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| MDT 501 Baroque Music (3) |
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This course offers a study of 17
th and 18 th century music with particular emphasis on the works
of Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Arcangelo Corelli,
Francois Couperin, Andrea and-Giovanni Gabrieli, George Frederick
Handel, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Claudio Monteverdi, Jean-Philippe Rameau,
Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti, Gerog Telemann, and Antonio Vivaldi.
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| MDT 502 Classical Music (3) |
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This course offers a study of the
major works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Muzio Clementi, Franz Joseph
Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Carl Maria von
Weber with emphasis on sonatas, symphonies, choral works, masses,
instrumental, vocal and chamber music.
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| MDT 503 Romantic Music (3) |
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This course covers a study of the major orchestral and
solo instrumental compositions written during the 19 th century with
particular emphasis on the works of Berlioz, Brahms, Bruch, Bruckner,
Chopin, Grieg, Liszt, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Paganini, Rimsky-Korsakoff,
Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and Wolf.
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| MDT 504 The Opera (3) |
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This is a study of the major standard operatic masterpieces
including works by Adams, Bartok, Beethoven, Bellini, Berg, Bizet,
Britten, Debussy, Donizetti, Gluck, Gounod, Leoncavallo, Mascagni,
Massenet, Monteverdi, Mozart, Ponchielli, Prokofiev, Puccini, Purcell,
Ravel, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, as well as more recent examples
from the modern repertory.
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| MDT 505 Contemporary Music (3) |
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This is a study of the major works and compositional
techniques and innovations developed since 1945. Some of the composers
will include Prokofiev, Bartok, Berg, Hindemith, Dalla Piccola, Adams,
Schoenberg, Webern, Shostakovich, Copland, Gershwin, Bloch, Rochberg,
Poulenc, Milhaud, Stravinsky, Reich and others.
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| MDT 506 Music in America (3) |
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This course engages in an appraisal of American music
and its contributions to the cultural, social, and religious life of
our country.
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| MDT 507 Computer Music (3) |
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This is a lab course for the study of MIDI (Musical
Instrumental Digital Interface) as a performance, composition and
musical education tool. Students learn various notation, sequencing
and recording techniques using programs such as Sibelius, Home Studio,
Sonar and Reason.
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| MDT 509 Advanced Jazz Improvisation (3) |
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This course is devoted to exploring the linear and
intervallic approaches to improvising over a wide variety of jazz
standards. These methodologies are examined as they apply to compositions
in bebop, post-bop, modal and fusion styles. Students are encouraged
to create original works as vehicles for practicing these techniques.
Prerequisite: MDT 327 Jazz Improvisation III or its equivalent
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| MDT 524 Jazz
Pedagogy (3) |
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This course examines the rationale for a jazz curriculum,
reviews the methodologies and materials currently used throughout the
country for presenting this curriculum, and explores how to implement
a jazz program as part of high school and college music department
offerings. This course is designed for music educators who will be
working in secondary education. Pre-requisites: MDT 327 Jazz Improvisation
III, MDT 451 Music Methods and Materials in the Secondary School.
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| MDT 525 Application of Theory in Performance (3) |
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Students analyze and examine music of the standard repertory
utilizing various analytical techniques and thus discover how a piece
of music has been constructed. Students then relate this knowledge
to the style of the composition they are studying. Students demonstrate
their findings in a lecture-recital format. Pre-requisite: MDT 337
Form and Analysis.
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| MDT 526 Jazz Arranging (3) |
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This course offers a study of small and large ensemble
arranging techniques. Students produce scores and parts in conjunction
with weekly assignments and conduct rehearsals of their works with
the University's jazz ensembles. Pre-requisites: An undergraduate orchestration
course equivalent to Music 338.
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| MDT 601 Graduate Musicianship (3) |
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This course offers a review of traditional harmony
and18th century counterpoint, as well as ear-training (dictation
and sight-singing), this course also includes the study of musical
styles and techniques as well as score analyses and experiments in
original composition and scoring.
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| MDT 602 Curriculum Development in Music Education (3) |
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This course offers a study of music curriculum construction,
the development of goals and objectives, and the consideration of
various approaches and strategies for the development of concepts
and skills through participation in musical experiences in grades
K-12.
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| MDT 603 Administration and Supervision in Music Education (3) |
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This course offers a study of current practices and
techniques of music supervision with an emphasis on the problems relating
to specific administrative positions and music programs.
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| MDT 604 Research in Music Education (3) |
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This course prepares students to undertake research
on their own, to interpret the research of others, and to understand
how research fits into advanced training in music education and into
professional life in general.
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| MDT 605
Thesis Seminar (3) |
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Registration is limited to matriculated students who
are ready to graduate. Each candidate completes a thesis based on the
techniques and skills learned in Music 604 Research in Music Education.
In addition, the student is required to pass the Graduate Comprehensive
Exam as part of this course's requirements.
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| MDT 610 Performance
Seminar (3) |
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This course is intended for performance majors only
and should be taken in conjunction with Applied Music II in the same
semester in which the candidate for the MM degree prepares his/her
lecture recital. Pre-requisite: Applied Music Major I.
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| 611 Woodwind
Doubling Lab (3) |
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This course will prepare multi-instrumentalist woodwind
performers for the demands of today's music business. Students
will perform excerpts from a wide variety of commercial styles which
involve switching between saxophones, clarinets, flutes, oboes, and
bassoons. Classroom recordings and performances with faculty
members will occur throughout the semester.
