Courses Regularly Taught at Northern Stateuniversity

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COURSES REGULARLY TAUGHT AT NORTHERN STATEUNIVERSITY

MUAP 110/210/310/410/710. Applied Music-Keyboard.One to two semester hours credit for private lessons is given for one half-hour lesson per week. Music majors studying in the major performance area may elect two half-hour lessons per week for two to four hours of credit. Adequate preparation through practice is expected of all students. 1-2 credits.

MUAP 115/315. Class Instruction-Keyboard.One to two semester hours credit for class instruction is given for two one hour class meetings. Adequate preparation through practice is expected of all students. 1 credit.

MUS 110/111. Basic Music Theory I & II. An integrated study and application of tonality, melody, harmony, texture and form, from basic notation through modulation. Includes sight singing, ear training and dictation. Introduction to composition and arranging, i.e. instrument ranges, transposition, tessitura and preliminary score analysis. 4 credits with lab.

MUS 185. Recital Attendance. Designed to expose students to a large and varied body of music through attendance at recitals, solo classes, concerts and other performances. Required of all music majors each semester they are enrolled in applied music. Student teaching semesters excepted. S/U grade. 0 credits.

MUS 311. Counterpoint. Analysis and composition in contrapuntal techniques, with a concentration on the music of J.S. Bach. 3 credits.

MUS 313. Form and Analysis. Analysis of music in the student’s major performance area. The course is normally completed under the direction of the student’s major applied teacher. Prerequisite: MUS 210 or MUS 211. 2 credits.

MUS 321. Music Technology. Creative hands-on experience with state-of-the-art electronic and computer music studio equipment and representative music software. Topics discussed include MIDI, synthesis techniques, electronic composition, software. Prerequisite: Background in music or consent of instructor. 2 credits.

MUS 424. Music Composition. The composition of vocal and instrumental music for solo and small ensembles. Analysis of contemporary music. Prerequisite: MUS 111. 2 credits.

SUMMER WORKSHOPS

Music Technology Workshop. (4 times)

AP Music Theory Institute. (twice)

SD Technology for Teaching and Learning—TTL. (twice)

INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL PROJECTS

MIDI 2.

Composition/MIDI.

Computers in Music Education.

Introduction to Composition.

20th Century Music Theory and Analysis.

Introduction to Jazz Piano.

Music Analysis.

Ear Training: Pedagogy and Practice

Music Theory Pedagogy.