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1.00 Credits
Private instruction in musical instruments and voice. Each lesson is one hour per week with independent practice as prescribed by the teacher. All applied music courses are set up through and require the permission of the music director. A fee is charged for private instruction and is payable directly to the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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1.50 Credits
Prerequisite: An audition with the instructor. Provides per- formance opportunities for instrumentalists who wish to play as soloists or as members of small groups (two to eight players). Concerts are performed both on and off campus. May be repeated for credit.
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1.50 Credits
Designed for classical guitarists to perform in small groups of two to eight players. Participants are grouped according to level of ability, and music from the classi- cal repertoire is rehearsed and studied. There are per- formance opportunities each semester. Open to students, faculty, and staff by audition. May be repeated for credit.
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1.50 Credits
Prerequisite: Two semesters of MU200 and an audition with the instructor. A continuation of MU200. May be repeated for credit.
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3.00 Credits
In 1600, the musical baroque was born. This new genre featured music of unprecedented emotion and passion. As it grew, new forms were added; it eventually evolved into the classical style which emphasized grace, poise, and balance. This remarkable development is traced with a focus on Monteverdi, Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven.
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3.00 Credits
Recommended Prerequisite: MU201 or written permission of the department chair. Music theory encompasses the study of melodic and harmonic practices common in the eigh- teenth and nineteenth centuries. Focuses on compre- hension through the development of skills including exercises, drills, ear-training, sight-singing, and analysis as well as lecture.
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3.00 Credits
Traces the origin and development of a truly American musical phenomenon: jazz. Topics include pre-jazz, ragtime, New Orleans and Chicago jazz, big band, bop, and contemporary styles. Discusses the effect of jazz on the popular music of the time.
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3.00 Credits
The most significant musical revolution in three hun- dred years took place at the beginning of the twentieth century. What was the revolution How and why do we need to listen to new music in a different way These questions will be addressed as the course investigates the music of Debussy, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Copland, and Glass.
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3.00 Credits
Music is a worldwide phenomenon; however, there is no common musical language. Each culture develops its own instruments and musical traditions which reflect168 Fine Arts that culture's needs and resources. Indeed, the very function of music changes from culture to culture. This course focuses on the music of non-Western cul- tures, principally India, Pakistan, Bali, West Africa, and the altiplano region of Peru/Ecuador.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive survey of nineteenth century Western art music, including social, political, and philosophical issues of the period which impacted the composers and their lives. Grading based on a series of listening/writ- ten exams as well as class participation.
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