||
Piano Concentration (7 terms) | ||
| Applied Piano | ||
Voice Concentration (7 terms) | ||
| Applied Voice | ||
| Voice or Piano secondary (4 terms) | 4 | |
| Option 1: for Organ and Piano Primaries (two semesters of each) | ||
| Voice Secondary and Voice Secondary | ||
| Option 2: for Voice Primary | ||
| Piano Secondary I and Piano Secondary II and Piano Secondary III and Piano Secondary for Mus Ed & Sacred Music | ||
| Theory and Music History | ||
| TH 141 & TH 142 & TH 241 | Musicianship I and Musicianship II and Musicianship III | 12 |
| MH 247 & MH 248 | Music Historiography I and Music Historiography II | 6 |
| TH 342 | Contemporary Trends | 3 |
| MH 345 | Music Since 1900 | 3 |
| Music History (MH) elective | ||
| MH 433 | Seminar in Music History | 3 |
| Theory (TH) level I elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Composition Class | ||
| Analytical Studies I | ||
| Orchestration | ||
| Song Writing | ||
| Electroacoustic Music | ||
| Theory (TH) level II elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Choral and Instrumental Arranging | ||
| Form and Analysis | ||
| Contrapuntal Techniques | ||
| Special Topics in Theory | ||
| Analytical Studies II | ||
| Keyboard Harmony | ||
| Professional Studies | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab (7 terms) | 0 |
| ME 161 | Art of Teaching Music I | 3 |
| ME 187 | Instrumental Music: Strings | 1 |
| ME 188 | Instrumental Music: Winds/Percussion | 2 |
| ME 262 | Art of Teaching Music II | 4 |
| ME 492 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| ME 563 | Art of Teaching Music III | 4 |
| ME 564 | Art of Teaching Music IV | 4 |
| ME 587 | Music in Special Education | 1 |
| ME 592 | Creativity & Music Technology | 2 |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 230 | Child Development | 3 |
| or PSY 231 | Youth and Adolescent Development | |
| Free electives | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 110 | |
Notes
- 1
VC 115 and VC 116 are required for voice primary students only. Organ and piano primary students may substitute four additional credits of free electives for these two courses.
- 2
Students must successfully complete a portfolio review during the semester in which they will earn 58-60 credits in order to continue as music education majors. Transfer students with sophomore status must successfully complete the portfolio review at the end of the first year of study.
CAS General Education Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Reading and Writing | 6 | |
| Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric | ||
or BHP 100 | Honors Seminar: Great Ideas I | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Seminar in Writing and Research | ||
or BHP 150 | Honors Seminar: Great Ideas II | |
| Literature and Composition | ||
| Mathematical Reasoning 1 | 3-4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Algebra and Trigonometry | ||
or MTH 106 | Precalculus | |
| Scientific Perspectives: 2 | 3-4 | |
| To fulfill the Scientific Perspectives requirement, students may select either a lecture/lab combination (4 credits) or one 3-credit non-lab course (3 credits). Students who have taken a PSY course to fulfill the Social Perspectives requirement may not take a PSY course to fulfill the Scientific Perspective requirement. | ||
| A. Lecture/Lab Combination Courses | ||
| Chemistry in the Kitchen and Chemistry in the Kitchen Lab | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab | ||
| Earth Systems Science and Earth Materials and Processes Lab | ||
| Oceanography and Introductory Oceanography Lab | ||
| Introduction to Sustainability Studies and Intro to Sustainability Lab | ||
| B. 3-Credit Non-Lab Courses: | ||
| Chemistry and Conflict 3 | ||
| Idea to Innovation 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar: The Environment: a Conflict of Interest 3 | ||
| The Rhetoric of Science 3 | ||
| Nature and Nurture 3 | ||
| Life Science | ||
| Life Science: Brain and Behavior | ||
| Chemistry & Society | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Science | ||
| Future of Natural Resources | ||
| Introduction to Climate Change | ||
| Earth Systems Science | ||
| Geology of National Parks | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Mesozoic Ruling Reptiles | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Astronomy | ||
| The Science of Mental Illness | ||
| Introduction to Forensics | ||
| Social Perspectives (select one course) | 3 | |
| Students who have taken a PSY course to fulfill the Scientific Perspectives requirement may not take a PSY course to fulfill the Social Perspectives requirement. | ||
| Nineteen Eighty-Four in Context: George Orwell’s Enduring Legacy 3 | ||
| Under the Influence: Drugs, Deviance, and Culture 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar:Politics/Literacy 3 | ||
| Children and the Media 3 | ||
| Creativity and Design Thinking 3 | ||
| A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Play 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar: The Environment: a Conflict of Interest 3 | ||
