Department of Music, National Sun Yat-sen University

Type of the course

Course name

Credit

Remark

Required Courses

Major

2

Piano/ Strings/ Wind Instruments/ Voice/ Percussion/ Music Composition and Production

Orchestra/Chorus

2

Graduation Recital

Basic Training in Music I, II, III, IV

1

Theory and Analysis in Tonal Music I, II, III, IV

2

History of Western Music I, II

2

History of Western Music III

3

Elective Courses

Minor

1

Class Piano I, II

1

Class Vocal I, II

1

Chamber Music I, II, III, IV

1

Technique and Interpretation

2

Orchestral Repertoire

2

Chorus Repertoire

2

Chamber Music Repertoire I, II

2

Instrumentation

2

Basic Conducting

2

Choral Conducting

2

Orchestral Conducting

2

Keyboard Harmony I, II

1

Polyphonic Music Analysis

2

Musical Analysis

2

History of Chinese Music

2

Jazz History

2

Taiwanese Music

2

World Music

2

Popular Music Ensemble I, II

2

Jazz Music Ensemble I, II

2

Vocal Jazz: A Cappella Singing I, II

1

Jazz Music Theory and Keyboard Voicing I, II

2

Traditional Music Instrumentation

2

Musical Aesthetics

2

Music Improvisation

2

Physical Training

2

Music and Dance

2

Introduction to Music Education

2

Important Contemporary Music Teaching Methods

2

Early Childhood Music Education: Curriculum and Methods I, II

2

Choral Music Pedagogy

2

Introduction to Music Therapy

2

Psychology of Music

2

Expressive arts Therapy case Study

3

Design and Application of Music in Long-term care

3

Music and Rhythmic Movement for Elderly

3

Commercial Music

2

Music Media and Marketing

2

Elective Courses for each groups

Piano

Piano Performing Techniques and Interpretation

2

Early Keyboard Practice

1

Accompaniment I, II

2

Piano Chamber I, II

1

Piano Repertoire

2

Piano Teaching Methods I, II

2

Strings

String Technique and Interpretation

2

The Introduction to Orchestral Interpretation for the Strings

2

String Ensemble I, II, III, IV

1

String Repertoire

2

The Art of String Instruments Making

2

Strings Pedagogy

2

Singing Diction I, II

2

Vocal Repertoire: Italian and German

2

Opera Repertoire

2

Singing and Acting

2

Wind Instruments

Wind Interpretation of Orchestra Excerpts

2

Chamber Music for Wind Instruments I, II, III, IV

1

Wind Ensemble I, II, III, IV

1

Wind Technique and Interpretation

2

Wind Repertoire

2

Woodwind Instrument Repair Theory and Practice

2

Wind Pedagogy

2

Percussion

Percussion Interpretation of Orchestra Excerpts

2

Performance Techniques & Musical Styles of Percussion on Contemporary Music

2

Percussion Ensemble I, II, III, IV

1

Percussion Literature

2

Percussion Pedagogy

2

Music Composition and Production

Modern Music Repertoire

2

Orchestration

2

Special Topics on Music Composition I, II

2

Music Design for Multi-media I, II

2

Introduction to Music Technology

2

Midi Arrangements Theory and Practice I, II

2

Digital Recording and Mixing I, II

2

Mixing and Recording Engineering Theory and Practice I, II

2