Graduate Course Projections, Fall 2006 through Spring, 2010
Kansas State University
Department of Music

(Updated July 23, 2006)

Courses offered every fall and spring semester

641 Secondary Performance Area V
799 Problems in Music V
828 Methods and Materials for the Studio V
838 Opera Theatre V
839 Vocal Ensemble 1
840 Instrumental Ensemble 1
842 Concert Choir 1
843 Symphony Orchestra 1
844 Concert Jazz Ensemble 1
845 Symphony Band 1
855 Graduate Level Performance (lessons) V
857 Advanced Composition V
859 Advanced Conducting V
885 Advanced Diction 1
898 Master’s Report V
899 Research in Music V


Courses to be offered every summer
(Subject to the availability of faculty and funding)

603 Percussion Pedagogy Workshop 3
799 Problems in Music V
811 Symposium in Music V
898 Master’s Report V
899 Research in Music V

V = Variable credit courses, which may be taken for one to three credit hours.

Course# Title Credit Professor

Summer/2007
MUSIC 636 Advanced Brass Techniques 2 Maxwell (July 1-3)
MUSIC 638 Concert and Ethnic Percussion Pedagogy 2 Gartner (June 15-17)
MUSIC 707 History of the Wind Band 3 Tracz (June 24-26)
MUSIC 807 History and Philosophy of Music Education 3 Burrack (June 17-19)
MUSIC 808 Research in Music Education 3 Burrack (June 27-29)
MUSIC 859 Adv. Inst. Conducting 2 Tracz (June 20-22)

Fall/2007
MUSIC 614 Grad Theory Review 2 Weston or JK
MUSIC 615 18th-Century Counterpoint 2 Sutton
MUSIC 618 Graduate History Review 2 TBA
MUSIC 631 Techniques Of Electronic Music 2 Weston
MUSIC 650 History of Opera 3 Parker
MUSIC 660 Marching Band Techniques 2 Pursell
MUSIC 702 Style Analysis 3 J. Kerstetter
MUSIC 705 String Chamber Music Lit. 3 Cooper
MUSIC 801 Intro. to Graduate Studies 2 Parker
MUSIC 809 Gardner/Multiple Intel. 3 Fallin
MUSIC 859 Conducting 2 Tracz

Spring/2008
MUSIC 616 Theories of Contemporary Music 3 Weston
MUSIC 680 Rehearsal Techniques 2 Tracz
MUSIC 706 Song Literature 3 Sloop
MUSIC 708 Choral Literature 3 Parker
MUSIC 714 Advanced Orchestration 2 Weston
MUSIC 808 Research in Music Ed. 3 TBA
MUSIC 809 Seminar in Jazz Techniques 3 Goins
MUSIC 837 Seminar in 20th-Century Music3 Parker
MUSIC 859 Conducting 2 Tracz

Summer/2008
MUSIC 637 Advanced Woodwind Techniques 2 T. Kerstetter
MUSIC 639 Jazz and Marching Percussion Techniques 2 Gartner
MUSIC 675 Band Arranging 2 Pursell
MUSIC 680 Rehearsal Techniques 2 Tracz
MUSIC 702 Style Analysis 3 J. Kerstetter
MUSIC 801 Intro. to Graduate Studies 3 Burrack
MUSIC 859 Advanced Inst. Conducting 2 Tracz

Fall/2008
MUSIC 614 Graduate Theory Review 2 Weston or J. Kerstetter
MUSIC 615 18th-Century Counterpoint 2 Sutton
MUSIC 618 Graduate History Review 2 TBA
MUSIC 631 Techniques of Electronic Music 2 Weston
MUSIC 702 Style Analysis 3 J. Kerstetter
MUSIC 707 History of the Wind Band 3 Tracz
MUSIC 766 Seminar: Life & Works of Igor Stravinsky 3 Parker
MUSIC 801 Intro. to Graduate Studies 2 Parker
MUSIC 805 Theories in Music Ed. 3 TBA
MUSIC 809 Adv. Study of Elem. Music Ed 3 Fallin
MUSIC 859 Conducting 2 Tracz

Spring/2009
MUSIC 616 Theories of Contemporary Music 3 Weston
MUSIC 632 Digital Sound Synthesis 2 Weston
MUSIC 675 Band Arranging 2 Pursell
MUSIC 685 Org./Adm. of Music Program 2 Tracz
MUSIC 704 Survey of Symphonic Lit. 3 Gbur
MUSIC 714 Advanced Orchestration 2 Weston
MUSIC 802 Theory Seminar 3 J. Kerstetter
MUSIC 808 Research in Music Ed. 3 Burrack
MUSIC 809 Seminar in Jazz Techniques 3 Goins
MUSIC 830 Sem. in Med. & Ren. Music 3 Parker
MUSIC 859 Conducting 2 Tracz
MUSIC 885 Methods & Materials/Voice 2 Sloop

Summer/2009
MUSIC 638 Concert and Ethnic Percussion Pedagogy 2 Gartner
MUSIC 655 Jazz Methods 2 Burrack
MUSIC 660 Marching Band Techniques 2 Pursell
MUSIC 685 Org./Adm. of the Successful School Music Program 2 Tracz
MUSIC 802 Seminar in Music Theory: 20th-Century Composition 3 Weston
MUSIC 805 Theories of Music Teaching 2 Burrack
MUSIC 859 Advanced Instrumental Conducting 2 Tracz

Fall/2009
MUSIC 614 Graduate Theory Review 2 Weston or JK
MUSIC 615 18th-Century Counterpoint 2 Sutton
MUSIC 618 Graduate History Review 2 TBA
MUSIC 631 Techniques Of Electronic Music 2 Weston
MUSIC 650 History of Opera 3 Parker
MUSIC 660 Marching Band Technique 2 Pursell
MUSIC 702 Style Analysis 3 J. Kerstetter
MUSIC 705 String Chamber Music Lit. 3 Cooper
MUSIC 801 Intro. to Graduate Studies 2 Parker
MUSIC 809 Gardner/Multiple Intel. 3 Fallin
MUSIC 859 Conducting 2 Tracz

Spring/2010
MUSIC 616 Theories of Contemporary Music 3 Weston
MUSIC 680 Rehearsal Techniques 2 Tracz
MUSIC 706 Song Literature 3 Sloop
MUSIC 708 Choral Literature 3 Parker
MUSIC 714 Advanced Orchestration 2 Weston
MUSIC 808 Research in Music Ed. 3 TBA
MUSIC 809 Seminar in Jazz Techniques 3 Goins
MUSIC 837 Seminar in 20th-Century Music 3 Parker
MUSIC 859 Conducting 2 Tracz