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USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Performance (Popular Music)
  

  • MPPM 301 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate and advanced instruction on secondary instrument for all majors and minors except MPPM.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 320 Popular Music Performance II

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: 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.
    Prerequisite: MPPM 120 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 325a Arranging in Popular Music

    Units: 2
    Principles and techniques of arranging for voice and rhythm section in the popular music idiom.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 325b Arranging in Popular Music

    Units: 2
    Writing and arranging for small groups of brass, wind, and/or string instruments with rhythm section in the popular music idiom.
    Prerequisite: MPPM 325a 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 340 Intermediate Drum Set Proficiency

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Intermediate level instruction in drum set performance including accompaniment techniques, fills, beat and brush patterns in jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian styles, interpreting drum charts.
    Recommended Preparation: MPPM 240 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 350g A History of Popular Music

    Units: 4
    The history of popular music particularly as developed in America in the 20th and early 21st centuries.
    Recommended Preparation: MUHL 250g  
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 370 The Vocal Edge: Contemporary Vocal Performance Techniques

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4
    A study of the practical aspects of vocal performance and skills necessary to increase one’s opportunities within the music industry.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 420 Popular Music Performance Styles and Genres

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    The detailed exploration of a specific style or genre in Popular Music through study of repertoire, history and practice with particular emphasis on performance.
    Recommended Preparation: MPPM 120  and MPPM 320 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 450a Final Project

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Major collaborative performance project in popular music.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPPM 450b Final Project

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Major collaborative performance project in popular music.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPPM 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12.0
    Individual research and readings.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors and seniors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 499 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Selected topics of current interest.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the Master’s Degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPPM 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Selected topics of current interest
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPPM 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit


Performance (Strings)
  

  • MPST 101x Non-Major Beginning Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 2.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual instruction at the beginning level designed for non-music majors with no previous experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 153 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 163 Class Harp

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Basic instruction in the fundamentals of solo harp playing, note reading, and basic musicianship.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 253 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 262 Double Bass Performance Class

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Study of solo and orchestra repertoire, professional preparation, and teaching techniques. Required of all first and second year double bass majors each semester in residence.
    Prerequisite: music major.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 263 Harp Performance Class

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Study of solo and orchestra repertoire, professional preparation, and teaching technique. Required of all first and second year harp majors each semester in residence.
    Prerequisite: music major.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 300x Non-Major Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate and advanced instruction designed for non-music majors.
    Recommended Preparation: MPST 101 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MPST 201 and MPST 401.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 301 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate and advanced instruction on secondary instrument for music majors, on principal instrument for music minors and BA music majors.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to music majors and minors.
    Duplicates Credit in former MPST 201 and MPST 401.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 353 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 453 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 462 Double Bass Performance Class

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continuation of MPST 262 . Required of all third and fourth year double bass majors each semester in residence.
    Prerequisite: music major.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 463 Harp Performance Class

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continuation of MPST 263 . Required of all third and fourth year harp majors each semester in residence.
    Prerequisite: music major.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 471a String Pedagogy

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Survey of teaching literature; techniques of teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 471b String Pedagogy

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Survey of teaching literature; techniques of teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 472 Orchestra Repertoire – Strings

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Orchestral literature for string players, covering a broad spectrum of the repertoire; emphasis on preparation for auditions.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual research and readings.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 499 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Selected topics of current interest.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 501 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Secondary instruction for graduate music majors or instruction for graduate non-music majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 553 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 554 Graduate Certificate Performance

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual instruction and related lab participation for Graduate Certificate students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPST 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Selected topics of current interest.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 653 Performance

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual or master class instruction for DMA Performance majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 754 Artist Diploma Performance

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual instruction and related lab participation for Artist Diploma students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPST 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit


Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
  

  • MPTX 500 Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    This is the first part of a two-semester introductory and survey course for the molecular pharmacology and toxicology degree program.
    Prerequisite: knowledge of biochemistry.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 501 Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    The second part of the two-semester course covers the general aspects of molecular pharmacology and toxicology on the basis of biochemical, molecular, biological and environmental approaches.
    Prerequisite: MPTX 500 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 502 Pharmacology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Fundamentals of pharmacology in the context of the rapidly developing knowledge of related disciplines.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 510 Topics in Pharmacology: the Other Side of Drugs

    Units: 2, 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Nexus of pharmacology and toxicology; therapeutic use and toxicology of common drugs; and prescribing these drugs in clinical practice.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as PHRD 678
  

  • MPTX 511 Introduction to Medical Product Regulation

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Introduction to regulatory environments surrounding medical product development, manufacturing and marketing; operation of federal, state and international regulatory bodies.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy,medicine or independent health sciences, engineering or equivalent mix of post-secondary training and industry experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 512 Regulation of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Ensuring safety and effectiveness of new drugs and biologics; marketing and monitoring approved pharmaceutical/biological products; management of genetically engineered products.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medicine or independent health sciences, engineering or equivalent mix of post-secondary training and industry experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 513 Regulation of Medical Devices and Diagnostics

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Development and testing of new medical products according to U.S. and international regulatory requirements.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medicine or independent health sciences, engineering or equivalent mix of post-secondary training and industry experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 514 Regulation of Food and Dietary Supplements

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Regulation and testing of foods, food additives and dietary supplements in the U.S. and abroad.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medicine or independent health sciences, engineering or equivalent mix of post-secondary training and industry experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 515 Quality Systems and Standards

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Principles of quality assurance and quality control for medical-product development and manufacture.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medicine or independent health sciences, engineering or equivalent mix of post-secondary training and industry experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 516 Medical Products and the Law

