MUSIC
KENNETH GREENE, D.M.A., Professor
DAVID A. HELLER, D.M.A., Professor
TIMOTHY A. KRAMER, D.M.A., Professor
CARL LEAFSTEDT, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Chair
CHIA-WEI LEE, D.M.A., Assistant Professor
LINDA McNEIL, D.M.A., Associate Professor
KIMBERLYN MONTFORD, Ph.D., Associate Professor
DIANE CUMMINGS PERSELLIN, Ed.D., Professor
CAROLYN E. TRUE, D.M.A., Professor
JAMES V. WORMAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor
DEGREE AND DEGREE PLANS
Two degrees are offered in the field of music: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music. The degree Bachelor of Arts offers a broad and comprehensive course of study in the liberal arts. The degree Bachelor of Music offers a plan of specialization and the opportunity of attaining a high level of accomplishment with majors in performance, composition, or a five-year music education program.
A student is admitted to candidacy for the degree of Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts with a major in music only upon the approval of the Department of Music. Each student, with the aid of his/her advisor, will establish a degree plan best suited to his/her own abilities and ambitions in music. Each student’s degree plan must be reviewed by his/her advisor and approved by the Department of Music and the registrar by the end of the sophomore year. At this time, the student must make formal application to continue studies toward a degree in music. The sophomore year performance jury will determine upper division status and eligibility for the Bachelor of Music degree.
Requirements for All-Level Music Teacher Certification include the Bachelor of Music degree in Choral, Elementary, or Instrumental Music, and a summer and fifth year internship program, culminating in the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Music Education students must successfully complete proficiency examinations in keyboard, vocal, and secondary instruments before being assigned to internships.
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF ARTS
The requirements for the degree Bachelor of Arts with a major in music are as follows:
I. The common curriculum
II. Departmental requirements:
A minimum of 42 semester hours in music including: 1000 (7 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 2103, 2104, 2113, 2114, 2203, 2204; 3223, 3341, 3342, 12 credits of Applied Music in one area (8 of which must be at the level of 32-- or above), and 6 credits of large ensemble.
III. Completion of the Senior Experience:
There are four ways to satisfy the Senior Experience requirement for the B.A. in Music:
A. MUSC 4399 Honors Thesis (with permission of the Department)
or B. MUSC 3121 Half Recital (with permission of the Department)
or C. GNED 4300 Senior Interdisciplinary Seminar
or D. The Capstone Course or Senior Thesis students complete for another major
IV. Electives sufficient to achieve 60 hours outside the Department (including the common curriculum), and a total of 124 semester hours.
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF MUSIC, MAJOR IN PERFORMANCE
I. The common curriculum
II. Departmental requirements:
A minimum of 81 semester hours in music including: 1000 (7 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 2103, 2104, 2113, 2114, 2203, 2204; 3121, 3223, 3301, 3302, 3341, 3342, 4221, 4301, 4321, 4322, 22 credits of applied music in one area (18 of which must be at the level of 33-- or above), 8 credits of large ensemble, and 9 semester hours electives from upper division music courses.
III. Completion of the Senior Experience: MUSC 4221 (Full Recital).
IV. Electives sufficient to achieve 60 hours outside the Department (including the common curriculum) and a total of 141 semester hours.
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF MUSIC, MAJOR IN COMPOSITION
I. The common curriculum
II. Departmental requirements:
A minimum of 81 semester hours in music including: 1000 (7 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 2103, 2104, 2113, 2114, 2203, 2204; 3121, 3223, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3341, 3342, 4301, 4302, 4303, 14 credits of applied music in one area (10 of which must be at the level of 32-- or above), 8 credits of large ensemble, and 10 semester hours elective from upper division music courses.
III. Completion of the Senior Experience: MUSC 3121 (Half Recital).
IV. Electives sufficient to achieve 60 hours outside the Department (including the common curriculum) and a total of 141 semester hours.
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF MUSIC
(PRE-CERTIFICATION), EMPHASIS ON EITHER CHORAL, INSTRUMENTAL, OR ELEMENTARY MUSIC
A four-year program leading to All-Level Teacher Certification upon completion of the degree, Master of Arts in Teaching (fifth year).
