Apr 25, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


How to Read Catalog Course Descriptions

Texas Tech offers nearly 5,000 courses as part of its curriculum. These courses are listed alphabetically by subject prefix within each college and departmental section of this catalog. The courses appear in numerical order, moving from beginning freshman or developmental level courses to graduate, research, and professional courses.

Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered every year. An online class schedule published before each registration period indicates courses that will be available during the upcoming term or semester and when each class will meet. The class schedule can be found at (www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/class_schedule/index.php). The university reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course or withdraw any program from the list of offerings when the best interests of the institution require such action.

Courses are designated by a subject prefix and number along with a descriptive title. Learn more  about interpreting the course descriptions found throughout the catalog.

 

MUAP - Music Applied (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • MUAP 1104 - Percussion

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 1103 . Advanced study of fundamentals of playing and teaching percussion instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 1105 - Keyboard Skills

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Sight reading and ensemble skills. Required of all piano majors for two semesters. Enrollment limited to piano majors, or by instructor consent.
  
  • MUAP 1106 - Keyboard Skills

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Sight reading and ensemble skills. Required of all piano majors. Enrollment limited to piano majors, or by instructor consent.
  
  • MUAP 1113 - Voice

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1183 Correct posture and studies for breath control; development of resonance; study of vowel formation; vocalization. Simple songs. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 1123 - Group Keyboard Instruction I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1114, 1181 Beginning instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  
  • MUAP 1124 - Group Keyboard Instruction II

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1115, 1182 Beginning instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  
  • MUAP 1303 - English Diction for Singers and The International Phonetic Alphabet

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet. Use of English language in lyric diction. Prerequisite for MUAP 1304 .
  
  • MUAP 1304 - Italian Diction for Singers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 1303 . Italian language as applied to lyric diction, employing the principles of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
  
  • MUAP 1305 - German Diction for Singers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 1303 . Use of German language as applied to lyric diction, employing the principles of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
  
  • MUAP 1306 - French Diction for Singers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 1303 . Use of French language as applied to lyric diction, employing the principles of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
  
  • MUAP 2001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  
  • MUAP 2002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  
  • MUAP 2103 - Strings

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of playing and teaching high string instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 2104 - Strings

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of playing and teaching low string instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 2123 - Group Keyboard Instruction III

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI2114, 2181 Intermediate instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  
  • MUAP 2124 - Group Keyboard Instruction IV

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI2115, 2182 Intermediate instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  
  • MUAP 3001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  
  • MUAP 3002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  
  • MUAP 3101 - Dimensions of Performance

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    An interactive course open to all performers. Expressive movement, group dynamics, and free improvisations are used to maximize the spontaneity, confidence, and creativity of performers. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 3103 - Brass Instruments

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to fundamentals of playing and teaching brass instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 3104 - Brass Instruments

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3103 . Advanced study of fundamentals of playing and teaching brass instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 3190 - Junior Recital

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3001  and MUAP 3002  (MUAP 3002  may be taken concurrently) on the same instrument or voice.
  
  • MUAP 3205 - Jazz Improvisation

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study and application of techniques of improvisation in jazz performance. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 3206 - Conducting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic conducting techniques.
  
  • MUAP 3207 - Choral Conducting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3206 . Specific techniques of choral conducting and choral rehearsal.
  
  • MUAP 3208 - Instrumental Conducting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3206 . Advanced baton techniques, score reading, and interpretation.
  
  • MUAP 3303 - Vocal Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUHL 2301 , MUHL 3302 . Historical and comparative analytical survey of the standard vocal literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  • MUAP 4001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  
  • MUAP 4002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  
  • MUAP 4103 - Woodwinds

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to fundamentals of playing and teaching woodwinds. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 4104 - Woodwinds

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 4103 . Advanced study of fundamentals of playing and teaching woodwinds. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  
  • MUAP 4190 - Senior Recital

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 4001  on the same instrument or voice. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUAP 4002 .
  
  • MUAP 4205 - Vocal Pedagogy for Educators

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Course will emphasize functional vocal anatomy, breathing, phonation and articulation. Repertoire appropriate for young singers will be emphasized.
  
