Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
Applied lessons in composition. Students
compose original works in a variety of media and
styles.
Advanced Composing and Arranging
for TV/Radio Commercials
(MUC 6605) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
Course teaches students the basic composing
and arranging techniques required to score commercials
and jingles.
Advanced Music Composition for
Film
(MUC 6615) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
Course is designed to teach the basic
composing, arranging, and techniques required to score
films and television.
Music: Elementary School I
(MUE 6116) 3 credits
Prerequisite: MUE 4110 or its
equivalent
Designed for students majoring in music and
music education, this course studies methods of improving
the teaching of music in the elementary school and
developing a project of interest to the classroom
teacher.
Music Education Seminar
(MUE 6938) 3 credits
An overview of various aspects of
music education, including discussion of historical
background, problems, philosophy, and current trends.
Required of all M.A. candidates in music.
Graduate Choral Conducting
(MUG 6205) 2 credits
Study of representative examples of
choral literature and the conducting and rehearsal
techniques needed for artistic realization of their
performance.
Graduate Instrumental
Conducting
(MUG 6305) 2 credits
Study of representative examples of
band and/or orchestral literature and the conducting and
rehearsal techniques needed for artistic realization of
their performance.
Women Composers in the
Western Tradition
(MUH 6625) 3 credits
A survey of the works and historical
context of women composers from the Middle Ages through
the present. Issues in feminist musicology will also be
considered.
Seminar in Commercial Music
History
(MUH 6689) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
Students examine the history of commercial
music from folk music tradition to popular 20th century
music.
Music History Seminar
(MUH 6935) 3 credits
An in-depth study of selected
historically significant aspects of music history from
the ancient Greeks to the present. Required of all M.A.
candidates in music.
Graduate Piano Literature
(MUL 6410) 3 credits
Prerequisites: MUL 4400, 4401
The study of advanced piano works will
include those in large forms. Students will prepare parts
of large works for class.
Advanced Music Publishing
and Copyright
(MUM 6306) 2 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
This course teaches students how to manage
their intellectual property.
Advanced Audio Engineering
for the Musician
(MUM 6627) 2 credits
MUM 4625 or Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor
Teaches students the basics of audio engineering
and recording techniques in an interactive environment.
Students use the FAU recording studio to create projects
and work together in a collaborative effort. They learn
the process and skills necessary to engineer their own
recordings and work effectively in a professional
recording studio.
Advanced Music Production
(MUM 6727) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
This course teaches the advanced study of
the artistic and technical skills necessary to be a music
producer with a focus on record production.
Introduction to Graduate
Research
(MUS 6716) 2 credits
A comprehensive review of library
research facilities available for advanced study in all
areas of music. Required of all M.A. candidates in
music.
Directed Independent Study
(MUS 6906) 1-4 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
Total credit for independent study in any 1
semester is restricted. This is an intensive study of
theoretical or historical topics and composition. A
research paper or composition is required. Consult
department advisor.
Special Topics
(MUS 6933) 1-5 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
The study of a special area of music. Topic
will vary. The course may be repeated for credit.
Thesis/Recital/Lecture
(MUS 6971) 1-4 credits
Presentation of a final project in
the form of a thesis, performance recital, or a combined
lecture/recital.
Grading: S/U
Advanced Commercial Arranging
(MUT 6346) 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor
Advanced techniques in arranging of all
commercial idioms will be examined . Students will write
and record arrangements for voice and instruments
including winds, percussion, and strings.
Seminar in Theoretical Styles
(MUT 6935) 3 credits
Chronological study of harmonic,
melodic, rhythmic, and formal features of traditional
music by means of analysis along with the composition and
performance of original works in specific forms and
styles. Required of all M.A. candidates in music.
Seminar in Theory Pedagogy
(MUT 6936) 3 credits
A survey of analytic and pedagogic
problems in the field of music theory, including a study
of materials and publications currently available.
Required of all M.A. candidates in music.
