Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Music (MUS )  Department Info

MUS 100 -- Basic Musicianship  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the rudiments of musical notation, harmony, rhythm, and melody.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 101A -- Exploring Music through Piano for General Students  (3 units)
Description:  This is an interactive course in music that explores the creative nature and process of making music at the piano. A goal of the course is to provide a basis for lifelong valuing of the musical experience and music making so that the student will continue with the piano as a source of self-expression and growth. The course introduces and develops an understanding of the basic concepts of music and the fundamentals of the keyboard. Improvisation and composition, sight-reading, playing by ear, harmonization, solo and ensemble keyboard repertoire, and applications of music technology will be creatively explored throughout the course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 101B -- Piano Class for General Students  (1 unit)
Description:  Studying piano pieces and music basics. Class activates are concentrated on repertory pieces, piano skill and technique for sight-reading. Students are required to review and progress with basic of music in outside practice hours.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 102A -- Class Guitar for General College Students  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduction to basic guitar playing techniques for the general college student, with emphasis on literature and styles of playing of current interest to students. MUS 102A and MUS 102B are offered both semesters.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 102B -- Class Guitar for General College Students  (1 unit)
Description:  Development of guitar skills including sight reading, accompanying, tone production and other classical techniques. MUS 102A and MUS 102B are offered both semesters.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 103 -- Class Voice for General College Students  (2 units)
Description:  Practical training in singing, with emphasis on basic skills of breathing, tone and diction; repertory to include folk, current, and classic songs in English.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 105L -- Operatic Stage Training  (1 unit)
Description:  An introduction to the fundamentals of movement, acting and stage terminology as related to the performance of opera and operetta. Emphasis on practical experience, including in-class study of selected operatic scenes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 107 -- Understanding Music through Listening  (3 units)
Description:  Development of listening skills through introductory study of Western art music, world music, and jazz.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 1 hour discussion, 2 hours studio.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 108 -- Survey of Music, Meaning and Culture  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of 107, with emphasis on Western art music, particularly that of the Medieval through the Baroque era, and the music of other cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 109 -- Rock and American Popular Music  (3 units)
Description:  This course surveys the history of rock music in a way that underscores the power of music as a means of communication. In addition to studying the various sound characteristics and styles associated with rock, we will look at the specific ways that the development of rock music illustrates basic operations of music in general: the role music plays in shaping social (including economic) interaction, and the relationship between musical production and worldview.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 110A -- Piano Class  (1 unit)
Description:  Introductory development of basic keyboard musicianship and technique through activities including playing by ear, improvising, harmonizing, transposing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, MUS 102A - MUS 102B. Open to music majors and minors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 110B -- Piano Class I  (1 unit)
Description:  Introductory development of basic keyboard musicianship and technique through activities including playing by ear, improvising, harmonizing, transposing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, MUS 102A - MUS 102B. Open to music majors and minors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 111 -- Voice Class  (1 unit)
Description:  Beginning instruction; introduction and development of basic skills, breathing, diction, tone, rhythm, sight-singing, repertory songs in English; practical training in singing without specialization.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to music majors and minors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 119 -- Introduction to Music Theory  (3 units)
Description:  This course in music theory teaches the fundamentals of music through analysis, ear training, sight singing, and part writing exercises.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 120A -- Musical Skills and Structure I  (3 units)
Description:  Study of rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, timbre, and form in music. Students work in analysis, composition, music reading, ear training, conducting and class performance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 100.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 120B -- Musical Skills and Structure I  (3 units)
Description:  Study of rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, timbre, and form in music. Students work in analysis, composition, music reading, ear training, conducting and class performance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 100.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 130A -- Introduction to Music Literature  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of music literature, with emphasis on structure, period, and style.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, MUS 120A.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 130B -- Introduction to Music Literature  (2 units)
Description:  Survey of music literature, with emphasis on structure, period, and style.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, MUS 102A - MUS 102B.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 153 -- Percussion Instruments Class  (1 unit)