| The Online Explosion: Radical Changes in Business and Communication 3 | ||
| The Rhetoric of Science 3 | ||
| The Law and Racial Progress 3 | ||
| Mirrors of the Mind: The Interplay of Literature and Psychology 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar: 20th Century European Ideologies 3 | ||
| Modern European Ideologies: Social and Political Perspectives | ||
| Nature and Nurture 3 | ||
| Genocide, Human Rights & Literature | ||
| Moral Psychology 3 | ||
| Communication, Culture and Media | ||
| Global Film & Media Industries | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Gender, War and Peace | ||
| Race, Class and Gender in Contemporary American Society | ||
| Power and Privilege in a Multicultural Society | ||
| U.S. Politics in Crisis | ||
| Power, Politics and Justice | ||
| Explorations in Psychology Honors 2 | ||
| Psychology:The Science of Well-being 2 | ||
| Psychology of Creativity 2 | ||
| Psychology of Women 2 | ||
| Sociological Imagination | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Social Movements Abroad | ||
| Historical Perspectives: | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Pre-Modern World: Evolution to Revolution | ||
| World in the Modern Era: Exploration to Globalization | ||
or HIS 152 | Contemporary World: Historical Perspectives | |
or HIS 153 | Cold War: A Global History | |
| Select one course from the Aesthetic Literature or Philosophical Perspective | 3 | |
Aesthetic Perspectives: Literature | ||
| American Memoir and Autobiography | ||
| Poetry and Poetics in American Culture | ||
| Kurt Vonnegut’s America | ||
| Age of Shakespeare: A Study in Cultural History 3 | ||
| Nineteen Eighty-Four in Context: George Orwell’s Enduring Legacy 3 | ||
| Under the Influence: Drugs, Deviance, and Culture 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar:Politics/Literacy 3 | ||
| The Fantastic in Literature, Art, and Media | ||
| Music and Literature | ||
| Honors Seminar: Existentialism in Literature 3 | ||
| Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Age of Empire 3 | ||
| Shakespeare: Page, Stage & Screen 3 | ||
| Mirrors of the Mind: The Interplay of Literature and Psychology 3 | ||
| Inclusive Education and Representations of Disability | ||
| Honors Seminar: 20th Century European Ideologies 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar: The Bible as Literature and Philosophy | ||
| Latinx in the 21st Century | ||
| Images of Women in Chinese Literature and Film | ||
| Understanding Literature | ||
| Arthurian Legends in Literature | ||
| Major American Authors | ||
| Major British Authors | ||
| Literature and Mythology | ||
| Monsters in Literature | ||
| Satire and Comedy | ||
| Introduction To Shakespeare | ||
| Literature and the Environment | ||
| Literature and Violence | ||
| Literature & Society | ||
| Literature and Psychology | ||
| Crime and Literature | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Black American Lit | ||
| Multi-Ethnic Literature in America | ||
| Women In Literature | ||
| Introduction to Poetry | ||
| The Short Story | ||
| Human Relationships in Literature (HONORS) | ||
| Global Literature | ||
| An Introduction to French Literature | ||
| Cultural Expression in French Film and Television | ||
| Portrait of the Hero in French Fiction | ||
| Mask & Reality in French Theater | ||
| Self in French Prose & Poetry | ||
| A Quest for Identity: Francophone Literature and Culture | ||
| Sex, Gender, and Fairy Tales | ||
| Masterworks of Western Literature I | ||
| Masterworks of Western Literature II | ||
| Introduction to Spanish Literature | ||
| Introduction to Latin-American/Latino Literature | ||
| The Hispanic Short Story: Transatlantic Connections | ||
| The Spanish Golden Age | ||
| From Colonies to Nations | ||
| Latin American/Latino Film and Fiction | ||
Philosophical Perspectives | ||
| Honors Seminar: Existentialism in Literature 3 | ||
| Presence of Mind — Artificial Intelligence and Human Creativity 3 | ||
| Honors Seminar: The Bible as Literature and Philosophy | ||
| Moral Psychology 3 | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Philosophical Thinking | ||
| Logic and Language | ||
| Ethics | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Philosophies of Education | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Social Philosophy | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Modern Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of the Sexes | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| Problems in 20th-Century Philosophy | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Theories of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Theories of Reality | ||
| Indian Philosophy | ||
| Chinese Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Ethics | ||
| Japanese Philosophy | ||
| Total Credits | 21-23 | |
- 1
Appropriate mathematics and science courses may be substituted if required by the major. Students may also fulfill this requirement by taking an upper-level MTH course (e.g., MTH 210, MTH 211).
