MUS (Music)

MUS 131 Musicianship Skills Lab I (1 hour)
This course serves as a component of a cumulative music theory sequence. It works closely with Music Theory to develop hierarchal musicianship skills essential to the performance and study of music, namely the ability to sight read music, and to hear, identify, and reproduce harmonic and melodic components of music. Suggested co-requisite: MUS 231 Music Theory I. Offered alternate falls.

MUS 132 Musicianship Skills Lab II (1 hour)
This course serves as a component of a cumulative music theory sequence. It works closely with Music Theory to develop hierarchal musicianship skills essential to the performance and study of music, namely the ability to sight read music, and to hear, identify, and reproduce harmonic and melodic components of music. Prerequisite MUS 131 Musicianship Skills Lab I. Suggested co-requisite: MUS 232 Music Theory II. Offered alternate springs.

MUS 134 University Singers (1 hour)
This is the University’s auditioned, mixed-voice concert choir. It is the primary musical ensemble for the study and performance of choral music, both accompanied and unaccompanied, from the renaissance to the present. The University Chorale chamber choir is chosen by audition from members of the University Singers. Offered every fall and spring. Prerequisites: An audition for and approval from the instructor.

MUS 136 Applied Instruction in Music (1-2 hours)
The study, practice and performance of techniques and literature on an individual basis. The following areas of private lessons are available: Instrumental (strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion of all types); Piano; Voice; Guitar; Mandolin; and Harpsichord. One hour of academic credit provides one thirty-minute lesson each week; two hours of academic credit provides one sixty-minute lesson each week. There is a lab fee per credit hour connected to this course. The semester will culminate in a jury exam. The instructor determines level of study (beginning, intermediate or advanced) and sets appropriate goals in consultation with the student. This course is for students not majoring in music. Offered every fall and spring. A non-refundable fee per credit hour is billed to every student who is registered for this course at the end of the drop/add period.

MUS 137/138 Applied Instruction in Music (1 hour)
Music majors are required to register for Applied Instruction in Music for their primary instrument. This course initiates the study, practice and performance of techniques and literature on an individual basis. The following areas of private lessons are available: Instrumental (strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion of all types); Piano; Voice; Guitar; Mandolin; and Harpsichord. One hour of academic credit provides one thirty-minute lesson each week; two hours of academic credit provides one sixty-minute lesson each week.  The instructor sets appropriate goals in consultation with the student. The semester will culminate in a jury exam. Students music pass this jury exam to matriculate to the next numbered level of Applied Music.  This course is for students majoring in music. Prerequisite for MUS 137 is admission to music major by audition. Prerequisite for MUS 138 is MUS 137. MUS 137 offered every fall.  MUS 138 offered every spring.

MUS 154 Jazz Ensemble (1 hour)
Jazz Ensemble is a workshop/lab for the study and performance of jazz music in a small and medium-sized mixed instrumental and vocal ensemble. It is open to all students through a short audition with the Director. The ensemble meets for 75-minute sessions twice each week. The course will address improvisational techniques, jazz theory and repertoire as preparation for numerous informal and formal performances on and off campus.

MUS 164 OU Chorale (1 hour)
The Oglethorpe University Chorale is an auditioned, mixed-voice chamber choir. It is the advanced musical ensemble for the study and performance of choral music, predominantly unaccompanied, reserved for experienced singers. Offered every fall and spring. It is strongly suggested that students co-enroll in MUS 134. Prerequisite: An audition for and approval from the instructor.

MUS 174 Oglethorpe University Symphony (1 hour)
Symphonic Ensembles is open to students who play strings, winds, brass, keyboard or percussion. The ensemble studies and performs standard collegiate chamber music and orchestral literature and is open to all students with band or orchestra experience by audition. Offered every term.

MUS 200 Independent Study in Music (1-4 hours)
This course provides the opportunity for an intense study of diverse topics under the direct supervision of the instructor. The student and instructor will collaborate to develop the content of the course, which must be approved as outlined by the Independent Study Policy. (Sec. 6.15.)

MUS 236 Introduction to Music Technology (4 hours)
Introduction to Music Technology focuses on digital audio, MIDI, sequencing, and notation software. Activities will place an emphasis on the operation and components of the typical Digital Audio Workstation. Students will complete projects in areas such as digital audio, music notation, MIDI sequencing, and sound editing. Prerequisite: MUS 231 Music Theory I or permission of the instructor.

MUS 237/238 Applied Instruction in Music III/IV (1 hour)
The study, practice and performance of techniques and literature on an individual basis in voice, string, brass, winds, percussion, or keyboard. The semester will culminate in a jury exam. The instructor determines level of study and sets appropriate goals as determined by major/minor requirements. Students who wish to declare an emphasis in performance music pass a stipulated jury exam at the end of MUS 238. These courses are for students majoring in music. Prerequisite for MUS 237 is MUS 137. Prerequisite for MUS 238 is MUS 237. MUS 237 offered every fall. MUS 238 offered every spring.