Description:  Class instruction in all percussion instruments, including materials and procedures for teaching these instruments in the schools.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to music education majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 199 -- Independent Study  (1-2 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 200B -- Marching Band - "Pride of Arizona"  (1 unit)
Description:  Band performs pre-game and half-time shows for all home football games.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required; Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 200C -- Campus Band  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200D -- Wind Symphony  (1 unit)
Description:  Composed of about 60 outstanding wind and percussion players.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required; open for all students. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200E -- Conducted Instrumental Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  Wind Ensemble - Select 45 member ensemble which performs outstanding and representative works in the wind repertoire.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200H -- Summer Chorus  (1 unit)
Description:  Divides its membership between University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tucson community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 200I -- Symphonic Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Select choir of 40 members. Open to Graduate and outstanding Undergraduate singers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200J -- University Singers  (1 unit)
Description:  Mixed chorus of qualified undergraduates, which performs a wide variety of literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition suggested. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 200K -- University-Community Chorus  (1 unit)
Description:  Divides its membership between University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tucson Community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200L -- Arizona Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Highly selected choir with a membership of about 40. All students of superior musical ability will be considered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200O -- Symphony Orchestra  (1 unit)
Description:  Made up of about 90 members and provides experience for students in a wide range of orchestra repertoire.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 200Q -- Collegium Musicum  (1 unit)
Description:  Select ensemble of singers that specialized in the performance of choral music written prior to 1750.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200R -- Jazz Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  Open to all students in the University community and provides the opportunity for them to perform in the jazz idiom.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200S -- Honor Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Women's chorus that sings a wide variety of the finest SSAA Literature from all periods of music composition.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 200T -- Mariachi Arizona  (1 unit)
Description:  Open to all students who wish to perform Mariachi Music. This group performs traditional Mariachi Music of Mexico.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Freshmen and Sophomores only.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 201 -- Coached Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 202 -- Small Conducted Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 205L -- Opera Theatre  (1-4 units)
Description:  Training in all aspects of operatic production, including major singing roles, minor roles, opera chorus, opera scenes and chamber operas; technical training in set construction, make up, costumes, and lighting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 6 times (maximum 7 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 210A -- Piano Class  (1 unit)
Description:  Continuation of MUS 110B, with additional sight-reading, score-reading, and accompanying.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 110B. Open to MUS majors and minors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 210B -- Piano Class  (1 unit)
Description:  Continuation of MUS 110B, with additional sight-reading, score-reading, and accompanying.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 110B. Open to MUS majors and minors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 211A -- Diction for Singers  (2 units)
Description:  Training in diction for singers in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and ecclesiastical Latin.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 211B -- Diction for Singers  (2 units)
Description:  Training in diction for singers in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and ecclesiastical Latin.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 211A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 220A -- Musical Skills and Structure II  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of MUS 120A-MUS 120B, dealing with music from the late medieval period through early 20th-century art music in chronological order.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 120B.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 220B -- Musical Skills and Structure II  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of MUS 120A-MUS 120B, dealing with music from the late medieval period through early 20th-century art music in chronological order.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 120B.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 231 -- Jazz History  (3 units)
Description:  Development of Jazz in the United States.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 240 -- Introduction to Music Composition  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the basics of music composition, stressing fundamental forms, techniques and procedures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 120B or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 250 -- Introduction to Music Education  (3 units)
Description:  Observation of and practical field experience in public schools; video-taped class presentations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 299 -- Independent Study  (1-2 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 302 -- Recording Studio Production  (3 units)
Description:  Recording studio procedures including the recording chain and pre-post and actual recording production techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consult School of Music and Dance to enroll.
