Music

MUS2010 Intermediate Piano
1 credit. Private Instruction. Placement determined by evaluation of previous experience. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS2023 Organ: Intermediate Service Playing
1 credit. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS2031 Beginning Applied Voice
1 credit. Private voice instruction. Placement determined by audition. Twenty-five-minute weekly lessons. (May be repeated.)

MUS2032 Intermediate Applied Voice
1 credit. Private voice instruction. Prerequisite:  high school choral experience or private voice instruction, ability to match pitch. Placement determined by audition. Twenty-five-minute weekly lessons. (May be repeated.)

MUS2033 Advanced Applied Voice
2 credits. Advanced private voice instruction. Fifty-minute weekly lessons. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): 4 semesters of MUS2032

MUS2034 Advanced Applied Voice
1 credit. Advanced private voice instruction. Twenty-five-minute lessons (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): 4 semesters of MUS2032

MUS2038 Women’s Choir
1 credit. Female choral ensemble that meets three periods per week. Membership by audition. Normally students enroll for an entire academic year. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by audition

MUS2039 Männerchor
1 credit. Male choral ensemble that meets three periods per week. Normally students enroll for an entire academic year. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by audition

MUS2040 Applied Instrument
1 credit. Private musical instrument instruction. Fulfills advanced applied lesson study for Instrumental Music majors. (May be repeated.)

MUS2041 Advanced Applied Instrument
2 credits. Private musical instrument instruction.
Fulfills advanced applied lesson study for Instrumental Music Majors. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): 4 semesters of MUS2040

MUS2047 Wind Symphony
1 credit. Wind Symphony performs standard and contemporary literature. Concert and tour performances. Normally students enroll for an entire academic year. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by audition

MUS2048 Chorale
1 credit. Choral ensemble that meets three periods per week. Membership by audition. Normally students enroll for the entire academic year. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by audition

MUS2049 Advanced Applied Instrument
1 credit. Private musical instrument instruction. Fulfills advanced applied lesson study for Instrumental Music Majors. (May be repeated.)

MUS2201 Introduction to Fine Arts
3 credits. An overview of music and the visual arts in Western culture, explored within religious, cultural, and historical contexts.

MUS2303 Handbell Methods and Materials
1 credit. Equips participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and conduct a handbell choir. (Enrolled in the parish music major or by instructor consent)

MUS2304 Worship Ensemble Methods and Materials
1 credit. Provides the necessary knowledge and skills to create and/or lead the variety of ensembles that are being utilized in the worship life of WELS congregations. (Enrolled in the parish music major or by instructor consent)

MUS2305 Conducting I: Fundamentals and Technique
2 credits. Basic conducting techniques and rehearsal procedures including individual conducting experiences. Taken concurrently with MUS2038 or MUS2039 or MUS2047 or MUS2048 or MUS3036

MUS2306 Conducting II: Rehearsal Fundamentals and Score Study
2 credits. Intermediate conducting techniques and rehearsal procedures including individual conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): MUS2305 or MUS2305 or MUS2305 or MUS2305 or MUS2305. Taken concurrently with MUS2038 or MUS2039 or MUS2047 or MUS2048 or MUS3036

MUS3012 Late Intermediate Piano
1 credit. Designed for students with emerging proficiency in keyboard skills and in interpreting intermediate piano works. Emphasis is placed on developing technical facility, interpretive insight, and performance preparation, with a focus on use in a ministry setting. Each semester culminates in a performance of their late intermediate piece for their peers. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS3013 Late Intermediate Piano
2 credits. Designed for students with emerging proficiency. Emphasis is placed on developing technical facility, interpretive insight, and performance preparation. Each semester culminates in the performance of a memorized late intermediate or early advanced classical work. This course prepares students for studies at the MUS4010 Advanced Piano Performance Level. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS3023 Organ: Advanced Intermediate Service Playing
2 credits. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS3024 Organ: Advanced Intermediate Service Playing
1 credit. Private instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS3036 College Choir
1 credit. Advanced choral ensemble that meets five periods per week. Membership by audition. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by audition

MUS3101 Theory of Music I
3 credits. Basic structures and principles of traditional Western tonal harmony. Intervals and triads, voice-leading, part-writing, cadences, and chord progression.

MUS3102 Theory of Music II
3 credits. Continuation of Theory of Music I. Seventh chords, secondary dominants, and modulations. Composition in binary and ternary forms. Prerequisite(s): MUS3101

MUS3103 Theory of Music III
3 credits. Continuation of Theory of Music II. Advanced chromaticism, 9th through 13th chords. Serial, non-tonal, and other compositional techniques of the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite(s): MUS3102

MUS3104 Theory of Music IV
3 credits. A continuation of MUS3103. Basic techniques and practice in arranging choral and instrumental music. Emphasis on writing for use in Lutheran elementary schools, high schools, and parishes. All work is prepared and submitted using music computer applications. Prerequisite(s): MUS3103

MUS3201 Music History: Ancient Times through Baroque
3 credits. Survey of Western music from the Medieval through the Baroque periods.

MUS3202 Music History: Classical through Present
3 credits. Survey of Western music from the Classical period to the present. Note reading ability recommended.

MUS3213 Music in World Cultures
3 credits. An examination of the role of music in selected world cultures. Includes analysis of representative genres and practices.

MUS3301 Choral Repertoire
2 credits. A study of historical and current choral literature suitable for use in Lutheran worship. Prerequisite(s): MUS2305

MUS3314 Brass Techniques
1 credit. Fundamental performance skills and methods for teaching brass instruments, including maintenance and minor repair. Requirement for instrumental music majors.

MUS3315 Woodwind Techniques
1 credit. Fundamental performance skills and methods for teaching woodwind instruments, including maintenance and minor repair. Requirement instrumental music majors.

MUS3316 Percussion Techniques
1 credit. Fundamental performance skills and methods for teaching percussion instruments, including maintenance and minor repair. Requirement for instrumental music majors.

MUS3317 String Techniques
1 credit. Fundamental performance skills and methods for teaching string instruments, including maintenance and minor repair. Requirement for instrumental music majors.

MUS3320 Music Technology
1 credit. Using the electronic keyboard in the elementary classroom. Computer applications including music notation, sequencing, and music tutorial programs. Two class periods per week.

MUS4010 Advanced Piano Performance
1 credit. Designed for students with proficiency in keyboard skills and in interpreting advanced piano works. Emphasis is placed on developing technical facility, interpretive insight, and performance preparation, with a focus on use in a ministry setting. Each semester culminates in the public performance of a memorized advanced classical work. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS4011 Advanced Piano Performance
2 credits. Designed for students with advanced proficiency. Emphasis is placed on developing technical facility, interpretive insight, and performance preparation. Each semester culminates in the public performance of a memorized advanced classical work. This course prepares students for a solo piano recital in their junior or senior year. Private instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS4021 Organ: Advanced Service Playing and Performance
1 credit. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS4022 Organ: Advanced Service Playing and Performance
2 credits. Private Instruction. (May be repeated.) Prerequisite(s): by placement

MUS4201 Lutheran Worship
2 credits. A study of hymnody and orders of worship in Christian Worship: Hymnal (2021) with application to the life and work of those called into gospel ministry. Includes significant developments in the history of Western worship.

MUS4203 Survey of Christian Hymnody
3 credits. An examination of the development and practice of hymnody in the Western Church, with an emphasis on the heritage of the Lutheran Church.

MUS4306 Vocal Pedagogy
2 credits. Provides knowledge of the care and function of the adolescent singing voice in choral and solo settings. Fosters a sound understanding of vocal anatomy, physiology, and comparative methodology in future teachers of solo and choral vocal music.

MUS4307 Conducting III: Advanced Choral Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques
2 credits. Advanced conducting techniques and rehearsal procedures including individual conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): MUS2306 or MUS2306 or MUS2306 or MUS2306. Taken concurrently with MUS2038 or MUS2039 or MUS2048 or MUS3036

MUS4308 Conducting III: Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques
2 credits. Advanced conducting techniques and rehearsal procedures including individual conducting experiences. Prerequisite(s): MUS2306. Taken concurrently with MUS2047

MUS4351 Parish Music Practicum
16 credits. A full-time professional experience in cooperating congregations during which students experience activities such as service playing, choir directing, music teaching in parish educational agencies, and working with instruments.