119 courses with the subject MUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Credits: 1 hr This is a class for non-music majors. Students acquire keyboard experience and functional piano skills.
Credits: 1 hr The wind ensemble consists of a highly select group of instrumental students who are committed to excellence in the performance of contemporary wind ensemble and band literature. Admission is by approval of the instructor. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr This course is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr This course is open to any college student who can play an instrument well enough to qualify. It is dedicated to the performance of literature of the highest caliber. Audition or instructor approval required. It is required of band instrument majors. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to perform representative works in this field of music literature. It is open to students who qualify. This course is required of string majors.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors. (Meets daily.) Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble studies, rehearses, and performs a variety of choral music written for tenor and bass voices. It is suggested that this class be taken in conjunction with
Credits: 1 hr This is a small ensemble of select voices which gives special attention to the performance of African-American sacred music, civil rights support songs, and world political awareness songs. Enrollment by audition only. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble studies, rehearses, and performs a variety of choral music written for soprano and alto voices. It is suggested that this class be taken in conjunction with University Choir. Anyone may enroll.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble is designed to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in this field of music literature. Enrollment by audition only. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State University is a low brass chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation incorporates trombone, euphonium, and tuba student musicians; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances locally as well as across the southeast. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrnagements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching trombone, euphonium, and tuba. The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State Univeristy will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study tuba, euphonium, or trombone as a secondary instrument. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to play the works of many jazz artists and to develop an appreciation for the origin of this musical form. The ensemble is open to all students on a competitive basis and with the approval of the instructor. Audition required. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University is a chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursuing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation includes Piccolo, C Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute student musicians and faculty participants; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching the flute. The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study flute and piccolo as secondary instruments. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr The purpose of the Brass Ensemble is to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in brass ensemble literature. Open to students who qualify. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular genres. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative musicmaking, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit. One (1) credit hour.
Credits: 1 hr This course is designed to give the student experience in developing the percussion techniques of playing and teaching instruments. It will be limited in enrollment, and instructor approval is required. Ensembles may be taken at any time and must be related to the area of the student’s performing instrument. Students are encouraged to take at least one ensemble each semester. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include tone production, articulation, scales and literature. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include tone production, articulation, scales and literature. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hrs This course reviews rhythm, harmony, melody, form, and instruments of the orchestra, which are the principal elements of an effective listening technique. It also presents historical and cultural characteristics of each period from the Middle Ages to the present. Selected works representing major composers of the different periods of music are approached through various performance media.
Credits: 3 hrs This course reviews rhythm, harmony, melody, form, and instruments of the orchestra, which are the principal elements of an effective listening technique. It also presents historical and cultural characteristics of each period from the Middle Ages to the present. Selected works representing major composers of the different periods of music are approached through various performance media.
Credits: 3 hrs This course follows the development of music in films as a total art work, Gesamstkunstwerk , and studies how the music impacts story and perception within film. The entire breadth of film music history will be explored from the early pre-sound films that had live music scores written for them, through the twenty-first century. Students will explore pre-film ideas of how drama and music have functioned together from the late Romantic period through the early Twentieth Century in order that they may gain a framework in music to understand how to interpret the use of music along with story. Students will explore the films and music of the following eras: Silent film (1895-1928), Sound Era (1928-1944), The Decline of the Hollywood Studio System (1944-1959), New American Cinema (1960-1976), The Classic Revival (1977-1988) and the Fin de Siècle and the New Millennium (1989-present).
Credits: 3 hrs This course will examine the musical and political movements that have impacted each other from the time of Beethoven through the emergence of Hip-hop. Topics and time periods that will be covered include: Beethoven and his influence on his contemporary political environment, the Second Reich, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi party and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bob Marley and Rastafarianism, Richard Wagner and political manifesto music, Musical Nationalism, Industrialization and labor music, Protest music from the Vietnam War through Northern Ireland and Chile and Hip-hop and class warfare. Exposure to the music and the impact of performers and composers on the political sphere will be closely examined. Students will participate in creating their own political song based upon their own political beliefs, as well as analyze a political song of their choosing.
