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2.00 Credits
Jazz has borrowed from a myriad of cultures, taking the best of what those cultures have to offer and infusing them into the blues, soul and rhythm of jazz. Complex European harmonies, South American rhythm, extended forms, are just a few of the tools that have prompted the expansion of America's indigenous music. During this course, students will be exposed to various pieces and artists that have contributed to the contemporary sound of jazz. We will also explore various harmonic devices and rhythmic concepts that have and are influencing much of today's jazz music. Through study of these modern concepts and composers, students will be able to perform music that is on the cutting edge of jazz and will further prepare them to perform with today's jazz musician.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides concentrated introductory studies in developing the skills needed for playing and performing with the guitar. This course will also train the student to analyze, compose, and experience various multicultural styles of music (e.g., flamenco, reggae, jazz, folk, rock, Brazilian, and more). Emphasis will be placed on discovering the basic elements of music (e.g., melody, harmony, and rhythm) through the guitar. There will also be an in-depth study of the history of the guitar from its ancient roots to its present electric manifestations.
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3.00 Credits
Jazz: An American Art Form demonstrates the various ways in which jazz is created and reviews the major jazz styles that have evolved in America during the 20th century. Students will also explore the social/economic demographics that influenced the creative processes in jazz that contributed in bridging the gap between many cultures in America.
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds an understanding of the evolution of modern popular music through an exploration of both the musical and sociological aspects of rock and roll. Assignments in critical listening, reading, writing and creative "mix-taping" work to develop fluency in the techniques, styles, and genres of popular music, an appreciation for popular music's role in society and the cultivation of an individual aesthetic.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introductory survey of music in selected traditions and cultures in global perspective. It explores music both as a phenomenon of sound and a phenomenon of culture. It aims to familiarize students with music sound and music structure of different peoples, to help them appreciate music in its cultural context, to guide them in listening to music on a basic analytic level, and to give them a broad global view of music as human activity/behavior with social functions and as artistic expression. Specifically, the course is a flexible exploration of music in terms of its cultural, aesthetic, religious, political, and economic dimensions - all concerns of Ethnomusicology.
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0.00 Credits
Registration for Seminar is required of all undergraduate Music majors during most semesters of full-time enrollment. Course matriculation guarantees availability for master classes, recitals, student club meetings, and guest lectures held during the Monday and Wednesday common hour periods.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course is designed for the undergraduate with the purpose of affording the student instruction in the art of piano collaboration.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on individual work with pianist as a supplement to Opera Workshop and/or Applied Music.
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2.00 Credits
No course description available.
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