CONSVTY 316      Popular Guitar Styles
Course covers techniques of leading guitar styles from the 1920's to present. Includes listening, analysis, transcription, and performing.
Credits: 1 hours
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CONSVTY 318      Jazz Ear Training And Listening
This course offers the student basic fundamental techniques needed to improve aural perceptions in both the translation of hearing into writing and the performance of reading into singing and playing in the jazz idiom. Introduction and practice in singing, aural recognition and writing of intervals and short, simple melodies. Also including rhythm, memory and improvisational drills.
Credits: 2 hours
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CONSVTY 319      Opera Role Performance
Preparation, rehearsal and performance of a role in an opera or music theatre production at UMKC. Credit for performance as part of the ensemble/chorus may be received from this course after the two chorus requirements are completed as part of the choral requirements. Credit for non-performing duties such as assistant directing or assistant stage managing may be available with approval of opera/music theatre staff.
Credits: 1 hours
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CONSVTY 320      Music Theatre Role Performance
Preparation, rehearsal and performance of a role in an opera or music theatre production at UMKC. Credit for performance as part of the ensemble/chorus may be received from this course after the two chorus requirements are completed as part of the choral requirements. Credit for non-performing duties such as assistant direction or assistant stage managing may be available with approval of opera/music theatre staff.
Credits: 1 hours
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CONSVTY 323      Form And Analysis I
Application of theoretical principles of analysis to Western Art music.
Credits: 2 hours
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CONSVTY 325      Piano Pedagogy I
Instructional strategies for teaching the beginning piano student including methods, materials, repertoire, technique and the use of music technology. Various aspects of establishing and managing a piano studio will also be addressed.
Credits: 2 hours
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CONSVTY 325A      Piano Pedagogy - Supervised Teaching I
Supervised practicum designed to demonstrate lesson planning and activities for beginning students through the observation of experienced teachers and various supervised teaching experiences.
Credits: 1 hours
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CONSVTY 326      Piano Pedagogy II
Instructional strategies for teaching the intermediate and advanced piano student, including methods, materials, repertoire, technique, and the use of music technology.
Credits: 2 hours
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CONSVTY 326A      Piano Pedagogy - Supervised Teaching II
Supervised practicum designed to demonstrate lesson planning and activities for students of various levels through observation of experienced teachers and various supervised teaching experiences.
Credits: 1 hours
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CONSVTY 329      Advanced Ear Training
Study of atonal and highly chromatic tonal aural problems, complex rhythms, and recognition of instruments. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 2 hours
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CONSVTY 331      Orchestration I
An introduction to the instruments of the symphony orchestra and rudiments of scoring. Classification of instruments and learning to write for all transposing instruments.
Credits: 2 hours
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CONSVTY 331A      Orchestration I
An introduction to the instruments of the symphony orchestra and rudiments of scoring. Meets concurrently with CONSVTY 331; the third credit hour is required for music composition and music theory majors.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 333      Advanced Composition
May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 335      Electronic Music Composition
CONSVTY 335 focuses on creating an original music composition in any style utilizing the full range of digital audio or MIDI hardware, software ad techniques available to the student. In addition to weekly meetings arranged with the instructor, 5-8 hours per week of studio time is required. Available each semester and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 351      History Of Music In Western Civilization I
A chronological study of music in Western civilization with emphasis on periods and styles from early times to the death of Bach. Outside listening required.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 351WI      History of Music in Western Civilization I - Writing Intensive
George Santayana once reasoned that if you cannot remember the past, you are condemned to repeat it. If that is the case, then as music students you all must ask how the music of the past can inform and change the music you make and make you better musicians. This class examines selected works from Western musical history and explores the biographical, stylistic, and aesthetic issues they raise. It seeks to home your analytical skills through knowledge of stylistic features while introducing you to musical debates that still rage today.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 352      History Of Music In Western Civilization II
A chronological study of music in Western civilization from 1750 to the present. Outside listening required.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 352WI      History Of Music In Western Civilization II-Writing Intensive
A chronological study of music in Western Civilization from 1750 to the present. Outside listening and writing projects required.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 353A      History And Development Of Jazz I
History of Jazz from its beginning through the present, using recordings, films and musical examples. Emphasis on the major historical trends in Jazz, including Early Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland, Swing, Bebob, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz-Rock Fusion and modern developments. This course makes use of the Marr Sound Archive, and is appropriate for all students throughout the UMKC Campus.
Credits: 3 hours
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CONSVTY 353WI      History And Development Of Jazz II (WI)
This course aims to contextualize jazz within the musical culture of the twentieth century. It is designed to develop the students understanding of jazz from a writing and research perspective. This course concentrates on the lives, bands, and works of people who have been instrumental in the development of the various jazz styles. In-depth analysis of major jazz figures including Louis Armstrong. Duke Ellington, Count Basie. Charlie Parker. Dizzy Gillespie. Thelonious Monk, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and many others. This course is most appropriate for Jazz Studies majors, and other conservatory students with some jazz background and knowledge of the fundamentals of music. This course makes use of the Marr sound Archive. Prerequisites: Conservatory 353A and approval of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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