Summer 2009 Course Offering
Department of Music
First Session Offerings: May 26–June 26, 2009
MUS 133L, Sec. 1—HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL (9:30 – 11:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)
Good rock? Bad rock? What’s the difference? What brands a song a “classic”? How did Elvis change the landscape of American culture? Answer these questions and more while you hone your listening skills as a rock-and-roll connoisseur. Instructor Jeffrey Brandt.
MUS 335, Sec. 1—MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (3:30 – 5:20 pm MTWR, 3 credits)
Required for elementary education majors, this class integrates fundamental skills and basic rudiments of music into the various aspects of teaching music creatively in the elementary school. Join UM Music Education Specialist Mary Jane Belz for a practical, inspirational experience! Instructor Mary Jane Belz.
Second Session Offerings: June 29–July 31, 2009
MUS 133L, Sec. 30—HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL (7:30 – 9:20 am MTWR, 3 credits)
Good rock? Bad rock? What’s the difference? What brands a song a “classic”? How did Elvis change the landscape of American culture? Answer these questions and more while you hone your listening skills as a rock-and-roll connoisseur. Instructor Jeffrey Brandt.
Second Session Online Offerings:
MUS 120, Sec. 50—MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS (2 credits)
Want to become a better musician? Entering UM’s music major or minor program? Or just interested in improving your musical skills? Learn the FUNdamentals of Music! This online course will prepare you to become the music theory wiz kid you always wanted to be! Join us for this exciting interactive class that will give you the tools to be successful in any field of music study.
Instructor Kimberly James.
MUS 133L, Sec. 50—HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL (3 credits)
Good rock? Bad rock? What’s the difference? What brands a song a “classic”? How did Elvis change the landscape of American culture? Answer these questions and more while you hone your listening skills as a rock-and-roll connoisseur. Instructor Jeffrey Brandt.
MUS 195/495, Sec. 50—MUSIC NOTATION SOFTWARE: SIBELIUS (3 credits)
Learn to use Sibelius notation software to compose and arrange music. Online assignments will teach you how to input, edit and format publishable quality scores and parts. Music teachers learn how to design worksheets and songbooks, students notate your assignments, composers engrave your pieces. Designed to get you using the software quickly. Instructor Charles Nichols.
MUS 195, Sec. 51—INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC (3 credits)
This class traces the roots and branches of American folk music beginnings with the early settlers in the southern Appalachian mountains. Students will learn the history of songs showing how diverse music traditions merged to create uniquely American music including blues, spirituals, ragtime, music of the minstrels, Civil War, cowboy songs, outlaw songs, railroad songs, Tin Pan Alley, ballads,
old time, bluegrass, gospel and country western music. Instructor Staff.
Special Session Offerings
MUS 147A, Sec. 80—BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE FOLK GUITAR May 26–June 15 (1:00 – 3:10 pm MTWR, 3 credits) The instructor will adapt to your skill level. Both a beginning and intermediate course in fundamentals of playing folk guitar, Music 147A Includes an introduction to the rudiments of music. It’s the perfect opportunity to move beyond your current level of proficiency. Instructor Luis Millán.
MUS 195/495, Sec. 80—STUDIO RECORDING TECHNOLOGY AND SOUND ENGINEERING July 6–July 24 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm MTWRF, 3 credits) Learn how to record, mix, and master a CD of recording sessions of your band or chamber ensemble, and engineer sounds in digital multi-track, using industry standard equipment, hardware and software. Instructor Charles Nichols.
School of Fine Arts
Summer 2009 Course Offerings for Teachers
Department of Media Arts
Online Offerings:
MAR 495, Sec. 50—DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS June 15–July 17 (3 credits)
The emergence of digital technology in the arts has opened the door to a vast array of teaching possibilities. This course is designed to help teachers develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals, artistic applications, and historical significance of digital technology. Teachers will expand their ability to effectively prepare students to engage in the constantly evolving digital technology/art relationship. In a world populated by design and editing software programs ( such as Photoshop), audio/video iPods, evermore powerful cell phones and an exploding social networking internet environment, the 21st century student/artist must be able to understand and integrate the fundamental capabilities of this technological reality. Instructor Rick Hughes.
MAR 495, Sec. 51—PHOTOSHOP FOR TEACHERS June 15–July 17 (3 credits)
This project-based course is an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of Adobe Photoshop. The goal is to demystify the powerful Photoshop toolsets and workspace and enable students to actualize their ideas by helping them develop an effective production process. There will be downloadable tutorial videos that cover the tools and their implementation, demonstrate exercises that students will assemble, and address the artistic techniques and principles that are at the heart of the projects students will design and create. Access to any version of Adobe CS is needed. Instructor Rick Hughes.
Department of Music
Online Offering:
MUS 495, Sec. 50—MUSIC NOTATION SOFTWARE: SIBELIUS June 29–July31 (3 credits)
Learn to use Sibelius notation software to compose and arrange music. Online assignments will teach you how to input, edit and format publishable quality scores and parts. Music teachers learn how to design worksheets and songbooks, students notate your assignments, composers engrave your pieces. Designed to get you using the software quickly. Instructor Charles Nichols.
On Campus Offerings:
MUS 495, Sec. 80—STUDIO RECORDING TECHNOLOGY AND SOUND ENGINEERING July 6–July 24 (9:30 am–12:30 pm 3 credits)
Learn how to record, mix, and master a CD of recording sessions of your band or chamber ensemble, and engineer sounds in digital multi-track, using industry standard equipment, hardware and software. Instructor Charles Nichols.
MUS 511, Sec. 80—ADVANCED CONDUCTING (4 days) June 29–July 2 (9:30 am–4:30 pm MTWR, 2 credits)
Graduate conducting workshop presented by UM Director of Bands James Smart and nationally known guest conductor/clinician Scott Teeple. Geared towards music educators, this workshop is design to meet the needs of today's public school music teachers. Whether you are a seasoned veteran, or just finishing your first year of teaching, this workshop is for you! Instructor James Smart.
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