Music

Student must attend 12 approved recitals, concerts, or performances during the semester. Pass/Fail only.

Large mixed-voice premiere choral ensemble. Performs concerts at home and on annual tours. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Admission by audition.
(Offered each semester with full-year enrollment expectation.)

Large orchestral ensemble made up of strings, winds, and percussion. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Admission by audition or permission of the instructor.
(Offered each semester with full-year enrollment expectation.)

Large symphonic ensemble made up of winds and percussion. Performs concerts at home and on annual tours.  No P/F.
(Offered each semester with full-year enrollment expectation.)

Non-audition ensemble that performs a variety of choral literature. No P/F.

Non-audition ensemble that performs a variety of choral literature. No P/F.

A variety of chamber ensembles (quartets, quintets, octets, etc.) that perform a variety of chamber music appropriate to the ensemble. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Approximately sixteen-voice vocal jazz ensemble that performs a variety of jazz styles during concerts at home and on annual tours. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Admission by audition.
(Offered each semester with full year enrollment expectation.)

The Prairie Wolves Pep Band provides musical entertainment at various Nebraska Wesleyan University football and basketball events on campus. The music played in the pep band includes examples from swing, jazz, classic rock and roll, and other appropriate genres. No P/F.

Seventeen-piece big band that performs a variety of jazz styles during concerts at home and on annual tours. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Admission by audition or permission of the instructor.
(Offered each semester with full-year enrollment expectation.)

Operatic ensemble that performs several scenes from various operas. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Admission by permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

Operatic ensemble that performs opera productions in their entirety. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Admission by audition of permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

A mixed, non-auditioned choral ensemble that performs concerts on campus and in the community.
No P/F.
(Offered each semester)

In this Creative and Performing Arts Elective course that is situated within the Chaos Thread, students will develop skills necessary to learn how to play an instrument or sing, and to create their own arrangements and compositions within small student-led groups. This course is designed for students with little to no formal musical training to learn how to create their own music using informal music learning methods – methods that are not always acknowledged as having merit both in process and in genre, especially within the area of academic music. The teacher will act as a facilitator of space and at times a coach, mentor, or apprentice as appropriate so that students drive the learning and the creating of their own music to the end of performing and/or recording it. The assigned readings, class discussion, and students’ musical creations will focus on the radical differences between the formal music learning practices done in classrooms and the informal music learning practices used by many musicians outside of the formal classroom setting. There are no pre-requisites to take this course. Students will be learning to play instruments and using electronic software; students can use their own instruments and electronics as appropriate to the course projects, but materials will be provided as needed.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

Course for students with little or no musical background. Students will develop skills necessary to learn how to play in a group drumming ensemble, which will include drum circles, ukuleles, barred mallet instruments, and other auxiliary percussion instruments. The course will focus primarily on African culture; and emphasis may also be given to Caribbean, South American, and other cultures. Through the musical experiences, assigned readings, class discussion, and performances, students will develop a greater appreciation of our global society and a deeper understanding of the diverse nature of their world, which will allow for movement toward social justice. There are no prerequisites to take this course. Materials will be provided as needed.

This Creative and Performing Arts Elective course introduces students to the process of composing music for visula media. Students will view, analyze, and discuss scenes from multiple films and video games in order to identify features of a scene's character. They will then use these characteristics as the basis for creating supportive musical expression in their own composition. Students will be introduced to the process of synchronizing music to picture, develop rudimentary creative and technical skills in editing audio, and explore ways to compose music using digital audio technology. There are no prerequisites to take this course. While formal musical training can be helpful, this course is designed to accommodate students with minimal musical experience. Students will learn to manipulate already formed samples and loops that accompany Digial Audio Workstation (DAW) software, while also learning how to mix these sounds with music they create using Midi instruments and audio files.

Private instruction in piano. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in organ. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in harpsichord. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in voice. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in flute. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in oboe. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in clarinet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in saxophone. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in bassoon. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in french horn. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trumpet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trombone and euphonium. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in tuba. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in percussion. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in guitar. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in violin. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in viola. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in cello. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in string bass. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

A course for music majors with minimal or no piano training to prepare them for MUSIC 1510 Piano Proficiency I. Course is taught as a private 30-minute piano lesson once a week.

Weekly 30-minute piano lessons with one-on-one instruction. Lessons will explore piano repertoire appropriate to the student's ability level, and piano proficiency skills, including major and minor scales and cadence shords, harmonization and transposition, and improvisation.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 1510L Piano Proficiency 1 Lab.

Group piano instruction taught in the electronic piano laboratory once each week. Emphasis on mastering the piano proficiency skills of major and minor scales and cadence chords, harmonization and transposition and improvisation at the piano. P/F Only.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 1510 Piano Proficiency I.

Weekly 30-minute piano lessons with one-on-one instruction. Lessons will explore piano repertoire appropriate to the student's ability level, and piano proficiency skills, including sight-reading hymn style piano writing and open score reading.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 1520L Piano Proficiency II Lab.

Group piano instruction taught in the electronic piano laboratory once each week. Emphasis on mastering the piano proficiency skills of sight-reading hymn style piano writing, and open score reading. P/F Only.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 1520 Piano Proficiency II.

Class instruction on all woodwind instruments with emphasis on performance and teaching techniques. Students will develop proficiency on three woodwind instruments.

Class instruction on all brass instruments with emphasis on performance and teaching techniques. Students will develop proficiency on three brass instruments.

Class instruction in violin, viola, cello, and bass with emphasis on performance and teaching techniques.

Class instruction in the performance and teaching techniques of percussion instruments.

Class instruction in the performance and teaching techniques of guitar.

This course is the first Music Education course students will take in the professional sequence of music teacher education at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the music classroom and the issues, requirements, and duties of classroom music teachers. It is designed to help students decide whether to continue coursework in the field of music education. This course is a prerequisite to further work in the department.  Because the course provides first-year writing credit, students will be engaged in formal and informal types of writing. The types of assignments they will complete will include descriptive, summary and analysis, and instructional writing assignments.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Corequisite(s): EDUC 1750 Field Experience.

A review of the fundamentals of music (scales, key signatures, intervals) and the presentation of triads and their harmonic and melodic implications.  Students at the appropriate skill level may attempt to test out of this course.  Please see the instructor or Department Chair for more information.

A graded course in the fundamentals of sight-singing; sight-reading, and ear training. Exercises in rhythm; meter; clef-reading; scales; intervals; error correction; singing of single melodies; duets and simple harmonic patterns; drills in rhythmic and melodic coordination; and rhythmic, melodic, and elementary harmonic dictation.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 1610 Fundamentals of Music Theory.

A continuation of MUSIC 1610 including inversions of triads, non-harmonic tones, dominant seventh chords, and their resolutions. Emphasis is on four-part writing and analysis of music from the Common Practice Period.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 1610 Fundamentals of Music Theory or permission of the instructor.

Continuation of MUSIC 1620 Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 1610 Fundamentals of Music Theory and MUSIC 1620 Fundamentals of Basic Musicianship or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II.

An introduction to basic Macintosh computer operation, MIDI and synthesis, sequencing and notation software, and basic use of the internet. The course may be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II or permission of the instructor.

An introduction to the art of music with emphasis on aural skills, historical styles, musical forms, and the general literature of music. Not open to music majors.
(Normally offered alternate fall semesters)

In a learning community that honors diversity, this course explores the relationship between vocation studies, wellbeing research, music, and other arts. What is the soundtrack of life, your soundtrack of life, and the soundtrack of your life...understanding that "your" is singular and plural because we learn, live, and work in diverse communities.

A course designed to treat subject matter not covered in other departmental courses or to provide intermediate-level study of subject matter introduced in other courses. The title, content, and credit will be determined by current mutual interests of students and faculty.

This is a research course. The student initially meets with the department chair to select a study topic and review research methods. At this time the student will be assigned a faculty resource person to guide his or her work and assist in an advisory capacity. A copy of the student's work is filed in the archives for the department. Independent study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of the department chair.

Supervised individual projects for students on topics selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Special Projects may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

An on-the-job experience oriented toward the student’s major interest. The student is to secure a position in an organization that satisfies the mutual interests of the instructor, the sponsor, and the student.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Private instruction in piano. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in organ. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in harpsichord. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in voice. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in flute. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in oboe. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in clarinet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in saxophone. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in bassoon. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in french horn. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trumpet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trombone and euphonium. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in tuba. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in percussion. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in guitar. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in violin. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in viola. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in cello. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in string bass. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

A general survey/overview of music written for the solo voice from 1600 to the present. The development and transformation of song style throughout the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras will be traced through listening assignments, lectures, and student presentations of specific composers and songs. Other selected topics will be covered, which may include: repertoire selection and programming for recitals and other occasions (weddings, funerals, church, etc.), poetic analysis, performance preparation, song study techniques, memorization, song translation, acting for the singer, and research techniques.
Prerequisite(s): 4 semesters of Applied Voice or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered spring semesters in odd numbered years.)

