Basic skills and fundamental knowledge of the keyboard. A basic knowledge of music reading is helpful but not necessary.
Study of singing through vocal exercises and the performance of English and American art, theatrical and popular songs.
Restriction(s): Majors only. Introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet and an overview of the basic sounds of Italian and English as they are properly sung. Practice in transcribing, pronouncing and singing examples of Italian and English vocal repertory. Includes one-hour Laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 130. Restriction(s): Majors only. Continued work with the International Phonetic Alphabet and an overview of the basic sounds of German and French as they are properly sung. Practice in transcribing, pronouncing, and singing examples of German and French vocal repertory. Includes one-hour Laboratory.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. All music majors must register for this number each semester in order to free their schedules for recital and masterclass commitments. This course is offered as Pass/Fail only.
Restriction(s): Music Performance, Music w/concentration:Jazz Studies and Musical Theatre majors only. Performance of repertoire for coaching in interpretation, style, analysis, technique, etc. Required in conjunction with each course in the primary and major instrument.
Corequisite(s): MUEN 130. Special fee. An individual practicum in which a voice student receives once-weekly training from a master coach in matters of style and interpretation for the performance of opera repertory. The sessions focus on performance traditions and interpretive possibilities of specific opera repertory that the student is performing in Opera Workshop that semester.
Corequisite(s): MUPR 485. Prerequisite(s): MUAP 121. Restriction(s): For Vocal Performance students, Applied Music. Students in the Music Education/Voice concentration must take MUPR 200 in the semester in which they give their senior recital. Special fee. An individual practicum in which a voice student receives once-weekly training from a master coach in matters of style and interpretation of solo vocal repertory. The sessions focus on performance traditions and interpretive possibilities for the student's solo repertory for the semester. Students in the Performance/Voice concentration must register for MUPR 200 for at least 6 semesters, normally beginning with Applied Music III.
Prerequisite(s): MUCP 102. Problems of transposition, ensemble, interpretation and sight reading as applied to accompanying vocal and instrumental literature.
Prerequisite(s): MUCP 101 and MUCP 102 or permission of the instructor. Study and application of techniques of jazz improvisation for beginning improvisers, including pedagogical considerations. Both the modal and pentatonic methods will be explored with a constant emphasis upon stylistic consideration based in the aural tradition. May be repeated once for a total of two credits. Equivalent course MUPR 410 effective through Summer 2022.
Prerequisite(s): MUCP 250 may be taken as prerequisite or corequisite; or departmental approval. This course is designed to solidify jazz fundamentals in performance. Its purpose is to motivate the student to acquire a method of studying and performing the basic elements of improvisation from the established repertoire of jazz.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 208 or departmental approval. Designed as a continuation of MUPR 208, this course not only solidifies basic jazz elements of jazz theory in performance but also introduces advanced scales, chord progressions, and language. Its purpose is to motivate the student to acquire a method of studying and performing modern elements of improvisation from the established repertoire of jazz.
Prerequisite(s): MSSN 102. Introduction to jazz techniques of harmonization, improvisation and theory at the keyboard in varying styles.
Prerequisite(s): MUSI 499. Development of techniques needed for success in public appearances involving music, theatre, speech, etc. Resolving such problems as stage fright, memory loss, pre-performance anxiety. Attaining self-understanding and confidence using techniques of Havas, Berne, Horrigel, Weekes, Alexander, others. Guest performers. Open to all majors.
Prerequisite(s): MUSI 499. Restriction(s): Music Performance majors only. Special fee. Public performance of solo literature. Required of MUPR majors. This course will be graded.
Prerequisite(s): MUCP 202. Baton techniques and clef reading in orchestral and choral scores.
