Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 8 units. (3-5 hrs reh.)
Prerequisites: MUS 372, 393, 474, or consent of instructor.
Explores various musical styles, forms, genres, and significant musical concepts in Jazz Improvisation. Theoretical work emphasizes detailed study of harmonic and linear forms, digital patterns and scales, combination of idioms, patterns, use of experimental material, transcriptions and historic implications.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 372, 474, or consent of instructor.
Review development of various musical styles, forms, genres, and significant musical concepts and problems in creating music for films. Includes film mechanics and emotional and psychological requirements of music underscoring. Students create original music for film cues.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisite: MUS 474B or consent of instructor
Advanced scoring techniques used with big band arranging and orchestrating for studio/pops orchestra. Includes ranges and capabilities of instruments and scoring for traditional and contemporary instrumentation. Requires the composition of a major work to be recorded by CSULB Studio Orchestra.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.
Prerequisites: MUS 372, 393, or consent of instructor.
Explores development of various musical styles, forms, genres, and significant musical concepts and problems in Jazz History.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Basic stylistic requirements for solo singing in the jazz idiom. Includes analysis of established jazz singers and styles, vocal production for a jazz sound, microphone technique, repertoire, transposition, and lyric interpretation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 372, 393, 474, or consent of instructor.
Reviews development of musical styles, forms, genres, significant musical concepts and problems. Theoretical work emphasizes detailed study of harmony, form, idioms, combination of idioms, and use of experimental materials. Study will include detailed analysis of major modern jazz artists.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 271 or consent of instructor.
Organization and management of school jazz programs, addressing rehearsal techniques, improvisation, repertoire, and conducting.
Letter grade only, (A-F).
Overview of business and artistic process of music industry. Includes popular music, music and media, operation of retail music stores, and film, theatrical, and concert music. Also includes recent changes in digital recording, broadcasting technology, copyright laws, and legal issues.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Advanced conducting laboratory with emphasis on advanced conducting, vocal, and rehearsal techniques as well as performance practices.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Advanced baton technique, interpretation, securing proper sound, organizing routine, and program making.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 326 and 327 or consent of instructor.
Choral technique, style, and interpretation; choral schools and composers since 16th century; contemporary secular and sacred choral compositions. Class used as laboratory group.
Letter grade only (A-F). (1 hr lec., 2 hrs lab)
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor.
Performance of standard orchestral repertoire in instrumental sectional for Brass and/or Woodwinds or Strings.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units in different semesters. (2 hrs. rehearsal)
Prerequisite: MUS 326 or consent of instructor.
Principles and techniques of instrumental conducting and organization. Study and interpretation of instrumental literature using class laboratory.
(1 hr lec. 2 hrs lab)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Theory and techniques of teaching voice.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Open to graduate students in music only. Private lessons in major performance medium. Application must be made to Graduate Advisor of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music during semester prior to registration. Registration is subject to conservatory's approval.
May be repeated to maximum of 10 units.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Performance of excerpts and complete works for lyric theatre; solo and ensemble coaching; intensive language and diction training; preparation and performance of entire role in original language; additional areas include stage management, scheduling, costuming, set construction.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 4 units. (3 hrs or more reh.)
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Performance of musical theater works and operas. Include stage management, scheduling, costuming, and set construction.
(2 hrs reh.)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Corequisite: MUS 530.
One-on-one and small group coaching for opera majors.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units in different semesters. (3-5 hrs reh.)
Prerequisites: MUS 273A, C.
Preparation of German song literature for performance, with coaching in language, musical styles, as well as vocal and accompanying techniques.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 273A, B.
Preparation of French song literature for performance, with coaching in language, musical styles, as well as vocal and accompanying techniques.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 273B,C or consent of instructor.
Preparation of varied portfolio of voice-appropriate selections from standard operatic repertoire in English, French, German and Italian. Include translation, lyric diction, ornamentation, tools for role study, rehearsal and audition techniques.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Placement in MUS 541 based on Graduate Theory Placement Exam, or successful completion of MUS 441.
Survey of curricular options, analysis goals, written- and aural-skills concerns, and general pedagogical philosophies in teaching of music theory. Study role context-based goals and objectives in determining teaching and assessment materials. Examination of reciprocal relationship between thinking and listening.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Analysis of forms and techniques of musical compositions in various genres and styles.
May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisite: MUS 442.
Techniques of arranging, transcribing, and composing for standard chamber ensembles, chorus and orchestra. Readings of student orchestrations will be included whenever possible.
Corequisite: MUS 529X.
Study of contemporary techniques in composition, music aesthetics, and contemporary literature.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 544. Corequisite: MUS 529X.
Advanced studies in musical composition, music aesthetics, and listening methodologies.
Letter grade only (A-F). Course may be repeated to maximum of 4 units in different semesters.
Historical, in-depth examination of direction and influence of music education within America’s general education curriculum. Focus on how music education has reflected and addressed changing needs of schooling and society from singing school movement and Jeffersonian era to today.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Introduces students to music software for sound synthesis, sequencing, digital audio, and sound processing. Listening and analysis of contemporary electronic music literature is also emphasized. Course culminates in creative composition or research project.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Introduces students to principles of composition and analysis of electro-acoustic media through application of music software, sampling, digital media, digital signal processing, and psychoacoustics. Course culminates in collaborative creative project involving video, web, or live theater.
Letter grade only (A–F).
Computer created projects that combine visual media (including web-based), and electronic music. Analysis of interdisciplinary and mixed media works, collaborative work in electronic arts and readings in critical theory and multimedia.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 360, or consent of instructor.
Topics in development of musical styles and genres from Gregorian Chant through late sixteenth-century sacred and secular polyphony.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 341, 360, or consent of instructor.
Stylistic analysis and inquiry into cultural background of composers and genres.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 341, 360, or consent of instructor.
Music from Rococo to end of eighteenth century. Philosophical attitudes in relation to musical styles.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 342, 374 or consent of instructor.
Music from Beethoven to end of nineteenth century.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 342, 374, or consent of instructor.
Stylistic analysis and music; aesthetic and socioeconomic problems of contemporary music; survey of new music.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 160, 360 or consent of instructor.
Surveys issues of historical performance in vocal and instrumental music, focusing on primary sources. Spans various genres and eras.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 374.
History and development of music for stage from 1600 to present, its conventions and styles. Analysis of representative masterworks.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 374 or consent of instructor.
Emphasis on theory and methodology of enthnomusicological study. Investigation of music of particular non-western or popular cultures. For music majors only.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 273A, 273B, or consent of instructor.
Advanced principles of diction and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) applied to lyric Italian, French, German, and English repertoire; intended for Senior and Graduate level vocalists and choral conductors. Special studies possible in other languages.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 372B or consent of instructor.
Fundamentals of Jazz arranging, including 4-part writing, harmonic practices and philosophies of arranging.
Not open for credit to students with credit in MUS 574. Letter grade only (A-F).
Jazz arranging for big band through detailed analysis of known big band writers. Emphasis on reharmonization, the idiomatic use of counterpoint, styles and song forms.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Studies in research techniques for choral musicians and exploration of choral masterworks including score preparation, performance practice considerations, and historical investigation. Rehearsal techniques and principles and procedures necessary to effective choral teaching also examined.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisites: MUS 374 or consent of instructor.
Surveys issues surrounding women as musicians (performers and composers), comparative studies of role men and women have played in music, and feminist criticism of music.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 277 or consent of instructor.
Instruction and training in art and techniques of accompanying for singers, instrumentalists, and ensembles.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 360 or consent of instructor.
Open to music majors and minors. Study of origins and history of musical instruments in western and non-western world, with emphasis on cross-cultural influences, iconographical and organological issues, and scientific classification.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Marching fundamentals, charting, formations, precision drills, parade techniques and half-time pageantry.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Open to graduate music majors only. Survey of contemporary aesthetic, philosophical, psychological and sociological trends in music education.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Procedures for organization and development of instrumental programs and literature for performing groups.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 326 or consent of instructor.
Examination of five genres of choral repertoire: Mass, motet, cantata, oratorio, and madrigal. Traditional and contemporary choral repertoire for public school teachers and church choir directors.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 326 or consent of instructor.
