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Course Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Oberlin College Courses Offered in 2012-13 (and planned offerings in future years)

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  • LRNS 105 - Mastering Skills for Algebra


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hours
    Attribute: 1EX
    Emphasis will be on standard approaches to the symbols, rules and patterns for using the language of algebra in computational problem solving as well as linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, polynomials, exponents, functions and graphs.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading. Appropriate for both first-year and upper-level students who seek to improve their coursework in mathematics or natural sciences by strengthening algebra skills.
  

  • LRNS 106 - Mastering Skills for Trigonometry


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    Standard approaches to trigonometric functions, properties, angles, arcs, graphs, identities, and conditional equations. Recommended for students who seek to improve their coursework in mathematics or natural sciences by strengthening their understanding of trigonometry.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading.
  

  • LRNS 107 - Mastering Quantitative Skills for the Natural Sciences


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    A course to assist students in acquiring computational skills essential to the mathematics required for future coursework in the natural sciences. Symbols, notation, rules of operations, decision-making, problem solving, and modeling will be emphasized.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Appropriate for first-year students who wish to improve their use of mathematics. Note: P/NP grading.
  

  • LRNS 108 - Mastering Quantitative Skills for the Social Sciences


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    Standard approaches for organizing information and examining relationships within data samples. Linear equations, scatter plots, correlation, basic statistics, hypothesis, probability, and decision-making will be emphasized. Appropriate for both first-year and upper-level students who desire an introductory course to statistics.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading.
  

  • LRNS 109 - Communication Skills I: Interpersonal Communication


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    This course is canceled for fall 2012.

    This course offers an introduction to interpersonal communication. Topics include the construction of personal identity through communication with others, how culture and diversity affect communication, nonverbal communication, listening skills, managing conflict, and communication in various forms of interpersonal interaction.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: J. Winner
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading.
  

  • LRNS 110 - English as a Second Language I (Elementary)


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3EX
    An intensive course designed for new students who are non-native speakers of English and whose experience with the English language is limited. The four language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) are taught simultaneously with special emphasis on the acquisition of grammar as well as practice in speaking and writing.
    Instructor: A. Miniot
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Enrollment based on placement test scores.
  

  • LRNS 111 - English as a Second Language II (Intermediate)


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3EX
    An intensive course designed to build upon skills developed in LRNS 110 and to increase mastery of the basic English language skills at the intermediate and upper-intermediate levels.
    Instructor: Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: A minimum final grade or C- or P in LRNS 110 or qualification by placement test for new ESL students. 
  

  • LRNS 112 - English as a Second Language III (Advanced)


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3EX
    An intensive course designed for the advanced student of English as a second language to increase fluency, build rich vocabulary, and practice the use and understanding of idiomatic English. This course will focus on the use of English for academic purposes, and academic writing in particular. 
    Instructor: A. Miniot
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: A minimum final grade of C- or P in LRNS 110 and /or LRNS 111 or qualification by placement test for new ESL students.
  

  • LRNS 113 - Teaching and Tutoring Quantitative Skills


    Next Offered: Fall 2013
    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    A course designed to explore ideas, pedagogical techniques, and problems that arise in helping students (tutees) gain a conceptual understanding and procedural fluency in basic mathematics. This course is appropriate for anyone interested in peer tutoring for QP courses, teaching or tutoring elementary and secondary mathematics, or gaining insight into one’s own personal conceptions (and misconceptions) about mathematics.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading.
  

  • LRNS 114 - Communication Skills II: Public Speaking


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: 1EX
    This course offers an introduction to public speaking. Public speaking skills and theories that were first studied and practiced in ancient Greece, which are still widely used today, along with methods and practices that have been developed since will be introduced. Students will gain practical experience in self-presentation, organization and dissemination of information, speech delivery, language usage, audience analysis, persuasion, and speaking in a diverse world.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: J. Winner
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading.
  

  • LRNS 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0-3 hours
    Attribute: 0-3EX
    Signed permission of the instructor is required.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Ballard, J. Boomer, L. Gates, K. Jackson Davidson, K. Knight, A. Moniot, C. Sedgwick
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MATH 030 - Topics in Contemporary Mathematics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    Brief explorations of a wide variety of topics, including sequences, models of growth, symmetry, fractals, graph theory and linear programming. Note: This course does not count toward a major in Mathematics. It is intended for students in the social sciences and humanities with minimal mathematical experience who have not satisfied the quantitative proficiency requirement.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: M. Raney, Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites and notes: A working knowledge of elementary algebra and geometry. Note: This course does not count toward a major in Mathematics. (Not open to any student who has received credit for a mathematics course numbered 131 or higher). It is intended for students who have not satisfied the quantitative proficiency requirement.
  

  • MATH 050 - Dots, Lines and Coin Flips


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to two important ways of describing the world mathematically. Graphs model maps and networks, road, telephone, computer, social. Probability theory describes the order that can lurk in random phenomena. Using both these tools, we will examine questions like: How random is the stock market? How tightly is the World Wide Web connected? Are there just six degrees of separation?
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: E. Wilmer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: This course does not count toward a major in Mathematics. It is intended for students who have not satisfied the quantitative proficiency requirement.
  

  • MATH 131 - Calculus Ia: Limits, Continuity and Differentiation


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-H
    A first course in the calculus of functions of one variable including supporting material from algebra and trigonometry. Topics include limits, continuous functions, solution of equations and inequalities, differentiation of real-valued functions of one variable, and the graphical analysis of functions.
    Enrollment Limit: 32
    Instructor: K. Knight, M. Raney
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: An appropriate score on the Calculus Readiness Exam. The two-course sequence MATH 131, MATH 132 is equivalent to the more intensive MATH 133.
  

  • MATH 132 - Calculus Ib: Integration and Applications


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    Continuation of MATH 131. Topics include integration of real-valued functions of one variable, basic properties of the trigonometric and exponential functions, the fundamental theorems of the calculus, and applications. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: K. Knight
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    MATH 131 or an appropriate score on the Calculus Readiness Exam.
  

  • MATH 133 - Calculus I: Limits, Continuity, Differentiation, Integration and Applications


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F
    A standard first course in the calculus of functions of one variable. Topics include limits, continuous functions, differentiation and integration of real-valued functions of one variable, the fundamental theorems of calculus and applications. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 32
    Instructor: M. Raney, R. Young
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: An appropriate score on the Calculus Readiness Exam. This course is equivalent to the two-course sequence MATH 131, MATH 132.
  

  • MATH 134 - Calculus II: Special Functions, Integration Techniques and Power Series


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4NS, QP-F
    Continuation of the study of the calculus of functions of one variable. Topics include logarithmic, exponential and the inverse trigonometric functions, techniques of integration, polar coordinates, parametric equations, infinite series and applications.
    Enrollment Limit: 32
    Instructor: J. Calcut, R. Young, Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 132 or MATH 133. The course sequences MATH 133, 134 and MATH 131, 132, 134 both provide a standard introduction to single-variable calculus.
  

  • MATH 220 - Discrete Mathematics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to a wide variety of mathematical ideas and techniques that do not involve calculus. Topics such as graph theory, combinatorics, difference equations, elementary number theory, recursion, mathematical induction and logic.
    Enrollment Limit: 32
    Instructor: J. Walsh, R. Bosch, J. Calcut
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 133.
  

  • MATH 231 - Multivariable Calculus


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to the calculus of several variables. Topics considered include vectors and solid analytic geometry, multidimensional differentiation and integration and a selection of applications.
    Enrollment Limit: 32
    Instructor: S. Colley, M. Henle, Staff, J. Walsh
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 134.
  

  • MATH 232 - Linear Algebra


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to linear algebra. Topics considered include the algebra and geometry of Euclidean n-space, matrices, determinants, abstract vector spaces, linear transformations and diagonalization.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: Staff, S. Colley
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 134 or MATH 220.
  

  • MATH 234 - Differential Equations


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to analytic, qualitative and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations. Topics include general first order equations, linear first and second order equations, numerical methods (Euler, Runge-Kutta), systems of first order equations, phase plane analysis, and Laplace Transforms. There is emphasis throughout the course on geometric and qualitative interpretations of differential equations, as well as applications to the natural sciences.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: J. Calcut
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 231.
  

  • MATH 301 - Foundations of Analysis


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    A rigorous examination of the basic elements of analysis. The structure of the real number system, continuity, differentiability, uniform continuity, integrability of functions of a single variable, sequences, series and uniform convergence are typical topics to be explored.
    Instructor: M. Henle
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 231. Note: MATH 220 is also highly recommended.
  

  • MATH 302 - Dynamical Systems


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    A first course in discrete dynamical systems in dimensions one and higher. Topics include hyperbolicity, bifurcations, symbolic dynamics, chaos and fractals. Student projects, consisting of a presentation and an expository paper, will be based on independent reading.
    Instructor: J. Walsh
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Math 231 and 232. Note: Taught in alternate years only.
  

  • MATH 317 - Number Theory


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Next offered 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    This course is an introduction to number theory. Topics include primality, divisibility, modular arithmetic, finite fields, quadratic reciprocity, and elliptic curves. Emphasis will be placed both on theoretical questions and on algorithms for computation.
    Instructor: J. Calcut
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH 220 and 232, or consent of instructor. Note: Taught in alternate years only.
  

  • MATH 327 - Group Theory


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    A first course in the modern algebraic structures and techniques fundamental to mathematics and useful in many areas of science and engineering. Topics include: groups, subgroups, quotient groups, isomorphism theorems, permutation groups, finite groups, and applications to combinatorics, geometry, symmetry and crystallography.
    Instructor: M. Raney
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 232. Note: MATH 220 is also highly recommended.
  

  • MATH 328 - Computational Algebra and Algebraic Geometry


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    This course examines connections between the algebra and geometry of the set of solutions to a system of polynomial equations (called a variety) and the use of algorithms to effect concrete calculations. Topics studied include rings and ideals, Grobner bases, resultants and elimination theory, Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz, the correspondence between polynomial ideals and algebraic varieties, and applications of the methods to other areas of mathematics. There will be opportunities for computer experimentation and student projects.
    Instructor: S. Colley
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH 231 and MATH 232. Note: Given in alternate years only.
  

  • MATH 329 - Rings & Fields


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Next Offered 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    This is one of two courses introducing algebraic structures and techniques fundamental to mathematics and useful in many areas of science and engineering. Topics include: rings, subrings, ideals, fields, integral domains, polynomial rings, extension fields, finite fields, famous impossible constructions and Galois theory.
    Instructor: E. Wilmer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 327. Note: Given in alternate years only.
  

