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3.00 Credits
Every year. Fall 2006. MARY HUNTER. A largely practical, project-oriented course, for students with some basic experience in music. Students learn elementary tonal vocabulary through writing and performing their own songs, mostly in "Rodgers and Hammerstein" style. Chord writing and analysis, bass-lineconstruction, text-setting and basic keyboard skills are addressed. Small-group and individual lab sessions are scheduled separately. Formerly Music 204. Not open to students who have taken Music 204. Prerequisite: Music 101 or 4/5 on AP Music Theory, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Every year. Spring 2007. MARY HUNTER. Through a survey of music from Bach to Beethoven, the student learns to recognize the basic processes and forms of tonal music, to read a score fluently, and to identify chords and modulations. Knowledge of scales and key signatures, as well as ability to read bass clef, are required. Prerequisite: Music 151 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. DANIEL SHARP. An introduction to the principal theories and methods of ethnomusicology. Focuses on the foundational texts defining the cultural study of the world's musics, drawing upon concepts and tools from both anthropology and musicology. Addresses issues regarding musical fieldwork, recording, and cultural analysis. Students engage in ethnomusicological field projects to put into practice what they study in the classroom. Prerequisite: Any prior music course, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. WILLIAM MATTHEWS. Examination of the history and techniques of electronic and computer music. Topics include compositional aesthetics, recording technology, digital and analog synthesis, sampling, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), and computer-assisted composition. Ends with a concert of student compositions. Prerequisite: Music 203 or 204.
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. MARY HUNTER. An examination of a representative sample of Mozart's operas, including Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, and Idomeneo. Examines how the works are put together, both dramatically and musically, what social values they convey, with respect both to their place in their own time and their social function now, and discusses a variety of screen versions as plausible or unsuccessful interpretations of these works. Prerequisite: Any previous course in music or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
VPA.Interpreting Song
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. WILLIAM MATTHEWS. An introduction to the art of combining the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and orchestration to create cohesive and engaging music. Students learn techniques for generating and developing musical ideas through exercises and four main compositional assignments: a work for solo instrument, a theme and variations for solo instrument and piano, a song for voice and piano, and a multi-movement work for three to five instruments. Students also learn ways to discuss and critique their own and one another's work. Ends with a concert of student compositions. Prerequisite: Music 101, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
d-VPA.Intermediate Topics in Ethnomusicology
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3.00 Credits
Every other year. Fall 2007. JAMES MCCALLA. A historical study of many of the principal works of Western classical music, with special attention to the processes of canon formation and the changes in the canon over time. Prerequisite: Music 203.
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3.00 Credits
ROBERT GREENLEE.
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