NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Graduate Course Certificate in Performing Arts in Music

  • Eligibility Criteria

    Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    5

  • Course Duration

    3 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $1,560

Courses Offered

A graduate certificate offered by NYMU is respected by many accreditation authorities worldwide and the decree that t holds will serve to create a line of fantastic job opportunities that will eventually progress your career.

Styles In Jazz Music (MUS-023)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Jazz Styles: 1900–1950
     Ragtime
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Blues
     New Orleans Style
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Swing
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Bebop
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Jazz Styles Since 1950

Rock Music (MUS-408)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     History Of Rock Music
     Development Of Rock
     Emergence (Mid- To Late 1960s)
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Progression (Late 1960s To Mid-1970s)
     Punk And Its Aftermath (Mid-1970s To The 1980s)
     Alternative Goes Mainstream (The 1990s)
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The New Millennium (The 2000s)
     Rock In American Society
     The Beatles
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Rock Music
     Science And Rock Music
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rock Music From History To Future
     Rock Vs. Pop

Voice And Articulation (MUS-543)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An Introduction To Communication
     Mechanisms For Speech
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Language
     Pitch
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Volume
     Rate/Duration
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Quality
     Articulation
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Vowels
     Consonants

World Music (MUS-874)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction: Studying Music Of The World'S Cultures, Bruno Nettl.
     The Music Of India, Charles Capwell
     Music Of The Middle East, Bruno Nettl
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Music Of China, Isabel K.F. Wong
     The Music Of Japan, Isabel K.F. Wong
     The Music Of Indonesia, Charles Capwell
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Music Of Sub-Saharan Africa, Thomas Turino
     The Musical Culture Of Europe, Philip V. Bohlman
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music In The Caribbean
     Music In Latin America, Thomas Turino
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Native American Music, Bruno Nettl
     Ethnic North America, Philip V. Bohlman

Music Appreciation (PA-947)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Listening: The Elements Of Music
     Music Around The World
     The Middle Ages: 400-1400
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Renaissance: 1400-1600
     The Baroque Era: 1600-1750
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Classic Era: 1750-1800
     Beethoven
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Nineteenth Century
     The Twentieth Century I: The Classical Scene
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Twentieth Century Ii: Jazz, An American Original
     The Twentieth Century: Popular Music

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