Faculty of Fine Arts
Introduction to Music
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Lectures and prescribed listening (both recording and concerts) to encourage aural familiarity with compositions representative of significant musical styles. Previous formal education in music not required.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Not counted in the basic 16-course Arts and Science major or toward required Music courses in the B.Mus. degree. Credit is not allowed for Music 1000 concurrently or subsequent to the completion of Music 2080.
Materials of Music
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An introduction to the language and materials of music theory including: notation, meter, rhythm, intervals, modes, scales and chords.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Not counted in the basic 16-course Bachelor of Arts major or toward required Music courses in the B.Mus. degree. Credit is not allowed for Music 1011 concurrently or subsequent to the completion of Music 1160, Music 2160 or Music 2260.
Foundations of Music Theory
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will discuss music fundamentals and basic principles of music notation. Topics will include: notation, scales, key signatures, intervals, triads and seventh chords, rhythm and metre, figuration, and species counterpoint. The primary goal of the course, though, is to become familiar with analytical terms and symbols that communicate the essential compositional tools of tonal music.
Prerequisite(s):Completion of the Music Theory Placement Assessment
Recommended Background:
A knowledge of music theory rudiments
Equivalent:Music 2160 (prior to 2020/2021)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Credit is not allowed for Music 1160 concurrently or subsequent to the completion of Music 2260.
Introduction to Aural Skills
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
A practical introduction to the perception of musical sound in meaningful patterns for the beginner student. Specifically, to begin to develop the student's singing and rhythm performance, music transcription skills, and critical listening skills. The focus is on the building blocks of music (pitches, intervals, triads, scales, meter, rhythm).
Corequisite(s):Music 1160
OR
Music 2260
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Credit is not allowed for Music 1161 concurrently or subsequent to the completion of Music 2161.
Music Studies: Histories
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course introduces students to the study of music from a range of historical perspectives, while also developing critical listening skills. Students will learn about the development of various musical styles and traditions, and learn to recognize the unique sound of these styles and traditions. They will also consider the global events that have helped shape these histories. The discipline of the historical study of music itself will be examined, leading to a broader understanding of how music histories have emerged throughout the world.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Music Studies: Issues and Ideas
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course introduces students to a variety of disciplinary approaches to music research and to a broad range of issues and ideas within those approaches. These may include globalization, economics, ritual, decolonization, identities, technologies, interculturality, and more. Through these various perspectives, students will learn about the ways that music intersects with a wide range of sociopolitical issues and how these contexts shape sound.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Writing About Music
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will introduce students to critical skills in researching and writing about music through engagement with practical examples of music writing (which may include program notes, music journalism, grant applications, artist statements, writing for presentations, podcasts, and social media, and more). In addition to learning through these modes of writing, students will develop tools for researching at the undergraduate level, both within musical disciplines and more broadly.
Prerequisite(s):Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Aural Skills Fundamentals
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
A practical approach to the perception of musical sound in meaningful patterns for the more advanced beginner student. Specifically, to develop the student's singing and rhythm performance, transcription, and critical listening skills through simple songs with a primary focus on pentatonic scales and a secondary focus on major and minor scales.
Prerequisite(s):Music 1161 or a grade of 70% or better on the Aural Skills Placement Assessment
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Acoustics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An introduction to the physics and psychophysics of music with demonstrations of relevant phenomena and theories explaining them. Topics include studio and sonic environment design; the basic physics of music production including modes of oscillation of mechanical systems, resonance, feedback, and transmission; room reverberation and acoustics; and physical acoustics with applications to music.
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Harmony in the Common Practice
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course focuses on common-practice harmony and voice leading. Topics covered throughout the term include diatonic harmony, applied dominant chords, and modulation. Analysis and stylistic composition are the primary means by which these topics will be approached and studied.
Prerequisite(s):Music 1160 or a grade of 70% or better on the Music Theory Placement Assessment
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Aural Skills for Tonal Music: Diatonic Music
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
A practical approach to the perception of musical sound in meaningful patterns in music, and further develop the student's abilities in singing, rhythm, transcription, and critical listening skills, using diatonic music.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2161
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Introduction to Music Technology
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An introduction to the requisite historical perspective, compositional techniques, and experience with software-based tools to create self-directed sound environments. Emphasis on digital audio theory and electronic/computer generated music to orient students to sound design, audio recording, abstract electronic composition, and new media applications. Topics include introductions to basic acoustics, studio and recording techniques, psychoacoustics, digital representations of sound, sampling, audio processing (DSP), MIDI applications, sequencing, music notation programs, and sound synthesis.
