Course Offerings in Music

Please note that many upper level courses have no prerequisites beyond MUS 10 or 11 and are open to anyone with basic knowledge of musical terminology.

MUS 2. Keyboard Harmony I (1) spring
Beginning piano skills designed to enable the student to use the piano as a tool. Major and minor scales in both hands, forming chords, elementary sight reading. Co-requisite: Music 11. Students may test out upon examination. (HU)

MUS 3. Keyboard Harmony II (1) fall
Continuation of MUS 2. Diatonic progressions in major and minor; more advanced sight reading. Students may test out upon examination. Co-requisite: 82. Prerequisite: MUS 2. (HU)

MUS 4. Keyboard Harmony III (1) spring
Additional keyboard skills, including progressions with secondary chords, modulations, and sight reading. Students may test out upon examination. Co-requisite: MUS 83. Prerequisite: MUS 3 (HU)

MUS 7. Aural Skills (1) fall
Sight singing and ear training through dictation exercises. Rhythm exercises. Co-requisite: MUS 82. Prerequisite: MUS 11 or equivalent. (HU)

MUS 8. Aural Skills II (1) spring
Continuation of MUS 7. Co-requisite: MUS 83. Prerequisite: MUS 7. (HU)

MUS 10. Basic Skills in Music (2) fall
Rudiments of musical notation, beginning skills in sight singing, ear training, rhythm and keyboard. Intended for anyone who does not plan to major or minor. (HU)

MUS 11. Basic Musicianship (2) spring
Development of basic skills in using notation, sight singing and ear training. For intended majors or minors. Co-requisite: MUS 2. (HU)

MUS 12. Surveys in Music (3) fall or spring
Varied topics in music for the non-major such as Italian opera, Keyboard Music, the Symphony. Emphasis on developing listening skills and acquaintance with important works in the genre. Staff (HU)

MUS 21-79.
Applied music and performance courses may be repeated for graduation credit up to six times in CEAS and CBE. Prerequisite: Admission to Music 22-62 by audition. Music 66, 68, 69, 71-79,170 have fees.

MUS 21. Marching Band (1) fall. (ND)

MUS 22. Wind Ensemble (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 23. Symphonic Band (1) spring (HU)

MUS 24. Jazz Ensemble (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 25. Jazz Band (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 31. University Choir (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 32. Choral Union (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 33. Overtones (1) fall-spring. Co-requisite: MUS 31 (HU)

MUS 48. Chamber Music Collegium (1) fall-spring. Department Permission. (HU)

US 49. Small Jazz Ensembles (1) fall-spring. Department Permission. (HU)

MUS 51. LUVME (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 61. Lehigh University Philharmonic (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 62. Lehigh University Chamber Orchestra (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 64. Class Violin for Beginners (1) fall-spring
Class instruction for beginners on violin. Repeatable for credit. Staff (HU)

MUS 66. Class Voice for Beginners (1) fall-spring
Group instruction for beginning students of voice, including breathing and vocal production techniques; diction; beginning solo pieces. (HU)

MUS 68. Class Piano for Beginners I (1) fall-spring
Instruction for beginning piano students, including rudiments of musical notation in relation to the keyboard; beginning pieces for solo piano and the group.

MUS 69. Class Piano for Beginners II (1) fall-spring
A continuation of MUS 68. After a second semester of class piano, the student should be ready to benefit from private lesson instruction. (HU)

MUS 71. Private Piano Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 72. Private Vocal Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 73. Private String Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 74. Private Woodwind Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 75. Private Brass Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 76. Private Percussion Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 77. Private Organ Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 79. Private Electric Guitar Study (1) fall-spring (HU)

MUS 82. Harmony I (3) fall
Exercises in writing in four-part chorale style. Music 3 and 7 must be taken concurrently. Prerequisites: MUS 11 or equivalent. (HU)

MUS 83. Harmony II (3) spring
Continuation of Music 82 including modulation, non-harmonic tones, analysis. Music 4 and 8 must be taken concurrently. Prerequisites: MUS 82, and 7 or equivalent. (HU)

MUS 100. Concert Requirement (0) fall, spring
Concerts approved by the department (for majors and minors)

MUS 128. Jazz History I (3) fall
A study of the roots of jazz. Starting in West Africa, the course traces the synthesis of African and European elements to 1945. Musicians covered are Gottshalk, Bolden, Morton, Armstrong, Hawkins, Basie, Ellington and others. Prerequisite: MUS 10 or 11, or permission of instructor. Warfield (HU)

MUS 129. Jazz History II (3) spring
A survey of modern jazz from 1945 to the present. Musicians covered are Parker, Gillespie, Monk, Davis, Coltrane, Hancock, and Coleman. Can be taken independently of Jazz History I, but the first course would be helpful. Prerequisite: MUS 10 or 11, or permission of instructor. Warfield (HU)

MUS 132. Composer and Era (3) fall or spring
Life and development of a composer's style viewed in historical context. Title varies: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc. May be repeated for credit as title varies. Prerequisite: MUS 10 or 11 or equivalent. Sine (HU)

MUS 139. Jazz Theory (3) spring
Study of the music theory that is the foundation of a good jazz solo, composition or arrangement. Study of the modes of the major and melodic minor scale, chord/scale theory using major, melodic minor, diminished, and whole-tone scales. Basic chord progressions, functional analysis of jazz tunes, and ear training are also included. Prerequisites: MUS 82. (HU)

MUS 140. Jazz Improvisation (1) fall, spring
Development of skills in improvising music through practice of different scales found in jazz, chord construction, and patterns of figuration found in jazz. May be repeated for credit. Warfield (HU)

MUS 151. Vocal Diction (1) fall or spring
Introduction to the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Application to French, Italian, German and English diction using art song repertoire. Preparation of a song in each language. Field (HU)