Identical to:  M AR 302.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 310A -- Functional Piano for Music Education Majors  (1 unit)
Description:  Development of functional piano skills needed for public-school music teaching, with emphasis on improvising, harmonizing, transposing, and accompanying.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 210B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 310B -- Functional Piano for Music Education Majors  (1 unit)
Description:  Continuation of MUS 310A with materials of increasing difficulty; open-score part-reading and rehearsal techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $10.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 210B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 320 -- Form and Structure in 20th Century Music  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive analysis of post tonal music, beginning with serial works of Schenberg through very recent compositions by major composers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 220B. Open to music majors and minors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 321A -- Jazz Improvisation  (2 units)
Description:  Background for the art of improvising jazz.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 201.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 321B -- Jazz Improvisation  (2 units)
Description:  Continuation and refinement of the techniques studied in MUS 321A.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 201.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 325 -- Venue Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to broaden the student's understanding of facility and entertainment management.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 328 -- American Pop Music: Sinatra Era  (3 units)
Description:  American popular music associated with Tin Pan Alley and the American musical theater through the recordings and interpretations of Frank Sinatra.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MUS 330A -- History of Western Music  (3 units)
Description:  Detailed study of the history of music in Western civilization from its origins to modern times; its relationship to general cultural development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); MUS 220B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 330B -- History of Western Music  (3 units)
Description:  Detailed study of the history of music in Western civilization from its origins to modern times; its relationship to general cultural development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); MUS 220B.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 334 -- Music in World Cultures  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of nonwestern musics in selected world cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 337 -- Survey of Mexican Folk Music  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the traditional folk music of Mexico. Covers the history and evolution of the mariachi as well as the vast potpourri of Mexican music tradition. A working knowledge of Spanish is helpful but not required.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  MAS 337, LA S 337.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 338M -- Teaching Secondary School Subjects - Music  (3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  TTE 338M; TTE is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 340 -- Composition  (3 units)
Description:  Pursuit of the more sophisticated aspects of music composition in regard to form; handling of original ideas and searching for a broader and more practical view of music composition as a profession.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 unit of MUS 240 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 344 -- Arab and Asian Music  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the structure and utility of music in Indian, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, and Indonesian cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 346 -- Sound and Technology  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide those students with little or no experience in sound technology with basic comprehensive knowledge of sound generation, sound manipulation and the application of sound to creative work in the fine arts. Within this context, the term sound is used in the broadest sense and includes sounds produced through a variety of mediums including music, the environment, and technology. The course is designed for all students in the College of Fine Arts. Basic technological competence is a requirement for everyday life in the modern world and this is especially true for all artists in the disciplines of Art, Dance, Media Arts, Music, and Theater.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 350A -- Woodwind Techniques and Materials  (1 unit)
Description:  Class instruction of flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, and bassoon, including materials and procedures for teaching these instruments in the public schools.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 350B -- Woodwind Techniques and Materials  (1 unit)
Description:  Class instruction of flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, and bassoon, including materials and procedures for teaching these instruments in the public schools.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 351A -- Brass Techniques and Materials  (1 unit)
Description:  Class instruction on trumpet, trombone, horn and other low brass, including materials and procedures for teaching these instruments in the public schools.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 351B -- Brass Techniques and Materials  (1 unit)
Description:  Class instruction on trumpet, trombone, horn and other low brass, including materials and procedures for teaching these instruments in the public schools.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 352 -- String Instrument Techniques and Materials  (1-3 units)
Description:  Class instruction on violin, viola, cello and bass, including materials and procedures for teaching these instruments in the public schools.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 360 -- Music Fundamentals through Experience  (3 units)
Description:  Music skills, concepts and information learned through playing, singing and focused listening. Emphasis on beginning experiences with autoharp, guitar, recorder and voice. No prior musical training is assumed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 361 -- Music Learning and Perception in the Preadolescent Child  (3 units)
Description:  A study of processes by which children achieve musical growth. Examination of means, settings and materials through which children acquire musical understanding and competence.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 360.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 370 -- Introduction to Conducting  (2 units)
Description:  Conducting choral as well as instrumental ensembles; includes basic beat patterns, transpositions and clefs, and introduction to score study.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, MUS 220A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 371 -- Intermediate Instrumental and Choral Conducting  (2 units)