A study of the phonetics and pronunciation of the international phonetic alphabet (IPA) and languages appropriate to the singer.
Prerequisite(s): Music major, two semesters of private voice study, and/or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

This course introduces a systematic pedagogical approach to the study of voice production for use in the studio or classroom. Students examine basic anatomy and physiology, vocal health, and other topics relevant to voice teaching. Students will apply these concepts through supervised teaching experiences both in and out of class.
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of college voice study or permission of the instructor.

A study of teaching techniques, method books, and repertoire for the novice piano teacher.
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of college piano study or permission of the instructor.

A study of materials and pedagogy of the organ.
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of college organ study or permission of the instructor.

A study of materials and pedagogy of brass instruments.
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of college brass study or permission of the instructor.

A study of materials and pedagogy of woodwind instruments.
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of college woodwind study or permission of the instructor.

A study of materials and pedagogy of percussion instruments.
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of college percussion study or permission of the instructor.

An introduction to technique and conducting style with emphasis given to developing a nonbaton competency. Attention also will be given to vocal interpretation and choral score reading.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

Continuation of MUSIC 2500 Conducting I with emphasis on instrumental pedagogy, principles of instrumental transcription, orchestration, instrumental ranges and idiomatic characteristics, and score preparation.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2500 Conducting I or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

A study of the theoretical materials of music and the methods of teaching music in the elementary schools. Intended primarily for elementary education majors and not open to music majors.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.

Explores jazz improvisation with an emphasis on jazz chords/scale relationships taught from the keyboard. Includes jazz solo transcriptions and small group improvisation.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II or permission of the instructor.

This course will focus on training worship leaders and participants in the art of designing and leading contemporary worship services. Emphasis is given to practical aspects such as planning worship servies, administering logistical considerations, and rehearsing musical groups. This course will partner with both Campus Ministries and First United Methodist Church to plan and deliver regular worship experiences. Students enrolling in this course need not have musical training although a basic proficiency on an instrument or voice would be helpful.

Cuba is undergoing historical and rapid social change. This interdisciplinary sociology, music, and gender studies course explores contemporary Cuba through participant observation of youth music culture in the cities of Havana, Vinales, and Santa Clara. Students will receive academic instruction in historical and contemporary Cuba from both American and Cuban professors. Particular attention will be paid to the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, and race/ethnicity. Students will be exposed to ethnomusicology parameters of sound, setting, and significance. Students will use intersectionality analysis (informed by Launius and Hassel) and interdisciplinary feminist qualitative methods (informed primarily by Emerson, Fretz, and Shaw and Hesse-Biber). Students will be immersed in Cuban culture through casa particulares (homestays) and daily attendance at various musical events, clubs, and museums. Local guides, out-trips, academic lectures from Cuban Experts, instructor led reflections and facilitations, and student observations and reflections are all key components of this course.
Cross listed with GEND 2600/SOC 2600.

Seventh chords, including the diminished seventh chord; various types of modulation; introduction of secondary dominants; analysis and writing of the period, binary, and ternary song forms; choral harmonization; and modal scales.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II or permission of the instructor.

A review of advanced sight-reading and ear training, drills in more complex rhythmic and melodic materials including chromatic formations, and increased emphasis on individual part-singing and harmonic dictation.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 1630 Music Theory II and MUSIC 1640 Musicianship II or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 2610 Music Theory III.

This course examines the development of new concepts and theories of music that led to significant departures from standard musical practices and ideals. Students will explore twentieth century pitch resources, and contrast late tonal techniques and styles of composers such as Debussy, Ives, Messiaen, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Webern and more. Analysis of specific works will promote discussions, tracing theoretical paths that led to the development of post tonal and avant-garde music. The content is designed to:

1. Widen your knowledge of, appreciation for, and ability to identify, describe, and critically assess musical works in light of the innovative ideas that led to their creation.
2. Give you a sophisticated understanding of the cultural, aesthetic, and stylistic relevence of these works in order to better comprehend the historical impact of radical departures from the norm.
3. To practically apply your knowledge of musical elements in order to create informed and appropriate musical interpretations within the body of music that forms your own repertoire.
4. To introduce you to the oral expression of your music in the style of a professional lecture presentation, so that you can improve your skills in verbally describing music and musical analysis.

Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2610 Music Theory III or permission of the instructor.

This course focuses on advanced concepts of analytical listening. Relying on established practices, the student will learn how to make sense of intricate and advanced musical concepts by creating a connection between aural processes and the student’s developed understanding of musical events. Topics in this class include demonstrating increasing fluency with 20th century tonalities such as modal, pentatonic, and octatonic scales, identifying tri-chord pitch-class sets, navigating exercises that modulate to distantly related keys through chromatic relationships, and auralizing advanced perceptual awareness of non-diatonic and post-tonal musical structures. Student’s will focus their efforts on two subdivisions that highlight important areas of skill development – aural acuity in recognizing advanced structures in order to identify their function in increasingly chromatic and post tonal music, and the ability to demonstrate this both through oral expression in performance and written notation of cognitively recalled exercises.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2610 Music Theory III and MUSIC 2620 Musicianship III or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV.

The course is offered to explore the essential topics a musician should consider when using computers and technology - whether for the purpose of listening, performing, composing, or teaching. Covering subjects ranging from music CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction) and desktop publishing to notation sequencing and MIDI and multimedia and CD audio, this course is designed as an introductory undergraduate course devoted to computers as applied to music technology for the musician and music educator.

The entire range of American folk, popular, and art musical styles, and the history of music in the United States since the beginning of European settlement in Florida in 1565 will be presented.
(Normally offered alternate fall semesters.)

Key cultural concepts are used to explore music from selected global case studies. Social, cultural, and historical contexts are examined in relation to musical materials and their application in various traditions and repertoires. The fieldwork project (and experiential learning component) for this class requires some off-campus activities to be arranged by the student.

This course will provide an overview of the uses and meanings of music in the development of film during the past century. It will examine the many different ways that directors, composers, and musicians applied music to the moving image during this period and how music has come to impact the film experience since the introduction of sound.

Students learn and apply information from music, history, culture, and gender studies. Honoring the relationship between past and present, we explore systems of privilege and oppression associated with the intersection of gender, sexualities, race, socio-economic status, and other markers of identity. Since music intersects with all fields of study, students select their in-roads based on their majors, minors, passions, and vocation. This course examines foundational concepts and genres from the Medieval through Baroque periods of the music history survey. Students develop and apply music research skills in historical social/cultural context and current published scholarship. 3000-level course has additional requirements. Please consult with the instructor.

This course builds on the foundation of the Equal Justice Initiative's work of truth-telling and reckoning about racial injustice, so that the U.S. can move toward healing and repair. We don't have to hide our present legacy of racial difference built during our past. We can confront it, reconcile, and build equity. How does racism operate in music and culture? Students will conduct research in music studies and racial justice and build skills to do the leadership work of antiracist equity. Since music intersects with all fields of study, students select their in-roads based on their majors, minors, passions, and vocation. This course examines foundational concepts and genres from the Classic through Contemporary periods of the music history survey. Students develop and apply music research skills in historical social/cultural context and current published scholarship. The 3000-level course has additional requirements. Please consult with the instructor.

A topical course designed to investigate relevant subject matter not included in any standard courses. The title and the content will be determined by current mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may be offered to meet a requirement for a major only by approval of the department chair.

This is a research course. The student initially meets with the department chair to select a study topic and review research methods. At this time the student will be assigned a faculty resource person to guide his or her work and assist in an advisory capacity. A copy of the student's work is filed in the archives for the department. Independent study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of the department chair.

Supervised individual projects for students on topics selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Special Projects may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

An on-the-job experience oriented toward the student’s major interest. The student is to secure a position in an organization that satisfies the mutual interests of the instructor, the sponsor, and the student.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Private instruction in piano. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in organ. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in harpsichord. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in voice. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in flute. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in oboe. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in clarinet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in saxophone. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in bassoon. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in french horn. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trumpet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trombone and euphonium. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in tuba. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in percussion. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in guitar. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in violin. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in viola. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in cello. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in string bass. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

A study of advanced conducting techniques adapted to individual student need. Emphasis will be placed on an in-depth study of choral style, literature, and various philosophies of choral singing.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2510 Conducting II or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each spring semester.)

