508 Course Descriptions MUSC 2654 - Applied Strings: Guitar (l) May be repeated for credit. Music Majors and Minors only. MUSC 2655 - Applied Strings: Harp (l) May be repeated for credit. Music Majors and Minors only. MUSC 2660 - Applied Percussion (l) May be repeated for credit. Music Majors and Minors only. MUSC 2673 - Private Instruction (2) All performance areas. Two hours instruction/week. Minimum of 18 hours/week practice required. One-half hour special assignment. By consent of instructor only. May be taken for credit up to three times in any area of specialization. May be repeated for credit. Music Majors and Minors only. MUSC 2821 - Percussion Methods I (l) A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing percussion instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2822 - Percussion Methods II (l) A continuation of MUSC 2821. Prerequisite: MUSC 2821. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2841 - Brass Methods I (l) A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing brass instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2842 - Brass Methods II (l) A continuation of MUSC 2841. Prerequisite: MUSC 2841. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2851 - Woodwind Methods I (l) A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing woodwind instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2852 - Woodwind Methods II (l) A continuation of MUSC 2851. Prerequisite: MUSC 2851 Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2871 - String Methods I (l) A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing string instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2872 - String Methods II (l) A continuation of MUSC 2871. Prerequisite: MUSC 2871 Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2881 - Vocal Workshop (l) Development of the singing voice with special attention to freedom of tones, purity of vowels, interpretation, diction, and flexibility. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) Open to all students in the music area who meet the minimum cooperative work experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 2910 - Opera Production (2) Preparation of operatic scenes and music. Music and staging rehearsal venue for the preparation of fully staged opera productions. MUSC 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (1-4) Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 3102 - Counterpoint (2) Eighteenth century polyphonic techniques including the five contrapuntal species, formal processes, analysis, and compositional application of concepts studied. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and MUSC 2140 or equivalents. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 3112 - Orchestration (2) An exploration of principles of arranging music for instrumental sections and instrumental combinations. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and MUSC 2140 or equivalents. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 3122 - Choral Arranging (2) An exploration of principles of arranging music for various voice groups. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and MUSC 2140 or equivalent. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 3205 - Music History I: Medieval and Renaissance Music (2) A survey of the developments in European art music, ca. 400- 1600. The course emphasizes stylistic and critical analysis of representative compositions within historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140. MUSC 3206 - Music History II: Baroque and Classical Music (3) A survey of the developments in European art music, ca. 1600-1820. The course emphasizes stylistic and critical analysis of representative compositions within historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC 3205. MUSC 3207 - Music History HI: Music of the 19th through the 2lst Centuries (3) A survey of the developments in European art music, ca. 1800-2000. The course emphasizes stylistic and critical analysis of representative compositions within historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC 3206. MUSC 3208 - World Music (2) An in-depth exploration of selected music outside the European/ American art and popular traditions. Attention will be given to musical elements and systems, as well as to the participation of music within culture and society. Open to both music and non-music majors. Prerequisite: MUSC 3207 for music majors; MUSC 1010 or MUSC 1040 for non-music majors MUSC 3302 - Keyboard Literature I-II (2) Keyboard literature to acquaint the student with historical and stylistic periods of music. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 3312 - Keyboard Literature I-II (2) Keyboard literature to acquaint the student with historical and stylistic periods of music. Music Majors and Minors only MUSC 3402 - Vocal Literature I (2) A study of a cross-section of vocal literature leading to knowledge of styles, composers, performance practice, and basic phonetics in commonly-used languages. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency and a minimum of two years of private voice instruction. Music Majors and Minors only Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog