Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

220 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE 2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
Performance-Major Offerings
Courses in this series carry 2 hours of credit and may
be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the prior course at
the University of Louisiana at Monroe and/or an audition.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Recorder.................................................................................. 1019, 2019
Harpsichord.............................................................................. 1040, 2040
Voice..................................................................... 1041, 2041, 3041, 4041
Piano.................................................................... 1042, 2042, 3042, 4042
Organ................................................................... 1043, 2043, 3043, 4043
Violin..................................................................... 1044, 2044, 3044, 4044
Viola ..................................................................... 1045, 2045, 3045, 4045
Cello..................................................................... 1046, 2046, 3046, 4046
String Bass .......................................................... 1047, 2047, 3047, 4047
Clarinet................................................................. 1048, 2048, 3048, 4048
Saxophone........................................................... 1049, 2049, 3049, 4049
Flute..................................................................... 1050, 2050, 3050, 4050
Oboe..................................................................... 1051, 2051, 3051, 4051
Bassoon............................................................... 1052, 2052, 3052, 4052
Trumpet................................................................ 1053, 2053, 3053, 4053
Tuba..................................................................... 1054, 2054, 3054, 4054
French Horn......................................................... 1055, 2055, 3055, 4055
Trombone............................................................. 1056, 2056, 3056, 4056
Euphonium........................................................... 1057, 2057, 3057, 4057
Percussion............................................................ 1058, 2058, 3058, 4058
Guitar.................................................................... 1059, 2059, 3059, 4059
For Undergraduates and Graduates
4001. OPERA PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION. 3 cr. Musical
and dramatic preparation of opera roles, and basic techniques of
staging and presentation. Participation in opera performances.
May be repeated for credit.
4003. PERFORMANCE AND ENSEMBLE. 0-1 cr. per semester.
Investigative study of special problems by students with particular
needs in music. Prerequisite: approval of the head of the Division
of Music. May serve as a substitute for enrollment in a required
major ensemble. May be repeated. Music and Music Education
majors must take for zero credit. (Formerly MUSC 402A)
4004. HISTORY AND LITERATURE. 1-3 cr. Investigative study of
special problems by students with particular needs in music.
Prerequisite: approval of the head of the Division of Music. May
be repeated. (Formerly MUSC 402B)
4005. THEORY AND COMPOSITION. 1-3 cr. Investigative study of
special problems by students with particular needs in music.
Prerequisite: approval of the head of the Division of Music. May
be repeated. (Formerly MUSC 402C)
4006. PIANO PEDAGOGY AND LITERATURE. 1-3 cr. Investigative
study of special problems by students with particular needs in
music. Prerequisite: approval of the head of the Division of Music.
May be repeated. (Formerly MUSC 402D)
4007. VOCAL DICTION, PEDAGOGY, AND LITERATURE. 1-3 cr.
Investigative study of special problems by students with particular
needs in music. Prerequisite: approval of the head of the Division
of Music. May be repeated. (Formerly MUSC 402D)
4008. MUSIC THEATRE. 1-3 cr. Investigative study of special problems
by students with particular needs in music. Prerequisite: approval
of the head of the Division of Music. May be repeated. (Formerly
MUSC 402F)
4023. ORCHESTRA. 0-1 cr. per semester. Prerequisite: approval
of the director. Meets ensemble requirements for music majors
whose major applied area is in a string instrument. May be
repeated. Music and Music Education majors must take for zero
credit.
4026. WIND ENSEMBLE. 0-1 cr. per semester. Prerequisite:
approval of the head of the Division of Music. Meets ensemble
requirements for majors in brass, wind and percussion majors
in the spring semester. May be repeated. Music and Music
Education majors must take for zero credit.
4027. SYMPHONIC BAND. 0-1 cr. per semester. Prerequisite:
approval of the director. Meets ensemble requirements for majors
in brass, wind and percussion majors the spring semester. May
be repeated. Music and Music Education majors must take for
zero credit.
4029. CONCERT CHOIR. 0-1 cr. per semester. Prerequisite: approval
of the director. Meets ensemble requirements for students whose
major applied area is voice. May be repeated. Music and Music
Education majors must take for zero credit.
4033. MADRIGALIANS. 0-1 cr. per semester. An auditioned choi
drawn from the membership of Concert Choir that performs
a wide range of repertoire and tours for ULM. Prerequisite:
approval of the director. May be repeated. Music and Music
Education majors must take for zero credit.
4034. CHAMBER MUSIC. 0-1 cr. per semester. The study and
performance of chamber music for various combinations of
instruments. Prerequisite: approval of the director. May be
repeated. Music majors must enroll for zero credit, except for
students pursuing a concentration in Instrumental Performance,
who are required to apply four credits of MUSC 4034 to their
degree.
4035. PIANO ACCOMPANYING. 0-1 cr. per semester. Applied studio
accompanying in the vocal and instrumental applied areas.
Prerequisite: approval of the instructor. May be repeated. Music
and Music Education majors must take for zero credit.
4037. PIANO PEDAGOGY III. 3 cr. A survey of music for the piano
from the Baroque and Classical periods suitable for students at
the intermediate level.
4038. PIANO PEDAGOGY IV. 3 cr. A survey of music for the piano
from the Romantic and Contemporary periods suitable for
students at the intermediate level.
4061. KEYBOARD HARMONY AND CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP
FOR THE PIANO TEACHER. 1 cr., 2 cr. maximum. A functional
approach to keyboard skills for piano instructors. A combination
of lab and lecture to include harmonization, chord voicing,
transposition, modulation, improvisation, sight reading, and score
reading. Development of proficiency in these skills, as well as an
understanding of how they can be taught at different levels.
4064. THE BAROQUE ERA. 3 cr. Upper level course designed for
graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Topics
include discussion of major composers, styles, and genres
from the late 16th century until the middle of the 18th century.
Composers and their works are situated within a larger cultural
and historical context. Emphasis is placed on aural identification
and written analysis of representative works. A research paper
and accompanying assignments form a significant portion of the
course grade. Students will be introduced to electronic resources
for music research. Prerequisite: MUSC 4092 or approval of the
head of Division of Music. F, odd
4065. PIANO HISTORY AND LITERATURE. 3 cr. A survey of pianos
and their predecessors, and piano literature from the early
English school to the present. Prerequisite: MUSC 1093.
4067. SURVEY OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. 3 cr. An overview of the
music industry, including careers, publishing, recording, and
merchandising.
4068. SURVEY OF ENSEMBLE MUSIC FOR THE PIANO. 2 cr.
Survey of piano concert and ensemble music written for one
or more pianos. Music for elementary and intermediate level
students will be emphasized.
4069. BAND REPERTOIRE. 3 cr. Introduction to band composers and
their literature. A chronological approach to the available band
literature and its composers.
4070. BAND HISTORY AND LITERATURE. 3 cr. History of bands,
original compositions and transcriptions for band. Prerequisite:
MUSC 1093.
4072. COMPOSITION. 3 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Compositions in one
or more movements for various solo instruments, vocal and
instrumental ensembles and full orchestra. Students enrolled
will serve as supervised tutors for 1070, 1071, and 1072.
Prerequisite: MUSC 4071.