UG Course Descriptions

This non-credit course meets once throughout the semester. It provides for experience of student recitals, guest recitals, music seminars and exchange. It also allows for similar experiences at other on-campus and off-campus events. Pass/Fail (Offered fall and spring semesters.)

This course is designed to assist students in the understanding and appreciation of a wide variety of musical styles which include classical and popular music. Open to all students. (Offered every fall.)

This cross-cultural course explores the diverse array of global music which represent the mainstream as well as the perimeter of the world’s musical languages. Varied media, Internet, and live performances will be included. Open to students of all disciplines. (Offered every spring.)

Introduction to principles of correct vocal production through voice building and song literature. Required of all music students except those whose major performance area is voice. (Offered every spring)

Group instruction on the correct pronunciation and enunciation for singing classical music repertoire in the most commonly used global and native languages. These languages include French, Italian, German, and English. Required of all music students whose major performance area is voice. (Offered every spring)

Overview of teaching procedures for beginning class instruction. Methods and techniques for learning basic performing skills on various brass instruments with applications for music teaching and learning theory. (Offered every fall)

Overview of teaching procedures for beginning class instruction. Methods and techniques for learning basic performing skills on various percussion instruments with applications for music teaching and learning theory. Required for Music Education and Music Therapy majors. (Offered every spring.)

This course is designed to provide students with a functional and practical knowledge of fundamental guitar skills. These skills include basic techniques for chording, strumming, accompanying, picking, and reading guitar ligatures. This course is one opportunity for Music Education majors to prepare for passing the guitar proficiency exam (GPE) required by PDE. (Offered every fall)

A thorough presentation of music essentials (assessment levels given by instructor): note-reading in all clefs, rhythmic development and usage, major/minor scale construction, intervals and inversions, basic triad construction and usage. Introduction to aural, vocal and written skills. (Co-requisites: MUSC 130, MUSC 131) (Offered every fall.)

Diving into the fundamentals of teaching and planning, students learn how to write objectives based on music standards, plan and write a lesson that include assessment, teach a song by wrote and note, set long term planning goals, create higher level questions, and reach a variety of learners through music instruction.