Courses

Study of principles, fundamentals, skills, techniques and materials for teaching music in pre-school through elementary classroom settings. Includes basic fundamentals and elements of music, lesson planning, and presentations. Intended for Early Childhood, Middle Grades and Special Education majors.

Principles, methods, and materials for teaching music in the elementary schools. Includes the study of instructional procedures, techniques, resources, and tools for teaching appropriate for early childhood and elementary school children appraisal of and instructional innovations; classroom organization and managements; and measurement and evaluation techniques. Includes a field-experience component.

Principles, methods, and materials for teaching music in the middle, junior high, and high schools. Includes the study of instructional procedures, techniques, resources, and tools for teaching appropriate for secondary school children; appraisal of instructional innovations; classroom organization and management; and measurement and evaluation techniques. Includes a field-experience component.

A music research project conducted by the student independently with the supervision and guidance of the instructor. Title and description of topic to be specified at time of offering.

permission of the Department Chair An initial study of music fundamentals, theory, literature, score reading, and STB part writing. Students complete assignments by using traditional methods and by using the tools of music technology.

Continuation of MUSC 1301 to seventh chords and secondary dominant chords, chromatic harmony (augmented and Neapolitan sixth chords) through ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords. Students complete assignments by using traditional methods and by using the tools of music technology.

Continuation of MUSC 1302. Review of tonal tertian harmony: introduction to musical forms and analytic techniques of Baroque and Classical music. Students complete assignments by using traditional methods and by using the tools of music technology.

Continuation of MUSC 2301. Forms and analytic techniques of Romantic and Impressionist music. Introduction to styles, forms, and analytic techniques of twentieth-century music, including serial, jazz, and electronic. Students complete assignments by using traditional methods and by using the tools of music technology.

This course traces the mystery and horror genres from their 'beginnings' in German Romanticism through early German film (including emigres to Hollywood and Hitchcock, who was schooled in Germany) to New German Film of the 70's and 80's Discussion, readings and paper will be in German. Students may not receive credit for GRMN 4240 and XIDS course of the same title.

A comparative and cross-cultural approach to religious systems and theories on the anthropology of religion.