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  • PSVC 425: Advanced Vocal Improvisation Techniques

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:HR-212 or PSVC-325 Course Chair:J. Shapiro Required of:PERF voice majors Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description An advanced level course for vocalists designed to improve improvisation skills through application of ear training and harmonic concepts including intervals, scales and chord patterns. Students will study standard vocabulary of prescribed melodic patterns and rhythmic grooves played by instrumentalists, transcribe a variety of solos and write original solo assignments. Note: Two sections are offered. Section 001 is primarily for jazz vocalists; section 002 is primarily for pop, rock, and r&b vocalists.
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  • PSVC 435: Advanced Techniques of Voice Production

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:J. Shapiro Required of:None Electable by:Voice principals Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A systematic integration of vocal body awareness and presentation skills applied to vocal performance. Through relaxation, breathing techniques, and body alignment, students learn to identify and balance vocal registers and improve vocal resonance and flexibility. Instruction includes the Alexander technique and emphasis on lyrical interpretation.
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  • PSW 235: World Percussion 1A

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:D. Anderson Required of:None Electable by:Bass, brass, guitar, piano, string, voice, and woodwind principals Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A course for nonpercussion principals focusing on the development of basic techniques and sound production for various frame drums. Music styles from around the world will be studied. Class meetings are split weekly into lecture and playing sections.
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  • PSW 335: World Percussion 1B

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:D. Anderson Required of:MUED hand percussion, PERF hand percussion, and total percussion principals Electable by:Vibraphone, drum set, and hand percussion principals Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A course for Percussion Department principals focusing on abilities and techniques used to produce a wide variety of sounds from any hand drum (frame drum, dumbek, etc.). Emphasis on rhythms of North Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey, and how to apply them to contemporary American music. Class meetings are split weekly into lecture and playing sections.
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  • PSW 341: The Music of Ghana

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:D. Anderson Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A comprehensive study of music from Ghana, West Africa for nonpercussionists. Study concepts integral to African performance traditions include polyrhythms, polymeters, and part-playing. Emphasis will be on the relationship between song, drumming, and dance in African culture. Musical genres of study are selected from the Ewe, Ga, and Dagbamba ethnic groups. Authentic instruments will be provided for in-class performance.
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  • PSW 342: The Music of Guinea

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:D. Anderson Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Fall Description A comprehensive study of the music from Guinea, West Africa for nonpercussionists. Study concepts integral to African performance traditions include polyrhythms, polymeters, and part-playing. Emphasis on the relationship between song, drumming, and dance in African culture. Musical genrres of study are selected from the Susu, Malinke, and Baga ethnic groups. Authentic instruments will be provided for in-class performance.
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  • PSW 345: Seminar on Latin American Music

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 2 Course Chair:J. Shapiro Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description A study of Latin American vocal styles and rhythms that includes Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Students will learn the history and culture of Latin American styles and rhythms through listening and analysis, transcribing, and video performances.
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  • PSW 350: South Indian Rhythmic Solfege and Jazz/World Music

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 4 Course Chair:M. Marvuglio Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description Focused on South Indian rhythmic solfege, this course explores both North and South Indian melodic concepts, the raga system and tala system. Basic pulse is strengthened, and complex polyrhythms are learned by vocal recitations and hand-clapping patterns. These exercises and patterns are then applied to the student's instrument and used in improvisation. Emphasis is placed upon superimposing different groupings over various meters, thus creating interesting phrasings and broadening rhythmic vocabulary. In addition to Indian rhythms, some West African and Brazilian rhythms will be covered. Play-along recordings with different harmonic progressions will be used. Improving swing feel will also be emphasized. Solo transcriptions of jazz and classical Indian music will be used as examples of superimposed rhythmic groupings and subdivisions. The students are expected to invent their own exercises and be able to perform them in class. Examples of these rhythmic concepts in composition will be discussed and played in class.
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  • PSW 361: Brazilian Musical Styles

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:M. Marvuglio/J. Odgren Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Fall Description A study of the evolution of Brazilian popular music and its social and musical history. Analysis and discussion of the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic aspects of several contemporary Brazilian musical styles and their origins. Recordings of various arrangements will be presented in traditional and contemporary versions. Analysis, through transcriptions and performance, of the role each instrument performs in an ensemble.
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  • PW 110: Writing Skills

    2.00 Credits
    Berklee College of Music

    Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:None Course Chair:M. Nicholl Required of:All entering students testing into this course Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Exploration of the elements and concepts of music and how they combine and interact to create compositions and arrangements as applied to the rhythm section (guitar, keyboard, bass, and drums). Assignments will include creating and developing musical projects for the rhythm section based on the course topics.
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