Course Descriptions for Undergraduate Students
MUAP 1010 PERFORMANCE (0). PRL. Pr., departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education Major or Music Minor. Remedial performance instruction to be taken on a limited basis by Music Education Majors and Music Minors. May be repeated only upon departmental approval and unusual circumstances. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 1110 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., Successful audition anddepartmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the freshman Music Education major.One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 1210 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 1110, departmental approval and successful audition. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the freshman Music Education major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 1310 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., Successful audition and departmental approval. Coreq., Music minor or Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the Music minor or secondary performance medium for the Music Education Major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 1410 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP1310, successful audition and departmental approval. Coreq., Music minor or Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the Music Minor or secondary performance medium for the Music Education Major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 1410 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP1310, successful audition and departmental approval. Coreq., Music minor or Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the Music Minor or secondary performance medium for the Music Education Major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 2110 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 1210 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction on major performance medium for the sophomore Music Education major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 2210 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 2110 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction on major performance medium for the sophomore Music Education major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 2310 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 1410 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major or Music minor. Instruction in major performance medium for the Music Minor or secondary performance medium for the Music Education Major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 2410 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 2310 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major or Music minor. Instruction in major performance medium for the Music minor or secondary performance medium for the Music Education major. One half-hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 3120 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 2210 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the junior Music Education Major. One hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 3220 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 3120 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the junior Music Education Major. One hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 4120 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 3220 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the senior Music Education Major. One hour private lesson per week.
MUAP 4220 PERFORMANCE (1). PRL. 1. Pr., MUAP 4120 and departmental approval. Coreq., Music Education major. Instruction in major performance medium for the senior Music Education major. One hour private lesson per week.
MUSI 1000 PERFORMANCE ATTENDANCE (0). LEC., SU. Coreq., enrollment in MUAP. Required during each Semester of MUAP (Performance) enrollment. Monitored attendance at studio and departmental convocations, as well as approved concerts, lectures, and special presentations within the Music Department and community.
MUSI 1010 GUITAR AND STRING SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Coreq., Music Education Major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music performance of fretted and unfretted string instruments such as guitar, violin, viola, cello and string bass.
MUSI 1020 PIANO SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Coreq., Music Education Major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music performance as applied to the piano.
MUSI 1020 PIANO SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Coreq., Music Education Major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music performance as applied to the piano.
MUSI 1030 VOCAL SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Coreq., Music Education Major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music as applied to vocal performance.
MUSI 1040 BRASS INSTRUMENTS SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 1040 is not a prerequisite for MUSI 1050. Coreq., Music Education major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music as applied to trumpet, trombone, horn and other standard brass instruments.
MUSI 1050 BRASS INSTRUMENTS SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 1040 is not a prerequisite for MUSI 1050. Coreq., Music Education major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music as applied to trombone, tuba, and other low-brass instruments.
MUSI 1060 WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 1060 is not a prerequisite for MUSI 1070. Coreq., Music Education major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music as applied to double-reed instruments and saxophone.
MUSI 1070 WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 1060 is not a prerequisite for MUSI 1070. Coreq., Music Education Major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music as applied to flute and clarinet.
MUSI 1080 PERCUSSION SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Coreq., Music Education major. Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music as applied to various percussion instruments.
MUSI 1090 THEATRE VOCAL SKILLS (1). LEC. 1. Coreq., Theatre Major (THEA or THLA). Class instruction and practice in the rudiments of music and vocal production for the Theatre Major.
MUSI 1100 MARCHING BAND (1). LEC. 1. Pr., successful audition. Provides music for athletic contests and halftime shows at football games, various parades, pep rallies and other campus and off-campus events. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1110 CONCERT BAND (1). LEC. 1. A large performance group which rehearses and performs the literature of the concert band. Open to all Auburn University students with band performance experience. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1120 SYMPHONIC BAND (1). LEC. 1. Pr., successful audition. A large performance group which rehearses and performs the literature of the concert band. Open to any Auburn University student by audition only. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1130 JAZZ BAND (1). LEC. 1. Pr., successful audition. A performance group which rehearses and performs the jazz band literature. Open to any Auburn University student by audition only. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1140 CAMPUS BAND (1). LEC. 1. A concert band which gives playing experience to all university with past band experience. No audition required. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1150 ORCHESTRA (1). LEC. 1. Pr., successful audition. The Auburn Orchestra performs once each semester and is open to all university students based on the instrumental needs of the group and successful audition. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1160 UNIVERSITY SINGERS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., successful audition. A select choral ensemble for study and performance of madrigals, pop music, show tunes, and choral music of the jazz idiom. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1170 GOSPEL CHOIR (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. Performance of choral works in the African-American gospel tradition. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1180 WOMEN’S CHORUS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1190 MEN’S CHORUS (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1200 OPERA WORKSHOP (1). LEC. 1. Open to all Auburn University students interested in opera including performance, stage craft, make-up, conducting and coaching. The group prepares for a public performance. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1210 CONCERT CHOIR (1). LEC. 1. Pr., Successful audition. Concert choir is a mixed chorus for study and performance of serious choral literature. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1220 MUSIC ENSEMBLE (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. Study and performance of musical compositions for small instrumental groups. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1230 VOCAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. Study and performance of musical compositions of small vocal groups. Course may be repeated with change in topic.
