Music

MUSC100 Principles of Musical Form Sections

Fundamental materials and processes of music - rhythmic, melodic, textural and harmonic - and how they create small-scale structures in a variety of styles. Compositional and analytical applications.

MUSC101 Diatonic Harmony and Voice Leading Sections

Harmonic and linear functions of diatonic chords; common progressions and sequences; introduction to tonal hierarchy and prolongation; simple modulation. Compositional and analytical exercises.

MUSC103 Introduction to the Theory of Music Sections

Concepts of rhythm, pitch, timbre, and texture. Notation and aural recognition of rhythmic and pitch patterns. Basic principles of melody and form. This course is not applicable to the B.Mus.

MUSC105 Aural Skills I Sections

Sight singing; melodic and harmonic dictation; rhythm production; error detection; tuning; perception of harmony, form, and tonality; improvisation in set idioms. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC106 Aural Skills II Sections

Continuation of MUSC 105. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC107C Composition I - COMPOSITION I Sections

An introduction to musical composition.

MUSC108 Introduction to Contemporary Art Music Sections

Contemporary music repertoire, emphasizing music from the past fifty years. Required of undergraduate Composition majors; open to other Bachelor of Music students by permission of instructor.

MUSC112 Class Brasses and Percussion Sections

Group instruction in music performance. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC119 Introduction to Music Technology Sections

Practical and theoretical training in technologies that support current artistic and academic practice, such as MIDI, podcasts/videocasts, websites, social media, and software for score notation, music education, and basic audio/video editing.

MUSC120 History of Music I Sections

An overview of Western music from antiquity through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, providing a framework for understanding musical styles and practices, and examining selected compositions in greater analytical and historical depth.

MUSC121 History of Music II Sections

The development of Western music from circa 1600 to circa 1800.

MUSC122 Class Woodwinds Sections

Group instruction in music performance. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC128 Music and Human Experience Sections

A multi-disciplinary survey of music in selected world traditions and genres, connecting it to ideas of time, evolution, history, anthropology, philosophy, and contemporary globalised culture.

MUSC131 Class Voice Sections

Group instruction in music performance. Required of all first-time secondary voice students. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC135 Opera Repertoire I Sections

A musico-dramatic study and analysis of representative works in the international operatic theatre from 1600 to the present, through musical, literary and graphic sources. Each sequential year of study, the student is expected to show increased facility in musical and dramatic analysis as well as a greater understanding of the works under examination. Open to students outside the B.Mus. program by permission of the instructor.

MUSC136C Piano Repertoire I - PIANO REPERT I Sections

Performance and discussion of the repertoire for string-keyboard instruments essential to the performer and teacher. Special attention to matters of structure, style, and performance practices. Required of piano performance majors and open to piano concentrators, space permitting. First term prerequisite to second term.

MUSC141 Class Piano I Sections

Required of all first-time secondary piano students.

MUSC149 Collaborative Piano I Sections

Skills and performance practice with primary emphasis on voice/piano partnership principles and repertoire. Strong sight-reading skills essential. For Piano majors; open to others by audition.

MUSC150A Large Instrumental Ensemble - LRGE INST ENSEMB Sections

Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, or Concert Winds. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC150C Large Instrumental Ensemble - LRGE INST ENSEMB Sections

Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, or Concert Winds. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC150D Large Instrumental Ensemble - LRGE INST ENSEMB Sections

Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, or Concert Winds. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC150J Large Instrumental Ensemble - LRGE INST ENSEMB Sections

Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, or Concert Winds. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC153A University Singers - UBC SINGERS Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC154A University Choral Union - UBC CHORAL UNION Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC156A Vocal Chamber Ensembles - WOMEN'S CHOIR Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC156B Vocal Chamber Ensembles - MEN'S CHOIR Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC156C Vocal Chamber Ensembles - VOCAL CHBR ENSMB Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC157A Early Music Ensemble - EARLY MUSIC ENS Sections

Performance of early Western instrumental and vocal ensemble music. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC159A University Chamber Strings - UNIV CHMBR STRNG Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC160A String Chamber Ensembles - STR CHAMB ENS Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC160E String Chamber Ensembles - GUITAR CHMBR ENS Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC161A Piano Chamber Ensembles - PIANO CHAM ENSEM Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus.

MUSC162A Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - WIND CHAMB ENS Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC162B Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - BRASS CHAMB ENS Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC162C Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - WIND CHAM ENS SX Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC162E Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - WIND CHAM ENS PC Sections

May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music. Open to other students by audition, with credit, as stipulated by their faculties.

MUSC163 Contemporary Players Sections

Performance of contemporary music. An ensemble of variable size, including both instrumentalists and singers, will be formed to present several concerts of 20th-century music during the academic year. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music.

MUSC164 Jazz Ensemble Sections

Performance techniques and repertoire. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music.

MUSC165A World Music Ensembles - CHIN INSTRMTL EN Sections

Training on traditional instruments and their techniques, with emphasis on ensemble performance. Different sections focus on the music of different cultures, e.g., Bali, China, Ghana, Korea. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music, or when permitted in other programs.

MUSC165B World Music Ensembles - BALINESE GAMELAN Sections

Training on traditional instruments and their techniques, with emphasis on ensemble performance. Different sections focus on the music of different cultures, e.g., Bali, China, Ghana, Korea. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music, or when permitted in other programs.

MUSC165D World Music Ensembles - AFRICAN MUS/DANC Sections

Training on traditional instruments and their techniques, with emphasis on ensemble performance. Different sections focus on the music of different cultures, e.g., Bali, China, Ghana, Korea. May be repeated for credit in accordance with program requirements for B.Mus. or B.A. in Music, or when permitted in other programs.

MUSC167 Introduction to Piano Chamber Music Sections

A survey of repertoire and performance issues.

MUSC169G Intensive Chamber Ensemble - INT CHMB ENS Sections

Intensive coaching in chamber ensemble for advanced players. Performance of works prepared is expected.

MUSC169H Intensive Chamber Ensemble - INT CHMB ENS Sections

Intensive coaching in chamber ensemble for advanced players. Performance of works prepared is expected.

MUSC170 Lyric Diction Sections

A study of the basic phonetics and accepted principles of lyric diction of the four languages most commonly used in concert and operatic repertoire: French, German, Italian, and English.

MUSC171A Music Performance (Secondary) - KEYBOARD INST'S Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental.

MUSC200 Chromatic Harmony and Voice Leading Sections

Harmonic and linear functions of common chromatic chords; mixture; chords and progressions of linear origin; tonal plans. Compositional and analytical exercises.

MUSC205 Aural Skills III Sections

Continuation of MUSC 106. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC206 Aural Skills IV Sections

Continuation of MUSC 205. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC207C Composition II - COMPOSITION 2 Sections

Continuation of MUSC 107.

MUSC220 History of Music III Sections

The development of Western music from circa 1800 to circa 1900.

MUSC221 History of Music IV Sections

The development of Western music from circa 1900; an introduction to jazz and popular music and to music of selected non-Western societies.

MUSC235 Opera Repertoire II Sections

See MUSC 135.

MUSC241 Class Piano II Sections

Continuation of MUSC 141.

MUSC249 Collaborative Piano II Sections

Further development of skills and performance practice with primary emphasis on voice/piano partnership principles and repertoire. Strong sight-reading skills essential. For Piano majors; open to others by audition.

MUSC271A Music Performance (Secondary) - KEYBOARD INST'S Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental.

MUSC282B Music Performance (Concentration) - VOICE Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental.

MUSC300 Compositional and Analytical Approaches to Post-Tonal Music Sections

Concepts essential to understanding and performing art music, since 1900, in which functional triadic harmony is absent or subsidiary to other musical processes. Detailed consideration of works of major composers up to the present, through analysis, composition, and musicianship exercises.

MUSC305 Readings in Orchestral Repertoire Sections

Laboratory course for orchestral performance majors. Emphasis on reading a large cross-section of standard orchestral repertoire, especially music currently being programmed by local professional orchestras. Restricted to Orchestral Instruments majors, except by permission of the instructor.

MUSC307C Composition III - COMPOSITION III Sections

Continuation of MUSC 207.

MUSC309 Instrumentation Sections

The study of string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments; orchestral sections and scoring for various small ensembles. Activities include demonstrations of instruments, scoring projects, analysis and listening. For credit towards the B.Mus. and the B.A. in Music; not open to other students.

MUSC310 Orchestration Sections

The study of orchestration through the analysis of orchestral works, listening and scoring projects. Activities also include choral arranging and scoring for stage band and wind ensemble.

MUSC311 Fundamentals of Conducting Sections

Basic conducting techniques: patterns, cueing, dynamic shading, and physical presentation.

MUSC312 Instrumental Conducting Sections

The relation of conducting gestures to instrumental sound; development of practical skills in directing ensembles and reading scores, considering instruments' special characteristics.

MUSC313 Choral Conducting Sections

The relation of conducting gestures to choral sound; development of practical skills in directing ensembles and reading scores; attendant issues of vocal technique and pedagogy.

MUSC319A Electroacoustic Music - ELECTROAC MUSIC Sections

Study of acoustics, audio technology, and electroacoustic composition. Composition of original works using the UBC Electroacoustic Music Studio or students' own software/hardware.

MUSC320 Computer Music Sections

The study of computer applications to music, focusing on digital synthesis techniques and languages, methods of algorithmic composition, and the design of music editors.

MUSC323 History of Popular Music Sections

Genres of popular music from 1950 to the present and their changing aesthetic, social, cultural, and historical dimensions. Prior experience with music notation and terminology is not required. This course is not acceptable for credit toward the B.Mus., or toward the B.A. major, honours, or minor in Music.

MUSC326A Music Appreciation - MUSIC APPRECIATN Sections

An introductory course for which previous musical background is helpful, but not required. Contents include a discussion of musical concepts, evolution of forms, style, and media and detailed study of selected works from the concert repertoire. Popular forms of music (jazz, folk, rock, etc) not included. Not for credit towards the B.Mus. or B.A. in Music.

MUSC328E World Music Cultures - INTRO/WORLD MUSC Sections

Introduction to the principles of ethnomusicology and an examination of at least two contrasting musical traditions. May be repeated once for credit if different traditions are covered.

MUSC333 Accompanying on the Harpsichord I Sections

Basic techniques and styles of continuo playing. Open to keyboard players with no previous harpsichord experience.

MUSC336 Opera Theatre Techniques I Sections

Performance techniques associated with the musical theatre of various historical periods. Basic dance. Most operatic excerpts will be in English.

MUSC339C Opera Workshop I - OPERA WORKSHOP 1 Sections

Participation in performances by the School. Open also to students outside Music without credit, after audition.

MUSC349 Keyboard Harmony and Transposition Sections

Designed for the keyboard performance major and keyboard concentrator in General Studies.

MUSC358 History of Jazz Sections

Jazz styles and their cultural contexts; the relationship of performers and audiences; issues of race and gender; non-Western influences.

MUSC371S Music Performance (Secondary) - SIGHTREADING Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental.

MUSC402A Special Projects - SPECIAL PROJECTS Sections

For fourth-year students who receive permission of the Director of the School of Music to do advanced studies in their major field.

MUSC402B Special Projects - SPECIAL PROJECTS Sections

For fourth-year students who receive permission of the Director of the School of Music to do advanced studies in their major field.

MUSC402C Special Projects - SPECIAL PROJECTS Sections

For fourth-year students who receive permission of the Director of the School of Music to do advanced studies in their major field.

MUSC402D Special Projects - SPECIAL PROJECTS Sections

For fourth-year students who receive permission of the Director of the School of Music to do advanced studies in their major field.

MUSC403A Selected Topics in Music - STR-PIAN PRF PRC Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403B Selected Topics in Music - MUSIC&DISABILITY Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403C Selected Topics in Music - GENDER MUSC THRY Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403D Selected Topics in Music - VIDEO GAME MUSIC Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403F Selected Topics in Music - ANLYSIS/FILM MUS Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403L Selected Topics in Music - MUSC NATIONALISM Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403M Selected Topics in Music - SI RHYTHM & MUSC Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403R Selected Topics in Music - TXT MUSIC RELAT Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403T Selected Topics in Music - CRITICAL AFFECT Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403W Selected Topics in Music - PRFRMNC & RESRCH Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403Y Selected Topics in Music - LANGUAGE & MUSC Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC403Z Selected Topics in Music - JAZZ PIANO ANLYZ Sections

See School of Music schedule for description and prerequisites. Restricted to B. Mus. and B.A. in Music students.

MUSC407C Composition IV - COMPOSITION IV Sections

Continuation of MUSC 307.

MUSC412 Analytical Studies in the Development of Musical Modernism (1860 - 1940) Sections

Analysis of late- and post-romantic works within a theoretical framework that bridges earlier to later works. Assignments in various formats, emphasizing analysis but possibly including composition.

MUSC413 Contemporary Art Music: Theory and Analysis Sections

A technical approach to the diverse concert-music repertoire since 1950, including orchestral, chamber, solo, and electro-acoustic genres. Applicable theories of pitch and rhythm, with reference to composers' own writings.

