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4.00 Credits
An intercultural introduction to music as culture. Topics include voice types, instrument categorizations, pitch and time systems, musical structure, transcription/notation, and ethnography. Prerequisite: MU241 (or current enrollment in MU241) or permission of instructor. (Fulfills humanities requirement; meets expository writing requirement for students who placed at EN105 level or who have completed EN103.) G. Thompson
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the musicians and musical styles of British rock and roll and pop music in the 1960s. Subjects will include the antecedents of British rock, the social contexts in which it flourished, and the evolution of the musical styles and forms in this milieu. (Fulfills humanities requirement.) G. Thompson
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4.00 Credits
Following a brief review of the rudiments of pitch, rhythm, and meter, students will study the principles of species counterpoint and then proceed to write and analyze diatonic tonal harmony, with reference to musical literature, style, form, and compositional process. Diatonic tonal syntax is the foundation of Western art music from the 17th through the 19th centuries, as well as some jazz and popular musics up to the present time. Examples will be chosen from a wide range of historical periods, musical styles, and traditions. (Fulfills humanities requirement.) Prerequisite: Diagnostic exam. B. Givan, D. Rohr
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4.00 Credits
The second semester of theory will continue with the addition of chromatic harmony and the literature, style, forms, and compositional procedures associated with these expanded harmonic techniques, which appear in Western art music from the 18th to at least the early 20th centuries, and jazz. Topics will include chromatic chords, the resurgence of linear contrapuntal processes, modulation, and techniques that pushed to and beyond the limits of tonal harmony, such as expanded tertian chords, linear chromaticism, and finally the symmetrical scales and interval patterns associated with the dissolution of functional tonality. Prerequisite: MU241, plus keyboard proficiency or concurrent enrollment in MP197. B. Givan, D. Rohr
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4.00 Credits
This semester will introduce students to the compositional and analytical procedures of the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics will include the set-theoretical experiments of the atonal period, the 12-tone serialism of the mid-20th century, and the wide variety of influences (folk music, non-Western musics, jazz, and popular musics, as well as ongoing points of influence and connection from the harmony and counterpoint of Western art music) adopted by composers during these years. Students will develop systematic, critical approaches to the range of contemporary musical styles and possibilities as they choose their own musical pathways. Prerequisite: MU242. B. Givan, D. Rohr
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to basic music technology, electronic music, and professional recording studio techniques and equipment. Study of elementary acoustics, MIDI, synthesizers, microphones, analog and digital multitrack recording, sound mixing, and processing. Introduction to works in various styles by established electronic composers. Weekly studio/lab work. Prerequisites: ability to read music and QR1. (Fulfills QR2 requirement.) Studio fee: $50. A. Holland
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3.00 Credits
Internship opportunity for students whose curricular foundations and cocurricular experience have prepared them for professional work related to the major field. With faculty sponsorship and department approval, students may extend their educational experience into such areas as arts administration, recording, and archival work. Prerequisite: Permission of the supervising faculty member and approval by the department. Not for liberal arts credit.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of American music from its beginnings to its contemporary developments; includes study of the influence of folk music, jazz, and rock upon the mainstream of American musical life. (Fulfills humanities requirement.) C. Joseph
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3.00 Credits
A study of the evolution of jazz in America from its roots in various types of black folk music to its eventual emergence as an eclectic, contemporary art form. Special emphasis will be placed on the sociological implications of jazz as a genre of serious black music. Some consideration may be given to gospel, soul,and rock music, all of which are close relatives of jazz. Prerequisite: MU101, equivalent knowledge of music notation and theory, or permission instructor. T. Denny
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music including the sociology, anthropology, and psychology of music. These approaches will be applied in selected areas such as education, religion, non-Western music, and popular music. (Fulfills humanities requirement.) G. Thompson
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