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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for all music majors to advance their skills in piano, including technique, pedagogy, sight reading, and musicianship skills. Formerly MU 435 Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: MUSC 321 MUSC 322 Credits: 1 cr, 1 hr
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2.00 Credits
A variety of methods and materials used in teaching piano at the various levels of development from beginner to artist. Discussion is based in required texts, supplementary books, articles, and magazines, including the major philosophies of past and present pedagogical thought. Formerly MU 432A Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: MULS 212 Open to majors in the School of Music only. Credits: 2 cr, 2 hrs
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2.00 Credits
Student teaching in class and in private lessons is observed and evaluated, providing practical experience in a constructive format. Formerly MU 432B Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: MUSC 425 Open to majors in the School of Music only. Credits: 2 cr, 2 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Study of jazz from its African and European roots through its emergence at the turn of the 20th century as a unique and distinctive American art form. The various styles of jazz are studied (ragtime, New Orleans Dixieland, Chicago style, swing, be-bop, cool, hard-bop, freeform, third stream), including their effect on the popular music with which jazz has coexisted. The course includes in-depth study of the primary exponents of the various styles. Audio and video materials are used to provide students with a better understanding of jazz and its influences on the music. Formerly MU 401A Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music. Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
The development of both classical and popular American musical styles from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Recordings and films as well as in-class performances help bring to life the music from our American past. Students gain a clear understanding of the social, historical, and musical time line that evolved into our current musical environment. Formerly MU 401B Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music. Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Covers the classical and folk music of various countries in Asia, Indonesia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. Formerly MU 402 Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music. Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
A study of the theoretical bases of such twentieth century composers as Schonberg, Berg, Webern, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Bartok, Varese, and Messiaen. Formerly MU 411 Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music. Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Survey of operatic styles and genres. Emphasis is placed on the cultural and social contexts of a wide diversity of operas, and upon character analysis. Intensive examination of complete operas. Formerly MU 417A Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Priority enrollment to majors in the School of Music. Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of Wagnerian Opera with special emphasis on the four operas that constitute the Ring Cycle. Lectures and discussions cover libretti, harmonic idiom, staging, and symbolism. Formerly MU 424 Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: LACR 102 Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the role of Serge Diaghilev and his famous Ballet Russes in shaping the course of music and dance from c. 1909-1929. Special emphasis is placed on the works of Igor Stravinsky with reference to his music for the stage. Time is also devoted to the interrelationships between various artists, dancers, and writers such as Picasso, Cocteau, Nijinsky, Bakst, Massine, and others who were active in Paris. Works studied are looked at from the perspective of the composer, the choreographer, the set and costume designer, the dancers and the audience. Formerly MU 427 Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs
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