I. The common curriculum
II. Departmental requirements:
Choral emphasis:
A minimum of 72 semester hours in music including: 1000 (7 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 2103, 2104, 2113, 2114, 2203, 2204; 3121, 3223, 3225, 3341, 3342, 4301, 18 credits of applied music in one area (14 of which must be at the level of 22-- or above) and 4 credits of applied music in a secondary area, 8 credits of large ensemble, 1161, 3162, 4321, 4361, 4363, and 1 credit of music electives. In addition, 7 semester hours in Education are required, consisting of EDUC 3320 and EDUC 2204 and 2205.
Instrumental emphasis:
A minimum of 72 semester hours in music including: 1000 (7 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 2103, 2104, 2113, 2114, 2203, 2204; 3121, 3223, 3224, 3341, 3342, 4301, 18 credits of applied music in one area (14 of which must be at the level of 22-- or above), 1122 (or 1 credit of applied music in a secondary area), 8 credits of large ensemble, 1161, 2161, 2162, 2163, 2164, 4264, 4361, 4362, and 2 credits of music electives. In addition, 7 semester hours in Education are required, consisting of EDUC 3320 and EDUC 2204 and 2205.
Elementary emphasis:
A minimum of 72 semester hours in music including: 1000 (7 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 2103, 2104, 2113, 2114, 2203, 2204; 3121, 3223, 3224 or 3225, 3341, 3342, 4301, 18 credits of applied music in one area (14 of which must be at the level of 22-- or above) and 4 credits of applied music in a secondary area, 8 credits of large ensemble, 1161, 3162, 4321, 4361, 4364, and 1 credit of music electives. In addition, 7 semester hours in Education are required, consisting of EDUC 3320 and EDUC 2204 and 2205.
III. Completion of the Senior Experience:
MUSC 4363 (Secondary Choral Music Instructional Practices) for Choral emphasis
MUSC 4362 (Secondary Instrumental Music Instructional Practices) for Instrumental emphasis
MUSC 4364 (Elementary Music Methods and Materials) for Elementary emphasis
IV. Electives sufficient to achieve 60 hours outside the Department (including the common curriculum and credits in Education) and a total of 132 semester hours. CSCI 1300 is also required.
V. All-Level Certification requirements may be met by completing a summer session and a fifth year program of studies leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. A minimum of 30 semester hours in Education are required, including EDUC 5339, 5349, 5350, 5351, 5646, 5647, 5948.
MINOR IN MUSIC
This course of study is designed for the student who wishes to continue an emphasis in music to complement a major in another area. A minor in music requires a minimum of 26 hours including: 1000 (4 semesters), 1103, 1104, 1113, 1114, 1203, 1204; 3341, 3342, 8 credits of applied music in one area (4 of which must be at the level of 22-- or above), and 4 credits of large ensemble.
MUSIC INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION COURSES
Individual instruction is provided as follows:
One half-hour lesson per week for a semester earns 1 credit hour.
One three-quarter hour lesson per week for a semester earns 2 credit hours.
One hour lesson per week for a semester earns 3 credit hours.
Piano and organ practice rooms are provided without additional charge to full-time students taking private lessons.
Individual instruction in voice, piano, organ, harpsichord, and orchestral instruments is required for all majors and minors in music, and is available as elective study for other students. Placement in individual instruction courses is determined by audition interview. Enrollment is subject to faculty availability, as determined by the Chair; preference is given to music majors and minors. All students who enroll for private instruction in music will pay a special applied music fee of $200.00 per semester.
All individual instruction students will attend group performance classes as scheduled by the instructor, in addition to the individual lessons.
Individual instruction courses are designated with the prefix MUSI and a four-digit course number. As usual, the first digit indicates the level and the second digit indicates the credit hours for the course. The third and fourth digits indicate the instrument, as shown below, and also indicate whether the course is for majors and minors or for non-majors and non-minors. The first pair of numbers in each instrument sequence indicates courses for majors and minors, while the second pair in each sequence indicates courses for non-majors and non-minors. Thus, for example, MUSI 2200 indicates a second year level, two credit hour individual instruction course in voice for music majors/minors, while MUSI 2102 indicates a second year level, one credit hour individual instruction course in voice for non-majors/non-minors.
