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performance (popular music) (mppm)
MPPM 100 Popular Music Forum (1, max 4, FaSp) A weekly lecture series addressing a wide range of special topics and issues confronting the popular musician. Graded CR/NC.
MPPM 120 Popular Music Performance I (2, max 8, FaSp) Study of musical elements appropriate to the performance of popular music in a collaborative, interactive environment.
MPPM 153 Individual Instruction (1, 2, max 8, FaSp) Weekly individual instruction.
MPPM 240 Drumming Proficiency for the Popular Musician (2, FaSp) Beginning and elementary instruction in drum set techniques.
MPPM 250 Keyboard Proficiency for the Popular Musician (2, FaSp) Development of practical keyboard skills, including reading and realizing chord symbols, basics of voice leading, study of various harmonic and rhythmic styles.
MPPM 253 Individual Instruction (1, 2, max 8, FaSp) Weekly individual instruction.
MPPM 301 Individual Instruction (1-2, max 16, FaSpSm) Intermediate and advanced instruction on secondary instrument for all majors and minors except MPPM. Not open to B.M. in Popular Music Performance students.
MPPM 320 Popular Music Performance II (2, max 8, FaSp) Development of ensemble and communication skills through the performance and interpretation of American popular music in concert and studio settings. Development of original compositions. Open only to juniors and seniors. Prerequisite: MPPM 120.
MPPM 325ab Arranging in Popular Music (2, Fa; 2, Sp) a: Principles and techniques of arranging for voice and rhythm section in the popular music idiom. Prerequisite: MUSC 310 and MUSC 311 or MUIN 446b; b: writing and arranging for small groups of brass, wind, and/or string instruments with rhythm section in the popular music idiom.
MPPM 450ab Final Project (1, Fa; 1, Sp) Major collaborative performance project in popular music. Graded CR/NC.