Music and Music Education Courses

MED 155 - Brass Technique, Materials and Methods (2 hours)
Brass instruments; emphasis on teaching methods and literature.

MED 251 - String Technique, Materials and Methods (2 hours)
Methods of teaching strings; participation in group performance on all string instruments.

MED 252 - Advanced String Technique, Materials and Methods (1 hour)
Continuation of MED 251: specialization in one of the string instruments. Evaluation of grade school materials. Prerequisite: MED 251 or consent of instructor.

MED 257 - Percussion Technique, Materials and Methods (2 hours)
Playing and teaching all percussion instruments used in school bands and orchestras.

MED 321 - Conducting I (2 hours)
Technique of the baton; gestures and learning independence of hands. Short score reading and rehearsal. Conducting the class in short exercises. Prerequisite: junior standing in music.

MED 322 - Conducting II (2 hours)
Continuation of MED 321: conducting problems and rehearsal techniques for instrumental and choral groups. Conducting the band and chorus. Full score reading. Prerequisite: MED 321 or consent of instructor; junior standing.

MED 354 - Woodwind Technique, Materials and Methods (2 hours)
Study of clarinet, flute, and oboe; emphasis on teaching techniques and literature.

MED 355 - Advanced Woodwind Technique, Materials and Methods (1 hour)
Continuation of MED 354: bassoon, saxophone, and continued study of clarinet. Evaluation of grade school materials and methods. At least 5 hours observation of woodwind teaching. Prerequisite: MED 354 or audition.

MUS 1 - Recital Laboratory (0 hours)
Opportunity to perform and to listen critically, under faculty guidance. Discussion of topics of interest to music majors. Attendance required of all music students. Majors must perform at least once each semester, at teacher's discretion, and attend 10 concerts each semester. Grade based on concert and workshop attendance.

MUS 101 - Introduction to Music Business (3 hours)
Survey of the music business industry: music publishing, the recording industry, copyright law, performance rights, music products retailing, and arts management.

MUS 105 - Elements of Music (3 hours)
Beginning theory, music reading, and piano. Recommended for elementary education majors, other non-music majors, and music majors with deficiency in music background at time of entrance. Prerequisite: elementary education major or consent of instructor.

MUS 107 - The Language of Music (1 hour)
Introduction to elements of music, notational terminology, and music styles (Baroque, Classic, and Romantic). Taught by 7 videotapes viewed in Cullom-Davis Library. Not open to students with credit in MUS 109.

MUS 109 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)
Gen. Ed. FA
Detailed study of elements of music, and music notation; general survey of music and composers. How music expresses and communicates feelings and ideas: listening to compositions from various periods. Performance by faculty artists in class, and outside listening experiences. Satisfies fine arts general education requirement. Prerequisite: Non-music majors only.

MUS 115 - Voice Class (1 hour)
For freshman elementary education majors and instrumental music majors. Prerequisite: MUS 105 or music major; consent of instructor.

MUS 125 - Foreign Language Diction for Singers (2 hours)
International Phonetic Association symbols for Italian, German, and French songs. Rules of pronunciation; special emphasis on vocal demands.

MUS 140 - Piano Class for Adult Beginners (1 hour)
Elementary piano for non-music majors.

MUS 141 - Orchestra (1 hour)
Participation in Bradley Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony Orchestra, or Knox-Galesburg Symphony. One hour credit for each ensemble. Two sections may be taken each semester; may be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours credit. Prerequisite: separate audition required for each ensemble; consent of instructor.

MUS 142 - University Bands (1 hour)
Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, basketball band. Concerts on campus and out of town. Open to all students. Prerequisite: audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 143 - Bradley Community Chorus (0.5 hours)
Presents two major choral works with orchestra each year. Open to all students. Prerequisite: audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 144 - Bradley Chorale (1 hour)
Study and performance of choral music from all periods of music history: accompanied and unaccompanied works. Prerequisite: audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 145 - Women's Choir (1 hour)
Study and performance of choral music for women's voices. Concerts on and off campus. Admission by audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 146 - Jazz Band (1 hour)
Study and performance of jazz from all eras. Concerts on campus and out-of-town. Prerequisite: open to all students by audition.

MUS 161 - Music Theory I (2 hours)
Basic properties and notation of tone: diatonic scale systems; intervals; melodic organization; homophonic and contrapuntal two- and three-voice combinations. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 162 - Music Theory II (2 hours)
Continuation of MUS 161: chord structures, decorative pitches, harmonic successions, four-voice combinations, inversions, seventh chords, secondary dominants, and modulations. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 163 - Elementary Ear-Training and Sight-singing (1 hour)
Aural theory; intervals, triads, and inversions; rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 164 - Elementary Ear-Training and Sight-singing (1 hour)
Aural theory; intervals, triads, and inversions; rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 165 - Keyboard Skills-Class Piano (2 hours)
Development of keyboard facility: scales, improvisation, sight reading, transposing, and performance of elementary piano literature. Development of music-reading facility: theoretical aspects of music such as scales, functional harmony, and intervals. Self-paced. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor; MUS 165 required for MUS 166.

