This course will teach basic business concepts for the music professional to give them the resources to increase their potential growth opportunities and manage their careers. Through readings, lectures and assignments; students will learn about networking, promotion, publicity, publishing, royalties, intellectual property, contracts, ethics, finance, legal entities, project management and how to seek funding for their projects. Utilizing modern promotion, distribution and sales models via the Internet and other methods of commerce for artists will also be discussed.

This course explores topics related to developing a career in music including skills for performing, teaching music lessons, planning events, and discussion of other skills related to working as a musician. The course content will be tailored to the students.

This course is an introduction to the theories, concepts and practicalities of acoustics. Students will gain an understanding of key concepts of acoustics in relation to music making and production through examples and creative assignments. They will learn about the fundamentals of sound, measurement, speech, musical instruments, how sound travels in environments, psychoacoustics and perception, studio design and the acoustic treatment of spaces.

This course provides class instruction on percussion instruments with a focus on pedagogical preparation.

This course provides private study in a principal instrument or voice. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

Private study of voice or your principal instrument. Bachelor of Music students may use this course as a means of preparing to complete their Piano Proficiency Exam. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

Private study of voice or your principal instrument. A brief performance for the faculty is required at the end of each semester. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

Private study of voice or your principal instrument. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

This course focuses on learning how to work with live musicians by capturing and reproducing their performances to best effect. Students will learn how to record and produce professional quality recordings of student, faculty, and visiting artist events at NWP. Considerations relating to preamps, microphone selection and placement, live stereo and surround sound techniques, live to two track vs multitrack, dealing with live venue acoustics, audio restoration, mixing and mastering. Students will also learn how to set up and run a sound system for live performances with considerations for microphones, DIs, stage monitoring, amplifiers and speakers, and using signal processing in a live situation. There will be readings and discussion around sound reinforcement theory, the various configurations used in music, multimedia, theatre and more advanced multichannel configurations at use today.

Students will develop a critical understanding of the use of the recording studio as an instrument to capture the creativity of performing artists. They will be expected to further develop their understanding of the tools available to the audio engineer and work towards developing a professional level of production skills. Students will learn resources and how to do research to further develop their skills and understanding of audio and recording arts. There will be an introduction to the techniques, theories, and practices of audio and video synchronization. The emphasis will be on the production of well mixed and mastered recording projects. Students will be required to take part in recording projects with internal and external clients taking place in the NWP Recording Studios.

This course will introduce students to the theory and practice aspects of scoring synchronized music to films, video games, and other multimedia. Students will learn about the history, theory, terms and workflow pertinent to working with synchronized music. Students will write and record music using a DAW with MIDI virtual synthesizers and live musicians in various styles to suit various dramatic and aesthetic sensibilities.

This is the second year of participation in Choral Ensemble.

This is the second year of participation in an Instrumental Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble or Band.

This ensemble is an opportunity for students to work on performance skills and to showcase their electroacoustic and multimedia works. Small ensemble work will help students develop creative compositional and improvisational skills. Students experience the process of developing and executing a large scale multimedia performance scheduled for the second semester. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

This is the second year of participation in jazz ensemble. The jazz ensemble is a performing group consisting of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments that plays jazz band literature in at least two concerts per year. Students will gain experience performing ensemble literature from a variety of periods and genres. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

The aural perception of materials covered in MU2550 and MU2560 through the practice of sight-singing, dictation and keyboard harmony is covered.

The course is a continuation of the study of Common Practice harmony, including larger forms and writing in a variety of texture.

This course is a continuation of the study of Common Practice harmony including larger forms and writing in a variety of textures.

An exploration of practice, design, and structures of song writing, including lyrics, melodies, harmonic progressions, and forms. In assignments, students will use a variety of techniques to unify those aspects into successful compositions.

The role of women as creative musical forces in the Western art traditions of Europe and North America are explored from Hildegard of Bingen in the 12th century to current trends of the 21st century. This is a study of women’s contribution to the field of music as composers, performers, pedagogues, scholars and patrons. An interdisciplinary approach reveals how social and cultural context have affected the artistic process for female musicians.