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.

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.

For freshman elementary education majors and instrumental music majors.

International Phonetic Association symbols for Italian, German, and French songs. Rules of pronunciation; special emphasis on vocal demands.

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.

Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, basketball band. Concerts on campus and out of town. Open to all students.

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

Study and performance of choral music from all periods of music history: accompanied and unaccompanied works.

Study and performance of choral music for women's voices. Concerts on and off campus. Admission by audition and consent of instructor.

Study and performance of jazz from all eras. Concerts on campus and out-of-town.

Basic properties and notation of tone: diatonic scale systems; intervals; melodic organization; homophonic and contrapuntal two- and three-voice combinations.

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.

Designed to teach the development of jazz through the perspective of its major figures. Covers the spectrum of recorded jazz with an emphasis on listening, primary source readings, and in-class activities. Students will study the elements that define jazz as a unique musical idiom by examining stylistic periods, major innovators, performers and composers, and improvisation.

Music and its development in Western civilization: to 1600. Emphasis on acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, and on understanding of musical concepts in historical context.

Continuation of MUS 162 emphasizing contrapuntal techniques: imitation, the invention, contrapuntal devices, the fugue. Further study of seventh chords and formal structures.

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.

Theoretical principles in jazz; application to ultimate goal of a highly developed and musical performance. Rehearsals.

Theoretical principles in jazz; application to ultimate goal of a highly developed and musical performance. Rehearsals.

Overview of contemporary issues that are impacting the music business industry. Individual research in primary field of interest.

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

Techniques in organization, training, and performance of marching bands in public schools and colleges. Five hours observation in public schools.

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.

Principles and methods of teaching piano: lectures, demonstrations, and observations.

Music and its development: 19th century (MUS 335) and 20th century (MUS 336). Emphasis on acquaintance with and analysis of representative musical works and style, and an understanding of musical concepts in historical context.

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.

Symphonic Winds, Symphonic Band, basketball band. Concerts on campus and out of town. Open to all students.

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

Study and performance of choral music from all periods of music history: accompanied and unaccompanied works.

Study and performance of choral music for women's voices. Concerts on and off campus. Admission by audition and consent of instructor.

Study and performance of jazz from all eras. Concerts on campus and out-of-town.

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.

Symphonic scoring and scoring for school bands and choruses.

Continuation of Conducting II. Emphasis on full score reading and practical experience conducting the chorus or chorale.

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.