- 2
Students who choose a Psychology (PSY) course to fulfill a requirement for Scientific Perspectives may not choose a Psychology (PSY) course to fulfill a requirement for Social Perspectives, and vice versa.
- 3
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of BHP classes, upper-level seminars may satisfy two different categories for the Disciplinary Perspectives. For courses that satisfy more than one DP category, BHP students much choose which general education requirement they would like the course to fulfill.
Certificate in Music Education
(9 credits)
The certificate in Music Education is intended for undergraduate students in other degree programs, both within or outside of Westminster Choir College. Students who have an interest in teaching music or intend to teach music as part of their future careers as performers, church musicians, elementary educators, etc. will be provided with the foundational knowledge needed to pursue their chosen path. This certificate is not intended for students who will teach full-time in a public school. This certificate does not lead to any state teaching certification.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required course: | ||
| ME 161 | Art of Teaching Music I | 3 |
| Select 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| Instrumental Music: Strings (1 credit) | ||
| Instrumental Music: Winds/Percussion (2 credits) | ||
| Art of Teaching Music II (4 credits) | ||
| Music and Hip Hop Culture (3 credits) | ||
| Teaching/Learning:Urban Schools (3 credits) | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Academic Plan of Study
The following educational plan is provided as a sample only. Rider students who do not declare a major during their freshman year; who are in a Continuing Education Program; who change their major; or who transfer to Rider may follow a different plan to ensure a timely graduation. Each student, with guidance from their academic advisor, will develop a personalized educational plan.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| CR 109 | Chapel Choir | 1 |
| PI 103 or VC 103 |
Piano Secondary I or Voice Secondary |
1 |
| TH 141 | Musicianship I | 4 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| ME 187 | Instrumental Music: Strings | 1 |
| VC 115 | English & Italian Diction | 2 |
| CMP 120 or BHP 100 |
Seminar in Writing and Rhetoric or Honors Seminar: Great Ideas I |
3 |
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CR 109 | Chapel Choir | 1 |
| PI 104 or VC 103 |
Piano Secondary II or Voice Secondary |
1 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| ME 161 | Art of Teaching Music I | 3 |
| ME 188 | Instrumental Music: Winds/Percussion | 2 |
| TH 142 | Musicianship II | 4 |
| VC 116 | French & German Diction | 2 |
| CMP 125 |
Seminar in Writing and Research or Literature and Composition or Honors Seminar: Great Ideas II |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CR 215 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 3 |
| CR 509 | Symphonic Choir | 1 |
| PI 203 or VC 203 |
Piano Secondary III or Voice Secondary |
1 |
| MH 247 | Music Historiography I | 3 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| ME 262 | Art of Teaching Music II | 4 |
| TH 241 | Musicianship III | 4 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CR 315 | Techniques of Conducting | 3 |
| CR 509 | Symphonic Choir | 1 |
| PI 204 or VC 203 |
Piano Secondary for Mus Ed & Sacred Music or Voice Secondary |
1 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| MH 248 | Music Historiography II | 3 |
| TH 342 | Contemporary Trends | 3 |
| General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CR 509 | Symphonic Choir | 1 |
| MH 345 | Music Since 1900 | 3 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| ME 592 | Creativity & Music Technology | 2 |
| PSY 230 or PSY 231 |
Child Development or Youth and Adolescent Development |
3 |
| Theory Level I elective | 3 | |
| General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CR 509 | Symphonic Choir | 1 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| MH 433 | Seminar in Music History | 3 |
| ME 563 | Art of Teaching Music III | 4 |
| Theory Level II elective | 3 | |
| General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CR 509 | Symphonic Choir | 1 |
| ME 111 | Music Education Lab | 0 |
| OR 168A |
Applied Organ or Applied Piano or Applied Voice |
2 |
| ME 564 | Art of Teaching Music IV | 4 |
| General Education Elective | 6 | |
| Free elective | 3 | |
| Recital | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ME 492 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| ME 587 | Music in Special Education | 1 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours for Graduation | 131 | |
Courses and Descriptions
CR 109 Chapel Choir 1 Credits
Comprised of undergraduate students in their first year of study, Chapel Choir focuses on music for men’s, women’s, and mixed chorus. The ensemble provides the fundamentals of artistic choral ensemble singing and a foundation for all Westminster choral ensembles. Placement hearing required.