MUS 161. Production and Marketing of Sound Recordings (3) fall
A one-semester course providing foundations for organizing a recording project to be carried out by the class, which works in teams. This course will focus especially on artist negotiations, recording techniques, music publishing and manufacturing. Perla (ND)

MUS 164. Management of Careers in Performing Arts (3)
A one-semester course that provides an overview of what performing artists and managers experience during cycles of career development. Topics include recognition of talent, positioning in the marketplace, creating support structure and attainment of personal goals. Student will be required to apply practical techniques in furthering the career of a chosen artist. Perla (ND)

MUS 170. Private Instruction for Performance Concentrators (2)
Lesson fees apply. Repeatable for credit. Restricted to music majors concentrating in performance. (HU)

MUS 171. Accompanying (1) fall-spring
Introduction to ensemble performance including sight-reading techniques, application of chord progressions and beginning improvisation techniques at the keyboard. May be repeated for credit. McHugh (HU)

MUS 233. Medieval and Renaissance Music (3) fall, odd
Development of musical style from early Christian chant to the sacred and secular forms of the late 16th century, viewed in cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUS 11 or equivalent. Sine (HU)

MUS 234. Baroque and Classical Music (3) spring, even
The major genres and composers of the 17th and 18th centuries studied in their cultural context. Prerequisite: MUS 11 or equivalent. Sine (HU)

MUS 235. Romantic Music (3) fall, even
Study of the major composers and their works from late Beethoven to Mahler and Strauss. Prerequisite: MUS 11 or equivalent. Sine (HU)

MUS 236. Twentieth-Century Music (3) spring, odd
Beginning with the major trends at the turn of the century, a study of the important composers and works of the last century to the present. Prerequisite: MUS 11 or equivalent. Sine (HU)

MUS 243. Counterpoint (4) fall
Writing and analyzing pieces in Renaissance and Baroque contrapuntal styles. Prerequisites: MUS 83, 4, and 8 or equivalent. Salerni (ND).

MUS 245. Classical and Romantic Forms (4) spring
Analyzing and writing pieces in classical and romantic forms. Exercises in chromatic harmony. Prerequisite: MUS 243. (ND)

MUS 251. Special Topics (1-3)
Study of musical topics in history or composition not covered in regular courses. May be repeated for credit as title varies. Prerequisite: consent of the department chair. (HU)

MUS 253. Composition I: Electronic and Acoustic Techniques (4) fall
Writing for acoustic and electronic instruments based on 20th-century models. Acoustic orchestration, digital synthesis, effects processing. Use of the computer for score preparation and as a compositional tool. Prerequisite: MUS 83, 4, and 8 or permission of instructor. Salerni (ND)

MUS 254. Composition II (4) spring
Continuation of MUS 253. Prerequisite: 253. Salerni (ND)

MUS 261. Recording Techniques I (3) fall
Recording music in various popular and classical styles using state of the art studio equipment. Topics include microphone choice, placement, mixing, effects processing, digital editing and post production. (ND)

MUS 262. Recording Techniques II (3) spring
Continuation of Recording Techniques I. Prerequisite: MUS 261(ND)

MUS 271. Repertoire (2) fall or spring
Survey of literature in a given medium: e.g., piano, vocal, orchestral, choral repertoire. Particular emphasis on performance issues. May be repeated for credit as title varies. (HU)

MUS 291. Independent Study (1-3)
Individually supervised work in history or composition, or continuation of projects begun in regular courses. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of department chair. (HU)

MUS 300. Apprentice Teaching (1-3) (ND)

MUS 311. Conducting Internship (2)
Work under the direction of one of the faculty directors to learn the organization and musical tasks required of directors as they prepare ensembles for performance. Prerequisites: MUS 322 or permission. Repeatable for credit. Staff (HU)

MUS 312/412: Advanced Choral Conducting and Composition (2)
Intensive, week-long seminar/workshop held in conjunction with Oxford University Press. Students elect either composition or conducting track for individual study with international faculty in chosen area. Joint seminars and lab choir rehearsals on choral literature; rehearsals and premieres of student works. Additional seminars with internationally recognized choral directors. New works and repertoire presented in final concert conducted by faculty and participants. Sametz

MUS 321. Conducting I (2) fall
Beginning study of conducting techniques, including score reading and preparation, analysis, conducting patterns and gestures. Prerequisite: MUS 83 or permission of the instructor. (HU)

MUS 322. Conducting II (2) spring
Continuation of Music 321. Prerequisite: MUS 321. (HU)

MUS 331. Advanced Analysis (4) spring
In-depth analysis of music from the Western tradition. Compositions studied to include at least one orchestral piece, one piece with text (song cycle or opera) and one piece using serial procedures. Introduction to Schenkerian analysis. Prerequisites: Music 243 and 245 or permission. Staff (HU)

MUS 336. Seminar in the History of Musical Style (3) spring
Study and analysis of the development of musical language and genre from the middle ages to the present. Intended particularly for any student considering graduate school in music. May substitute for any one course in the music history sequence. Prerequisite: Mus 83. Sine (ND)

MUS 350. Senior Project (1-6) (ND)

MUS 353. Composition Seminar (3) fall-spring
Seminar review of original compositions alternating with private lessons in composition. The seminar is intended for students doing either independent work in composition or senior projects. Prerequisites: MUS 254. Salerni, Sametz, Warfield. Repeatable for credit. Staff (HU)

MUS 361. Music Internship (3)

MUS 370. Recital (1-2) fall-spring
Department permission. (HU)

MUS 412/312. Advanced Choral Conducting and Composition (2) summer Same as Mus 312 description above.