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MUTH 2130 - Musicianship IV
Credits: 1
Continuation of MUTH 2129 covering solfeggio, melodic, and harmonic dictation employing chromaticism and 20th-century materials. Prerequisites: MUTH 2129 , MUTH 2229 . Corequisite: MUTH 2230 .
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MUTH 2229 - Music Theory III
Credits: 2
Continuation of MUTH 1230 covering repertoire from the 19th century to the present. Emphasis on traditional harmonization exercises, beginning studies in musical form, and introduction to current analytical methods. Prerequisites: MUTH 1130 , MUTH 1230 . Corequisite: MUTH 2129 .
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MUTH 2230 - Music Theory IV
Credits: 2
Continuation of MUTH 2229 covering repertoire from the 19th century to the present. Emphasis on traditional harmonization exercises, musical form, and current analytical methods. Prerequisites: MUTH 2129 , MUTH 2229 . Corequisite: MUTH 2130 .
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MUTH 3117 - Songwriting Laboratory
Credits: 1
Guided work–shopping of songs through group sharing and comprehensive application of information provided in MUTH 3217 . Does not satisfy the 3000–level or above MUTH requirement for music majors. Corequisite: MUTH 3217 or permission of instructor.
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MUTH 3200 - Private Composition
Credits: 2
Individual study with the composition faculty and regularly scheduled seminars with faculty and visiting guests. Prerequisite: Admission to the composition degree program.
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MUTH 3217 - Songwriting
Credits: 2
Development of songwriting knowledge and skills, including essential components of a song, basic song forms, multiple approaches to starting and completing songs, recording basics, and related aspects of music law. Does not satisfy the 3000–level or above MUTH requirement for music majors. Corequisite: MUTH 3117 .
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MUTH 3300 - Private Composition
Credits: 3
Individual study with the composition faculty and regularly scheduled seminars with faculty and visiting guests. Prerequisite: Admission to the composition degree program.
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MUTH 3350 - Form and Analysis
Credits: 3
Study of musical form within a wide range of styles. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 .
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MUTH 4184 - Directed Studies in Music Theory
Credits: 1
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTH 4186 - Directed Studies in Music Industry Practices
Credits: 1
Covers advanced concepts required for music and multi-media production.
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MUTH 4190 - Directed Studies in Music Composition
Credits: 1
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTH 4202 - Seminar in Music Theory
Credits: 2
Advanced analytical study of music in a selected style or genre, or by a particular composer or group of composers. Fulfills upper-division MUTH requirements. Repeatable. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 .
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MUTH 4284 - Directed Studies in Music Theory
Credits: 2
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTH 4286 - Directed Studies in Music Industry Practices
Credits: 2
Covers advanced concepts required for music and multi-media production.
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MUTH 4290 - Directed Studies in Music Composition
Credits: 2
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTH 4300 - Analysis of Contemporary Music
Credits: 3
Detailed analysis of recent music written in a variety of styles and using diverse techniques. Explores early 20th-century antecedents of more recent music. Analysis and discussion are supported by readings from theoretical articles and composers’ writings. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 .
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MUTH 4310 - Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music
Credits: 3
Covers historical and emerging concepts and techniques of composing, performing, and listening to fixed and interactive electro-acoustic music via lectures and laboratory projects. Includes basic acoustics and the history and literature of electronically generated music, and hardware and software tools for the generation, processing, and reproduction of musical sound. Students complete individual and collaborative projects, applying their studies to the recording, creation, and performance of fixed and real-time interactive, creative projects. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 and MUTH 2230 , or consent of instructor.
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MUTH 4311 - Advanced Topics in Music Technology
Credits: 3
Advanced investigation into a variety of topics in electro-acoustic music and technology-related musical art forms. Topics are announced each term the course is offered and may include film music, MIDIstration, real-time interactive performance using Max/MSP/Jitter, algorithmic composition, and technology-related interdisciplinary collaboration. Repeatable. Prerequisite: MUTH 4310 /MUTH 6310, MSA 3310 , or permission of instructor.
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MUTH 4384 - Directed Studies in Music Theory
Credits: 3
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTH 4386 - Directed Studies in Music Industry Practices
Credits: 3
Covers advanced concepts required for music and multi-media production.
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MUTH 4390 - Directed Studies in Music Composition
Credits: 3
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTH 5000 - Composition Seminar
Credits: 0
Topics of common interest to all composers are presented and discussed by composition faculty, current students, and guest artists. Required each term of composition study.
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MUTH 5010 - Keyboard Skills
Credits: 0
Applies the student’s knowledge of music theory to practical keyboard musicianship and explores core principles of keyboard improvisation. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 and PERB 2132 , or permission of instructor.
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MUTH 5110 - Keyboard Skills
Credits: 1
Applies the student’s knowledge of music theory to practical keyboard musicianship and explores core principles of keyboard improvisation. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 and PERB 2132 , or permission of instructor.
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MUTH 5130 - Collaborative Composition
Credits: 1
Students collaborate with artists in other disciplines on composition projects. Meadows disciplines rotate periodically.
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MUTH 5150 - Advanced Musicianship
Credits: 1
Develops musicianship skills beyond the level attained in the undergraduate core musicianship courses. Includes sight reading and improvisation studies in a range of musical styles for both voice and instruments, advanced melodic and harmonic dictation exercises, aural analysis of musical examples from a wide range of style periods, and the use of the keyboard to support the continued development of skills. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 for undergraduate students, or a passing score for the Graduate Music Theory Diagnostic Exam or for MUTH 6023, MUTH 6124, and MUTH 6125 for graduate students.
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MUTH 5250 - Advanced Musicianship
Credits: 2
Develops musicianship skills beyond the level attained in the undergraduate core musicianship courses. Includes sight reading and improvisation studies in a range of musical styles for both voice and instruments, advanced melodic and harmonic dictation exercises, aural analysis of musical examples from a wide range of style periods, and the use of the keyboard to support the continued development of skills. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 for undergraduate students, or a passing score for the Graduate Music Theory Diagnostic Exam or for MUTH 6023, MUTH 6124, and MUTH 6125 for graduate students.
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MUTH 5325 - Class Composition
Credits: 3
A composition course for noncomposition majors. Topics include notational practices; contemporary and traditional approaches to composition through study of model works from the literature; in-class presentation, reading, and critique of projects; and professional standards for the creation and distribution of scores, parts, and recordings of compositions and arrangements. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 or permission of instructor. Restricted to music majors.
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MUTH 5330 - Instrumentation and Arranging
Credits: 3
An overview of the ranges and performing characteristics of orchestral and band instruments and vocalists, with practical application via scoring and arranging for a variety of small instrumental and vocal ensembles. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 .
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MUTH 5360 - Advanced Orchestration
Credits: 3
Explores advanced techniques of orchestration through a series of scoring projects for a variety of ensembles. Prerequisite: MUTH 5330 or permission of instructor.
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MUTH 5370 - Survey of Counterpoint
Credits: 3
Through exercises in analysis and composition, this course provides a study of contrapuntal techniques from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with emphasis on traditional modal and tonal styles. Prerequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 .
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MUTY 1120 - Clinical Orientation
Credits: 1
The study of music therapy assessment, treatment procedures, and evaluation, through observation as well as literature and repertoire review. Each student will participate on a working music therapy team. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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MUTY 1320 - Introduction to Music Therapy
Credits: 3
An overview of the function of the music therapist, the history of the music therapy profession, and music in treatment procedures. The course is required of all music therapy majors and is open to others who may want information about the professional field of music therapy.
