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MUPR 461 Audio for Motion Picture
This course is an introduction for sound applied to picture. The content focuses on past and current trends of adding, mixing and editing sound for motion pictures. Enrollment is limited to students who have successfully passed Sophomore Screening. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 302 , MUPR 330 and MUPR 342
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MUPR 472 Music Production and Recording Technology Internship Preparation
This course is designed to prepare students for their internship experiences. Students will research and select several potential sites for internship possibilities. Contacts will be made, evaluation of possible sites will be conducted, and resumes and portfolios will be created. Students will prepare for the opportunity to continue learning on-site in a successful professional situation. Enrollment is limited to students who have successfully passed Sophomore Screening. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): MUPR 302 , MUPR 330 and MUPR 342
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MUPR 473 Music Production and Recording Technology Internship
This course provides the student with the opportunity to apply expertise gained in a controlled classroom to a realistic situation. A minimum requirement of 150 hours of practical experience is required. Completion of all major and minor lesson requirements, all music literature requirements, all music theory requirements and all music production and recording technology core requirements is required. Credit(s): 2
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MUPR 480 Senior Project
The Senior Project course is the culmination of the student’s Recording and Audio Arts learning experience. Students integrate, extend and apply knowledge through the development of a large-scale project and the refinement of their professional portfolio. Under the guidance of an assigned mentor, senior majors demonstrate mastery of program material by completing an instructor-approved project related to the field of study and germane to the student’s career interests. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): senior standing
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MUPR 495 Special Topics
This course is an investigation of a specialized topic within the music production and recording technology industry. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
Prerequisite(s): will vary with topic
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MUPR 499 Individual Directed Research
This course allows for guided individualized study of projects in music production and recording technology, which may be used to fulfill music electives only. Projects must be approved by the associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and the division chair and/or program coordinator prior to registration. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
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Music Theory |
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MUTC 99 Music Fundamentals
This is a preparatory course for MUTC 101 or MUTC 121 required of any student who does not meet the minimum threshold score on the music theory diagnostic exam. The course involves a review of music fundamentals including pitch reading in treble and bass clefs, basic rhythm and meter, key signatures, scales, intervals and triads. Students with receive a grade of “S” or “U” only. This course fulfills no curricular requirements. Credit(s): 2 pre-college level credits.
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MUTC 101 Introduction to Music Theory
This course covers key, modality, rhythm and meter; notation; all tonal interval, scale, triad and seventh chord forms, as well as an introduction to part-writing and harmonic progression in tonal music. Concepts are reinforced with student-written examples, repertoire analysis, intervallic and harmonic identification, melodic and rhythmic dictations, and sightsinging. Enrollment by placement examination only. After successful completion of MUTC 101, students must be continuously registered each fall and spring semester until the sequence of MUTC 101, MUTC 102 , MUTC 201 , and MUTC 202 is completed. Credit(s): 3
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MUTC 102 Diatonic Harmony and Simple Forms
This course continues the study of tonal music, including more advanced harmonic writing and analysis (seventh chords, secondary function and modulation), figured bass realization and part writing. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 101
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MUTC 107 Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation I
This course will cover keyboard harmony techniques and skills utilizing traditional harmonic progressions. Skill development in chord voicings, chord/scale relationships that facilitate improvisation and realization of standard lead sheets are included. Credit(s): 1
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MUTC 108 Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation II
This course will cover keyboard harmony techniques and skills utilizing secondary harmonic progressions and figured bass. Ongoing skill development in chord voicings, chord/scale relationships that facilitate improvisation and realization of standard lead sheets are included. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 107
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MUTC 109 Ear Training I
Ear Training I involves practical application of the content of MUTC 102 to the hearing and performance of music, including tonal and rhythmic sightsinging techniques using movable-do solfege. It also continues to develop the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic dictation skills introduced in MUTC 101 and incorporates cadences and simple four-part dictation. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 101
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MUTC 115 Thinking in Key I
This course provides a review and contextualization of musical fundamentals within keys, introduces sight reading and ear training, harmonic analysis and phrase types. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of the Music Theory Placement Examination, or MUTC 099.
