Advanced Musicianship III A detailed study of the evolution of music from Impressionism to the present day. Improvisational jazz styles are discussed. Projects in composition and analysis are based on twentieth-century models with assignments to be completed using music notation software. Meets four hours per week. The study of various philosophies of music education and their application in the use of singing, listening, rhythmic and creative activities to achieve the objectives of early and middle childhood musical growth.
Laboratory includes the preparation of lesson plans using keyboard and fretted instruments.
Adolescent Methods for the Music Specialist A study of adolescent music education, including instrumental and vocal programs on the adolescent level, including concert and marching band, orchestra, high school choir, madrigal group, as well as elective music courses. Music-specific software such as field drills and administrative packages are presented. I A study of the evolution of musical styles, forms, and genres from the plainchant of the early Middle Ages to the Baroque masterpieces of J.S. Bach. History of Music II Continuation of MUS 321. A detailed studv covering the period from the mid eighteenth century to the present.