  • MATH 331 - Optimization


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to linear, integer, and nonlinear programming. Emphasis is placed on the theory of mathematical programming and the analysis of optimization algorithms. These are applied to significant problems in the fields of medicine, finance, public policy, transportation and telecommunications.
    Instructor: R. Bosch
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH 231 and MATH 232.
  

  • MATH 335 - Probability


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to the mathematical theory of probability and its applications. Topics include discrete and continuous sample spaces, combinatorial problems, random variables, probability densities, probability distributions, limit theorems and stochastic processes.
    Instructor: R. Bosch
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 231. MATH 220 is also strongly recommended.
  

  • MATH 340 - Mathematical Logic


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Next Offered 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to set theory and computability. This seminar will examine both the foundations of mathematics and the limitations of formal reasoning. Student projects, consisting of a presentation and an expository paper, will be based on independent reading.
    Instructor: E. Wilmer
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: One 300-level Mathematics course
  

  • MATH 342 - The Mathematics of Social Choice


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Next Offered 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    Social Choice Theory seeks to aggregate individual interests in order to make a collective decision. We will examine the mathematical underpinnings of this field. Applications, chosen particularly from Economics and Politics, may include voting systems, auctions, apportionment of congressional seats, and fair division of goods. We will also discuss the algorithmic and game theoretic issue of creating mechanisms to encourage participants to reveal their honest preferences so that the optimal choice can be made.
    Instructor: K. Woods
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 220
  

  • MATH 345 - Information Theory


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to Information Theory and Coding Theory. Topics include information and entropy, data compression, Shannon theory and noisy channels, error-correcting codes, and applications to statistics, computer science, economics and the natural sciences.
    Instructor: K. Woods
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH 220 or consent of instructor.
  

  • MATH 350 - Geometry


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    This course takes a modern approach to geometry based on group theory and the Erlangen Programm making possible the survey of a wide spectrum of geometries, Euclidean and non-Euclidean. Geometries treated include Moebius geometry, hyperbolic geometry, elliptic geometry and absolute geometry. The discovery of these geometries in the 19th century caused a scientific and philosophical revolution second only to the Copernican revolution.
    Instructor: J. Calcut
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 220 or consent of instructor.
  

  • MATH 353 - Topology


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Next Offered 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to point-set and algebraic topology. The fundamental notion of a topological space is introduced and various properties a topological space might have are studied, including connectedness and compactness. Spaces are also investigated by means of certain algebraic invariants including the fundamental group. These invariants are applied to the theory of covering spaces and various results about surfaces, continuous maps, and vector fields are proved.
    Instructor: J. Calcut
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 301 or 327. Note: Given in alternate years only.
  

  • MATH 356 - Complex Analysis


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    An introduction to the theory of differentiable functions of a complex variable, including the Cauchy theorems, residues, series expansions and conformal mappings.
    Instructor: J. Walsh
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 301. Note: Given in alternate years only.
  

  • MATH 397 - Seminar in Mathematical Modeling


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Next Offered 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
    Teams of students will work on mathematical modeling projects.  This semester, the theme will be the application of mathematics to the visual arts.
    Instructor: R. Bosch
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite : Two 200-level mathematics courses.
  

  • MATH 401 - Honors


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2-4 hours
    Attribute: 2-4NS
    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: R. Bosch, J. Calcut, S. Colley, M. Henle, M. Raney, Staff, J. Walsh, E. Wilmer, J. Witmer, K. Woods, R. Young
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MATH 550 - Research


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-3 hours
    Attribute: 1-3NS
    Projects for original investigation. Interested students are encouraged to talk to individual faculty members about possible projects. Consent of the department chair required.
    Instructor: R. Bosch, J. Calcut, S. Colley, M. Henle, J. Walsh, E. Wilmer, J. Witmer, K. Woods, R. Young
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MATH 551 - Research


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-3 hours
    Attribute: 1-3NS
    Projects for original investigation. Interested students are encouraged to talk to individual faculty members about possible projects. Consent of the department chair required.
    Instructor: R. Bosch, J. Calcut, S. Colley, M. Henle, M. Raney, Staff, J. Walsh, E. Wilmer, J. Witmer, K. Woods, R. Young
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MATH 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3NS
    Signed permission of the instructor is required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: R. Bosch, J. Calcut, S. Colley, M. Henle, M. Raney, Staff, J. Walsh, E. Wilmer, J. Witmer, K. Woods, R. Young
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MHST 101 - Introduction to the History and Literature of Music


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP
    A survey of the major developments in the history of Western music including jazz, vernacular music, electronic and computer music, and an introduction to ethnomusicology. Selected major musical works will be considered from a variety of historical standpoints. Enrollment Limit: 100
    Enrollment Limit: 100
    Instructor: C. McGuire/Staff Con
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: knowledge of musical notation.

    The course serves as a prerequisite to the MHST 226, 235, 245, 255, 275 courses. Conservatory students are encouraged to register for this course in their freshman year.
  

  • MHST 221 - American Music


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    This course will satisfy a requirement for the major in our department.
    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: Fall
    Credits (Range): 3
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU
     

    American Music: What does it mean to sound “American”?  This course will investigate how “American music has been defined in the United States from the colonial era to the twentieth century.  With frequent references to literature and criticism, we will trace the growing rift between so-called classical and popular music in the United States and its implications for composers, performers, and audiences.  Topics will include New England Psalmody, shape-note singing, minstrelsy, American opera, Broadway, jazz, serialism, and rock ‘n’ roll.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: J. O’Leary
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    MHST 101 or CMUS.
  

