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4.00 Credits
Basic elements of music including scales, intervals, basic music reading and writing skills, ear training and some keyboard. The course is especially designed for the general student and will operate at a slower pace than Theory I. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Pitch, meters, scales, modes, keys, intervals, triads and seventh chords, elementary diatonic harmony, composition of melody and bass lines; melodic and rhythmic dictation and solfeggio; elementary keyboard skills. Students should already be proficient at reading music. Three lectures and one ear training/keyboard lab per week. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Continuation of written harmony through extended alteration of tertian harmony and modulation; analysis and composition of simple musical forms; continuation of dictation and solfeggio; keyboard harmony. Prerequisite: Music 113 or permission of the instructor. Three lectures and one ear training/keyboard lab per week. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Study of music in various African traditions within a social and historical context. Interrelationships between music and society (function, context, structure, gender roles, political considerations). Instruments, life-cycle rites, genres, musical organizations, traditional musicians, contemporary popular music. Alternate years, next offered Fall 2009. 4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Electronic music composition explores the art of creating experimental sound compositions using analog and digital technology. Although we will survey the historical development of electronic music, the emphasis of the class is on composition, including multi-media and experimental work. The class format includes listening, discussion, lab sessions and a final concert showcasing works created throughout the semester. No prerequisite -enrollment limited 13 to allow each student sufficient lab time. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of musical forms and musical development techniques with emphasis on music of the common practice period; advanced harmonic ear training. Prerequisite: Music 114 or permission of the instructor. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course studies the history and development of Jazz music in America within the socio-economic and political context of the society. Models for analysis address the meaning and significance of Jazz music in American society. Students will think and write about music in a cross-cultural perspective. Class sessions will include guest lectures, live musical demonstrations, group projects; students will complete listening assignments and papers. Alternate years; next offered Spring 2009. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Survey of contemporary music and modern compositional techniques with emphasis on analytical skills. Prerequisite: Music 213 or permission of the instructor. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Study and analysis of music written during the baroque and classical eras, including stylistic developments and representative works. Questions of performance practice and the relationship between music and culture will also be addressed. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Fall semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Study and analysis of music written from the late 18th to the 20th century focusing on the stylistic shift from classicism to romanticism to modernism, including music from Beethoven to Mahler. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Spring semester. (4 credits)
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