Credits: 3 hrs This course will closely examine the music and poetry of various art songs from the Romantic Period. They will listen to and reflect on the music that various composers created to enhance the poetry resulting in the ability to identify the various art songs studied in this course. Students will discuss poetic devices and critically analyze poetry in this course. They will also listen to and reflect on the music that various composers created to enhance the poetry resulting in the ability to identify the various art songs studied in this course. The composers that will be explored in this class include, but are not limited to: Schubert, Robert Schumann, Wolf, Brahms, Richard Strauss, Clara Schumann and Mahler. The poets who will be discussed include, but are not limited to: Heirich Heine, Goethe, Eichendorf, Rufus Hallmark, Jürgen Thym, Ann Fehn and Harry Seelig. Students will be asked to complete an individual powerpoint presentation on a specific song cycle from a list of approved song cycles.
Credits: 3 hrs This course introduces students to significant women in music history as well as challenges facing women in the arts. No music background is necessary, but this is a good introduction to music history for music majors.
Credits: 3 hrs This course uses music as a unifying theme to introduce fundamental concepts of cognitive, behavioral, neurological and emotional responses. It is intended as a comprehensive overview of human musical behavior viewed from a psychological perspective. Topics will include: Music, Society and Culture; Applications of Music in Contemporary Life; Psycho-acoustical Foundations; Rhythmic Foundations; Melodic and Harmonic Foundations; Foundations of Performance, Improvisation and Composition; Affective Behaviors in Music; Musical Preferences; and Musical Ability and Its Development. Students will engage in discussion, a class presentation, a research project and a group project. Students will be able to discern how music and psychology coexist and interact in society and culture. Major psychological thinkers discussed in this course include, but are not limited to Merriam, Kaplan and Gaston.
Credits: 3 hrs This is developmental course that will cover the fundamentals of music notation, including: reading music notation from any clef, identification and notation of major and minor key signatures, identification and construction of major and minor scales, identification of simple and compound time signatures, identification and construction of intervals by size and quality, and identification and construction of all qualities of triads. Students will learn to understand all music symbols and related terminology. Students will also learn to understand all music symbols and related terminology. Students will also learn how concepts and ideas learned in the course are applicable to all instruments and all different genres of music.
Credits: 1 hr Basic singing techniques are taught through appropriate song materials and technical exercises. Group and individual activities are included in these courses. Special attention is given to helping non-vocal majors develop a working knowledge and use of the voice. Classes are open to all students with instructors’ permission. Required of all non-vocal music majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr In these courses students become acquainted with the keyboard and acquire facility in scales, sight reading, transposition, accompanying from the public school music series, and performance. This is required of all music majors whose major performance area is not the keyboard in preparation for the music proficiency examination.
Credits: 1 hr In these courses students become acquainted with the keyboard and acquire facility in scales, sight reading, transposition, accompanying from the public school music series, and performance. This is required of all music majors whose major performance are is not the keyboard in preparation for music proficiency examination.
Credits: 1 hr In these courses students become acquainted with the keyboard and acquire facility in scales, sight reading, transposition, accompanying from the public school music series, and performance. This is required of all music majors whose major performance area is not the keyboard in preparation for the music proficiency examination.
Credits: 1 hr In these courses students become acquainted with the keyboard and acquire facility in scales, sight reading, transposition, accompanying from the public school music series, and performance. This is required of all music majors whose major performance area is not the keyboard in preparation for the music proficiency examination.
Credits: 1 hr The wind ensemble consists of a highly select group of instrumental students who are committed to excellence in the performance of contemporary wind ensemble and band literature.
Credits: 1 hr This group is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr. This course provides instruction on violin, viola, cello, and bass as well as the techniques of string instruments and their application to solo and ensemble playing. Fingering, care, and repair of the instruments are part of the training. Required of all music majors.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors.
Credits: 1 hr This group is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr This is a small ensemble of select voices which gives special attention to the performance of African-American sacred music, civil rights support songs, and world political awareness songs. Enrollment by audition only.
