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An introduction to basic conducting skills with an emphasis on the art and study of conducting, baton technique, left hand technique, non-verbal communication, leadership, conducting terminology, transpositions, and score reading.

An examination of the diverse activities and components involved in the music industry, particularly those concerned with the development of professional musicians, generating and fulfilling the needs of an audience, and creation of services and products.  An overview of the music marketplace, song-writing, publishing, copyright, business affairs, artist management, producing, merchandising, record production, concert production, and arts administration.  Emphasis placed on business start-up and career development. 

 

A preparatory course for jazz educators.  Designed to give students the skills and knowledge needed to direct and manage jazz ensembles.  Topics include: conducting and rehearsal techniques, stylistic considerations, selection of music and equipment, use of P.A., concert programming and promotion, location of resources.

 

Investigates principles of voice leading, root position part-writing, harmonic progressions, and triads in first and second inversions. Includes initial procedures of formal analysis through study of rhythm, melody, phrase and phrase groupings. Sight-singing and aural dictation skills furthered in class.

Pursues further understanding of voice leading and part-time writing principles with use of cadences, non-chord tones, and diatonic seventh chords.  Sight-singing and aural dictation skills further in class.  Prerquisite:  MUS 25324 Music Theory and Aural Skills I or permission of instructor.

A performance course of the study of jazz standard tunes into component parts.  Students will master these performance components and then reconnect them into a complete improvisation of the formal structure.  Emphasis on leaning assigned repertoire in all keys with the analysis and memorization of jazz solo transcriptions.