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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MUSC 558 This is a two-week intensive workshop extending basic principles and practices of the Orff Schulwerk approach and providing more advanced training in composition as well as pedagogical practice. Taught by a certified Orff instructor, this course continues application of basic skills in movement, speech, singing and playing instruments and develops further understanding of diatonic composition and practice and use of complex and mixed meter. The course follows the guidelines established by American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) for Level II certification. Offered in summer only.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MUSC 559 This is a two-week intensive workshop for those who have satisfactorily completed a Level II course and who have Orff teaching experience. The materials, techniques, and activities are designed for the more advanced Orff Schulwerk student. The course will include study of modes and mixtures, orchestration of original material, and improvisation in modes and asymmetric meters. Development of advanced soprano and alto recorder techniques will be continued, and ensemble performance with all voices of recorders will be included. The course follows guidelines established by American Orff Schulwerk.
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3.00 Credits
This course will emphasize developments in music from a larger cultural perspective. The role of music will be analyzed in the context of other fine and performing arts such as painting, sculpture, theater and dance. The aim of this comparative approach is to broaden the understanding of music, placing it within a larger cultural, social and artistic framework.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MAT in Music or consent of either instructor or department chairperson This course examines and analyzes philosophical, historical, sociological and psychological issues affecting the teaching and learning of music in school settings. Emphasis will be placed upon a scholarly investigation of critical issues related to the music education profession. Students will also be expected to determine the purposes and functions of music in American schools in relation to efficient and effective planning of curriculum and instruction. Massachusetts Frameworks and the National Standards will be incorporated into these topics.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide K-12 music educators with skills and techniques in arranging extant music for the particulars of specific classroom and public school ensembles, both vocal and instrumental.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Open to all freshmen with a writing placement score of 3 or above or a SAT score of 500 or above or who have completed ENGL 101. Students with 24 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. First Year Seminars (FYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that introduce students to academic thought, discourse and practices. FYS courses prepare and orient students toward productive and fulfilling college careers by actively engaging them in a specific academic area of interest. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while learning to work both collaboratively and independently. These courses will fulfill the First Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one FYS course may be taken for credit. (CFYS)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 299 is taken for credit. Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 is taken for credit. Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive, topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interplay of science and technology, the environmental, social and economic consequences of technology, the effect of technical change on society, the management and control of technology and the nature of the technological decision-making process.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: An introductory course in environmental science or consent of instructor Current environmental issues will be discussed and analyzed in detail from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. The importance of thorough analysis and planning in developing long-term solutions to environmental problems will be emphasized. Faculty with appropriate interdisciplinary backgrounds will participate.
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