2022-23 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Songwriting (SWMU) SWMU-2100 Fundamentals of Songwriting –Fa 3 hours This course will introduce fundamental components of songwriting. This class is designed to expose students to practical exploration of songwriting concepts such as lyric, melody, harmony, rhythm, and form structure. In this course, special emphasis will be placed on the topics of melody and poetic devices. Prerequisite/corequisite: THMU-1210 Music Theory I or THMU-1250 Contemporary Musicianship I. (odd years) SWMU-2500 Worship Songwriting –Sp 3 hours This course will continue the development of skills related to songwriting. This class is designed to help the student hone practical techniques for crafting worship songs. Special emphasis will be placed on the topics of lyrics, theology, and application within a congregation. Prerequisite: SWMU-2100 Fundamentals of Songwriting (odd years) SWMU-3100 Professional Aspects of Songwriting –Fa 3 hours This course will continue the development of skills related to songwriting. It will discuss professional and legal aspects related to songwriting such as copyright, publishing, licensing, production and promotion. In an effort to offer exposure to the songwriting industry, additional outside hours and travel component may be required for this class. Prerequisites: SWMU-2500 Worship Songwriting; corequisite: TYMU-2510 Introduction to Digital Music Production (Fee:$300)(even years) SWMU-4900 Senior Songwriting Seminar –Sp 1 hour This course is designed to be a culminating experience for songwriting minors. Students will record and produce a multi-song demo of original music written within the context of the songwriting minor. They will create a personal brand and professional social media presence and release the EP digitally. They will also present the music live in a “songwriters in the round” setting. Prerequisites: SWMU-3100 Professional Aspects of Songwriting; corequisite: TYMU-2520 Music Production Techniques. (Fee:$100) (even years). Music Theory (THMU) THMU-1010 2 hours Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills –Fa An intensive study of the rudiments of music: notation, pitch, and rhythm. These elements will be explored with aural and written components. These credits may not be substituted for any other music course. (Fee: $30) THMU-1210 Music Theory I –Fa 3 hours A foundational study of the essential building blocks of music including chord analysis, harmony, voice leading, and form. Prerequisite: THMU-1010 Introduction to Theory or competency equivalency as shown by entrance examination. (Fee: $30) THMU-1220 Music Theory II –Sp 3 hours A continuation of Theory I with an in-depth exploration of part-writing, seventh chords, and elementary chromaticism. Prerequisite: THMU-1210 Music Theory I. (Fee: $30) THMU-1250 Contemporary Musicianship I –Sp 2 hours This course is designed to help students understand the structure of contemporary music. The class will also continue to develop written and aural musicianship studied in Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills. Prerequisites: THMU-1010 Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills. (Fee: $30) THMU-1310 Aural Skills I –Fa 2 hours Introduction to techniques of basic aural musicianship, including singing, recognizing, and dictating intervals and chords within the diatonic major and minor systems by “guide tone” numeric scale degree method. Corequisite: THMU-1210 Music Theory I. THMU-1320 Aural Skills II –Sp 2 hours A continuation of Aural Skills I with an in-depth exploration of melodic and harmonic dictation along with an introduction to the techniques of transcribing select popular music recordings by ear. Prerequisite: THMU 1310 Aural Skills I. THMU-2140 Functional Keyboard Skills –Fa 1 hour Students will develop skills in harmonization at sight, transposition, playing by ear, and other keyboard harmony skills specifically designed to meet the piano proficiency requirements. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. THMU-2210 Music Theory III –Fa 3 hours Critical study and analysis of the chromatic harmony, counterpoint and formal structure of 18th century music. Creative work in traditional compositional forms. THMU-2220 Music Theory IV –Sp 3 hours Critical study and analysis of the chromatic harmony and formal structure of 19th-century music. Analytical study of 20th- century compositional techniques, including impressionistic, serial, neoclassical, and electronic practices: creative work in contemporary styles. THMU-2250 Contemporary Musicianship II –Fa 2 hours This course is designed to help students understand the structure of contemporary music. The class will also continue to develop written and aural musicianship studied in Contemporary Musicianship I. Prerequisites: THMU-1250 Contemporary Musicianship I. (Fee: $30) THMU-2260 Contemporary Musicianship III –Sp 2 hours This course is designed to help students understand the structure of contemporary music. The class will also continue to develop written and aural musicianship studied in Contemporary Musicianship II. Prerequisites: THMU 2250 Contemporary Musicianship II. (Fee: $30) THMU-2310 Aural Skills III –Fa 2 hours Intermediate aural musicianship techniques: at-sight singing, melodic pattern recognition, and chord dictation within both diatonic and chromatic major and minor systems by including syncopated and irregular rhythmic patterns as well as four-voice harmonic dictation, including more advanced chromatic language. Prerequisite: THMU-1320 Aural Skills II. Corequisite: THMU-2210 Music Theory III. THMU-2320 Aural Skills IV –Sp 2 hours Advanced aural musicianship techniques: at-sight singing, melodic pattern recognition, and chord dictation within both diatonic and chromatic major and minor systems. More advanced melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic dictation, including all tonal language, as well as some extended chromatic possibilities and introduction to the non-tonal tendencies of the 20th century. Prerequisite: THMU-2310 Aural Skills III. Corequisite: THMU-2220 Music Theory IV. THMU-3120 Jazz Theory and Improvisation I –Fa 2 hours This course will introduce students to basic concepts of jazz theory and improvisation. Material will include harmonic structure and appropriate scales choice for improvisation. Students will learn to improvise over jazz standards. Prerequisites: THMU-2210 Music Theory III,THMU-2310 Aural Skills III, and permission of instructor. (odd years) THMU-3130 Jazz Theory and Improvisation II –Sp 2 hours This course will introduce students to advanced concepts of jazz theory and improvisation. Material will include harmonic structure and appropriate scales choice for improvisation. Students will further develop the ability to improvise over jazz standards. Prerequisites: THMU-2210 Music Theory III,THMU- 2310 Aural Skills III, and permission of instructor. (odd years) 2022–23 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 291 Course Descriptions SWMU-2100 – THMU-3130 MUSIC ANDWORSHIP