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MUTC 120 Thinking in Key II
This course incorporates advanced diatonic concepts such as seventh chords, sequences, modal borrowing, applied chords and modulations. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 115
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MUTC 140 Jazz Foundations
This course is designed to introduce the student to concepts in jazz performance with a focus on style, jazz theory topics and improvisation. It emphasizes lead sheet notation, jazz rhythm and style, chord/scale theory and harmonic analysis. Credit(s): 2
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MUTC 201 Chromatic Harmony and Compound Forms
MUTC 201 is the final examination of tonal music theory, including advanced harmonic writing and analysis (augmented sixth chords, Neapolitan sixth chords, other altered chords, and ninth chords), style period analysis concentrated on the Classical and Romantic periods, sonata form and contrapuntal techniques, including fugue. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 102
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MUTC 202 Post-Tonal Theory
This course examines compositional materials and techniques from the late 19th Century and beyond, including the twelve-tone system, new uses of tonality and modality, the avant garde and music of the present. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 201
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MUTC 208 Ear Training II
This course provides practical application of the content of MUTC 102 and MUTC 201 . Students will learn sightsinging and transcriptions of melodies that modulate, rhythmic reading and transcription involving complex rhythmic relationships such as syncopations in compound meters and hemiola, harmonic singing and transcription involving standard tonal progressions with chromatic harmonies and modulation. This course also develops the skill of identifying formal relationships in simple binary and ternary forms. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 102 and MUTC 109
Corequisite(s): MUTC 201
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MUTC 209 Ear Training III
This course provides practical application of the content of MUTC 201 and MUTC 202 . Students will learn sightsinging and transcription of melodies that modulate, as well as melodies from the post-tonal era. Students will perform, identify and transcribe rhythms from the post-tonal era and sing and transcribe modulating harmonic progressions. This course also develops students’ abilities to perceive relationships across musical forms. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 201 and MUTC 208
Corequisite(s): MUTC 202
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MUTC 215 Thinking in Key III
This course addresses complex rhythms, more advanced tonal relationships such as enharmonic reinterpretation, extended harmony and modulatory techniques. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 120
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MUTC 220 Music After 1900
This course covers materials, techniques and aesthetic principles of non-tonal music written after 1900. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 215
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MUTC 225 Listening Lab
This course applies concepts from MUTC 115, 120, and 215 through focused, critical listening and analysis of forms, processes and relationships both internal (e.g., motivic, thematic, tonal) and external (e.g., contextual, intertextual). Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 215
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MUTC 310 Music Notation
This is a practical course in music notation that covers correct practices for instrumental, vocal and keyboard music in all combinations, editing, proofreading, layout, and extractions of parts from a score. This course also includes pencil/pen techniques (studio and publisher styles) and computer music notation and printing. Credit(s): 2
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MUTC 312 Jazz Theory II
This course is a continuation of Jazz Theory I. It reviews chord/scale relationships, and introduces modal interchange, voicings and voice leading, non-harmonic tone treatment, melodic elaboration, chord substitution, rhythm changes, the Coltrane matrix and extensive exploration of solo analysis. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 140
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MUTC 403 Analysis and Forms
This course is a study of various structural elements of music, including rhythm, melody, harmony and texture, focusing on music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTC-215
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MUTC 408 16th Century Counterpoint
This course offers students the opportunity to study and apply principles of modal counterpoint in two, three and four parts, and includes text-setting. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC-215
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MUTC 413 Jazz Arranging and Composition
This is a basic course in arranging techniques, focusing on the small jazz ensemble. Voicing techniques, nonharmonic tone treatment, style, instrumentation and jazz form are emphasized. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 140
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MUTC 414 Advanced Jazz Arranging and Composition
This course is devoted to the study of large jazz ensemble arranging techniques. It is a continuation of the concepts explored in MUTC 413 as applied to big band writing. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 413
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MUTC 422 Instrumentation
This course covers principles and techniques for use of orchestral instruments. It includes the study of ranges, voicings, timbre and idiomatic characteristics. Learning is supported by practical scoring for each instrument group and for various combinations of all instruments. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC-215
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MUTC 423 Orchestration
This course builds upon the principles and techniques of orchestral instrumentation to present a thorough survey of and practicum in the craft of orchestration for large ensembles. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 422
