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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
The possibilities and limitations of the commonly used instruments. Conventions of notation. Considerations of balance, sonority, doubling, registration, attack, decay effects, stylistic features, scoring for various ensembles. 2 crs. per sem.
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2.00 Credits
Both choral and orchestral conducting are included in this course, which deals with both manual and baton technique and the analysis and preparation of scores for performance. 2 crs.
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2.00 Credits
Training to give non-piano majors the ability to read keyboard music, harmonically and melodically. This course comprises fundamentals of piano technique, elementary keyboard harmony, sight-reading, pedal, aids to memorization. 2 crs. per sem. (Non-Liberal Arts credit.)
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2.00 Credits
For jazz improvisation majors. A course in developing pianistic skills and reading ability simultaneously with improvisational skills. 2 crs. per sem.
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3.00 Credits
The art of improvising at the instrument, essential for organists and many other instrumentalists. Prerequisite: Skill in applied harmony and knowledge of form and compositional techniques. Permission of the instructor required. 2 crs. per sem.
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1.00 Credits
Participation in the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra is required of those who play orchestral instruments. Two hours’ rehearsal weekly plus several performances, at times to be arranged during the year. More than two unexcused absences from rehearsals eliminates credit. 1 cr. per sem. (Non-Liberal Arts credit.)
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2.00 Credits
Practical exploration of on-the-spot ensemble improvisation, emphasizing give-and-take of melodic-rhythmic ideas, control of dissonance, shaping of a musical identity, variation in the flow of musical energy, ability to instantaneously imitate and modify an imitation. 2 crs. per sem. (Non-Liberal Arts credit.)
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on the special problems of orchestral combination of small to moderate jazz ensembles through the large jazz recording orchestra. Considerations of balance, sonority, doubling, registration, attack, decay effects, stylistic features, recording techniques, etc., will be pursued in detail. 2 crs. per sem.
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2.00 Credits
The use of development devices and particular design elements of classical composition with specific application to jazz (small and large forms). Orchestration will focus on the small group (four to seven players) and the large jazz orchestra (14 to 20 players) and include heretofore non-jazz instrumental colors, such as French horn, bass clarinet, bassoon. 3 crs. Each of the following courses in voice or major instrument requires 15 hours of practice weekly and confers two credits upon the successful completion of each semester’s work. They are not applicable toward graduation as Liberal Arts courses.
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