  • MHST 226 - Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A survey of church and court music from the early Middle Ages to 1600. The course will consider the forging of Western musical traditions within the context of medieval liturgy and the ensuing growth of a variety of genres—music which richly expresses Romanesque otherworldliness, the ideals of courtly love, Gothic rationalism, the blossoming of the individual in the Renaissance, and the mystical fervor of the Counter Reformation.
    Instructor: S. Plank
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100.
    Enrollment Limit: 40.
  

  • MHST 235 - Music in the Baroque Era


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A survey of music from the rise of monody in the Florentine academies c.1600 to the death of Bach in 1750. The course will consider opera, church music, and instrumental music from multiple perspectives, underscoring the interplay of technical and contextual views. Works by Monteverdi, Schuetz, Bach, Handel and others are studied from the standpoint of form and style, and as expressions of various social forces.
    Instructor: S. Plank
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100.
    Enrollment Limit: 40.
  

  • MHST 245 - Music in the Classic Era


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A survey of music from the mid-18th century through the time of Beethoven. Discussion of developments in Italian and French opera, of German and English instrumental and sacred works, patronage systems and the dissemination of music including its place in the concert repertory today. Particular attention will be paid to instrumental and vocal works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Three classes plus one listening laboratory per week.
    Instructor: C. Macdonald
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100.
    Enrollment Limit: 40.
  

  • MHST 255 - Music of the Romantic Era


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A survey of music by principal European composers of the nineteenth century, from 1820-1914. Includes discussion of Beethoven’s late works and their interpretations by later composers, the Italian operatic repertory, Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk and its influences, aesthetics of the New German School, the rise of nationalistic music, position of women musicians, development of a concert audience in the United States, Expressionism, Symbolism, and the formation of today’s standard repertory. Enrollment Limit: 40.
    Instructor: C. McGuire
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MHST 101 or CMUS 100.
  

  • MHST 275 - Music Since 1914


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A survey of European and American concert and stage music from 1914 to the present. Topics covered include neoclassicism, serialism, Harlem renaissance, national influences (politics, folk art), electronic music, indeterminacy, minimalism, performance art, post-modernism, viability of avant-garde music today.
    Instructor: C. Macdonald
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MHST 101 or CMUS 100 and MUTH 232.

     

    Freshmen and transfer students admitted by consent only.

    Concurrent enrollment in MUTH 232 is possible with consent of the instructor.
    Enrollment Limit: 40.
  

  • MHST 301 - Introduction to Music Research and Writing


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: WRi
    A practical course open to all students wishing to develop their skills in writing about music and to familiarize themselves with essential bibliographic and research tools. The course will focus on specific problems and mechanics of preparing a research paper, concert, record and book reviews, program notes, etc.  
    Instructor: S. Plank
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MHST 101 and one 200-level music history course.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • MHST 302 - Introduction to Historical Performance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    What does a score tell us? What does it not tell us? And what is expected of the performer? A study of changing performance styles in music from the 19th century to the Middle Ages. Topics include the evolution of instruments, ensembles, and orchestras; and conventions of rhythm, tempo, articulation, phrasing, and ornamentation. Students will compare editions and prepare an edition themselves.
    Instructor: D. Breitman
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HPRF 302.
  

  • MHST 332 - History of Film Music


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU
    A comprehensive survey of film music history from the silent era through the present day. Issues discussed will include compositional developments (growth of instrumentation; use of Leitmotivic structure; expansion of diegetic versus non-diegetic music); music as narrative aid (generating continuity; providing momentum; subliminal commentary); and using music as an iconographic character or plot device. Films viewed will include those with soundtracks by major 20th-century composers as well as specialized soundtrack composers.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: R. Fülöp
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    MHST 101 and one 200-level music history course.

     
    Cross List Information This course is cross referenced with Cinema Studies and also counts towards that major.
  

  • MHST 333 - Music and the Romantic Other


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Satisfies major requirements in the department.
    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: Fall Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU
     

    In this course, students will explore various ways that people engaged issues of human difference and otherness in the music of the long nineteenth century.  The course examines various repertoires including works by Beethoven, Debussy, Joplin, Richard Strauss, and Wagner.  Readings on identity will represent several disciplines and included the writings of musicologist Ralph Locke, ethnomusicologist Philip Bohlman, and literary theorist Edward Said.  The course also extends beyond typical considerations of otherness, exploring how Romantic composers treated many people, such as the distant love object and the distinct individual, as the other.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: S. Gerk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    One 200-level course in MHST or ETHN.
  

  • MHST 334 - Music History and Material Culture


    Semester Offered: Spring
    Credits (Range): 3
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU

    On a table sits a telephone and a violin: which is the musical instrument?  Most would immediately choose the violin, but at John Cage’s house, for example, the choice would be a more difficult one.  This course is about making those kinds of choices.  Students will examine late eighteenth - and early nineteenth century musical instruments, books, art, and other ephemera from the Frederick R. Selch Collection of American Music History to learn how the archeological objects we encounter can affect our understanding of the way people have interacted with music from aesthetic, political, and economic standpoints.   As music historians our goal will be to explore a series of historical objects to ascertain the various ways musical behavior both influenced and responded to many aspects of social life; as performers and composers our goal will be to contemplate how our daily interactions with our own musical objects imply, not only a familiar artistic praxis, but a way of seeing the assignments, each student will be responsible for creating a portion of public exhibition that will go on display at the end of the semester.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: J. O’Leary
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    One-200 level MHST course, or consent of the instructor.
  