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MUTC 451 Popular Song and Jingle Writing
This course provides a thorough analysis of the techniques of composing music in the “pop” idiom including analysis of harmonic and melodic structures, lyrics and instrumentation. Exploration of the industry and techniques for radio/television commercial jingle writing will be covered. Class assignments include several written compositions, including a “pop” song for vocal quartet, a complete song in the “top 40” idiom and a 30-second commercial spot. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 215
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MUTC 495 Special Topics
This course is an investigation of a specialized topic within music theory. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
Prerequisite(s): will vary with topic
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MUTC 499 Individual Directed Research
This course allows for guided individualized study of projects in music theory, which may be used to fulfill music electives only. Projects must be approved by the associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and the division chair and/or program coordinator prior to registration. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3, dependent upon topic.
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Music Therapy |
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MUTH 105 Introduction to Music Therapy
In this course, students develop a comprehensive understanding of music therapy as a profession (past, present and future), including definitions and scope of practice, education and clinical training, approaches and methods and governing associations. Students engage in reflexive practices throughout the course, specifically to develop cultural competence. Credit(s): 3
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MUTH 110 Experiential Orientation to Music Therapy
In this course, students develop a therapeutic identity by engaging in music experiences that promote self-awareness and enhanced interpersonal competence. Students create and perform original music that develops their understanding of the therapeutic potential of music. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 105
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MUTH 205 Didactic Music Therapy Practices
In this course, students synthesize research and treatment perspectives that advance their understanding of developmental music therapy practices, with an emphasis on didactic clinical practice. Attention is given to client assessment and the relationship between assessment, treatment and evaluation. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 105
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MUTH 210 Music Therapy Practices in Rehabilitative Settings
In this course, students examine practices in which music experiences and therapeutic relationships promote rehabilitation from injury and disease. Students develop their understanding of clinical practice, knowledge of the influence of music on the human body and the interplay between mind, body and spirit. Special attention is given to the role of music experiences in client assessment and treatment across various populations and settings. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 205
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MUTH 270 Music Therapy Practicum I
In this course, students participate in the design, rehearsal and performance of a therapeutic musical event in a public space. The Music Therapy Practcum series (I-VI) allows the student to develop skills required of the practicing music therapist within a clincial setting. Students attend a weekly on-campus class that supports their clinical placement while integrating academic, musical and clinical knowledge in ways that develop reflexive clinicians. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate pre-internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 105 Introduction to Music Therapy
Corequisite(s): MUTH 205 Didactic Music Therapy Practices
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MUTH 271 Music Therapy Practicum II
In this course, students complete a clinical placement (with preference given to children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities) in a community setting under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. The Music Therapy Practicum series (I-VI) allows the student to develop skills required of the practicing music therapist within a clinical setting. Students attend a weekly on-campus class that supports their clinical placement while integrating academic, musical and clinical knowledge in ways that develop reflexive clinicians. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate pre-internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 205- Didactic Music Therapy Practices
MUTH 270- Music Therapy Practicum I
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MUTH 303 Percussion Skills for Music Therapy
In this course, students develop and apply individual and group percussion-based interventions of clinical practice. In doing so, they learn the cultural foundations of percussion performance, applying this understanding and related techniques to therapeutic contexts and techniques while also gaining an understanding of the rhythmic self. Case examples will be used to focus learning concepts. Credit(s): 2
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MUTH 305 Music Therapy Practices in Medical Settings
In this course, students examine practices in which music experiences and therapeutic relationships promote physiological and psychological well-being. Students develop their understanding of clinical practice by applying knowledge of music therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation to work with children and adults in medical settings. Special attention is given to the role of music experiences in client assessment and treatment across various populations and settings. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 210
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MUTH 310 Music Therapy Practices in Mental Health Settings