Description:  Conducting techniques for instrumental ensembles of varying sizes; instrumental rehearsal techniques, score reading, and score study.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 370.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 393E -- Congressional Staff Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV393E
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: MUS 393E or POLV 393E
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  POL 393E; POL is home department.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MUS 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 397B -- Leadership and Instructional Strategies for Marching Band  (1 unit)
Description:  This course is designed to give practical teaching experience to those undergraduates who have auditioned for, and been appointed to an instructional/leadership position within the University of Arizona Marching Band program.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 399 -- Independent Study  (1-2 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400B -- Marching Band - "Pride of Arizona"  (1 unit)
Description:  Band performs pre-game and half-time shows for all home football games.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 400C -- Campus Band  (1 unit)
Description:  Contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500C.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400D -- Wind Symphony  (1 unit)
Description:  Composed of about 60 outstanding wind and percussion players.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400E -- Conducted Instrumental Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  Wind ensemble - Select 45 member ensemble which performs outstanding and representative works in the wind repertoire.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400H -- Summer Chorus  (1 unit)
Description:  Divides its membership between University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tucson community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500H.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 400I -- Symphonic Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Select choir of 40 members. Open to Graduate and outstanding Undergraduate singers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Open to Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500I.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400J -- University Singers  (1 unit)
Description:  Mixed chorus of qualified undergraduates, which performs a wide variety of literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500J.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 400K -- University-Community Chorus  (1 unit)
Description:  Divides its membership between University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tucson Community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400L -- Arizona Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Highly selected choir with a membership of about 40. All students of superior musical ability will be considered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500L.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400O -- Symphony Orchestra  (1 unit)
Description:  Small jazz choir whose members are chosen from music majors and general campus students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500O.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400Q -- Collegium Musicum  (1 unit)
Description:  Select ensemble of singers that specialized in the performance of choral music written prior to 1750.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500Q.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400R -- Jazz Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  Open to all students in the University community and provides the opportunity for them to perform in the jazz idiom.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500R.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400S -- Honor Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Women's chorus that sings a wide variety of the finest SSAA Literature from all periods of music composition.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 400T -- Mariachi Arizona  (1 unit)
Description:  Open to all students who wish to perform Mariachi Music. This group performs traditional Mariachi Music of Mexico.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  audition required. Juniors and Seniors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 500T.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 401 -- Coached Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 501.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 402 -- Small Conducted Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 502.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 405L -- Opera Theatre  (1-4 units)
Description:  Training in all aspects of operatic production, including major singing roles, minor roles, opera chorus, opera scenes and chamber operas; technical training in set construction, make up, costumes, and lighting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  2 units of MUS 205.
May be repeated:  for credit 6 times (maximum 7 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 410A -- Pedagogy  (2 units)
Description:  Study of methods and repertory suitable for studio teaching.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to music majors in their major performance area only.
May be convened with:  MUS 510A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 410B -- Pedagogy  (2 units)
Description:  Study of methods and repertory suitable for studio teaching.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to music majors in their major performance area only.
May be convened with:  MUS 510B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 420A -- Counterpoint  (3 units)
Description:  Practical study of the counterpoint of the 18th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 520A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 420B -- Counterpoint  (3 units)
Description:  Practical study of the counterpoint of the 16th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 220B.
May be convened with:  MUS 520B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 421 -- Orchestration  (3 units)
Description:  Instruments of the orchestra together with practical study of the art of symphonic scoring; original work and transcriptions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 220B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 422 -- Jazz Arranging  (2 units)
Description:  Class instruction and practice in writing arrangements for small jazz combos, rock groups, stage bands, and pop-vocal combinations; detailed study of jazz instrumental practices and problems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 200R, MUS 201, MUS 220B; consult department before enrolling. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 426A -- Piano Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and stylistic study of keyboard literature, instruments and performance practices. Baroque through the early Romantic periods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 426A is not prerequisite to MUS 426B.
May be convened with:  MUS 526A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 426B -- Piano Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and stylistic study of keyboard literature, instruments and performance practices. Mid-Romantic through the Contemporary periods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 426A is not prerequisite to MUS 426B.
