Programs of Study: Courses
Fall 2007
MUS 10131 - Introduction to Jazz
A music appreciation course requiring no musical background and no prerequisites. General coverage of the history, various styles and major performers of jazz, with an emphasis on current practice.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 10133 - Gender, Sexuality in Pop Media
This course focuses on predetermined gendered roles and sexuality in our culture as represented in popular media.Special emphasis will be placed on film as we look at, among other things, issues of sexuality and homosexuality on the silver screen. We will also look closely at music, the emergence of a female presence, music videos, and hip-hop culture.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 10191 - Medieval and Renaissance Music (History 1)
A survey of music. The study of the major forms and styles in Western history. Required of music majors and minors, but open to students with sufficient musical background. MUS 20001 and MUS 20002 recommended before taking this class.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 10201 - Brass Ensemble
Special groups of brass instruments meeting weekly. Literature covered will depend upon the nature of the ensembles organized and student enrollment. Will not apply to overload.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10203 - Percussion Ensemble
This ensemble is organized according to the needs of those who audition through the regular process at the beginning of each semester. It consists of those for whom the larger ensembles are inappropriate. Examples include Clarinet Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and other band instrument ensembles.
1.000 TO 2.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 2.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10210 - Chorale
A select group devoted to the singing of diversified sacred and secular literature. Performs at Notre Dame and on tour.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10221 - Glee Club
Notre Dame's traditional all-male choir.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 10222 - Collegium Musicum
A select choir that concentrates its performances in the medieval and Renaissance repertoire.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10230 - Jazz Ensemble
Open through audition.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10231 - New Orleans Brass Band
An ensemble performing the traditional and new music of New Orleans style brass bands.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 10240 - Symphonic Winds
This ensemble prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a smaller, wind ensemble setting, rehearsing twice per week, with a short concert tour and two concerts during the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10242 - Symphonic Band
This ensemble prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a large concert ensemble setting, rehearsing twice per week, with a short concert tour and two concerts during the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 10244 - Fall Concert Band
This ensemble prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a large concert ensemble setting, rehearsing once per week with one concert near the end of the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10245 - University Band
This ensemble will provide a traditional concert band experience for brass, woodwind and percussion players in the Notre Dame community. Under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Dye and the Notre Dame band staff, the University band prepares and performs a wide variety of music, including everything from marches, overtures, and pop melodies to the traditional Notre Dame favorites. Rehearsals take place in the Band Building. Those who are able may register for "MUS 10245, University Band" for one credit, although registration is not required to participate. Application for membership can be made by contacting the band office.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10246 - Varsity Band
Performs for athletic events and special functions. Does not apply to overload.
1.000 Credit Hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10247 - Fall Concert Winds
This ensemble prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a small, wind ensemble setting, rehearsing once per week with one concert near the end of the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10249 - Marching Band
Performs for athletic events and special functions. Admission by audition.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10250 - Orchestra
Performs music from the 18th to the 20th century in several concerts a year.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10251 - Chamber Orchestra
An ensemble of 10-15 players drawn primarily from the ranks of the Notre Dame orchestra.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble
MUS 10300 - Piano Class
Piano instruction for beginners. Classes consist of 5 to 10 students meeting one hour per week. Arranged according to student's schedule. A fee of $240 is charged per semester which includes instruction and an hour's daily use of the practice facilities.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Music Lessons
MUS 10340 - Voice Class
A class for beginners in voice.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Music Lessons
MUS 10351 - Guitar Class I
A class for beginners in guitar.
1.000 Credit Hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Music Lessons
MUS 10352 - Guitar Class II
For those who have passed section I or equivalent studies. In class II the student will develop further the ability to play solo pieces, interact as an ensemble, and develop chord knowledge and accompaniment styles.
1.000 Credit Hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Music Lessons
MUS 10353 - Guitar Class III
For those who have passed section II or equivalent studies. The student continues in all aspects of development and begins learning music of more depth and difficulty.