  • MUAP 4305 - Vocal Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Pedagogical attitudes in identifying and solving vocal problems based on a thorough knowledge of functional anatomy with an emphasis on the following: anatomy of breathing, phonation, articulation, as well as repertoire selection, memorization skills, coaching, program development, and performance skills.
  
  • MUAP 4308 - Instrumental Conducting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3208 . Study and performance of instrumental works of all periods. Participation in a major instrumental ensemble required. An individual study course.

MUAP - Music Applied (Graduate Courses)

  
  • MUAP 5001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • MUAP 5101 - Dimensions of Performance

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    An interactive course open to all performers. Expressive movement, group dynamics, and free improvisation are used to maximize the spontaneity, confidence, and creativity of performers. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 5202 - Collaborative Skills for Pianists

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study and practice of professional skills in accompanying and chamber music. These include score preparation, elements of texture and style, and relating effectively to soloists.
  
  • MUAP 5205 - Jazz Improvisation

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study and application of techniques of improvisation in jazz performance. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 5302 - Applied Music Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: The undergraduate music literature courses required on the B.M. or B.M.E. degree. Advanced study of literature for the various applied music areas. Individual research projects and class performance.
  
  • MUAP 5303 - Pedagogy of Applied Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study in the pedagogy of applied instrumental or vocal masterworks from easy-moderate to difficult. Emphasis in the pedagogy of interpretation, technique, and memorization.
  
  • MUAP 5305 - String Methods and Etude Materials

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced studies in the materials, methods, procedures, philosophies, and/or techniques of string pedagogy. Final demonstration project, research paper, and/or recital required.
  
  • MUAP 5306 - Conducting Techniques and Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Structural analysis and study of conducting problems. Individual instruction course. Participation in a major ensemble required. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
  
  • MUAP 5307 - Conducting Techniques and Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Structural analysis and study of conducting problems. Individual instruction course. Participation in a major ensemble required. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
  
  • MUAP 5308 - Choral Conducting Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes choral performance excellence in schools through analysis and rehearsal of conducting techniques. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 5309 - Orchestral Conducting Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes orchestra performance excellence in schools through analysis and rehearsal of conducting techniques. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 5310 - Band Conducting Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes band performance excellence in schools through analysis and rehearsal of conducting techniques. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUAP 5312 - Fundamentals of Piano Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study of the principles of effective teaching in the piano studio as related to the fundamentals of skill learning, history/development of piano pedagogy, and practical/professional issues of music teaching.
  
  • MUAP 5313 - Pedagogical Literature for Keyboard Instruction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Investigation of elementary and intermediate levels of piano methods, repertoire, and pedagogical procedures.
  
  • MUAP 5314 - Problems in Keyboard Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced studies in the materials, methods, procedures, philosophies, and/or techniques of keyboard pedagogy. Final demonstration project, research paper, and/or recital required.
  
  • MUAP 5315 - Techniques of Group Piano Instruction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Materials, methods, and procedures for teaching class piano, with particular attention to managing electronic keyboard laboratories.
  
  • MUAP 5323 - Diction for Singers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A comprehensive study of the rules of lyric diction using the International Phonetic Alphabet to analyze and transcribe vocal repertoire. Topics will rotate accordingly: even-numbered years—Italian, German, and French; odd-numbered years—Czech, Russian, and Spanish.
  
  • MUAP 5333 - Dynamics of Studio Teaching

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Practical exploration of the successful teacher-student relationship in the music studio, applicable to any performance area. Topics include learning styles, personality types, communication skills, and motivation.
  
  • MUAP 6301 - Master’s Recital I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Capstone requirement for master’s degree in music performance.
  
  • MUAP 6302 - Master’s Recital II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Capstone requirement for master’s degree in music performance.

MUCP - Music Composition (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • MUCP 1201 - Introduction to Contemporary Music

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1386 Prerequisite: For composition majors. A survey of current trends, with activities emphasizing creative musicianship and new technology in composition. May be an individual study course. (For songwriting, see MUTH 1300 .)
  
