Prerequisite: MUT 1001 or equivalent and departmental permission. Students practice compositional skills with assignments and projects to demonstrate an understanding of the basic materials, devices, and processes for composing music in the small forms. The course is a survey of styles of the major creative movements, with emphasis on twentieth century techniques. May be taken up to two times for credit. One hour private lesson plus one hour seminar class each week.

Co-requisite: MUS 1010. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. 1 or 2 . One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Private instruction. This course is for students in the first year of study who are non-music majors, or preparing for music major audition. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. Students may register for 1 or 2 credits. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

This course is private instruction in contemporary keyboard styles, including pop, rock, jazz, and gospel. Special emphasis is given to stylistic harmonization and improvisation. One credit is one-half hour lesson per week. Two credits are one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Corequisite: MUS 1010. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. 1 or 2 credits. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Corequisite: MUS 1010. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. 1 or 2 credits. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: Audition required. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature related to contemporary music styles. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. One-hour lesson per week. 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: Audition required. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature related to contemporary music styles. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. One-hour lesson per week. 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: Audition required. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the second year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on an intermediate to advanced approach to the development of technique and music literature related to contemporary music styles. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. One-hour lesson per week. 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: Audition required. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the second year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on an intermediate to advanced approach to the development of technique and music literature related to contemporary music styles. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. One-hour lesson per week. 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: MUT 1001 or equivalent and departmental permission. Students practice compositional skills with assignments and projects to demonstrate an understanding of the basic materials, devices, and processes for composing music in the small forms. The course is a survey of styles of the major creative movements, with emphasis on twentieth century techniques. May be taken up to two times for credit. One hour private lesson plus one hour seminar class each week.

Prerequisite: MUT 2341. Corequisite: MUT 2342L. This course is a continuation of Contemporary Music Theory I and explores skills essential to arranging, harmonizing, and voicing, plus instrumentation, and creation of various types of beats. The course culminates with students creating authentic arrangements for rhythm section and popular music recordings. 47 contact hours.

Prerequisite: MUT 2341L. Corequisite: MUT 2342. This course is a continuation of Contemporary Ear Training I, and the student will learn to notate complex rhythms and pitch, and develop the ability to quickly identify chords and progressions. The student will transcribe large forms from popular music and jazz sources. Music is a sonic art form and the skill of deep listening is critical for successful commercial musicianship. 32 contact hours.

Co-requisite: MUS 1010. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. 1 or 2 . One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Co-requisite: MUS 1010. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. 1 or 2 . One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

This course is private instruction in contemporary keyboard styles, including pop, rock, jazz, and gospel. Special emphasis is given to stylistic harmonization and improvisation. One credit is one-half hour lesson per week. Two credits are one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

This course is private instruction in contemporary keyboard styles, including pop, rock, jazz, and gospel. Special emphasis is given to stylistic harmonization and improvisation. One credit is one-half hour lesson per week. Two credits are one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Corequisite: MUS 1010. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. 1 or 2 credits. One half-hour lesson or one hour lesson per week. 8 or 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: Audition required. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the first year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on a beginning to intermediate approach to the development of technique and music literature related to contemporary music styles. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. One-hour lesson per week. 16 contact hours.

Co-requisite: MUS 1010 and major ensemble (MUN 1120 or MUN 1310). Admission into the course is by audition only. This course is designed for the music major who has prior private study and whose primary instrument is piano. This course consists of one (1) hour private lesson per week. The private lesson focuses on (a) the development of technique and (b) the mastery of music literature. This course may be taken 3 times for a total of 6 credits. 16 contact hours.

Prerequisite: Audition required. Private instruction. This course is for the music major in the second year of study in the secondary performance area. The private lesson focuses on an intermediate to advanced approach to the development of technique and music literature related to contemporary music styles. This course may be taken 3 times for a maximum of 6 credits. One-hour lesson per week. 16 contact hours.