MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS (MUO)
(Auditions are required for some organizations. Contact the Department of Music for specific information)
Lower division credit is for 1st and 2nd year students. Upper division credit is for 3rd and 4th year students and reflects increased responsibility and leadership within the section and/or ensemble as assigned by the conductor/director. Graduate credit requires assisting the conductor/director with logistics, rehearsals, and presentation of concerts. Each number to be repeated four times for a two-year sequence of the course.
MUO 111, 411 Concert Choir 1 cr ea.
MUO 115, 415 University Chorale ½ cr ea.
MUO 116, 416
Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop
½ cr ea.
A performing ensemble dedicated to training students in the fundamentals of stage craft, performance, and production through experience with music for the stage. Standards of opera, operetta, and American musical theater are explored in scene exercises and fully-staged productions on and off campus. Enrollment is open to all students through audition or permission of the instructor.
MUO 117, 417
University Symphony Band
1 cr ea.
MUO 118, 418
Woodwind Ensemble
½ cr ea.
MUO 119, 419
Brass Ensemble
½ cr ea.
MUO 120, 420
Percussion Ensemble
½ cr ea.
The study and performance of literature for all combinations of percussion instruments.
MUO 121, 421
Jazz Band
½ cr ea.
The ensemble study of jazz with an emphasis on literature and live performance.
MUO 122
Basketball Pep Band
1 cr
MUO 124, 424
Piano Ensemble
½ cr ea.
The study and performance of chamber music and piano-ensemble literature. Required of piano majors
MUO 125, 425
Guitar Ensemble
½ cr ea.
The study and performance of ensemble literature for guitar. Required of guitar majors.
MUO 126
Collegium Musicum
½ cr ea.
A performing ensemble dedicated to the combined chamber music experience of both vocal and instrumental forces focusing on music written before 1800. Prerequisite: Satisfactory audition or permission of instructor.
MUO 511
Concert Choir
1 cr
MUO 516
Opera and Musical Theatre Workshop
½ cr
A performing ensemble dedicated to training students in the fundamentals of stage craft, performance, and production through experience with music for the stage. Standards of opera, operetta, and American musical theater are explored in scene exercises and fully-staged productions on and off campus. Enrollment is open to all students through audition or permission of the instructor.
MUO 517
University Symphony Band
1 cr
MUO 518
Woodwind Ensemble
½ cr
The study and performance of ensemble literature for woodwind ensembles.
MUO 520
Percussion Ensemble
½ cr
The study and performance of literature for all combinations of percussion instruments.
MUO 521
Jazz Band
½ cr
The ensemble study of jazz with an emphasis on literature and live performance.