Credits: 1 hr This techniques course provides actual experience on instruments. The fingering, care, and adjustments of the instrument are a part of the training. The selection of instruments, literature, and technical studies appropriate for various levels of development will be discussed. The application of technique to solo and ensemble playing and an introduction to all instruments of the family will be included.
Credits: 1 hr The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State University is a low brass chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation incorporates trombone, euphonium, and tuba student musicians; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances locally as well as across the southeast. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrnagements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching trombone, euphonium, and tuba. The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State Univeristy will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study tuba, euphonium, or trombone as a secondary instrument. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to play the works of many jazz artists and to develop an appreciation for the origin of this musical form. The ensemble is open to all students on a competitive basis and with the approval of the instructor. Audition required.
Credits: 1 hr The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University is a chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursuing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation includes Piccolo, C Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute student musicians and faculty participants; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching the flute. The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study flute and piccolo as secondary instruments. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr Techniques in playing on brass instruments are provided in this course, as well as fingering, slide position, care and adjustments, knowledge of mouthpieces and embouchures, and the application of these techniques to solo and ensemble playing.
Credits: 1 hr The purpose of the Brass Ensemble is to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in brass ensemble literature. Open to students who qualify.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular genres. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative musicmaking, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit. One (1) credit hour.
Credits: 1 hr This course provides an introduction to the basic rudiments of drumming, giving attention to roll phrasing and the adaptation of the rudiments to standard 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 exercises. Students are given opportunities to perform easy solos. This course is required of all instrumentalists on the music education track.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include tone production, articulation, scales and literature. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress.
Credits: 1 hr Beginning techniques in jazz improvisation will be studied. This course will involve learning jazz melodies and their chord/scale relatives as well as the study of some of the common melodic/ rhythmic patterns used in jazz.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed to introduce prospective music teachers to the field of music education. This course will examine the historical, philosophical, and practical foundations for the teaching of music as well as provide an overview of the total music program in a variety of school settings. The assignments in this course have been designed to provide opportunities for students to critically examine and reflect upon issues related to their personal development as music teachers.
Credits: 3 hrs This course explores music as a creative form of expression through hands-on experiences designed for students of all majors, with particular relevance for education majors. Students will engage in collaborative music-making, explore elements of music, and examine how music interacts with culture, identify, and learning. This course emphasizes pedagogical strategies for integrating music across the curriculum. Students will develop skills to use music for engagement, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary teaching and learning. No prior music experience is required.
Credits: 3 hrs Afro-American Music will present a broad overview of the contributions of African Americans to the musical culture of the United States. This course will require a significant amount of reading and writing and can be taken by any student as prior knowledge of music is not necessary to be successful in this course.
Credits: 3 hrs The primary focus of this course will be a study of the various musics of the world and how culture, religion, and language impact music-making. A study of musical instruments from various cultures around the world will also be included in the course.
Credits: 3 hrs This course deals with the importance of music in history. It also focuses on developing an understanding of the social and cultural forces that have influenced the musical masterpieces from various periods of music history. This course will include a unit on non-Western music.
Credits: 1-3 hrs This course includes individual research and analytical studies and/or creative activity in specialized areas of music. Topics to be considered will be determined by students and advisors and by the availability of qualified faculty. Students must make application during the semester prior to the desired time, stating the area(s) of research and the development plan. Enrollment will be by approval of the instructor. This course is designed to prepare those students interested in creative composition and individualized areas of music on the graduate level.
Credits: 1 hr This course is a practical approach for the choral director. Arranging for groups of varied voices (e.g., treble, male, junior high with boys’ changing voices, etc.); rewriting parts to fit voices available; writing descants; reducing and expanding the number of parts; and writing instrumental accompaniments or obligations. Use of the music computer laboratory and software will be included in assignments.
Credits: 1 hr The wind ensemble consists of a highly select group of instrumental students who are committed to excellence in the performance of contemporary wind ensemble and band literature.
Credits: 1 hr This group is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors.
Credits: 1 hr This group is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr This is a small ensemble of select voices which gives special attention to the performance of African-American sacred music, civil rights support songs, and world political awareness songs. Enrollment by audition only.
