Music Studio (MUS) (MUS)
Application of current Music Technology for the N-12 curriculum. Laboratory experience is given in selected software programs appropriate to music education.
A lecture/performance course, rooted in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), designed to enable singers to analyze and perform vocal repertoire in English and Italian. Prerequisite: Open to music majors and minors only.
A lecture/performance course, rooted in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), designed to enable singers to analyze and perform vocal repertoire in French and German.
A general overview of the music industry is the primary objective of the course. Some emphasis will be placed on career options.
This course provides an overview of analog and digital audio, introduces students to basic recording/mixing tools and topics include: microphone and mixer preparation, studio and computing capture/edit. Also addressed: project management, assets, and project.
This course familiarizes students with the techniques and materials for incorporating sound and music in the Wintel and Macintosh multimedia environments. Topics to be addressed will include making music with and without MIDI, sound resources, special effects, commercial libraries and sounds, digital sequencing, authoring environments, and legal issues.
To familiarize students with professional-level music sequencing software, hardware, and techniques. Students will gain practical skills with MIDI recording, playback, and editing.
Internship is a program that provides qualified university students with supervised experience in production practices, management techniques, research applications, personnel matters, and other activities found in the modern music industry. Prerequisites: Completion of the Music Industry Concentration core including College of Business course requirements, permission of the participating business-organization, and approval of the departmental internship coordinator and department chair.
This course introduces students to fundamental techniques and materials for working with studio-quality sound, hardware and software. Topics will be drawn from: MIDI/music networks, graphic notation, MIDI controllers/sequencers, sampling basics, and film and video synchronization fundamentals. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credit hours.
With the guidance and advice of a faculty mentor, Honors Students will identify, and carry out a research project in music. The outcome of the research project will include a written report and formal presentation at the annual Honors Student Colloquium. The senior project will be judged and graded by three members of the faculty, chaired by the faculty mentor. Requires permission of department chair.
Application of current Music Technology for the N-12 curriculum. Laboratory experience is given in selected software programs appropriate to music education.
To familiarize students with the techniques and materials for incorporating sound and music in the multimedia environment. Topics to be addressed will include making music with and without MIDI, sound resources, special effects, commercial libraries and sounds, digital sequencing, authoring environments, and legal issues.
This course familiarizes students with professional-level music sequencing software, hardware, and techniques. Students will gain practical skills with MIDI recording, playback, and editing. Instructor permission required.
The Director for Collaborative Keyboard studies will meet with the student enrolled in MUS 585 to assign literature, which will be studied during the semester. Assignments may include several selections with vocalists, as well as collaboration with strings, woodwinds and brass. The goal of the course is to gain practical experience as collaborator studying standard repertoire with a varied group of vocalists and instrumentalists.
The analysis of existing musical works from various genres and the ability to create effective musical arrangements scored only for percussion instruments.
Special topics in Music Technology. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours.