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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
Performance class for advanced singers and pianists with emphasis on collaborative approach to vocal literature. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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2.00 Credits
Research, writing, or composition work, under the guidance of a faculty member, normally undertaken in conjunction with preparation of the B.A. Senior Project. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be taken for credit two times.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop the foundational skills of sight-reading, harmonization, transposition, improvisation, figured bass realization, and score reading.
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2.00 Credits
Basic concepts and materials. Major and minor scales, intervals between pitches, key signatures, elements of rhythm, diatonic chords in root position, and inversion. Simple and compound meters.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to musical concepts and active listening skills. Students develop musical understanding through critical readings, selected repertoire, fundamental concepts related to rhythm, pitch, and genre. Students apply those concepts to music from a wide range of historical and cultural origins. ( IV) 8 The Beatles and the Sixties (4). Through a study of the music of the Beatles, students are introduced to selected broader historical and cultural themes (e.g., race and music, gender and music, music and the counterculture) while developing an understanding of the basic elements of music. (IV) 9 Rock: The Early Years (4). Surveys the social and cultural fabric of the post-World War II United States (from the late 1940s through the early 1970s) as seen through the prism of music-rock and roll music. (IV)
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the analysis of musical styles and forms and to the sources for constructing music history and reconstructing historical music. 40B: to J.S. Bach; 40C: to Richard Wagner. Prerequisites: Music 16C; Music 16D recommended for 40C. Open to Music majors only. ( IV, VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Survey of principal composers, movements, and compositional techniques of Western art music of the modern era. Prerequisite: Music 16C. ( IV, VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Study of the works of an important composer with emphasis on their significance in historical and social contexts. Composers selected represent a wide variety of historical periods, nationalities, and stylistic orientations. Primarily for non-music majors; majors may enroll with permission. May be taken for credit two times as topics vary.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the influence of technology on the musical culture and aesthetics of America in the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on the role of the computer. Work includes lectures, readings, listenings, discussions, demonstrations, writing, and experimentation.
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4.00 Credits
Development of jazz from its African and African American folk origins through blues, early jazz and the swing era. 78B: Continuation of the above survey, concentrating on bebop, "cool"jazz, and fusion. ( VII)
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