California State University, Fresno

Music - Courses

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Department of Music

COURSES

Music Courses (Music)
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Music (Music)

Performing Organizations

All performing organization courses may be repeated for credit and are open to both lower- and upper-division students.

The courses below include the technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of musical literature; rehearsal and public performance.

2 and 102. Choral Ensembles (1; Music 2 max total 4; Music 102 max total 6, repeatable for credit)
Study and performance of choral literature appropriate for groups such as community chorus (CC), chamber singers (CS), jazz singers (JS), men's chorus (MC) and women's chorus (WC). General Education BREADTH, Division 4.

3 and 103. Major Performing Ensembles
(2; Music 3 max total 8; Music 103 max total 12, repeatable for credit)
Study and performance of choral and instrumental literature appropriate for groups such as concert choir (CC), orchestra (O), wind ensemble (WE), marching band (MB), and symphonic band (SB). General Education BREADTH, Division 4.

17 and 117. Special Instrumental Ensembles
(2; Music 17 max total 8; Music 117 max total 12, repeatable for credit)
Study and performance of instrumental literature in certain ensembles whose
rehearsals and performances demand awarding of 2 units. These are President's Quintet, Viotti String Quartet, and University Brass Quintet. Admission is by audition only and is accompanied by a scholarship award.

18 and 118. Instrumental Ensembles
(1; Music 18 max total 4; Music 118 max total 6, repeatable for credit)
Study and performance of instrumental literature appropriate for chamber groups such as brass ensemble (BE), cello ensemble (CE), chamber music ensemble (CM), flute ensemble (FE), guitar ensemble (GE), string ensemble (SE), woodwind ensemble (WWE), keyboard ensemble (KE), and percussion ensemble (PE). General Education BREADTH, Division 4.

21 and 121. Performance Workshops
(2; Music 21 max total 8; Music 121 max total 12, repeatable for credit)
Study and performance of music literature appropriate for groups such as jazz workshop "A" (JWA), jazz workshop "B" (JWB), basketball band (BB), band workshop (BW), opera workshop (OW), percussion workshop (PW), and vocal performance workshop (VPW). General Education BREADTH, Division 4.

Instrumental and Vocal Lessons

Music 31S and 131S through 39S and 139S include studies in technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of artistically performing repertory from the standard literature of etudes, solo, chamber, and large ensemble music. For music majors and minors, concurrent enrollment in an appropriate major ensemble is required. All courses are repeatable for credit. (All courses require a $20 course fee.)

31S and 131S. Brass (2 units)
32S and 132S. Percussion (2 units)
33S and 133S. Strings (2 units)
35S and 135S. Woodwinds (2 units)
36S and 136S. Piano (2 units)
38S and 138S. Organ (2 units)
39S and 139S. Voice (2 units)

1A. Ear Training and Sight Singing I
(1; max total 2, repeatable for credit)
Basic drill in the singing and recognition of intervals, scales, and diatonic melodies, in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs. Dictation of diatonic melodies and counterpoint in first and second species. CR/NC grading only.

1B. Ear Training and Sight Singing II
(1; max total 2, repeatable for credit)
Prerequisite: Music 1A. Continuation of Music 1A. Extension of melodic sight singing and dictation to include chromatic passing tones and more complex rhythms. Drill in the singing and recognition of the basic varieties of triads and seventh chords. Harmonic dictation; recognition of basic chord patterns and cadences. CR/NC grading only.

9. Introduction to Music (3)
Not recommended for music majors. Theory necessary for the reading, playing, and understanding of music by the layman and the elementary credential candidate. General Education BREADTH, Division 5.

10 and 110. Voice for Non-Majors (1)
To acquaint the beginning voice student with basic principles of good singing; to apply principles of good singing to different song styles and to help the beginning voice student develop and strengthen performing skills. (Formerly Music 130T section)

11. Intermediate Guitar Technique (2)
Introduction to classical guitar, major, minor, and chromatic scales, chord progression, and beginning classical guitar selections. (Formerly Music 130T section)

12. Flamenco Interpretation (2)
Introduction to basic flamenco guitar techniques; rasgueados, picados, tremolos, basic rhythms, studies and interpretation of flamenco repertoire. (Formerly Music 130T section)

40. Theory of Music I (3)
Prerequisite: Music 9 or the ability to read music. Fundamentals of music. Tonal species counterpoint in two and three voices. Introduction to computerized music notation.

41. Theory of Music II (3)
Prerequisites: knowledge of music fundamentals (scales, intervals, keys, triads); computerized music notation (Music 40 preferred). Harmonic and contrapuntal practice of the 17th and 18th centuries. Development of written skills, concentrating on four-voice choral settings. Intermediate computerized music notation.

