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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Continuation of MUR 113 with an increased emphasis on chromaticism, especially simple modulation and mode mixture. The course puts emphasis on ensemble singing and aural analysis.
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1.00 Credits
Continuation of MUR 114 with greater emphasis on chromaticism and aural analysis.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces students to the keyboard as a vehicle for broader musical development. Covers basic piano technique, sight-reading of simple chord progressions, realization of figured bass, and basic improvisation.
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2.00 Credits
Continuation of MUR 116. Students completing this course fulfill the piano proficiency for the music major.
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2.00 Credits
Continuation of MUR 118. Please note: limited seating due to keyboard availability, no additional students taken, once the sections are full. Visit website for starting date and helpful info. http://www.esm.rochester.edu/classpiano/
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4.00 Credits
Offering the student glimpses into the world of standard orchestral performance as well as an overview of the métier of the orchestra conductor. In addition to the ability to read music and a knowledge of basic music theory, participants must have a love for and active interest in symphonic music and the process of its preparation and performance. In addition to class lectures, students will visit orchestral rehearsals off-and on-campus, view rehearsal and performance videos, enjoy interactions with local conductors, arts managers, orchestral musicians, and also attend orchestra concerts. (Alternate Spring semesters only)
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4.00 Credits
The course covers the history and influence of the music called "the Blues"; the origins of blues in the context of African American culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the blues' rapid rise to becoming the dominant popular music in the African American community, and the discovery of blues by white audiences. Class format combines lecture, listening and discussion.
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4.00 Credits
The history of the Beatles career and music is explored in the context of the band’s stylistic development, as well as against the backdrop of social, cultural, technical, and music-business events and issues of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. No background in music theory or ability to play a musical instrument is required.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive practical experience with scene-and-song work in the repertory of popular musical theater genres. Weekly rehearsals and critique sessions, with emphasis on characterization, technical skills, sub-textual dimensions, and stylistic considerations. Some reading assignments, but emphasis is on the preparation for performance. Initial and concluding videotaping of "audition piece." Offered every-other spring.
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4.00 Credits
This course surveys the development of Jewish Music -- the Music of Judaism and the Jewish People -- from earliest times until the present, relating its various phases and genres to their historical context. These will include the music of the Bible and Ancient Israel, musical foundations of the synagogue (cantillation, psalmody, the cantor), rabbinic attitudes toward music, the impact of Islam (philosophic discourse, magam and metrical poety), music of Jewish mysticism, art music in Renaissance Italy, Hasidic music, music of the Jewish life cycle and non-synagogue (Modern Orthodox, Reform and Conservative Judaism) in Europe and the United States, the music of the Holocaust, Zionism and the State of Israel. The aim of the course is to reveal how music not only reflected, but also played a significant role, in shaping the character of Jewish historical, religious and cultural experience. No prior course in Jewish Studies or Music is required.
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