Recommended Background:
A knowledge of music theory rudiments
OR
Music 1011
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Credit is not allowed for Music 2500 concurrently or subsequent to the completion of Music 2510.
Introduction to Digital Audio
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An introduction to the nature and properties of digital audio through theory and experiment. Max/MSP is used throughout the course as an experimental tool to investigate the technical principles of digital audio capture, storage, and processing, as well as the principles of other foundations of digital music technology. The requisite fundamentals of mathematics and physics that are required for an effective, informed sound engineering work are reviewed.
Recommended Background:
A knowledge of music theory rudiments
OR
Music 1011
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Modern Studio Recording Techniques
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 1.5-1.5-0
This course introduces studio recording techniques for music production and sound design in a project studio. The main emphasis is placed on technical ear training, theory and practice of recording and postproduction techniques such as microphone technology and placement, mixing balance, reverberation, EQ, and dynamic compression.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2500
OR
Music 2510 (Corequisite)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Technical Ear Training
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 1-2-0
The aim of this course is to thoroughly understand the relationship between technical parameters and the perceived qualities of sound. Audio engineers must develop the skill to diagnose problematic sonic artifacts in recordings. They also need to identify potential causes and find solutions to overcome them. Therefore, students will learn to translate between control parameters, for example frequency in Hertz, or sound level in decibels, and their perceptions of timbre and loudness in audio signals. The goals are to develop a heightened awareness of subtle features and attributes of sound, as well as a greater ability to make judgements about changes in sound quality that are based on small changes in signal processing. Topics of this course include tonal balance and equalization, reverberation, dynamic range control, distortion and noise, and sound analysis.
Corequisite(s):Music 2550
Equivalent:Music 2850 (Technical Ear Training) (prior to 2023/2024)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Seminar in Music (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Areas of special interest not covered by regular Music courses may be offered under this designation, depending on student interest and availability of faculty time and expertise.
Prerequisite(s):Will be specified (including any recommended background) for individual offerings
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Music and Media (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course provides a focused critical perspective on some aspect of how music intersects with electronic media and technologies. Students will engage with various research methodologies and disciplines, which may include musicology/ethnomusicology, media studies, cultural theory, and others. Specific topics will vary according to instructor and will be announced in advance.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2010 AND
Music 2020 AND
Music 2030
OR
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Genre Studies (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course provides a focused critical perspective on a particular musical genre or closely related group of genres. Students will engage with various research methodologies and disciplines, which may include musicology/ethnomusicology, music analysis, history, and others. Specific topics will vary according to instructor and will be announced in advance.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2010 AND
Music 2020 AND
Music 2030
OR
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Musical Geographies (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course provides a focused critical perspective on musicking within a particular geographical region. Students will engage with various research methodologies and disciplines, which may include musicology/ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology, geography, and others. Specific topics will vary according to instructor and will be announced in advance.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2010 AND
Music 2020 AND
Music 2030
OR
Third-year standing (minimum of 60.00 credit hours).
Equivalent:Music 3850/Indigenous Studies 3850 (Indigenous Musics) (prior to 2024/2025)
Substantially Similar:
Music 2850/Indigenous Studies 2850 (Introduction to Indigenous Musics);
Music 3850/Indigenous Studies 3850 (Indigenous Music as Political Thought) (prior to 2023/2024)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Popular Music Studies (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course provides a focused critical perspective on some aspect of the practice and/or cultural context of one or more popular music traditions or styles. Students will engage with various research methodologies and disciplines from the diverse field of popular music studies. These may include musicology/ethnomusicology, sociology, cultural theory, media studies, and others. Specific topics will vary according to instructor and will be announced in advance.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2010 AND
Music 2020 AND
Music 2030
OR
Third-year standing (minimum of 60.00 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Composition I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course is designed to expose the student to the basic elements of music composition such as basic elements of notation; introduction to formal elements; basic pitch architectures; historical models for new works; elementary aesthetics.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3360
OR
Music 3460
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
This course is not open to students studying Composition in the Studio portion of any Music program.
Popular Music (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Offerings in subject areas dealing with significant developments in the Popular Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
Prerequisite(s):15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Not counted toward required Music courses in the B.Mus. degree.
Composition II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course is a continuation of Music 3149. Topics covered may include advanced notational techniques; the score and parts; continued exploration of basic pitch designs; rhythmic notation and basic organizational principles; basic concepts of orchestration; sophisticated historical models for new works; elementary aesthetics; and philosophy of music.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3149
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Music in Recital
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Through a series of weekly noon-hour recitals, this course builds listening skills by exposing students to a diverse cross-section of music from classical through jazz and world music. Preparatory lectures and assignments supplement the concert series by focusing on issues related to music performance and music philosophy. Students will be encouraged to engage the guest performers and composers in open discussion of the ideas and music presented in the recitals and lectures.
Prerequisite(s):15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Music 3261 is intended for non-Music majors and is NOT counted toward the degree requirements in any B.Mus. - Music degree program.
Chromatic Harmony
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will focus on chromatic harmony used in music from the late 18th through early 20th centuries, drawing mostly from the Western classical canon. Topics include: mode mixture, Neapolitan and augmented-sixth chords, enharmonic modulation, plagal relations, common-tone chromatic chords, augmented triads, altered and extended dominants, chromatic sequences and omnibus progressions, equal divisions of the octave, neo-Riemannian transformations, ternary form, and art song. Students will learn the tools necessary to analyze music drawn from this repertoire and articulate their findings in their writing. Through regular quizzes, assignments, and projects, students will gain facility to compose music that models the idioms of the lieder and character pieces drawn from the chosen repertoire of study.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2260
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Aural Skills for Tonal Music: Diatonic and Chromatic Music
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
A practical approach to the perception of musical sound in meaningful patterns in music, and further develop the student's abilities in singing, rhythm, transcription, and critical listening skills, using diatonic and chromatic music.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2161
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Harmony and Form in Jazz and Popular Music
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course focuses on the study of tonal harmony, chromaticism, and form, drawing from jazz and popular music repertoires. Topics include: mode mixture, tritone substitutions, common-tone chromatic chords, extended and altered chords, ii-V-I progressions and substitutions, reharmonization, popular song forms, and issues of rhythm and meter in jazz and popular music. Students will learn the tools necessary to analyze music drawn from this repertoire and articulate their findings in their writing. Through regular quizzes, assignments, and projects, students will gain facility to compose music that models the idioms from the chosen repertoire of study.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2260
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Aural Skills for Global and Popular Musics
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
A practical approach to the perception of musical sound in meaningful patterns in music, and further development of the student's abilities in singing, rhythm, transcription, and critical listening skills, using global and popular musics.
Prerequisite(s):One of Music 2161, Music 2261, or Music 3361
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Instrumental Music and Conducting
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-3
A study of techniques for the instruction and administration of wind band and string instrumental programs. Analysis and performance of beginning and intermediate band and string orchestra repertoire. The weekly class will meet in a combined literature seminar and conducting practicum with piano and/or small instrumental ensemble. In-field observation and participation included.
Prerequisite(s):Three of Music 2161, Music 2261, Music 3361, Music 3462, Music 3565, or Music 3665
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Counterpoint
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Modal melody and the combination of melodic lines in the 16th-Century contrapuntal style; appraisal of excerpts from the literature; composition of examples; development of parallel aural and sight-singing skills.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3360
OR
Music 3460
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Musicians' Health and Health Research
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An exploration of relationships between health and music performance including health risks and illnesses that are frequently encountered by professional and amateur musicians, and factors that shape the performance of healthy musicians.
Prerequisite(s):Completion of 15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Keyboard Skills
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
A course for students with limited keyboard background, this course builds fundamental motor skills needed to play the piano and applies them to aural skills and theory.
Prerequisite(s):One of: Music 2161, Music 2261, or Music 3361
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Music 3565 does not provide a prerequisite for Music 3665 (Advanced Keyboard Skills).
Nonlinear Music and Audio for Games
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of non-linear, adaptive and generative music systems, combining game audio production, music composition for interactive media, and user interface design. Course activities give students a set of analytical and production techniques and tools, as well as performance strategies for the growing field of interactive audio, preparing them for the increasing presence of interactive technology in the games industry and digital studio.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2550
OR
New Media 1000
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Choral Literature and Conducting
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-3
An introduction to conducting and instructional techniques for choral programs. Analysis and performance of beginning and intermediate choral repertoire. Weekly classes combine lecture and conducting practicums through active participation and guided conducting experiences. Students will gain confidence around conducting gestures, breathing, and utilizing the voice as a communicative instrument.
Prerequisite(s):Three of Music 2161, Music 2261, Music 3361, Music 3462, Music 3565, or Music 3665
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Participation/observation of rehearsals/performances of Department of Music ensembles.