Voice --00-03
Piano --04-07
Guitar --08-11
Organ --12-15
Clarinet --16-19
Saxophone --20-23
Flute --24-27
Oboe --28-31
Bassoon --32-35
Trumpet --36-39
Trombone --40-43
French Horn --44-47
Euphonium --48-51
Tuba --52-55
Violin --56-59
Viola --60-63
Cello --64-67
Double Bass --68-71
Harpsichord --72-75
Harp --76-79
Percussion --80-83
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC TUITION
Within the framework of a strong liberal arts curriculum, Trinity University provides an outstanding Department of Music. In addition to those students seeking a Bachelor of Music degree, many students apply offerings in the Department of Music toward the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Private instruction in piano, voice, organ, harpsichord, or orchestral instruments is required for all full-time students who major or minor in music and is available as elective study for all other students. Enrollment in applied music is contingent upon the availability of instructional time as determined by the chair. All students who enroll for private instruction in music will pay a special applied music fee of $200.00 per semester.
Approval for private instruction will be given by the chair of the Department of Music when time is available and in the following order of preference:
1. To full-time students who are music majors;
2. To full-time students who are participating in University-sponsored musical organizations;
3. To other full-time students and to part-time students when instructional time is available.
Transfer Students
Transfer students making their initial registration in applied music should register for the courses or levels that would follow the sequence of applied music study completed at the previous institutions. However, if the applied music teacher to whom the student is assigned recommends that a different course or level would be appropriate for the student, such a change must be made at the late registration.
Required Performance Attendance
Each student pursuing courses toward the completion of a major or minor in music is required to enroll in MUSC 1000 Performance Laboratory, grade option 1 (Pass/Fail). Majors must complete a total of 7 semesters, minors a total of 4 semesters. For a passing grade the student must attend 4 laboratory recitals and 6 other appropriate performances during the regular semester. Appropriate performances are those given by Trinity University or guest faculty, students, and/or ensembles.
Music Ensembles
Students majoring in music are required to participate in an appropriate music ensemble each semester unless excused by the Department Chair. (Exception: Bachelor of Arts candidates are strongly recommended but not required to continue after completion of their required six credits of ensemble.) Vocal and instrumental students will participate in the large ensemble most closely related to their applied music performance area. Keyboard students need eight semesters of large ensembles, which may be a combination of large ensemble, accompanying, and piano ensemble, with the approval of their keyboard instructor. Large ensembles are Symphonic Wind Ensemble, University Chorus, Trinity Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Handbell Choir, and Orchestra. Ensembles may be repeated for credit, but no more than 8 semester hours credit may be applied toward a degree.
MUSE 1185 Trinity Choir
The Trinity Choir, a select group of singers, is open to all students by audition at the opening of each semester. In addition to an annual concert tour, the Choir performs in concerts on campus and in the San Antonio area. The music performed by the Choir includes the finest accompanied and a cappella choir music of all periods, both sacred and secular. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1186 University Chorus
The University Chorus is open to all Trinity students by audition. Concert programming includes sacred and secular choral music ranging from the 16th century to the present. Emphasized in this course are the development of vocal technique, musicianship, and sight-reading skills. In addition to participation in the Fall and Spring Choral Concerts, the University Chorus combines with the Trinity Choir for the annual Christmas Concert and Christmas Vespers in the fall semester, and joins the Choral Union to perform choral-orchestral masterpieces with the Trinity Symphony Orchestra each spring.
MUSE 1187 Chamber Singers
The Chamber Singers is a group that performs music of a more highly specialized nature than that performed by the other choral organizations. Frequent performances are given at campus and civic functions throughout the year. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1188 Women’s Chorale
The Women’s Chorale is a group of singers who study choral and vocal techniques through the preparation and performance of the wealth of literature for women’s voices. This ensemble performs on and off campus. Open to all women by audition.