In this course, students develop their understanding of clinical practice by applying knowledge of music therapy assessment, treatment and evaluation to work with children, adolescents and adults in mental health settings. By focusing on neurophysiological and psychosocial theories, students develop their knowledge of the influence of music on human behavior and the interplay between mind, body and spirit. Students explore pertinent case studies, plan and implement simulated music therapy processes and cultivate resources for future use. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 305
Corequisite(s): PSY 310
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MUTH 313 Critical Consciousness in Music Experience
In this course, students explore the development of identity centered around discourses of culture, in relation to exploring relationships with power and privilege and examination of the cultural self. Students will engage in critical consciousness through experiencing the music and art of both society and peers as well as through cultural reflexivity with an integrative emphasis on artistic expression through poetry, songwriting and art. Both real-world and therapeutic implications are given important attention. Credit(s): 3
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MUTH 315 Electronic Music in Music Therapy Practices
In this course, students will explore, create and capture music using electronic tools. Students will work with MIDI applications and basic audio functions. Skills will be acquired and demonstrated within digital audio workstations (DAWs), iPad applications, MIDI functions, working with loops and samples. Students will engage in methods of beat creation, song composition and re-creation. Students will also gain knowledge and skills working with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices used by therapeutic populations. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): MUTC 120
APCP 105
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MUTH 331 Psychology of Music
In this course, students develop knowledge about the physiological, neurological, psychological, developmental and social foundations of music. Students survey and apply psychology of music literature to their particular area of study or practice. During a course-based research experience, they explore the development of musical preference or ability. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
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MUTH 370 Music Therapy Practicum III
This course is a clinical placement (with preference given to elder care) in a community setting under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. The Music Therapy Practicum series (I-VI) allows the student to develop skills required of the practicing music therapist within a clinical setting. Students attend a weekly on-campus class that supports their clinical placement while integrating academic, musical and clinical knowledge in ways that develop reflexive clinicians. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate pre-internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 271- Music Therapy Practicum II
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MUTH 371 Music Therapy Practicum IV
In this course, students complete a clinical placement (with preference given to patients with medical needs) in a community setting under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. The Music Therapy Practicum series (I-VI) allows the student to develop skills required of the practicing music therapist within a clinical setting. Students attend a weekly on-campus class that supports their clinical placement while integrating academic, musical and clinical knowledge in ways that develop reflexive clinicians. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate pre-internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 370 Music Therapy Practicum III
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MUTH 405 Professional and Ethical Issues in Music Therapy Practice
In this course, students develop an understanding of the music therapy profession, including professional organizations, ethics, licensure and self-care. Students also examine current issues and trends in music therapy research and clinical practice. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 310
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MUTH 470 Music Therapy Practicum V
In this course, students complete a clinical placement (with preference given to patients with mental health needs) in a community setting under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. The Music Therapy Practicum series (I-VI) allows the student to develop skills required of the practicing music therapist within a clinical setting. Students attend a weekly on-campus class that supports their clinical placement while integrating academic, musical and clinical knowledge in ways that develop reflexive clinicians. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate pre-internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 371 Music Therapy Practicum IV
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MUTH 471 Music Therapy Practicum VI
In this course, students complete a clinical placement (with preference given to community outreach) in a community setting under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. The Music Therapy Practicum series (I-VI) allows the student to develop skills required of the practicing music therapist within a clinical setting. Students attend a weekly on-campus class that supports their clinical placement while integrating academic, musical and clinical knowledge in ways that develop reflexive clinicians. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate pre-internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): MUTH 470 Music Therapy Practicum V
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MUTH 483 Music Therapy Internship I
In this course, students complete an approved internship under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. Students synthesize and apply knowledge of client assessment, treatment planning and implementation, evaluation and documentation to the clinical setting. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion off all applied lesson requirements, all music literature requirements, all music theory requirements, all psychology and clinical foundations requirements, all music therapy core requirements and demonstrated proficiency in piano, voice, guitar and non-symphonic instruments. In addition, students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average in all coursework to be eligible to begin their music therapy internship.