CR 209 Schola Cantorum 1 Credits
Comprised of undergraduate students in their second year of study, Schola Cantorum focuses on music for mixed chorus and continues to build and refine the skills developed in Chapel Choir. This ensemble presents campus, community, and regional performances. Placement hearing required.
CR 215 Fundamentals of Conducting 3 Credits
This course provides the foundation of conducting technique and philosophy as it relates to choral ensemble. Primarily, it deals with the development of basic pedagogical proficiencies, specifically alignment, Laban gestural vocabulary, breathing, beat patterns, consistent tempo, and the development of expressive gesture for relaying various styles of music, i.e., legato, staccato and marcato. Basic philosophical understandings concerning the human aspects of the music making process and the role the conductor plays in that process also are emphasized. Specific techniques for dealing with technical elements, e.g., fermata, dynamics, changes of tempo, contrasts in style, also are covered. The overall focus of the course is to establish the important relationship between ear, body, and the choral sound.
Prerequisite(s): TH 141.
CR 315 Techniques of Conducting 3 Credits
Continued development of conducting technique with emphasis on more complex styles and patterns, and on communication through appropriate gestures. Further improvement in conducting various dynamics and articulations, as well as more effective use of the left hand. Rehearsal procedures, repertoire programming, score preparation, and baton techniques are incorporated into the course.
Prerequisite(s): CR 215.
CR 509 Symphonic Choir 1 Credits
A large mixed chorus comprised of students above the lower division, including graduate students from all disciplines. The ensemble regularly performs in the region and focuses on the major choral/orchestral repertoire along with a wide variety of repertoire for large mixed chorus. Placement hearing required.
ME 111 Music Education Lab 0 Credits
Undergraduates must meet the weekly attendance and participation requirement for Music Education Lab during every semester of enrollment up to seven semester as an undergraduate Music Education major except for the student teaching semester. Grading is “P” (satisfactory) or “U” (unsatisfactory). As part of the Music Education Lab experience, students are required to complete 15 hours of professional development.
ME 161 Art of Teaching Music I 3 Credits
Art of Teaching Music I (ATM I) is first in the sequence of Music Education courses designed to prepare undergraduate Music Education major students for their student teaching experience and completion of their teaching licensure. There will be field observations of master teachers under the aegis of a music education faculty that will allow students not only to observe, but to have guided experience in assessing how teaching and learning are experienced in real classrooms. Partnerships between local expert teachers and music education faculty will allow students to complete field observations as well as guided experience in teaching and assessing students in real classrooms.
ME 187 Instrumental Music: Strings 1 Credits
This course is designed as an introduction to the pedagogy of string instruments. Emphasis is on learning through performance. Instruments are required. Various methods and materials available for use in public schools, developmental ranges, transposition, scoring, and idiomatic writing are investigated. When available, instruments may be rented from the college. Rental fee, per instrument: $25.
ME 188 Instrumental Music: Winds/Percussion 2 Credits
This course is designed as an introduction to the pedagogy of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Emphasis is on learning through performance. Instruments are required. Various methods and materials available for use in public schools, developmental ranges, transposition, scoring and idiomatic writing are investigated. When available, instruments may be rented from the college. Students must provide their own drum pads and sticks. Rental fee, per instrument: $60.
ME 262 Art of Teaching Music II 4 Credits
Art of Teaching Music II (ATM II) is designed to build on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions, introduced in ATM I. Students will expand their abilities in the domains of planning, teaching, assessing, reflecting, developing musicianship, and philosophy in context of teaching geneal music. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to put these abilities into practice when teaching peers and teaching elementary and middle general school students.
Prerequisite(s): ME 161.
