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COURSES

 

Music (Mus)

1. Music Laboratory (1-2; max see below) (Same as Mus 101)
Maximum total credit 12 units, not more than 8 of which can be in any one activity. Prerequisite: audition. Freshmen and sophomores (fewer than 60 units) register for Mus 1; others (more than 60 units) register for Mus 101. May apply on general education requirement in the arts. Group performance of music literature for interpretative and creative experience. (See Special Music Requirements, 2 and 3)

A cappella choir, college chorus, male chorus, women's chorus, orchestra, band, dance band, AFROTC band, band workshop, opera workshop, chamber music ensembles, small vocal ensembles (single and double duets, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, octets), small instrumental ensembles (brass and woodwind choirs, string and mixed ensembles). (2 lecture, 2 lab hours per unit)

4A-B. Fundamentals of Music (3-3)
Fundamentals of musical theory; ear training and sight singing. (5 lecture-lab hours)

9. Music Fundamentals for Elementary Teachers (3)
Recommended for elementary credential students. Basic skills and fundamentals for teaching music in the elementary school; piano keyboard; writing and reading music; singing unison and part songs; playing simple melodic and rhythmic instruments; listening to recorded music.

10. Class Instruction in Applied Music (2; max total 8 each area) (Same as Mus 110)
Prerequisite: audition. Freshmen and sophomores (fewer than 60 units) register for Mus 10; others (more than 60 units) register for 110. Instruction according to level of student perfoniiance ability. (See Special Music Requirements, 5 and 6) Ap- plied music areas: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, percussion, violin, viola, cello, bass, organ (special fee), piano, voice, harp. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

11A-B. Music Appreciation (2-2)
Open only to music majors and minors except by perrnksion of instructor; ma apply on general education requirement in the arts. Mus IIA is not prerequisite to Mus 11B. Music from the late fifteenth century to the present; directed listen ing; explanations and analysis.

14A-B. Harmony (3-3)
Prerequisite: Mus 4A-B or equivalent. Fundamentals of harmony; diatonic and simple chromatic harinony of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

76. Listeners' Guide to Music (2)
For students untrained in music; may not count on music major except special arrangement. May apply on general education requirement in the arts Practical approach to hearing music with understanding and pleasure.

101. Music Laboratory (1-2)
(See Mus 1)

104. Counterpoint (2)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B. Modal polyphony of the late sixteenth century; analysis; composition of single lines, simple counterpoint, all types of imitation; writing of three-voice motets with text.

106. Basic Instrumental Techniques for Teachers (2; max total 8)
Basic techniques for teaching instrumental music in public schools; procedures, methods and materials for conducting beginning instrument classes in woodwinds, brass, percussion, violin-viola-cello-bass. See Special Music Requirements, 7. (1 lecture, 2 lab hours)

110. Class Instruction in Applied Music (2; max total 8 each area)
(See Mus 10)

111A-B. History of Music (3-3)
Open only to music majors and minors except by permission of instructor. Mus IIIA is not prerequisite to Mus 111B. Chronological survey and analysis of the development of music.

114A-B. Advanced Theory (3-3)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B. Analysis and application of traditional and contemporary harmonic practices.

116. Conducting (2)
Candidates for teaching credentials should take this course prior to student teach- ing. Instrumental and choral conducting; essential personal traits and baton techniques. Individual participation; supplementary reading with observation of successful conductors.

121A-B. Survey of Music Literature (2-2)
Mus 121A is not prerequisite to Mus 121B. May apply on general education requirement in the arts. Introduction to musical styles, periods, and important composers for historical perspective through listening to music.

124. Form and Analysis (2)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B. Analysis of the principal music forms.

126. Instrumentation (2)
Prerequisites: Mus. 14A-B or equivalent. Tuning, transpositions, registers, ranges; manner of scoring for orchestral instruments, singly and in combination.