A study of the advanced conducting techniques as applied to the needs of the student (i.e., band directing, orchestral conducting, and others).
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2510 Conducting II or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

This course is designed to prepare students for teaching instrumental music in late elementary, middle and senior high school. Students will develop knowledge, skills and techniques for planning, delivering, and evaluating music instruction; organizing and administering an instrumental music program; and curriculum development, material selection, rehearsal procedures, and the philosophy of instrumental music teaching.  Students must sign up for one of the labs associated with this course.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance in the Teacher Education Program or by permission of the chair of the Department of Education.  Must have passed piano proficiency and PPST exam.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 3530L Secondary Instrumental Methods Lab.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

Students will have been placed by the instructor into a secondary instrumental music classroom in a public school by the first week of class. Students will complete a minimum of 20 hours of observation and teaching over the course of the semester at their placement site. Typically, students visit the classroom for approximately two hours per week. It is anticipated that the hours are completed throughout the entire semester, so students should plan to continue going to their placements for the entire semester even if they complete the 20 hours early in the semester. May be repeated. P/F Only.
Pre or corequisite(s): MUSIC 3530 Secondary Instrumental Methods.

This course is designed to help preservice music teachers develop ways of thinking about music teaching and learning that will serve them throughout their careers as music educators. Specifically, students will develop knowledge, skills and techniques for planning, delivering, and evaluating music instruction for children. Although the specific focus of this course is children ages PK-8th grade, many of the principles of teaching and learning apply to younger and older learners. During this course, students will develop habits of thinking and practice that are expected of professionals in music education.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance in the Teacher Education Program or by permission of the chair of the Department of Education. Must have passed piano proficiency and PPST exam.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 3540L Elementary General Music Methods Lab.

Students will have been placed by the instructor into an elementary music classroom in a public school by the first week of class. Students will complete a minimum of 20 hours of observation and teaching over the course of the semester at their placement site. Typically, students visit the classroom for approximately two hours per week. It is anticipated that the hours are completed throughout the entire semester, so students should plan to continue going to their placements for the entire semester even if they complete the 20 hours early in the semester. May be repeated. P/F Only.
Pre or corequisite(s): MUSIC 3540 Elementary General Music Methods.

A survey of teaching vocal music in the secondary schools (grades 7-12). Emphasis is on administration, organization, rehearsal procedures, materials, and the philosophy of music as a public school subject.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance in the Teacher Education Program or by permission of the chair of the Department of Education. Must have passed piano proficiency and PPST exam.
Corequisite(s): MUSIC 3530L Secondary Instrumental Methods Lab.

Students will have been placed by the instructor into a secondary vocal music classroom in a public school by the first week of class. Students will complete a minimum of 20 hours of observation and teaching over the course of the semester at their placement site. Typically, students visit the classroom for approximately two hours per week. It is anticipated that the hours are completed throughout the entire semester, so students should plan to continue going to their placements for the entire semester even if they complete the 20 hours early in the semester. May be repeated. P/F Only.
Pre or corequisite(s): MUSIC 3550 Secondary Vocal Music Methods.

The study of arranging techniques for instrumental and vocal ensembles, including the ranges and capabilities of instruments and voices and scoring procedures.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

Beginning composition in small forms for voice, piano, and small instrumental groups. May be repeated one time.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV or permission of the instructor.

Students learn and apply information from music, history, culture, and gender studies. Honoring the relationship between past and present, we explore systems of privilege and oppression associated with the intersection of gender, sexualities, race, socio-economic status, and other markers of identity. Since music intersects with all fields of study, students select their in-roads based on their majors, minors, passions, and vocation. This course examines foundational concepts and genres from the Medieval through Baroque periods of the music history survey. Students develop and apply music research skills in historical social/cultural context and current published scholarship. 3000-level course has additional requirements. Please consult with the instructor.

This course provides a rigorous and detailed examination of foundational concepts and genres from the Classic through Contemporary periods of the music history survey. Students develop and apply music research skills in four broad areas: historical social/cultural context, current published scholarship, overarching musical style(s) of the time period, and stylistic analysis of specific works (scoring, dynamics, rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, form). Alongside their study of music, history, and culture, students learn and apply information from environmental studies. This course includes instruction in writing and information literacy skills. For the semester-long project, students conduct three types of research: 1) personal experiences with/in the natural environment, 2) library research on music and the environment, 3) research and experiences creating sounds and silences. Students use this research to create a musical piece in any style and an accompanying written artist statement.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of the instructor.