Prerequisite(s): MUAP 224. Restriction(s): Music Performance majors only. Special fee. Public performance of solo literature. Required of MUPR majors, if MUPR 295 not completed. This course will be graded.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Intensive study of a single composer or limited array of works. 7-week course. May be repeated once for a maximum of 3 credits.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Intensive study of a single composer or limited array of works. 7-week course. May be repeated once for a maximum of 3 credits.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 410. In preparation for the demands of public school teaching, this course will provide a practical pedagogical focus on jazz ensemble instruction. Emphasis will be on the whole and components of small and large instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles with particular emphasis on the rhythm section. Also included will be a pedagogical perspective on content studied in MUPR 410.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 335. Tone production, tuning, posture, score reading, interpretation and techniques of choral conducting materials suitable for use in high school.
Prerequisite(s): MUAP 345. Methods and materials of teaching piano for piano grades I through IV.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 436. Methods and materials of teaching piano for piano grades V through VIII.
Prerequisite(s): MUAP 345. Methods and materials of instruction in music.
Prerequisite(s): MUAP 325 or MUAP 345. Teaching techniques and pedagogical literature pertinent to instruction in singing.
Corequisite(s): MUAP 427. Prerequisite(s): MUAP 326. Restriction(s): Music Education or Music in School and Community Settings majors only. Special fee. Capstone solo repertory public performance experience. Must include 50 minutes of music, exclusive of intermissions or other pauses.
Prerequisite(s): MUAP 447 or MUCP 445. Special fee. Capstone performance of solo literature. Required for performance and theory/composition majors.
Prerequisite(s): John J Cali School of Music approval. Project and/or study planned with sponsoring faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
This course offers comprehensive training for the graduate student who plans to teach piano, both in the private piano studio and at the University level. Areas of study include – the history of the great 19th and 20th century piano teachers (Czerny, Kullak, Deppe, Chopin, Brahms, Clara Schumann, Leschetizky, Schnabel, Perry), the development of piano technique (Czerny, Cortot, Pishna, Philip, Hanon, Schmitt, Taubman), standard teaching methods for the early levels (Suzuki, Pace, Yamaha, Clark, Faber, Bastien, Alfred), intermediate and advanced repertoire; group teaching and functional keyboard skills.
Pedagogy of the Voice examines all aspects of sound studio and group voice instruction. It examines the basic physiology of vocal production including the structure of the larynx, and the muscular and skeletal structure involved in production of the singing sound. The topics studied include breathing, resonance, articulation, voice analysis and its technology, registration, and vocal health and problems of voice production. Psychological issues particular to the performer, such as performance anxiety, and the establishment of the working relationship and trust between student and voice teacher are also considered.
For brass and woodwind players, solo, ensemble and full band; materials for elementary and secondary school instrumentalists. Attention to music written for wind instruments and newly-published compositions. Class constitutes a laboratory band and ensemble groups.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 335, MUED 435 or departmental approval. This course is intended as an extension of and expansion upon the previously completed courses listed above. Repertoire to be studied is selected from both the wind ensemble and symphony orchestra literature.
Corequisite(s): MUEN 530. Special fee. An individual practicum in which a graduate level voice student receives once-weekly training from a master coach in matters of style and interpretation for the performance of opera repertory. The sessions focus on performance traditions and interpretive possibilities of specific opera repertory that the student is performing in Opera Workshop that semester.
Corequisite(s): Applied Music. Special fee. A graduate level individual practicum in which a voice student receives once-weekly training from a master coach in matters of style and interpretation of solo vocal repertory. The sessions focus on performance traditions and interpretive possibilities, and support the student's solo repertory for the semester. Candidates for the MA in Performance/Voice, the Performer's Certificate/Voice, and the Artist Diploma/Voice must register for MUPR 540 Vocal Coaching in each semester for which they are registered for Applied Music.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 539, but focusing on French repertoire. Open through audition to singers and pianists.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 539, but focusing on English repertoire. Open through audition to singers and pianists.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Coaching small groups in solo and small ensemble literature for woodwind instruments. Stress on stylistic interpretation, tone, balance and other refinements of performance. Open through audition. Pianists may register as accompanists, but must audition.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 543, but focusing on brass repertoire. Open to pianists and brass players through audition.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 543, but focusing on string repertoire. Open to pianists and string players through audition.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 543, but focusing on organ repertoire. Open to organists only, through audition.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 543, but focusing on piano repertoire. Open to pianists only, through audition.
