SCHOOL OF MUSIC
GRADUATE MUSIC COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
APPLIED MUSIC INSTRUCTION |
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Applied Music Fees. Students enrolled in Applied Music Instruction are required to pay fees related to the number of credit hours enrolled at the time of registration.
OTHER MUSIC COURSES
*ENS 510 Accompanying Seminar. This course will focus on the refinement of technical skills associated with accompanying, such as sight-reading and transposition. Students will also examine the vast chamber-music repertoire available for vocal and instrumental ensembles. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 1.
ENS 512 Graduate Ensemble. Participation in a musical ensemble at the graduate level. Credit 1.
*MUS 513 Practicum in Accompanying. This course will survey the complex of vocal and instrumental repertoire and the skills associated with piano accompanying. Selections are prepared by students and then coached by the instructor. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 1.
*ENS 518 Chamber Music. This class will develop and refine rehearsal skills, ensemble techniques, listening and interpretive skills through the preparation of chamber music. Student chamber groups will work with a coach on a weekly basis and participate in a live performance. Prerequisites: permission from the instructor. Credit: 1.
MUS 530 Analytical Techniques. Advanced techniques in the analysis of music from all historical periods. Emphasis is placed on the ability to distinguish various stylistic idioms and to verbalize about the harmonic, rhythmic, melodic, and structural details of music. Credit 3.
*MUS 531 Seminar in Baroque Music. This graduate seminar examines conventions, composers and compositions of the Baroque within the aesthetic principles that shaped the European art-music culture. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 3.
*MUS 532 Seminar in the Classic Period. This graduate seminar examines conventions, composers, and compositions of the Classic era with particular focus on musical innovations against the backdrop of the prevailing Viennese and Italian styles. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 3.
*MUS 537 Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Music. This graduate seminar examines the aesthetic debates and related personalities, music, and literature of the nineteenth century. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 3.
*MUS 538 Seminar in Twentieth-Century Music. This graduate seminar is an intensive study of selected composers and works exemplifying new musical trends, vocabularies, and styles in the twentieth century. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 3.
MUS 563 Pedagogy of Theory. A general review of undergraduate theory, with an emphasis on the methods of presenting material to secondary students, and also to freshman and sophomore classes. Comparative analysis of textbooks commonly used in these areas is emphasized. Credit 3.
MUS 567 Score Reading. The course emphasizes specialized aural development, functional keyboard facility, and proficiency in reading orchestral, band, and choral scores. Credit 3.
MUS 568 Seminar in Special Problems. Advanced and specialized work in Music Education, orchestration, composition, theoretical research, and instrumental and choral technology is emphasized. Prerequisites: Approval of the Graduate Advisor. Credit 3.
MUS 582 Symphonic Literature. A systematic survey of literature for the symphony orchestra from its establishment to the present, with emphasis on standard works as they exemplify changing stylistic trends. Credit 3.
**MUS 588 Seminar in Literature. This course features the advanced study of literature for the various applied-music areas. Individual research projects and/or class performances are included. Prerequisites: none. Credit: 3.
**MUS 598X Advanced Studies in the Applied Discipline. This course will focus on advanced studies in the appropriate field of study. Prerequisites: approval of the Graduate Advisor. Credit: 3.
*MUS 631X Major Project. This course will focus on the production of a final project as a culminating demonstration of professional capability in the major field. Prerequisites: permission from the appropriate graduate faculty. Credit: 3.
MUS 681X Recital I. A one hour solo performance reflecting high standards of artistic achievement and involving both research and applied study requisite to its success. The first of two recitals for performance and conducting specializations. Credit 3.
MUS 682X Recital II. A one hour solo performance reflecting high standards of artistic achievement and involving both research and applied study requisite to its success. The second of two recitals for performance and conducting specializations. Credit 3.
MUS 698 Research Techniques. Emphasizes efficient use of standard library materials and bibliographic sources, and the development of effective writing skills. Credit 3.
* Subject to action by the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System and/or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
** Course title and/or number change subject to action by the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System and/or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.