Spring Break is March 17-21, 2025. While CSU Online will remain open, please note that many campus services and individuals may experience delays during this time.Spring Break is March 17-21, 2025. While CSU Online will remain open, please note that many campus services and individuals may experience delays during this time.
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This course is designed for teachers and working music professionals. Participants will learn theory and practical analytical skills necessary to understand the style and structure of music of the Classical Period, the Romantic Era and the 20th Century.
This course will give you a better understanding of the structure and style of music. It will improve your score reading and identification skills, and you will be better able to understand musical characteristics such as harmony, form and phrasing when looking at scores.
This course is the most flexible way to complete residency requirements in the Master's program. The on-campus version of this course is only offered in alternate (every other year) summer sessions.
NOTE: Before enrolling in this course, students should have a Bachelor's degree in Music or equivalent music theory skills. If you are in doubt about your background, please contact the instructor.
MU 218
Dr. Jacobi is associate professor of Music Education at Colorado State University. Prior to her arrival at CSU, she taught on the faculties of Southern Methodist University and the University of Houston. For more than twenty years, Dr. Jacobi has taught music to children throughout Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Texas. She has directed thirteen children’s choirs and in 2008 founded the Meadows Community Youth Chorus in Dallas for elementary-aged children without school music programs. Dr. Jacobi holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education from the University of Houston, a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Mount Holyoke College. She is a Master Teaching Artist for the American Eurhythmics Society, where she earned her Eurhythmics Certificate, and directs the Colorado Kodály Institute at Colorado State University. Dr. Jacobi is an active clinician and has published articles in Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, the Kodály Envoy, and the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. Additionally, she has served on the Advisory Board and Editorial Board of Music Educators Journal, and currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. She enjoys working with Master’s of Music Education students at CSU, and MU 510 is one of her favorite courses to teach.