The request to create MUSC 4090 and MUSC 4094

Date: February 13, 2013
To: College of Arts + Architecture
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 10, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2013

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MUSC 4090. Choral Ensemble Techniques. (1) Prerequisite: a “C” or better in MUSC 3134. An introduction to the voice and to teaching choral ensembles most often found in school programs for pre-service instrumental/general music teachers. Students will explore how to effectively rehearse, manage, and perform with a choral ensemble. Students will also explore developmentally appropriate vocal-pedagogy concepts for adolescent through adult-aged singers. (Spring)

MUSC 4094. Instrumental Ensemble Techniques. (1) Prerequisite: a “C” or better in MUSC 3134. An introduction to the band and orchestra instruments most often found in school instrumental music programs for pre-service choral/general music teachers. Students will explore how to effectively rehearse, manage, and perform with an instrumental ensemble. Students will also explore the acoustics, sound production, and basic techniques of instruments in the brass, woodwind, string and percussion families. (Fall)