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| MDT 612 Early Jazz to The Swing Era (3) |
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This course explores the sociological and cultural conditions
that led to the origins of jazz in the United States. Extensive listening
and analysis during and outside the class is required. An in-depth
study of the major composers and performers serves as the basis for
defining the stylistic periods. Prerequisite: MDT 106 Jazz History
or its equivalent.
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| MDT 613 Jazz History
II (Be-op–Contemporary) (3) |
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This course offers a study of the development of the
post-World War II jazz style periods, the major innovators, and their
masterpieces. Comparative analytical studies of selected works from
different eras are used to emphasize the changes that have occurred
during the second half of the 20th century.
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| MDT 614 Jazz Composition (3) |
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This course engages in an analysis of jazz compositions
with regard to harmonization techniques, chord progressions, melodic,
and rhythmic aspects. These works serve as a basis for students' original
compositions which will then be performed by student ensembles. Pre-requisites:
Music 106, 233 and 259 or equivalents.
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| MDT 616 Graduate Applied Music Minor (1) |
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This introductory course involves performance studies
in an area other than a student's major instrument or voice. A half
semester's work (about eight weeks) is involved. Pre-requisite: Matriculation.
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| MDT 617 Graduate Applied Music Minor II (1) |
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This intermediate course involves performance studies in an area other than a student’s major instrument or voice. A half semester’s work (about eight weeks) is involved.
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| MDT 618 Graduate Applied Music Minor III (1) |
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This advanced course involves performance studies
in an area other than a student's major instrument or voice. A half
semester's work (about eight weeks) is involved.
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| MDT 621 Graduate Applied Music Major (3) |
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This introductory course involves the study of a major
instrument or voice. There is a performance requirement in final jury
exam. Pre-requisite: Matriculation.
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| MDT 622 Graduate Applied Music Major II (3) |
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This intermediate level course involves the study of a major instrument or voice. There is a performance requirement in final jury exam.
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| MDT 623 Graduate Applied Music Major III (3) |
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This advanced level course involves the study of a major instrument or voice. There is a performance requirement in final jury exam.
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| MDT 624 Graduate Ensemble I (1) |
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The student is required to register in a music ensemble in which he/she
is qualified to participate.
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| MDT 625 Graduate Ensemble II (1) |
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This course is a continuation of MDT 624.
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MDT 626 Graduate ensemble III (1) |
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This course is a continuation of MDT 625.
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| MDT 627 Vocal Literature (3) |
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This is a required course for all Performance majors in the Classical-Vocal
area of specialization; the course surveys the standard art song repertory
which covers a variety of styles and languages. Emphasis is on
song research and study which includes class lectures and performances.
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| MDT 628 Diction for Singers (3) |
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This is a required course for all Performance majors in the Classical-Vocal
area of specialization; this course addresses the basics of English,
Italian, German, and French diction specifically as they apply to the
singer's art. Emphasis is on the International Phonetic Alphabet
and performance-based applications of diction rules.
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| MDT Applied Music Major IV (3) |
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This course is a continuation of MDT 623.
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| MDT 634 Graduate Ensemble IV (1) |
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This course is a continuation of MDT 626.
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| MDT 631 Independent Study in Music (1) |
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This course involves the completion of a previously approved project
under the supervision of a qualified faculty member. The student
may register for independent study as an elective or, in special circumstances,
to fulfill a course requirement ( e.g ., if a course is cancelled). In
all cases, registration for this course must have prior approval of the
graduate coordinator or the department chairperson.
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| MDT 632 Independent Study in Music (2) |
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This course involves the completion of a previously approved project
under the supervision of a qualified faculty member. The student
may register for independent study as an elective or, in special circumstances,
to fulfill a course requirement ( e.g ., if a course is cancelled). In
all cases, registration for this course must have prior approval of the
graduate coordinator or the department chairperson.
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| MDT 633 Independent Study in Music (3) |
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This course involves the completion of a previously approved project
under the supervision of a qualified faculty member. The student
may register for independent study as an elective or, in special circumstances,
to fulfill a course requirement ( e.g ., if a course is cancelled). In
all cases, registration for this course must have prior approval of the
graduate coordinator or the department chairperson
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| MDT 642 Orff-Schulwerk Level I |
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This course offers a 60 hour comprehensive and intensive survey of
basic music concepts, skills, and pedagogical techniques for teaching
music. This course focuses on the unique aspects of the Orff-Schulwerk
approach which includes speech, echoing, body percussion, playing pitched/unpitched
instruments, singing, movement, reading notation, and improvisation.
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| MDT 643 Orff-Schulwerk Level II |
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This course offers a 60 hour comprehensive and intensive continuation
of Orff-Schulwerk Level I concept, skills, and pedagogical techniques
for teaching music with the Orff-Schulwerk approach-which includes speech,
echoing, body percussion, playing pitched/unpitched instruments, singing,
movement, reading music notation, and improvisation. The emphasis
in Level II is on teaching improvisation in the diatonic scales and modes,
using shifting chords, moving bordun, and pedal point. Rhythm
training includes irregular and mixed meters, African and Latin American
rhythms, augmentation and diminution.
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