Courses

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MU 345A Marching Band Practicum 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall, Even Years
  • Prerequisites: MU 114.

Skills and resources for effectively administering a marching band. Includes  drill writing, marching styles, uniforms, instrument care, music selection, auxiliary percussion and flags. Students may serve as assistant drill instructors with the NMU marching band.

Notes:

May be repeated once for credit.

MU 345B Symphonic Band Practicum 1 cr.
  • Offered: Winter, Odd Years

Skills and resources for effectively administering the symphonic band. Includes literature, methods of instruction and procedures.

Notes:

May be repeated for credit.

MU 349 Methods and Materials in Music Education/Elementary 2 cr.
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisites: For Music Education Majors. MU 201 and MU 202 or instructor's permission.

An explaration of contemporary music education in grades P-6. The course  covers performance objectives, philosophical and musical concepts, instructional methods and materials, and techniques used in the general music class. Each student observes and participates in general music classes in area schools on a limited basis.

Notes:

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or any minor in music.

MU 350 Methods and Materials in Music Education/Secondary 2 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education and all core courses: MU 101-MU 210.

A study of contemporary music education in secondary schools (grades 7-12). The course covers both teaching and administrative procedures. Students are exposed to various philosophies of vocal and instrumental music education. Technical problems such as the changing voice and general music classes are discussed.

Notes:

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or any minor in music.

MU 351 Performance 3 - Percussion 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Passing 300-level proficiency exam.

One individual lesson per week. Continuation of MU 251 with emphasis upon mallet keyboard and multiple percussion. Care and maintenance of percussion are applied. Composition and improvisation are encouraged.

Notes: May be repeated for credit.
MU 361 Performance 3 - Strings 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Passing 300-level proficiency exam.

One individual lesson per week in violin, viola, cello, or string bass. Continuation of MU 261 focusing on advanced bowing strokes and pacing related to phrasing in preparation for senior recital or senior project.

Notes: May be repeated for credit.
MU 361G Contemporary Guitar 3 1 cr.  (1-0-0)
  • Offered: Contact Department
  • Prerequisites: Passing 300-level Proficiency Exam.

A continuation of MU261G.  One individual lesson per week focusing on continued technical and artistic growth and preparation for a senior recital/senior project.

Notes:

May be repeated for credit as often as required.

MU 371 Performance 3 - Vocal 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Passing 300-level proficiency exam.

One individual lesson per week. Continuation of MU 271 focusing on preparation for senior recital or senior project.

Notes: May be repeated for credit.
MU 381 Performance 3 - Woodwind 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Passing 300-level proficiency exam.

One individual lesson per week. Continuation of MU 281, focusing on preparation for senior recital or senior project.

Notes: May be repeated for credit.
MU 490 Senior Recital 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Promotion to the 300 level, junior standing or instructor's permission. Completion of all proficiency exams.
A required public recital (full or partial) or its equivalent prepared with the approval and assistance of a faculty member. Works programmed must meet the standard of the department (Performance Level III) and be performed with satisfactory style and skill.
MU 491 Senior Project 1 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: MU 203, MU 204, MU 206 and MU 210. Junior standing or instructor's permission. Promotion to 300 level required for those seeking a performance project. Completion of all proficiency exams.
Senior Project may be a composition, paper or performance. A project proposal must be approved by the supervising teacher and department head. A pre-presentation review must be approved by area faculty two weeks before final presentation.
MU 492 Internships in Music Entrepreneurship, Music Management and Marketing and Publicity 6-12 cr.
  • Offered: Contact department

 A 14-week internship in the music industry intended as a capstone experience for the Bachelor of Music in Music with Elective Studies in Business or Emphasis in Music Technology. Internships may take place in the fields of music products retail and wholesale, arts management, marketing, promotions, recording, live sound, venue operations, sound design, and/or audio production. Students are encouraged to make contact with potential internship programs well before their internship semester.

MU 498 Directed Studies in Music 1-4 cr.
  • Offered: Contact department
  • Prerequisites: Junior standing and instructor and department head permission.
Independent study of a topic determined by the student and instructor.
NAS 204 Native American Experience 4 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter Summer
A study of the development of Native American history, culture, attitudes and issues from the prehistoric era to the contemporary scene, focusing on native culture in the Great Lakes region. Shared native world view, contact experience and native peoples’ contributions to world culture are an important part of the course.
NAS 207 Beautiful Walks on Turtle Island: Seasonal Experience Anishinaabe Language 4 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter Summer

The skills necessary for speaking Anishinaabe through experiential opportunities, cultural outdoor activities as well as classroom activity and group work during fall, winter or spring experiences that emphasize indigenous traditional knowledge.

Notes:

May be repeated once for each season. 207a – fall, 207b – winter, 207c –spring.

NAS 212 Michigan & Wisconsin Tribal Relations 4 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter of odd years and occasionally summer

An examination of the twenty-three federally recognized tribes of Michigan and Wisconsin and how treaties with the federal government shaped their history and contemporary political make-up. Treaty rights, sovereignty, urban communities and tribal enterprises will also be explored.

NAS 224 Native American Beadwork Styles 4 cr.
  • Offered: Winter

An introductionto Native American beadwork styles from various regions and time periods. The course blends reading and lecture with practical application of Native American beadwork. Content includes American Indian arts and crafts law.  

NAS 280 Storytelling by Native American Women 4 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
This course examines a myriad of historic and contemporary aspects of native life through the eyes and stories of Native American women. Subjects include customs, culture, family, generations, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, art, education, fiction, poetry, political activism and spirituality.
NAS 288 The Politics of Indian Gaming 4 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
Students will gain insight into contemporary issues surrounding the laws and politics of Indian gaming. It is designed to introduce students to the complexity of inter/intra-governmental relationships that bring together tribal governments and other external governments (i.e. local, state, federal and international).