Restriction(s): Music majors only. Similar to MUPR 543, but focusing on percussion repertoire. Open to percussionists through audition.
This course presents a comprehensive theoretical and practical experience in the somatic (mind-body) education field of Body Mapping. Through the study of specific anatomical and physiological information about the body in movement and its applications for musicians, students will learn how to prevent injury and promote facility in musical performance and practice. Related disciplines, such as The Alexander Technique, Hellerwork, and The Feldenkrais Method, are also addressed.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 527; MM students must demonstrate necessary proficiencies, as determined by entrance exam. Supervised, mentored teaching of applied voice. Review of anatomy and physiology and function of the singing voice, vocal health, resonance, registration and articulation strategies. Participants in this class will teach beginning voice students in a closely supervised format. They will teach them privately outside of class, keeping logs, videos, blogs, etc. to be shared during in-class teaching demonstrations and projects. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Principles, materials, and techniques for teaching brass instruments to individuals or groups, in school or studio situation.
Principles, materials, and techniques for teaching stringed instruments to individuals or groups, in school or studio situation.
Restriction(s): Undergraduate degree in music. This course offers comprehensive training for the graduate student who plans to teach woodwinds, both in the private studio and at the University level. Areas of study include: -the development of woodwind instruments, technique, and pedagogy, -standard teaching methods for the early levels, and -intermediate and advanced repertoire and group teaching.
Restriction(s): Undergraduate degree in Music. This course offers comprehensive instruction for the graduate student who plans to teach percussion, booth in the private studio and at the University level. Areas of study include: development of percussion instruments, techniques, and pedagogy; standard teaching methods for the early levels; group instruction; teaching advanced repertoire and techniques.
Restriction(s): Undergraduate degree in Music. Principles, materials, and techniques for teaching guitar to individuals or groups, in school or studio situation.
Skills of Instrumental Accompanying is a course designed to acquaint pianists with various techniques and demands required of the pianist as collaborative artist. Repertoire for piano and instruments will be discussed, prepared, and, most importantly, performed within a class setting, with an emphasis on specific skills and techniques required for effective collaboration.
Restriction(s): Bachelor’s Degree in Piano. A minimum of two undergraduate semesters, or working knowledge of either German, or Italian, or French. Skills of Vocal Accompanying is a course designed to acquaint pianists with various techniques and demands required of the pianist as collaborative artist. Repertoire for piano and voice will be discussed, prepared, and, most importantly, performed within a class setting, with an emphasis on specific skills and techniques required for effective rehearsals and performances.
Prerequisite(s): John J Cali School of Music approval. Development of keyboard skills and ear-training for clinical improvisation.
Prerequisite(s): John J Cali School of Music approval. Regularly listed course work pursued in great depth, by permission of graduate program coordinator for music prior to registration. May be repeated five times for a maximum of 24 credits but may be taken only once each semester.
Prerequisite(s): John J Cali School of Music approval. Individual pursuit of a problem of performance or an aspect of musical repertoire, culminating in a performance and appropriate written work. Arranged with the graduate program coordinator for music and a course advisor appointed by him prior to the independent study semester. May cover two semesters; student registers for the semester in which the work will be completed. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9 credits.
Exploration and study of efficient rehearsal techniques for differing age groups, ensembles (choral, band, jazz, orchestral) and levels of expertise. Discussion and practice of different rehearsal strategies. For conducting majors, open to all graduate music students as space permits. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 130 and MUPR 131; or departmental approval. Advanced topics in lyric diction. e.g. Italian, German, French or English lyric diction but may also include other languages such as Latin, Spanish, Russian, etc. Emphasis on phonetics, pronunciation, articulation and idiomatic delivery.
Master class for graduate performance students. Open to all graduate students who are registered for MUAP or MUAS courses, as space permits.
Special fee. Graduate recital. May be repeated a maximum of 5 times.