Introduction to Audio Software Programming
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An introduction to computer programming using the Python language. Students will learn how to use audio programming libraries for recording, playback of samples, wavetable synthesis, plotting of audio signals, and manipulation of audio files, filtering, and audio analysis. Students will also process musical information for score notation and computer-aided composition.
Prerequisite(s):One of Music 2510 or Computer Science 1620
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio Course.
Orchestration
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Characteristics and limitations of musical instruments; appraisal of compositions representative of various facets of the art of orchestration; scoring and arrangement for selected instrumental combinations. Course requirements may include: concert attendance, directed score study, prescribed listening.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3360 or Music 3460 AND
Four of Music 1161, Music 2161, Music 2261, Music 3361, Music 3461 (prior to 2023/2024), Music 3462, Music 3565, or Music 3665
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Interactive Music Performance and Production
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Exploration of present-day concepts of integrating technology with music, especially in relation to sensor-to-computer interfaces for creative expression and music production. Course activities are designed to give students the techniques and tools for creating their own interactive system and to prepare students for the increasing presence of interactive technology in the music studio and concert hall.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3605
OR
New Media 3380
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Traditional Studio Recording Techniques
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 4-0-0
This course focuses on music production techniques in a large-format analog studio, from recording to mixing, with an introduction to mastering. Productions include overdubbing projects and live sessions for a diverse variety of musical genres, e.g. pop, indie, folk, rock, jazz, R'n'B. The main emphasis is placed on critical listening, and commercial recording practices where students experience the challenge of engineering 3rd party music projects.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2550 AND
One of Music 1011, Music 1160, or Music 2260
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Location Recording and Production
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 1-2-0
A continuation of Music 3630 using an apprenticeship model whereby students receive hands-on experience with on-site audio captures and reproductions. Focus on specific theoretical constructs and manipulation of live analog and digital recordings. Students will record and produce professional quality CD reproductions of faculty, student, and guest artist performances. Topics include microphone selection and placement, managing environmental anomalies, stereo versus multi-miking situations, real-time digital and analog processing, mastering, and the psychometrics of capturing live audio.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3360 or Music 3460 AND
Music 3630
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Music Production
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 0-3-0
Music Production introduces students to the concept of the recording studio as a collaborative environment for music creation and record production. Students will practice the various roles that exist in these processes. Typical roles in music production consist of musicians, technicians, recording engineers and producers, as well as composers and songwriters. By distributing and rotating these various roles within the class, students will experience the details of music production from many different perspectives.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3630
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Analysis of Twentieth- and Twenty-first-Century Music
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
A study of the major analytical theories of twentieth- and twenty-first-century music; analysis of representative repertoire.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3360 or Music 3460 AND
Four of Music 1161, Music 2161, Music 2261, Music 3361, Music 3461 (prior to 2023/2024), Music 3462, Music 3565, or Music 3665
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Advanced Keyboard Skills
Credit hours: 1.50
Contact hours per week: 2-0-0
For students with significant keyboard background, this class focuses on practical skills for professional pianists within the context of aural skills study.
Prerequisite(s):One of Music 2161, Music 2261, Music 3361, and a piano skills placement exam
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Music 3665 is not a sequential continuation of Music 3565 (Keyboard Skills).
Synthesis and Computer-Based Music Production
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course covers the state-of-the-art in audio synthesis, and it involves current methods in computer-based music production. An investigation of available technologies includes modular synthesizers, virtual analog synthesis, physical modelling, and granular synthesis. By integrating current trends of electronic music production, students will learn about sampling technology, MIDI sequencing, and loop-based music production. The practical use of audio effects processing and spatialization will also be examined.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2500
OR
Music 2510
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Classical Music Recording Techniques
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 4-0-0
Classical Music Recording Techniques will take students through the process of classical music recording and production. Students can enroll as either recording engineers or as classical music performers. Over the semester, students will focus on the major aspects of the recording process such as score preparation and pre-production, artistic guidance, approaches to recording in venues such as concert halls, microphone techniques, and digital editing. Both groups will finish with an understanding of the recording process through both theoretical and practical experiences as well as with recordings for their portfolios.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2260 AND
One of Music 2550 or Music Studio 3448
Equivalent:Music 3850 (Classical Music Recording) (prior to 2024/2025)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Portfolio and Music Industry
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
A survey of the present-day music industry. Students explore how to uncover and expose their musical passion and talent, while expanding their ability to organise professional opportunities, develop professional connections, and increase their potential to work in a competitive field. Models for the production, promotion, distribution, and sales of recorded and live music are studied. Students are required to propose and support new twenty-first century models that include the development of a professional web-based portfolio.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2550
OR
15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Audio Electronics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 1-2-0
This course presents students with a thorough overview of AC and DC electronics in the field of audio engineering. Topics include electronic components and audio connectors, analog signal processing, building, soldering, and testing of analog audio circuits.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2500
OR
Music 2510
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Music Education Technologies
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
A survey of computer software and hardware available for music education in conjunction with a literature review of the use of technology in music curricula. The pedagogical approaches that utilize these systems will be examined and coupled with practical 'hands-on' learning and teaching experience. The materials explored include notation, recording, ear training, sampling, and sound generating tools.