MUS 166 - Keyboard Skills-Class Piano (2 hours)
Development of keyboard facility: scales, improvisation, sight reading, transposing, and performance of elementary piano literature. Development of music-reading facility: theoretical aspects of music such as scales, functional harmony, and intervals. Self-paced. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor; MUS 165 required for MUS 166.

MUS 2 - Senior Recital (0 hours)
Required for B.M. and B.M.E. May be given in first or second semester of senior year.

MUS 203 - History of Music (3 hours)
Gen. Ed. FA
Music in historical perspective, Middle Ages to present; relationship to social and political atmosphere of each era. Review of basic music fundamentals and terminology; selected examples of musical works. Prerequisite: CIV 100; non-music major.

MUS 235 - Music in Its Historical Perspective I (3 hours)
Music and its development in Western civilization: to 1600. Emphasis on acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, and on understanding of musical concepts in historical context. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 236 - Music in Its Historical Perspective II (3 hours)
Music and its development: Baroque through Classical. Emphasis on acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, and on understanding of musical concepts in historical context. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 250 - Introduction to Music Technology (3 hours)
The use of technology as a tool and resource in music education, composition, and performance. Emphasis on computer applications. Prerequisite: MUS 161.

MUS 261 - Music Theory III (2 hours)
Continuation of MUS 162 emphasizing contrapuntal techniques: imitation, the invention, contrapuntal devices, the fugue. Further study of seventh chords and formal structures. Prerequisite: MUS 161, 162; or consent of instructor.

MUS 262 - Music Theory IV (2 hours)
Continuation of MUS 261: formal structures; further study of chord structures including ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, and augmented sixth chords; chromatic harmony; enriched tonal resource; impressionistic techniques. Prerequisite: MUS 261 or consent of instructor.

MUS 263 - Advanced Ear-Training and Sight-singing (1 hour)
Continuation of MUS 163, 164: aural recognition of various types of seventh and ninth chords; melodic and harmonic dictation, including chromatically altered chords and modulation. Prerequisite: MUS 163, 164; or consent of instructor.

MUS 264 - Advanced Ear-Training and Sight-singing (1 hour)
Continuation of MUS 163, 164: aural recognition of various types of seventh and ninth chords; melodic and harmonic dictation, including chromatically altered chords and modulation. Prerequisite: MUS 163, 164; or consent of instructor.

MUS 265 - Advanced Keyboard Skills-Class Piano (2 hours)
Continuation of MUS 165, 166, including sight-reading and additional chord progressions. Prerequisite: MUS 166 or consent of instructor; MUS 265 or consent of instructor required for MUS 266.

MUS 266 - Advanced Keyboard Skills-Class Piano (2 hours)
Continuation of MUS 165, 166, including sight-reading and additional chord progressions. Prerequisite: MUS 166 or consent of instructor; MUS 265 or consent of instructor required for MUS 266.

MUS 271 - Jazz Improvisation (2 hours)
Theoretical principles in jazz; application to ultimate goal of a highly developed and musical performance. Rehearsals. Prerequisite: music major or concurrent enrollment in MUS 142 or 342.

MUS 272 - Jazz Improvisation (2 hours)
Theoretical principles in jazz; application to ultimate goal of a highly developed and musical performance. Rehearsals. Prerequisite: music major or concurrent enrollment in MUS 142 or 342.

MUS 3 - Junior Recital (0 hours)
Public performance guided by applied music faculty. Required for the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance. May be given in first or second semester of junior year.

MUS 301 - Contemporary Issues in Music Business (3 hours)
Overview of contemporary issues that are impacting the music business industry. Individual research in primary field of interest. Prerequisite: MUS 101.

MUS 305 - Counterpoint (2 hours)
Contrapuntal practices of the 18th century. Prerequisite: MUS 261 and 263, or equivalent.

MUS 309 - Ensemble (1 hour)
Repertoire for small ensembles (vocal or instrumental), including Collegium Musicum. Workshop recitals.

MUS 310 - Ensemble (1 hour)
Repertoire for small ensembles (vocal or instrumental), including Collegium Musicum. Workshop recitals.

MUS 319 - Composition (2 hours)
Compositions in smaller forms for voice, piano, and instruments in various combinations. Prerequisite: MUS 262 or consent of instructor.

MUS 323 - Marching Band Techniques (1 hour)
Techniques in organization, training, and performance of marching bands in public schools and colleges. Five hours observation in public schools. Prerequisite: Junior standing in music or consent of instructor.

