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3.00 Credits
Noncredit participation in musical ensembles sponsored by the Music Department. See description for Music 193.
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4.00 Credits
An exploration and celebration of the art of listening. Develops techniques and vocabulary for critical listening, emphasizing student involvement with a wide range of musical works. Stresses both the structure of musical works and their place in Western culture and history. Survey of musical styles from the Middle Ages to the present. No previous musical experience is assumed. Four credit hours. A. VIGIL
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3.00 Credits
Basic jazz theory and improvisation, including melody-, scalar-, modal-, and chord-based improvisation. Introduction to arranging for jazz groups and interactions between soloists and background musicians; jazz style and performance practices. Includes semiprivate instruction and performances in large groups and smaller combos. Listening assignments include jazz greats. Instrumentalists and vocalists welcome. Prerequisite: Ability to sing or play major scales. Three credit hours. A. THOMAS
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the music of Africa, an integral and defining aspect of the culture of Africa. Hands-on experience with various instruments (e.g., drums, rattles, bells), as well as singing and dancing, to provide important insights into the cultures of Africa. Various African music themes will be explored through films and recordings. Culminates in a final performance by the class. Three credit hours. A. BENISSAN
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3.00 Credits
Listed as Jewish Studies 121. Three credit hours. A, I.
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3.00 Credits
The genres of composition and musical performance that manifest political or social concerns during the uneasy postwar years in America. Among repertoires to be examined are establishment concert music and the revolutionary experimental styles spawned in opposition to it; doo-wop and the evolution of rock and roll; jazz, soul, and Motown; the cultivated folk tradition; and musical theater and film. Part of the three-course Integrated Studies 136, "America in the Postwar World: 1945-1970." Prerequisite: Initially elect IS136 = concurrent enrollment in American Studies 136 and History 136. Four credit hours. A, U. MACHLIN
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4.00 Credits
An introductory survey of the main aspects of music theory and practice, including rhythm, intervals, scales and keys, melody, harmony, and form. Some music reading, creative writing, and analytical studies in various styles and periods are included. Primarily for students without extensive musical training; may be taken as preparation for Music 181. Four credit hours. A. HALLSTROM
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4.00 Credits
The first course in a sequence exploring the language of music. Just as learning a foreign language involves mastering a variety of skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), becoming conversant in music requires the ability to hear, notate, analyze, compose, and perform. Assures that students are fluent in the elements and structure of music, including intervals, scales, triads, and seventh chords. Central attention to species counterpoint, all diatonic harmonies, and four-part writing. Introduction to composing in a variety of styles and to ear training and sight singing. Primarily for students with some prior musical training (see also Music 153). Four credit hours. A. VIGIL
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Music Theory I that further refines students' command of diatonic harmony and counterpoint and introduces modulation and other important aspects of chromatic harmony. Includes regular work in ear training, studies of musical form, composition, and keyboard harmony. Primarily for music majors and others with prior training in music. Prerequisite: Music 181. Four credit hours. NUSS
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3.00 Credits
Aimed at focusing students' musical sensibilities in both listening and performing contexts. Emphasis is on the development of aural skills, including recognition of increasingly complex musical patterns, sight-reading via both instrument and voice, and keyboard skills (including sight-reading of harmonic progressions and chorales, score reading, and simple improvisation). Primarily for music majors; open to other qualified students with permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: Music 181. Four credit hours. A. VIGIL
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