MUSE 1189 Trinity Symphony Orchestra
A full orchestra, open to all qualified string, wind, and percussion students by audition. Standard orchestral literature, guest soloists, accompaniment of choral and dramatic productions. Performs on and off campus. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1190 Symphonic Wind Ensemble
A select ensemble open by audition to all instrumental students at Trinity University. The Wind Symphony plays selected music from the band repertoire and a wide variety of music for various sizes of wind ensembles. The Wind Symphony performs both on and off campus. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1191 Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensembles perform both contemporary and traditional jazz. The ensembles play both on and off campus. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1192 Parker Handbell Choir
The Parker Handbell Choir studies the technique of English handbell ringing and performs literature composed for this medium. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1193 Chamber Music Ensembles
Ensembles of string, wind, percussion, and/or keyboard instruments (with and without voices) meeting to read and rehearse, giving performances as accomplishment is attained. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1194 Piano Ensemble
The preparation and performance under piano faculty supervision of the music literature involving a pianist with another performer, e.g., music for one piano - four hands or for two or more pianos. Improvement of the pianist’s sight reading skills is stressed.
MUSE 1195 Opera Workshop
A course in which the principles and techniques involved in musical stage production are applied and result in public performances. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1196 Collegium Musicum
A performance course in musics of all eras. Early musical instruments will be used when possible and investigations into the performance practices of the time will be undertaken. Open to all students by audition.
MUSE 1197 Accompanying and Chamber Music for Pianists
The study of the skills of accompanying and chamber music. The preparation and performance under piano faculty supervision of the music literature involving a pianist with another performer, e.g., piano in combination with strings, wind, organ, percussion, and/or voice. Open to all students by audition. 1 hour credit.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MUSIC COURSES
Theory/Composition
MUSC 1103 Aural Skills I
This course will focus on developing aural recognition of the basic elements of music, e.g., intervals, chords, and rhythm, through a variety of exercises in music dictation and sight singing.
Corequisites: MUSC 1203 and 1113 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1301 or placement exam.
MUSC 1104 Aural Skills II
A continuation of MUSC 1103. This course will continue to focus on developing aural recognition of the basic elements of diatonic music through a variety of exercises in music dictation and sight singing.
Corequisites: MUSC 1204 and 1114 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1103 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 1113 Keyboard Skills I
This course will develop basic skills in playing the keyboard that reinforce the topics presented in MUSC 1203. A variety of exercises will cover scales, chords, and progressions.
Corequisites: MUSC 1203 and 1103 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1301 or placement exam.
MUSC 1114 Keyboard Skills II
A continuation of MUSC 1113. This course will develop basic skills in playing the keyboard that reinforce the topics presented in MUSC 1204. A variety of exercises will cover scales, chords, and progressions..
Corequisites: MUSC 1204 and 1104 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1113 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 1203 Music Theory I
Foundations for a study of music theory and literature. This course will include a study of the elements and forms of music, e.g., melody, harmony, and rhythm, through a variety of analytical tools that include notation.
Corequisites: MUSC 1103 and 1113 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1301 or placement exam.
MUSC 1204 Music Theory II
A continuation of MUSC 1203. Foundations for a study of music theory and literature. This course will include a study of the elements and forms of music, e.g., melody, harmony, and rhythm, through a variety of analytical tools that include notation.
Corequisites: MUSC 1104 and 1114 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1203 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 1301 Foundations of Communication Through Music
Designed for students with little or no background in music theory, this course is an introduction to the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic rudiments used for communication through music in Western Europe and the New World. Correlated
materials in reading notation, ear-training, keyboard harmony, and original compositions are included.
MUSC 1302 Class Composition
An introduction to composition with emphasis on creativity and basic craftsmanship. The course will include studies of selected compositions and compositional problems, and the creation of individual short works.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1301 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2103 Aural Skills III
A continuation of MUSC 1104. This course will focus on developing aural recognition of the elements of music in diatonic and chromatic harmony through a variety of exercises in music dictation and sight singing.
Corequisites: MUSC 2203 and 2113 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1104 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2104 Aural Skills IV
A continuation of MUSC 2103. This course will focus on developing aural recognition of the elements of music in diatonic, chromatic, modal, and tonal harmony through a variety of exercises in music dictation and sight singing.
Corequisites: MUSC 2204 and 2114 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2103 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2113 Keyboard Skills III
A continuation of MUSC 1114. This course will develop basic skills in playing the keyboard that reinforce the topics presented in MUSC 2203. A variety of exercises will cover scales, chords, progressions, and score reading.