  • MUCP 1202 - Introduction to Contemporary Music

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 1201 . For composition majors. A survey of current trends, with activities emphasizing creative musicianship and new technology in composition. May be an individual study course. (For songwriting, see MUTH 1300 .)
  
  • MUCP 2201 - Music Composition

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUCP 1202  and instructor approval. For composition majors. Work in traditional forms and media, together with the principles of notation, layout, reproduction, and copyright.
  
  • MUCP 2202 - Music Composition

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUCP 2201  and instructor approval. For composition majors. Work in traditional forms and media, and also electronic media, together with the principles of notation, layout, reproduction, and copyright.
  
  • MUCP 3201 - Music Composition

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUCP 2202  and formal approval to continue in the Bachelor of Music program in music composition. For composition majors. Continued work in both traditional and electronic media.
  
  • MUCP 3202 - Music Composition

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUCP 3201  and formal approval to continue in the Bachelor of Music program in music composition. For composition majors. Continued work in both traditional and electronic media.
  
  • MUCP 4102 - Music Composition

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 3201 . For composition majors. Advanced work on a larger scale, culminating in a senior recital (MUAP 4190) as noted in the curriculum.
  
  • MUCP 4201 - Music Composition

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 3202 . For composition majors. Advanced work on a larger scale, culminating in a senior recital (MUAP 4190 ) as noted in the curriculum.
  
  • MUCP 4208 - Orchestration

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 4307 . More advanced work in scoring for both band and orchestra.
  
  • MUCP 4307 - Instrumentation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 2304  and MUTH 2104  or equivalent, or by permission of the division of theory and composition. A study of the properties of woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments, their transpositions, and their sectional treatment, leading to full scorings for both band and orchestra.
  
  • MUCP 4321 - Recording Technology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the latest creative methods and technology in sound and video productions, including live concert recording/filming, ADR for Anime, and more. [MUCP 5321 ]
  
  • MUCP 4331 - Music Informatics I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores new possibilities in a combined field of music, science, and technology, through developing electronic musical instruments using Arduino and other devices. [MUCP 5331 ]
  
  • MUCP 4332 - Music Informatics II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 4331 . Explores advanced use of technology in music and media productions through developing new electronic musical instruments/devices using Arduino/Teensy, sensors, and 3D Printer. [MUCP 5332 ]
  
  • MUCP 4341 - Computer Music I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Techniques and tools for creating computer music, including audio recording, signal processing, MIDI sequencing, and sound design.
  
  • MUCP 4342 - Computer Music II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 4341  or consent of instructor. Continuation of MUCP 4341 . More advanced topics in computer music, including interactive media, live acoustic instruments with electronic tape, advanced sound design and software applications.

MUCP - Music Composition (Graduate Courses)

  
  • MUCP 5308 - Composition

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in MUCP 4402 or equivalent. Advanced writing for chamber ensembles, orchestra, band, chorus, or electronic media. May be individual study courses. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUCP 5309 - Composition

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in MUCP 5308 . Advanced writing for chamber ensembles, orchestra, band, chorus, or electronic media. May be individual study courses. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUCP 5312 - Advanced Orchestration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Scoring for large instrumental, choral, and dramatic ensembles. May be an individual study course.
  
  • MUCP 5321 - Recording Technology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the latest creative methods and technology in sound and video productions including live concert recording/filming, ADR for Anime, and more. [MUCP 4321 ]
  
  • MUCP 5331 - Music Informatics I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores new possibilities in a combined field of music, science, and technology, through developing electronic musical instruments using Arduino and other devices. [MUCP 4331 ]
  
  • MUCP 5332 - Music Informatics II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 5331 . Explores advanced use of technology in music and media productions through developing new electronic musical instruments/devices using Arduino/Teensy, sensors, and 3D Printer. [MUCP 4332 ]
  
  • MUCP 5341 - Computer Music I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Graduate-level composition student or consent of instructor. Techniques and tools for creating computer-generated music, including audio recording, sampling, signal processing, MIDI sequencing, and sound design.
  
  • MUCP 5342 - Computer Music II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUCP 5341  (or equivalent) or consent of instructor. Continuation of MUCP 5341 . Offers more advanced topics in computer music, including interactive media, live acoustic instruments with electronic tape, advanced sound design, and software applications.
  