  • MHST 335 - The Orchestra: Past and Present


    Semester Offered: Spring Semester
    Credits (Range): 3
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU

    In this course, students will explore the symphony orchestra from its beginnings in the seventeenth century to the present.  The course will understand the orchestra as a medium for musical performance, as an influential force in the creation of musical works, a cultural object in the collective imagination, and an economic touch-point for professional musical life in the community.  Students will consider the growth of the orchestra through analysis of various works, the earliest of which include the operas of Jean-Baptiste Lully, the concertos of Arcangelo Corelli, and the music of German town bands of the seventeenth century.  One portion of every class meeting will be devoted to the study of instruments, using artifacts from the Selch Collection whenever possible.  Concurrently, we will pay special attention to economic models, noting how orchestras were funded and reasons for shifts in the model.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: S. Gerk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    One 200-level MHST course, or consent of the instructor.
  

  • MHST 342 - Fin-de-Siécle Music in Germany and France


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    This course will satisfy a requirement for the major in our department.
    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP/DDHU
    Musicians living at the end of the 19th century in France and Germany proclaimed the rise of naturalism, impressionism, expressionism, symbolism, primitivism, Dadaism, and many more such movements.  Why so many “isms”?  This course will situate the large number of musical and artistic movements that proliferated in Germany and France at the end of the 19th century into their broader social, political, and philosophical contexts.   Our studies will cover the music of Fauré, Debussy, Ravel Satie, Busoni, Reger, Richard Strauss, and Mahler.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: J. O’Leary
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    One 200-level MHST or ETHN course.
  

  • MHST 356 - Music of the 1960s


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3
    Attribute: CNDP; DDHU
    This course will explore developments in European-based concert music, jazz, and popular music during the 1960s.  The focus will be on cross currents from style to style during a decade when boundaries were unusually fluid.  Consideration will be given the modernist aesthetic, development of minimalism, electronic music, new instrumental and vocal techniques, aleatory composition and performance; hard bop, fusion, free and modal jazz; Motown, the British invasion, rock, soul, folk music.  A main theme of the course will be art in the context of political and social developments of the decade. 
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: C. Macdonald
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite, second-year student or above. 

     
  

  • MHST 361 - Robert Schumann


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 HOUR
    Attribute: CNDP, DDHU
    Music of Robert Schumann - description forthcoming.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: C. Macdonald
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MHST 400 - Senior Honors


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    For additional information, see “Undergraduate Programs,” Division of Musicology.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Open only to music history majors admitted to the Honors Program.
  

  • MHST 401 - Senior Honors


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    For additional information, see “Undergraduate Programs,” Division of Musicology.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Open only to music history majors admitted to the Honors Program.
  

  • MLIT 215 - Piano Literature


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    MLIT 215 is an in-depth examination of piano literature from the acceptance of the fortepiano in late 18th century Vienna to the key role of the piano as a symbol of Romantic efflorescence in the mid-1840’s. MLIT 216 is a continuation of the study of piano literature from the invention of the “recital” to the piano’s multiple meanings in the 20th century. Enrollment Limit: 26
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: S. Margolis
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MHST 101 and MUTH 231 (can be taken concurrently) or consent of the instructor.
  

  • MLIT 216 - Piano Literature


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    MLIT 215 is an in-depth examination of piano literature from the acceptance of the fortepiano in late 18th century Vienna to the key role of the piano as a symbol of Romantic efflorescence in the mid-1840’s. MLIT 216 is a continuation of the study of piano literature from the invention of the “recital” to the piano’s multiple meanings in the 20th century. Enrollment Limit: 26.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: S. Margolis
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MHST 101 and MUTH 231 (can be taken concurrently) or consent of the instructor
  

  • MLIT 220 - The Lied


    Next Offered: [2012-2013]
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Lied performance, with emphasis on language, style, and the partnership between voice and keyboard. Some consideration of historical background and poetic sources, as well as outside listening and reading. For singers and pianists. Offered in alternate years. This course may count as an accompanying or an ensemble credit for pianists.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: P. Highfill
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: One semester of German. (May be waived for pianists.)
  

  • MLIT 300 - Survey of Orchestral and Choral Literature


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    A one-year course. Study of stylistic elements, orchestration, vocal writing, formal structure, problem analysis, and historical perspective in a large section of major works. Regular listening assignments.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MLIT 300 is prerequisite to MLIT 301.
    Open only to conducting majors.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • MLIT 301 - Survey of Orchestral and Choral Literature


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP
    A one-year course. Study of stylistic elements, orchestration, vocal writing, formal structure, problem analysis, and historical perspective in a large section of major works. Regular listening assignments.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: J. Raphael
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MLIT 300 is prerequisite to MLIT 301.
    Open only to conducting majors.



