West Texas A&M University: 1997-1998 Academic Year

Department of Music and Dance

Dr. Harry H. Haines, Department Head
103 Fine Arts Building, 651-2840

Full Graduate Faculty: Biffle, Brandfonbrener, Carpenter, Cox, DuBois, Garner, Haines, Hansen, Hess, Krause, Lefevre, Lemon, Lopez, Martin Tariq, Murray, Nelson, Potter, Ritter, Storey, Turk.

Degrees: 

Courses: 

Degrees and Majors
  • Master of Arts Degree in Music
  • Master of Music Degree in Performance
Graduate Programs
    The master of arts degree in music is designed to benefit those teaching any phase of music, either privately or in public schools. The master of music degree is designed to benefit the individual performer. It is structured in a manner that will allow the student desiring a performance career to concentrate on performance and academic disciplines necessary for proper depth and background in the field.

Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree in Music
 (Major Code: 5203)
General Requirements
  • Baccalaureate degree with a major in music, including one year of music literature, two years of theory and composition, and three years of applied music.
  • Music advisory examination in the areas of music theory, music history and the performance area.
Music Core Requirements
  • MUS 5505, 5541, 5512, 5581.
Required Music Courses for Emphasis
    Recital Option:
      Applied music (minimum of two semesters, eight semester hours maximum), MUS 5503, graduate-level music courses to equal 30 semester hours.
    Thesis Option (Prose Thesis, Transcription or Composition):
      MUS 5501 and 5502, applied music optional (eight semester hours maximum), graduate-level music courses to equal 30 semester hours.
    Non-Thesis Option (pending Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approval)
Other Requirements
    Each semester the music major is enrolled in nine semester hours or more (four semester hours or more in a summer session), the student must enroll in a major ensemble.

    Comprehensive Examination: Candidates will be required to pass an oral examination over the thesis or the literature in their recital, depending on the option selected, and the major field of study.

Master of Music (M.M.) in Performance
 (Major Code: 5202)
Music Core Requirements
  • APM 500 (three semester hours each of four long semesters).
  • MUS 5503.
Required Courses for Emphasis:
  • MUS 5505, 5541, 5512 (six hours), 5581 (four hours).
  • Two semester hours from MUS 5411, 5412, 5413, 5452, 5521, 5571.
  • Two semester hours graduate-level music electives to equal 32 semester hours.
Other Requirements
    Each semester the music major is enrolled in nine semester hours or more (four semester hours in a summer session), the student must enroll in a major ensemble.

    Comprehensive Examination: Candidates will be required to pass oral examinations over literature in their recital and major field of study.
Harrington Certification in String Quartet Performance
General Requirements
    Each individual is expected to meet (or exceed) the performance standard expected for the WTAMU Master of Music Degree and show a level of performance accomplishment that would lead to a professional performing career.
Corse Requirements
  • Four semesters of applied strings (quartet lessons); four semesters of applied music (major instrument); four semesters of university orchestra.
  • Four enrollments (one semester) of music electives to be chosen from MUS 5512, 5581, 5411, 5413, 5590, 5599.
Other Requirements
    Two complete string quartet recitals are required (three or four are encouraged). It is expected that the last of these would be given near the end of the second year of study and be regarded as the "capstone" examination of the certificate program.