MUS 290 Special Topics in Music (1-4 hours)
Courses of selected topics will be offered periodically as determined by the needs of the curriculum. Prerequisites can vary based on the topic selected. See individual course listings for each semester for the specific topic and any prerequisites. Specifically, this Music course has included topics such as Brass or String Ensemble; Fundamentals of Music; Basic Techniques of Conducting; Keyboard Accompanying; Studies in Jazz, etc.

MUS 331 Music Theory I (2 hours)
This course addresses the fundamentals of music notation and elements of introductory music theory. This includes intervals, clefs, major and minor scales, major and minor chords, key signatures, basic chord progressions, and cadences, transposition, etc.

MUS 332 Music Theory II (2 hours)
This course continues the sequence of Music Theory I and addresses elements of intermediate music theory such as part-writing, beginning counterpoint, harmonic analysis and chromatic harmony. Prerequisite: MUS 331.

MUS 333 Music History I (4 hours)
This course addresses the growth and style of Western music from the late Medieval/early Renaissance through the Classical periods. Important composers and their works, musical styles, structures, some non-Western music and trends in culture and society will be addressed. Prerequisite: None, although prior satisfactory completion of both MUS 331 and MUS 332 is strongly encouraged.

MUS 334 Music History II (4 hours)
This course addresses the growth and style of Western music from the early Romantic period into modern times. Important composers and their works, musical structures, some non-Western music and trends in culture and society will be addressed. Prerequisite: None, although prior satisfactory completion of both MUS 331 and MUS 332 is strongly encouraged.

MUS 335 Roots of American Music (4 hours)
This seminar-type course will explore the diversity of music making in the United States through focused studies of selected cultures and traditions (folk and ethnic, popular, and jazz). The musical panorama includes American Indian, African, Hispanic and Latin American, southern Country, blues, popular sacred and secular, and jazz. In addition to classroom discussions, concerts and listening assignments, there will be in-class presentations and a research project. Offered every other spring semester.

MUS 336 Advanced Music Technology (4 hours)
Advanced Music Technology continues exploration in digital audio, MIDI, sequencing, and notation software, with emphasis on composition. Using a Digital Audio Workstation and notation software, students will complete composition projects for instruments and/or MIDI for both live performance, audio recording, and film. Prerequisite MUS 236. Offered alternate springs.

MUS 337/338 Applied Instruction in Music V/VI (1 hour)
The study, practice and performance of techniques and literature on an individual basis in voice, string, brass, winds, percussion, or keyboard. The semester will culminate in a jury exam. The instructor determines level of study and sets appropriate goals as determined by major/minor requirements. These courses are for students majoring in music. Prerequisite for MUS 337 is MUS 238 and successful passing grade on MUS 238 Technical Jury or permission of Director of Music. Prerequisite for MUS 338 is MUS 337. MUS 337 offered every fall. MUS 338 offered every spring.

MUS 340 Music and Emotions (4 hours)
A seminar exploring philosophical questions about music. The objective of the course is to address with philosophical insight four questions:  What is music? What is a (particular) work of music? How is music related to our emotions? What is the relation of music to morality? From Pythagoras and Confucius onward, philosophers have written with awe of the powerful impact music has on listeners (especially on their emotions and character.) fearing and cheering particular forms of music as a result.  Music is pervasive in our culture, and the debate continues among people like Allan Bloom, the late Frank Zappa, Tipper Gore, etc. (Our interest, however, is not so much with lyrics as with untexted music.) Offered every other spring.

MUS 345 Music for Film and Television (4 hours)
This course explores the history, theory, techniques, and practitioners of music scoring in film and television. After learning terms and concepts, students view and analyze scenes and entire films to understand how music integrates with and enhances the visual medium. No musical skills or experience required. Prerequisites: None. Offered irregularly. Cross-listed as FMS 345.

MUS 400 Advanced Independent Study in Music (1-4 hours)
This course provides the opportunity for an advanced, intense study of diverse topics under the direct supervision of the instructor. These offerings are generally suited for junior or senior students. The student and instructor will collaborate to develop the content of the course, which must be approved as outlined by the Independent Study Policy. (Sec. 6.15.)

Specifically, this Music course provides students an opportunity to study and analyze, in depth, a specific musical style, composer, work, genre, etc.

MUS 490 Advanced Special Topics in Music (1-4 hours)
Advanced courses of selected topics will be offered periodically as determined by the needs of the curriculum. These offerings are generally suited for junior or senior students. Prerequisites can vary based on the topic selected. See individual course listings for each semester for the specific topic and any prerequisites.

Specifically, this Music course has explored topics such as: Masterpieces of Choral Literature, Philosophy of Music and Aesthetics, and World Music.

MUS 495 Internship in Music (1-12 hours)
An internship designed to provide a formalized experiential learning opportunity to qualified students. The internship generally requires the student to have an application (which satisfies all internship requirements developed by the academic program that oversees the internship) and to obtain a faculty supervisor in the relevant field of study. All internships are graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites are determined by the academic program overseeing the internship course.