128. Accompanying (1)
Prerequisite: advanced standing in piano; permission of instructor. Accompanying under supervision. (2 lab hours)

129. Elementary School Music Activities (2)
Recommended for elementary credentials and students with limited music experience. Prerequisite: Mus 9 or 4A. Singing, rhythmic, instrumental, listening, and creative activities, using state textbooks and supplementary materials. Group observations.

131. Survey of Renaissance to Romantic Music (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Representative works from the pre-Renaissance period through Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, lectures, guided listening, and, reading assignments.

134. Composition (2; max total 8)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B, permission of instructor. Original composition in various forms, styles, and techniques.

136. Orchestration (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Mus 14A-B. Technical aspects of orchestral instruments, their use in achieving various tone colors; problems in scoring for school instrumental ensembles.

138. Piano Skills for Teachers in Service (2; max total 4)
Open only to teachers in service. Basic keyboard skills needed by elementary teachers.

139. Elementary Music Education (3)
Prerequisite: Mus 129 (except for secondary credential candidates). Philosophy of elementar), school music education; organization of music curriculum materials and activities into lesson plans and projects. Observation and practice of teaching methods.

141. Survey of Romantic through Contemporary Music (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Representative works from Beethoven through present time; lectures, guided listening and reading assignments.

144. Advanced Composition (2)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Prerequisites: Mus. 134 or equivalent; permission of instructor. Original composition in various forms and styles; based on both classical and modem harmonic models for various media of musical expression.

146. Advanced Orchestration (2)
Maximum total credit 4 units. Prerequisites: Mus. 136; permission of instructor. Writing for the complete modem symphony orchestra; scoring of original creative work.

154A-B. Keyboard Harmony (2-2)
Recommended to students needing additional harmonic drill at the keyboard to increase sensitiveness to music and its structure. Application at the keyboard of all the harmonic materials studied in previous courses.

156. Appreciation of Opera (2)
Primarily for the general college student. May apply on general education requirement in the arts. Selected master works in the standard operatic repertory; phonograph recordings; plot, characterization, period, style, and expressive methods composers.

166. Appreciation of Symphonic Music (2)
Primarily for the general college student. May apply on general education requirement in the arts. Selected master works from the standard orchestral repertory; phonograph recordings; periods, style, techniques and expressive methods of selected composers.

181A-B. Problems in Elementary Music Education (2-2)
(a) Primary grades. Principles of modem music education. Active participation in singing, rhythms, rhythm band, making and playing simple instruments, composing simple songs, music reading and listening. (b) Intermediate grades. Classroom music problems in singing, listening, rhythms, instrumental playing, music reading, and creative activities.

184. Interpretation for Teachers (2)
Fundamental elements of music as determining interpretation; simple compositions.

187. Teaching Vocal Music in Public Schools (3)
Required of students taking the special secondary limited credential in voice. Methods and materials for teaching voice and for conducting glee clubs, choruses, voice classes, and choral groups in the public schools.

188. Teaching Piano in Public Schools (3)
Modern methods of piano teaching; classes in public schools; individual and class teaching; application of methods in Laboratory School.

189. Secondary Music Education (3)
Place and function of music in the high school curriculum; survey of teaching methods and materials; band, orchestra and choral problems.

190. Independent Study (1-5)



GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Music (Mus)

224. Studies in Musical Analysis (2; max total 6)
Directed individual studies in the analysis of selected works; form, thematic and motive development, harmonic structure, compositional devices and their significance.

234. Studies in Composition (2; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Directed individual studies in composition; reference to works of acknowledged composers; development of contemporary technique in structural and harmonic methods. One work in a given classical form required with choice of harmonic and rhythmic style.

236. Studies in Orchestration (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Directed individual studies in writing for the modern symphony orchestra; preparation of scores based on models; from Ravel, Bartok, Roussel, and Stravinsky, development of the symphony orchestra and classical scores.

239. Seminar in Music Education (2; max total 4)
Advanced problems in music education according to needs of students enrolled; administration, supervision, vocal, and instrumental fields.

290. Independent Study (1-5)

 



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