Corequisites: MUSC 2203 and 2103 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1114 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2114 Keyboard Skills IV
A continuation of MUSC 2113. This course will develop basic skills in playing the keyboard that reinforce the topics presented in MUSC 2204. A variety of exercises will cover scales, chords, progressions, and score reading.
Corequisites: MUSC 2204 and 2104 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2113 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2203 Music Theory III
A continuation of MUSC 1204. This course will focus on the trends of chromaticism in nineteenth century Western music. Continued study of melody, harmony, rhythm, and analysis.
Corequisites: MUSC 2103 and 2113 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1204 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2204 Music Theory IV
A continuation of MUSC 2203. This course will focus on trends of chromaticism in nineteenth century Western music and uses of tonal and atonal materials in the twentieth century. Continued study of melody, harmony, rhythm, and analysis.
Corequisites: MUSC 2104 and 2114 or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2203 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3301 Forms and Analysis
An in-depth study of structures and harmonic designs of various genres in Western music from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Emphasis will be placed on the development of analytical skills.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2204.
MUSC 3302 Counterpoint
A historical approach to contrapuntal techniques from Palestrina to the 20th century with special emphasis on the polyphonic works of J.S. Bach. Analysis based on an aural and visual acquaintance with contrapuntal music as well as practice in writing contrapuntal examples.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2204.
MUSC 3303, 3304 Composition
Composition in short forms for voice and solo instruments. 3 class hours a week for 2 semesters.
Prerequisites: MUSC 2204 and consent of instructor.
MUSC 3305 Electronic Music
Instruction in the principles of electro-acoustic music, including analog and digital synthesis, sound modulation, and sound reproduction; the production of individual and group compositions; discussion of related contextual problems and a survey of recent electronic music.
MUSC 4301 Orchestration and Arranging
A study of the families of instruments and voices, including their ranges, individual colors, special devices, and methods of scoring for small and large combinations. Also, an introduction to stylistic developments in large ensemble writing from Haydn to present. Activities include score analysis, listening, and scoring and arranging exercises using selected works as models.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2204.
MUSC 4302, 4303 Composition
A continuation of MUSC 3303, 3304. Composition in larger forms and for larger aggregations of voices and instruments. 3 class hours a week for 2 semesters.
Prerequisites: MUSC 3304 and consent of instructor.
MUSC 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14 Composition
Guidance in solution of creative and practical problems attending the composition of one or more vocal, instrumental, or music-dramatic works. Discussion of works in progress as related to classical principles and contemporary practices. 1 to 6 semester hours.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Applied Music
MUSC 1000 Performance Laboratory
Attendance at 10 designated musical events each semester is required of all students pursuing courses toward the completion of a major (7 semesters) or minor (4 semesters) in music.
MUSC 1121 Beginning Class Voice I
A study of the fundamentals of vocal production including breath control, posture, diction, tonal concepts, and phrasing. In addition, aspects of music notation and reading will be addressed. Techniques covered in class are applied to the performance of basic solos and vocal functions in choral situations. This course does not satisfy the Class Voice requirement as stated in the Instrumental Music Education (pre-certification) curriculum.
MUSC 1122 Beginning Class Voice II
This course is a continuation of MUSC 1121, with a particular emphasis on aspects of vocal production related to the preparation and performance of ensemble voices in an educational setting. This course satisfies the Class Voice requirement as stated in the Instrumental Music Education (pre-certification) curriculum.
MUSC 1123 Beginning Class Piano I
A study of the rudiments of piano performance designed for elementary education majors and other students who have had no previous piano study. Competency in reading music, ensemble playing, and solo repertory are stressed.
MUSC 1124 Beginning Class Piano II
A continuation of the studies initiated in 1123 along with the introduction of harmonization of short melodies and transpositions. Spring.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1123 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 1125 Beginning Class Guitar I
A study of the rudiments of guitar performance designed for education majors and other students who have no previous guitar study. Competency in reading music, ensemble playing, and solo repertory is stressed.