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MUTY 3130 - Directed Studies in Music Therapy
Credits: 1
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTY 3141 - Developmental Music Therapy Practicum I
Credits: 1
Supervised observation of and therapeutic experience with persons who exhibit developmentally delayed disorders. Corequisite: MUTY 3211 .
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MUTY 3142 - Psychiatric Music Therapy Practicum II
Credits: 1
Supervised observation of and therapeutic experience with persons who exhibit psychopathological disorders. Corequisite: MUTY 3212 .
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MUTY 3143 - Medical Music Therapy Practicum III
Credits: 1
Supervised observation and development of clinical skills with patients in medical settings. Corequisite: MUTY 3213 .
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MUTY 3144 - Gerontological Practicum IV
Credits: 1
Supervised observation and development of clinical skills with elderly clients. Corequisite: MUTY 3214 .
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MUTY 3211 - Developmental Music Therapy
Credits: 2
A study of music therapy with developmentally disabled children and adults such as mentally disabled, visually disabled, and speech–impaired individuals. Corequisite: MUTY 3141 .
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MUTY 3212 - Psychiatric Music Therapy
Credits: 2
A study of music therapy with persons with psychopathological disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and dementia. Corequisite: MUTY 3142 .
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MUTY 3213 - Medical Music Therapy
Credits: 2
A study of music therapy with the health impaired, including burn patients, AIDS patients, and obstetric patients. Corequisite: MUTY 3143 .
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MUTY 3214 - Gerontological Music Therapy
Credits: 2
A study of music therapy with elderly, gerontological clients. Corequisite: MUTY 3144 .
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MUTY 3230 - Directed Studies in Music Therapy
Credits: 2
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTY 3330 - Directed Studies in Music Therapy
Credits: 3
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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MUTY 4141 - Music Therapy Practicum V
Credits: 1
Supervised clinical experience in the treatment and health maintenance of clients with clinical disorders.
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MUTY 4144 - Internship I
Credits: 1
Includes 3 months, or 520 clock hours, of continuous full-time music therapy experience in an AMTA-approved clinical facility. Requires reports from the intern and music therapy supervisor before, during, and after the internship. Because the internship extends beyond the regular term, enrollment for MUTY 4144 occurs for the term during which the internship begins and enrollment for MUTY 4145 occurs concurrently or for the term immediately following. Prerequisite: Completion of all course, clinical, and preclinical work in the undergraduate music therapy degree or graduate equivalency program.
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MUTY 4145 - Internship II
Credits: 1
Continuation of MUTY 4144 . An additional 3 months, or 520 clock hours, of continuous full–time music therapy experience in an AMTA–approved clinical facility. Requires reports from the intern and music therapy supervisor before, during, and after the internship. Prerequisite or corequisite: MUTY 4144 .
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MUTY 4340 - Research Methods and Materials in Music Therapy
Credits: 3
A study of research methods in music psychology, therapy, and education, with emphasis on research designs, analysis, and interpretation of research literature.
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MUTY 4341 - Survey of Music Psychology
Credits: 3
Basic study of music systems, with emphasis on perception of and responses to musical stimuli. Also, interpretation of the interdependence of psychological, sociological, and physiological processes in musical behavior, such as musical ability and preference.