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Legal issues affecting intellectual property, medical product development, marketing and safety, taught through case studies and lectures.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medicine or independent health sciences, engineering or equivalent mix of post-secondary training and industry experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 517 Structure and Management of Clinical Trials

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Development and execution of clinical trials: bioethical principles, good clinical practices, project management and documentation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 518 Writing Regulatory Drug Submissions

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Developing form and content for investigational drug applications, new drug applications, biologic licensing applications to FDA; common technical documents; considerations of writing style.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 519 Global Regulation of Medical Products

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Regulatory requirements governing medical products in European Union, Asia and other global markets.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 520 Toxicology and the Media

    Units: 2, 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Increase knowledge of toxicology relevance in everyday life through the reading, critical analysis and discussion of articles about current toxicological issues in the media.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as PHRD 679
  

  • MPTX 522 Introduction to Clinical Trial Design and Statistics

    Units: 3
    Clinical designs and statistics commonly used to test medical products in general populations and special patient groups.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 524 Introduction to Food Science and Technology

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Discusses the basic and applied concepts of food science and food safety, and demonstrates the principles of food chemistry, sensory evaluation, and product development.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in biological sciences or related disciplines.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 526 Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Provides a firm foundation in the domestic and international CMC process, from concept to commercialization of new active pharmaceutical ingredients and products.
    Recommended Preparation: undergraduate degree in pharmacy, medicine or independent health science, engineering or equivalent.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 531 Cell Biology

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in INTD 531 )
  

  • MPTX 561 Molecular Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in INTD 561 )
  

  • MPTX 571 Biochemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in INTD 571 )
  

  • MPTX 572 Systems Physiology and Disease I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in INTD 572 )
  

  • MPTX 573 Systems Physiology and Disease II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in INTD 573 )
  

  • MPTX 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 594a Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 594b Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 594z Master’s Thesis

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 596 Internship for Curricular Practical Training

    Units: 1, 2, 3
    Max Units: 03
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student’s field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one semester of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Special topics in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 602 Science, Research and Ethics

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    A discussion of the unique technological and philosophical issues that challenge modern scientists and a discernment of ethical responses to those challenges.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 630 Directed Field-Research Project

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research/policy analysis conducted under preceptor supervision in an industrial or governmental setting.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 700 Seminar in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Contemporary advances in molecular pharmacology and toxicology research. Registration required during each year of residency.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPTX 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • MPTX 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit


Performance (Vocal Arts)
  

  • MPVA 101x Non-Major Beginning Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 2.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual instruction at the beginning level designed for non-music majors with no previous experience.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 141 Class Voice

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to the fundamental principles of singing: breath control, tone production, diction, and the use of appropriate song material.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 153 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Weekly individual instruction and vocal performance forum.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 203a Acting for Singers I

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Use of dramatic techniques in the interpretation and performance of music; basic acting techniques for the operatic and recital stages; sensory exercises, movement, improvisation, relaxation and make-up.
    Recommended Preparation: MPVA 153 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MPVA 303.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 203b Acting for Singers I

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Use of dramatic techniques in the interpretation and performance of music; basic acting techniques for the operatic and recital stages; sensory exercises, movement, improvisation, relaxation and make-up.
    Recommended Preparation: MPVA 153 .
    Duplicates Credit in former MPVA 303.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 241 Intermediate Class Voice

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continued development of the fundamentals of singing, diction, and repertoire building.
    Prerequisite: MPVA 141 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 253 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Weekly individual instruction and vocal performance forum.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 300x Non-Major Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16
    Intermediate and advanced instruction designed for non-music majors.
    Credit Restriction: Not available for credit to music majors
    Duplicates Credit in former MPVA 201 and former MPVA 401
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 301 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate and advanced instruction: secondary emphasis for music majors, principal emphasis for music minors and all BA music majors.
    Duplicates Credit in former MPVA 201 and MPVA 401.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 353 Individual Instruction

    Units: 1 or 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Weekly individual instruction and vocal performance forum.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 402 Musical Theatre Workshop I

    Units: 3
    Study of the acting, musical and movement elements involved in the performance of the Broadway musical repertoire.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 403 Acting for Singers II

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continuation of MPVA 203a , MPVA 203b . Acting of operatic roles in different periods and styles; specific recital and audition techniques.
    Recommended Preparation: MPVA 203a , MPVA 203b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 404 Word and Music in Opera

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Performance class for singers and pianists; analysis of recitatives, arias, and ensembles of various operatic styles; study of the technique of effective musical delivery. By audition only.
    Recommended Preparation: MPVA 203a , MPVA 203b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 405 USC Opera

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Preparation, rehearsal, and performance of operatic works and excerpts; study of different operatic styles; public appearances. By audition only.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 406 Opera Coaching Techniques

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Score study for pianists, coaches, and conductors; role analysis; transcription techniques for one or two pianos of an orchestral score.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 407 Directing for the Operatic Stage

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Various approaches to operatic style; basic blocking; stage management. Student direction of scenes produced in USC Opera.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 412 Musical Theatre Workshop II

    Units: 3
    Max Units: 06
    Stylistic and technical features of dramatic and musical elements involved in performance of the Broadway musical and standard operetta repertory; staging of scenes.
    Prerequisite: MPVA 402 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 438 Foundations of Vocology

    Units: 2
    Voice physiology, voice hygiene, voice acoustics, and the cognitive substrates of Motor Learning.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 440 Italian and French Diction

    Units: 2
    Principles of pronunciation and enunciation; use of international phonetic alphabet.
    Duplicates Credit in former MPVA 442a.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 441 English and German Diction

    Units: 2
    Principles of pronunciation and enunciation; use of international phonetic alphabet.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • MPVA 442 Introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Principles of pronunciation and enunciation; basic application of the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols and sounds to English, German, Italian, French and Latin.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

 

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