MUSC 1126 Beginning Class Guitar II
A continuation of the studies initiated in 1125. The rudiments of reading, ensemble playing, and solo repertory in guitar performance are presented in greater depth.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1125 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2221 Repertoire Development
The selection, study, and performance of music appropriate to the student’s voice or instrument in preparation for recital and public performance. May be repeated up to a total of four hours credit.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MUSC 3121 Half Recital
One half of a shared program presented in public usually during the junior or senior year. Required of all Bachelor of Music candidates. Composition students will present original works but not necessarily perform them. This course fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Music and the Bachelor of Music in Composition if taken in the senior year.
Prerequisite: Applied music level of 33--.
MUSC 3221, 3222 Diction for Singers I, II
A study of Italian, German, French, and English diction as used in vocal performance, emphasizing preparation of selected literature.
Prerequisite for MUSC 3221: 1201.
Prerequisite for MUSC 3222: 3221.
MUSC 3223 Basic Conducting
Fundamentals of score reading, baton technique and expressive gestures, and principles of score interpretation applied to selected examples of instrumental and choral literature.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2204 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3224 Advanced Instrumental Conducting
As a continuation of MUSC 3223, areas of score study, form and analysis, asymmetric meters, expressive interpretation, and advanced conducting gestures will be explored in the context of the instrumental music repertoire.
Prerequisite: MUSC 3223.
MUSC 3225 Advanced Choral Conducting
As a continuation of MUSC 3223, areas of score study, form and analysis, asymmetric meters, expressive interpretation, and advanced conducting gestures will be explored in the context of the choral music repertoire.
Prerequisite: MUSC 3223.
MUSC 4221 Full Recital
A full program presented in public usually during the senior year. Required for all Bachelor of Music students in performance. This course fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum for the Bachelor of Music in Performance if taken in the senior year.
Prerequisite: Applied music level of 43--.
MUSC 4321 Applied Music Pedagogy
Theories and techniques of individual music instruction applied to the teaching of performance skills on voice, keyboard, or orchestral instruments. Student teaching is supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit in different applied fields.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MUSC 4322 Applied Music Literature
Principal composers, styles and types of performance literature for voice, keyboard, or orchestral instruments. May be repeated for credit in different applied fields.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
History/Literature
MUSC 1340 Introduction to Music History
An introduction to the history, styles, genres, and forms of the Western art music tradition from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Important composers discussed include Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky. Topics include the symphony, opera, sacred music, and the avant garde. Previous musical experience is not necessary, but students will be expected to develop discriminating listening skills to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the material.
MUSC 1341 Operas of Verdi and Wagner
A study of the life and works of two composers whose works epitomize the stylistic trends of nineteenth-century opera. Introduces basic concepts and conventions of the art form, while exploring and contrasting their unique contributions to the genre and their influence on succeeding generations of operatic composers. Examines the dramatic experience as a result of the nationalist, philosophical, and cultural traditions from which each composer took inspiration, through such works as Otello, La Traviata, Tristan and Isolde, and Die Walküre. Previous music experience is not necessary, but students will be expected to develop discriminating listening skills to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the material.
MUSC 1343 Introduction to Opera
A study of opera through an examination of selected works, beginning in the seventeenth century and continuing through the present. Introduces the basic concepts and conventions of the art form, while investigating the dramatic, musical, and literary qualities that make opera such an emotionally powerful theatrical experience. Explores such operas as The Magic Flute, Carmen, and Wozzeck, as well as stagecraft, musical symbolism, and production design. Previous musical experience is not necessary, but students will be expected to develop discriminating listening skills to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the material.
MUSC 1345 Women and Music
A historical, sociological, and artistic study of the contributions of women to the history of music in the western world from the ninth century to the present. Ability
to read music helpful.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or MUSC 1301, 1340.
MUSC 1346 Jazz History and Styles
A study of the origins, evolution, and emergence of jazz as one of America’s significant contributions to world music. The course will emphasize studies of representative works illustrating principal styles in the development of jazz as an accepted form of musical expression in American culture.
MUSC 1349 African American Music
A survey of African American influences on the musical heritage of the United States. Emphasis will be given to the relation of musical style and performance to changing cultural, philosophical, and technological conditions. Popular music styles as well as art music by African American composers will be discussed. Previous musical experience is not necessary, but students will be expected to develop discriminating listening skills to enhance their understanding and appreciation of the material.