1.000 Credit Hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Music Lessons
MUS 13182 - Fine Arts University Seminar
This is a University seminar course offered by the Music Department.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts, University Seminar
MUS 20001 - Harmony and Voice Leading (Theory I)
A systematic approach to the understanding and manipulation of the basic materials of music. Required of and intended for music majors and minors, but open to students with sufficient musical background.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 20011 - Musicianship I
Exercise and mastery of basic skills in music: melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, and keyboard. To be taken along with Theory I and II. Required of all students intending to major in music.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 20101 - Medieval and Renaissance Music History I
A survey of music. The study of the major forms and styles in Western history. Required of music majors and minors, but open to students with sufficient musical background. MUS 20001 and MUS 20002 recommended before taking this class.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 20141 - Understanding World Music
This course introduces a wide variety of musical systems, emphasizing the integration of culture-specific concepts about musical sound with the particular historical, social, and political contexts that shape and are shaped by that sound. Select musical case studies from South Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be explored and juxtaposed to reveal relationships to relevant themes such as nationalism, migration/diaspora, spirituality, the social position of music/musicians, improvisation, and social protest. No background in music is required, only open ears and minds.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 20145 - Appreciating World Music
Through this ethnomusicology course students will learn the roles music occupies in world religions. More than a world music course, we will examine the creative expression of the divine through the universal language of organized sound as music, as music plays a major role in the practice of most religions worldwide. This study involves all the major continents, highlighting new perspectives as to the confluence between religious culture and musical expression. Knowledge of music beneficial but not required, just open ears and minds to the diverse ontological understandings comprising various worldviews.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 20146 - Music and Globalization in Asia
This course explores musical production in India and China, the `new cultural cores¿ that are gradually replacing the USA and Western Europe in cultural influence in Asia and the Asian diaspora. Taking into account these countries¿ colonial and semi-colonial histories, their political and economic development, and the increasing transnational movement of their citizens, this course charts the development of commercially successful music from these countries ¿ bhangra; Bollywood; Chinese pop; and fusion music popularized by bands like Twelve Girl Band and composers like Tan Dun in films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ¿ that have not only captured Asia but the West as well, and shaped the imagination of what Indian-ness and Chinese-ness are, both to the Chinese/Indians and non-Chinese/Indians. In addition, this course examines Filipino entertainers, a group of musicians who provide live entertainment of a transnational capacity throughout Asia. They represent important channels for the dissemination of Indian and Chinese popular music in that region. Globalization and cosmopolitanism theories will be discussed in this course.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 20147 - Music of Africa and the African Diaspora
Students explore music from West Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, and the Carribean, South America, and the United States, paying close attention to how their reception and performance informa nd influence each other historically and contextually. The seminar emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, drawing from the ethnomusicology, African and African American studies, anthropology, colonial and postcolonial studies.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 20148 - Music and World Religions
Through this ethnomusicology course students will learn the roles music occupies in world religions. More than a world music course, we will examine the creative expression of the divine through the universal language of organized sound as music, as music plays a major role in the in the practice of most religions worldwide. This study involves all the major continents, highlighting new perspectives as to the confluence between religious culture and musical expression. Knowledge of music beneficial but not required, just open ears and minds to the diverse ontological understandings comprising various worldviews.
3.000 Credit Hours
1.150 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
AFAM Afr. Amer. Social Science, Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 20491 - Instrumental Techniques
A hands-on music and liberal arts course designed to teach students instrumental techniques in preparation for experiential learning experiences within the local community and abroad. Students will receive instruction on wind and percussion instruments that will enable them to excel while outside the classroom. Students will apply these skills as directors and mentors in the Bandlink program and service opportunities overseas.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 20651 - Ensemble Management
Students will learn pedagogical techniques to help them manage a large ensemble rehearsal. Students will receive one-on-one instruction from faculty as well as have extensive hands-on opportunities to practice these techniques. Students will serve as directors within the Bandlink program and share responsibility for classroom management, literature selection, instruction, logistics and budget.Students will learn pedagogical techniques to help them manage a large ensemble rehearsal. Students will receive one-on-one instruction from faculty as well as have extensive hands-on opportunities to practice these techniques. Students will serve as directors within the Bandlink program and share responsibility for classroom management, literature selection, instruction, logistics and budget.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 20691 - Instrumental Pedagogy
Notre Dame students will learn teaching techniques on their instruments through hands-on instruction of local students in the Bandlink program. Instruction will be in individual lessons and small group rehearsals.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 30003 - Chromatic Harmony (Theory III)
Studies in advanced harmony.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
Univ. Req. - Fine Arts
MUS 30013 - Musicianship III
Exercise and mastery of more advanced skills in music: melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, keyboard, and score-reading. To be taken along with Theory III and IV. Required of all students majoring in music.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 30050 - Orchestration
A class focusing on: (1) the ranges, techniques, and timbres of each orchestra instrument, and (2) major scoring problems, as well as techniques of transcribing piano, chamber, and band music for orchestra.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 30123 - Classical and Romantic Music (History III)
A survey of music. The study of the major forms and styles in Western history. Required of music majors and minors, but open to students with sufficient musical background. MUS 20001 and MUS 20002 recommended before taking this class.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 30200 - Chamber Music
Study and performance of selected chamber compositions. Intended for music majors or with special permission.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS Ensemble, UG Creative Expression (Admin)
MUS 30213 - Opera Scenes
The course will end with workshop performances of various scenes, accompanied by piano, taking place in early December at a venue to be announced.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
UG Creative Expression (Admin)
MUS 30400 - Piano Performance Class
Master class format designed to give piano students opportunities in which to perform.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 30410 - String Performance Techniques
Performance class/master class format designed to give string students opportunities to perform.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 30451 - Conducting I
Basic techniques of instrumental and choral conducting. For music majors only or with special permission of the instructor.