Survey of choral and choral/orchestral works from Renaissance to 20th century.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Examination of approaches to developing musical and aesthetic sensitivities in children. Students create vocal, instrumental and listening experiences appropriate for use in grades K-6. Intended for music education majors. Others by consent of instructor.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 125T or consent of instructor.
Music Education applications of microcomputers, including: existing instructional software and hardware, administrative applications, criteria for software and hardware selection, MIDI music composition, and contemporary issues and trends.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: MUS 581.
Assessment and curriculum development; appropriate techniques and existing tools for measurement and evaluation of musical behavior; survey and critical analysis of research, especially quantitative, in areas relevant to music education. Design research project appropriate to field.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: MUS 360 or consent of instructor.
Survey of evolution of keyboard music including clavichord, harpsichord, piano, and organ from 13th century to Beethoven.
Not open for credit to students with credit in MUS 592.
Prerequisite: MUS 360 or consent of instructor.
Survey of evolution of keyboard music including clavichord, harpsichord, piano, and organ from Beethoven to present.
Prerequisite: MUS 374.
Seminar in instrumental music spanning at least two epochs of music history and covering at minimum, two of five categories: solo sonata (excluding keyboard), chamber music, orchestral/symphonic, wind ensemble/band, and orchestral/concerto.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Investigates research and resulting methodology developed by Dr. Edwin Gordon as to how children learn music, including nature of music aptitude, Music Learning Theory Curriculum, incorporating Music Learning Theory in music classroom/rehearsal settings, and evaluation/assessment of student learning.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Consent of Graduate Advisor and instructor.
Topics of current interest in various fields of music selected for special presentation and development.
Topics will be announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.
Corequisite: Consent of Instructor, MUS 595B must be taken concurrently.
Examination of Kodaly approach to music education with particular emphasis on relevance and application to American music education. Special emphasis is given to sequence of concepts for levels K-3. Includes Solfege, folk song analysis and collection, conducting, games and movement.
Corequisite: 595A.
Examination of Kodaly approach to music education with particular emphasis on relevance and application to American music education. Special emphasis is given to sequence of concepts for levels K-3. Includes Solfege, folk song analysis and collection, conducting, games and movement.
Corequisite: Consent of Instructor.
Music and dance students create new works for music and dance. Collaborations may take form of improvisational, semi-improvisational, or through-composed creations developed by two dancers and two musicians working in group setting.
Prerequisite: Consent of Graduate Advisor and instructor.
Topics of current interest in various fields of music selected for special presentation and development.
Topics will be announced in Schedule of Classes. Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: position as TA or GA in the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music or consent of instructor.
Seminar on teaching methods, goals, and objectives; covers regulations and responsibilities; preparation of course materials; assessment and evaluation tools; technology in classroom. Required of first-term TAs and GAs with teaching responsibilities.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 3 units.
Prerequisite: Consent of Graduate Advisor and instructor.
Individual research or group investigation of selected topics.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units of credit.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 8 units. (2 hrs reh.)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
May be repeated for maximum of 8 units with different topics in same semester. (3 hrs or more reh.)
Open to graduate students in music only. Private lessons in their major performance medium. Application must be made to Graduate Advisor of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music during semester prior to registration. Registration is subject to conservatory's approval.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 12 units credit.
Prerequisites: MUS 541 and consent of instructor.
Intensive seminar focusing on analytical and theoretical issues in music. May center on individual composer, theoretical technique, or history of theory.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to maximum of 6 units of degree credit.
Prerequisites: MUS 545 or consent of instructor.
Free composition in more extended forms for various combinations of instruments including full orchestra and band.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Principles, procedures, and materials used in teaching instrumental music in public schools. Special attention given to methods and materials used in instrument classes.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Principles of research and writing about music, thesis preparation, and citation/bibliographic format. Serves as introduction to graduate study in music. Required of all MA and MM candidates in music.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy and consent of Director of Music History
Planning, preparation, research, and completion of recital/project report or thesis. Enrollment limited to graduate candidates who have passed qualifying examination for their program and who have approved project/thesis proposal.
Letter grade only (A-F).