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MUTY 5340 - Topics in Music Therapy
Credits: 3
A survey of contemporary trends in music therapy, psychology, and medicine. Also, the universality of music, with applications in modern therapy, medicine, and health. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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MUTY 5341 - Seminar on Clinical Music Therapy
Credits: 3
A survey of contemporary trends in music therapy, psychology, and medicine. Through use of group process and self-exploration, students develop a comprehensive, personalized, and demonstrable theory of clinical music therapy. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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OBOE 3100 - Private Study: Oboe
Credits: 1
One half-hour lesson each week (14 per term) with a jury examination at the conclusion of each term. These repeatable course numbers are offered each fall, spring, and summer. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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OBOE 3200 - Private Study: Oboe
Credits: 2
One 1-hour lesson each week (14 per term) with a jury examination at the conclusion of each term. These repeatable course numbers are offered each fall and spring. Majors are required to enroll in private studies each term until degree requirements are completed. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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ORG 3100 - Private Study: Organ
Credits: 1
One half-hour lesson each week (14 per term) with a jury examination at the conclusion of each term. These repeatable course numbers are offered each fall, spring, and summer. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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ORG 3200 - Private Study: Organ
Credits: 2
One 1-hour lesson each week (14 per term) with a jury examination at the conclusion of each term. These repeatable course numbers are offered each fall and spring. Majors are required to enroll in private studies each term until degree requirements are completed. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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Class Instruction for Performance
| Harpsichord |
PERB 5118, PERB 5213 |
| Piano |
PERB 1001, PERB 1011, PERB 1012, PERB 1131, PERB 1132, PERB 1205, PERB 1233, PERB 1234, PERB 2131, PERB 2132, PERB 2205, PERB 3205, PERB 5107, PERB 5108 |
| Voice |
PERB 1206, PERB 2017, PERB 2106–PERB 2109, PERB 2206, PERB 2117, PERB 3306, PERB 5006, PERB 5101, PERB 5208 |
| Other Instrumental |
PERB 1103/PERB 1104, PERB 1203/PERB 2203, PERB 2113/PERB 2114/PERB 2213, PERB 2115, PERB 5011, PERB 5111, PERB 5211, PERB 5215 |
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PERB 1001 - Departmental Performance Class
Credits: 0
Departmental recitals, performance classes, master classes, guest artist performances, and lectures related to performance specialization. Students enroll concurrently with studies in applied music.
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PERB 1011 - Sight Reading for Pianists I
Credits: .5
A requirement for premusic majors in piano performance. Students explore techniques to improve their ability to read music at any level through supervised practicing and reading of various piano literature.
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PERB 1012 - Sight Reading for Pianists II
Credits: .5
A requirement for premusic majors in piano performance. Emphasis is given to reading skills that are particularly useful in collaborative playing, including exposure to various types of scores and score preparation. Prerequisite: PERB 1011 .
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PERB 1103 - Modern Acoustic Guitar
Credits: 1
Beginning steel-string acoustic guitar skills, with emphasis on flat-picking and finger-picking chords, strums, and additional left- and right-hand techniques for accompanying folk, popular, and original songs in music therapy, music education, and recreational music settings.
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PERB 1104 - Modern Acoustic Guitar II
Credits: 1
Intermediate steel-string acoustic guitar skills, with emphasis on enhanced flat-picking and finger-picking chords, strums, and additional left- and right-hand techniques for accompanying folk, popular, and original songs in music therapy, music education, and recreational music settings.
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PERB 1131 - Class Piano I
Credits: 1
Emphasis on sight reading, technique, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, and appropriate literature. Corequisites: MUTH 1129 , MUTH 1229 . Reserved for music majors (except keyboard majors) or minors.
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PERB 1132 - Class Piano II
Credits: 1
Emphasis on sight reading, technique, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, and appropriate literature. Corequisites: MUTH 1130 , MUTH 1230 . Prerequisite: PERB 1131 . Reserved for music majors (except keyboard majors) or minors.
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PERB 1203 - Class Guitar
Credits: 2
Basics of reading music; technique; simple chord progressions as applied to popular music; performance of simple classic guitar pieces.
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PERB 1205 - Beginning Class Piano
Credits: 2
Designed for students with no previous piano study. Emphasis placed on the development of basic music reading and functional keyboard skills. Not open to music majors.
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PERB 1206 - Class Voice
Credits: 2
A course in basic singing techniques and interpretive skills, suitable for both beginning singers and for students with singing experience but little formal training.
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PERB 1233 - Advanced Class Piano I
Credits: 2
(fall term of odd-numbered years) Emphasis on sight reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, and technique. Reserved for keyboard majors or music majors with advanced keyboard skills.