Credits: 1 hr The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State University is a low brass chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation incorporates trombone, euphonium, and tuba student musicians; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances locally as well as across the southeast. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrnagements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching trombone, euphonium, and tuba. The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State Univeristy will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study tuba, euphonium, or trombone as a secondary instrument. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to play the works of many jazz artists and to develop an appreciation for the origin of this musical form. The ensemble is open to all students on a competitive basis and with the approval of the instructor. Audition required.
Credits: 1 hr The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University is a chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursuing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation includes Piccolo, C Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute student musicians and faculty participants; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching the flute. The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study flute and piccolo as secondary instruments. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr The purpose of the Brass Ensemble is to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in brass ensemble literature. Open to students who qualify.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular genres. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative musicmaking, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit. One (1) credit hour.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include tone production, articulation, scales and literature. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice for music majors. Students will receive a one-on-one lesson with an instructor for one hour weekly. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include literature, tone production, articulation, technique, etc. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress. In addition to attending weekly lessons, music majors are also expected to attend weekly rehearsals with piano accompanist, attend music seminars (as scheduled), perform in at least one seminar, and perform a jury before music faculty at the end of each semester. Applied Music courses at the 3000 and 4000 level are restricted to music majors who have been accepted into the Department of Music via successful audition.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 2 hrs This class procedure includes arranging for small ensembles and full band and/or orchestra. This will involve a practical application of the knowledge of transposing for instruments and applied knowledge of the purpose and range of each orchestral instrument.
Credits: 2 hrs This course will give students actual experience in the various aspects of operating a marching band program including recruitment, organization, drill design, budget, auxiliaries, various marching styles, and half-time show organization.
Credits: 3 hrs. This course reviews the fundamentals of music notation and proceeds to the study of melody, period structures, decorative pitches, diatonic triads, and simple harmonization of melody and bass. Equal emphasis will be placed on four-part writing, free harmonization analysis, and keyboard studies.
Credits: 3 hrs This course covers systems and subsystems of the music business including songwriting, publishing, managers and agents, unions and guilds, record production, record and concert promotion, contract negotiations, marketing, and career options. It also examines the sociological implications associated with the industry.
Credits: 3 hrs A continuation of Theory I, this course proceeds to the study of simple binary forms, diatonic sevenths, secondary dominants, and modulation.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is designed to cover a variety of musical styles, including jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel, rock, standard-popular, and country western. Evaluation of performance in the various styles is a prime objective. Emphasis is placed on listening to selected recordings, aural analysis, and comparative discussions of the various style characteristics.
Credits: 3 hrs This course emphasizes materials and procedures for developing music experiences through creating, singing, playing, and listening. Methods of teaching music to children such as Orff, Kodály, and Dalcroze will be explored. Motivation, classroom management, assessment, and evaluation. Students enrolled in this course must complete a preclinical practicum consisting of a minimum of 90 hours in a clinical setting under the supervision of a clinical educator and a university supervisor. The preclinical experience is a semester-long, intensive field experience that takes place the semester prior to student teaching and is designed to prepare music teacher education students to gradually acquire the skills, knowledge, and dispositions they will need to be successful during student teaching. Durimng the preclinical experience, music education candidates spend two full days each week in the same classroom and school, work one-on-one with students, and eventually teach a minimum of four lesson plans to the class or small group of students.
Credits: 3 hrs. This course surveys the development of a music curriculum for secondary schools, problems in teaching, and the administration of vocal and instrumental organizations. Students will survey relevant literature, develop or rethink their philosophy of music education, and present their conclusions in a formal paper.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is structured to give students a basic understanding of the educational and creative value of electronic compositional procedures. In addition to offering a review of representative literature, the course will require student to compose using natural and electronic sound sources.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides introductory information, techniques and experiences related to music and exceptional children. Topics including legislation, school projects, and instructional strategies are examined. The application of both pitched and unpitched classroom instruments are studied. Field experiences are included in this course.
