COURSES

Graduate Program Course Listing

MUS 6105 - Graduate University Choir

As scheduled Vocal music organization open by audition to all university
students who qualify.
1.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6106 - Graduate University Band

Fall, Spring Instrumental music ensemble. Students learn and develop instrumental technique and reading skills while preparing advanced literature of diverse musical styles.
1.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6107 - Graduate Univ Symphony

Fall, Spring Symphonic music ensemble. Students learn and develop symphonic instrumental techniques and reading skills while preparing advanced literature of diverse musical styles.
1.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6120 - Graduate Chamber Music

Fall, Spring, Summer Small vocal and/or instrumental ensemble. Students will learn and develop chamber music techniques and skills while preparing advanced music literature of diverse musical styles.
1.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6130 - Applied Recital

Preparation and presentation of a full-length recital in the student's major area of performance. Literature and quality of performance must be indicative of graduate level study. Student must pass a qualifying recital hearing
at least ten days prior to performance. Memorization requirement of 60 minutes applies. A requirement for graduation for students selecting the performance option. Prerequisite: At least 20 degree hours, including six hours of applied music.
1.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Other hours

MUS 6230 - Seminar in Applied Music

Private lessons in any area of performance for which graduate instruction is available for one hour lesson per week. Quantity and difficulty of literature is indicative of graduate study, requiring considerable practice. A maximum of eight hours may be applied towards a degree. Prerequisite: Acceptance by the instructor.
2.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Other hours

MUS 6240 - Grad Ped of Vocal/Ins

Fall, Spring, Summer Supervised teaching of applied music in an applied lesson setting.
2.000 Credit Hours
2.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6331 - Sem in Music Pedagogy

Intense examination of issues and problems related to teaching, learning, and performance. Subject matter
varies with each topic. May be repeated when topics vary to satisfy degree requirements. There are three topics
in elementary music, three topics in instrumental music, three topics in vocal/ choral music, two topics in conducting, two topics in accompanying, and two topics in the cultural and regional music literature and instruments of Mexico.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6332 - Sem Graduate Music Theory

Advanced study of musical forms, structures and instrumentation. May be repeated when topics vary to satisfy degree requirements. Topics include I. Analysis, II. Orchestration and Arranging, III. Twentieth Century Music,
and IV. Advanced Aural Theory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in music.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6333 - Sem in Music History and Literature

Advanced study of the history and literature of music from antiquity to the present. May be repeated when topics vary to satisfy degree requirements. Topics include I. The History and Literature of Keyboard Music, II. Orchestral Music, III. Choral Music, and IV. Instrumental Music (non- orchestral). 999999
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6334 - Research Methods in Music

Music bibliography and criticism. Survey of standard research tools in music. Development of research tools and techniques and methods of research design. Recommended to be taken near the beginning of graduate study. Required of all graduate students in music. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in music.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6335 - Graduate History of Mexican Folk Music

Fall, Spring, Summer Advanced study of the development of the cultural and regional popular music of Mexico
from early cultures to the present. The course will relate the development of musical forms to historical events in Mexico and will trace the interralationship between attitudes of society and the music which resulted. 999999
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6336 - Broder Music of South Texas

Fall, Spring, Summer A study of the cultural, regional, and popular music of the South Texas region as it reflects
the culture, traditions, and social development of the Mexican-American community.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6337 - Foundations of Ethnomusic

Fall, Spring, Summer A study of the history of Ethnomusicology since the early 20th century; to provide an overview of the historical and bibliographic resources; to provide an understanding of the interdisciplinary relationship between ethnomusicology and other areas of musical processes and humanistic inquiry.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6338 - Ethno and Analytic Metho

Fall, Spring, Summer This course will investigate approaches and methods of ethnomusicological documentation and analysis of field research in ethnomusicology, including investigation of research and collection methods, performance practice methods,and the analysis and synthesis of this data. Ethnomusicological fieldwork is an important component of this course and skill in musical transcription is a requirement.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6339 - Eth Seminars in Mus Cul

Fall, Spring, Summer Historical and Ethnographic studies focusing in depth on a specific topic surrounding Western and Non-Western musical traditions, historical and stylistic periods, and musical repertories. Possible topics: "The Politics of Music", "Music and Globalization", "Opera and Society". May be repeated as topics vary to satisfy
6 hours.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 6395 - Independent Studies

Fall, Spring, Summer Individual readings and/or research on a selected topic under the supervision of a faculty member.Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 7300 - Thesis

Fall, Spring, Summer Preparation of original research and approval of the thesis topic under the supervision of the student's major professor and advisory committee.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

MUS 7301 - Thesis

Fall, Spring, Summer Continuation of MUS 7300. Prerequisite: MUS 7300
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours