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  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: Admitted to Horton School of Music , MUSI 134 and 135. A study of the fundamentals of conducting, including basic beat patterns, cueing, Interpretive gestures, four-part vocal score reading, and rehearsal techniques with emphasis on the choral ensemble and its literature. Note: Required of all music majors.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: MUSI 301. Advanced conducting techniques, including baton techniques, asymmetric and mixed meters, and the development of coordinated movements and gestures. Advanced score reading and analysis, including transposition. Advanced rehearsal techniques with emphasis on the large instrumental ensemble. Required of Music Education, and Performance majors.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: MUSI 101 and 102 (grades of “C” or better) or permission of the instructor. This course is required for Music Therapy majors and an elective for Music Education majors. Students practice literature review as well as scientific and program description writing, presentation software, and research poster session techniques appropriate to their fields of study and related populations of clients and students. The focus of this course is to develop written and oral communication skills to aid music therapy and music education majors in disseminating information about their professions.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: MUSI 131, 132, 134 and 135. This course examines the integration of music in worship throughout history. Students explore the centrality of Old and New Testament scripture in leading and planning worship and analyze Christian worship practices from the New Testament times to the present. Special attention will be given to the role and use of music within the context of worship events. Current worship planning and leading practices as well as future trends will be examined for strengths and weaknesses. Through analysis and reflection, students will develop and present a personal philosophy of music and worship leadership.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: MUSI 131 and 132. This course is designed to equip the church musician with the leadership and administrative skills necessary for an effective and efficient music ministry in the local church. Specific areas of study include staff relationships in the multiple staff church, the team approach to music ministry, budget and resource management, enlisting & training participants & volunteer leadership, and foundations of leadership. Special attention is given to the relational perspective of administrative responsibilities.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: MUSI 131, 132, 134 and 135 (grades of “C” or better) and/or permission of the instructor. This course consists of the study of jazz improvisation. The basic elements of jazz improvisation will be explored by incorporating elements of jazz theory, history, and vocabulary through lecture and participation. This course is designed for music students (majors and minors) and other qualified students.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: MUSI 134 and 135. Principles underlying motive development and its relationship to various musical forms; principles of arranging composed melodies in various century styles such as traditional classical, pop, twentieth century, and various ethnic styles; basic principles for writing for various instruments; encouragement to use programs such as Finale to write their compositions/arrangements.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Junior Standing. Required of senior choral and instrumental music education majors and junior performance majors. Recital students are required to present a one-half hour recital in their major performance area during their sixth semester of study: They must have passed their Junior Standing jury. They must declare their program content at the jury prior to the recital semester and successfully complete a recital audition for a faculty jury at least 30 days prior to the recital performance.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Permission of the Music Therapy advisor required. Clinical experience at an approved site must be taken six times for one credit each. Students will be involved in hands-on experiences with a minimum of three populations, incorporating principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship. Students must receive a minimum of a B (80%) in each clinical experience. A student earning less than a B must repeat the clinical experience with the same or comparable population. A student unable to successfully complete the clinical experience on the second attempt, will be dismissed from the program. A student successfully completing the repeated clinical but not earning at least a B in a first attempt of a later clinical experience will be dismissed from the program. In addition, a student with identified deficient clinical competencies who does not remedy the deficiencies within 1 semester will be dismissed from the music therapy program, regardless of whether clinical experiences earned a B or higher. Advanced Standing (095-53) is typically awarded following successful completion of the third Music Therapy Clinical Experience, the music theory sequence (MUSI 131 - 135, 231 - 235), and Guitar Proficiency (MUSI 095-52). A student may not continue in the Music Therapy Clinical Experience sequence past the third clinical until earning Advanced Standing. Fee required. This course cannot be challenged
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: MUSI 102 or permission of instructor. Students will have the opportunity to develop assessment and measurement techniques; treatment planning; and methods and materials, appropriate for clients with various needs. This course cannot be challenged.
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