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0.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MUS 111 with the grade of C- or higher and all of the requirements for MUS 222 with the exception of the final exam A comprehensive exam (which will take the place of the final exam for MUS 222 if one is currently enrolled) to test the skills and knowledge that students acquired through the prerequisite courses. A detailed list of tasks is outlined in the Music Student Handbook.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MUS 261 or permission of instructor Students will learn how to use audio production software on the Macintosh platform, through musical tasks such as score notation, orchestration, and composing. They will also develop quantitative skills in digital signal processing through technical tasks such as analyzing, filtering, and synthesizing audio data. Software packages include Max, Finale, Logic Pro X, and Audacity. Satisfies the Music Technology and Liberal Learning Quantitative Reasoning requirements for Music majors.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MUS 261 or permission of instructor This course will help students develop interactive music programming skills using the Macintosh operating system (OSX). We will use the MAX development environment to send and receive MIDI messages and process audio streams in real-time. External controllers and sensors will be used to shape and perform musical selections. Final projects will demonstrate both technical and musical skills in composition, interactivity, and/or improvisation. Satisfies the Music Technology and Liberal Learning Quantitative Reasoning requirements for Music majors.
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4.00 Credits
Students will learn the essential aspects of Musical Recording and Production, focusing on the equipment and techniques used for live stage recordings. Topics will cover acoustics, microphones, mic placement, mixing boards, digital hard-disk based recording systems, equalization, and audio effects. We will make use of facilities and equipment in the Art and Interactive Multimedia Building, including our recording studio. Guest lectures from professional audio and arts facilities experts will be a featured aspect of this class. Satisfies the Music Technology requirement for Music majors.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of MUS 240 and MUS 263 or permission of the chair A continuation of concepts studied in Basic Instrumental Conducting (MUS 240). Primary emphasis is placed on more advanced score analysis. Rehearsal management and organization together with rehearsal technique are studied. Significant importance is given to more advanced baton technique including more complex patterns and subdivision.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Music major and successful completion (C- or higher) of MUS 233 (Keyboard Skills III) and a completed Keyboard Proficiency Exam This course is the fourth in a series of four courses and serves to provide music majors with early intermediate/intermediate keyboard skills focusing particularly on accompanying and score reading.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to electronic music studio techniques, including MIDI, sequencing, sound synthesis, sampling, mixing, and audio production. It also covers theoretical and historical developments in the field of electronic music, including a review of compositions, styles, and technologies. Students create their own musical compositions in the computer lab. Open to students of any major. Satisfies the Music Technology requirement for Music majors.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of MUS 261 or permission of instructor This course is an historical survey of the roots of Western music from the Medieval (ca. 600- 1400), Renaissance (ca. 1400-1600), and Baroque (ca. 1600-1750) eras. The range of music that students will study includes: so-called Gregorian Chant; early polyphonic composition and secular vocal genres; Renaissance sacred polyphony, as well as madrigals, motets, and instrumental dance forms; the rise of opera, instrumental and orchestral forms in the 17th century. The role of women musicians (composers and performers) will be explored as will parallel developments in Middle Eastern music, particularly that of the Byzantine Age, and the growth of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Guitar concentration or permission of instructor This course traces the history and literature of the guitar from Renaissance to the present day, taking into account contributions made by other fretted instruments such as the lute and vihuela. Students become familiar with the spectrum of available repertoire and how to develop appropriate performance practice. Projects include transcription of ancient music tablature to modern musical notation.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Successful completion of MUS 261 or permission of instructor This course is an historical overview of musical developments from the time of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven through that of Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Berlioz with a strong emphasis on style, structure, and musical genre. Other composers of both major and minor significance in this era will also be examined. A regular music listening routine in class as well as outside assignments requiring the use of scores is of vital importance.
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