MUSC 1351 Music Cultures of the World
This course explores the music of various cultures around the world. Using the case study approach, students will learn about the music and sociology of selected regions that may include West Africa, Asia, India, and the American Southwest. Students will undertake fieldwork in San Antonio to gain practical experience in ethnomusicological fieldwork. This is an introductory course appropriate for non-majors as well as music students. No prior musical experience is required, but students without musical backgrounds must learn a vocabulary of terms for describing musical sound. (Also listed as ANTH 1351.)
MUSC 2301 American Musical Theater
Studies of the source materials, stage and film adaptations, and integration of musical and dramatic elements that led to the development of the Broadway musical as an American tradition.
MUSC 2340 Creative Thinking and the Artistic Process
This course encourages students to synthesize a theoretical and experiential approach to the creative process as studied through the visual arts, music, creative writing, and theatre. Students enter into the creative process as a means to develop creative self-expression, aesthetic sensibility, and an understanding of the arts. The nature and drive of artistic endeavor is explored through studies of the lives of significant thinkers and artists, examination of art works, guest lectures, and projects. Students will engage in activities and projects that will enable them to access and develop their own creative thinking skills in concert with traditional, analytic modes. (Also listed as ART 2314, DRAM 2340, ENGL 2340, and GNED 2340.)
MUSC 3341 Music History I: Ancient Greece to Mozart
A survey of music in the Western art music tradition, beginning with ancient Greece and continuing through the music of the late eighteenth century. Important composers covered include Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Palestrina, Josquin, Haydn, and Mozart. Although designed as Part I of a two-semester history sequence, this course may be taken independently.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1204 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3342 Music History II: Beethoven to the Present
A survey of important figures and developments in Western art music from the late Classical era through the present, beginning with the music of the late eighteenth century, continuing with Beethoven, Berlioz, Schubert, and other nineteenth-century composers, and concluding with a sustained overview of the modern era from Mahler to Ligeti. Although designed as a continuation of Music History I, this course may be taken independently.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1204 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3344 Twentieth-Century Music
A stylistic study of major composers and compositional trends in music of the Twentieth Century.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1340 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3346 Survey of Symphonic Literature
Study of symphonic literature of 18th-20th centuries with reference to style, structure and instrumental techniques involved in representative compositions of major composers.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MUSC 3347 The Art Song
A historical survey of the development of the Art Song by nationality as well as stylistic periods from the 17th century to the present. Ability to read music helpful.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1301, 1340 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3349 Music and Religion
An examination of the role of music in the worship practices of the major denominations of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Particular emphasis will be given to the historical development within each group of liturgical forms, important religious festivals, liturgical books and materials, and doctrinal issues related to gender, propriety of musical styles and practices, texts, and the use of instruments. The contributions of leading composers will be discussed.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1301 or 1203 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3350 Mozart
Two centuries after his death, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart remains one of the most compelling figures in music history due to the extraordinary quality of the music he wrote and to the numerous legends that swirled about him from childhood onward. This course is a critical examination of Mozart’s life and works. Using biographies, Mozart’s own letters, and evidence in the music itself, we will explore how the image of a divinely-inspired child genius arose during his lifetime, and how that image continued to shape his reputation for later generations of listeners, including our own.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1204 or consent of instructor.
MUSC 3351 Culture and Creativity in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
A course focusing on the interrelation of art, music, literature, and history at significant moments in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The goal is to make it possible for students to draw new connections between the areas of culture dealt with in the course. The syllabus may include such important cultural figures and works as: Charlemagne, Gregorian chant, The Song of Roland, Thomas Aquinas, motets, Michaelangelo, and Shakespeare. The course will combine lectures with detailed work in discussion sections. (Also listed as ARTH 3338, ENGL 3305, and MDRS 3301.)
MUSC 3-90 Directed Studies
Individual study and research in areas not covered by other courses. 1 to 4 semester hours.
Prerequisites: 12 semester hours of music and approval of the Department Chair.
MUSC 3-91 Special Topics in Music
Special studies in areas not covered by other courses. May be taken more than once provided topics vary. Maximum credit six hours.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
MUSC 3398 Honors Readings
Independent study in selected areas in preparation for Honors Thesis. May be taken for up to three hours of credit.
MUSC 4-90 Directed Studies
Individual study and research in areas not covered by other courses. 1 to 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites: 6 semester hours of music in the upper division and approval of the Department Chair.
