Graduate Conservatory Virtual Drop-In Week

Monday, November 10

10:00am-12:30pm | Theoretical Foundations in
Music Therapy

In this course, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the music therapy discipline and profession. Areas addressed include defining music therapy; educational and training requirements in music therapy; historical and philosophical underpinnings of the music therapy field; psychological bases of music as therapy; major theories, models and methods of music therapy; the music therapy process (including assessment, planning, implementation, and therapeutic dynamics); and exploration of one’s identity through music-centered self-inquiry. Clinical decision-making is emphasized throughout.

1:00pm-2:40pm | Gothic Music and Sound

TOPIC OF THE DAY: “Heyday of Gothic Horror”
Warning: This class will include video clips from 20th century horror films. Please do not attend if you are not comfortable watching horror films.

1:00pm-2:40pm | Clinical Practice Foundations

In this course, students develop a practical understanding of the core elements of music therapy clinical practice, with an emphasis on the assessment, treatment and evaluation process. Students also develop an understanding of disability and illness through experiential tasks and performances that enhance their understanding of the transformative nature of music.

5:00pm-6:15pm | Anatomy/Function Singing Voice

This course places emphasis on the analysis of teaching problems and the development of vocal technique through the study of anatomical structures and physiological mechanisms as applied to singing. Students will study how the human voice physiologically emerges from the body through the combined blending of body actions that overlap and assist each other, specifically: posture and movement, respiration, phonation, resonation and articulation. Included is an analysis of the voice as an acoustic chain. The course requires practical application and laboratory experiences incorporating supervised private teaching. Individual research resulting in a term paper or project is expected.
TOPIC OF THE DAY: Student Presentations.

5:00pm-6:30pm | Music Therapy Research

In this course, students develop an understanding of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, including epistemological and methodological foundations, methods for evaluating quality and current applications in music therapy research.
TOPIC OF THE DAY: Research Synthesis

Tuesday, November 11

10:30am-12:10pm | Beyond the Score

This course helps classical music performers better understand, attract and engage 21st century classical music audiences. With an eye to scientific analysis and artistic principles, students engage in lectures/discussions, performance coaching, lab performances and external performance initiatives. Through personal research, advanced music performers critically analyze one’s work to further enhance personal artistry.

12:30pm-1:45pm | Survey of Early Music

This course is designed to prepare students to think about music in historical and social contexts by examining the people, events, culture and works of art that have come to define Western art music. This class emphasizes fluency in reading early music, understanding early modal systems and provides a basis for further study in related areas.
TOPIC OF THE DAY: Student group work and presentations. Participants will have the option to interact with the professor of the course via chat.

5:00pm-6:00pm | Music Therapy Meet & Greet

An opportunity to meet with Music Therapy faculty, alumni, and current students and ask questions about the program.

Wednesday, November 12

10:00am-11:40am | Repertoire for the
Singing Teacher

This course provides a survey of standard vocal repertoire appropriate for teaching singing in class settings and to individual voice students of all ages, including children’s voices and the changing adolescent female and male voices. The course includes review of beginning- through intermediate-level repertoire and performance of that repertoire to identify mastery problems.
TOPIC OF THE DAY: Italian Art Song

1:00pm-3:30pm | Psychology of Music

In this course, students develop an understanding of the physiological, neurological, psychological, developmental and social foundations of music. This includes auditory processing and music perception, music cognition, developmental foundations of music learning, and disorders specifically related to music perception and processing. A study of the acoustics of music is incorporated into the course. Research in the psychology of music is surveyed and evaluated.

2:00pm-3:00pm | Voice Pedagogy Meet & Greet

An opportunity to meet with Voice Pedagogy faculty and ask questions about the program.

5:00pm-6:15pm | Anatomy/Function Singing Voice

This course places emphasis on the analysis of teaching problems and the development of vocal technique through the study of anatomical structures and physiological mechanisms as applied to singing. Students will study how the human voice physiologically emerges from the body through the combined blending of body actions that overlap and assist each other, specifically: posture and movement, respiration, phonation, resonation and articulation. Included is an analysis of the voice as an acoustic chain. The course requires practical application and laboratory experiences incorporating supervised private teaching.

Thursday, November 13

10:00am-11:40am | CCM Styles I: Musical Theatre

This course is an in-depth study and application of methods for singing and teaching the musical theater style. Instruction will be one-hour weekly plus a lab hour, consisting of lecture, training, performance and discussion of relevant techniques and solutions. Course will cover treatment of vowels, consonants, song authenticity, correct style musically and vocally. Students will explore through songs various vocal qualities found in musical theatre while maintaining vocal health.

12:30pm-1:45pm | Survey of Early Music

This course is designed to prepare students to think about music in historical and social contexts by examining the people, events, culture and works of art that have come to define Western art music. This class further emphasizes fluency in reading early music, understanding early modal systems and provides a basis for further study in related areas.

Friday, November 14

9:00am-10:00am | Bibliography and Research

This course introduces the student to methods and sources for bibliographic research in music. The purpose of this course is to develop a foundation for continued professional growth and lifelong learning through the study of research and the research process. Students interpret, report, and conduct bibliographic research on assigned topics and individual areas of interest.

10:00am-12:30pm | Career Navigation for the
Artist Teacher

This course examines myriad aspects of career navigation in the current arts and higher education marketplace. These aspects include skills and tools essential for arts entrepreneurs, navigation of the hiring process, the role of arts faculty in higher education, as well as job search strategies and procedures.

3:00pm-3:50pm | Composer Forum

This course provides group instruction designed to work in tandem with private applied lessons in music composition. Coursework incorporates score study, reading seminars, research projects, lectures on composition-related topics and master classes with guest artists.
TOPIC OF THE DAY: Guest Lecturer – Joel Puckett