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William L. McGinney

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology

College: College of Music

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2009
    Major: Musicology
  • MM, University of North Texas, 2003
    Major: Musicology
  • BM, University of Texas at Austin, 1990
    Major: Music Theory

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.501Music AppreciationSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2050.002Sounds and CinemaSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.003Music AppreciationFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.501Music AppreciationFall 2022 SPOT
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4770.001Choral LiteratureSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2022 SPOT
MUMH 2050.002Sounds and CinemaSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2021 SPOT
MUMH 2040.003Music AppreciationFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.501Music AppreciationFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.003Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2021
MUMH 5010.900Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2021 SPOT
MUMH 6000.001Seminar in MusicologySpring 2021
MUMH 2050.002Sounds and CinemaSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4050.002Symphonic LiteratureSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.003Music AppreciationFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1610.003Music as CommunicationFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W1 2020 SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUMH 2050.002Sounds and CinemaSpring 2020 Syllabus
MUMH 5030.002Advanced Issues in Music ResearchFall 2019 SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2019 SPOT
MUMH 2040.003Music AppreciationFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicSummer 5W1 2019 SPOT
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSummer 5W2 2019 SPOT
MUMH 3500.001Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicSummer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.003Music AppreciationSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2018 SPOT
MUMH 1610.003Music as CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1610.006Music as CommunicationFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSummer 5W1 2018 SPOT
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSummer 5W2 2018 SPOT
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicSummer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5030.001Advanced Issues in Music ResearchSpring 2018 SPOT
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1610.004Music as CommunicationSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2017 SPOT
MUMH 1610.003Music as CommunicationFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 6160.001Major ComposersSummer 5W1 2017 SPOT
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSummer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationSummer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1600.004Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2016 SPOT
MUMH 1600.003Music in Human ImaginationFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1600.010Music in Human ImaginationFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationSummer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2015 SPOT
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSummer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MUMH 4770.001Masterpieces of Choral LiteratureSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2015 Syllabus
MUMH 5010.002Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2014
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationFall 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationFall 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSummer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 4770.001Masterpieces of Choral LiteratureSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2014 Syllabus
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationFall 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 2040.820Music AppreciationFall 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationFall 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 4070.001Operatic LiteratureFall 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 3510.001Music History and Literature Since 1750Summer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 5510.001Music History and Literature since 1750Summer 5W2 2013
MUMH 1600.001Music in Human ImaginationSummer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2013 Syllabus
MUMH 1600.004Music in Human ImaginationFall 2012 Syllabus
MUMH 3510.001Music History and Literature Since 1750Summer 5W2 2012 Syllabus
MUMH 3000.001Nineteenth Century MusicSummer 5W2 2012 Syllabus
MUMH 5910.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2012
MUMH 4760.001Chamber Music LiteratureSpring 2012 Syllabus
MUMH 5010.004Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2012
MUMH 4050.002Symphonic LiteratureSpring 2012 Syllabus
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2011
MUMH 1600.004Music in Human ImaginationFall 2011 Syllabus
MUMH 3000.001Nineteenth Century MusicFall 2011 Syllabus
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSummer 5W1 2011
MUMH 1600.004Music in Human ImaginationFall 2010 Syllabus
MUMH 3510.001Music History and Literature Since 1750Summer 5W1 2010
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicSummer 5W1 2010
MUMH 5010.001Introduction to Research in MusicFall 2009
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicFall 2009
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicSummer 5W1 2009
MUMH 5010.003Introduction to Research in MusicSpring 2009
MUMH 4050.001Symphonic LiteratureSpring 2009
MUMH 4070.001Operatic LiteratureFall 2008
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicFall 2008
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2008
MUMH 1600.003Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2008
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationFall 2007
MUMH 1600.005Music in Human ImaginationFall 2007
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicSpring 2007
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationFall 2006
MUMH 3500.301Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W2 2006
MUMH 3500.302Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W2 2006
MUMH 3500.303Music History and Literature to 1750Summer 5W2 2006
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationSpring 2006
MUMH 3000.001Nineteenth Century MusicFall 2005
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationSpring 2005
MUMH 3010.001Twentieth Century MusicSpring 2005
MUMH 2040.001Music AppreciationFall 2004
MUMH 1600.002Music in Human ImaginationFall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • John Huss, ed.. (2013). "Inside the Underscore for Planet of the Apes." In Planet of the Apes and Philosophy: Great Apes Think Alike, ed. John Huss. Chicago: Open Court, 2013..
  • Journal Article

  • McGinney, W.L. (2007). "The Red Pony and the 'Grande ligne ': Thematic Recurrence and Continuity in Aaron Copland's Film Score, Film Suite for Orchestra, and Film Suite for Band." Journal of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles 14 (2007): 61-83..
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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