MUSC 4391, 4394 Workshop or Seminar
Topics will vary depending on student interest. Titles that may recur are:
A. Organ Literature
B. Studies in Ornamentation
C. Performance Practice
D. Medieval and Renaissance Music
E. Curricular Developments in Secondary School Music
F. Piano Music of the Classical Period
I. Piano Music of the Romantic Period
J. 20th Century Piano Music
K. Advanced Applied Music Pedagogy
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Department Chair.
MUSC 4398, 4399 Honors Thesis
Individual research and scholarly investigation under faculty supervision leading to the preparation of an Honors Thesis. This two-course sequence fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Music Education
MUSC 1161 Introduction to Music in American Schools
Objectives and procedures in learning and teaching music in the elementary and secondary schools through presentations and in school observations.
Prerequisites: MUSC 1301, 1203, or consent of instructor.
MUSC 2161 Instrumental Fundamentals - Brass
A study of methods of teaching brass instruments. Through direct hands-on playing of instruments and a study of applicable method books, students will develop a fundamental knowledge and basic technique of each instrument in the brass section.
MUSC 2162 Instrumental Fundamentals - Percussion
A study of methods of teaching percussion instruments. Through direct hands-on playing of instruments and a study of applicable method books, students will develop a fundamental knowledge and basic technique of each instrument in the percussion section.
MUSC 2163 Instrumental Fundamentals - Strings
A study of methods of teaching string instruments. Through direct hands-on playing of instruments and a study of applicable method books, students will develop a fundamental knowledge and basic technique of each instrument in the string section.
MUSC 2164 Instrumental Fundamentals - Woodwinds
A study of methods of teaching woodwind instruments. Through direct hands-on playing of instruments and a study of applicable method books, students will develop a fundamental knowledge and basic technique of each instrument in the woodwind section.
MUSC 2361 Music in Childhood
A study of the instructional approaches suited to the cognitive, physical, and affective development of children in early and middle childhood. Students will acquire basic music skills and understandings in order to provide music experiences in the classroom.
MUSC 2362 Music in Early Childhood
Identifying, understanding, and guiding musical needs of young children. Methods and materials for program development for students seeking kindergarten endorsement or interested in teaching primary grades.
MUSC 3162 Instrumental Music Techniques
An overview of beginning orchestral and band experiences. Students will be introduced to the four families of instruments and will observe these instruments being taught in the middle schools.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1161.
MUSC 4264 Marching Band and Jazz Instrumental Practices
A study of the unique stylistic, pedagogical, and organizational demands relative to marching bands and jazz ensembles in the middle and secondary school setting. Students will develop an understanding of and personal approach to teaching and rehearsing these unique groups in the context of a music education philosophy.
Prerequisite: MUSC 2204.
MUSC 4361 Elementary Music Instructional Practices
Music programming, instruction, and organization of music in general music classes, kindergarten through eighth grade.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1161.
MUSC 4362 Secondary Instrumental Music Instructional Practices
A study of the organization, functions, materials, and instructional practices relative to instrumental music ensembles in the middle and secondary school setting. Students will develop an understanding of and personal approach to teaching and rehearsing music in the context of a music educational philosophy. This course fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum for the Bachelor of Music (Pre-Certification) with Instrumental Emphasis.
Prerequisites: MUSC 1161, 3223, and Senior standing.
MUSC 4363 Secondary Choral Music Instructional Practices
A study of the organization, functions, materials, and instructional practices relative to choral music ensembles in the middle and secondary school setting. Students will develop an understanding of and personal approach to teaching and rehearsing music in the context of a music educational philosophy. This course fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum for the Bachelor of Music (Pre-Certification) with Choral Emphasis.
Prerequisites: MUSC 1161, 3223, and Senior standing.
MUSC 4364 Elementary Music Methods and Materials
This course will deal with the European and American music education methods such as Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Comprehensive Musicianship, and Gordon. Music education technology, global music for children, and early childhood music education will also be addressed. This course fulfills the Senior Experience requirement of the University’s Common Curriculum for the Bachelor of Music (Pre-Certification) with Elementary Emphasis.
Prerequisites: MUSC 4361 and Senior standing.