Performance Instruction for students in the Music Performance Concentration Prerequisite: One semester of MUPF credit and audition required. Student must simultaneously register for MUSI 4950: Performance Concentration Seminar.

Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Exploration of the role of sound and listening in film. We will consider the history of sound recording in film and will listen to and watch examples and techniques of sound storytelling. Students will also learn about different types of microphones, experiment with making recordings, and create their own short sound films. No musical experience necessary.

Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

Individual instruction for Distinguished Major recitalists who wish to spend a year preparing a full-length recital. Prerequisite: At least one semester of instruction at the 3000 level; successful written application to the Distinguished Major Program; successful audition, normally at the end of the semester preceding 4000-level study; and permission of instructor. There is an additional fee for private lessons. Please contact the McIntire Department of Music for information.

Performance Instruction for students in the Music Performance Concentration Prerequisite: MUPF 3960. Student must simultaneously register for MUSI 4950: Performance Concentration Seminar.

Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

A graduate-level seminar in interactive technology for music and multimedia.  Students explore theoretical, creative and practical aspects of programming, composing and performing real-time interactive music with computers. 

Improvisation is prevalent in jazz, creative music, Western new music, hip hop, gospel, and many folk and/or non-Western cultural music traditions. This course focuses on the practice of composing for improvisers. Students will create and perform new works, expand their knowledge of compositional approaches to improvisation, and increase their abilities in open improvisation.

Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission.