Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
MUHS5962 Choral History and Literature II (SP,
Even years) Detailed study of choral history and literature
from J.S. Bach to the present.
MUHS5973 Seminar in Bibliography and
Methods of Research (FA, SP, SU) A survey of the
methods and materials of musical research, including bibliography,
methods of analysis, and style in the presentation of
research results. Open to graduate students and to juniors in
Honors.
MUHS600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
MUHS601V Lecture-Recital (1-6) (IR) The production
and presentation, under the direction of the teacher(s) of historic
instruments involved and other members of a graduate
committee, of a performance (45 minutes minimum playing
time) displaying historic practices of performance, with lecture.
The candidate will be responsible for making archival
tape of the performance available to the library, with 2 copies
of a transcript of the lecture in thesis form to be retained by
the University library.
(MUPD) MUSIC PEDAGOGY
MUPD3801 Conducting I (FA) A study of the elementary
techniques of conducting instrumental and choral
groups. Prerequisite: MUTH 2603.
MUPD3811 Conducting II: Instrumental Music
(SP) Continuation of study of the technique of conducting
instrumental music groups. Prerequisite: MUPD 3801.
MUPD3861 Conducting II: Vocal Music (SP)
Continuation of study of conducting with emphasis on techniques
of choral conducting. Prerequisite: MUPD 3801.
MUPD3871 Reed-Making (FA) The making of reeds
for oboe, bassoon, or clarinet, including the processing of
cane from tubes. May be repeated for 2 hours.
MUPD477V Special Topics in Pedagogy (1-4) (IR)
Subject matter not covered in other sources. With permission,
may be repeated for credit if topics are different. May be
repeated.
MUPD4781L Harpsichord Laboratory (IR) The tuning,
care and repair of the harpsichord.
MUPD481V Conducting (1-4) (FA, SP, SU) Private
lessons of 1/2 hour, and one hour conducting laboratory
each week. Development of skills in conducting symphony,
opera, oratorio, ballet and band repertoire. May be repeated.
MUPD4863 Piano Pedagogy (IR) Analytical study and
discussion of the various approaches to piano pedagogy and
its application in individual/class instruction. Involves demonstration
of principles through actual teaching of beginning,
intermediate and upper level students.
MUPD499V Special Workshop in Music (1-2) (FA,
SP, SU) Presented by visiting master artist-teachers in various
fields of music performance, teaching and composition.
For this level it is expected that the prospective students are
professionals in the given field seeking additional knowledge
and insights from acknowledged professionals.
MUPD5202 Voice Pedagogy I (FA, SP, SU)
Graduate-level study of the techniques and materials of
teaching voice.
MUPD582V Conducting (1-2) (FA, SP, SU) Private
lessons of 1/2 hour and 1 hour conducting laboratory each
week. Development of skills in conducting symphony, choral,
opera, oratorio, ballet, and band repertoire.
MUPD584V Opera Workshop Techniques (1-2)
(FA, SP, SU) A basic course in every phase of opera production,
including staging, set design, music coaching, voice
casting, and translation.
MUPD585V String Techniques (1-2) (FA, SP, SU)
A continuation of the undergraduate courses in techniques
and materials for elementary and secondary school music
teaching.
MUPD586V Woodwind Techniques (1-2) (FA, SP,
SU) A continuation of the undergraduate courses in techniques
and materials for elementary and secondary school
music teaching. Prerequisite: one year of similar class
instruction in the field on the undergraduate level.
MUPD587V Brass Techniques (1-2) (SU) A continuation
of the undergraduate class brass instrument course.
Emphasis is placed on teaching methods, techniques, concepts,
and materials. Prerequisite: one year of similar class
instruction in the field on the undergraduate level.
MUPD591V Percussion Techniques (1-2) (FA, SP,
SU) A continuation of the undergraduate class brass instrument
course. Emphasis is placed on teaching methods, techniques,
concepts, and materials. Prerequisite: one year of similar
class instruction in the field on the undergraduate level.
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MUPD599V Special Workshop in Music (1-6) (FA,
SP, SU) Presented by visiting master artist-teacher in various
fields of music performance, teaching and composition.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
(MUSC) MUSIC
MUSC4903H Honors Essay (IR) An honors research
paper in Music History or literature, Music Theory, or Music
Education. Open to seniors in honors.
(MUSY) MUSICOLOGY
MUSY5113 Proseminar: Ethnomusicology (FA,
Odd years) An introduction to ethnomusicological study
with practicum in technologies for fieldwork, preservation and
presentation.
MUSY5123 Proseminar: Musical Notations,
Transnotation and Analysis (SP, Even years)
Principles and practices for the study and musical analysis of
gestural, oral, and written notations for music and dance.
MUSY5213 Proseminar: Historical
Ethnomusicology (FA, Even years) An introduction
to historical ethnomusicological study with readings and discussion
of seminal writings in the field.
MUSY5223 Seminar: Latin American Music (SP,
Even years) A study of the process and result of musical
hybridization in South America and the Caribbean, from
European colonization to the present.
MUSY5313 Proseminar: Topics in Asian and
Middle Eastern Musics (SP) Research seminars on
selected topics, such as The Performing Arts in East Asia;
and Music and Ritual. May be repeated. May be repeated for
6 hours.
MUSY5323 Seminar: Topics in Asian and Middle
Eastern Poetry and Music (IR) Reading seminars on
selected topics, such as Poetry and Music in Persian, Arabic
and Turkish Cultures of the Islamic World; and Poetry and
Song in Early East Asia. May be repeated. May be repeated
for 6 hours.
MUSY5343 Seminar: Special Topics in Traditional
Musics and Dance of Europe and the Americas
(IR) Topics not covered in MUSY 5223 and MUSY 5423,
including, but not limited to: European Folk Music; the musical
or scholarly legacy of a particular figure.
MUSY5353 Seminar: Topics in Systematic
Musicology (IR) Seminars on selected topics such as
Musical and A-musical Grammars (requires experience in
functional programming languages); and Modes, Melodies,
Instruments, and Singers. May be repeated. May be repeated
for 6 hours.
MUSY5363 Proseminar: Music Cognition (SP) An
exploration of recent literature concerning the mental mechanisms
that underlie our ability to perceive, understand, produce,
perform, and enjoy music. Introductory in nature, with
readings drawn from the fields of psychology, philosophy,
musicology, computer science, and neuroscience.
MUSY5371 Early Asian Music Performance
Workshop (IR) Approaches to performing early Asian
musics. Links with Summer School, the Ancient Asian Music
Consort, and/or an Artist in Residence. May be repeated for
2 hours.
MUSY5383 Ethnomusicology Summer Fieldwork
(IR) A minimum of 6 weeks summer fieldwork related to the
topic of the student’s thesis, resulting in an extensive fieldwork
report and the submission of collected material, to be
deposited in the University Library. Prerequisite: MUSY 5113.
MUSY5391 Ethnomusicology Performance
Studies (IR) Applied vocal or instrumental studies relating
to the performance activities of the International Center for
Research in Early Asian and Middle Eastern Musics. (Private
study, as available) May be repeated for 2 hours.
MUSY5413 Proseminar: Cross-cultural
Performance Practices (SP) A survey of performance
practices from historic western art music through modern
non-western music. An introductury course with readings
from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performance treatises
as well as a study of written and aural traditions of nonwestern
music.
MUSY5423 Seminar: History of Jazz (FA) A study
of the musical and cultural cross-fertilization which produced
this influential twentieth-century art form, as well as a general
examination of its major practitioners.
MUSY600V Ethnomusicology Thesis (1-6) (FA,
SP, SU) Thesis requirement for the Master of Arts in
Ethnomusicology program. May be repeated for 6 hours.