MUSC414 Counterpoint Sections

Analysis and composition of pieces that rely on the control and development of imitative, polyphonic textures. Models to be taken from one or more European historical repertoires.

MUSC419 Interactive Performance Systems Sections

Collaborative projects developing new connections between sound and gestures in live concert performance or responsive environments using multiple digital technologies. May be repeated once for credit.

MUSC420 Music Technology Capstone Project Sections

Supervised individual music technology project on an approved topic. Restricted to students in the Minor in Applied Music Technology

MUSC428E Topics in World Music - MUS/AFR DIASPORA Sections

The history, theory, style, organology, and forms of the music of a particular culture in its aesthetic and cultural context. Students should consult the School as to which music culture will be covered in a particular year. May be repeated once for credit if different cultures are covered.

MUSC433 Accompanying on the Harpsichord II Sections

Continuation of MUSC 333 with emphasis on more advanced continuo and obbligato techniques.

MUSC436 Opera Theatre Techniques II Sections

Advanced studies in acting, movement, gesture, dance and stage combat. Emphasis on communication and the art of singing and acting recitative in foreign languages.

MUSC439C Opera Workshop II - OPERA WORKSHOP 2 Sections

A continuation of MUSC 339.

MUSC440 Piano Pedagogy II: Applications Sections

Teaching musical concepts and keyboard skills; observation of group and private lessons; supervised practicum. For Piano Performance majors; open to other Bachelor of Music students by permission of the instructor.

MUSC441 Vocal Techniques Sections

A study of the scientific principles related to vocal performance: acoustical, physiological and psychological. Restricted to B.Mus. students.

MUSC442C Song Interpretation - SONG INTERPRET Sections

Interpretation and performance practice of Art Song repertoire for voice and piano collaborations. Restricted to MMus and BMus in Piano Performance, Opera, Voice Performance, and students in the Diploma in Collaborative Piano Studies program.

MUSC454 History of Opera I Sections

The development of opera between 1600 and 1800.

MUSC465 Song Repertoire II Sections

A sequel to MUSC 365, exploring the solo art song repertoire from the Romantic era to the present.

MUSC469A Interdisciplinary Projects - INTRDIS PROJECTS Sections

Group projects and workshops with students majoring in other creative arts.

MUSC492A Music Performance (Major) - KEYBOARD INST'S Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental.

MUSC494D Music Performance (Major) - WIND,BRASS&PERC Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental.

MUSC500B Advanced Musical Analysis - MUSICL MODERNISM Sections

MUSC500C Advanced Musical Analysis - POST-1945 ANLY Sections

MUSC503A Topics in the History of Music Theory - HIST MUSC THRY Sections

MUSC506 Readings in Orchestral Repertoire Sections

Standard repertoire for orchestral instrumentalists.

MUSC507C Composition - COMPOSITION Sections

The composition of original music for conventional instruments and/or electronic media.

MUSC508C Composition - COMPOSITION Sections

A continuation of MUSC 507.

MUSC509B Advanced Orchestration and Arranging - ADV ORCHESTRATON Sections

MUSC512A Directed Individual Studies - INDIVDL STUDIES Sections

Approval by the Director, School of Music, is required.

MUSC512B Directed Individual Studies - INDIVDL STUDIES Sections

Approval by the Director, School of Music, is required.

MUSC512C Directed Individual Studies - INDIVDL STUDIES Sections

Approval by the Director, School of Music, is required.

MUSC512E Directed Individual Studies - DOCT THESIS PREP Sections

Approval by the Director, School of Music, is required.

MUSC520A Introduction to Music Research - INTRO MUSIC RES Sections

Principal resources of the research library.

MUSC521D Seminar in Performance Practices - STR-PIAN PRF PRC Sections

Studies in the theoretical and practical problems of musical interpretation.

MUSC525L Seminar in Baroque Music - MUSC NATIONALISM Sections

MUSC529T Introduction to Ethnomusicology - INTRO/ETHNOMUSC Sections

Preliminary studies in the discipline of ethnomusicology, with an emphasis on history and orientations.