Corequisite(s): MUTH 484 MUTH 485 MUTH 486
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MUTH 484 Music Therapy Internship II
The music therapy internship requires a minimum of 225 hours of clinical music therapy services under the supervision of a board certified music therapist, completed at a facility approved by the American Music Therapy Association, Inc. or at Shenandoah University affiliated sites. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion off all applied lesson requirements, all music literature requirements, all music theory requirements, all psychology and clinical foundations requirements, all music therapy core requirements and demonstrated proficiency in piano, voice, guitar and non-symphonic instruments. In addition, students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average in all coursework to be eligible to begin their music therapy internship.
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MUTH 485 Music Therapy Internship III
In this course, students complete an approved internship under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. In doing so, students synthesize and apply knowledge of client assessment, treatment planning and implementation, evaluation and documentation to their clinical setting. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Completion off all applied lesson requirements, all music literature requirements, all music theory requirements, all psychology and clinical foundations requirements, all music therapy core requirements and demonstrated proficiency in piano, voice, guitar and non-symphonic instruments. In addition, students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average in all coursework to be eligible to begin their music therapy internship.
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MUTH 486 Music Therapy Internship IV
In this course, students complete an approved internship under the supervision of a board-certified music therapist. Students synthesize and apply knowledge of client assessment, treatment planning and implementation, evaluation and documentation to the clinical setting. By successfully completing this course, students accumulate internship clinical training hours required by the American Music Therapy Association. Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion off all applied lesson requirements, all music literature requirements, all music theory requirements, all psychology and clinical foundations requirements, all music therapy core requirements and demonstrated proficiency in piano, voice, guitar and non-symphonic instruments. In addition, students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average in all coursework to be eligible to begin their music therapy internship.
Corequisite(s): MUTH 483 , MUTH 484 , MUTH 485
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MUTH 495 Special Topics
This course is an investigation of a specialized topic within music therapy. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
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MUTH 499 Special Topics
This course allows for guided individualized study of projects in music therapy, which may be used to fulfill music electives only. Projects must be approved by the associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and the division chair and/or program coordinator prior to registration. Credit(s): 1, 2 or 3 credits, dependent upon topic.
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Music Ensembles |
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MUEN __ Ensemble
Credit(s): 4
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MUEN 301 Symphonic Wind Ensemble
This course is an instrumental organization of winds and percussion whose major objective is the development of musical understanding through the study and preparation of original compositions and transcriptions of significant musical worth for the ensemble. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 302 Concert Band
This course is an instrumental organization that provides students with an opportunity to develop musical understanding through the study and preparation of representative compositions and transcriptions for bands. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 303 Symphony Orchestra
This course is a concert organization that studies and performs the standard orchestral literature and contemporary compositions. Membership is required of string majors and open to wind and percussion students by audition. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 304 Conservatory Jazz Ensemble
This course consists of a full sections of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, rhythm section instruments, and other instruments needed for various arrangements. The jazz ensemble is a select group dedicated to performing music ranging from the style of the “big bands” to contemporary and experimental jazz forms. In addition to developing jazz skills, the musicians develop facility in jazz composition, arranging and improvisation. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 306 Guitar Ensemble
This course is an ensemble that performs music composed or arranged for multiple guitars. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 310 The Company
This course is a mixed (SATB) vocal ensemble specializing in non-classical musical forms from the 20th and 21st centuries. Repertoire will include: musical theater, rock, pop, country, jazz, bluegrass, gospel, tin pan alley, rhythm and blues, hip-hop and other popular styles. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
Prerequisite(s): By audition.
