Courses
The following courses are offered by the Choral Department. Please check with the department for a list of offerings each semester. The letter "P" identifies those courses that have prerequisites.
MUS G371 - Choral Conducting I
P: G370 Techniques for Conducting. Conducting patterns applied to elements of interpretation. Practice in sight singing. Class forms practice choir.
MUS G372 - Choral Conducting II
P: G371 Choral Conducting I. Choral conducting applied to tone, balance, diction, phrasing, and interpretation.
MUS G555 - Foundations in Choral Conducting for Graduate Students
P: Graduate standing in the Jacobs School of Music or permission of instructor. Techniques for the beginning choral conductor, including basic fundamentals of stick technique, development of aural and rehearsal skills, and score analysis for the conductor. Intended to satisfy deficiency requirements as a prerequisite for G560 Graduate Choral Conducting or to serve as an elective. Does not satisfy any existing degree requirement in conducting on the graduate level.
MUS G560 - Graduate Choral Conducting
P: G371 Choral Conducting I or G555 Foundations in Choral Conducting for Graduate Students. For graduate students majoring in fields other than choral conducting. Admission by examination during orientation week. The course may be taken more than once.
MUS G561 - Master's in Choral Conducting I
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to a study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/orchestral literature are conducted.
MUS G562 - Master's in Choral Conducting II
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to a study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/orchestral literature are conducted.
MUS G604 - Master’s Choral Conducting Performance
MUS G661 - Doctoral Choral Conducting: Renaissance
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to a study of the score. Major works from the choral literature are conducted.
MUS G662 - Doctoral Choral Conducting: Baroque
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to a study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/ orchestral literature are conducted.
MUS G663 - Doctoral Choral Conducting: Classic/ Romantic
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to a study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/orchestral literature are conducted.
MUS G664 - Doctoral Choral Conducting: Music since 1900
Study of the art and techniques of choral conducting as related to a study of the score. Major works from the choral and choral/orchestral literature are conducted.
MUS G810 - Doctoral Choral Conducting Performance I
MUS G811 - Doctoral Choral Conducting Performance II
MUS M555 - Foundations in Choral Score Analysis and Preparation
Introduction for the conductor to techniques of historical research, structural and stylistic analysis of choral literature. To be taken concurrently with G561 Master’s Choral Conducting I.
MUS M565 - Master’s Seminar in Choral Literature
Historical and structural analysis of major choral literature from the Renaissance to the present. Different literature covered each semester. To be taken twice, concurrently with G562 Master’s Choral Conducting II.
MUS M661 - Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Renaissance
Historical and analytical studies of major choral literature.
MUS M662 - Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Baroque
Historical and analytical studies of major choral literature.
MUS M663 - Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Classic/Romantic
Historical and analytical studies of major choral literature.
MUS M664 - Doctoral Seminar in Choral Literature: Music since 1900
Historical and analytical studies of major choral literature.
MUS F340 - Postural Alignment for the Musician
Biomechanical integration of the muscular and skeletal systems to promote a balanced and supported posture for all musical activities. Centering and relaxation skills. No more than two credit hours of course enrollment may be counted toward undergraduate music electives.
MUS F461 - Score Reading I
P: Adequate skill at the keyboard and T232 Musical Skills III. Performance at the piano of graded examples of scores, both vocal and instrumental.
MUS F462 - Score Reading II
P: Adequate skill at the keyboard and T232 Musical Skills III. Performance at the piano of graded examples of scores, both vocal and instrumental.
MUS F531 - Score Reading and Aural Skills I
P: T511 or equivalent. Performance at the piano of graded examples of orchestral and choral scores. Transposition of instruments through the mastery of clef reading. Advanced ear training, emphasizing skills for conductors.
MUS F532 - Score Reading and Aural Skills II
P: F531 or permission of instructor. Continuation of work in F531.
MUS F533 - Advanced Score Reading and Aural Skills I
P: F532 or permission of instructor. Further mastery of score reading and aural skills for conductors.
MUS F534 - Advanced Score Reading and Aural Skills II
P: F533 or permission of instructor. Continuation of work in F533.
MUS F540 - Postural Alignment for the Musician
Biomechanical integration of the muscular and skeletal systems to promote a balanced and supported posture for all musical activities. Centering and relaxation skills. No more than two credit hours of course enrollment may be counted toward the diploma music course requirement, or towards the graduate outside area or minor.
MUS X070 - Choral Ensembles
Choral ensembles include the University Singers, University Chorale, Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Pro Arte, Singing Hoosiers, International Vocal Ensemble, Opera Chorus (2), Women’s Chorus, Symphonic Choir, Motet Choir, and Morning Choral Ensembles (4).