MUSC531B Seminar in Ethnomusicology - RHYTHM POP MUSC Sections

Research studies in selected areas or regions of world music cultures. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC532M Advanced Studies in Music History and Musicology - SI RHYTHM & MUSC Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music history or musicology. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC532T Advanced Studies in Music History and Musicology - CRITICAL AFFECT Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music history or musicology. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC532W Advanced Studies in Music History and Musicology - PRFRMNC & RESRCH Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music history or musicology. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533A Advanced Studies in Music Theory - RHYTHM COGNITION Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533B Advanced Studies in Music Theory - MUSIC&DISABILITY Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533C Advanced Studies in Music Theory - GENDER MUSC THRY Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533D Advanced Studies in Music Theory - VIDEO GAME MUSIC Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533F Advanced Studies in Music Theory - ANLYSIS/FILM MUS Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533H Advanced Studies in Music Theory - JAZZ PIANO ANLYZ Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533J Advanced Studies in Music Theory - COUNTERPOINT Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533R Advanced Studies in Music Theory - TXT MUSIC RELAT Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC533Y Advanced Studies in Music Theory - LANGUAGE & MUSC Sections

Research seminar on a core or emerging topic in music theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits if different topics are covered.

MUSC535 Art Song: Interpretation, Collaboration, and Performance Sections

MUSC538C Staging and Directing Opera - STAGE&DRCT OPERA Sections

MUSC539C Opera Production - OPERA PRODUCTION Sections

Stylistic and technical studies and participation in the production of opera performances. May be repeated for credit, in accordance with program requirements.

MUSC544B Seminar in Conducting and Repertoire I - ORCH COND&REP I Sections

Advanced study of conducting techniques and of representative major compositions and literature (earlier historical periods). Emphasis on knowledge and conducting skills that can communicate a thorough understanding of genre, idiom, form, texture, and style, in rehearsal and performance.

MUSC544C Seminar in Conducting and Repertoire I - WIND COND&REP I Sections

Advanced study of conducting techniques and of representative major compositions and literature (earlier historical periods). Emphasis on knowledge and conducting skills that can communicate a thorough understanding of genre, idiom, form, texture, and style, in rehearsal and performance.

MUSC549A Master's Thesis - MASTERS THESIS Sections

MUSC550A Large Instrumental Ensemble - LARGE INST ENSEM Sections

Symphony Orchestra or Wind Ensemble. Open only to graduate students.

MUSC550C Large Instrumental Ensemble - LARGE INST ENSEM Sections

Symphony Orchestra or Wind Ensemble. Open only to graduate students.

MUSC553 University Singers Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC554 University Choral Union Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC556 Vocal Chamber Ensemble Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC557 Early Music Ensemble Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC559 University Chamber Strings Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC560A String Chamber Ensembles - STR CHAMB ENS Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC560E String Chamber Ensembles - GUITAR CHMBR ENS Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC561A Piano Chamber Ensembles - PIANO CHAMB ENS Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC562A Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - WIND CHAMB ENS Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC562B Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - BRASS CHAMB ENS Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC562C Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - WIND CHAM ENS SX Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC562E Wind and Percussion Chamber Ensembles - WIND CHAM ENS PC Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC563 Contemporary Players Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC564 Jazz Ensemble Sections

Open only to graduate students.

MUSC565A World Music Ensembles - CHIN INSTRMTL EN Sections

Training on traditional instruments and their techniques, with emphasis on ensemble performance. Different sections focus on the music of different cultures, e.g., Bali, China, Ghana, Korea.

MUSC565B World Music Ensembles - BALINSE GAMLN EN Sections

Training on traditional instruments and their techniques, with emphasis on ensemble performance. Different sections focus on the music of different cultures, e.g., Bali, China, Ghana, Korea.

MUSC565D World Music Ensembles - AFRICAN MUS/DANC Sections

Training on traditional instruments and their techniques, with emphasis on ensemble performance. Different sections focus on the music of different cultures, e.g., Bali, China, Ghana, Korea.

MUSC569A Intensive Specialized Chamber Ensemble - INT SPC CHMB ENS Sections

Intensive coaching.

MUSC569C Intensive Specialized Chamber Ensemble - INT SPC CHMB ENS Sections

Intensive coaching.

MUSC593F Music Performance (Major) - CHORAL CONDUCTNG Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental. May be repeated for credit, in accordance with program requirements.

MUSC593H Music Performance (Major) - WIND CONDUCTING Sections

Private instruction, vocal or instrumental. May be repeated for credit, in accordance with program requirements.

MUSC606 Readings in Orchestral Repertoire Sections

Continuation of MUSC 506.

MUSC607C Composition - COMPOSITION Sections

Further study for doctoral candidates in Composition.

MUSC649 Ph.D. Dissertation or D.M.A. Thesis Sections