Music Courses
Each student (Major or Non-Major) who enrolls in private applied or class lessons (excluding MUS 151K-Class Piano, MUS 151M-Class Voice, and MUS 151S-Class Guitar) must be concurrently enrolled in a large or small ensemble.
APPLIED MUSIC
MUS 161, 162 (2 or 4 Credits) Fall, Spring
Private Lessons h
MUS 261, 262 (2 or 4 Credits) Fall, Spring
Private Lessons h
MUS 361, 362 (2 or 4 Credits) Fall, Spring
Private Lessons h
MUS 461, 462 (2 or 4 Credits) Fall, Spring
Private Lessons h
Private instruction in piano, organ, voice, orchestral and band instruments.
Private instruction shall consist of one private lesson and one master class
per week. Music performance majors may enroll for four credits. All others will
normally enroll for two credits. See accompanying box for private lesson fees.
(Prerequisite: Admission by audition. Course may not be audited. Credit-No
Credit grading not permitted.)
MUS 190 (0 Credit) Fall, Spring
Recital Attendance (1+0)
Recital and concert attendance.
MUS 390 (0 Credit) Fall, Spring
Junior Recital
Half-length solo music performance recital. (Prerequisites: MUS 262 or
equivalent, junior standing in music study, permission of instructor.)
MUS 490 (0 Credit) Fall, Spring
Senior Recital
Full length music solo recital. (Prerequisites: MUS 362 or equivalent,
senior standing in music study, MUS 390 or equivalent, permission of
instructor.)
MUS 661 (2 or 4 Credits) Fall and Spring
Advanced Private Lessons
Private instruction in piano, voice, or orchestral instruments consisting of
one private lesson per week. Repeatable for credit. See accompanying box for
private lesson fees. (Prerequisite: MUS 462 or equivalent, and by audition.)
CLASS LESSONS AND APPLIED MUSIC FEES
MUS 151 - Class Lessons
Lesson fees for non-music majors and music majors enrolled in 11 or fewer
credits: $70.00
Lesson fees for music majors enrolled in 12 or more credits: $35.00.
Note: Class lessons for guitar for all students: $35.00.
MUS 153 - Functional Piano
Lesson fees for non-music majors and music majors enrolled in 11 or fewer
credits: $70.00
Lesson fees for music majors enrolled in 12 or more credits: $35.00.
MUS 161-462, 661 - Private Lessons
Lesson fees for non-music majors and music majors enrolled in 11 or fewer
credits: $145.00. Lesson fees for music majors enrolled in 12 or more credits:
$75.00
For music majors, any combination of the above fees shall not exceed a maximum charge of $195.00, Fall 1996; $225.00, Spring 1997.
MUSIC ENSEMBLES AND CLASS LESSONS
MUS 101 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
Choral Society (0+3) h
MUS 151 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
Class Lesson (0+3) h
Class instruction in piano, voice, orchestral instrument, or guitar. See
accompanying box for class lesson fees. (MUS 151 may be repeated for credit.
Course may not be audited.)
MUS 153 (1 Credit)Fall, Spring
Functional Piano (1+0) h
Laboratory instruction to help music majors obtain performance, sight-
reading, and harmonization-transposition skills needed to pass the Piano
Proficiency Examination. It also provides non-music majors an opportunity to
study basic piano skills on a space-available basis. See accompanying box for
class lesson fees. (Prerequisites: Music majors - MUS 131 or equivalent or
concurrent enrollment in MUS 131; non-music majors: permission of instructor.
Course may not be audited.)
MUS 203 (1 Credit)Fall, Spring
Orchestra (0+3) h
(Admission by audition.)
MUS 205 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
Wind Ensemble (0+3) h
(Admission by audition.)
MUS 207 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
UAF Jazz Band (0+3) h
A performance ensemble that performs a feature concert each semester and
tours frequently within the state and occasionally outside the state.
(Prerequisites: Audition and permission of instructor.)
