535 Music in the Baroque Era. (3) The vocal and instrumental music of Western Europe during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, including figured bass, opera, oratorio, and cantata, and the development of such instrumental genres such as concerto, sonata, and suite. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 435.

536 Music in the Preclassical and Classical Eras. (3) Vocal and instrumental music of the eighteenth century, including the various styles that marked the transition from baroque to classical music, the rise of comic opera, and the development of the symphony, concerto, sonata, chamber music, and keyboard music. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 436.

537 Music in the Romantic Era. (3) Vocal and instrumental music in Western civilization in the nineteenth century, emphasizing Lieder and choral, operatic, piano, chamber, and orchestral literature. Important composers and works from the various time periods: early, middle, late, and post-Romanticism. Not open to students who have credit from MUHIS 437. 

538 Opera History from 1780 to 1980. (3) Types of opera and changing styles from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Considers in details works from the standard repertoire and encourages student to explore less familiar operas. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 438. 

539 Jazz History 1. (2) Evolution of jazz music in the United States.  Stylistic innovations and contributions of selected groups and individuals. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 439.

540 Jazz History 2. (2) Continuation of MUHIS 539, covering the 1950s through the present. Progressive 1950s, the rock-jazz fusions of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s-today's trends. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 440. 

593 Workshop in Music History and Musicology. (1-3) A one or two-week workshop on special topics in music history and musicology. A total of 6 credit hours may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.

596 History of Organ Literature and Design. (2) The organ and its music from the Renaissance. Emphasizes baroque, Romantic, and contemporary instruments and literature. Field trips to pipe organ installations. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 496.

598 Choral Music and Hymnody of the Church. (3) Hymns, anthems, motets, cantatas, and oratorios from the fifteenth century to the present; their musical, theological, and liturgical contexts and contemporary use. Not open to students who have credit in MUHIS 498. 

599 Collegium Musicum. (1-4) The study, realization, and performance of medieval, Renaissance, and baroque music. A total of 4 hours of credit may be earned. 

600 Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology. (3) Bibliographical materials and research methods in musicology. 

601 Graduate Music History Review. (3) A concise review of music history from the medieval period through the twentieth century. Required for those who did not pass the Music History Placement Test. Credit is applicable only as an elective. 

602 Seminar in Teaching Introduction to Music. (3) Content, organization, textbooks, materials, tests, and methods of teaching courses dealing with the introduction to music for non-majors. 

603 Chamber Music History. (3) Chamber music from its beginning through the mid-twentieth century, with an analysis of examples representative of the periods. 

605 Vocal Literature. (3) A stylistic and analytical study of vocal music, both solo and choral, chosen from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

611 History of American Music. (3) Our American musical heritage: national origins, schools of composition, contributing influences, important trends, and the works of composers whose diversified styles have shaped art music in this country.

631 Music in the Middle Ages. (3) Studies in Gregorian chant, the rise of polyphony, the various schools of secular monophony, and the evolving styles in the fourteenth century in France, Italy, and England.

632 Music in the Renaissance. (3) Studies in the polyphony of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with the emphasis on the mass, motet, chanson, and madrigal by such composers as Dufay, Ockeghem, Josquin, Willaert, Palestrina, and Byrd.

633 Music in the Twentieth Century. (3) Music from the works of Debussy and Stravinsky to recent composers. Music studied will be drawn from the standard repertoire of the twentieth century.

680 Symphonic Literature. (3) Orchestral music from its origins in the seventeenth century through the twentieth century, with an analysis of examples of representative works of the periods.

686 Ethnomusicology and World Musics. (3) Introduction to the musics of non-Western cultures and ethnic music of Western cultures and a study of research methods.

687 Early Keyboard Performance Practice. (2) Keyboard performance practices from the Renaissance through the baroque. The instruments, tempi, rhythmic conventions, articulations and phrasing, fingering, ornamentation, temperaments, and tunings. Prerequisite: previous keyboard study.

691 Independent Study in Music History. (1-6) Guided reading, intensive study and/or research in an area of music history of particular interest that is not covered by regular offerings. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.

692 Special Topics in Musicology. (1-6) Musicological topics and issues of special interest to students and instructor. Permits the study of topics not formally treated in other courses. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 6 in any one semester or term.

695 History of Musical Instruments. (3) History of musical instruments and their development in Western and other civilizations. Emphasizes construction, tuning and use.

791 Independent Study in Music History. (1-6) Guided reading and intensive study and/or research in an area of music history of particular interest not covered by regular offerings. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.

For complete information on courses and program requirements, please consult the Ball State University Graduate Catalog.