42. Theory of Music III (3)
Prerequisite: Music 41. Continuation of Music 41, with emphasis on 19th century harmonic and contrapuntal practice. Introduction to analytic-reductive techniques. Advanced computerized music notation.

43. Theory of Music IV (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42. Survey of the compositional practice of the 20th century, with analysis of selected works.

48. Composition (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Aural-analytic introduction to and study of origins and developments of major compositional concepts and genres in Western music; assigned exercises and creative writing in a variety of styles and idioms; the problems of concepts in notation.

58. Basic Conducting (2)
Prerequisite: Music 41. Fundamentals of conducting and score-reading; standard patterns and stick technique. Required of all Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates.

61. Music Literature (2)
Introductory course in music literature, primarily for music majors and minors. Masterpieces of Western music from the Middle Ages through the 20th century.

74. Listener's Guide to Music (3)
Exploration of a wide range of musical styles (past, present, classical, and popular) through guided practical experiences and the development of an aesthetic sensitivity for music of various cultures. General Education BREADTH, Division 5.

111. Advanced Guitar Technique (2)
Advanced studies in classical guitar works, diatonic major and minor scales, chord progression, and interpretation of classical guitar repertoire. (Formerly Music 130T section)

112. Advanced Flamenco Interpretation (2)
Special studies in flamenco guitar interpretation including advanced techniques, traditional rhythms, improvisations, and analysis of music, songs and dance. For majors and non-majors. (Formerly Music 130T section)

119I. Upper Brass Pedagogy (1)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching trumpet and horn in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119J. Lower Brass Pedagogy (1)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching trombone, baritone, and tuba in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119K. Upper String Pedagogy (1)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching violin and viola in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119L. Lower String Pedagogy (1)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching cello and string bass in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119M. Single Reed Pedagogy (1)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching clarinet, saxophone, and flute in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119N. Double Reed Pedagogy (1)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching oboe and bassoon in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119O. Percussion Pedagogy (2)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching percussion instruments in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119P. Keyboard Pedagogy (2)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching keyboard instruments in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

119Q. Voice Pedagogy (2)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. Principles, playing and teaching procedures, and materials for teaching voice in the elementary school, high school, and community college. (Course fee, $20)

129. Reedmaking (2)
Required for oboe and bassoon players. Individual or group supervision in all aspects of the art of reedmaking. Repeatable for credit until such time as student and professor mutually agree that supervision is no longer necessary. CR/NC grading only. (Formerly Music 130T section)

130T. Topics in Performance
(1-2; max total 12, repeatable for credit)
Special studies in vocal or instrumental music, including topics such as accompanying, electronic instruments, mixed chamber music.

140T. Topics in Theory and Composition (3; max total 9)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41, 42, 43. Technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of theory and composition.

142. Seminar in Canon and Fugue (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42. Polyphony of the 17th and 18th centuries; analysis and composition of melodic lines, imitative, strict and invertible counterpoint, canon, and fugue.

144. Form and Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Music 42. Principles of musical form and analysis as applied to standard works of the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes an introduction to the Schenker method of music analysis and review of chromatic harmony as necessary.

148. Seminar in Advanced Composition (3; max total 9)
Prerequisites: Music 42, 43. Seminar in original composition of a thoroughly contemporaneous nature in media, forms, and styles of student's choice.

150A. Seminar in Electronic Music I (3)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41 and permission of instructor. A survey of the history and literature of electronic music. A systematic introduction to basic analog synthesis, and instruction in the techniques of studio recording and editing.

150B. Seminar in Electronic Music II (3)
Prerequisites: Music 150A and permission of instructor. Advanced applications of analog synthesis and recording engineering. Emphasis on the individual creative process.

150C. Seminar in Electronic Music III (3)
Prerequisites: Music 150B and permission of instructor. An introduction to computer applications in digital/analog synthesis. Introduction in multitrack mixing and recording.

150D. Seminar in Electronic Music IV (3)
Prerequisites: Music 150C and permission of instructor. Advanced computer controlled digital/analog synthesis. Emphasis on the individual creative process.

153. Children's Music (3)
Open to nonmajors. Introduction to song literature and singing games suitable for children. Development of in-tune singing, ear training, and sight-singing skills.

155. Sound, Rhythm, and Song (3)
Prerequisite: Music 153 for students not majoring in music; no prerequisite for music majors. Individual research on the place and functions of music in the preschool and elementary school curriculum; selection, discussion, and analysis of musical materials including state texts; planning activities that enable children to develop aesthetic sensitivity, musical skills, and understanding.