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PERB 1234 - Advanced Class Piano II
Credits: 2
(spring term of even-numbered years) Emphasis on sight reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, and technique. Prerequisite: PERB 1233 . Reserved for keyboard majors or music majors with advanced keyboard skills.
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PERB 2017 - Meadows Opera Workshop
Credits: 0
Exploration of operatic and musical theatre styles, basic acting technique, dramatic analysis, storytelling skills, character development, monologue study, stagecraft skills, repertoire preparation and research, and scene study. Open to all undergraduates whose primary instrument is voice. Must be taken in sequence for two terms beginning with the fall term.
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PERB 2106 - Diction: Italian
Credits: 1
Principles of pronunciation and enunciation for singing in Italian. Phonetic practice and practical application to the performance of art songs and arias.
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PERB 2107 - Diction: German
Credits: 1
Principles of pronunciation and enunciation for singing in German. Phonetic practice and practical application to the performance of art songs and arias.
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PERB 2108 - Diction: English
Credits: 1
Principles of pronunciation and enunciation for singing in English. Phonetic practice and practical application to the performance of art songs and arias.
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PERB 2109 - Diction: French
Credits: 1
Principles of pronunciation and enunciation for singing in French. Phonetic practice and practical application to the performance of art songs and arias.
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PERB 2113 - Hand Drumming and Ethnic Percussion I
Credits: 1
Development of fundamental hand drumming and other percussion skills through listening, analysis, and performance of African, Latin American, and Asian rhythms.
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PERB 2114 - Hand Drumming and Ethnic Percussion II
Credits: 1
Further development of hand drumming and other percussion skills through listening, analysis and performance of non-Western rhythms. Prerequisite: PERB 2113 or consent of instructor.
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PERB 2117 - Meadows Opera Workshop
Credits: 1
Exploration of operatic and musical theatre styles, basic acting technique, dramatic analysis, storytelling skills, character development, monologue study, stagecraft skills, repertoire preparation and research, and scene study. Open to all undergraduates whose primary instrument is voice. Must be taken in sequence for two terms beginning with the fall term.
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PERB 2131 - Class Piano III
Credits: 1
Emphasis on sight reading, technique, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, and appropriate literature. Corequisites: MUTH 2129 , MUTH 2229 . Prerequisite: PERB 1132 . Reserved for music majors (except keyboard majors) or minors.
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PERB 2132 - Class Piano IV
Credits: 1
Emphasis on sight reading, technique, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, and appropriate literature. Corequisites: MUTH 2130 , MUTH 2230 . Prerequisite: PERB 2131 . Reserved for music majors (except keyboard majors) or minors.
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PERB 2203 - Class Guitar
Credits: 2
Continued development of technical skills and performance repertoire. Prerequisite: PERB 1203 or equivalent proficiencies.
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PERB 2205 - Class Piano
Credits: 2
Continued development of fundamental keyboard skills. Emphasis on sight reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, technique, and repertoire study. Prerequisite: PERB 1205 or equivalent. Audition for placement required. Not open to music majors.
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PERB 2206 - Class Voice
Credits: 2
A course in singing techniques and interpretive skills, suitable for students with some singing experience but little formal training. Prerequisite: PERB 1206 .
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PERB 2213 - World Rhythms: Ethnic Percussion and Cultural Immersion
Credits: 2
Introduces rhythms and instruments of world music through total immersion in a specific world culture. Students learn hand drumming and ethnic percussion techniques and the cultural context of the music. (SMU Abroad)
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PERB 3205 - Intermediate Class Piano
Credits: 2
Continued development of individual repertoire study in a variety of musical styles, with supporting work in sight reading, harmonization, pop chord symbols, technique, and improvisation. Prerequisite: PERB 2205 or equivalent. Audition for placement required. Not open to music majors.