May be convened with:  MUS 526B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 427A -- Careers in Music  (2 units)
Description:  Class designed to prepare students for a professional life in music. One specific music-business topic will be presented each week, with the appropriate lecturer, chosen for his/her expertise, presenting the class.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 527A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 427B -- Careers in Music  (2 units)
Description:  This is a career development class, designed to prepare students for a professional life in music. One specific music-business topic will be presented each week, with the appropriate lecturer, chosen for his/her expertise, presenting the class. This class will incorporate development of resumes, curriculum vitae and cover letters with mock auditions and interviews.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Upper Division Music Majors or by written consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  MUS 527B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 439 -- Jazz Pedagogy  (2 units)
Description:  Teaching and rehearsal technique, literature and materials for jazz ensembles and combos.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 220A, MUS 220B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 440 -- Compositional Techniques  (3 units)
Description:  Creative techniques in the fields of modern harmony, counterpoint, orchestration, electronic music or specific projects in commercial-type composition and arranging.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of MUS 340 or consent of the School of Music.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 441 -- Electro-Acoustic Music  (3 units)
Description:  Comprehensive study of electronic music. Introduction to the electronic music studio, tape composition, acoustics, music synthesis and sound processing, with actual lab applications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  MUS 541.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 442 -- Electro-Acoustic Studio Resources  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced techniques: synthesis, processing, synthesizer programming, sampling, MIDI, computer-assisted techniques, sequencing and notation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  MUS 542.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 450 -- Teaching Music in the Elementary School  (3 units)
Description:  Role of the music specialist in the elementary school; materials, activities, and observation of demonstration teaching as they relate to a comprehensive music curriculum and qualitative musical experiences for children in grades K-6. Teaching experience in addition to lecture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 451 -- Methods and Techniques for Secondary Vocal Music Education  (3 units)
Description:  Objectives, techniques and materials for teaching the adolescent as a singer/performer/musician in choirs, ensembles and other staged singing groups in the secondary schools. Laboratory experience in addition to lecture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 452 -- Band Techniques  (3 units)
Description:  Objectives, techniques and materials for teaching the adolescent as an instrumentalist/performer in concert bands, marching bands and other wind ensembles in the secondary schools. Laboratory experience in addition to lecture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 370. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 453 -- String Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Contemporary practices in planning, organizing and evaluating string learning experiences in music students in grade 1-12.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 454 -- Introduction to Wind and Percussion Methods for Choral Music Education  (2 units)
Description:  Introduction to Brass Wind and Percussion Methods for the Choral Music Education Major: A semester course for Choral Music Education students to develop and apply brass, wind, and percussion skills and teaching strategies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 455 -- Music and German Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The interrelationship between music and German literature from the 18th through the 20th century. Concentrates on major works of German drama, poetry and prose, and their musical settings. Lectures in English. Readings primarily in English, some German. Students taking GER 455 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 455; GER is home department.
May be convened with:  MUS 555.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 468 -- Studies in Latin American Music  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of selected topics in Latin American music in social context, with emphasis on shared patterns of transmission, development and reception. Case studies of musical genres, styles and historical periods, from pre-conquest to contemporary pop and folkloric to classical.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  LA S 468.
May be convened with:  MUS 568.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 494 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 495B -- Art Music in the United States  (3 units)
Description:  A survey of the traditions and people surrounding the performance of art music in the United States. In addition to investigating important composers and their compositions, the course will engage performers, ensembles, social trends and other aspects of America’s musical culture, as it has influenced the performance of art music in America.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 330A, MUS 330B.
May be convened with:  MUS 595B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 496E -- Seminar in Music and Dance Collaborations  (2 units)
Description:  This course is designed for dancers and musicians, specifically choreographers, composers and performers in music and dance. In this class, students will explore the collaborative process through class readings, discussion, assignments, improvisation and by creating artistic works.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  DNC 496E; DNC is home department.
May be convened with:  MUS 596E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 497O -- Level I Orff Schulwerk  (2 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 597O.