MUS 211 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
"Choir of the North" (0+3) h
(Admission by audition.)
MUS 253 (0 Credit) Fall, Spring
Piano Proficiency (0+1)
Final phase of completion of piano proficiency examination. (Prerequisites:
MUS 153 and permission of instructor.)
MUS 307 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
Chamber Music (0+3) h
String, brass, or woodwind chamber music; piano chamber music and
accompanying; stage band, and Madrigal singers. (Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor.)
MUS 313 (1, 2, 3 Credits) Fall, Spring
Opera Workshop (0+3, 6 or 9) h
MUS 317 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
Arctic Chamber Orchestra (0+3) h
Chamber Music. (Admission by audition.)
MUS 319 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
UAF Chamber Singers (0+3) h
The UAF Chamber Singers is an auditioned vocal ensemble of no more than 24
singers, male and female. The music learned and performed will be primarily,
but not limited to, a cappella pieces with an emphasis on pre-classical and 20th
century music. The group will perform alone and with other UAF music groups.
(Prerequisites: Audition and permission of instructor.)
MUS 606 (1-2 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Advanced Chamber Music (0+3)-(1+3)
Advanced string, woodwind, brass, vocal chamber music, piano chamber music
and accompanying. (Prerequisite: MUS 307 or permission of instructor.)
MUSIC THEORY, MUSIC HISTORY AND MUSIC EDUCATION
MUS 103 (3 Credits) Fall, Spring
Music Fundamentals (3+0) h
An introductory study of the language of music. Includes basic notation,
melodic and rhythmic writing, scales, bass and treble clefs, and basic harmony.
Also available via Independent Learning.
MUS 122 (3 Credits)Spring
History of Popular Music (3+0) h
The development of American popular music from ragtime to rock to rap: its
styles, artists, cultural origins, social symbolism, and influence worldwide.
How popular music in each decade reflects the social ethos of the times,
expresses youth attitudes, and mirrors lifestyle. An examination of music's
function in society.
MUS 123 (3 Credits) Spring
Appreciation of Music (3+0) h
A guide to the richer enjoyment of classical music through a study of the
main periods, styles, and composers from the time of the Gregorian chant to the
present.
MUS 124 (3 Credits) Fall
Music in World Cultures (3+0) h
A survey of traditional and folk music around the world, with an emphasis
on Oriental and African music. Examines different uses of music in various
societies, and includes demonstration of ethnic musical instruments.
MUS 125 (2 Credits) Fall
Enjoying Jazz (2+0) h
An overview of the jazz idiom. Learning about the performers, styles and
the music by using records, CD's, cassettes, and video tapes. A listening
intensive course that should provide students with a better understanding of
this art form and the significant styles and artists in it.
MUS 131 (2 Credits) Fall
Basic Theory (1+2) h
MUS 132 (2 Credits) Spring
Basic Theory (1+2) h
First semester: Intensive training in fundamentals of music, pitch and
rhythm notation, scales, modes, triads, and techniques of harmonization. Second
semester: Concentration upon acquisition of skills in harmonization and
techniques of formal and harmonic analysis. (Prerequisites: For MUS 131,
concurrent enrollment in 133; For MUS 132, 134 unless exempted by music theory
placement test.)
MUS 133 (2 Credits) Fall
Basic Ear Training (2+0) h
MUS 134 (2 Credits) Spring
Basic Ear Training (2+0) h
Ear training skills including sight reading, sight singing, error detection,
and dictation. Use of programmed materials in a laboratory situation in
addition to classroom instruction. (Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUS
131 or 132 unless exempted by music theory placement examination.
MUS 200X (3 Credits) Fall, Spring
Aesthetic Appreciation: Interrelation of Art, Drama, and Music (3+0) h
(Same as ART 200X and THR 200X)
Understanding and appreciation of art, drama, and music through an
exploration of their relationship. Topics include the creative process,
structure, cultural application and diversity, the role of the artist in
society, and popular movements and trends. Materials fee: $25.00.
(Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.)
MUS 221 (3 Credits) Fall
History of Music (3+0) h
MUS 222 (3 Credits) Spring
History of Music (3+0) h
Fall semester: Music before 1750. Spring semester: Music since 1750.
(Prerequisites: MUS 131 and 132 or permission of the instructor.)
MUS 223 (3 Credits) Spring
Native Alaskan Music (3+0) h
Eskimo and Indian dance and song styles in Alaska. Emphasis on the sound,
effect, and purpose unique to each and the collection methods, analysis, and the
development of a broad musical perspective.
MUS 231 (2 Credits) Fall
Advanced Theory (1+2) h
MUS 232 (2 Credits) Spring
Continued study of harmony and musical form through analysis of
representative works from the standard repertoire. The second semester is
devoted to study and synthesis of 20th century stylistic and harmonic idioms.
(Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 233 for 231 and 234 for 232 unless
exempted by music theory placement test.)
MUS 233 (1 Credit) Fall
Advanced Ear Training (0+2)
MUS 234 (1 Credit) Spring
Continued training in sight singing and melodic dictation skills begun in
MUS 133 and 134. Harmonic dictation and error detection skills also included.
(Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in MUS 231 for 233 and 232 for 234
required unless exempted by music theory placement test.)
MUS 309 (3 Credits) Fall
Elementary School Music Methods (3+0)
(Same as ED 309)
Principles, procedures, and materials for teaching music to children at the
elementary level.
MUS 315 (2 Credits)Fall, Spring
Music Methods and Techniques (1+2)
Instruction in voice and the basic instruments of band and orchestra.
Emphasis on teaching methods. Course may be repeated for credit. See Music
Department Handbook. Materials fee: $75.00 for brass section only.
(Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.)
MUS 319 (1 Credit) Fall, Spring
UAF Chamber Singers (0+3)
An auditioned vocal ensemble of no more than 24 male and female singers.
The music learned and performed will be primarily, but not limited to, a
cappella pieces with an emphasis on pre-classical and 20th century music.
Performances alone and with other UAF music groups. (Prerequisites: Audition
and permission of instructor.)
MUS 331 (3 Credits) Alternate Spring
Form and Analysis (3+0) h
Formal and stylistic musical elements in historical context with special
application to problems of proper stylistic performance. (Prerequisite: MUS 232
or permission of the instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 332 (2 Credits) Alternate Fall
Introduction to Computer-based Music Technology (1+3) h
An introduction to personal computer-based software and music synthesis
hardware to enable the student to print music scores and/or develop MIDI format
sequencer files. May be repeated for credit. (Prerequisites: MUS 232 or
equivalent or permission of instructor. MUS 432 recommended. Next offered:
1997-98.)
MUS 351O (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Conducting (3+0) h
Principles of conducting; interpretation of vocal and instrumental ensemble
music. (Prerequisite: MUS 232.)
MUS 405W (3 Credits) Spring
Secondary School Music Methods (2+3)
Principles and methods of teaching music in junior and senior high school
with emphasis on philosophies, management, objectives, teaching techniques,
choral, and general music programs. Includes use of teaching plans in classroom
and rehearsal settings. (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Should be taken
prior to ED 453.)
MUS 410 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Women in Music History (3+0) h
(Same as WMS 410)
Lives and works of female musicians, composers, and performers will be
traced from the earliest days of the ancient and mythological through the
medieval, Baroque Classical, and Romantic periods with special emphasis on
composers of the 20th century. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 421W (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Music before 1620 (3+0) h
Music from its origins in Greek antiquity through the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance up to and including the emergence of opera at the turn of the
seventeenth century. Includes study of prominent composers, early musical
forms, original sources in translation, development of musical notation, and
development of early musical instruments. (Prerequisites: MUS 221 and 222 or
permission of instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 422W (3 Credits) Alternate Spring
Music in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (3+0) h
Style and performance practices of opera, oratorio, cantata, sonata, and
concerto, as well as chamber music. Development of keyboard instruments as well
as other instrumental genres: strings, winds, and brasses. Style study of
representative works from early Baroque composes through Bach, Handel, Bach's
sons, Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven, and others. Musical developments in Italy,
England, France, Germany, Austria, and cross-cultural influences.