ME 492 Student Teaching 12 Credits
A full semester internship in directed full-time teaching supervised by department members and carried out in schools with approved cooperating teachers. In addition to the field experience, students attend a weekly seminar on campus to discuss current issues in music education as they relate to individual teaching situations. Students discuss classroom management strategies, action research, authentic instruction, critical thinking, feeling and action as well as teaching to focused questions, concepts and objectives. Throughout student teaching, students maintain a digital portfolio that demonstrates how they meet the New Jersey State and INTASC teaching standards. At the conclusion of the semester, students attend a portfolio review with members of the Music Education faculty to assess the success of the teaching experience. Students must provide their own transportation to student teaching site. Student Teaching fee: $245. Fees for the Praxis Examination and Teacher Certification are additional. Additional information regarding student teaching may be found in the department's Student Teaching Handbook at www.rider.edu/musiced.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in ME 564; Classification as a full senior; Satisfactory completion of music education courses numbered ME 161, ME 262, ME 563, ME 564, ME 187, ME 188, and either PSY 230 Child Developmental or PSY 231 Youth and Adolescent Development; Satisfactory completion of TH 241; For voice primary students, satisfaction of all requirements of PI 204; A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; Demonstrated aptitude, motivation and potential for success in teaching, as evidenced by the successful completion of portfolio reviews; Departmental approval; Students in the Master of Music Education (MME) degree program must take the following courses as prerequisites to student teaching; ME 563, ME 564, ME 725.
ME 563 Art of Teaching Music III 4 Credits
Through course assignments, discussion, and clinical practice in varied school and community choral settings, course participants learn how to create meaningful elementary music experiences that foster individual success, accountability, a sense of accountability, critical thinking, independence, and life-long engagement with choral music.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in ME 262, successful completion of Sophomore Review, and must obtain substitute teaching credentials.
ME 564 Art of Teaching Music IV 4 Credits
Through course assignments, discussion, and clinical practice in varied school and community choral settings, course participants learn how to create meaningful school singing experiences that foster individual success, accountability, a sense of community, critical thinking, independence, and life-long engagement with choral music.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in ME 262, successful completion of Sophomore Review, and must obtain NJ substitute teaching credentials.
ME 587 Music in Special Education 1 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint the pre-service teacher with the special needs of exceptional children in music classes. Students learn to adapt instruction to accommodate a variety of exceptionalities that are both physical and emotional. Content includes categories of special students, characteristic behaviors, mainstreaming, and classroom methodology. Course content, activities and experiences in this course cover New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Music and prepares students to meet the New Jersey Professional Standards for Teaching. It is recommended that students take this course before the student teaching semester. Restricted to Seniors only.
ME 592 Creativity & Music Technology 2 Credits
Creativity and Technology in the Music Classroom is designed to prepare students to foster musical creativity using a variety of approaches and tools. In particular, students will use equipment such as digital audio workstations, MIDI controllers, microphones, and SmartBoards to facilitate rich and engaging creative experiences. Students will explore ways to structure learning experiences in response to the needs and interests of students, and will examine current thinking and trends related to the uses of creativity and technology in the music classroom.
Prerequisite(s): Junior status or permission of instructor.
MH 247 Music Historiography I 3 Credits
Historiography I begins by exploring similarities and differences between various music cultures around the world, and continues with an examination of selected genres of Western Art Music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Basic information literacy skills, such as searching library catalogs, databases and reading academic articles also will be covered.
Prerequisite(s): CMP 125.
MH 248 Music Historiography II 3 Credits
Examines Western Art Music since 1750 and includes a research assignment that builds upon the information literacy skills gained in MH 247.
Prerequisite(s): MH 247.
MH 345 Music Since 1900 3 Credits
Examines controversies and aesthetic movements in 20th and 21st century music. Emphasis is placed upon critical reading and writing skills.
Prerequisite(s): MH 248.
MH 433 Seminar in Music History 3 Credits
The contents of courses carrying this number will vary with the special interests and qualifications of the instructors teaching them. Possible topics include period courses, courses from a distinct perspective, composer courses and genre courses.
Prerequisite(s): MH 248.
OR 168A Applied Organ 2 Credits
One-hour, 2-credit required lesson. Included in tuition – no extra charge.
PI 103 Piano Secondary I 1 Credits
Establishes a solid foundation of piano playing through integration of musicianship skills in addition to building facile digital independence and bilateral hand coordination. Minimum grade of “B-“ required to pass the course.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of “Y” in PI 045 or placement.
PI 104 Piano Secondary II 1 Credits
Continuation of PI 103; appropriate for the advanced beginner. Minimum grade of “B-“ required to pass the course.
Prerequisite(s): PI 103 or placement.
PI 168A Applied Piano 2 Credits
One-hour, 2-credit required lesson. Included in tuition – no extra charge.
