SPECIAL TOPICS

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Topics may include Choral Writing; Composition of a Major Work; Music of a Major Composer; Advanced Music Theory; Advanced Gregorian Chant; Orchestration. Prerequisites: MUSC 204, MUSC 312, permission of instructor. (1 -4 credits) MUSC 420 GREGORIAN CHANT This course offers in-depth training in Gregorian chant, focusing its notation, forms, modes, and chironomy, with additional instruction on its history and liturgical use. Designed to prepare students for the role of cantor or director, the course wi ll equip them with the necessary skills to chant and lead advanced chants including Graduals/Tracts/Alleluias, Offertories, and other complex chants. MUSC 101M or 101W (Men’s or Women’s Schola Gregoriana) must be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: MUSC 107, or permission of instructor.