2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

MUAP 3246, 3256 Instrumental Pedagogy
Survey of procedures and materials applicable to the serious instrumental major. Course is research oriented with much
emphasis on repertoire. Admission is by permission of the instructor.
MUAP 3359 Instrumental Pedagogy
Study of the art of teaching a musical instrument in a studio setting (as opposed to school classroom). Includes
discussions of philosophies of teaching, learning processes, and the teaching of musical interpretation. Analysis of the
sequential skills, strategies and diagnostic skills necessary to implement effective teaching in a private studio.
Individualized study of various aspects such as physical/technical aspects and pedagogical repertoire peculiar to the
teaching of the music major‘s primary instrument. Topics to include: teaching children and adult beginners; teaching
advanced students. (May be repeated for credit as long as the instrument changes with the instrument ―family‖
remaining the same.)
MUAP 4232 Jazz Influences on Instrumental Music
Prerequisite: MUTH 2322
The study of jazz and its performance as it relates to jazz-influenced symphonic, film, television, ballet, opera, and
Broadway show scores, as well as the recording industry and music education. (Offered also as MUHL 4292.)
MUAP 4213, 4223 Instrumental Literature
Study of solo and ensemble literature for wind, string, and percussion instruments. Research required. Includes study of
solos with large ensemble accompaniment. (Offered also as MUHL 4292.)
MUAP 4292 Senior Seminar: Junior Recital and Research
Prerequisite: Five semesters of private instruction in the applied area in which recital is given
Performance of a 30-minute recital from contrasting periods of music. Accompanying formal research paper in support
of recital program material.
MUAP 4293 Senior Seminar: Jazz History
This course will provide a survey of the development of jazz music and its flourishing in America. Style periods such
as ragtime, Dixieland, swing, bebop cool, hard bop, and free jazz will be analyzed. Masters of the art of improvisation
and the influences they had on the development of jazz will be covered at length.
MUSIC: APPLIED MUSIC
MUAP 3181, 3281, 4181, 4281 Special Topics
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Directed study in a specialized area of Applied Music. A minimum of 30 clock hours of independent study or project
development is required for each hour of credit given. Topics and projects are selected on the basis of student career
interest and need.
MUAP 4292, 4293 Senior Seminars
Advanced study in pedagogy or another topic related to particular performance areas within the music curricula.
Studies are offered as demand warrants on a rotating topic basis.
MUSIC: MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE
MUHL 2312 Music Appreciation
A beginning course for non-majors. Appreciation of a variety of musical styles is encouraged. No music reading skills
are required. (May be preparatory to MUHL 2313, 2323.)
MUHL 2313, 2323 Music Literature
Prerequisite: None
Survey of music literature from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. Emphasis on representative works,
analytical listening techniques, and composition recognition. Development of skills necessary to identify and define the
various musical genres, forms, and style characteristics. Student must be able to read music and follow an orchestral
score. Permission of instructor required. Should be taken in consecutive order.
MUHL 3181, 3281, 4181, 4281 Special Topics
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor and the Director of the School of Music.
Directed study in a specialized area of Musicology (literature or history). A minimum of 30 clock hours of independent
study or project development is required for each hour of credit given. Topics and projects are selected based on
student career interest and need.
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