Elective Music
MUEL 1081-3. Basic Music Theory. Introduction to music notation, meter and rhythm, scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, fundamentals of harmonic progression, voice leading, aural skills, and composition. For nonmusic majors who have little or no previous background in the subject. Formerly EMUS 1081. Offered fall and spring.
MUEL 1115-1. Piano Class 1. Introduces the keyboard and music reading for nonmusic majors with no prior keyboard experience. Studies very easy classical and pop repertoire. Prereq., no prior keyboard experience or instructor consent. Formerly EMUS 1115.
MUEL 1125-1. Piano Class 2. Continuation of MUEL 1115. Focuses on development of music reading. Studies technical patterns, easy classical and pop repertoire, and improvisation. Prereq., MUEL 1115. Formerly EMUS 1125.
MUEL 1145 (2-4). Guitar Class. A systematic study of the beginning literature and technique of the classical guitar with an emphasis on reading music. Designed for nonmusic majors with no prior musical experience. Formerly EMUS 1145.
MUEL 1155-2. Intermediate Guitar. Studies the intermediate literature and technique of the classical and popular guitar. Emphasis on reading standard notation and chord charts. Designed for non- music majors. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., MUEL 1145 or instructor consent. Formerly EMUS 1155.
MUEL 1184-1. Voice Class. Involves basic vocal technique and easy solo repertoire taught through a group medium, for beginner and intermediate level students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., ability to read music. Formerly EMUS 1184.
MUEL 1416-2. Introduction to Hand Percussion. Studies the literature and technique of hand percussion. Emphasizes African and Latin percussion techniques. Designed for non-music majors. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly EMUS 1416.
MUEL 1832-3. Appreciation of Music. Provides a basic knowledge of primarily Western music literature and development of discriminating listening habits. Restricted to nonmusic majors. Formerly EMUS 1832. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Offered fall and spring.
MUEL 2184-1. Voice Class. Continuation of MUEL 1184, with more advanced repertoire and vocal techniques. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., MUEL 1184. Formerly EMUS 2184.
MUEL 2752-3. Music in American Culture. Offers a stylistic and historical examination of trends that have influenced present-day music in the U.S. Formerly EMUS 2752. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Offered fall and spring.
MUEL 2762-3. Music and Drama. Explores techniques used in combining music and dramatic arts through examples from musical and dramatic literature of the West from circa 1000 to present. Formerly EMUS 2762. Offered spring only.
MUEL 2772-3. World Musics. Highlights music outside Western art tradition, using current ethnomusicological materials. Spring semester focuses on musical cultures of the Americas, Africa, and Europe; fall semester focuses on musical cultures of Asia and Oceania. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Formerly EMUS 2772. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
MUEL 2842-3. American Musical Theatre. Provides an overview of the role of musical theatre in U.S. culture, emphasizing the 20th century Broadway musical. Formerly EMUS 2842.
MUEL 2852-3. Music of the Rock Era. Examines popular music, concentrating on the U.S. after 1950. Considers precursor styles (e.g., blues folk) and contributions to the new rock style; discusses the evolution of rock style from 1960 through the 1990s. Formerly EMUS 2852. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Offered spring only.
MUEL 2862-3. American Film Musical, 1926–1954. Examines the development of filmed musicals from the beginning of sound movies through the Golden Age of Musicals. Emphasizes analysis and relationships of characters, songs, and incidental music. Formerly EMUS 2862. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
MUEL 3051-2. Basic Composition. Introduces the processes, materials, and forms of composition through the writing and performance of short musical works. Open to any student who already has rudimentary musical knowledge. Formerly EMUS 3051.
MUEL 3642-3. History of Jazz. Studies the distinctly American art form of jazz music from its origins to the present, including the various traditions, practices, historical events, and people most important to its evolution. For nonmusic majors. Formerly EMUS 3642. Offered fall and spring.
MUEL 3822-3. Words and Music. Explores the interaction between words and music in song. Students will consider how such features as rhyme, rhythm, tone, and the connotations of particular words contribute to meaning in poetry; how rhythm, tempo, dynamics, mood, and instrumentation contribute to meaning in music; and how words and music coalesce in song to make a new meaning. Restricted to nonmusic majors. Formerly EMUS 3822. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
MUEL 3832-3. Music in Literature. Addresses literature that seeks either to explore the meaning of music or to make music out of words. Students will consider how musical concepts and techniques can be incorporated into poetry and prose, and will analyze the roles that writers have attributed to music in society, politics, and the life of the individual. Restricted to nonmusic majors. Formerly EMUS 3832. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
MUEL 3872-3. Music in the Rock Era: Special Topics in Heavy Metal. Explores, discuss, debate and develop deeper understanding of Heavy Metal. Included are study of musical style characteristics and lyrical content, innovative performers, unifying elements of Heavy Metal culture and the diversity within it, and its role in the larger Rock and societal contexts. Issues of gender, religion, and sexuality in the Heavy Metal construct are also discussed.
MUEL 4012 (3-6). African Music. Studies the musics, dances, and cultures of various peoples of Africa. Includes African diaspora music and Afro-pop. Formerly EMUS 4012.