2.000 Credit Hours
2.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 37900 - Special Studies
An individualized course in directed studies under personal supervision of the teacher.
1.000 TO 2.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 2.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 38390 - Junior Recital
Majors only. Public performance of appropriate solo reperatoire.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 40441 - Diction I - German
Elements and expressive techniques of German diction, utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 48390 - Senior Recital
A requirement for performance music majors. Sixty-nine credit performance music majors must give two full-length (one hour) recitals and should achieve an advanced level in public performance by the completion of the degree. Thirty-six credit performance music majors must present one full-length or two half-length recitals by graduation.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
UG Creative Expression (Admin)
MUS 48900 - Senior Thesis
Fifty-four credit music history and theory majors and 36-credit theory and history concentrate majors must write a senior thesis. They will be assigned an advisor with whom they will work.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
UG Critical Analysis (Admin)
MUS 50113 - Vocal Sacred Music III
This is a seminar designed for graduate students in the Master of Sacred Music program. Senior music majors may also register for this course (under this number only). The course covers sacred art music composed for performance within a liturgical context as well as in public concerts between ca. 1600 and 1750, or from Monteverdi and Schütz to Bach and Handel, and examines this repertoire both from an analytical perspective and in relation to its various performance contexts. Students will read a variety of studies from thedisciplines of musicology, music theory, and church history (including papal legislation on music), and will be expected to be able to discuss the works under consideration in class from a variety of perspectives, including musical form, musical style, harmonic language, and liturgical use. Questions of the relationship between music and liturgy, devotion, spirituality, and contemporary culture will also be considered. The hymnody of this era will also be examined. The course will also include the examination of contemporary musical sources, both print and manuscript. Students will be asked to make several class presentations throughout the semester, and to write a research paper of at least 15 pages. Grading will be based on class participation, class presentations, and the research paper.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 51360 - Composition
Creative writing in various forms, conventional and contemporary. Private instruction only.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60230 - Jazz Band
Open through audition.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60240 - Concert Band
The Fall Concert Band prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a large concert ensemble setting, rehearsing once per week with one concert near the end of the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60242 - Symphonic Band
The Symphonic Band prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a large concert ensemble setting, rehearsing twice per week, with a short concert tour and two concerts during the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60243 - Marching Band
Performs for athletic events and special functions. Admission by audition. Permission required; obtain authorization number from Nancy in the Band Building. Does not apply to overload.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60245 - University Band
This ensemble will provide a traditional concert band experience for brass, woodwind and percussion players in the Notre Dame community. Under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Dye and the Notre Dame band staff, the University Band prepares and performs a wide variety of music including everything from marches, overtures and pop melodies to the traditional Notre Dame favorites. Rehearsals take place in the Band Building. Those who are able may register for "MUS 408, University Band" for 1 credit, although registration is not required to participate. Application for membership can be made by contacting the band office.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60247 - Concert Winds
The Fall Concert Winds prepares and performs traditional and contemporary works for band in a small, wind ensemble setting, rehearsing once per week with one concert near the end of the semester.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60250 - Orchestra
Performs music from the 18th to the 20th century in several concerts a year. Admission by audition.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60401 - Organ Literature
Concentrated study of the principal literature written for the organ.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 60490 - Orchestral Excerpts
Excerpts from the standard orchestral literature encompassing styles from the 18th century through the 20th century. Instructed by individual members of the faculty.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 67900 - Special Studies
Individual study under personal direction of a faculty member.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 68390 - Qualifying Recital
For first-year students.
0.000 Credit Hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 68900 - Thesis Direction
Planning and developing the master's thesis for M.A. students.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 68901 - Nonresident Thesis Research
Required of nonresident graduate students who are completing their theses in absentia and who wish to retain their degree status.
1.000 Credit Hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 68902 - Research and Dissertation
Required of students in residence engaged in full-time dissertation research.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours
1.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
MUS 78390 - Graduate Recital
Formal registration for final project in performance.
0.000 Credit Hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