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PERB 3306 - Class Voice Musical Theatre I
Credits: 3
Introduces the dancer and actor to proper singing technique for musical theatre, with an emphasis on the repertoire of musical theatre. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; musical theatre minor or major or minor in dance, music, or theatre. Students minoring in musical theatre have priority to enroll in the class.
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PERB 3307 - Class Voice Musical Theatre II
Credits: 3
Advanced development of proper musical theatre singing technique for dancers and actors. Students also gain a broader knowledge of repertoire for the musical theatre. Prerequisite: PERB 3306 or instructor consent.
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PERB 5006 - Singers’ Diction Review
Credits: 0
A review course required of all students not passing an entrance assessment for proficiency in the pronunciation of Italian, French, and German.
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PERB 5011 - Directed Studies in Performance
Credits: 0
Directed studies or approved internships in performance or pedagogy. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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PERB 5019 - Music Theatre Workshop
Credits: 0
Preparation and performance of musical theatre as an American art form. Prerequisite: By audition.
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PERB 5022 - Music Theatre Acting and Performance
Credits: 0
Fundamentals of acting in musical theatre: script analysis, blocking, character development, and scene study. Introduces musical theatre movement and audition techniques. Culminates with a series of performed musical scenes. Prerequisite: By audition.
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PERB 5101 - Directed Studies in Voice
Credits: 1
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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PERB 5107 - Keyboard Skills for Conductors I
Credits: 1
Keyboard competencies for conductors, including basic technical patterns, harmonization, and relevant score reading. Review course for the M.S.M. and the M.M. in conducting keyboard proficiency requirement.
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PERB 5108 - Keyboard Skills for Conductors II
Credits: 1
Advanced keyboard competencies for conductors, including basic technical patterns, harmonization, and relevant score reading. Review course for the M.S.M. and the M.M. in conducting keyboard proficiency requirement.
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PERB 5111 - Directed Studies in Performance
Credits: 1
Directed studies or approved internships in performance or pedagogy. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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PERB 5118 - Introduction to the Harpsichord
Credits: 1
(spring term of odd-numbered years) Presents a variety of topics related to the harpsichord and its music. Provides keyboard musicians, especially pianists, with knowledge and practical experience at the harpsichord to enable them to face future contacts with the instrument in a more informed, confident, and artistic manner.
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PERB 5119 - Music Theatre Workshop
Credits: 1
Preparation and performance of musical theatre as an American art form. Prerequisite: By audition.
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PERB 5122 - Music Theatre Acting and Performance
Credits: 1
Fundamentals of acting in musical theatre: script analysis, blocking, character development, and scene study. Introduces musical theatre movement and audition techniques. Culminates with a series of performed musical scenes. Prerequisite: By audition.
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PERB 5170 - Chamber Music Workshop
Credits: 1
Focuses on a specific work or cycle of works from the chamber music repertory and includes regular rehearsals led by the instructor. Students discuss the historical background and performance practices related to the work(s) as well as engage in the analysis of musical structure and style. Instructor consent required. (*updated* 1/4/2019; effective Spring 2019)
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PERB 5201 - Directed Studies in Voice
Credits: 2
A close collaboration between a faculty member and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in current course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
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PERB 5208 - Advanced Acting for Voice Majors
Credits: 2
Acting and performance tools, character development, monologue study, and repertoire preparation and research. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in VOIC and consent of instructor.
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PERB 5211 - Directed Studies in Music Performance
Credits: 2
Directed studies or approved internships in performance or pedagogy. Students are required to accept internships in performance or private teaching, subject to availability and/or scheduling conflicts with other SMU courses. Internships may begin prior to the beginning of the term.
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PERB 5213 - Studies Continuo Playing
Credits: 2
(fall term of even-numbered years) Designed for the harpsichord major, to fill the need for a well-developed skill in playing Baroque through bass accompaniments from an unrealized figured bass and/or from an unfigured bass with style performance suitable to the period.
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