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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the conventions of the musical stage; how music functions as a vehicle for dramatic action in stage works based on differing theories of drama. At the core of the course are video recordings of operas and lighter works (operettas, musical comedies, etc.) by composers as varied as Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Britten, Gershwin, Bernstein, Sondheim, and Picker. No musical background required. Gustafson
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3.00 Credits
The origin of jazz, from its roots to the present day with emphasis on stylistic distinctions. Considers African and European contributions, blues types, New Orleans jazz, Harlem Stride, Swing, bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz, fusion, neo-classical, and acid jazz, touching on most major figures and their contributions. Each stylistic period studied from an economic and sociological viewpoint with emphasis on form, texture, improvisation, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. Butterfield
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3.00 Credits
Blues history from its origins to the Blues Revival of the 1960s. Emphasis on the Delta blues tradition of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters. Additional topics include: oral formulaic composition; politics of race and sex in the blues; the blues as a "secular religion"; the music business;appropriations of blues style in jazz and rock; and the ongoing function of the blues as a core signifier of "blackness" in American culture . Same as AFS 106. Butterfield
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3.00 Credits
Various aspects of the compositional process will be examined both through the study of composers' writings and works and the creation of several short original pieces for various instrumentations. Ability to read music required. Carbon
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3.00 Credits
A large choral group of approximately eighty singers that concentrates on the masterpieces of the choral repertory, both a capella and with orchestra. Two rehearsals per week. Prerequisite: Permission of the director. W. Wright
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3.00 Credits
A select vocal ensemble of twenty-four singers selected by audition. Repertory includes music from a wide range of musical styles and time periods. In addition to on-campus performances, the group embarks on annual tours. Two rehearsals per week. Prerequisite: Permission of the director. W. Wright
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3.00 Credits
A full orchestra with approximately seventy performers focusing on masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire. Two rehearsals per week. Prerequisite: Permission of the director. Norcross
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3.00 Credits
A large ensemble for woodwinds, brass, and percussionists with approximately fifty performers. Repertory ranges from masterworks of the concert band tradition to new works written for wind ensemble. Two rehearsals per week. Prerequisite: Permission of the director. Norcross
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3.00 Credits
The elite chamber orchestra and chamber wind ensemble with approximately thirty performers. Repertory includes works for full small orchestra as well as just strings and just winds. Two rehearsals per week. Prerequisite: Permission of the director and member of either the Franklin & Marshall Orchestra or The Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Norcross
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3.00 Credits
Performs music from big band to progressive jazz. Prerequisite: Permission of the director. Laboranti In addition to the credit-bearing courses above, faculty-directed, non-credit performance opportunities such as opera workshop and the pep band are also a part of musical life at the College. Studio lessons receive one-half credit per semester, and may be repeated.
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