MUS 498 -- Senior Capstone: Recital  (1 unit)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent Registration, MUSI 493.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 499 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500B -- Marching Band - "Pride of Arizona"  (1 unit)
Description:  Band performs pre-game and half-time shows for all home football games.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 500C -- Campus Band  (1 unit)
Description:  Graduate-level requirements include an additional research report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500D -- Wind Symphony  (1 unit)
Description:  Composed of about 60 outstanding wind and percussion players.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500E -- Conducted Instrumental Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  Wind ensemble - Select 45 member ensemble which performs outstanding and representative works in the wind repertoire.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500H -- Summer Chorus  (1 unit)
Description:  Divides its membership between University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tucson community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400H.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 500I -- Symphonic Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Select choir of 40 members. Open to Graduate and outstanding Undergraduate singers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400I.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500J -- University Singers  (1 unit)
Description:  Mixed chorus of qualified undergraduates, which performs a wide variety of literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400J.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 500K -- University-Community Chorus  (1 unit)
Description:  Divides its membership between University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tucson Community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500L -- Arizona Choir  (1 unit)
Description:  Highly selected choir with a membership of about 40. All students of superior musical ability will be considered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400L.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500O -- Symphony Orchestra  (1 unit)
Description:  Small jazz choir whose members are chosen from music majors and general campus students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400O.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500Q -- Collegium Musicum  (1 unit)
Description:  Select ensemble of singers that specialized in the performance of choral music written prior to 1750.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400Q.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500R -- Jazz Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  Open to all students in the University community and provides the opportunity for them to perform in the jazz idiom.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400R.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 500T -- Mariachi Arizona  (1 unit)
Description:  Open to all students who wish to perform Mariachi Music. This group performs traditional Mariachi Music of Mexico.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 400T.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 501 -- Coached Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 401.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 502 -- Small Conducted Ensemble  (1 unit)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
May be convened with:  MUS 402.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 510A -- Pedagogy  (2 units)
Description:  Study of methods and repertory suitable for studio teaching. Graduate-level requirements include a major research project in pedagogy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 410A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 510B -- Pedagogy  (2 units)
Description:  Study of methods and repertory suitable for studio teaching. Graduate-level requirements include a major research project in pedagogy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 410B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 520A -- Counterpoint  (3 units)
Description:  Practical study of the counterpoint of the 18th century. Graduate-level requirements include an additional project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 420A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 520B -- Counterpoint  (3 units)
Description:  Practical study of the counterpoint of the 16th century. Graduate-level requirements include an additional project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 420B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 521 -- Introduction to Graduate Music Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to graduate analysis with emphasis on the survey of analytical systems as applied to a number of stylistic periods. Both cognitive and aural procedures will be investigated. This course may not be used to fulfill doctoral requirements in music.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 522A -- Art Song Repertory  (2 units)
Description:  Class performance of representative selections from the standard repertory of German, Italian, French, Russian and English language art songs; problems of accompaniment, interpretation, style and ensemble. Registration restricted to singers and pianists.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  registration restricted to singers and pianists. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 522B -- Art Song Repertory  (2 units)
Description:  Class performance of representative selections from the standard repertory of German, Italian, French, Russian and English language art songs; problems of accompaniment, interpretation, style and ensemble. Registration restricted to singers and pianists.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  registration restricted to singers and pianists. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 523A -- History of the Opera  (3 units)
Description:  Detailed study of the course of opera from its inception by the Florentine Camerata through Berg, Menotti, Stravinsky, Ginastera, Penderecki, Britten and others.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 523B -- History of the Opera  (3 units)
Description:  Detailed study of the course of opera from its inception by the Florentine Camerata through Berg, Menotti, Stravinsky, Ginastera, Penderecki, Britten and others.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 525 -- History and Literature of the Wind Band  (3 units)
