NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Graduate Diploma in Performing Arts in Music

  • Eligibility Criteria

    Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    30

  • Courses Offered

    5

  • Course Duration

    6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $6,450

Courses Offered

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Introduction To Music (MUS-315)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music Around The World
     Fundamentals Of Music
     The Art Of Listening
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Middle Ages: 400–1400
     The Renaissance: 1400–1600
     The Baroque Era
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Classic Era
     Beethoven
     Early Romantic Music
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Mid- To Late Romantic Music
     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 Iii: Popular Music In The United States

Music Appreciation (MUS-393)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     From The Creator To The Listener
     What To Listen For In Music
     Becoming A Musically Aware Concertgoer
     How The Basic Musical Elements Interact
     Performing Media: Instruments, Voices, And Ensembles
     An Introduction To Musical Styles
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music Before 1600
     The Baroque Style Period (1600–1750)
     Baroque Style Music (1600–1750)
     The Classical Style Period (1750–1820)
     Music Of The Classical Period
     Beethoven: Bridge To Romanticism
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Romantic Style Period (1820–1900)
     Early-Romantic Music
     Romantic Opera
     Late-Romantic Music
     Nationalism
     Impressionism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Modernism And Post-Modernism
     Stravinsky: Into The Twentieth Century
     Expressionism: Atonal Music
     Neoclassicism: Mainstream Music
     Experimental And Technological Music
     Classical Music In North America
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Jazz: The Great American Art Form
     Popular Music: Times, They Are A-Changin’
     Broadway Musical Theater
     Music In The Movies
     Contributions Of World Cultures

Introduction To Music History (MUS-401)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Music In Multicultural America
     The Music Of Native Americans
     The Roots Of European/Anglo-American Music
     The Roots Of African-American Music
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Roots Of Latin American Music
     The Blues
     Jazz
     Gospel
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cajun And Zydeco
     Country Music  
     The Urban Folk Revival
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rock ‘N’ Roll
     Soul, Motown, And Funk
     Salsa, Reggae, And Caribbean Latino Music
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Tejano, Banda, And Contemporary Mexican-American Music
     Asian American Music
     Hip-Hop And Rap

Introduction To Jazz (MUS-554)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Jazz
     How To Listen To Jazz
     The Origins Of Jazz
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Early Jazz
     Swing
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Bebop
     Cool Jazz
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Hard Bop
     Avant-Garde Of The 1960'S And 1970'S
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Fusion
     Jazz Today

Special Topics In Performing Arts (MUS-698)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pictures: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking And Photography
     Sculpture
     Music
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Theatre
     Cinema
     Dance
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Architecture
     Literature
     Ancient Approaches
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Artistic Reflections In The Pre-Modern World
     Artistic Styles In The Emerging Modern World
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Beginnings Of Modernism
     Pluralism: Beyond The Modern And Post-Modern Age.

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