158A. Advanced Instrumental Conducting (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Music 58A. Advanced instrumental conducting and score reading; rehearsal techniques; problems in tempo, balance, style, and phrasing; mixed meters and other contemporary problems. Assigned projects in conducting. Required of all Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates in music.

158B. Advanced Choral Conducting (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Music 58B. Advanced choral conducting and score reading; rehearsal techniques; problems in tempo, balance, style, and phrasing; mixed meters and other contemporary problems. Assigned projects in conducting. Required of all Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates in music.

159. Marching Band Techniques (2)
Prerequisite: Music 41. Offered first semester only. Practical and creative aspects of producing musical shows and marching formations for athletic events, parades, and public ceremonies. Required of all Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates in music.

160T. Topics in Music History, Literature, and Appreciation (1-3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Music 161A. Study of selected musical genres, composers, and other specialized topics.

161A. Survey of Music History I (3)
Prerequisites: Music 61, permission of instructor. Lectures, discussion, and reports on music from the early Middle Ages to approximately 1680. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.

161B. Survey of Music History II (3)
Prerequisites: Music 61, permission of instructor. Lectures, discussion, and reports on music from approximately 1680 to 1880. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.

161C. Survey of Music History III (3)
Prerequisites: Music 61, permission of instructor. Lectures, discussion, and reports on music from approximately 1880 to the present.

169. Instrumental Techniques and Materials (2)
Prerequisite: Music 41, 119 I-O. Instrumental music programs in the public schools; principles, procedures, literature, and materials. Expenses for off-campus visits will be incurred by student. Required of all Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates in music.

171. Introduction to the World's Music (3)
Introduction to the study of music in culture, with examples drawn from the music of various societies, including some combination of art music and folk music of Latin America, North America, Asia, Africa, Western Europe, and the Middle East.

172. Vocal Literature (2)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41, 61, or permission of instructor. For students who major or minor in vocal music. A historical survey of the standard repertoire for the voice.

176T. Topics in Music Appreciation (3; max total 12, repeatable for credit)
Listeners' guide to music appreciation; structure and expression, formal designs, stylistic tendencies; musical literature, analysis of representative works. Topics include: choral, wind, brass, percussion, string, chamber, keyboard, orchestral, vocal recital, opera, avant-garde, folk and ethnic, jazz and rock, and musical theatre.

179. Choral Techniques and Materials (2)
Prerequisites: Music 41, 58. Vocal music programs in the public schools; principles, choral techniques, literature, and materials. Expenses for off-campus visits will be incurred by student. Required of all Single Subject Teaching Credential candidates in music.

180. Children's Choirs: Techniques and Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Music 155. Basic overview of materials, techniques, and procedures applicable to the choral experience at the elementary level. Topics include conducting for the elementary school choral director, vocal pedagogy for children, and a survey of appropriate choral literature.

182. Band Arranging (3)
Prerequisite: Music 43, familiarity with computerized music notation. Scoring and arranging for Band; problems in idiomatic writing for individual instrument and sonorities of instruments in combination. Ranges, transposition, technical capabilities of band and orchestra instruments and the voice.

183. Choral Arranging and Literature (3)
Prerequisites: Music 43, familiarity with computerized music notation. Scoring and arranging for various sizes and types of choral ensembles; compositions for most choral idioms are examined and surveyed.

184. Orchestral Arranging (3)
Prerequisites: Music 43, familiarity with computerized music notation. Scoring and arranging for orchestral ensembles; problems in idiomatic writing for the instruments and sonorities of instruments in combination. Ranges, transposition, technical capabilities of band and orchestra instruments and the voice.

185A. Lyric Diction I (2)
Prerequisites: Music 40, 41. For students who major or minor in vocal music. The study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to singers' pronunciation of English, Italian, and Latin.

185B. Lyric Diction II (2)
Prerequisite: Music 185A. For students who major or minor in vocal music. Singers' diction studies of French and German.

187. Pop Music: Jazz and Rock (3)
Styles of Pop Music with special emphasis on Jazz and Rock and their influence on life styles. General Education CAPSTONE Cluster course.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.

191. Readings in Music (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. In-depth readings and discussions in individual conferences; subjects to be selected by students and their advisers. May be preliminary research in connection with thesis topic. Approved for SP grading.

198. Senior Recital (2)
Prerequisites: senior standing, approval of major applied music instructor. Preparation and presentation of a satisfactory senior recital. To be taken in conjunction with Music 131S-139S; see Other Departmental Requirements. Satisfies the senior major requirement for the B.A. in Music.

GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Music (Music)

204. Graduate Music Theory Survey (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Required of all M.A. candidates in music. A comprehensive survey of the disciplines of harmony, counterpoint, and analysis, with respect to the music of the 18th through 20th centuries, with an emphasis on review and reinforcement. Topics include species counterpoint, figured bass, voice leading, principles of Schenkerian analysis, and basic atonal and twelve-tone theory.

