Courses
The following courses are offered by the Department of Bands. Please check with the department for a list of offerings each semester. The letter "P" identifies those courses that have prerequisites.
MUS E557 - Band Arranging for Graduate Students
P: Consent of instructor. Practical arranging of music for concert, marching, and pep bands. Transcriptions of appropriate selections from piano, organ, or orchestral literature.
MUS F466 - Techniques in Marching Bands
P: Consent of instructor. For undergraduates and graduates majoring in music education. Techniques for organizing and training marching bands in public schools and at the college level. Planning and charting football shows; rehearsal problems.
MUS F590 - Techniques in Marching Band for Graduate Students
P: Consent of instructor. Overview of the complete marching band program (college and high school) including show planning, drill writing, administration, and rehearsal techniques.
MUS G370 - Techniques for Conducting
P: T132 Musical Skills I and T152 Music Theory and Literature II. Fundamentals of score reading and baton technique.
MUS G373 - Instrumental Conducting
P: G370 Techniques for Conducting. Further development of score reading and conducting technique.
MUS G382 - Wind Band Literature
P: T231 Musical Skills II and T251 Music Theory and Literature III. An overview of all levels of concert wind band repertoire, with specific emphasis placed on secondary school works of artistic merit. Examination and analysis of the cornerstone works of concert wind band repertoire and their historical significance. Examination of how to effectively program for bands at various ability levels.
MUS G385 - Wind Band Score Study
P: T231 Musical Skills II and T251 Music Theory and Literature III. P or C: G373 Instrumental Conducting. Study of the techniques of wind band repertoire score study, including score orientation, analysis, study and marking procedures. Rehearsal techniques as appropriate for grade 1-3 concert wind band music and grade 4-6 concert wind band music.
MUS G566 - Interpretation and Conducting of Band Literature I
P: Two semesters of undergraduate conducting or equivalent required. Study of selected concert band literature up to and including grade V material, with an emphasis on original band compositions. Baton technique, score analysis, and rehearsal techniques.
MUS G567 - Interpretation and Conducting of Band Literature II
P: Two semesters of undergraduate conducting or equivalent required. Study of selected wind literature at the most advanced levels for both small and large ensembles. Continued development of baton and rehearsal techniques and score preparation. Includes rehearsal and performance of selected works.
MUS G579 - Master’s Advanced Wind Conducting
P: Admission to the wind conducting program and consent of instructor. Baton technique and critical analysis of scores; rehearsal and interpretive problems.
MUS G679 - Doctoral Advanced Wind Conducting
P: Admission to the wind conducting program and consent of instructor. Baton technique and critical analysis of scores; rehearsal and interpretive problems.
MUS G802 - Doctoral Wind Conducting Performance
MUS M570 - Historical Development of Wind Groups and Literature
A comprehensive study of wind groups focusing on instrumentation and literature from its earliest beginnings to the present. Special emphasis on major works, composers, stylistic changes, and programming.
MUS M579 - Master’s Seminar in Wind Literature
Variable topics for majors in wind conducting. Wind literature selected according to genre, chamber winds, wind ensemble, and concert band.
MUS M679 - Doctoral Seminar in Wind Literature
Variable topics. Historical and analytical study of major wind literature. Participation in the work of the band department required.
MUS X050 - Marching Hundred for Non–Music Majors
Open to all enrolled students on the Bloomington campus.
MUS X410 - Athletic Pep Bands
Open to students inside and outside the Jacobs School of Music. Does not fulfill the small ensemble requirement for music majors.