MUSY6313 Internship in Asian and Middle
Eastern Music (FA, SP, SU) Internship in Asian and
Middle Eastern Music Preservation in the Asian and Mid-
Eastern International Music Preservation Collection, Music
Division of the Library of Congress. Prerequisite: MUHS 5973
and (MUSY 5123 or MUSY 5353).
MUSY6333 Advanced studies in
Ethnomusicology (IR) Advanced level studies, individually
tailored and supervised, including Ethnomusicology (prerequisite
MUSY 5113 or MUSY 5213); The Music or Dance
of a Selected Area (prerequisite at least one of MUSY 5313,
MUSY 5323, MUSY 5423, MUSY 5223, MUSY 5343, or
HUMN 4243); Historic Performance Practices (prerequisite
MUSY 5413); Historical East Asian Musicology (prerequisite
MUSY 5313 or MUSY 5323); and Historical Central Asian or
Middle- and Near-Eastern Musicology (prerequisite MUSY
5313 or MUSY 5323).
MUSY6363 Advanced Studies in Computer-Aided
Asian Musicology (IR) Building a computational toolbox
for research in early Asian musics. Prerequisite: MUSY 5353.
(MUTH) MUSIC THEORY
MUTH1003 Basic Musicianship (SU) Introductorylevel
studies in music theory and aural perception for students
not prepared for MUTH 1603 or MUTH 1621. Meets 4
days per week.
MUTH1603 Music Theory I (SP) A study of diatonic
harmonic practice. Includes part-writing and analysis.
Prerequisite: MUTH 1003.
MUTH1621 Aural Perception I (SP) Development of
aural perception through ear training, sight singing, and keyboard
harmony. Meets 2 hours per week.
MUTH1631 Aural Perception II (SP) Continued
development of aural perception through ear training, sight
singing, and keyboard harmony. Meets 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite: MUTH 1621.
MUTH164V Composition (1-4) (FA, SP, SU) Private
lessons of one-half hour, and one hour of composition laboratory
session each week. Development of skills in creative
musical expression specifically for composition-theory majors
- others admitted by consent. May be repeated. May be
repeated. Prerequisite: MUTH 164.
MUTH2603 Music Theory II (SP) A continuation of
MUTH 1603. Also includes chromatic harmony. Prerequisite:
MUTH 1603.
MUTH2621 Aural Perception III (SP) A continuation
of MUTH 1631. Two hours per week, one hour credit.
Prerequisite: MUTH 1631.
MUTH2631 Aural Perception IV (FA) A continuation
of MUTH 2621. Two hours per week, one hour credit.
Prerequisite: MUTH 2621.
MUTH3603 Music Theory III (SP) A study of 18th
century counterpoint. Writing and analysis of inventions,
canons, fugues, etc. Three hours per week. Prerequisite:
MUTH 2603.
MUTH3613 Music Theory IV (FA) A study of the harmonic
and melodic trends of the 20th century. Three hours
per week. Prerequisite: MUTH 3603.
MUTH364V Composition (1-4) (FA, SP, SU) Private
lessons of one-half hour, and one hour of composition laboratory
session each week. Development of skills in creative
musical expression specifically for composition-theory majors
- others admitted by consent. May be repeated. May be
repeated. Prerequisite: MUTH 164.
MUTH364VH Honors Composition II (1-4) (FA, SP,
SU) Private lessons of one-half hour, and one hour of composition
laboratory session each week. Development of skills
in creative musical expression specifically for compositiontheory
majors - others admitted by consent. May be repeated.
May be repeated.
MUTH398V Independent Studies, Honors (1-2)
(FA, SP, SU) Independent projects in music theory. One
hour credit per semester. Open to undergraduate in honors.
MUTH4322 Score Reading (IR) (Formerly MUTH
5322) A conductor’s approach to the technique of score reading
and analysis of orchestra, band, and choral scores for the
purpose of preparing composition for rehearsal and performance.
MUTH4612 Orchestration (FA) A continuation of study
of the capabilities of the various orchestral and band instru-
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