  

  • MUED 100 - The Art of Teaching Music


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    An overview of music teaching opportunities with focus on the kinds of knowledge and skill necessary for effective teaching and ways to include teaching in a professional career as a musician. Open to non-music education majors only.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Preference given to Conservatory students.
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
  

  • MUED 101 - Introduction to Music Education


    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: TBD
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    An overview of the total K-12 music program in a variety of school settings. Demonstration and discussion of relevant approaches to the teaching of choral, general, and instrumental music at all levels. Includes observations. Exploration of career opportunities in music education and related fields of outreach programs.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
  

  • MUED 102 - Practicum in School Music Experiences


    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: TBD
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    An introduction to the teacher’s role in instructional settings. Includes observations of music and other school classes and student participation as an instructional aide. Class sessions include techniques for observing classroom behavior, sequencing lessons, and planning music instruction. Three hours plus travel time in one or two blocks must be free during school hours each week.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUED 101 (Introduction to Music Education) or MUED 100 (Art of Teaching Music).
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • MUED 103 - String Pedagogy


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 to 2 Hours
    Investigation of a wide range of pedagogical approaches and materials toward comprehensive understanding of principles involved in teaching stringed instruments. Required for students wanting to participate as teachers in the string preparatory program. Significant paper required for second credit.
    Instructor: J. Erwin
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: APST 273 or concurrent enrollment, or status as a string performance major. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • MUED 206 - Choral Methods


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    An overview of children’s vocal development including analysis of common vocal problems, study of pedagogical techniques in group settings, evaluation of vocal and choral literature and texts, construction of vocal interviews, and guidelines for performance at the elementary and secondary levels. Laboratory/observation experience required.
    Instructor: J. Kerchner
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MUED 102, APST 260 or 262.

    Consent of instructor required.

    Enrollment Limit: 12.
  

  • MUED 300 - Teaching Music to Adolescents and Lab


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    The teaching and organization of music classes in the middle and senior high school. Includes consideration of performance and non-performance classes, and implications of the National Standards for the Arts. One-hour laboratory experience required each week throughout the semester. All music education majors develop functional playing skills on guitar; a proficiency test must be passed.
    Instructor: M. Alegant
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: APST 260.

    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
  

  • MUED 301 - Teaching Music to Children


    Next Offered: [TBD]
    Semester Offered: TBD
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Principles and practices for teaching music to children aged 3-11. Emphasis on planning, teaching and evaluating general music lessons at different levels based upon the National Standards for the Arts and utilizing techniques/materials from a variety of current approaches. Corresponding laboratory experience is MUED 303 (Preschool Music Lab, Tuesdays, 5:30-8:00, one credit hour), required for vocal emphasis music education majors. Participation in a minimum of five Music Lab Sessions required for instrumental emphasis music education majors.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUED 102 (Practicum).

    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
  

  • MUED 303 - Preschool Music Lab


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Laboratory setting for MUED 301. Music teaching experiences with 3-5 year old children utilizing a variety of current approaches for individual exploratory music play, small/large group settings, and parental involvement. Weekly participation required for vocal emphasis music education majors.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUED 301 or concurrent enrollment.

    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
  

  • MUED 304 - Instrumental Music Programs


    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: TBD
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    The techniques involved in the organization, administration, and preparation of a comprehensive instrumental music program at the secondary level. Includes study of methods, materials, and repertoire used to teach orchestra, concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band. Includes marching band performance practices, drill maneuvers, development and charting of shows, and its role in the school music program and the community.
    Instructor: J. Knight
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUED 300 or concurrent enrollment.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
  

  • MUED 305 - Band Repertoire


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Primarily for music education majors with instrumental emphasis. Designed to emphasize the continued development and refinement of baton and rehearsal technique, score preparation and interpretation through an in-depth study of band repertoire.
    Instructor: J. Knight
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: APST 261(Instrumental Conducting) and MUED 304 (Instrumental Music Programs).
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
  

  • MUED 403 - Community Music Field Experience


    Next Offered: TBD
    Semester Offered: TBD
    Credits (Range): 1 to 3 Hours
    Placement in a community music program to be approved by the music education division director.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MUED 100 or 101, MUED 300 or 301, APST 260, nine credits in Community Music Minor.
    Credit would be reflected in two hours at the community music site each week for one credit, four hours for two credits and six hours per week for the three credit load.
  

  • MUED 502 - Review of Research in Music Teaching


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Introduction to research paradigms used in music education research; reviews and critiques (oral and written) of research studies both as an overview of extant music education studies and in relation to research interests of the class members; discussions of implications for pedagogy and vice versa.  Includes modest data collection and analysis papers. Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: J. Kerchner
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 505 - Music Teaching in Practice


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    An introduction to the teacher’s role in instructional settings and the kinds of knowledge and skills necessary for effective teaching. Includes music field experience in public schools in which students observe and participate as instructional aides. Class sessions focus on demonstrations of verbal and nonverbal teacher behaviors; techniques for observing, recording, assessing, and managing classroom behaviors; pathways for understanding learner responses; and models for planning music instruction. Open to Conservatory undergraduate and MMT students.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
  

  • MUED 506 - Choral Methods


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Module 1
    Credits (Range): 1-2 Hours
    An overview of children’s vocal development (PK-12) including analysis of common vocal problems, study of pedagogical techniques in group settings, evaluation of vocal and choral literature and texts, construction of vocal interviews, and guidelines for performance at the elementary and secondary levels. Advanced conducting technique, accompaniment (keyboard), and aural skills will also be developed.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Alegant
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Entry in MMT Program

    Consent of instructor required.

    Note: Insturmental emphaiss = 1 credit hour; vocal emphasis = 2 credit hours
  

  • MUED 508 - Instrumental Methods I


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    This course will be a comprehensive instrumental methodology/pedagogy class in which students will learn the pedagogical theoretical foundations and playing techniques for all of the band and orchestral instruments. Students will study and conduct repertoire that can be used with learners at various grade-levels in the elementary and secondary schools. Administrative matters relating to school instrumental program will be explored.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: J. Knight, J. Erwin
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Entry in MMT Program

    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 509 - Instrumental Methods II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    This course continues the comprehensive study of instrumental techniques and pedagogies started in MUED 508.  Students will continue to focus on instrumental conducting and rehearsal strategies, applying skills and knowledge gained in MUED 508. Students will have field experience in a public school instrumental teaching laboratory. The basics of instrumental program administration will also be explored. Prerequisite:  MUED 508.   Enrollment limit 15.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: J. Erwin
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MUED 510 - Teaching Music to Adolescents


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    This course includes topics and issues related to teaching and the organization of music classes in the middle and senior high school. Includes consideration of performance and non-performance classes, and implications of the National Standards for the Arts and research-based pedagogy. This course will also include reading, analysis, and discussion of scholarly pedagogical and professional research articles related to topics presented in class. One-hour laboratory experience required each week throughout the module. All music education majors develop functional playing skills on guitar; a proficiency test must be passed. Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: M. Alegant
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required. 
  

  • MUED 511 - Teaching Music to Children


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Principles and practices for teaching music to children aged 3-11. Emphasis on planning, teaching and evaluating general music lessons at different levels based upon the National Standards in the Arts and utilizing techniques/materials from a variety of current approaches including Kodály and Orff Pedagogy, Corresponding laboratory experience is MusicPlay, the Preschool Music Lab, Tuesdays, 55-7 pm. This course will also include reading, analysis, and discussion of scholarly pedagogical and professional research articles related to topics presented in class.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 512 - Technology for Teachers


    Semester Offered: Summer
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    An overview of technology appropriate for professional and pedagogical purposes.  Topics include:  designing PowerPoint presentations, websites, using synthesizers and sequencers in instruction, using iMovie and iDVD in instruction, reviewing computer software to assist classroom instruction, use of web cameras, designing electronic portfolios for assessment, and student composing in general music and rehearsal classes.   Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: T. Lopez, Prude
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 513 - Student Teaching and Seminar I


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 4
    This course comprises daily, full-time experiences in a public-school setting, a seminar taught by a music education faculty member, and a weekly conference with the assigned supervisor.  The course requires writing a professional orientation report and a resume and reading scholarly professional articles.  Prerequisites:  MUED 506, MUED 510.  Enrollment limit 15
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 514 - Student Teaching and Seminar II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Module
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    This course comprises daily, full-time experiences in a public-school setting, a weekly seminar taught by a music education faculty member, and a weekly conference with the assigned supervisor.  The experience requires a written assessment plan and a case study of exceptional learners, and developing a professional portfolio.  Prerequisites:  MUED 506, MUED 510.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 515 - Preschool Music Lab


    Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Laboratory setting for MUED 511.  Music teaching experiences with 3-5-year-old children utilizing a variety of current approaches for individual exploratory music play, small/large group settings, and parental involvement.  Weekly participation required for vocal emphasis MMT students.  Prerequisite:  MUED 511 or concurrent enrollment.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 516 - Reading in the Content Area


    Semester Offered: Summer
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP
    The purpose of this course is to address methods of reading instruction, reading strategies, use of materials, and utilization of assessment/evaluation procedures to support students as they develop skills needed to access music content area material.  Topics include:  the necessity of developing reading skills; importance of prior knowledge, interest, engagement, and developmental match in teaching and learning informational text; factors to determine textbook difficulty; and exposing students to a variety of texts such as textbooks, trade books, and electronic texts.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: J. Durocher
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MUED 517 - Psychology of Musical Behaviors


    Semester Offered: Summer
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP
    This course will explore the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of music learners PK-adulthood.  Topics for discussion will include:  accommodating instruction for exceptional learners; music perception and cognition; (music) psychology and learning theories and their applications to teaching and learning; developmental characteristics of music learners; music and the brain; multiple intelligences; creativity; musical skill acquisition; and methods of assessing achievement, aptitude, and ability.   
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: T. Borroni
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • MUED 518 - Community Music Internship and Seminar


    Semester Offered: Winter Term
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    This course is required for the MMT degree and is suitable for all Conservatory students who wish to gain an introduction to the foundations of music teaching.  This course includes experiences observing and student teaching in community music school settings; seminars taught by Music Education faculty and guest community music personnel; discussions of teaching strategies for special-needs and typically developing students; and information about administrative issues surrounding community music organization, development, and maintenance.  This course will also include reading, analysis, and discussion of scholarly articles related to topics presented in class.  Enrollment limit 15.
    Instructor: J. Erwin
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • MUED 519 - Principles of Education


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3
    Foundations of education with emphasis on examination of current educational issues in a historical context and identification of underlying philosophical assumptions.
    Instructor: P. Bennett
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Entry in MMT Program
  

  • MUED 520 - Final Professional Portfolio Project


    Semester Offered: Summer
    Credits (Range): 2
    Attribute: CNDP
    In this course, MMT students will compile documentation that demonstrates their musical, scholarly, and pedagogical proficiency in compliance with the Ohio Dept. of education and the MMT assessment standards. Further, this course is a capstone project that includes (1) preparing two term papers (one research, on a community music project) based on the student’s experiences in the MMT courses prior to the second summer of study and (2) compiling video clips for a DVD that illustrates students’ practice teaching in a variety of teaching settings.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: Staff Con
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Completion of MUED 518, MUED 502, music education methods courses, instructor approval.
  

  • MUED 521 - Conducting Workshop for MMT Students


    Semester Offered: Winter Term 2013
    Credits (Range): 1
    Attribute: CNDP
    This course is a study of advanced techniquesr of conducting vocal and/or instrumental music through lecture, demonstration, reading, discussin, and recitation. The primary focus of this courese is on deveffective and efficient rehearsal methods and techniques.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: Staff Con
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    The course will meet for the duration of Winter Term.
  

  • MUTH 101 - Aural Skills I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Development of aural understanding through singing, conducting, improvisation, and listening. The melodic line, simple two-line combinations, rhythmic phrases, scales and triads, tonic predominant and dominant arpeggiation, diatonic intervals, simple and compound meters, treble and bass clefs, cadences, phrases, sentences and periods.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Placement by Aural Skills/Sight-Singing Test 1.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 130 or 131.
    Preference given to students for whom aural skills is a required subject.

    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • MUTH 102 - Aural Skills II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    A continuation of MUTH 101. Arpeggiation of all diatonic triads, the leading-tone seventh chord, and the Neopolitan and augmented-sixth chords; major-minor mode mixture; tonicization of or modulation to V in major and III in minor, diatonic sequences, more elaborate divisions of the beat, polyrhythm, small binary forms, introduction to the alto clef.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in MUTH 101, or placement by Aural Skills/Sight-Singing Test 1/2.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 132.
    Preference given to students for whom aural skills is a required subject.

     
  

  • MUTH 130 - Intensive Music Theory I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Intensive review of the rudiments of music including: clefs, notation, meters and their signatures; key signatures, scales, intervals, triads, and seventh chords. Tonic, dominant, leading-tone, subdominant, and supertonic triads; the dominant-seventh chords (including inversions); and the cadential six-four chord. Introduction to phrase and period structure. Meets four days per week.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Placement by Music Theory Placement Test 1.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 101.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Preference given to students for whom music theory is a required subject .
  

  • MUTH 131 - Music Theory I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Tonic, dominant, leading-tone, subdominant, submediant, and supertonic triads; the dominant-seventh chord (including inversions); the leading-tone diminished seventh chord and the cadential six-four chord. Introduction to phrase and period structure. Analytical and writing skills are introduced and developed.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Placement by Music Theory Placement Test 1.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 101.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Preference given to students for whom music theory is a required subject.
  

  • MUTH 132 - Music Theory II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: CNDP
    Continuation of MUTH 130 or 131, including remaining diatonic triads, supertonic leading-tone and subdominant seventh chords, tonicization of V in major and minor and of III in minor; applied chords; modal mixture, Neopolitan and augmented-sixth chords, special six-three and six-four chord usages; small binary and ternary forms. Analytical and  writing skills are developed.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in MUTH 130 or 131, or a passing score on Music Theory Placement Test 2.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 102.
    Preference given to students for whom music theory is a required subject .
  

  • MUTH 201 - Aural Skills III


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    A continuation of MUTH 102. Imitation, diatonic modulation to all closely related keys, chromatic modulation, aural analysis of short pieces, more complex meters, the tenor clef.
    Instructor: Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MUTH 102 or placement by Aural Skills/Sight-Singing Test 3.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 231.
    Preference given to students for whom aural skills is a required subject .
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
  

  • MUTH 202 - Aural Skills IV


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    A continuation of MUTH 201. Chromaticism, trichords and atonal melodies, quintuplets and septuplets, unequal beats, all chromatic simple and compound intervals from any degree of the scale, aural analysis of longer pieces, improvisation emphasizing memorization and sense of form, score reading with at least two simultaneous C clefs, score memorization.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: Staff
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in MUTH 201, or placement by Aural Skills/Sight-Singing Test 3.
    Co-requisite: MUTH 232.
    Preference given to student for whom aural skills is a required subject.
  

  • MUTH 210 - Eurhythmics


    Semester Offered: Spring
    Credits (Range): 2
    Attribute: CNDP
    A study of music based on the principles of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze that engages the moving body to develop the perception of rhythm, melody, phrasing, and form.  Other emphases include internalization of the rhythmic sense, development of precision in ensemble work and of physical coordination as it applies to the student’s performing medium.  The class focusses on three components: movement-to-music, solfege-eurhythmics, and improvisation.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: A. Otte
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    MUTH 130 or 131, and MUTH 101, or the equivalent.
  

  • MUTH 211 - Eurhythmics


    Next Offered: Spring
    Semester Offered: Second Semester, First and Second Module
    Credits (Range): 1 hour
    Attribute: CNDP
    A study of music based on the principles of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze emphasizing the development, by means of physical motion, of sensitivity to rhythm, melody, phrasing, form, etc. Other emphases include the internalization of the rhythmic sense and the development of precision in ensemble work and of physical coordination as it applies to the student’s performing medium.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: A. Otte
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Preference given to Conservatory students and College music majors
    Enrollment Limit: 12
 

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