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3.00 Credits
An in depth examination of several world music cultures. Students will develop skills in listening, analysis, writing, and critical thinking as it relates to the music periods we will examine. In addition, the course will discuss issues of cross-cultural communication. Open to all students. No prior experience in music is required.
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3.00 Credits
This course will give students a fundamental understanding of the history of music in the Western Classical tradition. Using musical examples and descriptions, we will explore the different eras and styles in Classical music, and study the major composers found within them. Students will learn to read and play music hands-on in group lessons on the recorder. By the end of the semester, students will have a better understanding and appreciation of music of all types and be able to speak knowledgeably about them. No prior musical experience is expected or required.
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3.00 Credits
This class introduces students to basic hand drumming techniques, and various rhythms from the African continent. The traditional drumming repertoire is mostly taught by rote: therefore, through imitation and repetition, students acquire the skills necessary for the intricate and complex drumming styles of West Africa. This class is open to student with little or no prior drumming experience.
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1.00 Credits
Private music instruction is available to all University of New England students. Instruction on all the major instruments and voice, including guitar, and in a variety of musical styles, including jazz, rock, and world music genres. Applied Music faculty are all active professional musicians. Additional lab fee is required. Lessons may be taken for one credit or no credit. Juries will be held at the end of each semester for students taking lessons for credit.
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3.00 Credits
The music we know and love - be it rock, country, hip hop or techno - has strong roots that stretch back through time to early America and to the many countries of our immigrant population. New sounds, new grooves, new styles, but they all came from somewhere. What does Eric Clapton have to do with a musician from the 1930's in the American Delta? How was Cuba important to the development of Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950's? And how was 1960's Rhythm and Blues brought back to Cuba's neighbor, Jamaica? This class will attemp to answer these and many more questions by taking an in-depth look at today's American Popular music, and its many roots.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
This is an in depth examination of the mammalian nervous system, emphasizing the structural and functional organization of the human brain. Topics include the function of nerve cells, synaptic transmission, sensory systems, control of movement and speech, learning and memory, emotion, and diseases of the brain.
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0.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an in depth exploration of the neurobiology of mental illness. Major topics to be covered include major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse and dementia. Each major topic will be examined by delineating the underlying genetics, neurochemistry, pharmacotherapy and relevant animal models.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn how the nervous system works from a molecular and cellular perspective. The course covers in detail such topics as ion transport and membrane potentials, synaptic transmission and plasticity, and stimulus transduction. Special emphasis is placed on seminal and recent neuroscience research as examples of fundamental concepts.
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