KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY

MUS 333: Music of Africa and Asia. Prerequisites: ENG 102 and IGS 200, or consent of instructor. African and Asian Music, its societal context, instruments, ensembles, vocal traditions, and dramatic/ritual use. Societies include Central African Republic, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, and Senegal. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MUS 334: Lyric Diction I: English/Ital. Prerequisite: MUS 236. A study of the principles and application of English and Italian diction in singing through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), spoken language drill, and recitation of representative arias and song literature. This course does not fulfill the foreign language requirement of the Liberal Studies General Core Requirements. Credit: 1 semester hours.

MUS 335: Lyric Diction II: Fre/German. Prerequisite: MUS 334. A study of the principles and application of French and German diction in singing through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), spoken language drill, and recitation of representative arias and song literature. This course does not fulfill the foreign language requirement of the Liberal Studies General Core Requirements. Credit: 1 semester hours.

MUS 350: Accompanying. A study of the fundamentals and techniques of piano accompaniment. Includes assigned performances. Prerequisite: Music major or consent of instructor. Credit: 2 semester hours.

MUS 352: Conducting. A study of the principles and techniques of conducting the large choral and instrumental ensembles. Prerequisite: MUA 262. Credit: 2 semester hours.

MUS 354: Conducting II: Instrumental. Prerequisite: MUS 352. A study of advanced conducting techniques through performance and analysis of literature for the large instrumental ensemble. Credit: 2 semester hours.

MUS 403: Instrumental and Vocal Arranging. A study of instrumentation and arranging techniques for instrumental and vocal ensembles. Prerequisite: MUS 214. Credit: 2 semester hours.

MUS 424: Twentieth Century Music. Prerequisite: MUS 322. A study of major composers, styles, techniques, and literature of twentieth-century music. Credit: 2 semester hours.

MUS 426: Music Literature I. A survey of the style characteristics of representative musical works from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MUS 427: Music Literature II. A continuation of MUS 426. A survey of the style characteristics of representative musical works from the Classic period to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 426. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MUS 428: Keyboard Literature. An analytical and historical study of representative keyboard literature from the PreBaroque to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MUS 429: Vocal Literature. An analytical and historical study of representative vocal works from the sixteenth century to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MUS 430: Instrumental Literature. An analytical and historical representative instrumental works from the sixteenth century to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.