Schedule of Classes

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.

Required for B.M. and B.M.E. May be given in first or second semester of senior year.

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.

Survey of the music business industry: music publishing, the recording industry, copyright law, performance rights, music products retailing, and arts management.

This survey course is designed to transition music performance and composition majors into the professional music industry. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of career options and practices, but with a particular emphasis towards marketing creative music compositions and performing in the professional world.

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.

Voice instruction for instrumental Music Education majors.

This course gives students the opportunity to explore all facets of career paths in the music industry. Students will learn through guest lecturers, industry discussions, video content, field trips, and interacting with current professionals in the music industry.

Elementary piano for non-music majors.

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. Open to all students by audition. Separate auditions required for each orchestra.

Participation in the Bradley Symphonic Winds and/or Bradley Symphonic Band. Concerts on and off campus. Two sections may be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours credit. Open to all students by audition.

Presents two major choral works with orchestra each year. Open to all students by audition.

Study and performance of choral music from all periods of music history: accompanied and unaccompanied works. Concerts on and off campus. Open to all students by audition.

Bradley Jazz Ensemble and Groove Project. Study and performance of jazz from all eras. Concerts on and off campus. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credit hours. Open to all students by audition.

Continuation of MUS 161: chord structures, decorative pitches, harmonic successions, four-voice combinations, inversions, seventh chords, secondary dominants, and modulations.

Aural theory; intervals, triads, and inversions; rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic dictation.

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.

Combined studio and lecture course that will focus on the creation, selection, editing, processing, and integration of sound and music (post-production) into video and animations. Music composition, Foley, Voice Over Recording (ADR and Voice Acting), digital audio techniques and MIDI control will be studied. Students will have the opportunity to work in groups to realize original creations.

Music Promotions Practicum is designed to give students the opportunity to develop promotional and networking skills in the music industry within the campus environment. Each student will be assigned a semester-long project with a University ensemble or music organization, with the goal of creating promotional materials for their assigned group. May be repeated up to a maximum of 2 credit 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.

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.

Continuation of MUS 165, 166, including sightreading and additional chord progressions.

Advanced theoretical principles in jazz and their application to the ultimate goal of a highly developed improvised performances.

Students learn to understand the legal documents that affect royalty calculations for the use of musical intellectual property, including sound recordings, publishing, and other general licensing.

Repertoire for small ensembles (vocal or instrumental), including Collegium Musicum. Workshop recitals.

Music in Media will explore the diverse and creative ways that music is integrated into our cultural landscapes, addressing music in film, television, gaming, branding, and advertising through research and introductions to distinguished leaders in the field, past and present.

Compositions in smaller forms for voice, piano, and instruments in various combinations.

This course gives students the continued opportunity to explore all facets of career paths in the music industry. Enrolled students must have junior or senior standing and will assist with the organization and topics explored in the MUS 120 Seminar Course by networking with industry professionals and bringing forth topics for discussion. Periodically, students will be asked to facilitate the topic of discussion for the MUS 120 Seminar.

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.

This performing ensemble will introduce students to the skills required to create a successful rock/pop band. This includes creation of set lists, creation of successful, polished performances, sound and lighting, booking gigs, promoting performances, and using social media. These groups will be available by audition, and multiple sections will be offered. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours.

Participation in the 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 credit hours. Open to all students by audition. Separate auditions required for each orchestra.

Participation in the Bradley Symphonic Winds and/or Bradley Symphonic Band. Concerts on and off campus. Two sections may be repeated for a maximum of 16 hours credit. Open to all students by audition.

Presents two major choral works with orchestra each year. Open to all students by audition.

Study and performance of choral music from all periods of music history: accompanied and unaccompanied works. Concerts on and off campus. Open to all students by audition.

Bradley Jazz Ensemble and Groove Project. Study and performance of jazz from all eras. Concerts on and off campus. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credit hours. Open to all students by audition.

The Bradley Basketball band supports all men's and women's basketball games by providing music that gives a home court advantage to our teams.

Resonant Fusion is a commercial vocal ensemble that is dedicated to learning to perform in contemporary styles, including Jazz, Rock, Pop, Latin, and Ethnic Music. The group performs twice each semester on the Bradley campus, as well as several off-campus performances each year. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours.

The Hilltop Combo teaches students to become familiar with and proficient at the skills necessary to function successfully in a small jazz group, including improvisation, communication with other members of the ensemble, and performance etiquette. The group performs a campus concert each semester and several off-campus performances during the school year. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit 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.

The advanced audio engineering course is geared towards the individual who wants to make a career in the record industry, private industry audio/visual departments, and medium to large church and religious organizations or live performance industry.

This course will place students in a collaborative position to compose music and sound design for projects emerging from courses that include I M 389 Game Production II, I 459 Computer Game Capstone Project, and I M 489 Advanced Game Capstone. Students will have one hour of class instruction with music faculty and one hour of collaborative work with project teams in the I M courses. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Operatic literature, style, stage deportment, and presentation of scenes. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.

This course traces music and its development in Western civilization from 1750 to present. It emphasizes acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, as well as understanding musical concepts in historical context.

This course is an overview of American Music from the 1700s to the current day, focusing on genres such as American popular music, swing, jazz, blues, etc. This class will examine key figures in the creation and development of these genres alongside with the critical events in American that inspired the music making. Students will develop critical thinking skills and writing skills in their analysis of certain music figures, the genres examined, and events in American history.

Continuation of Conducting I. Emphasis on full score reading and practical experience conducting the band or orchestra.

Survey of piano compositions: Baroque period into the 20th century. Performance, discussion, and analysis.

This course is designed for senior Music Performance majors (Band/Orchestral Instruments concentration) to increase their knowledge of repertoire and pedagogy. Students will develop skills and methods for teaching students of various levels and will complete assignments to help expand their knowledge of solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire.

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.

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.