  • MUCP 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours

MUED - Music Education (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • MUED 3311 - Curriculum and Instruction in Education and Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3206  (track appropriate section), MUTH 2304  and MUTH 2104 . Foundations, patterns, and issues in music curriculum development. Special emphasis on adolescent musicians. Transfer and application to the discipline of music. Field experiences required.
  
  • MUED 3312 - Methods in Education and Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUED 3311 , junior standing, and acceptance to teacher education program. Foundations of teaching techniques, evaluation, and classroom management. Application to the discipline of music. Field experiences required.
  
  • MUED 4315 - Integrating Instructional Technology into Learning and Teaching Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Music majors only. Corequisite: MUED 3311 . Introduces music teacher candidates to current instructional technology with integration strategies based on specified learning theories.
  
  • MUED 4323 - Teaching in the Music Classroom: Diversity, Equity, and Excellence

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Music majors only. Corequisite: MUED 3312 . Organizing classrooms and rehearsals responsive to student learning styles, ethnic/cultural backgrounds, and special needs in music settings.

MUED - Music Education (Graduate Courses)

  
  • MUED 5031 - Graduate Topics in Music Education

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of music education issues, including creativity, special populations, psychology of music, and learning theories. Discussion based. Different topic each semester. May be repeated for credit. May enroll in 1-3 hours with permission of instructor.
  
  • MUED 5315 - Integrating Instructional Technology into Learning and Teaching in Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification candidate. Corequisite: MUED 3311  or graduate equivalent. Introduces music teacher candidates to current instructional technology with integration strategies based on specified learning theories.
  
  • MUED 5323 - Teaching in the Music Classroom: Diversity, Equity, and Excellence

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification candidate. Corequisite: MUED 3312  or graduate equivalent. Organizing classrooms and rehearsals responsive to student learning styles, ethnic/cultural backgrounds, special needs in music settings.
  
  • MUED 5325 - Topics in Choral Music Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes curriculum, organization, and development of performance excellence among choral groups in schools. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUED 5326 - Topics in Band Music Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasis upon the organization and development of instrumental groups in the public schools, and upon development of performance excellence by these groups. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUED 5327 - Topics in Orchestral Music Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes curriculum, organization, and development of performance excellence among orchestras in schools. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUED 5332 - Learning and Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of psychological and sociological responses to the arts. Emphasis given to the research that informs psychology of the arts as applied to music teaching and learning.
  
  • MUED 5333 - Tests, Measurements, and Evaluations in Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of general descriptive, statistical, qualitative and quantitative measures as applied to music. Emphasis is placed on reading and conducting original music education research.
  
  • MUED 5340 - Foundations of Music Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    History of American music education and the philosophies that inform current practice. Emphasis is on the relationship between historical/philosophical thought and current music education issues.
  
  • MUED 5344 - Special Problems in Music Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of advisor. Investigation and execution of special problems in the field of music education. May be repeated with a new problem.
  
  • MUED 5345 - Topics in Kodaly Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Kodßly pedagogical approach to music teaching to all ages. Materials, strategies, and sequences of Kodßly approach emphasized.
  
  • MUED 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • MUED 6031 - Doctoral Seminar in Music Education

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes issues (educator preparation, early career success, tenure, publication, professionalism, ethics) surrounding early career Ph.D. recipients. Variable credit. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUED 6346 - Teacher Preparation in Music Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes scholarship regarding coursework for and observation of pre-service music educators. Cornerstone course of Ph.D. in Music Education. May be repeated for credit.

MUEN - Music Ensemble (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • MUEN 1103 - Marching Band

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Audition Required. Fulfills Personal Fitness and Wellness requirement.
  
  • MUEN 2101 - Secondary Instrumental Ensemble

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to instruments for choral educators. Includes performance on brass, woodwinds, percussion and string instruments.
  
  • MUEN 2102 - Vocal Ensemble for Instrumentalists in Music Education

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to choral concepts for instrumental educators. Includes choral experiences, vocal pedagogy, and appropriate repertoire.
 

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