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• MUSI 435: Music Student Teaching

  12.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Engages music student teachers in all aspects of the teaching day through supervised practice in classrooms with certified music teachers and university supervision. This experience includes two 7-week placements; one each in elementary and secondary settings. Corequisite:    MUSI436
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• MUSI 436: Stud Teach Prof Sem

  0.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides opportunities for music student teachers to develop and refine professional competencies prior to accepting a teaching position. Topics include: development of a professional portfolio, preparing for a job search, teacher certification, and current issues in music education, professional development and professional responsibilities. Taken in conjunction with MUSI435.
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• MUSI 440: Live Sound and Recording

  2.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces the techniques involved in live sound reinforcement and recording. Very different from the controlled environment of the recording studio, live sound recording and reinforcement offers unique challenges to the audio engineer. Prerequisite:    MUSI341
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• MUSI 441: Film Music Production

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces techniques for writing and producing music for film, as well as investigation into the aesthetic relationship between film and music. The course will also include discussion of the many functions of film music with analysis of its most effective application to dramatic situations. Prerequisite:    MUSI341
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• MUSI 442: SP Topics MusTec

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Offers supplemental study in the area of music technology on topics that extend and expand upon previously studied areas, or that are not covered, in the regular music technology sequence. Prerequisite:    MUSI341
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• MUSI 443: Audio Recording Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides music majors in the music technology area the opportunity to work on guided individual projects. These projects will be targeted to build upon skills learned in the music technology course sequence as well as the addition of new concepts that will enable the student to build a portfolio of work as an aid to future employment in the field. Prerequisite:    MUSI341 OR MU4413 OR MUS332
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• MUSI 460: Song Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Studies the development of monophonic song from the days of the troubadours and trouvères to the present. Emphasis is on the history of the German Lied, French chanson and mélodie, and solo song in the British Isles and the United States. Also includes the major composers of song in the Slavic countries, Spain, South America, and Scandinavia.
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• MUSI 461: Piano Lit

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Studies keyboard repertoire from earlier historical periods to the present day. The course emphasizes the history of solo piano music, including the development of the instrument, major composers, significant compositions, and the evolution of forms and styles throughout Western music history.
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• MUSI 462: Instrumental Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Studies standard literature in the performance repertoire of select instruments. Emphases on developing the skills to recognize works that are artfully crafted, exploring the origins of specific brass, woodwind, percussion, and string literature, and assessing the development and direction of current trends. Students will focus on the repertoire of their primary instrument and instrument family.
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• MUSI 463: Conductor's Literature

  2.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Studies standard literature in the performance repertoire of wind band and orchestral ensembles. Emphasis on developing the skills to recognize works that are artfully crafted, explore the origins of wind-band music, identify great literature for both wind-band and orchestra, and assess the development and direction of current trends. One of the major benefits of the course will be to explore literature for all levels of programming, from beginning to professional levels. Prerequisite:    MUSI351 AND MUSI352
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