Music (MUS) 
(Numbers in parentheses indicate semester, lecture and lab hours.) 
Students having taken undergraduate "stacked" courses at WTAMU that have a graduate component cannot take the graduate course if they have already received credit for the corresponding undergraduate course.
    5312. Vocal Pedagogy. Physical aspects of the vocal mechanism and survey of various pedagogies from the 17th century to the present.
    (3 3 0)
    5375. Techniques in Music Therapy I. Prerequisites: 272, 273, 274. Clinical literature and music therapy techniques with children with developmental disabilities, sensory impairment, orthopedic handicaps and emotional disturbances. One-to-one experience using task analysis and music therapy appropriate for individual goals and objectives.
    (1 0 2)
    5376. Techniques in Music Therapy II. Prerequisites: 272, 273, 274, 275, 378. Continuation of 5375. Clinical approaches and literature for adults with mental illness, geriatrics, substance abuse, rehabilitation from injury or accidents. Individual music therapy session with an adult.
    (1 0 2)
    5379. Music in Therapy II. Prerequisite: 378. Functions of music therapist with emphasis on use of music in specific therapeutic environments, including hospitals, institutions and special education. Related literature will be reviewed.
    (2 2 0)
    5411. Symphonic Literature. Prerequisite: 248. Advanced survey examining major categories of symphonic literature.
    (2 0 0)
    5412. Song Literature. Advanced course examining major categories of solo vocal literature.
    (2 0 0)
    5413. Chamber Music Literature. Prerequisite: 248. Survey of music written for small instrumental ensembles with emphasis on the string quartet.
    (2 0 0)
    5451. Piano Pedagogy. Prerequisite: six semester hours of piano or consent of instructor. Survey of various teaching materials and methods. Development of technique, style and musicianship. Topics: teaching children and adult beginners; teaching advanced students. May be repeated for credit as topic varies.
    (2 0 0)
    5452. Piano Literature. Prerequisite: 248 or consent of instructor. Survey of music written for piano from its beginning to the present with consideration for early keyboard music and instruments preceding the piano. May be repeated as topic varies.
    (2 0 0)
    5462. Techniques for the Singing Actor. Systematic approach to skills development for the singing actor. Study and preparation of character, style and movement using arias and scenes from the musical stage.
    (2 0 0)
    5501. Thesis.
    (3 0 0)
    5502. Thesis.
    (3 0 0)
    5503. Graduate Recital. Presentation of a recital representing culmination of student's graduate study in music. Enrollment limited to the semester in which the recital is scheduled which should coincide with final enrollment in applied music.
    (2 0 0)
    5505. Introduction to Graduate Study. Inquiry into the aims, scope and methods of music research. General areas appropriate to graduate research in music and some specific problems encountered in each. Technique of locating source materials. Collection, tabulation, analysis and interpretations of data.
    (2 2 0)
    5512. Advanced Music History. Prerequisite: 347 and 349 or consent of instructor. Stylistic analysis of representative works and consideration of historical trends. One topic studied each semester of offering: (1) Renaissance, (2) Baroque Era, (3) Classical Era, (4) Romantic Era, (5) 20th century, (6) Middle Ages, (7) opera, (8) music in America, (9) music of non-Western cultures. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    (3 3 0)
    5515. Seminar in Instrumental Music. Advanced rehearsal techniques for band and/or orchestra: instrumental routines and pedagogy; contemporary solutions to rehearsal problems; organization, administration and classroom management. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    (2 2 0)
    5516. Seminar in Choral Music. Advanced rehearsal techniques for choir: pedagogy and voice building; contemporary solutions to rehearsal problems; administration, organization and classroom management. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    (2 2 0)
    5521. Wind Instrument Literature. Analysis and evaluation for educational use of published materials for wind instrument solo, ensemble and band.
    (2 2 0)
    5523. Score Study and Preparation. Score analysis, transposition, ear training and rehearsal procedures.
    (2 2 0)
    5524. Advanced Instrumental Conducting. Prerequisite: 307 or consent of instructor. Practical training for students who have had considerable study and experience. Score reading, interpretation and baton technique.
    (2 2 0)
    5541. Research Seminar in Music. Prerequisite: 5505. Definition and systematic research of a problem in music. Student may, with approval of instructor, choose a problem in the student's special field of interest.
    (2 0 0)
    5571. Advanced Choral Literature and Techniques. Prerequisite: 309 or consent of instructor. Stylistic perfommance and interpretation of choral literature of six major historical periods: Antiquity to 1450, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic Era, 20th-century music. A combination of two periods studied each semester of offering. May be repeated twice for credit when topics vary.
    (2 0 0)
    5575. Band Directors Workshop. Offered only during WTAMU Band Camp. Instrument clinics, performance in directors band and band topics presented by band camp faculty. May be repeated twice for credit.
    (2 2 0)
    5576. Choral Directors Workshop. Offered concurrently with WTAMU high school and junior high school choir camps. Choral and vocal clinics offered by WTAMU voice and camp faculty. May be repeated twice for credit.
    (2 2 0)
    5581. Advanced Music Theory. Prerequisite: 248. One topic will be studied during each semester of offering: 20th century styles and idioms, basic theory pedagogy, contemporary thought in music theory, advanced instrumental arranging. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    (2 2 0)
    5590. Graduate Problems. Advanced exploration and research in the student's major area. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of six hours.
    (1-3 0 0)
    5599. Special Topics. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Topics in areas of special interest. May be repeated credit when topics change.
    (1-2 0-3 0-6)

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