MUS 327 - Accompanying (1 hour)
Vocal and instrumental accompanying, for piano and organ students. Requires minimum of 3 hours per week studio accompanying, and accompanying in recital workshops for these students. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

MUS 328 - Accompanying (1 hour)
Vocal and instrumental accompanying, for piano and organ students. Requires minimum of 3 hours per week studio accompanying, and accompanying in recital workshops for these students. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

MUS 331 - Piano Pedagogy (2 hours)
Principles and methods of teaching piano: lectures, demonstrations, and observations. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

MUS 335 - Music in Its Historical Perspective III (3 hours)
Music and its development: 19th century (MUS 335) and 20th century (MUS 336). Emphasis on acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, and an understanding of musical concepts in historical context. Prerequisite: music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 336 - Music in Its Historical Perspective IV (3 hours)
Music and its development: 19th century (MUS 335) and 20th century (MUS 336). Emphasis on acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, and an understanding of musical concepts in historical context. Prerequisite: Music major or consent of instructor.

MUS 341 - Orchestra (1 hour)
Participation in Bradley Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony Orchestra, or Knox-Galesburg Symphony. One hour credit for each ensemble. Two sections may be taken each semester; may be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours credit. Prerequisite: Separate audition required for each ensemble; consent of instructor.

MUS 342 - University Bands (1 hour)
Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, basketball band. Concerts on campus and out of town. Open to all students. Prerequisite: audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 343 - Bradley Community Chorus (0.5 hours)
Presents two major choral works with orchestra each year. Open to all students. Prerequisite: Audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 344 - Bradley Chorale (1 hour)
Study and performance of choral music from all periods of music history: accompanied and unaccompanied works. Prerequisite: Audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 345 - Women's Choir (1 hour)
Study and performance of choral music for women's voices. Concerts on and off campus. Admission by audition and consent of instructor.

MUS 346 - Jazz Band (1 hour)
Study and performance of jazz from all eras. Concerts on campus and out-of-town. Prerequisite: Open to all students by audition.

MUS 350 - Intermediate Music Technology (3 hours)
Continuation of MUS 250. Emphasis on computer applications, recording, and the Internet. Prerequisite: MUS 250.

MUS 360 - Introduction to Recording Arts and Sciences (3 hours)
Designed for students who have an interest in making a career in the music industry, private industry audio/visual departments, and medium to large church and religious organizations or for performance majors interested in increasing their knowledge about live recording environments. The focus will be on understanding the basic concepts of operating professional audio equipment and how to professionally interact with the various parties involved in a recording project.

MUS 375 - Opera Workshop (1 hour)
Operatic literature, style, stage deportment, and presentation of scenes. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Vocal music concentration or consent of instructor.

MUS 401 - Orchestration (2 hours)
Symphonic scoring and scoring for school bands and choruses. Prerequisite: MUS 261, 262, and senior standing.

MUS 405 - Theories of Atonal Music (3 hours)
Introduction to analytical and compositional techniques of atonal music, with emphasis on pitch-class set theory. Prerequisite: MUS 262 or consent of instructor.

MUS 421 - Advanced Choral Conducting (1 hour)
Continuation of Conducting II. Emphasis on full score reading and practical experience conducting the chorus or chorale. Prerequisite: MED 322.

MUS 422 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting (1 hour)
Continuation of Conducting I. Emphasis on full score reading and practical experience conducting the band or orchestra. Prerequisite: MED 321.

MUS 431 - Laboratory Teaching - Piano (2 hours)
Supervised teaching of piano: private and class lessons. Prerequisite: MUS 331.

MUS 433 - Piano Literature (2 hours)
Survey of piano compositions: Baroque period into the 20th century. Performance, discussion, and analysis.

MUS 470 - Vocal Pedagogy (2 hours)
Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism in relation to the art of singing in theory and practice. Includes laboratory teaching experience. Prerequisite: vocal music major with junior standing or consent of instructor.

MUS 480 - Vocal Literature (2 hours)
Song literature for the solo voice; poetry and settings beginning with English lutenist airs. Monody, arias, and cantatas of the Baroque and Classic periods; songs of contemporary composers. Prerequisite: MUS 335, 336; or consent of instructor.

MUS 491 - Independent Study in Music (1-3 hours)
Directed independent study in a selected area of music or music education; weekly meetings with the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor.

This is the official catalog for the 2013-2014 academic year. This catalog serves as a contract between a student and Bradley University. Should changes in a program of study become necessary prior to the next academic year every effort will be made to keep students advised of any such changes via the Dean of the College or Chair of the Department concerned, the Registrar's Office, u.Achieve degree audit system, and the Schedule of Classes. It is the responsibility of each student to be aware of the current program and graduation requirements for particular degree programs.