Prerequisite(s):One of Music 2550, Music 3360, or Music 3460
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Opera Workshop I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 5-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-10
Preparation and performance of musical material in an opera workshop production.
Prerequisite(s):Audition
Recommended Background:
Music 2248
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Students are required to participate in associated rehearsals and perform in the production prior to receiving a final grade for the course. Production dates may overlap one or more terms.
Seminar in Music (Series)
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course engages students in a focused and critical consideration of a specific area of musicological research, with an emphasis on student-led discussions and independent work. Topics will vary depending on areas of specialization for the instructor.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2010 AND
One of Music 3050, Music 3060, or Music 3070
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Directed Research Seminar
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This research course guides students through the process of project creation – from conception and, development to production and dissemination. Each student undertakes activities aimed at developing and maintaining their own research plan throughout the term. A final research or research-creation project that illustrates the results of the student's independent research plan is required by the end of the course.
Prerequisite(s):Music 2030 AND
One of Music 3050, Music 3060, or Music 3070
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Digital Signal Processing
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Digital Signal Processing covers three main topics. First, the design and implementation of digital filters are investigated. Secondly, the course introduces a variety of modern audio programming languages and development tools. Finally, programming projects involve standalone audio applications and virtual instruments, which are also known as plug-ins in Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs). Some projects may also include platforms such as mobile phones, game engines, or web audio applications.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3605
OR
Music 3735
Substantially Similar:
Music 4632 (prior to 2023/2024);
Music 4633 (prior to 2023/2024)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Music Design for Film and Digital Media
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
An advanced composition course focusing on creating music for film, documentaries, and digital media. A study of film/media music editing and compositional techniques from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Production of original scores using the techniques described and production/recording processes available.
Prerequisite(s):One of Music 2500 or Music 2510 AND
Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Immersive Audio
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course explores current audio spatialization approaches and technologies for studio mixing and live engineering. Students will gain experience with formats including 5.1 surround sound, binaural audio for headphones, and live multichannel. The main emphasis of the course is placed on object-based mixing principles to optimize the combability of the creative use of spatialization techniques among diverse diffusion formats.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3630
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Form and Analysis
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will familiarize students with aspects of musical form in the common-practice repertoire. The course begins with the smallest units of form: phrase structure, including the sentence, period, and hybrid. The focus will then extend beyond this, to include large-scale forms such as binary, ternary, compound ternary, theme and variations, rondo, and sonata. Students will learn to apply this knowledge both through analytical writing assignments and model composition.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3360 or Music 3460 AND
Four of Music 1161, Music 2161, Music 2261, Music 3361, Music 3461 (prior to 2023/2024), Music 3462, Music 3565, or Music 3665
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Applied Research in Digital Audio Arts I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
A research and creation course in which students receive instruction and direction with regards to project conception, development, production, and dissemination. Each student undertakes activities aimed at developing and maintaining their own research plan throughout the term and improving their individual and collaborative presentation skills. A final research-creation production is required by the end of the course.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3612
OR
Music 3670
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Applied Research in Digital Audio Arts II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
A research and creation course in which students receive instruction and direction with regards to project conception, development, production, and dissemination. Each student undertakes activities aimed at developing and maintaining their own research plan throughout the term and improving their individual and collaborative presentation skills. A final research-creation production that illustrates the results of a student's academic work in both Applied Research and the Digital Audio Arts major is required by the end of the course.
Prerequisite(s):Music 4749
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Opera Workshop II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 5-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-10
Preparation and performance of musical material in an opera workshop production.
Prerequisite(s):Music 3871 AND
Audition
Recommended Background:
Music 2248
Lib Ed Req:Fine Arts and Humanities
Note:Studio course.
Students are required to participate in associated rehearsals and perform in the production prior to receiving a final grade for the course. Production dates may overlap one or more terms.