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
This course covers major facts, principles and concepts about human and animal behavior and experience, research findings, major problems, basic vocabulary, methodologies, and contributions in the field. Topics include psychology as a science; human development; individual differences;
intelligence and its measurement; special aptitudes and interests; personality and social behavior; motivation and emotion; frustration and personality deviations; and learning, thinking, remembering and forgetting.
PSY 230 Child Development 3 Credits
Presents theory and research on the social, emotional and cognitive development of children birth to age 12.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in PSY 100 or PSY 102 or PSY 110 or PSY 131.
PSY 231 Youth and Adolescent Development 3 Credits
Presents theories, research and problems concerning development in youth and adolescence.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in PSY 100 or PSY 102 or PSY 110 or PSY 131.
TH 141 Musicianship I 4 Credits
This course assists students in learning and integrating aural, performance, analytical and composition skills involving diatonic melody and harmony. Both the theoretical and the practical portion must be passed individually in order to receive a passing grade.
Prerequisite(s): TH 045 or passing a placement test.
TH 142 Musicianship II 4 Credits
A continuation of TH 141 involving chromatic melody and harmony with an introduction to binary and ternary form.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 141.
TH 237 Composition Class 3 Credits
Class instruction in original composition. May be taken as a level I elective.
Prerequisite(s): For non Theory/Composition majors only, minimum "C-" grade in TH 142.
TH 241 Musicianship III 4 Credits
A continuation of TH 142 with an introduction to larger musical forms and counterpoint.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 142.
TH 251 Analytical Studies I 3 Credits
An in-depth analytical study of a select body of tonal music to be determined by the instructor. The music, which will contain only the harmonic vocabulary and formal structures studied in TH 141 and TH 142, may vary each time the course is offered. May be taken as a level I theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 142.
TH 253 Orchestration 3 Credits
A study of the orchestra and its individual instruments from the standpoints of the composer, arranger and conductor. May be taken as a level I theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 142.
TH 255 Song Writing 3 Credits
Solo vocal composition in various styles. May be taken as a level I theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 142.
TH 259 Electroacoustic Music 3 Credits
An introduction to the history and literature of electroacoustic music emphasizing hands-on creative opportunities in sequencing and digital sound processing. May be taken as a level I theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 142.
TH 342 Contemporary Trends 3 Credits
An analytical study of the compositional techniques of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Prerequisite(s): TH 241.
TH 424 Choral and Instrumental Arranging 3 Credits
Arranging for various ensembles of voices and instruments. May be taken as a level II theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): TH 241.
TH 431 Form and Analysis 3 Credits
Study of the compositional process as observed in selected examples of music literature, predominantly from the tonal repertoire. May be taken as a level II theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 241.
TH 432 Contrapuntal Techniques 3 Credits
18th century counterpoint with an emphasis on analysis and writing of original compositions. May be taken as a level II theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 241.
TH 433 Special Topics in Theory 3 Credits
The content of the course carrying this number will vary with the special interests and qualifications of the professor teaching it. May be taken as a level II theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): minimum "C-" grade in TH 241.
TH 452 Analytical Studies II 3 Credits
An in-depth analytical study of a select body of tonal music to be determined by the instructor. The music, which will contain a more advanced harmonic vocabulary and larger formal structures than the music studied in TH 251, may vary each time the course is offered. May be taken as a level II theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): TH 241 with a minimum grade of C-.
TH 550 Keyboard Harmony 3 Credits
An intense exploration of and drill in musicianship-keyboard skills, including score reading, transposition, modulation, clef reading, figured bass realization, harmonizing melodies, improvising and lead sheet accompanying. Projects may include transposition of a number of songs (perhaps a complete set) into all keys, figured bass realization for a Bach cantata, improvisation of service music (prelude, offertory, interludes, chorale preludes, postlude), multiple re-harmonizations of hymns/chorales for a service and score reduction and performance of a movement of an orchestral work. May be taken as an undergraduate level II theory elective.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate, minimum "C-" grade in TH 241; Graduate, Removal of all theory deficiencies.
VC 103 Voice Secondary 1 Credits
VC 115 English & Italian Diction 2 Credits
Introduction to the rules of singing English and Italian through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with oral and written drill.
VC 116 French & German Diction 2 Credits
Introduction to the rules of singing French and German through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with oral and written drill.
Prerequisite(s): VC 115.
VC 168A Applied Voice 2 Credits
One-hour, 2-credit required lesson. Included in tuition – no extra charge.
VC 203 Voice Secondary 1 Credits