Description:  A research-oriented study of wind band history and literature from the Renaissance to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 526A -- Piano Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and stylistic study of keyboard literature, instruments and performance practices. Baroque through the early Romantic periods. Graduate-level requirements include a major research paper and a special class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 426A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 526B -- Piano Literature  (3 units)
Description:  Historical and stylistic study of keyboard literature, instruments and performance practices. Mid-Romantic through the Contemporary periods. Graduate-level requirements include a major research paper and a special class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 426B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 527A -- Careers in Music  (2 units)
Description:  Class designed to prepare students for a professional life in music. One specific music-business topic will be presented each week, with the appropriate lecturer, chosen for his/her expertise, presenting the class. Graduate-level requirements include leading a class discussion in a minimum of one subject presented during the semester and submision of a written report of 10 books from the reserve materials list.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 427A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 527B -- Careers in Music  (2 units)
Description:  This is a career development class, designed to prepare students for a professional life in music. One specific music-business topic will be presented each week, with the appropriate lecturer, chosen for his/her expertise, presenting the class. This class will incorporate development of resumes, curriculum vitae and cover letters with mock auditions and interviews. Graduate-level requirements include leading a class discussion of one subject presented during the semester. Graduate students also will submit a written report of 10 books from the reserve materials list.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 427B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 530 -- Music in the Renaissance  (3 units)
Description:  Vocal and instrumental genres from Dufay through Palestrina.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 531 -- Music in the Baroque  (3 units)
Description:  The age of the basso-continuo; instrumental and vocal genres from Monteverdi through J. S. Bach.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 532 -- Music in the Classical Period  (3 units)
Description:  The Viennese classical tradition from its origins to Beethoven.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 533 -- Music of the Twentieth Century  (3 units)
Description:  Contemporary idioms in music; study of genres, styles, and techniques from post-Romanticism to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 534 -- Music Since 1950  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of major works of the last half of the 20th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 533 and MUS 623, or consent of instructor. Open to majors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 535 -- Music in the Middle Ages  (3 units)
Description:  Sacred and secular monody and polyphony from Gregorian chant through Dunstable.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 330A, MUS 330B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 536 -- Music in the Romantic Period  (3 units)
Description:  The nineteenth century from late Beethoven to Mahler.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MUS 330A, MUS 330B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 537 -- Survey of Early Music  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive survey of music history from Gregorian chant to the late Baroque. This course may not be used to fulfill doctoral requirements in music.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 541 -- Electro-Acoustic Music  (3 units)
Description:  Comprehensive study of electronic music. Introduction to the electronic music studio, tape composition, acoustics, music synthesis and sound processing, with actual lab applications. Graduate-level requirements include a major research paper and special class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  MUS 441.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 542 -- Electro-Acoustic Studio Resources  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced techniques: synthesis, processing, synthesizer programming, sampling, MIDI, computer-assisted techniques, sequencing and notation. Graduate-level requirements include a major research paper and special class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  MUS 442.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 550 -- Advanced Studies in Music Teaching  (3 units)
Description:  Contemporary practices in planning, organizing and evaluating learning experiences in music for K-12 students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

MUS 551 -- Behavioral Research in the Arts  (3 units)
Description:  Research methodologies as they apply to artistic behavior; emphasis on applying the results of existing studies to practice and on conducting original research.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

MUS 555 -- Music and German Literature  (3 units)
Description:  The interrelationship between music and German literature from the 18th through the 20th century. Concentrates on major works of German drama, poetry and prose, and their musical settings. Lectures in English. Readings primarily in English, some German. Students taking GER 455 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German. Graduate-level requirements include two oral reports or lectures-recitals on a specific topic. Students taking GER 555 for German Studies credit must have advanced proficiency in German.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 555; GER is home department.
May be convened with:  MUS 455.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 568 -- Studies in Latin American Music  (3 units)
Description:  Studies of selected topics in Latin American music in social context, with emphasis on shared patterns of transmission, development and reception. Case studies of musical genres, styles and historical periods, from pre-conquest to contemporary pop and folkloric to classical. Graduate-level requirements include reading additional scholarly literature, as necessary, and will deliver a conference-style presentation of their final project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 568.