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MUEN 311 Conservatory Choir
This course consists of a select group of singers who perform sacred and secular choral music ranging from Renaissance to contemporary compositions. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 313 Cantus Singers
This course is a select choral organization that performs music written especially for treble voices. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 314 Shenandoah Singers
This course is a vocal group that performs an eclectic repertoire of a cappella jazz, pop and world music. Designed for students interested in studying repertoire drawn from the popular music tradition, this vocal chamber group consists of a select ensemble of eight to twelve singers. Audition required. Credit(s): 2
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MUEN 316 Double Bass Ensemble
This course is an ensemble performing original compositions and transcriptions for homogeneous double bass ensemble. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 331 Kammermusik Players
This course is a large, mixed chamber ensemble comprised of wind, string and percussion instruments (mostly one instrument per part) that studies and performs music of all styles. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 332 Clarinet Choir
The clarinet choir, comprising all members of the clarinet family, performs original works and transcriptions. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 333 Percussion Ensemble
This ensemble performs standard and original compositions written for percussion instruments. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 335 Jazz Guitar Ensemble
The jazz combos are designed to expand upon the student’s improvisation and interpretative skills in a jazz chamber music setting. Emphasis will be placed on standard repertoire from the swing era up to the present. Student arrangements are encouraged. Particular attention will be focused on ear training and listening skills with respect to chord/scale recognition in improvisation. The student may also be required to memorize some or all of the repertoire. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 341 Chamber Choir
This course is a highly selected mixed vocal group of limited size that performs vocal chamber music of all periods. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 352 New Music Ensemble
This course is a mixed ensemble of indeterminate personnel, open to both singers and instrumentalists, that regularly performs contemporary chamber music and frequently features premiere performances of new works. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 353 Pit Orchestra
This course is an orchestra that plays for musical theatre productions. Specific instrumentation needed is determined by the production offered, but typically would include: five woodwinds (doubling), five to eight brasses, strings (3,2,2,1), piano and percussion. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 356 Little Big Band
In this course, students experience a hybrid group, comprising six to eight horns and three to four rhythm performers, that combines the ensemble and chart reading requirements of a big band with the improvisational freedom and expectations of a small group. All students are expected to improvise and are encouraged to arrange/compose for the ensemble. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): By audition.
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MUEN 360 Trombone Collective
This ensemble performs music composed for trombones as well as appropriate transcriptions. Repertoire includes selections from different periods and styles for four to twelve trombones. Audition Required. Credit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): By audition.
