Department of Music and Theatre

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Department Chair: William Biddy

Music Faculty

Professor: Richard Montalto
Associate Professors: James Allen, Carmen Osburn
Assistant Professor: Cherry Dunn
Instructor: Linda Segrest, Doug Browning
Part-time Instructor: Elaine Byrd

Theatre Faculty

Professor: William Biddy
Associate Professor: David Carter
Instructor: Lee Crouse

Music Programs

Accreditation

Mississippi University for Women is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) for the B.A. in Music with an emphasis in General Music and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education. The B.M. in Music Education program is approved by the Mississippi State Department of Education and accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, thereby enabling graduates to satisfy the certification requirements for the State of Mississippi in Music Education. The Music Therapy program is approved by the American Music Therapy Association.

Programs

• Music Major - Concentration in Music Education, B.M.
• Music Major, Concentration in Music Therapy, B.M.
• Music Major, General, B.A.
• Music Minor
• Physical Theatre, M.F.A.
• Theatre Major, B.A.
• Theatre Minor

Courses

• MUS 100 - Music Appreciation
• MUS 101 - Theory I
• MUS 102 - Theory II
• MUS 103 - Theory Lab I
• MUS 104 - Theory Lab II
• MUS 105 - Introduction to Music Literature
• MUS 106 - Jazz Ensemble
• MUS 108 - Instrumental Ensemble
• MUS 110 - University Chorus
• MUS 112 - New Horizon
• MUS 114 - Chorale
• MUS 115 - Chamber Singers
• MUS 116 - Male Ensemble
• MUS 121 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 122 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 123 - Class Piano
• MUS 125 - Elective Piano, Voice, Instruments
• MUS 126 - Class Guitar
• MUS 127 - Secondary Piano, Voice
• MUS 128 - Class Voice I
• MUS 129 - Class Voice II
• MUS 135 - Great American Theatre Musicals
• MUS 151 - Introduction to Music Therapy I: Foundations
• MUS 152 - Introduction To Music Therapy II: Populations
• MUS 201 - Theory III
• MUS 202 - Theory IV
• MUS 203 - Theory Lab III
• MUS 204 - Theory Lab IV
• MUS 215 - Diction for Singers
• MUS 220 - Class Instruments
• MUS 221 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 222 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 242 - Computers in Music
• MUS 251 - Clinical Skills I
• MUS 252 - Clinical Skills II
• MUS 253 - Music Therapy Observation
• MUS 255 - Psychology of Music
• MUS 256 - Music Therapy Research Methods
• MUS 301 - History Of Music
• MUS 302 - History Of Music
• MUS 303 - Music Therapy Professional Skills
• MUS 304 - Music for Children
• MUS 305 - Form and Analysis
• MUS 309 - Improvisation Techniques I
• MUS 310 - Improvisation Techniques II
• MUS 315 - Conducting
• MUS 316 - Choral Conducting
• MUS 320 - Music Education Materials and Methods
• MUS 321 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 322 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 323 - Piano Pedagogy
• MUS 324 - Voice Pedagogy
• MUS 325 - Secondary Music Methods
• MUS 331 - Music Business
• MUS 351 - Music Therapy with Children
• MUS 352 - Music Therapy with Adults
• MUS 353 - Clinical Practicum I
• MUS 354 - Clinical Practicum II
• MUS 421 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 422 - Major Piano, Voice
• MUS 451 - Music Therapy Principles
• MUS 452 - Music Therapy Practices
• MUS 453 - Clinical Practicum III
• MUS 454 - Clinical Practicum IV
• MUS 455 - Advanced Clinical Practicum
• MUS 460 - Music Therapy Internship
• TH 150 - Theatre Practicum
• TH 175 - Theatre Appreciation
• TH 176 - Playscript Analysis
• TH 200 - Practical Aspects of Stage Makeup
• TH 205 - Fundamentals of Interpretation
• TH 207 - Creative Dramatics
• TH 209 - Seminar for Playwrights
• TH 217 - Stage Crafts
• TH 219 - Beginning Acting
• TH 250 - Theatre Practicum
• TH 275 - Introduction To Design for the Theatre
• TH 301 - Theatre as a Profession
• TH 317 - Stage Crafts II
• TH 318 - Stage Lighting
• TH 319 - Intermediate Acting
• TH 320 - Directing
• TH 321 - Theatre Management
• TH 360 - Internship
• TH 400 - Seminar: Special Problems In Theatre Practice
• TH 419 - Advanced Acting
• TH 457 - History of the Theatre I
• TH 458 - History of Theatre II
• TH 464 - Costume for the Stage
• TH 475 - Advanced Design for Theatre
• TH 476 - Dramatic Theory and Criticism
• TH 490 - Research in Theatre
• TH 491 - Research in Theatre
• TH 492 - Research in Theatre

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