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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The fundamentals of music theory are considered through the use of the keyboard. Music reading and practical harmony are presented through introductory sequenced piano literature. The course also includes lectures and some listening assignments introducing students to examples of great piano literature and its historical development.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits How to listen to classical music and what to listen for will be the major focus of This course. Students shall study the representative works from the late Middle Ages through the beginnings of Modernism in order to gain an appreciation of how musical forms evolve over time, how they change, build upon one another, and ultimately become transformed into something new. Emphasis will be placed on the contributions of acknowledged masters such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Bartok. Although the course focuses primarily upon Western classical music, the influence of Asian, African, and Latin American music on the Western tradition will be emphasized where appropriate.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course introduces students to musical works that have great value and appeal to children as well as adults. Compositions from the Baroque period to the present are studied. Students are introduced to concepts of musical history, form, and style. Representative literature includes programmatic examples of many children's classics, such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Carnival of the Animals, and The Nutcracker Suite.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course examines the emergence and the development of musical theater as an art form. Although the course emphasizes musical theater in America, attention is given to European antecedents which influenced the shaping of American musical theater. The course requires assigned readings and discussion, attendance at selected concerts, and an analysis of representative works.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course examines social concerns and their effects on music. Such topics as war, love, death, prejudice, labor, and religion are considered through examples selected from musical comedy, opera, oratorio, art song, folk music, rock, and jazz.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit This course includes discussion, evaluation, and preparation of significant and representative choral works selected from various historical periods. Ability to read music is not an entrance requirement and training in music fundamentals (theory) is included in the course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Characteristic music of various cultures is presented and discussed. Selections include examples from Europe, the Middle East, and Asian countries. The importance of ethnicity, as well as its influence on present day music, is emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on A specific topic in music.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The student serves as A teaching assistant to the faculty who has accepted them. The course includes both studying the processes of planning, implementing, and evaluating the course curriculum, and assisting with the preparation and teaching aspects of the course. The course is recommended for students interested in A deeper study of A particular subject, and for those wishing to participate in the planning and teaching process. See Teaching Assistantships on page 48 for details.
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3.00 Credits
1-12 credits An independent study offers students an opportunity to explore A topic not available through the current course offerings, or to explore A subject in greater depth than is possible in A regular course. For more information, see Independent Study guidelines. Prerequisites: Upperclass standing and permission of the instructor and division director for Humanities.
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