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MUEN 361 Brass Ensembles
This course consists of small brass ensembles, mainly brass quintets, coached by faculty members of the brass faculty. Membership on a yearly basis. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 362 Woodwind Ensemble
This course consists of various ensembles of woodwind instruments in diverse groupings whose repertoire includes standard quartets and quintets. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 363 String Chamber Ensemble
This course is the preparation and performance of standard string ensemble literature (duo, string trio, piano trio, string quartet, piano quartet, etc.). Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 364 Saxophone Ensemble
This course consists of one or more student saxophone quartets that are formed each semester to perform standard quartet literature from the French, German, and American schools. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 365 Flute Ensemble
This course is an ensemble performing music for flute groups of varying size. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 366 Guitar Consort
In this course, students will perform repertoire expressly composed or arranged for guitar duo, trio, or quartet. Enrollment is limited and each student will be expected to assume total responsibility for one part. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 367 Cello Ensemble
This course is an ensemble performing original compositions and transcriptions for homogeneous cello ensemble. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 368 Chamber Music
This course is the preparation and performance of representative unconducted chamber works for three or more instruments. Placement in ensembles will be at the discretion of the Chamber Music Coordinator and approval of the division chair. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 371 Jazz Combo Ensemble
Jazz combos are designed to expand upon the student’s improvisation and interpretive skills in a jazz chamber music setting. Emphasis will be placed on standard repertoire from the swing era up to the present. Student arrangements are encouraged. Particular attention will be focused on ear-training and listening skills with respect to chord/scale recognition in improvisation. The students may also be required to memorize some or all of the repertoire. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 375 Jazz Combo Laboratory
This course is a small ensemble with the emphasis on development of performance and improvisational skills. No audition required. Credit(s): 1
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MUEN 378 Harp Ensemble
This course is the study and performance of compositions and transcriptions for harp ensemble to develop the ensemble skills of harp students. Study of orchestral excerpts is included. Audition required. Credit(s): 1
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N 121 Medical Terminology
This course is designed to assist the student in developing basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences with medical terminology. The course will focus on recognizing, using and understanding medical terms, prefixes, suffixes, roots and their combined forms as they apply to the delivery of professional nursing care. Credit(s): 1
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N 200 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
This course introduces the student to nursing as a profession and the roles of the nurse as provider of care, coordinator of care and member of the profession. Concepts related to provision of nursing care and health promotion are introduced. The clinical component provides the student the opportunity to learn basic skills in the campus learning lab and to provide direct nursing care to individuals in selected health care settings. Credit(s): 4
Corequisite(s): NLAB 200
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N 201 Health Assessment
This course assists students in developing knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences necessary to achieve competency in performing comprehensive and holistic health assessment of individuals across the lifespan. Credit(s): 4
Corequisite(s): NLAB 201
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N 209 Health Across the Lifespan: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
This didactic and clinical course assists the student to integrate and apply essential knowledge from biopsychosocial sciences associated with the individual’s emotional and behavioral responses to common lived experiences across the continuum of care throughout life. Principles of caring behaviors along with therapeutic communication principles and skills will form the basis for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing care. Common mental health lifespan issues along with psychiatric mental health disorders will be addressed. Nursing care that fosters a higher level of mental health function and enhanced life quality is emphasized. Clinical experiences will include hospital and community sites. Credit(s): 4
Corequisite(s): NLAB 209
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N 213 Fundamentals and Skills for Nursing Practice
This laboratory course introduces the accelerated second degree track nursing student to basic and intermediate skills that are essential to providing direct nursing care to individuals across the lifespan with a variety of lived experiences. Credit(s): 3
Corequisite(s): NLAB 213
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N 214 Health Across the Lifespan: Adults I
The intent of this course is to facilitate the development of knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences in order to provide comprehensive nursing care of diverse patients with alterations in fluid and electrolyte balance, diabetes, perioperative, pulmonary and cardiovascular function. Credit(s): 5
Corequisite(s): NLAB 214
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N 216 Lifespan Development and Nutrition
This course introduces the student to knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences essential to understanding the development of individuals, families and communities across the lifespan. In addition to growth and development, the course examines nutritional wellness including the relationship between food, nutrition and health. Therapeutic nutrition for use in the treatment of health alterations will be introduced. Credit(s): 3
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N 272 Pathophysiology
This course is designed to assist the student in developing basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences associated with the pathophysiology of common illnesses/diseases. Emphasis is placed on cellular, tissue, organ and systems concepts as they interact to influence the health of human beings across the lifespan. Credit(s): 3
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N 283 Pharmacotherapy
This course examine theories and basic principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics which provide a foundation for critical thinking, the application of research findings and the utilization of the nursing process in the use of pharmacotherapeutic agents to diverse clients across the lifespan. Credit(s): 3
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N 306 Theory, Reasoning and Research in Nursing
This course is designed to assist the student in developing knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences associated with utilization of theory, research and reasoning in nursing practice. Students will learn how to translate and utilize replicated research in nursing practice. Credit(s): 3
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