2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Enrollment in Performance Studies requiresthe payment of a Performance Studies fee.Falls and Springs. Corequisite(s): MU 1420.MU 1520 Voice PerformanceStudies2 creditsIndividual and/or group study to promotedevelopment of technique, repertoire andmusicianship. Required attendance atDepartment recitals. Each course may berepeated. Enrollment in Performance Studiesrequires the payment of a Performance Studiesfee. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): openonly to BA Music, BS Music Education andBA Theatre Arts majors and Music minors.Corequisite(s): MU 1420.MU 1540 Piano PerformanceStudies2 creditsIndividual and/or group study to promotedevelopment of technique, repertoire andmusicianship. Required attendance atDepartment recitals. Each course may berepeated. Enrollment in Performance Studiesrequires the payment of a Performance Studiesfee. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): open onlyto BA Music and BS Music Education majorsand Music minors. Corequisite(s): MU 2140.MU 2000 Diction for Singers 2 creditsDesigned for the voice major with at least oneexperience in which diction is taught specificallyas it relates to singing. Students learnthe International Phonetic Alphabet as wellas basic pronunciation and transcription ofthe five major languages for singing. Springof odd years. Prerequisite(s): enrollment as avoice major in the Music, Theatre, and DanceDepartment.MU 2080 Guitar Workshop 1 creditProvides guitarists opportunities to performsolo and ensemble literature in groups of 2-10players. Guitar literature (duets, trios, quartets,etc.) from written scores is rehearsedfor public performance, on and off campus.May be repeated for credit. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.MU 2100 KeyboardAccompanying 0.5 creditPerformance ensemble open to all keyboardstudents wishing to perform as accompanistsin the studio and in recital. May be repeatedfor credit. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):permission of the instructors involved.MU 2130 Beginning Piano III 1 creditContinuing development of skills formedin Beginning Piano II. Emphasis is on soloperformance, technique and theory. Falls andSprings. Prerequisite(s): MU 1140. (ARTS)MU 2140 Piano Performance Lab 0 creditTo build repertoire through listening andanalysis skills, to achieve techniques of interpretationthrough self-evaluation and groupinteraction and to develop stage deportmentand performance skills. Each student performsregularly to advance these skills. Required ofall piano students enrolled in 1000, 2000,3000 and 4000 level Piano PerformanceStudies. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):open only to BA Music, BS Music Educationand BA Theatre Arts majors and Music minors.Corequisite(s): 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000level Piano Performance Studies.MU 2170 Keyboard Proficiency: VoicePerformance 0 creditKeyboard proficiency is demonstrated by passingthe Keyboard Proficiency Examination,which is required of all students enrolled inthe Music: Voice Performance and PedagogyOption degree program. The specific skillswhich must be successfully demonstratedare detailed in the “Music Student Handbook.”The Keyboard Proficiency examination mustbe taken no later than the fifth semester ofstudy. It must be passed successfully beforethe degree can be awarded. Pass/No Pass. Fallsand Springs.MU 2180 Keyboard Proficiency: MusicTheatre Performance 0 creditKeyboard proficiency is demonstrated by passingthe Keyboard Proficiency Examination,which is required of all students enrolled inthe Theatre Arts: Music Theatre PerformanceOption degree program. The specific skillswhich must be successfully demonstrated aredetailed in the “Music Student Handbook.” TheKeyboard Proficiency Examination must betaken no later than in December of the junioryear. It must be passed successfully before thedegree can be awarded. Pass/No Pass. Fallsand Springs.MU 2210 Musicianship III 3 creditsPrinciples of chromatic harmony, includingsecondary functions, modulation, modemixture and the Neapolitan chord, exploredthrough voice leading, analysis and compositionassignments. Introduction to formalanalysis of larger structures. Continuingdevelopment of ear training and sight-singingskills. Falls. Prerequisite(s): MU 1220 witha minimum grade of C.MU 2220 Musicianship IV 3 creditsFurther exploration of chromatic harmony,including augmented sixth chords, enharmonicrespellings, altered chords and techniquesof musical Impressionism. Introductionto 20th- and 21st-century compositional techniques.Continuing development of aural skills.Springs. Prerequisite(s): MU 2210 with a minimumgrade of C.MU 2260 Basic Conducting 2 creditsDevelopment of basic skills of conducting: patterns,rhythmic and metric analysis, phrasing,expressive techniques, score reading, elementalrehearsal skills. Springs. Prerequisite(s): openonly to BA Music and BS Music Educationmajors and Music minors.MU 2310 Introduction to Jazz 3 creditsA non-technical survey encompassing styles,forms, aesthetics, personalities, literature andevolution of jazz music. Influence upon traditionalart music and popular music. Emphasison listening to representative styles. Falls andSprings. (ARTS)MU 2370 The Music TheatreCompany1 creditThe Music Theatre Company is a performingensemble that specializes in the musictheatre repertory: Broadway-style musicals,revues, operettas and operas. A show is producedin each regular semester. Students mayreceive credit for participation as a performer,a designer, or a member of the technical staff.Any Plymouth student may audition for rolesand ensembles. Falls and Springs. (ARTS)MU 2380 Chamber Singers 1 creditA vocal chamber ensemble for the study andperformance of choral literature of all stylesand periods. Open to all students by audition.Numerous performances both on and offcampus,including regional and internationaltours (generally occurring following springsemester). Enrollment for both fall and springsemesters is generally required. Course fee forannual tour may apply. May be repeated forcredit. Falls and Springs.MU 2410 Piano Ensemble 1 creditStudy and performance of piano ensemble literaturefrom the 18th–21st centuries. Designedto develop ensemble skills and to present publicperformances. May be repeated for credit. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): ME 2140, enrolledin Performance Studies.MU 2420 Symphonic Band 1 creditPerformance ensemble open to all studentsby audition. Symphonic Band is designed todevelop ensemble performance techniquesand individual performance skills and to givepublic performances both on and off-campus.May be repeated for credit. Falls and Springs.(ARTS)MU 2430 Percussion Ensemble 1 creditAn ensemble of 4–10 players open to all studentsby permission of the instructor. May berepeated for credit. Falls and Springs.CoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 287