May be convened with:  MUS 468.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 588 -- European Literary-Political Cabaret  (3 units)
Description:  The development of European literary-political cabaret from its origins in France to its most recent developments in Western and Eastern Europe.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GER 588; GER is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 595B -- Art Music in the United States  (3 units)
Description:  A survey of the traditions and people surrounding the performance of art music in the United States. In addition to investigating important composers and their compositions, the course will engage performers, ensembles, social trends and other aspects of America’s musical culture, as it has influenced the performance of art music in America. Graduate-level requirements include more involved subjective portion of their midterm and final exams (Essay portion). Presentations are expected to be more substantial facilitate classroom discussion and group learning. Papers will be longer and require a more substantial bibliography.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 495B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 596E -- Seminar in Music and Dance Collaboration  (2 units)
Description:  This course is designed for dancers and musicians, specifically choreographers, composers and performers in music and dance. In this class, students will explore the collaborative process through class readings, discussion, assignments, improvisation and by creating artistic works. Graduate-level requirements include an understanding of advanced concepts and to demonstrate more sophistication in their work. This should be illustrated throughout the semester through class discussions, critiques, written materials and quality of work presented.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  DNC 596E; DNC is home department.
May be convened with:  MUS 496E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 597O -- Level I Orff Schulwerk  (2 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MUS 497O.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MUS 599 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 600 -- Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music  (3 units)
Description:  Bibliographical materials; research resources, techniques, and problems directed toward graduate study in music.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  required of all doctoral candidates in music.
Identical to:  IRLS 600.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 605L -- Opera Theatre  (1-4 units)
Description:  Training in all aspects of operatic production, including major singing roles, minor roles, opera chorus, opera scenes and chamber operas; technical training in set construction, make up, costumes, and lighting. May also include operatic staging techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  4 units of MUS 405 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 620A -- History of Speculative Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of speculative theory in music, classical Greeks to present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 620B -- History of Speculative Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of speculative theory in music, classical Greeks to present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 621A -- Analysis of Music of the 18th and 19th Centuries  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive analysis of works written in the larger forms: 18th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only. MUS 621A is not prerequisites to MUS 621B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 621B -- Analysis of Music of the 18th and 19th Centuries  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive analysis of works written in the larger forms: 19th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only. MUS 621A is not prerequisite to MUS 621B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 622 -- Theory Pedagogy  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the philosophies, procedures, techniques, and materials used in teaching theory at the college level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 623 -- Analysis of Contemporary Music  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive analysis of representative works of the 20th century.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 635 -- Choral Literature and Technique  (3 units)
Description:  A research-oriented study of choral literature from all stylistic periods and genre from the Renaissance to the present, together with appropriate conducting techniques. No more than 18 units of this course may be applied to a graduate degree program.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate standing in choral conducting or coral music education. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 640 -- Advanced Composition  (3 units)
Description:  Individual projects in composition.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to theory and composition majors only.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 650 -- Foundations and Principles of Music Education  (3 units)
Description:  History and philosophy of music education in the public schools, with emphasis on the basic concepts needed for effective teaching in the field of music, curriculum development and evaluation of the music program.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

MUS 654 -- Psychology of Music  (3 units)
Description:  Music perception, physiological and psychological responses to music, basic acoustics, music pedagogy, and evaluation/measurement of music behaviors.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

MUS 655 -- Data Analysis in the Fine Arts  (3 units)
Description:  A study of the quantitative data analysis procedures used in providing statistical results and the intrepretation of findings as applied to descriptive and experimental studies in the fine arts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 672 -- Teaching Music in Higher Education  (3 units)
Description:  Contemporary practices in planning, organizing, and evaluating learning experiences in music for college and university students.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to music majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 693 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 694 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 695B -- Special Topics in Music  (3 units)
Description:  Special topics for graduate students presented by selected faculty.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).

MUS 696A -- Music Education  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 696B -- Musicology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 696C -- Music Theory  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 36 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 696D -- Composition  (2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 696E -- Keyboard Studies  (2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MUS 696F -- Ethnomusicology  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MUS 699 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 900 -- Research  (2-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 905 -- DMA Minor Recital  (1-2 units)
Description:  Recital in minor area.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MUS 909 -- Master's Report  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 910 -- Thesis  (2-4 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 915 -- Master's Recitals  (1-2 units)
Description:  For master's students in music performance.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 925 -- Doctoral Recitals  (1-9 units)
Description:  For doctoral students in music performance.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MUS 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.