This course builds on the foundation of the Equal Justice Initiative's work of truth-telling and reckoning about racial injustice, so that the U.S. can move toward healing and repair. We don't have to hide our present legacy of racial difference built during our past. We can confront it, reconcile, and build equity. How does racism operate in music and culture? Students will conduct research in music studies and racial justice and build skills to do the leadership work of antiracist equity. Since music intersects with all fields of study, students select their in-roads based on their majors, minors, passions, and vocation. This course examines foundational concepts and genres from the Classic through Contemporary periods of the music history survey. Students develop and apply music research skills in historical social/cultural context and current published scholarship. The 3000-level course has additional requirements. Please consult with the instructor.

A topical course designed to investigate relevant subject matter not included in any standard courses. The title and the content will be determined by current mutual interests of students and faculty. This course may be offered to meet a requirement for a major only by approval of the department chair.

This is a research course. The student initially meets with the department chair to select a study topic and review research methods. At this time the student will be assigned a faculty resource person to guide his or her work and assist in an advisory capacity. A copy of the student's work is filed in the archives for the department. Independent study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of the department chair.

Supervised individual projects for students on topics selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Special Projects may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

An on-the-job experience oriented toward the student’s major interest. The student is to secure a position in an organization that satisfies the mutual interests of the instructor, the sponsor, and the student.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Private instruction in piano. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in organ. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in harpsichord. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in voice. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in flute. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in oboe. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in clarinet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in saxophone. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in bassoon. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in french horn. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trumpet. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in trombone and euphonium. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in tuba. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in percussion. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in guitar. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in violin. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in viola. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in cello. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Private instruction in string bass. No P/F.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Two-part counterpoint based on styles developed in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, beginning with the five species, followed by canon and invention. Invertible counterpoint.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 2630 Music Theory IV or permission of the instructor.

This course will continue the study of 18th-century counterpoint in a 3-voice texture and will extend to various styles from the 20th century. Students who have taken Counterpoint I will build on their knowledge of 2-voice texture of 16th- and 18th- century counterpoint. They will be expected to write a 3-voice invention in 18th-century style, and will experiment writing counterpoint in 20th-century style, such as that of Hindemith.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 4610 Counterpoint.

Continuation of MUSIC 3630 Composition I with emphasis on large forms, choral, and orchestral composition. May be repeated one time.
Prerequisite(s): MUSIC 3630 Composition I or permission of the instructor.

A course designed to treat subject matter not covered in other departmental courses or to provide advanced study of subject matter introduced in other courses. The title, content, and credit will be determined by current mutual interests of students and faculty.
Prerequisite(s): To be determined.

See department for course description.

Students in this course will assist one of the department's faculty in teaching a course. The faculty member and the student will write a learning contract at the beginning of the term describing the responsibilities of the student (e.g. grading, taking attendance, tutoring, facilitating class activities) and establishing the criteia for evaluation of the student's performance. For each hour of academic credit, the student will be expected to devote 3-4 hours a week to assisting with teaching. The course may be repeated. Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

Final performance demonstrating ability in the student's major instrument.  Music Performance majors must take MUSIC 4940 for 1 credit.  All other majors may take the Senior Recital for 0 to 1 credit.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Individual study of a specific music topic under the supervision of a staff member. Independent Study may not duplicate courses described in the catalog.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Supervised work on an approved project involving subject matter not included in any of the standard courses. Projects are normally developed individually but may be developed in organized groups.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

An on-the-job training situation to satisfy the mutual interests of the department, the sponsor, and the student.
Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

Advanced research methods, analytical writing, and professional presentation skills compromise the primary components of this rigorous culminating course, which focuses on the integration and application of knowledge and prepares students for the transition from their undergraduate education into their future profession. The Senior Capstone Seminar should be taken during the student's last year in residence at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Prerequisite(s): Music major with senior standing or permission of the instructor.
(Normally offered each fall semester.)

Independent project for approved majors.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.

An intensive five day workshop for elementary and middle school teachers involving children's choir literature and vocal pedagogy, conducting and musicianship.