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4.00 Credits
Music in the non-Western world; its melodic, rhythmic and formal characteristics; style and performance as they relate to individual cultures and to global characteristics of music. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Artists examined include: Rhythm and Blues, Arnold Schoenberg, The Beatles, Miles Davis, Milton Babbitt, and the Talking Heads. Cultural, social, economic, and technological panorama of the 20th century and its impact on music, with special emphasis on the skills of listening. Interaction of vernacular and cultivated traditions in our time assessed and compared with music of the past. Listening assignments, papers, guest lecturers, and required concert attendance. Staff
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the major movements in jazz tracing its origin and progressing from Dixieland through Bop, including the avantgarde movement of the late '60s and early '70s. Focus on major jazz artists: LouisArmstrong, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. A consideration of the social and psychological implication of jazz with emphasis on listening skills. Lectures, recordings, readings and performances when possible. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Scales, intervals, chords at the keyboard. Introduction to melodic construction and harmonic progressions through exercises and selected piano pieces. Exercises in ear training and rhythmic skills. No previous keyboard experience required. Enrollment limited to 16 students. Students may not receive credit for both Music 104 and Music 122. J. Anthony
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to music through an overview of the primary forms and genres; rudiments of theory; issues of performance practice and general musicianship; an introduction to tools in the music library. Required of all first-year students in the applied music program. Prospective music majors should take this course in the freshman year. Enrollment limited to 25 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the harmonic practices of the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on writing skills, including figured-bass exercises and melodic harmonization, as well as on the analysis of representative works and the development of aural skills. Final creative project. Two lectures and two ear-training sessions per week. Tonal Theory I is normally taken by prospective majors in the second semester of the freshman year and Tonal Theory II in the first semester of the sophomore year. Prerequisite: Course 131 or permission of the instructor. Tonal Theory I is a prerequisite for Tonal Theory II. Enrollment limited to 20 students per section. Staff
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to composing with the materials of electronic music. Topics include: digital sound recording, editing, mixing, analog and digital sound production, Pro Tools, voltage control synthesis and basic acoustics. An historical overview of the literature of electronic/ computer music with discussions probing aesthetic issues raised by individual compositions. Two lectures and one laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Course 132 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. A. Kreiger
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4.00 Credits
This is the same course as Theater 219. Refer to the Theater listing for a course description.
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4.00 Credits
A continuation of Tonal Theory I, with a focus on chromatic harmony and the analysis of more extended works. Further refinement of writing skills in four-part harmony, and aural skills. Final creative project. Two lectures and two ear-training sessions per week. Tonal Theory I is normally taken by prospective majors in the second semester of the freshman year and Tonal Theory II in the first semester of the sophomore year. Prerequisite: Course 132. Enrollment limited to 20 students per section. M. Thomas
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2.00 Credits
Introduction to composition concentrating on historical models and the development of melodic writing skills, including two-part writing and instrumentation. Two credit hours. Prerequisite: Course 131. Staff
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