205. Seminar in Analysis I: Tonal Music (3)
Principles of musical form and analysis as applied to representative works of the 18th and 19th centuries.

206. Seminar in Analysis II: Nontonal Music (3)
Development of a descriptive vocabulary suitable for the music of the 20th century, with special reference to works by Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, and selected American composers.

210. Studies in Performance (2; max total 6)
Open only to master's degree students majoring in performance or to other master's students by permission of instructor. Prerequisite: Music 220 and permission of department chair. Individually directed studies in performing or conducting instrumental or vocal music; historical and theoretical interpretation applied in preparation for public recitals and concerts of works from the standard literature of all periods in the student's major performance area. Approved for SP grading.

211. Graduate Performance Ensemble (2; max total 6)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Ensemble performance of instrumental or choral music with emphasis on historical and theoretical interpretation of advanced level literature. This course includes technical, stylistic, and aesthetic elements of musical literature, rehearsal, and public performance.

219T. Seminar in Music Education
(3; max total 9 if no course repeated)
Prerequisite: Music 155, CTET 161 and permission of the instructor. Topics of special concern to the teacher or administrator. Individual research projects and discussion of problems in the area of literature, philosophy, and practices of teaching, ad ministration, and curriculum planning.

220. Seminar in Research Methods and Bibliography (3)
Prerequisites: Music 161A, 161B. Bibliography, sources, and research techniques necessary for graduate study in music. Individual projects and research. Required of all students working for the master's degree in music.

221. Foundations of Music Education (3)
Historical, curricular, and philosophical foundations of music education. Research in learning theories, teaching strategies, and concept development. Evaluation of contemporary trends and tech niques in methodology.

234. Studies in Composition
(3; max total 9)
Open only to master's degree students majoring in composition. Prerequisite: Music 220. Individually directed studies in composition with contemporary techniques of an extended work equivalent in substance to a sonata, cantata, or other composition of major proportions. Approved for SP grading.

258T. Topical Seminars in Conducting (1-3; max 6)
Prerequisite: Music 158A or 158B. Advanced studies in selected topics related to conducting. Projects with particular attention to rehearsal techniques, score preparation, and interpretation.

259T. Topical Seminars in Vocal Music (1-3; max 6)
Prerequisite: Music 119Q. The study of advanced level song literature, song interpretation, and performance practice as applied to standard and special vocal repertoire.

260T. Topic Seminar in Music History (3; max 9)
Current methods, resources, and issues in music history, with application to specific topics focusing on major Western composers, major genres, landmark works or repertories, issues in musical aesthetics and criticism.

267. Seminar in Contemporary Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study of the sources, selected works, and composers of the 20th century, with particular emphasis on avant-garde movements and schools. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.

269T. Topical Seminars in Instrumental Music (1-3; max 6)
Prerequisite: Music 169. The study of advanced level instrumental literature, score interpretation, and performance practices as they apply to standard and special in strumental literature.

277. Seminar in American Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Critical and analytical study of the historical sources, selected works, and composers in the United States from 1620 A.D. to the present. A term paper will be a central requirement for successful completion of this course.

279T. Topical Seminars in Choral Music (1-3; max 6)
Prerequisite: Music 179. The study of advanced level choral literature, performance practices, interpretation, and rehearsal techniques pertinent to various choral ensembles.

287. Seminar in Interpretation of Earlier Music (3)
Prerequisite: Music 220. Historical study of performance practices from the Middle Ages to the early classic era. Individual research projects and class discussions centered on primary theoretical and musical sources.

290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.

291. Readings in Music (1-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Readings in depth and discussions in individual conferences; subject to be selected by students and their advisers. May be preliminary research in connection with thesis topic. Approved for SP grading.

298. Project (3)
See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Completion of an approved project appropriate to the candidate's area of specialization. To be used in place of Music 299 for majors in performance, composition, and as an option for majors in music education. The graduate recital, for performance majors, will consist of an approved program containing at least one hour of music. Approved for SP grading.

299. Thesis (3)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. Approved for SP grading.

IN-SERVICE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Music (Music)

307. Musical Instrument Repair (l; max total 3)
Maximum total credit 3 units, provided instrumental groups are not repeated. Criteria for selection; techniques for care and repair of music instruments. Instrumental grouping: brass and percussion; woodwind and strings; piano.

309T. Workshop: Vocational and Avocational Music Topics (1-3; max total 6)
Topics such as New State Music Textbooks, Elementary School Classroom Instruments, Folk Music and Dancing, Piano Teachers' Workshop, Brass Music, Creative Approaches to Classroom Music, Exploring Sound and Music.