(Prerequisites: MUS 221 and 222 or permission of instructor. Next offered:
1997-98.)
MUS 423W (3 Credits)Alternate Fall
Music of the Nineteenth Century (3+0) h
Musical trends in the 19th century. Romanticism, Nationalism, Italian Opera,
and Wagnerian Music Drama, as exemplified by representative works, chosen from
the music of Weber, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner, Chopin,
Tchaikowsky, and others. Related readings in other aspects of the Romantic
movement. (Prerequisite: MUS 221 or 222 or permission of the instructor. Next
offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 424W (3 Credits) Alternate Spring
Music in the Twentieth Century (3+0) h
Music since 1900. Style studies of significant works from the modern
repertoire. Hindemith, Bartok, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, the avant-garde, and
others. (Prerequisite: MUS 221 or 222 or permission of the instructor.)
MUS 431 (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Counterpoint (3+0) h
Contrapuntal techniques by means of analysis and synthesis of pieces in
contrapuntal idioms.)
MUS 432 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Orchestration and Arranging (3+0) h
Instrumentation and arranging for vocal and instrumental ensembles. (Next
offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 433 (2-3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Seminar in Musical Composition (2+0, 3+0) h
Development of compositional skills based upon the works of predominately
twentieth-century composers. Repeatable for credit. (Prerequisites: MUS 232 or
equivalent and/or permission of instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 434 (3 Credits) Alternate Spring
Advanced Harmonic Analysis (3+0) h
Strengthens understanding of functional harmony through a series of case
studies with each gradually increasing in analytical difficulty. Chromatic
music of late-nineteenth century European art music, represented by composers
such as Chopin, Franck and Scriagin. (Prerequisite: MUS 232 or equivalent, or
permission of instructor. Next offered: 1996-97.)
MUS 441 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Alaska Native Music and Social Change (3+0) h
A consideration of cultural persistence and of differential change in
musical form and function. (Prerequisites: MUS 232 or equivalent and/or
permission of instructor. Next offered: 1997-98.)
MUS 601 (3 Credits)Fall
Introduction to Graduate Study (3+0)
Materials, techniques, and procedures for research in music. Examination of
bibliographic sources. Required of all graduate students in Music. Students
should register for this class during their first Fall semester in residence.
(Prerequisites: Provisional admission to graduate study and permission of
instructor.)
MUS 625 (1-3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Topics in Music History (1-3+0)
Detailed study of selected topics in music history and/or literature.
Specific topic and number of credits to be announced in advance of course
offering.
MUS 631 (3 Credits) Alternate Fall
Seminar in Music Theory: History and Pedagogy (3+0)
Study of 1) historical development of music theory, and 2) music theory
pedagogy (current teaching practices, and survey of available teaching
materials.) (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.)
MUS 651 (2-3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Advanced Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques (2-3+0)
Study of conducting style and techniques and their application to
representative compositions for different instrumental and vocal mediums.
Repeatable for credit. (Prerequisites: MUS 351 or equivalent and/or permission
of instructor.)
MUS 671 (3 Credits) As Demand Warrants
Psychology of Music (3+0)
Study of the relationship of music to the human mind emphasizing such
factors as musical perception, pattern recognition, psychoacoustics, and
related topics. (Prerequisites: MUS 232 or equivalent and/or permission of
instructor.)
MUS 690 (0 Credit) Fall and Spring
Graduate Recital
Full length solo performance recital. (Prerequisite; MUS 490 or equivalent,
graduate standing in applied music study, permission of instructor.)