2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

PLMU-3920 Junior Composition Project –Fa, Sp 1 hour The culminating project for juniors majoring in musical compositon. This project is akin to a half-recital and will consist of a substantial compositon for a large ensemble. Prerequisite: junior status. Corequisite: PLMU-3800 Private Lessons in Composition. PLMU-4900 Senior Recital 1 hour Music majors should register for this course the semester in which their recitals are to be presented. Capstone course. (Fee: $50) PLMU-4920 Senior Project –Sp 1 hour The capstone project for the B.A. in Music degree. Students may register for this course at the same time as Senior Seminar. (Fee: $75) 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 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 THMU-4100 Counterpoint –Sp 3 hours A survey of polyphonic music from the 18th to the 21st centuries including the analysis and composition of species counterpoint examples, canon, a fugal exposition, and a modern composition. Students will especially focus upon contrapuntal techniques utilized in contemporary choral and instrumental music. Prerequisite: THMU-2220 Music Theory IV or permission of instructor . (odd years) THMU-4110 Form and Analysis –Sp 3 hours The analysis of musical examples illustrating the primary structural concepts operative within compositions dating from 1600 to the present. Emphasis will be placed upon the relationship between musical form and performance. Using varied analytical techniques, students will particularly focus upon repertoire composed for their performance instrument. Prerequisites: THMU- 2220 Music Theory IV; THMU-2320 Aural Skills IV. (even years) THMU-4130 Orchestration –Fa 2 hours Designed to develop skills in scoring music for various instrumental groups. Prerequisite: THMU-2220 Music Theory IV. (Fee: $30) (odd years) THMU-4140 Choral Arranging –Fa 2 hours Study of arranging for the choral medium. Includes principles of arranging for children, youth, and adult choirs. Special attention given to arranging for large and small choral ensembles with a variety of forms of accompaniment. Prerequisite: THMU-2220 Music Theory IV or permission of instructor. (Fee: $30) (even years) 2020–21 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 291 Course Descriptions PLMU-3920 – THMU-4140 MUSIC ANDWORSHIP