Credits: 3 hrs This lecture course will examine the historical, philosophical, scientific, religious and cultural movements that impacted the development of music in Western Civilization from the time of Antiquity (Ancient Hebrews, Greeks and Romans), the Medieval period, the Renaissance period and the Baroque period. Students will be expected to learn about the historical, philosophical, social, scientific, artistic and religious movements that in turn would have an impact upon the development of art music in Europe and later the Western Hemisphere. Exposure to the great works of musical art from this time period and an overview of the major composers and musical thinkers will be a component of this course. Students will engage in a research project that will examine one major composer who work is considered seminal to this time period.
Credits: 3 hrs. This lecture course will examine the historical, philosophical, scientific, religious and cultural movements that impacted the development of music in Western Civilization from the time of the Classical period, Romantic period, Twentieth Century to the current day. Exposure to the great works of musical art from this time period and an overview of the major composers and musical thinkers will be a component of this course.
Credits: 3 hrs This course will provide an advanced study of choral conducting techniques and their use as a medium form communicating tempo, dynamics, style, mood, phrasing, and other musical information to ensembles. It also includes study of the choral score, style and interpretation, aural criticism, and application of conducting techniques of choral singing. Students will participate in open score playing. Additionally, this course will survey materials and methods for school, church, and community choral groups.
Credits: 3 hrs This course examines the origin, growth, and characteristics of Afro-American music, and the cultural, socioeconomic, historic, and emotional factors which have influenced its development and influence upon the music of Europe and America.
Credits: 3 hrs The primary focus of this course will be a study of the various musics of the world an dhow culture, religion and language impact music-making. A sutdy of musical instruments from Non-Western cultures will also be included in the course. (approved by ASCC 2006)
Credits: 3 hrs. Through hands-on activities, this course covers uses and applications of various modes of information technology to teaching and learning. Emphasis is on the ability of the student to demonstrate effective use and integration of various technologies into instruction in the classroom. It explores various utilizations of computers, media, and Information technologies in P-12 settings in ways that maximizes instruction and learning for students. It also covers development and uses of multimedia in the classroom, information communication and Internet resources, development of instructional web pages; and various technology integration strategies for the content areas. Additionally, this course will provide training in the use of computer for producing publication-quality music arrangements, transactions and original compositions including the generation of parts of the score. It will survey various tutorial programs and multimedia study modules for theory, keyboard skills and music history instruction.
Credits: 3 hrs This course provides a study of instrumental conducting techniques and their use as a medium form communicating tempo, dynamics, style, mood, phrasing, and other musical information to ensembles. It also includes study of band and orchestral scores, styles and interpretations, aural criticism, and application of conducting techniques of teaching instrumental music. Additionally, this course will survey literature materials and methods for school and community instrumental groups.
Credits: 1 hr This course provides a detailed study of conducting techniques, score reading, and concepts of tempo and dynamics for future instrumental teachers. It places emphasis on practical application to groups under the supervision of the teacher.
Credits: 1 hr The wind ensemble consists of a highly select group of instrumental students who are committed to excellence in the performance of contemporary wind ensemble and band literature.
This group is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr This course is to be taken by all students who are preparing a to present a senior recital, lecture recital, senior project, or some combination of these, during the semester of registration. This course is required for all music majors pursuing the Music Education concentration and music majors who do not have a concentration (General Music). This course may be taken optionally by music majors pursuing the Music Business concentration; however, music business students must use the course only to present a senior recital—not a lecture recital or project.
Credits: 1 hr This course is to be taken by all students who are preparing to present a senior recital, lecture recital, senior project or some combination of these, during the semester of registration.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble provides an opportunity to study, rehearse, and perform a variety of choral literature. The choir performs frequently on campus and in the community, with periodic appearances out of town, on television, and with band and orchestra. Admission is by audition only. This ensemble is required of all voice majors.
Credits: 1 hr This group is open to any college student by audition. It acts as a marching unit during the football season and is thereafter reorganized as a pep band. Marching band is required of band instrument majors in the music teacher education program.
Credits: 1 hr This is a small ensemble of select voices which gives special attention to the performance of African-American sacred music, civil rights support songs, and world political awareness songs. Enrollment by audition only.
