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  • MUSC 236: Elementary Music Composition I

    0.50 - 3.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    In this course students write pieces based on models from the Baroque and Classical periods. Concepts of harmony, phrase structure, form and articulation are developed in strict composition exercises. In consultation with the instructor, students also work on individual projects in free composition. A once-a-year concert or reading session is devoted to showcasing student works. Mode of Inquiry: Creating in the Arts Prerequisite: MUSC 233 or consent of instructor Offering: Fall Instructor: Peel
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  • MUSC 237: Elementary Music Composition II

    0.50 - 3.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    In this course students write pieces based on models from the Baroque and Classical periods. Concepts of harmony, phrase structure, form and articulation are developed in strict composition exercises. In consultation with the instructor, students also work on individual projects in free composition. A once-a-year concert or reading session is devoted to showcasing student works. Mode of Inquiry: Creating in the Arts Prerequisite: MUSC 236 or consent of instructor Offering: Spring Instructor: Peel
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  • MUSC 239: Jazz Theory and Improvisation

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    This course is open to all students with a desire to understand jazz theory and jazz improvisation. Jazz chord theory and symbols, jazz scale theory, II, V, I chord progressions, the blues, application of jazz theory to jazz literature, beginning concepts of jazz improvisation. Students will apply theory to their own voice or instrument. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Nord
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  • MUSC 241: Music History I

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    This course is the first part of a three semester study intended to introduce the major styles and musical compositions of Western European culture. It covers the period from approximately 400 A.D. to 1620 and explores: Gregorian Chant through the beginnings of polyphony, English and Burgundian music at the close of the middle ages and Renaissance Music. Special attention will be paid to how music is created and experienced within a culture; how early music practice within the Catholic Church reflected various Mediterranean traditions; the aesthetic and religious dialogue surrounding the issue of text-setting, how concepts like dissonance are historically embedded, how socio-cultural factors influence music and conversely how music has influenced culture and society. Illustrations by means of lectures, score analysis, class performances and discussion. Mode of Inquiry: Thinking Historically General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered Prerequisite: MUSC 231 and MUSC 232 Offering: Spring Instructor: Coen
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  • MUSC 251: Introduction to Piano Pedagogy

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    An introduction to the materials and methods available to the prospective teacher of piano. This course will also provide examination and understanding of the various pedagogic and technical issues, in their proper historical context, that emerge in the teaching of the standard literature. Various traditions of piano technique will be examined in addition to discussion of "graded" approaches to the development of musical thought. Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Coen
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  • MUSC 255: Basic Conducting

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    Basic techniques of choral and instrumental conducting. Techniques needed by music education majors and also to enhance any musician's participation in a baton-conducted ensemble. Emphasis on practical problems to gain experience. Prerequisite: MUSC 132 and consent of instructor Offering: Spring Instructor: Long, Linsell
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  • MUSC 266: Diction for Singers I

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    Principles of English and Italian phonetics for singing. Learning to apply the International Phonetic Alphabet to song texts in each language. Offering: Alternate Falls Instructor: Swensen-Mitchell
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  • MUSC 267: Diction for Singers II

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    Principles of French and German phonetics for singing. Learning to apply the International Phonetic Alphabet to song texts in each language. Offering: Alternate Springs Instructor: Swensen-Mitchell
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  • MUSC 270: Applied Instrumental and Vocal Instruction

    0.25 - 1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    Second year development of applied instrumental and vocal skills, starting with the student's level of attainment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: MUSC 170; consent of instructor Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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  • MUSC 290: Independent Study

    0.50 - 1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    Independent study in a course of one's choice. To be used at the discretion of an individual professor in order to fulfill a student's graduation requirements or to satisfy a student's interests. Such an option will usually be open only to seniors. Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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