MUSI 1310 MUSIC THEORY I (2). LEC. 2. A systematic study of music composition procedures, form and style during the Period of Common Practice.
MUSI 1320 MUSIC SKILLS I (1). LEC. 1. Development of aural, keyboard and sight singing skills with an understanding of basic harmonic practices.
MUSI 1410 MUSIC THEORY II (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 1310. A systematic study of music composition procedures, form, and style during the Period of Common Practice.
MUSI 1420 MUSIC SKILLS II (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 1320. Development of aural, keyboard, and sight-singing skills with an understanding of basic harmonic practices.
MUSI 2040 FUNCTIONAL PIANO I (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. MUSI 2040 is not prerequisite for 2050. Coreq., Music Education major. Development of functional piano skills for use in classroom, rehearsal or studio.
MUSI 2050 FUNCTIONAL PIANO II (1). LEC. 1. Pr., departmental approval. MUSI 2040 is not prerequisite for 2050. Coreq., Music Education major. Development of functional piano skills for use in classroom, rehearsal or studio.
MUSI 2310 MUSIC THEORY III (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 1410. A systematic study of music composition procedures, form, and style from the advent of chromaticism through the music of the 20th century.
MUSI 2320 MUSIC SKILLS III (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 1420. Development of advanced aural, keyboard, and sight-singing skills with the understanding of advanced harmonic practices.
MUSI 2410 MUSIC THEORY IV (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 2310. A systematic study of music composition procedures, form, and style from the advent of chromaticism through the music of the 20th century.
MUSI 2420 MUSIC SKILLS IV (1). LEC. 1. Pr., MUSI 2320. Development of advanced aural, keyboard, and sight-singing skills with the understanding of advanced harmonic practices.
MUSI 2730 APPRECIATION OF MUSIC (3). LEC. 3. Fine Arts Core. An orientation in the art of listening. Outstanding composers and musical composition. No previous music training required.
MUSI 2737 HONORS APPRECIATION OF MUSIC (3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College. Fine Arts Core. The art and folk musics of western and non-western cultures. No previous music training required.
MUSI 3000 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC (2). LEC. 2. Pr., departmental approval. A study of the basic production and recording techniques of electronic music.
MUSI 3510 MUSIC HISTORY I (3). LEC. 3. Pr., MUSI 1410. MUSI 3510 is not prerequisite for MUSI 3520. A study of the development of music from the earliest times to the early 19th-century styles through recorded examples and readings.
MUSI 3520 MUSIC HISTORY II (3). LEC. 3. Pr., MUSI 1410. MUSI 3510 is not prerequisite for MUSI 3520. A study of music from the early 19th century to the present day through lectures, recorded examples and readings.
MUSI 3610 CHORAL CONDUCTING I (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 1410. Basic conducting technique and introduction to score reading and interpretation.
MUSI 3620 CHORAL CONDUCTING II (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 3610. Advanced conducting technique with practical experience in preparing choral groups for performance.
MUSI 3630 INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING I (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 1410. Basic conducting technique and introduction to score reading and interpretation.
MUSI 3640 INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING II (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 3630. Advanced conducting technique with practical experience in preparing instrumental groups for performance.
MUSI 4000 SENIOR RECITAL (0). PRL., SU. Pr., MUAP 3220. Coreq., senior standing. Demonstration of a professional level of achievement in the student’s major performance medium by the successful presentation of a senior recital during or before the seventh semester of study.
MUSI 4010 VOCAL PEDAGOGY (2). LEC. 2. For prospective voice teachers. An intensive study of the materials and methods of voice training.
MUSI 4020 INSTRUMENTAL PEDAGOGY (2). LEC. 2. For prospective instrumental teachers. An intensive study of the materials and methods of teaching various brass, woodwind and percussion instruments.
MUSI 4040 MUSIC INSTRUMENTS REPAIR (1). LEC. 1. Pr., senior standing. Coreq., Music Education Major. Selection, care and repair of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments with emphasis on adjustments which should be made by the instrumental director.
MUSI 4090 MARCHING BAND TECHNIQUES (2). LEC. 2. Fundamental methods and procedures of the marching band including study of computer- aided band charting systems.
MUSI 4100 ORCHESTRAL TECHNIQUES (2). LEC. 2. Fundamental methods and procedures of rehearsing the orchestra in areas of articulation, tone production, blend, balance, intonation, and musical expression.
MUSI 4110 CHORAL TECHNIQUES (2). LEC. 2. Coreq., junior standing. Methods and procedures of rehearsing choral groups in areas of diction, tone production, balance, blend, intonation, and musical expression.
MUSI 4400 INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGING (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 2410. Project course in arranging various instrumental combinations from quartet to symphonic band.
MUSI 4500 CHORAL ARRANGING (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 2410. Project course in arranging for various vocal combinations.
MUSI 4600 ORCHESTRATION (2). LEC. 2. Pr., MUSI 2410. Project course in arranging for various orchestral combinations.