Apr 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Applied Music

  
  • MUSA 115 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 116 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 215 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 216 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 315 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 316 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 415 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 416 - Applied Percussion

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Open to all students through audition. These courses provide individual instruction in techniques, musicianship, and repertoire for classical, contemporary, popular, show and theatre literature.
  
  • MUSA 101 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 102 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 201 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 202 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 301 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 302 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 401 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 402 - Applied Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course is a study of the basic principles of piano playing, including scales, arpeggios, and etudes.
  
  • MUSA 155 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 156 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 255 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 256 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 355 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 356 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 455 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 456 - Applied Saxophone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected solos in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular literature.
  
  • MUSA 163 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 164 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 263 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 264 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 363 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 364 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 463 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 464 - Applied Trombone

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 153 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 154 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 253 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 254 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 353 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 354 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 453 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 454 - Applied Trumpet

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 173 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 174 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 273 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 274 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 373 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 374 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 473 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 474 - Applied Tuba

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 181 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 182 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 281 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 282 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 381 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 382 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 481 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 482 - Applied Viola

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 179 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 180 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 279 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 280 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 379 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 380 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 479 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 480 - Applied Violin

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course is a study of scales, arpeggios, and selected etudes and solos in all styles.
  
  • MUSA 125 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 126 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 225 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 226 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 256 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 325 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 326 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 425 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 426 - Applied Voice

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Permission or Audition by Instructor. This course provides a study and instruction in the principles of breathing, phonetics, diction, scales, arpeggios and vocalism using selected styles and periods of music.
  
  • MUSA 129 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 130 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 229 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 230 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 329 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 330 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 429 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 430 - Brass Ensemble

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    These courses are an ensemble that performs contemporary and standard brass music, with emphasis given to sight reading, interpretation, and musicianship. Open to all Bowie State University students through audition.
  
  • MUSA 169 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 170 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 269 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 270 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 369 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 370 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 469 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 470 - Brasswind Class

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    This course provides small group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire through group and solo performance.
  
  • MUSA 191 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 192 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 291 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 292 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 391 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 392 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 491 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 492 - Class Piano

    2 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    Prerequisite(s): Audition or Permission of Instructor. This course provides group instruction in technique, musicianship, and repertoire designed to develop general keyboard facility with chords, scales, sight-reading, harmonization, transposing, and improvising. Open to all students with no previous instruction.
  
  • MUSA 107 - Concert Band /Wind Ens.

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    (Sec. 001) The Concert Band is made up of approximately sixty instrumentalists that perform representative works in all styles from classical to contemporary. Membership is by audition or invitation and is open to all BSU students. The concert band typically performs in formal concert attire, which consists of tuxedos for the gentlemen and gowns for the ladies. (Sec. 002) The Wind Ensemble is made up of approximately sixty instrumentalists that perform representative works in all styles from classical to contemporary. Membership is by audition only and is open to all BSU students. The wind ensemble typically performs in formal concert attire, which consists of tuxedos for the gentlemen and gowns for the ladies.
  
  • MUSA 108 - Concert Band /Wind Ens.

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    (Sec. 001) The Concert Band is made up of approximately sixty instrumentalists that perform representative works in all styles from classical to contemporary. Membership is by audition or invitation and is open to all BSU students. The concert band typically performs in formal concert attire, which consists of tuxedos for the gentlemen and gowns for the ladies. (Sec. 002) The Wind Ensemble is made up of approximately sixty instrumentalists that perform representative works in all styles from classical to contemporary. Membership is by audition only and is open to all BSU students. The wind ensemble typically performs in formal concert attire, which consists of tuxedos for the gentlemen and gowns for the ladies.
  
  • MUSA 207 - Concert Band /Wind Ens.

    1 Credits

    (Fall, Spring)
    (Sec. 001) The Concert Band is made up of approximately sixty instrumentalists that perform representative works in all styles from classical to contemporary. Membership is by audition or invitation and is open to all BSU students. The concert band typically performs in formal concert attire, which consists of tuxedos for the gentlemen and gowns for the ladies. (Sec. 002) The Wind Ensemble is made up of approximately sixty instrumentalists that perform representative works in all styles from classical to contemporary. Membership is by audition only and is open to all BSU students. The wind ensemble typically performs in formal concert attire, which consists of tuxedos for the gentlemen and gowns for the ladies.
 

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