Credits: 1 hr The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State University is a low brass chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation incorporates trombone, euphonium, and tuba student musicians; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances locally as well as across the southeast. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrnagements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching trombone, euphonium, and tuba. The Low Brass Ensemble at Winston-Salem State Univeristy will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study tuba, euphonium, or trombone as a secondary instrument. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr This ensemble is designed to give students an opportunity to play the works of many jazz artists and to develop an appreciation for the origin of this musical form. The ensemble is open to all students on a competitive basis and with the approval of the instructor. Audition required.
Credits: 1 hr The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University is a chamber music collaborative comprised of undergraduate music majors, music minors, and students pursuing various non-music degrees of study. The ensemble instrumentation includes Piccolo, C Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute student musicians and faculty participants; rehearses weekly; and performs concerts on a semester basis participating in university, community, and conference performances. Repertoire performed consists of original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements from various time periods encompassing a variety of musical styles, ranging from renaissance to jazz and classical to pop culture music of today. This course is designed to provide students an outlet for chamber music performance experience and develop pedagogical techniques of playing and teaching the flute. The Flute Choir at Winston-Salem State University will be open to Bachelor of Arts music majors, music minors, and students desiring to study flute and piccolo as secondary instruments. It will be limited in enrollment and students must first audition for the studio professor as instructor approval is required for course registration.
Credits: 1 hr The purpose of the Brass Ensemble is to give the student an opportunity to perform representative works in brass ensemble literature. Open to students who qual
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular genres. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative musicmaking, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit. One (1) credit hour.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include tone production, articulation, scales and literature. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress.
Credits: 1 hr This course will provide instruction on any instrument/voice for music majors. Students will receive a one-on-one lesson with an instructor for one hour weekly. This course will focus on the development of the fundamentals of playing/singing and include literature, tone production, articulation, technique, etc. Literature appropriate to the students’ performance level will be assigned. Each level is progressive and determined by instructor based on student’s progress. In addition to attending weekly lessons, music majors are also expected to attend weekly rehearsals with piano accompanist, attend music seminars (as scheduled), perform in at least one seminar, and perform a jury before music faculty at the end of each semester. Applied Music courses at the 3000 and 4000 level are restricted to music majors who have been accepted into the Department of Music via successful audition.
Credits: 1 hr The WSSU Global Pop Ensemble is open to all students. No prior experience is required. Students will explore music from global traditions and contemporary popular gemes. Over the course of the semester, students will perform World Music styles such as African drumming, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music, and explore popular forms such as R&B, hip-hop, pop, rock, and Latin music, as well as beat-making and songwriting practices. Through ensemble performance and collaborative music-making, students will develop musicianship, creative expression, cultural awareness, and aural skills associated with global and popular music traditions. These courses may be taken by music majors and by non-music majors and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 2 hrs Techniques, methods, and materials used in arranging traditional and original music for commercial purposes are illustrated and discussed. Music arrangements prepared for professional recording sessions are studied and analyzed. The practicum includes the preparation of arrangements for studio recording.
Credits: 2 hrs This course deals with the role of the artist manager in the music industry. Topics of study include: The Management Contract, Employing a Support Team, Mapping Out a Career Plan, Music Publishing, Media Exposure and Getting a Record Deal.
Credits: 2 hrs This course covers record label operation and business principles including the analysis of SoundScan reports, profitability, relationships with radio stations, advertising, publicity, distribution, retail, international issues, tour support and conducting marketing research.
Credits: 3 hrs This course will provide theoretical and practical experience in studio recording. Proper production techniques associated with the use of multi-track recording equipment and allied hardware will be applied.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a continuation of MUS 4202. In addition to the further development of traditional recording procedures, advanced computer applications will be explored.
Credits: 3 hrs In this course, the focus of study is on all other chromatic or altered harmonies and more complex Baroque and Classical forms.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is a continuation of Theory III. It treats those materials studied in Theory III and includes an introduction to twentieth century harmonies, forms, and theories.
Credits: 3 hrs This course is to be taken by all students pursuing a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music who are preparing to present a senior project during the semester of registration. The project will be determined upon consultation with the student, advisor and instructor of the course.
Source: Winston-Salem State University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
